Prez wrote on Mar 15, 2024, 00:39:Burrito of Peace wrote on Mar 15, 2024, 00:32:
Why waste money on Russian game companies when you could be spending it on games made by 4A and GSC? Both Ukrainian founded studios.
Also, it's more than the Russian government being dickheads. At least half the cybersecurity threats coming from Russia are from organized crime which is at least quasi-civilian. So the people of Russia don't get a free pass, either.
Okay, but they don't all get labeled as monsters either in my book. And I love games from dozens of countries, including Ukraine. The Stalker series is fantastic.
Prez wrote on Mar 14, 2024, 15:31:
Are we supposed to be racist against Russians now? I guess I didn't get that memo. Those of you who don't like America, do you hate me as well?
Darks wrote on Mar 14, 2024, 20:45:
Mooo! Milk, me until I'm dry!
I liked the game and all ,but there is only so much you can do with the things they have added. And most of it is sub par addons.
Armengar wrote on Mar 15, 2024, 03:58:
100mb is unnecessary for the vast majority of folks plus unattainable technically for swathes of population. Just saying a value is is a pointless metric, what will the upload be? 10Mb? 20?
I would rather have a symmetrical 40Mb etc than a 100/10. More and more is being saved and worked in the cloud, even from home.
DarkCntry wrote on Feb 23, 2024, 17:41:Overon wrote on Feb 23, 2024, 15:01:It was intended to be the quality version of live service, which meant that they were going to be constantly increasing the scope of the game after the release...think how No Man's Sky has become and less what Avengers started with.
So this was intended as another "live service" (*barf*) game?
Nullity wrote on Feb 21, 2024, 13:38:Kxmode wrote on Feb 20, 2024, 19:06:yonder wrote on Feb 20, 2024, 18:59:osage no onna wrote on Feb 20, 2024, 14:45:ldonyo wrote on Feb 20, 2024, 12:16:
That's an EA\Ubi-level cash grab. Shame on you, Microsoft!
Is this some "thanks, Obama" joke? As if Bethesda haven't been the pioneers of cash grabs for a long time now. Microsoft didn't dream up horse armor, Microsoft didn't try to monetize mods, Microsoft didn't release and re-release Skyrim seventeen times, if it isn't even more by now.
Where the heck did Thanks Obama come from?
Microsoft OWNS Bethesda now. Microsoft is who chooses how to monetize and what to squeeze out of consumers, not Bethesda. Yes, Bethesda's been as massively monetizing company for a long time now that has short-changed consumers while putting out increasingly sub-par games (dear everyone, IT DID NOT START WITH STARFIELD). But that's also 100% irrelevant.
When you get a new boss who controls the budget... that boss makes the decisions from now on, not you.
I believe Osage used it like "Thanks, Microsoft" to imply it's Microsoft's fault, especially now that they own Bethesda. Large studios acquired often have numerous projects in progress, and it's conceivable that Bethesda initiated this before the acquisition. Microsoft hasn't chosen to halt its launch, suggesting that both parties may bear responsibility.
Yep. This would have been in the works long before MS acquired Bethesda. The only involvement MS would have had was determining that it would be more profitable to follow through with the project then to cancel it.
Kxmode wrote on Feb 20, 2024, 19:06:yonder wrote on Feb 20, 2024, 18:59:osage no onna wrote on Feb 20, 2024, 14:45:ldonyo wrote on Feb 20, 2024, 12:16:
That's an EA\Ubi-level cash grab. Shame on you, Microsoft!
Is this some "thanks, Obama" joke? As if Bethesda haven't been the pioneers of cash grabs for a long time now. Microsoft didn't dream up horse armor, Microsoft didn't try to monetize mods, Microsoft didn't release and re-release Skyrim seventeen times, if it isn't even more by now.
Where the heck did Thanks Obama come from?
Microsoft OWNS Bethesda now. Microsoft is who chooses how to monetize and what to squeeze out of consumers, not Bethesda. Yes, Bethesda's been as massively monetizing company for a long time now that has short-changed consumers while putting out increasingly sub-par games (dear everyone, IT DID NOT START WITH STARFIELD). But that's also 100% irrelevant.
When you get a new boss who controls the budget... that boss makes the decisions from now on, not you.
I believe Osage used it like "Thanks, Microsoft" to imply it's Microsoft's fault, especially now that they own Bethesda. Large studios acquired often have numerous projects in progress, and it's conceivable that Bethesda initiated this before the acquisition. Microsoft hasn't chosen to halt its launch, suggesting that both parties may bear responsibility.
Prez wrote on Feb 17, 2024, 20:55:yonder wrote on Feb 17, 2024, 15:49:Prez wrote on Feb 17, 2024, 14:38:
I don't think that anyone not already following Blezinski really cares what he thinks. Report on him again when he becomes relevant to gaming again, otherwise nothing to see here.
I don't think anyone here thinks you speak for them. Feel free to comment when that changes, otherwise nothing to see here.
Did I kick your dog or something? Jesus dude.
The Flying Penguin wrote on Feb 20, 2024, 12:39:
As to violating GoFundMe's terms of service against asking for money for a criminal prosecution, Trump and Trump Org have not yet been convicted of a crime
MacLeod wrote on Feb 20, 2024, 15:15:The Flying Penguin wrote on Feb 20, 2024, 14:09:
As to GoFundMe: I don't like Trump, but if we start blacklisting companies for doing legitimate business, for political reasons, we're as bad as the morons on the far right blacklisting Disney for outspokenly supporting LGBTQ+ rights.
I'm more of the thinking that this GoFundMe shouldn't be allowed as it's objective is in flux. Or at least lock the actual payments until appeals have been exhausted. They've clearly indicated that they are appealing the decision, which means in the end, they might not have any actual payment to make... so it's disingenuous to already be rallying funds for something that may or may not happen. Because if it's overturned on appeal, you know it's going to be "Oh look, he didn't have to pay... are we returning the money? Nah, we'll keep it for other things!"
I do think that they shouldn't allow anything that's covering fraud legal payments, criminal or civil, but as of right now their terms just indicate "crime" so until they change their ToS, thats a moot point.
osage no onna wrote on Feb 20, 2024, 14:45:ldonyo wrote on Feb 20, 2024, 12:16:
That's an EA\Ubi-level cash grab. Shame on you, Microsoft!
Is this some "thanks, Obama" joke? As if Bethesda haven't been the pioneers of cash grabs for a long time now. Microsoft didn't dream up horse armor, Microsoft didn't try to monetize mods, Microsoft didn't release and re-release Skyrim seventeen times, if it isn't even more by now.
roguebanshee wrote on Feb 20, 2024, 02:46:
"Pitched" is not even at the "ready to start pre-production" stage. There might be a very rough story/mechanics draft or a few sketches that someone threw together to sell their idea to the rest of the team, but that's about it for how far in the process "pitched" usually is.
Prez wrote on Feb 17, 2024, 14:38:
I don't think that anyone not already following Blezinski really cares what he thinks. Report on him again when he becomes relevant to gaming again, otherwise nothing to see here.
fakespyder wrote on Feb 16, 2024, 22:17:
I like the proposed changes for EGS. Notably, Proper offline. I hope it will be as outlined.
Get it right and I might consider buying a game on your Storefront.
So far I've been making do with the Heroic Launcher. It is decent but wont run some games.
I just want the ability to install a game, go offline and be left the fuck alone.
WannaLogAlready wrote on Feb 16, 2024, 15:21:
EGS full success would be excellent for competition, gamers and devs (it already has caused previously unthinkable changes with Apple).
WannaLogAlready wrote on Feb 16, 2024, 15:21:
EGS full success would be excellent for competition, gamers and devs (it already has caused previously unthinkable changes with Apple).