I watched a couple of videos earlier this week and got really excited about it myself - it looks goddamned fantastic. I'm trying to temper excitement a little because Rebirth looked amazing in videos too, but Elite's so much more public of a project being released post Rebirth that I'm almost certain t'll avoid making the same mistakes. With all the competition out there we're pretty much guaranteed at least one fully amazing space sim, which is something I wouldn't have expected to be saying a few years ago. So good.
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I watched a couple of videos earlier this week and got really excited about it myself - it looks goddamned fantastic. I'm trying to temper excitement a little because Rebirth looked amazing in videos too, but Elite's so much more public of a project being released post Rebirth that I'm almost certain t'll avoid making the same mistakes. With all the competition out there we're pretty much guaranteed at least one fully amazing space sim, which is something I wouldn't have expected to be saying a few years ago. So good.
ieptbarakat
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Not sure if this was talked about, but the recent Steam client update let's you disable dlc if you want.
I think this is amazing, since it sounds like you can have the 'vanilla' experience in games again.
http://store.steampowered.com/news/13399/
I think this is amazing, since it sounds like you can have the 'vanilla' experience in games again.
http://store.steampowered.com/news/13399/
I will do some reading with you as well. Been having X-rebirth on my radar for a while so I am quite surprised it is receiving this negativity.
Sleeping Dogs players will benefit from this, will they not?
Captain Pants
Killed by a goddamned Dredgeling
I just want to find something that will suck me in in the same way that Privateer 2 did. I want to go back to space badly.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Too many people are making games. (Too many people are also making TV shows, books, musical albums, comics, board games, and quite a lot else as well.)
Perhaps, but some of us don't need Titanfall as we prefer single player games. For that, we have TitanFallout
Definitely. There was that vampire DLC for Saints Row 3 as well that kind of permanently fucked the world - you could fix it with some editing, but this is a much simpler solution. Hail common sense!
Easton Dark
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They got tired of me asking support to remove things like Skyrim's HD Texture Pack.
Sounds like a great idea for those that buy those huge game of the year bundles with a million cosmetic items that are added to your game upon start up and add so much clutter to menus.
Madrugador
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This is great for me because I got those shitty Sleeping Dogs DLC that are basically cheats by mistake :/
no one's talking about it. I bet there's plenty people playing DayZ still but I don't hear nearly as much. If you go early access you gotta divide the attention between when it first shows up as early access and when it properly "comes out", and I dont think that's the best for some games
if we're talking purely about sales sure, I mean Rust is selling a shit ton, but my point is about something else. I just think a lot of these games proper launches end up being lacklusting from my perspective as a player, beyoned whatever is best for them in terms of money.
-MD-
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Joke post?
Dayz has 24,000 people playing it right now and it's still #4 on the top sellers list.
Btw, kinda want to join the spanish translation effort for Wasteland 2. But I'm not familiar with the original Wasteland so I'm afraid I'll fuck something up.
And yeah, Prison Architect is still selling by the truckloads. I'll just wait until it comes out of Early Access before buying it (same thing with Kerbal Space Program).
And yeah, Prison Architect is still selling by the truckloads. I'll just wait until it comes out of Early Access before buying it (same thing with Kerbal Space Program).
I actually bet that it will the other way around.
Have we got current Steam Sales for DayZ or active player base on Steam?
posted on the 31th of March 2014.
And it is still 4th place on Steam. Someone is talking a long and nice bath of money somewhere.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Because Hawken is doing so well?
If Titanfall was a full up MOBA then maybe it would be a different situation.
Haven't had the chance to test this theory, but it may also be helpful for those with low bandwidths who wish to download the base game and perhaps have the other dlc downloading while playing the base game, to apply later?
It seems like a lot of the hand-wringing is coming from people who thought making a couple of indie games would be the ticket to easy street, that cranking out a solid platformer or two would make it possible to retire from your day job and live comfortably for the rest of your life.
I think we're going to see a major shakeout amongst indie developers, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing. I expect there to be less titles released overall, but I also expect that what does make it out into the wild will need to be better in order to stand out, elevating overall quality and leading to less so-called "bundle fodder" titles. Hey, guess we'll see soon enough.
Darth Kupi
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What site is that? Guessing its Polygon...
Yep. Titanfall has no lasting appeal to the pc audience. The lack of a server browser hurts even more.
Can you tell me how you got that number?
Edit: Never mind.
Football Manager 2014, I mean wow. I am tempted to give it a go.
well of course the second statement is true, but comparing titanfall to hawken is apples and oranges
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
or if it had hats/knives/bad rats.
Hawken fucked up by being greedy and not launching on steam. If they had at least launched day 1 on steam im sure they would've been better off in the long run. Instead, they came to steam with hat in hand well after the fact.
looks like IGN
Its in the Imagine Games Network!
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I actually bothered to hook my computer up to my TV for once, and I was surprised at how few Steam games "have" controller support, as indicated by the controller support icon and Big Picture category. I know a ton of stuff was missing that has controller support, but still surprising. I've got 1100+ games, and only 350 with controller support
A lot of indie devs quit their day jobs and put their life savings into their projects under the lure of the blue sky profits that were being taken. Those conditions are gone. Many of these poor saps are going to be dragging their tails back to the cubicle farm with a new hole in their resume and an ass-load of fresh debt.It seems like a lot of the hand-wringing is coming from people who thought making a couple of indie games would be the ticket to easy street, that cranking out a solid platformer or two would make it possible to retire from your day job and live comfortably for the rest of your life.
I think we're going to see a major shakeout amongst indie developers, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing. I expect there to be less titles released overall, but I also expect that what does make it out into the wild will need to be better in order to stand out, elevating overall quality and leading to less so-called "bundle fodder" titles. Hey, guess we'll see soon enough.
Wheredo I do this? Would love to help doing a Portuguse translation.
The Dear Leader
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I've found that number to be really inaccurate though, there a quite a few games that have no icon but work with a controller perfectly, either native or it has to be enabled in the options.
I wonder if that only classifies as full controller support. Where the game can be run completely without mouse at any point.
This is also a new distinction, so not all games that have full controller support have it listed either.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Sure, but like... a publisher can't get an unpaid intern to do a quick check of their back catalogue and update the page metadata?
so qube on royale thingie, hmm...
if it's literally just puzzles i dunno if i'd like it
we shouldn't ever do that again lol
if it's literally just puzzles i dunno if i'd like it
yup, i don't remember what it felt when i liked that game anymore
we shouldn't ever do that again lol
You know what I love? I love getting my lazy ass up off the couch to go click on the developer's app they place before the FULLY CONTROLLER ENABLED game launches. That shit never gets old.
Dragoon En Regalia
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lol, Things aren't looking rosy for me and this one. Terran Conflict seems to be that much better and more complex. It's the one Humble Bundle game I've bought this May, anyway.
Publishers could get an unpaid intern to do a quick check of many things... But they just don't bother.
there's nothing quite like kicking back in your bed far from the tv and realizing the game has a launcher
The Dear Leader
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Yeah true, especially with an entire section dedicated to controller support in BPM, it should be a bigger priority to make sure it's accurate.
If they haven't already Valve should do some analysis to show developers how much more "controller enabled" would sell their game. Probably not much, but maybe enough to justify an intern excursion into the back catalog.
Exactly.
So, I'm considering buying RollerCoaster Tyccon 2 as well as 100% Orange Juice.
Despite the fact tha tI won't have time to play them until next friday (have a project for college this friday, and next Wednesday/Friday going to playtesting my game project in a college event).
Are there any impressions on 100% Orange Juice?
Despite the fact tha tI won't have time to play them until next friday (have a project for college this friday, and next Wednesday/Friday going to playtesting my game project in a college event).
Are there any impressions on 100% Orange Juice?
It seems like a lot of the hand-wringing is coming from people who thought making a couple of indie games would be the ticket to easy street, that cranking out a solid platformer or two would make it possible to retire from your day job and live comfortably for the rest of your life.
While this is true for other devs, the notion that Jeff Vogel is one of these people is absurd. He's been making indie RPGs for the last 20 years!
I've found myself no longer playing the early access games that I've purchased simply because I want to actually experience the full vision of the developers rather than the piece meal updates that we get with EA titles. I have to admit though, especially with multiplayer titles, I have the same fear as you. Most people who were eager about the game may be burned out by the time the game is finally released, ending up with a community that may not be as vibrant as what it could've been had we all experienced the full featured title at once (or near launch).
Part of me wonders if the whole early access system is actually healthy for a game's community.
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