Goronmon

Goronmon, 2 miesiące temu

Bummer that we have to wait on the patch for the Xbox version.

Goronmon, 2 miesiące temu

I’m going to be honest, I have a hard time reading any usage of the word “gem” as something other than sarcasm these days, haha.

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu

Always interesting to read about some of the specific considerations to go into features that may not seem that complicated at first glance (especially to the layman).

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu

Looks like the character limit is too low to include all the current reviews.

opencritic.com/game/16051/dragons-dogma-2

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu

Sounds like a accurate sequel to me, haha.

Though the micro transactions seem pretty innocuous to me?

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu

The appearance change item can be purchased in-game and portcrystals are also findable in-game. So, at best, these items provide a small “headstart” to someone playing the game from scratch.

If anything, the biggest issue is that they are kind of a waste of money.

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu

Do we believe them?

Is there any specific evidence to support EAC being the issue?

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu

However, there is still no release date or even release window for Star Citizen 1.0. CIG will share the roadmap later this year.

12 years in and the update is that a later update will announce when they may, or may not, release the game.

This is, and always has been, the issue regarding this game. Even putting aside the budget they’ve burned through to date (which is impressively massive), the fact that they are still unsure of when they think the game is done is mind-boggling.

Years ago, I thought I was being relatively pessimistic that the game may take until 2023-2024 to release. And here we are in 2024 with the “release date will be announced later” updates still coming.

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu (edited 3 miesiące temu)

I wouldn’t say I necessarily have favorite developers, since I’ve rarely played and enjoyed more than a single game from a developer. At least before that developer is closed or morphed into something else.

Currently, I would say Bethesda is probably my only favorite “developer” currently going. I actually enjoyed Starfield quite a bit and have enjoyed their games going all the way back to Morrowind. Not to mention, there still isn’t anyone else that has managed to act an alternative to their style of games.

Beyond them, I’m wracking my brain trying to come up with another developer that is still putting out games and that I would classify as a “favorite developer” and not just “a developer who makes one game I like”.

Edit: FROM Software, that’s what I was probably trying to think of. I’ve definitely enjoyed quite a few of there games.

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu (edited 3 miesiące temu)

Honestly, I don’t think it’s a big deal. But it’s just stupid as a developer to act like this.

I often ask about risk vs reward in these situations. What were they going to gain by acting like this and what were they going to risk by acting like this?

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu

Sure? But actions have consequences.

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu

Seems like a major case of Redditors being able to dish it out but not take anything in return.

Nah, this was Reddit just trolling the developers, that means it’s all part of the joke and not a problem.

Some people can’t take a joke I guess.

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu

It’s unfortunately a case of developers being required to stay “on mute” because of their inherent power - much like being rich, male, and white.

How does the quote go? “When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.”

Ridiculous comparisons aside, primary issue is that there are basically no upsides and a lot of potential downsides to a developer actively like an ass in customer facing channels.

And feeding the cycle of “clapbacks” isn’t going to do the community any favors.

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu (edited 3 miesiące temu)

Honestly, I don’t personally think that developers stop speaking to players directly. But doing so can have consequences, especially if you decide to take a more antagonistic attitude. And dealing with those consequences is the price you pay for more direct communications.

All of this drama is dumb for many reasons. It was dumb for the original comments from players that were insulting towards the devs. It’s dumb for a developer to respond in kind. And it’s dumb that people get so worked up in turn for the developer’s comments (especially the “they should be fired” cries).

But the clear point in the chain that can be severed here is on the developer’s shoulders. We’ll never get rid of 100% of the negativity/toxicity in gaming, but we can limit how much it becomes a part of the community.

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu

FFXIV will always require a subscription outside of the free trial. Game Pass will only give you the base game. But not all the expansions and only 30 days of playtime.

It’s still a subscription MMO.

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu

I haven’t even played the Witcher 3 DLCs.

I beat the the main game at one point but was so exhausted with the game I had to take a break. By the time I got back I didn’t remember enough about the main game to play the DLCs, so I keep trying to replay it from the beginning.

I think I’ve made 4 attempts so far and end up stalling out about 10 hours in each time.

Goronmon, 3 miesiące temu

It’s going to be hard to come up with a list of things I have forgotten that might be relevant to the DLCs I haven’t played.

That aside, it’s more that I barely remember even many of the main story beats and any characters aside from the top 4.

Edit: Oh, and I remember another thing. My main playthrough was on PC, but I don’t use my PC for gaming so much anymore. I had a decent playthrough on main game on Xbox, but I bought the GOTY edition without realizing that the saves weren’t compatible, or something like that. Hence, my attempts at trying to play through the game.