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[Calogrenant]

day 1 patches being so massive has to be one of the defining traits of the "AAA" industry rn. do they not any bug testing?????

QA is really the worst job in VG industry : shitty work conditions, shitty salary, and no recognition either from managers, shareholders and players.
All managers/shareholders care about is release date. CP2077 was a "good" example of that. Internally they knew they need a full year more of debugging, but why invest in it when they could ship it as is and gaslight players that have poor configuration (ie the most used plaform, PS4 ...)

Just about the fall of the modern state of gaming to be honest. It started with Nvidia and Intel being outdone by AMD, and it eventually went to software to developers and now this hahaha. I personally hate the modern Gaming industry. I'm currently playing a game made by Paradox called Crusader Kings 3, and its the freshest breath of air i've had in games since i first played Hell Divers. I've actually been unable to put it down, probably got like 150 hours in it over 3 weeks xd

Reminds me of how most "developpers" (they never seen any code outside of their excel) were furious about Baldur's Gate 3.
Some even said that it was a dangerous game for the industry, because no one could produce that much content. Of course, that was coming from Ubisoft and their copy-paste games
All those greedy mfs were so scared players opened their eyes and saw how ridiculous AAA industry is.
Sadly, they still sells millions of copies of games players do not want ...
Hopefully, casuals will learn someday too

Oh, don't get me started on Satisfactory!
I love that game to death!
And it started my whole love for the automation genre!

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Crazy how Satisfactory introduced so many people to a genre most never heard or were reluctant.
I heard about Factorio before Satisfactory, but never got into it. Was a bit stupid thinking "how could you enjoy this ?"
Then I got to play SF (got a beta key from a twitch streamer few weeks before early access) and damn, I got trapped
Now, I'm playing a lot of factory/automation games and cant figure how stupid I was to not try it sooner !

DLC are still better than micro transactions and the like. Paradox exploit a niche, where they are really good (grand strategy), that's how they make money, no need for too much tricks. A thing we don't talk about is also the best way for a company to increase durability of a game without spending more money is to make it mod friendly.

DLCs are great, when done by great studios.
I still find most of them being pure milking. It is content that was supposed to be in the base game, but removed to sell it later.
When it actually is an extra experience that do not feel like substracted base content, I fully agree that it's great and should be supported.

Still... I bought one, only for RDR2 though, cos the bastards wouldn't release on PC at the same time would they?

And that will continue.
Rockstar always push their games on PC later. And it seems they're doing it with even longer each time. Used to be a 2-3 months difference, now is closer to 2 years.
At least, PC versions are so much better each time.
But they really got how to milk the most of players. GTA6 will, without a doubt, sell so much consoles knowing that it wont come to PC within a year

 

[Monokuma]

KUUUUUUUUMAAAAAAA!
Afternoon Kuma! Had a problem Sunday, where my left click on my mouse died...
And yes, you do really left click a lot too...

My solution was copy and pasting R into the, admittedly vew few, messages I wrote on Monday...
Not sure how I'd manage without a left click!
But also...

SLUUUUUUUUUUMMMMM

 

[BananaPrincess]

Me: [Getting out of the shower]
Slum: peek-a-boo
Me: [screams Ahhh!]
Slum: Sorry wrong house.

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[Sarya]

Yeah, I may have to do some deleting there. We'll see.


Nah, had some issues and had to go to bed with the daily mime awards announcement sitting as a draft in my browser. Got up and posted.

Don't hesitate to remove mine too, i was just answering to her, not trying to be a troublemaker myself this time.

 

[Underlord]

Me: [Getting out of the shower]
Slum: peek-a-boo
Me: [screams Ahhh!]
Slum: Sorry wrong house.

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Where is the stick body bring back Stick body version haha

 

[conzibald]

Me: [Getting out of the shower]
Slum: peek-a-boo
Me: [screams Ahhh!]
Slum: Sorry wrong house.

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be glad it was him and not me or i would have said peek-a-boo and then do what i always do in the presence of holes

 

[kikomascado]

Afternoon all! I am back with a new keyboard... Last one the R key completely broke... You'd be surprised how many times you need R... And it was just frustrating to try and type with!

@conzibald and @Underlord, either of you tried the latest CK3 expansion? Any good, if so?

Just become Cebolinha (Jimmy Five in english, from Monica's Gang) and replace every R with L. Hahaha

 

[User_108364]

KUUUUUUUUMAAAAAAA!

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Afternoon Kuma! Had a problem Sunday, where my left click on my mouse died...
And yes, you do really left click a lot too...

You still up? Or haven't you been to bed yet?

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My solution was copy and pasting R into the, admittedly vew few, messages I wrote on Monday...
Not sure how I'd manage without a left click!
But also...

SLUUUUUUUUUUMMMMM

Cuddly bear!



I heard rumblings of your glorious return. Good to see ya!

Yeah, I may have to do some deleting there. We'll see.


Nah, had some issues and had to go to bed with the daily mime awards announcement sitting as a draft in my browser. Got up and posted.

Mimeroni!

Me: [Getting out of the shower]
Slum: peek-a-boo
Me: [screams Ahhh!]
Slum: Sorry wrong house.

I thought I taught slum to be stealthier than that!

Oh well. Hiya steph!

be glad it was him and not me or i would have said peek-a-boo and then do what i always do in the presence of holes

 

[Ghostedphantom]

Okay, reading done!

BOW TO THE GLORY OF THE READERS

Reading this on a backread was funny

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Yep, its not the only title thats fallen from grace. Assassins creed is another one. I saw a interesting VidDoc on modern AAA games and how features are being removed from games to create a more streamlined playstyle that appeals to all audiences, rather than appealing to a specific fanbase. The issue with that, is a game that appeals, to everyone appeals to no-one. Using Fallout for an example. You compare new vegas to Fallout 4, and the RPG elements that have disappeared over the years to make a simpler perk tree. It's a shame developers are treating their playerbase like they're stupid. I think thats why Elden Ring was so phenomenally successful, it treated their players like they were smart.

Honestly it's really sad to think about the current state of modern western rpgs. I'm a huge fan of the fallout series, and while I do really love Fallout 4, I just wish there were more true rpg elements like 3 and NV had, let alone the first 2. I understand the handholding to try and bring in new fans to some extent, but at some point there's gotta be more freedom. Elden ring was a great example.

Ubisoft is utterly over. The trust they have lost in the community and their inability to deliver a game worthy of playing for even 15 minutes, is humurous. Crazy to think they made one of the absolute banger games in Farcry 2 and 3.

The fall of ubisoft should be studied. Genuinely can't think of the last ubi game I actually really enjoyed.

Bethesda are the most experienced in this area as they just get the modders to fix game breaking bugs for them. Todd Howard is truly a genius

As much as I love bethesda, I still haven't tried starfield because of all the reviews about it. I really hope they get off their ass and put in more effort for ES6, but at this point I'm basically praying for a miracle.

yawn, so tired, even though i did nap a bit, OH! the maker of Imouto monochrome fantasy is remaking the first game called Sister monochorme life encore.

This is good news to wake up to. I liked fantasy (a lot) more than the first game but hopefully the remake will change my mind

Bless this pitstop

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I hope you all like evening gowns, because that's the theme of the day!

I never really considered evening gowns as super attractive, but my outlook is beginning to change

 

[Slumdum]

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Hello everyone. Hope you're all doing great!

Edit: Well I'll be damn, he got it before me...

Crazy how Satisfactory introduced so many people to a genre most never heard or were reluctant.
I heard about Factorio before Satisfactory, but never got into it. Was a bit stupid thinking "how could you enjoy this ?"
Then I got to play SF (got a beta key from a twitch streamer few weeks before early access) and damn, I got trapped
Now, I'm playing a lot of factory/automation games and cant figure how stupid I was to not try it sooner !

Similar happened to me.
Played Factorio first, and I liked that, but nothing more...
Then I tried Satisfactory, because I had seen a video on youtube about it.
And then BAM, it all clicked together!

My solution was copy and pasting R into the, admittedly vew few, messages I wrote on Monday...
Not sure how I'd manage without a left click!
But also...

SLUUUUUUUUUUMMMMM

I luckily had a spare lying around, but for a few minutes, it did make it quite har to navigate the PC.

Me: [Getting out of the shower]
Slum: peek-a-boo
Me: [screams Ahhh!]
Slum: Sorry wrong house.

Oh sorry Steph, was just trying to return this banana to you...


(I know some of you guys.... Stop it, no, it's not meant in that way...)

 

[upbutte]

Hello! Came for the BlackHeart games and realized they are Members+. Why?

 

[BananaPrincess]

be glad it was him and not me or i would have said peek-a-boo and then do what i always do in the presence of holes

StephanieD: Hello police. I'd like to report a serial peeping Tom.
6 foot tall, orange mustache, wearing a trench coat and a chef's hat.

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[kikomascado]

Also, the trick to avoid it is to save your post as a draft and refresh the page before posting it. Let's you know if knew posts appeared.

I would exchange the new Latest Updates for some QoL features and for the edit to finally notify the added quotes and tags.

 

[Slumdum]

Hello! Came for the BlackHeart games and realized they are Members+. Why?

I mean, because they include smols?...
Stay here and engage with us, and you'll reach the required amount in no time.

 

[kikomascado]

Hello! Came for the BlackHeart games and realized they are Members+. Why?

Because they have small characters, no?

I waited as to not double post and Slum answered it before me.

 

[conzibald]

Oh sorry Steph, was just trying to return this banana to you...

(I know some of you guys.... Stop it, no, it's not meant in that way...)

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StephanieD: Hello police. I'd like to report a serial peeping Tom.
6 foot tall, orange mustache, wearing a trench coat and a chef's hat.

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they will not help thee! they will help me and hold you down for they bow down to the authoritah of @Guz89

 

[Monokuma]

Cuddly bear!

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I heard rumblings of your glorious return. Good to see ya!

I'm here baby!

 

[Sarya]

I never really considered evening gowns as super attractive, but my outlook is beginning to change

Conzi drags with evening gowns are the most attractive though.

 

[kikomascado]

Yeah, that would be nice. Agreed. I don't know how tricky that would be though.

Me neither, but I think it's definitely doable.
It just need someone that know what the fuck they're doing (which obviously won't be me. Hahaha)

 

[Slumdum]

Because they have small characters, no?

I waited as to not double post and Slum answered it before me.

Well, if two people say it, it must be true!

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