Task wrote on Dec 12, 2018, 10:39:
They are upset at aggregate trending that people search over and over. That isn't bias. Ted Lieu said it best in that hearing.

Rhett wrote on Dec 7, 2018, 15:08:
I don't have high hopes either, but I figure it's worth trying (their subscription service). I, too, got into the alpha this weekend though, and I'm curious.

I do like the Destiny 2 model somewhat, with the guns and the ARPG elements. Would be nice to have alternatives.

Xero wrote on Dec 7, 2018, 12:12:
Niiice. I wonder if we'll see "SIN" get a remake or Kingpin Life of a Crime? Remember those? I owned that plus it's expansion pack. Still have the jewel cases and cds. Aaah the late 90s FPS.

jdreyer wrote on Dec 4, 2018, 14:19:
I got a $100 Amazon Fire HD last year. I use it pretty much exclusively to watch vids while i run on the treadmill.

HorrorScope wrote on Dec 2, 2018, 20:08:

Orogogus wrote on Dec 2, 2018, 15:41:
I agree with Primalchrome, I think the Mechwarrior IP is one of the most toxic around, and if it were me I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole.

Man there seems to be too many franchises that have this toxicity. People and there overblown seriousness towards games.

Darks wrote on Nov 21, 2018, 08:27:

Ozmodan wrote on Nov 20, 2018, 23:26:
The last DLC was so bad I uninstalled it for 6.

After reading what the new DLC has, it is even worse than the first one.

What the hell is wrong with Firaxas?

Actually, the War-machine Scenario sounds really kewl. If you start out at the start or WWII then this could be a lot of fun.

VaranDragon wrote on Nov 16, 2018, 14:19:

Blue wrote on Nov 16, 2018, 13:34:

Primalchrome wrote on Nov 16, 2018, 12:52:
With the narcissistic posts in the past, I take this with a grain of salt. It would take a public release of his financials for me to do more than assume this is hyperbole.

The company had a large staff. I think it's safe to say we'd hear some grousing from some of them (perhaps anonymously) if they felt he was exaggerating how well he treated them.

There is one other thing. Can you actually legally pay your employees if the company has already gone under? I don't know how this works in the States but in most european countries, you can only pay your employees from the company account. If you do it privately it's not a salary and legally can't be considered as such. It's basically charity, can't be taxed, can't be declared etc. You could inject your personal capital into the company so it meets it's obligations, and I suspect this is what he has done so that the company could continue to pay salaries, office bills, tax etc.

Prez wrote on Nov 14, 2018, 09:30:
I fall into the weird dichotomy of simultaneously being one of the "Fuck Bethesda" crowd and a Bethesda fanboy. I love how they make games like Skyrim and Fallout 4. But fuck them for not fixing ANY of the long-running, extremely well-known bugs (many game-breaking) for years but having no problem re-releasing the game multiple times for extra profit. But then again, hardly anyone is making games like that anymore so I still love them.

That's changing with Fallout 76. A series of terrible design decisions with very few upsides - I only feel disappointment. Damn Bethesda - sometimes I hate myself for loving you.

Kxmode wrote on Nov 8, 2018, 15:13:
Why is there an N7 Day? I mean I like Mass Effect, but it's not that big, and I wager the IP took a hit with Andromeda. I liked Andromeda's story, but the antagonist was nowhere as threating as the Reapers from the ME trilogy.

Prez wrote on Nov 7, 2018, 12:00:

Retired wrote on Nov 7, 2018, 10:17:

Why robocalls have taken over your phone.

Lobbyists. Thank your lawmaker.

Spam/Robocall centers are as bad as rapists, child molesters, murderers, people who talk on their phone in the theater, and Electronic Arts. Okay, not really, but they all make me equally as angry. I get a minimum of 7 of these calls a day. My phone's block list is over 200 numbers large yet the calls keep coming. It's maddening.

Avus wrote on Nov 6, 2018, 12:17:
Stupid Blizzard fans pay stupid $$ for the stupid Blizzcon, of course Blizzard is going to milk them. Blizzard is the EXPERT on milking.

Doombringer wrote on Nov 6, 2018, 08:58:
I don't know, I'm calling BS on this.

Starcraft 2 has been out forever and there's no SC 3 announcement. Really, there doesn't "have" to be, as SC 2 still a fine game that can be expanded upon. So is Diablo 3.

Diablo 4 would be like Blizzard announcing a World of Warcraft 2, or an Overwatch 2. It's not supremely necessary to increment the "counter" by one right now. I could be very, very wrong, but Blizz in recent years hasn't been one to throw out sequels for the sake of it.

I do believe that Diablo has been in development turmoil however. Apparently it's enough to have some higher-up think a quick cash grab of a Mobile title, leveraging NetEase, would be enough to mollify players. It's done the exact opposite.

Prez wrote on Nov 6, 2018, 08:40:
As much as I hate to agree with a shitrag like Kotaku, they are exactly right. Hell even a 7 second splash screen with a Diablo4 logo would have almost completely diffused the situation immediately. Is it just me or has Blizzard forgotten how to business?

Anyway, while I get that the art direction change doesn't sit well with fans of Diablo 2, and the story is kind of pants, I wholeheartedly disagree that Diablo 3 hasn't evolved into a proper Diablo game once it was unfucked. It is full of content, endlessly replayabe, pretty balanced, fun as hell, and feels like a Diablo game. Is it as good as Diablo 2? No, but it still is a great game in my opinion. All I need for it now is for Blizzard to patch in an offline mode once a new Diablo becomes the new hotness.