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STEAM | May 2015 - Paid Mods? We hardly Nuuvem!

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jshackles

jshackles

Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
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Also, totally forgot. Finally finished idling. Thanks jshackles for the great program! Nothing can stop me now!
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CheesecakeRecipe

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Big Killing Floor 2 post on what Tripwire is thinking about behind the scenes, and why perk balance changes are taking so long to come to fruition.

As work is progressing towards more new content (perks, weapons, maps, etc.), we are also moving forward with changes to existing systems based on player feedback. This ranges through perks, game mechanics and more! But the focus of this post it to give you some insight on how we are looking at the feedback on perks and game mechanics.

Perks
All of the existing perks are being examined for potential updates. These updates include moving skills around in the unlock tree, the change of some skills to passive unlocks and the introduction of new skills, to complete redesign/overhauls of perk systems. We are looking at what skills the players like, what they don’t like (or do not understand) and what they are actively using (or not). Currently the Berserker is receiving the most attention (yes, that is the perk being overhauled), and many are in a state of flux as we trial some things in house.

Our perk design doc is going through several iterations as items are discussed, tossed out, trialed, and implemented. Some of these changes may take a while before they are public facing, others may show up in our next update. Given the amount of feedback we've had, across so many topics, we're not just changing single numbers and throwing out daily updates - that would just confuse the feedback even more. We're looking at each system (i.e. a perk) as a whole, figuring out what is driving each bit of feedback and planning out coherent solutions. So it takes a bit longer to plan, code and test.

Systems
Game mechanics and systems can get complicated very quickly. And making changes to those systems can often result in [deep booming mysterious voice] "unintended consequences". Mechanics are also often misunderstood at first, and then, like a light bulb turning on, are understood and exploited to their fullest potential.

We are looking at many systems across the board, but we would like to let the community know about some of the higher ones that are being discussed or actively refined/redesigned. Keep in mind that because we are looking at something does not mean that public facing change will be seen soon.

  • Melee - Getting general refinement and additions
  • Zed Teleport - Revamp this system so that it serves the intended purpose, without breaking the illusion (too much)
  • Zed Spawn Sounds - Looking at ways to deal with the fact that some people love them, others hate them
  • Player Grab - Looking at ways to deal with the fact that some people love it, others hate it
  • Circle Strafing - We need to react to the fact that it is really exploity, non-exciting gameplay
  • Large Zed (and boss) Gameplay - Refining this in general to make it more obviously skill-based and exciting
  • Communications - Increase available options
  • Weapons - Look for ways to improve on the M4/Eviscerator
  • Input - Add more options in the Options menu
  • Gameplay - Looking at the wave intensity peaks (and troughs)
  • Perk - Balance, from skill tree skill movement, to entire overhaul

As these items firm up we’ll be telling you all more about the proposed changes. so we can get the feedback to those as they develop. It is going to be an explosive next few weeks as we churn through some great new content and refinements in preparation for the next update! And as an added bonus, here is a first look at one of the Firebugs weapons: The Caulk N' Burn.

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fantomena

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Thinking about buying the Witcher 3 expansion pass. I know the first expansion doesn't come out until october, but the game is damn good and CDPR has yet to let me down (like certain other devs who made good games and then broke my hearth).
 
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fantomena said:
Thinking about buying the Witcher 3 expansion pass. I know the first expansion doesn't come out until october, but the game is damn good and CDPR has yet to let me down (like certain other devs who made good games and then broke my hearth).
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Can't go wrong in investing in something good. Unless it's not good.

This was your chinese fortune cookie wisdom for the day.
 
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Dio Brando

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SalsaShark said:
the witcher 3 is not mass effect

there's no "good" outcome or way of "doing things right"

so, fighting that "urge" is kind of a thing you must do cause if you follow that "need to do the right/best thing!" thinkin you'll just end up spoiling the game and gaining nothing
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well, yeah, it's not as black and white as Mass Effect, but there's still, depending on the point of view, better and worse endings. Not that i disagree with you though. It really depends on the context.

EDIT: i actually wasnt going to post this. Saw the discussion yesterday and ended up agreeing with you guys. I just forgot to delete the post and misclicked when i was going to update the thread with the live thread extension D:
 
jshackles

jshackles

Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I really should get back to idling cards for some summer sale cash. I have 404 games left to idle and those cards are worth about $126. Would probably pay for the whole sale. But there's no way I'm going to get them all idled in the next two weeks.
 
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Tenrius

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Huh, the Testament of Sherlock Holmes is surprisingly good so far. First of all, I expected a point-and-click game and it's actually in third person. Pretty neat deduction mechanics, too. Never paid too much attention to this series, didn't even realize I had this game lol. Hopefully that bundle with the previous games will get a deep discount during the summer sale, so that I can buy it. Love me some detecting.
 
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Tenrius

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jshackles said:
I really should get back to idling cards for some summer sale cash. I have 404 games left to idle and those cards are worth about $126. Would probably pay for the whole sale. But there's no way I'm going to get them all idled in the next two weeks.
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I completely forgot about Idle Master, haven't run it since like November. 172 games left to idle, not bad.
 
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alr1ght

bish gets all the credit :)
apparently i already have this. ( ͡╭͜ʖ╮͡ )

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That bullshit Silent Hills being snapped up by Microsoft 'rumour' has ended up generating three threads, 2 locked and the other not soon off and even IGN picked up this 'story'. Does anyone reporting on this industry do any basic fact checking at all or do they just repost any old shit that happen across their desk?
 
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alr1ght

bish gets all the credit :)
Dr Dogg said:
That bullshit Silent Hills being snapped up by Microsoft 'rumour' has ended up generating three threads, 2 locked and the other not soon off and even IGN picked up this 'story'. Does anyone reporting on this industry do any basic fact checking at all or do they just repost any old shit that happen across their desk?
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Hey man, even though the franchise probably hasn't even grossed a billion dollars total over 15 years, MS totally bought it for that.

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Did they? I don't ever recall them changing it on the store page or your library. I haven't really played it much since Phoenix. Anyways pic is still ugly and done lazy imo.
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I don't think it's lazily done, but I do agree that it simply doesn't fit Counterstrike, or atleast, it doesn't at all evoke any kind of "Counter Strike?" thought whatsoever, atleast not for me.

It makes me think "Call of Poopy?"
 
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fantomena

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Been playing Splatoon for a few hours today.

It's without a doubt one of the frshest and most entertaining multiplayer shooters Ive played in a while.

The lack of content is without a doubt hurting it, but it's very addicting and I hope it doesn't take too long before the new content is coming.
 
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Momentary

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Made my wife watch Kung Fury with me. She didn't seem to appreciate it as much as I did. In fact, she didn't care too much for it. She hates 80's styling, says it reminds her too much about Poland and the way people currently dress there.
 
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