Mostly because it felt like a dark souls boss and that made it feel so out of place.
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The problem is that the final product in every instance of deadline was subject to change. First the funding explosion, then complexities as they expanded. From a project management standpoint, I would say that they are doing awesome. They are shipping patches every quarter and have done so for more than 3 years now, after moving to this format. If you know anything about project management, you know about the saying : all the features, on time, on budget. Pick 2. These patches have "on time" as the main priority. And again, dates slipping is pretty much common and normal in the games industry. I think that people who expect deadlines not to woosh by have the wrong expectation for both software and games.
If you think that they have no reason nor incentive to finish, you are severely under-estimating how much money this sort of game can make once word of mouth gets out after so much wait. It's also pretty baseless and they have never stated an intent not to release and all the work they are doing points otherwise.
Metacouncil is a friendly place and I don't want to get on your case. I'll just say that your interpretation of their desire to seek long-term, systemic solutions is very uncharitable. "Putting your foot down" as you put it would kill this project and my interest in it because they are doing things the right way. To force something out the door right now would be amputating it of many of the techs and systems in development that will be absolutely amazing once delivered, just like the ones we enjoy today already are.
This is basically making the argument for a publisher to come in and force it out the door before it's ready. I'm not with you there.
I played through San Andreas with Hot Coffee.
No ragrets.
No ragrets.
Geesh, brings back so many memories. I literally learnt the word "drive-by" by going to a date with Denise. Really fun times indeed.
I also agree with gang wars. I play all of them in my first playthrough, but did not bother touching it except needed during my subsequent 2nd/3rd/4th... playthrough because they are annoying.
I didn't know about Hot Coffee until ten or eleven years ago. Didn't applied it anyway. I just watched it on youtube or some random video site.
Niko is indeed cool. Gura from Hololive played it on a comfy stream last week and it's a short-ish ( Probably 4 hours basic run, maybe 9 for completion) but sweet game with a ton of things to do, characters to interact with, minigames and jokes. Think of it like an expanded "A Short Hike" with the same calm vibes.
I bought a PS2 just for San Andreas! I also bought a PS3 just for GTAV.
That, the huge health bar and many of its attacks being difficult to spot/track (imo).
I attempted to play the Steam versiom around a year ago and had to give up, as it was crashing to desktop way, way too often in Windows 10 (given that the game still has that old school save system, this little "quirk" caused no small amount of rage.)I never played San Andreas.
How is the state of the game currently on PC?
It was so bad I said "fuck it" and bought the Xbox version to play via 360 BC. Not as pretty, but much better for my sanity.
You do need to play it at some point, though. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a stone cold classic, and it still holds up today.
On the flip side, I had no problems playing SA last year, following pcgamingwiki and the necessary mods.
Personally, I have 10+ years of experience of software development in the tech industry (not the game industry, mind), and I have never seen a project being managed in such a way. If you consistently fail to deliver on features when it is time to release and have to push them back, you are seriously overestimating how much your teams can deliver, alternatively underestimating how long time feature X takes to complete.
And you are under-estimating how much money is being pumped into it currently during development. Say the game is finally released as 1.0.... Is the remaining playerbase that have not yet bought into the game that large?
This project is using quite the predatory monetization schemes with their concierge levels and buying non-existant land and ships yet-to-be-developed. When will Roberts discover NFTs and add them to the game as well?
Just curious, what year would be OK in your mind for the game to actually release and deliver on all the promises that have been made? And that includes the release of Squadron 42 as well.
2025? 2030? 2050?
Because the technology they are working on is not getting younger. See Duke Nukem Forever for a project that kept chasing the dream.
Have you tried GeForce Now? I had latency problems with Stadia, but for strange reasons only when using KB&M. Playing with my Xbox Controller was pretty good. Geforce Now made a better impression on me, in that regard. Though IQ is way better on stadia.
Same
.GTA IV was dope.
I was also pretty shocked how bad it looked and how bad it ran on PS3. My first "HD console" experience was pretty rough and I was very confused, thought I had a defect model or something.
Nope, not used Geforce Now. Tried a few months ago with a random game and it didn't wanna open.Have you tried GeForce Now? I had latency problems with Stadia, but for strange reasons only when using KB&M. Playing with my Xbox Controller was pretty good. Geforce Now made a better impression on me, in that regard. Though IQ is way better on stadia.
Same
GTA IV was dope.
I was also pretty shocked how bad it looked and how bad it ran on PS3. My first "HD console" experience was pretty rough and I was very confused, thought I had a defect model or something.
The thing is, this is normal in the games industry. Every post-mortem and dev you can talk to will tell you that. They also aren't missing every deadline, that's by far internet hyperbole. They seem to be making about 70% of them, off the top of my head.
I've been a backer since the kickstarter so I have a pretty good handle on how much money they are making, and seeing sales of AAA titles, let alone live services pretty much backs my understanding that shipping will be far more profitable than dragging this on. As for the monetization scheme being predatory, that's just your personal opinion.
People ask this a lot, usually to try and get a gotcha. To me it's not a question of "when", it's a question of engineering and reaching a good enough point. Asking "when" without context, to me, is like asking when the car will be there without looking at the road. It's a question of features and work being consistently performed. So long as this continues to be the case, I know we'll consistently get amazing content and features and I doubt anyone wants to ship more than the guys at CIG. They are people, as is CR, and they probably want to get it out the door far more than you or I.
As for the tech not getting any younger, it's also not getting any match any time soon. Anyone trying to half-ass it is crashing and burning, see Elite Odyssey. For a game that's constantly on the verge of being outdated, it certainly keeps on impressing. The comparison to DNF is also completely absurd considering that their mismanagement was actually proven and factual. See, changing engines and restarting the game over and over. Never been the case here, to say the least.
GTA is something else
Remember everyone one, bugs in a game can lead to a multi billion dollar franchise.
Remember everyone one, bugs in a game can lead to a multi billion dollar franchise.
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Did my civil duty and game my vote to the parliament election, Im moving to another city tommorrow so had to pre-vote (which is what it is called).
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wake up
see bloodborne mention in metasteam thread.
cry
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see bloodborne mention in metasteam thread.
cry
go back to sleep
I bought Battlefield 4 and trying to give it a go now but having a few issues....
First off it just wouldnt start after installing. I click play and it sort of loads up Origin and then nothing happens. Seems there are a few other people on the forums having the same problem. Managed to get it started by re-starting the PC. Not the worse thing to have to do but a pain.
Now im in game. I use a Dualsense but there are no controller button prompts, only keyboard. Ive tried over Bluetooth and wired, again, seems like other people have the same issue. I can manage as the buttons are fairly standard and muscle memory is kicking in however.....there are screens that wont recognise any controller input and i have to use a mouse to select things, like in a weapons crate or for tips that pop up. Its stupid and annoying and to be honest its put me right off and im going to refund it.
Shit like this is why i dont bother with these big company games that much anymore. I can forgive a small dev game having some of these issues but it pisses me off when a massive company like EA doesnt bother to sort this shit out.
First off it just wouldnt start after installing. I click play and it sort of loads up Origin and then nothing happens. Seems there are a few other people on the forums having the same problem. Managed to get it started by re-starting the PC. Not the worse thing to have to do but a pain.
Now im in game. I use a Dualsense but there are no controller button prompts, only keyboard. Ive tried over Bluetooth and wired, again, seems like other people have the same issue. I can manage as the buttons are fairly standard and muscle memory is kicking in however.....there are screens that wont recognise any controller input and i have to use a mouse to select things, like in a weapons crate or for tips that pop up. Its stupid and annoying and to be honest its put me right off and im going to refund it.
Shit like this is why i dont bother with these big company games that much anymore. I can forgive a small dev game having some of these issues but it pisses me off when a massive company like EA doesnt bother to sort this shit out.
I had trouble getting into DS2 (SotFS), but in the end it has immense replay value: high numbers of viable builds, and levels convoluted and difficult enough to keep things fresh even at NG+5 (which is where I am currently, I believe). Apart from a few technical issues related to the PC port (click delay etc), I really love it now.
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Valve needs to do a far better job at culling hate groups.
Valve needs to do a far better job at culling hate groups.
Pretty much you can find them following a certain pattern, problem is that they won't ban all of them, unfortunately in this case I have seen pretty obvious cases being banned way more later than they should U_U
Valve relies way too much on automaton and people reporting when it comes to moderation. Valve should be way more proactive.
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For sure. I've heard horrible things about Roblox as well. Actual pretend neo-nazis groups are thriving there. Reporting is not resulting in any action being taken over there, which I think is not the case for Valve.
Funny, I was in contact with Steam support for a question I had about this subject and moderation, but they didn't get back to me. Usually they do within a day or two.
It gets taken care of, but in Valve Time, if ever.
Yup. I get the impression they don't actually want to put the work in fix this. To which I say, then shut that part of the community down.
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I report what I can see. But very rarely does it lead to posts being removed or accounts being banned.
They are not even subtle. They don't need to be I suppose.
They are not even subtle. They don't need to be I suppose.
There are Steam moderators for forum posts, and user-generated content in general: one of my screenshots was reported because of a cartoony nipple, and I was threatened with a ban in case of repeat offence. However, when it comes to groups, I know nothing, so it is possible that there is barely no moderator.
I've combed through a lot of the trash and it really is very bad. Profiles that use achievements to spell out homophobic slurs, a seemingly infinite amount of racist groups, a staggering amount of antisemitic content. And so on. None of it in the least subtle.
The thing about Hearts of Iron and Crusader Kings in the article is so true. Like 90% of these people are players of that or CSGO. It's weird.
I really think groups need to go. It barely serves a purpose nowadays and there's barely moderation.
Dicey Dungeons is my new favourite game....
on sale for another few hours.
on sale for another few hours.
I barely use Steam forums, and groups. I tried, like 10+ years ago, but it was already to toxic for my taste back then. But I have to admit that steam forums are often a gold mine when it comes to troubleshooting a game!
The problem with forums in general is: You are building bubbles. Once you start tolerating certain forms of toxicity, you start accumulating that kind of behavior. Your attract users that want it, scare users away that do no want it and tell everybody in the middle that it is fine to be toxic.
The result is: Not a nice community like over here.
(I'm actually quiet surprised that the self moderation is working here, even if it is barely used in the first place... could also be size related though. The smaller communities are, the nicer the behavior... there are of course exceptions).
The problem with forums in general is: You are building bubbles. Once you start tolerating certain forms of toxicity, you start accumulating that kind of behavior. Your attract users that want it, scare users away that do no want it and tell everybody in the middle that it is fine to be toxic.
The result is: Not a nice community like over here.
(I'm actually quiet surprised that the self moderation is working here, even if it is barely used in the first place... could also be size related though. The smaller communities are, the nicer the behavior... there are of course exceptions).
For sure if this forum had 10x the number of users it would probably not work as well as it does.
Never posted on a Steam forum but find them so useful for trouble shooting games (see earlier post about BF4). Shame that they get used by hateful arseholes and i think Volvo could do a lot more to stem that, they are a very rich company and could hire more people to moderate the forums, though Steam is so massive its becoming almost an impossible task. Definitely think they could do more.
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The Psychonauts 2 pre-load is live for the Winstore version.
I use Steam forums all the time and find them invaluable for gameplay tips, technical troubleshooting and Workshop mod suggestions.
Being heavily invested in niche genres and releases that get almost zero attention by mainstream web outlets & forums makes Steam community portals a vital resource in my case.
Never remember running into anything egregious content-wise either (though I'm not suggesting it's not there, I guess I'm just lucky).
Maybe it's because I gravitate to dad-games that have Simulator in the title more often than not, and that audience is generally really chill.
Being heavily invested in niche genres and releases that get almost zero attention by mainstream web outlets & forums makes Steam community portals a vital resource in my case.
Never remember running into anything egregious content-wise either (though I'm not suggesting it's not there, I guess I'm just lucky).
Maybe it's because I gravitate to dad-games that have Simulator in the title more often than not, and that audience is generally really chill.
BTW Aaron D. i started City of Gangsters today. Only played the tutorial but so far it seems a pretty deep gangster simulator. Getting that old Organised Crime feeling.
Forget abou'it. 'gestures with hands'
Forget abou'it. 'gestures with hands'
D2 Resurrected Server seem to be crashing.
As a reminder, blizzard is running the biggest MMO ever. Plenty of knowledge and experience.
As a reminder, blizzard is running the biggest MMO ever. Plenty of knowledge and experience.
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Hoping there will be some preload on Steam too. Though I wonder if it's still the case that preloading on Steam is very slow since it still needs to decode the entire game again.
They should also have experience from Warcraft 2/3, Starcraft 1/2 and Diablo 1/2/3 as wellD2 Resurrected Server seem to be crashing.
As a reminder, blizzard is running the biggest MMO ever. Plenty of knowledge and experience.
I think groups are part of community so the community mods are the same for that. The problem of groups is that they arent that visible for most people unless you are in them, and nobody will report a group they are in.
Trash grows in the shadows as they say.
Tommorrow I will be officially moving out of my parents house (it's somewhat of a big house, but registered and built like 2 apartments) and moving into my own apartment in a new city for work, so I will be living on my own for the first time. Next is to find a girlfriend as Im not that interested in living alone for a long time.
reminds me what i said 13 years ago when i moved to the capital nothing much happened on this front ever sinceNext is to find a girlfriend as Im not that interested in living alone for a long time.
fantomena dont couple up too fast, you have to learn and play the field first, enjoy your liberty!
Im gonna try and sleep naked the first night. Always wanted to do that.
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