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The_Picard_Maneuver, w Lies of P Is Now Available on Game Pass a Day Early - IGN
@The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website avatar

Steam too.

Kolanaki, w Starfield players are being haunted by asteroids
!deleted6508 avatar

I guess I’m gonna have to actually check. I always play entirely in 1st person so I wouldn’t have noticed unless it was always in my windshield or something.

Kolanaki, (edited ) w A quarter of Starfield players couldn’t even be bothered to finish the first mission
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Dude, I put like 60 hours into Skyrim my first time before I thought “hey… where’s my shout powers and all the dragons?” Because as soon as Hadvar said “we should split up to avoid suspicion” I unchecked the active quest, said “adios!” And vanished into the trees. I had to come back at like level 30 or something to do the entire MQ from Riverwood to the end.

That’s just how a lot of people play these. I don’t wanna follow their story; I wanna make my own.

Edit: Oh and this is all besides the fact that not only do mods disable achievements, so now do console commands in Starfield. I’ve had to no clip a few times to get unstuck while jumping around with low gravity and ending up places I shouldn’t be, so there are probably some achievements I didn’t get simply because that command likely disabled them (it just gives a generic warning that some commands will disable them, but not which ones).

FurtiveFugitive, w Unity reportedly considering cap on hugely controversial per-install fees

How about you don’t change the terms people agreed to retroactively. How about if you said “no royalties”, you stick with no royalties and don’t come up with some bullshit fee that works exactly like a royalty.

Computerchairgeneral, w DC Comics adamant The Wolf Among Us' source material is not in the public domain, as its creator calls them 'thugs and conmen' and insists it is

Not surprising that DC is pushing back on this, although I'm not sure if there is anything they can do if Willingham is right and he can put his characters and world in the public domain. Although I suppose they could just send out cease-and-desist notices to anyone trying to use the property and hope no one challenges it.

PM_ME_FEET_PICS,

The original run was creator-owned so he has the right to release it to the public however I am not sure about it now as fables continued on under DC Black Label.

ultratiem, w Diablo 4 Twitch viewership continues to drop as Diablo 3 overtakes it
@ultratiem@lemmy.ca avatar

I loved the server test. Totally hooked. Bought it on launch and after a week I was done.

After a few days it all seemed like a reskin with “retention” gimmicks and FOMO.

TBH after like a decade, and playing it for some 100h, it’s a weak offering for a studio of that magnitude. I often feel they spent more on marketing that making the thing.

CileTheSane,
@CileTheSane@lemmy.ca avatar

After hearing what happened with Diablo Immortal I decided to wait a month before even considering it. Glad I did.

silentknyght,

Honestly, getting that way about A LOT of games this year. I played Starfield on game pass, got my fix in about 8 hours, and haven’t played since.

CileTheSane,
@CileTheSane@lemmy.ca avatar

Oh absolutely. Never pre-order games. At least wait a day to check user reviews and make sure it’s not immediately broken.

Aceticon, (edited )

With maybe the notable exception of multiplayer games, all games will be at least just as good a year after launch as they are at launch day.

Add to it that in a year’s time there will be enough reviews out there from people who actually played it longer than 5h and the heavy marketing phase will be more than over so it’s actually possible to get a hype-free overview of it, AND the game itself will likely be better than at launch due to bug fixing in the meanwhile and maybe even some content added, and it’s the logical thing to never buy before or at launch and just wait.

However most people have problems with “reward delaying” (and actual psychological term for the ability to wait for something to be more ‘rewarding’ before going for it) and “just have to have it now!” and that just overrides logic (assuming they even took the time to think about it in the first place).

Zeroc00l,

Smart. I fell for the hype on reddit & had serious buyers remorse.

Blackdoomax,

Almost the same, but at least i played it 150h before the first season.

Pxtl,
@Pxtl@lemmy.ca avatar

Honestly, I’ve only ever spent over 100+ hours on a game I felt “meh” about once before that I can think of (it was Disgaea).

In any game with RPG elements like unlocks and numbers-going-up (and these days that’s all of them), it’s always worth asking yourself “am I really enjoying this, or am I just anticipating the next carrot it’s dangling in front of me”?

Like, I used to play Civ games way too much, and now I don’t because I realized that the actual fun parts of the game were kind of fleeting and most of it was about The Next Thing.

Blackdoomax, (edited )

Oh i really enjoyed it. I’ll surely play more when they’ll fix all the things i dislike and improve some others. So in about 3 to 5 years xD

JokeDeity,

The beta was one of the most boring things I’ve ever played, what hooked you in from it?

ultratiem,
@ultratiem@lemmy.ca avatar

Dark, brooding, ARPG from arguably the fathers of the genre.

JokeDeity,

What other games in the genre are you into? It just felt so lackluster to me, like even far behind PoE which is much older at this point.

ultratiem,
@ultratiem@lemmy.ca avatar

It’s slim picking in the field, so mostly PoE these days. Probably my longest running game. But TBH, they are kinda on fumes too. New leagues have all been pretty meh. PoE looks great but it’s like 2 years out still (beta late next year).

There were a couple that showed promise but not sure if they ever materialized.

Pxtl,
@Pxtl@lemmy.ca avatar

I’m always flabbergasted that 100h of gameplay is considered a failure of a product.

ultratiem,
@ultratiem@lemmy.ca avatar

When you weigh it against all the bullshit hoops games make you jump through these days, I’d say comparing 100h in Super Mario is a faaaaar cry from 100 h in a modern ARPG.

BallShapedMan, w A quarter of Starfield players couldn’t even be bothered to finish the first mission
@BallShapedMan@lemmy.world avatar

I already had mods that disabled achievements by then just to fix this mess.

Runs and looks great now, ~15 mods to get there.

CordanWraith,

What hardware are you running on? Pure vanilla and I’ve gotten a stable 100fps since release with everything on Ultra at 1440p.

V0lD, (edited )

Look at this guy with his dual 7900 XTX over here

I got a 7800x3d and 6950 xt. I played with performance boosting mods on medium settings

I kept dropping to 40fps on 1440p and ended up refunding

MaxVoltage, (edited )
@MaxVoltage@lemmy.world avatar

1440p thats your problem

let me put these 28inch rims on my Toyota Carolla

absolute testament to the game that it runs smooth now on your pc at 1440

V0lD,

1440p isn’t that high. You’re thinking about 4k.

And, as I said. It’s not running smooth. It’s barely running at all. It keeps dropping as low as 40fps

CordanWraith,

Damn, our hardware is so similar. I’m running a (single) 7900 XT and a 7600X. I’m also running on an nvme ssd, but presumably with your hardware you are too.

I wasn’t trying to be an ass with my question about your specs, it’s just that my hardware isn’t particularly high end, so I was confused at why so many people are having performance issues.

V0lD,

Your hardware is quite high end actually. It’s not a 7900 xtx or 4090, but it’s close. (Yes, I have a 980 pro 2tb)

I wonder why you run it that much smoother than I do then

PP_BOY_, (edited ) w Lies of P Is Now Available on Game Pass a Day Early - IGN
@PP_BOY_@lemmy.world avatar

“Lies of P” is the nickname my exes use fot me in their group chat

123, w $70 Mortal Kombat 1 Switch version called "robbery" as graphical comparisons flood the internet

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What a horrendous website.

chaorace, (edited ) w Emmanuel Macron backtracks on video games after blaming them for French riots
@chaorace@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

A list of horrible, no-good things which video games definitely cause:

  • Near-sightedness
  • Satanism
  • Obesity
  • Communism
  • Tardiness
  • The gays
  • Gun violence
  • Hand/eye coordination
  • And now… drumroll Rioting!

If the people in power say it is so, then it must be true.

PP_BOY_, w $70 Mortal Kombat 1 Switch version called "robbery" as graphical comparisons flood the internet
@PP_BOY_@lemmy.world avatar

It probably cost more in development to port the game to Switch than any other console. Graphics quality is irrelevant when users willingly buy a device with worse hardware than consoles. This seems like a case of “fans” wanting to eat their cake and have it too.

Fraylor,

You’re one of the first people I’ve seen use the cake metaphor correctly.

Sethayy,

But it also puts it closer to the mobile market than console, especially given that the switch essentially has a mobile soc

DeriHunter, w $70 Mortal Kombat 1 Switch version called "robbery" as graphical comparisons flood the internet

To all people who buy switch and say it’s not about the graphics, it’s about the experience, this is what you get.

I’m not criticizing them saying this , I’m just making a point that switch as inferior hardware and you can’t expect to have the game with the same graphics as ps5. The game price is not tied to the graphics, it’s tired to the amount of work they had to put in it, which I’m sure is a lot

And009,

Experience expensive

sadbehr, w Diablo 4 Twitch viewership continues to drop as Diablo 3 overtakes it
@sadbehr@lemmy.nz avatar

Something to keep in mind is that a new season of D3 has recently come out (more interest) while D4 hasn’t had anything in a while (less interest). These two things will be bumping the numbers.

P.S I’m a long time PoE and formerly D3player. I’m stoked I didn’t buy into D4. If anyone hasn’t tried it yet, a D4 YouTuber called Darth Microtransactions described PoE as ‘everything I wanted in D4 but more and free’.

bhj,
@bhj@lemmy.one avatar

Oh fuck, is PoE supposed to be free? I’ve spent like $1000 on it in the last 10 years in cosmetics, stash tabs, and character slots.

sadbehr,
@sadbehr@lemmy.nz avatar

Haha money well spent supporting an independent studio from a little country at the bottom of the world made by a group of people who are legitimately passionate about the game!

Also just for fun $1k over 10 years = $100 a year. That’s not a bad amount imo! Also I’m guessing if you’ve spent that much money that you’ve spent an equally large amount of time playing!

PM_ME_FEET_PICS,

Money well spent supporting a Chinese company that has ties to the Chinese government and known espionage.

GGG are a shell of what they were. Most of the key people have moved on to other studios.

sadbehr,
@sadbehr@lemmy.nz avatar

Yep they’re owned by Tencent, however from what I’ve read, seen and experienced in game, Tencent don’t have much, if any, of an input on the development. Yes I know that Tencent staff sit on the board of GGG.

GGG did a rough patch a few years ago, I was out of the loop and not playing then, but it seems it’s made a fine comeback.

Lastly, if I’m not giving my money to a NZ company owned by Tencent (who I agree are very not cool), I’m most likely giving it to some equally bullshit, corrupt, money grabbing AAA developer in America so what’s the difference?

bhj,
@bhj@lemmy.one avatar

I have thousands of hours in the game. It’s one of my all time favorites!

The other commenter is unfortunately (partially) right and PoE is owned by Tencent. I haven’t noticed any quality drop though, I still think they are making a great game. I definitely haven’t spent as much money on it in the last few years though

sadbehr,
@sadbehr@lemmy.nz avatar

Yea it is but it’s still made in New Zealand, and personally I suspect it was a way for them to break into the Chinese market, especially as Tencent facilitate online gaming services. I don’t have any proof of that, it’s just something I’ve thought about.

cantstopthesignal,

Realistically all you need to play the game is $50 in stash tabs and $500 in portal skins

sadbehr,
@sadbehr@lemmy.nz avatar

And $100-$200 on foot print skins…

PM_ME_FEET_PICS,

Path of Exile is garbage now. Chinese meddling made the game bad.

mintiefresh, w Unity reportedly considering cap on hugely controversial per-install fees

What’s to stop them from changing the cap at a later date?

experbia, w Devs on Unity Runtime Fee: "The trust is gone forever"
@experbia@kbin.social avatar

this is a wake-up call to this industry and any other industry enjoying a glut of "free" (as in beer) proprietary tools owned entirely by private (or worse: public!) organizations.

this will always be the result. every single time. if you think you and your industry are immune to getting bait & switched, you are very wrong.

chaining your livelihood to a for-profit organization is begging to eventually be extorted in this manner. greed is inevitable.

echodot,

Ok so firstly it’s not free, people pay for it, and secondly you act like there’s an alternative. You use the products that are available, if there isn’t a free product available or the free product that is available isn’t very good you don’t have a choice.

For a long time Unity was basically the only game in town other the Source but that was very old no one really used it.

dandi8,

I'm more in favor of Godot, but Unreal/UDK has been a thing for a long while, so it's not true that Unity was 'the only game in town' for a long time.

elshandra,

Yeah unreal came out waaaaay before unity. UT lan game nostalgia.

skulkingaround,

Unreal was obscenely expensive and way more difficult until UE4 though, long after unity had gained traction.

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