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No Disco Elysium?

I know it flopped but Titan Fall 2 is more worthy than others in that list. Also it is missing really old and influential games from the Atari 2600, 16 bit, and early PC era.

In all, it is a list put together by somebody young, that really loves Nintendo, l and with limited video game history knowledge, IMHO.

After the catastrophe of Concord Sony is reportedly cancelling other projects including a God of War live service game (www.pcgamer.com)

In the graveyard of live service games Concord may just be the biggest headstone, and that seems to have focused some minds over at PlayStation. Previously the noises coming from Sony were all about the importance of live service games to its future strategy, and it had announced plans to launch more than 10 live service games...

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Destiny historically vasscilated between “fucking amazing” and “dumpster fire”. The problem has always been that it is near impossible to maintain that level of quality and entertainment consistently while also innovating on a regular basis. It is very difficult and very expensive.

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I haven’t played DF in more years than I care to admit. Can anyone explain what adventure mode is?

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Danke

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I game at 1440p on a 1080ti. So what this tells me is that I don’t need to upgrade. Cool.

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I mostly play BG3 now but I was hard into Destiny 2. As long as I capped my FPS to match my monitor (so 120), I could crank it up to pretty much max. BG3 and Last Epoch I max out (still fps capped). Cyberpunk 2077 I didn’t bother with and play it on GeForce Now. Most other games I play are AA or indie and the 1080ti at 1440p handles them easily.

Space Marine II is another that’s going on GeForce Now just because I want it on Ultra everything. So literally 95%+ of my library runs maxed at 1440p/120 on a 1080ti.

JoMiran,
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I have played UT on and off since its original release. I am glad that there is no way to figure out my total hours played.

JoMiran,
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For anyone that hasn’t played UT99, try it. There are still plenty of servers with active lobbies. I have played this game on and off since release.

JoMiran,
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Obviously. You can’t really expect the pope to play solo. Know the true question is, who did he romance first? My money is on Karlak.

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Wayfinder

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Gameplay is good. Think of it as a third person Diablo/Hades looter. Solid AA title for a good price.

Don’t ask me about the story because in games like these I never pay attention.

JoMiran,
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Wait…I thought they haf finished updates some time ago. Impressive.

JoMiran,
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Came in here to defend Orko’s legacy. Was not disappointed.

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If there’s an offline game you love and play all the time, consider buying it on GOG.com.

JoMiran,
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That’s not GOG works. Get your offline installers.

JoMiran,
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Is there a nice FOSS utility to do that? I need to do a backup of my GOG library.

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Welp…goodbye Internet, I’ll see you in a few months.

It only took two days for someone to unlock a developer mode in Baldur's Gate 3's modding tools, opening up the possibility of custom levels and campaigns (www.pcgamer.com)

Everything I know about Larian tells me that they did not try very hard to hide it. They had to for liability and contractual obligations, I am sure, but they didn’t try very hard to hide it.

JoMiran,
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Larian has always supported modding and D:OS 2 included a GM Tool, but BG3 belongs to WotC/Hasbro which likely limits what Larian can allow players to do, officially. My assessment comes from many years of watching how Swen and Larian treats players and how WotC/Hasbro treats players. But, if you enjoy snarky cynicism, I am not going to piss on your birthday cake.

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Lawbreakers was an excellent game that was killed by executive stupidity.

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Don’t forget the fact that is was a free-to-play game with a $30 price-tag.

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Executive said, “Fuck it, we’re charging $30”. He thought people would pay that even though its main competitors were f2p.

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Ultimately, no. It was going to be at first but prior to release, it changed models and ultimately stayed at $30 until it died.

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I agree with you. The market didn’t.

JoMiran,
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Fine. I won’t pick a side. I won’t crucify anyone without evidence. So…release the transcripts. That seems like the logical step.

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Huge!!! The main reason I stopped buying from GOG was their lack of cloud gaming support.

JoMiran,
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Stop playing Nintendo games and buying Nintendo consoles. Why support a company that is so hostile to its own fanbase?

JoMiran,
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takes bong hit

“Ok, so hear me out…then the plumber jumps into the sewer and comes out in a different dimension with living mushrooms and attack turtles.”

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The problem is that unless the agreement explicitly states that the non-disparagment section applies only to the test playtest, the agreement would essentially place a gag order on that creator for the life of the game.

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What makes you think that? The language is fairly boiler plate and easily enforceable. We, “the company”, give you, “the creator”, an asset, “a free game copy”, under the condition that you promise not to do or say anything that could diminish the value of the asset. Not only is it enforceable, it leaves room for compensatory damages if you are found in breach of contract.

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Early access to a game is not an asset you can “un-receive” just because you purchase your own copy later. Of course, you could make arguments against the terms being overreaching in court, but not many creators have the resources or desire for a legal fight.

Other creators chimed in and said that they brought up the section in Discord and legal said they’d look into it. To me, this just seems as lazy copy and paste that they were warned about but did nothing about. Now they have a possible PR disaster on their hands unless they take swift action.

PS: Apparently section 2.6 is way worse but it hasn’t been shared yet.

JoMiran,
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I see. That’s not what “unenforceable” means. Unenforceable refers to a contractual responsibility that a court would never enforce. There are many reasons why a court would chosen to not enforce a contract but none of them are because a defendant doesn’t have the means to combat it.

See: nolo.com/…/unenforceable-contracts-tips-33079.htm…

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That is certainly something that can be argued in court, and the case might be very strong…but you’d still have to take it to court. Something else to consider is that if the agreement isn’t clear about its limitations, then it can be argued that it isn’t limited. All the company has to do is send you a key to the full game when it’s available and they are technically still in compliance with the agreement. It would not matter if you tell them that you do not wish to participate anymore, or that you bought your own copy, you’d still be bound.

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You might be right. This might not have been a mistake. Some creators in the Twitter thread said that they brought it up ahead of time but the company sent those agreements out as is anyway.

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I believe in supporting indie devs, but I also think we need to make sure copies exist to protect against bullshit and tragedy.

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Nobody better talk shit about Crate thanks to headlines like this that don’t clarify until you are 2/3 of the way down the article. Crate and Larian restored my faith in game development.

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