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[FunkMiller]

There's a really active Steam CCU thread there. If people are creating new ones that could be a reason for the crackdown, since there's already a thread for that. People were making fun of the double digits this morning and have't been banned. I'm all for giving them shit when they deserve it, but as far as discussions there go the CCU thread is surprisingly rational.

A lot of them are trying to blame the low CCU on lack of advertising and not enough people knowing the game exists, but mods don't seem to be banning people for saying the reason is lack of appeal. If anything they banned sensitive people in the first pages of the thread for trying to shout down and dismiss people criticizing the game.

I tried to have a look, but one of the first words I saw there was ‘fatphobic’ and immediately fucking left.

Yes, being fat is bad, you wandering elephant. Having big fat characters in a game is bad. Get Off Era and go get some exercise. Then maybe you won’t defend idiotic character design decisions, meant to appease lazy fuckers like you.

 

[STARSBarry]

I think it needs more intestines

Got you covered fam.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Got you covered fam.

That's actually a pretty cool skin. Much better than the default one:

 

[jubei]

I don't think I've seen anyone of any demographic defend these character designs. Surely there was negative feedback, but where did it go? Do we not playtest our $150mil games?

 

[CityHunter1981]

The character designs are really bad.
It looks like someone used a character generator and just put everything to random.

 

[Punished Miku]

Does Sony have such a grip on their review codes etc that this is the outcome?

Yes. Remember how press covered the Insomniac leak?

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

That is a bizarre article, especially with quotes like that:

That is blatantly not true or at least not the case here. Concord failed not because of pronouns, pink hair, etc. (Sorry GAF), it did so because there is nothing it does better than the competitors, where people already invested months and years in. The average score - 5/10 or 6/10 - means exactly what it means: the game is perfectly average, there is no compelling reason for people to switch from whatever they were playing.

That's not even the worst quote. This one is the best / worst one

where multi-billion-dollar institutions like Sony now often struggle to be heard

It is like living embodiment of

 

[STARSBarry]

That's actually a pretty cool skin. Much better than the default one:

She looks like Raiden if after each battle she ate her opponent.

 

[ThisIsMyDog]

93! New low, let's go to 0 in less than a month, fellas. We can do that, I believe in the gaming community!

 

[P:axMagellanic]

This outfit is a hate crime in progress.

This is the world that these commies want for us. Fucking grotesque hideousness.

Reminds me of starfield.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

She looks like Raiden if after each battle she ate her opponent.

She just looks retarded.

They should've used that other skin, because clearly they went out of their way to put those ugly designs in the game.

 

[STARSBarry]

93! New low, let's go to 0 in less than a month, fellas. We can do that, I believe in the gaming community!

That's 9 matches total, with 3 people stuck unable to find a match until someone else's ends, let that sink in.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

That's 9 matches total, with 3 people stuck unable to find a match until someone else's ends, let that sink in.

Imagine Sony using this as an excuse to revert day 1 PC releases.

 

[Bernardougf]

I've never seen more shills than for this game. The industries push to try and recover this game or literally push the player numbers up is really something and scary.

Does Sony have such a grip on their review codes etc that this is the outcome?

Sony dont have to do shit.. they are defending "the message"

 

[STARSBarry]

Imagine Sony using this as an excuse to revert day 1 PC releases.

The issue is on the flipside (before the recent mismanagement) you have smash hit successes in the same space with Helldivers 2.

They know the PC market will respond well to the correct motions, they just don't yet understand what those motions are.

 

[peish]

Not just Socom, Twisted Metal multi , TLOU Factions , an who knows how many other projects left behind.

What te hell were they drinking while deciciding Concord was the right option

Don’t forget their japanese studios that they killed off during this period

 

[CompleteGlobalSaturation]

93! New low, let's go to 0 in less than a month, fellas. We can do that, I believe in the gaming community!

Beautiful.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

The issue is on the flipside (before the recent mismanagement) you have smash hit successes in the same space with Helldivers 2.

They know the PC market will respond well to the correct motions, they just don't yet understand what those motions are.

It was a tongue in cheek comment.

You're probably right though, PC is a different market from consoles.

 

[CompleteGlobalSaturation]

That's actually a pretty cool skin. Much better than the default one:

Nevermind the fact she's fat - the armor design looks fucking ugly. Those tubes look like an eye sore. Of course, that blue lipstick is the icing on the cake.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Nevermind the fact she's fat - the armor design looks fucking ugly. Those tubes look like an eye sore. Of course, that blue lipstick is the icing on the cake.

That and the pastel color palette

 

[peish]

As if on cue, here comes the gaming press needing to defend their access journalism to wag a finger at us, rather than Sony & Firewalk’s incompetence

The eagerness to grave dance on unpopular games has become a bad habit

Concord's low turnout has led to the usual jubilation over the prospect of seeing a big game fail.

www.pcgamer.com

Lol western woke media. What about the efforts to cancel stellar blade and wukong using shaky arguments about anti feminist studios

 

[CompleteGlobalSaturation]

That and the pastel color palette

Yep the colour palette for the entire game is drab.

 

[peish]

Nevermind the fact she's fat - the armor design looks fucking ugly. Those tubes look like an eye sore. Of course, that blue lipstick is the icing on the cake.

I thought thats a he? Iirc someone corrected this misconception. Unless there’s a fat skin for another character?

 

[BlackTron]

PC Gamer said the game is fun?? I'm glad to finally have proof from a reliable source that the game deserved success and only failed due to toxic gamers killing its momentum. People who like the game should plaster this news all over social media to help turn it around. If all 93 people start at the same time, maybe they can get somewhere.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

Come on guys, stop all this jubilation please!

 

[Hrk69]

why does this thread have 33 pages, what are you all even waffling about

I think most here love a bit of drama.

I do.

 

[SpokkX]

to Concords credit - I have not been this interested* in a live service game in years

* on steamdb

 

[Killjoy-NL]

I thought thats a he? Iirc someone corrected this misconception. Unless there’s a fat skin for another character?

It's a he?

Explains why that intestin skin looks like a dude. Lol

 

[laynelane]

Sony dont have to do shit.. they are defending "the message"

Yep, there was no way gaming journalists bloggers weren't going to leap to this game's defence. Pronouns, character designs, etc. - the DEI influence/check list is so apparent.

 

[Topher]

I thought thats a he? Iirc someone corrected this misconception. Unless there’s a fat skin for another character?

Not a he.

Characters, weapons & abilities - Concord | PlayStation

Meet the unique cast of characters in the Concord universe and learn about their weapons, abilities and Crew Bonuses.

www.playstation.com

 

[thief183]

Got you covered fam.

This is a pretty cool skin to be fair.

 

[Fake]

Come on guys, stop all this jubilation please!

PCgamer is having a heart attack.

I never saw a site so triggered by the fail of this game like PCgamer. They really defend DEI games to the death.

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

I haven't been following this closely so I wanted to see it for myself and right now it has 86 players. Oof.

 

[iAmAtomic]

Gamers have voted with their wallets that they don't want the game, and honestly, I think that's awesome

 

[ArtHands]

I haven't been following this closely so I wanted to see it for myself and right now it has 86 players. Oof.

More than 80 players is pretty good

 

[N30RYU]

 

[twilo99]

 

[Complistic]

Embarrassing

 

[Von Hugh]

93! New low, let's go to 0 in less than a month, fellas. We can do that, I believe in the gaming community!

 

[FUBARx89]

Don't know why people keep saying the gameplay is good. The beta was utter wank even without the character designs being an abomination.

Could shake the feeling it was having an identity crisis and didn't know if it wanted to be an old arena shooter or a hero shooter.

 

[winjer]

People are having more fun watching this dumpster fire burn, than playing the game.
Schadenfreude, at it's best.

 

[Tg89]

Concord’s Bad Thursday.

 

[ArtHands]

the game offers various type of skins so if you don't like the default one you can change them

 

[Makki]

Got you covered fam.

Ah, perfection!

 

[kruis]

the game offers various type of skins so if you don't like the default one you can change them

I simply don't get the look of these characters ... were they made by a colorblind person and the rest of the team were afraid to criticize the designs because of that?

 

[BlackTron]

This game can literally fuck itself.

 

[BlackTron]

I simply don't get the look of these characters ... were they made by a colorblind person and the rest of the team were afraid to criticize the designs because of that?

The character could be a cardboard box but if it's a gay box with a colorful little rainbow in the corner you can't criticize it.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Fucking What!?

Don't hurt Sony!

It can't be the DEI message. Redfall was DEId out of it's ass.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

The funny thing is they could've gone with a retro 80's vibe for this similar to Guardians of the Galaxy and that would be more than okay...those vibes are all over the logo and some art style of the game.

It's like they had 2 different teams with opposite ideas on what this game should be and this happened. I don't get it.

 

[Guilty_AI]

The funny thing is they could've gone with a retro 80's vibe for this similar to Guardians of the Galaxy and that would be more than okay...those vibes are all over the logo and some art style of the game.

It's like they had 2 different teams with opposite ideas on what this game should be and this happened. I don't get it.

They were probably going with that but somewhere along the way felt they needed to own the chuds.