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Only a rumour, but.. time limits in general suck.

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Mave said:
How low can you go, Ubi?


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Y'know, Ubisoft baffles me.

They haven't really released a "good" game in years. Their most innovative format was the Far Cry/Assassin's Creed open-world-with-regions-and-bases format (which, coincidentally, I really like). They release games that are usually... doable. They're neat, they're kinda fun, their stories range from "cool twist" to "haha yeah".

But they're so incredibly contradicting. They bring out games with an amazing setting, an incredible map, amazing graphics, and then they fill it with boring and repetitive gameplay.
But I still play them and have fun with it. Some gameplay loops might be repetitive, but they can still be quite gratifying (clearing out a camp without alerting anyone is pretty neat, even after the 50th time). They're not great games, but still a pretty good way to spend some time.

And then they completely fuck it all to hell by dumping a metric fuckload of MTX in it. Granted, most of it is completely optional and only cosmetic, but still. They upcharge the everloving fuck out of their games, with pre-order bonusses, multiple editions that all cost more (sometimes even double), DLCs that can cost you more than the actual game,...

I only buy things from their store if its on sale. I'm not willing to fork over €120 for the Super-Deluxe Gold Edition with spinning rims - but if it's discounted to €40 after only a year or so? Sure thing. The playerbase might be non-existant at that point, but it's still fun to play.

Hence, they baffle me. On paper, I should not be playing anything they bring out. Nobody should. But they still exist - and quite successfully so, too. And every now and then, I find myself sucked into their massive open world collect-a-thon games, where I'm trying to 100% each checkbox in every region, and I have no idea why.

They're the McDonalds of the gaming industry. Like, nobody really says it's all that good, and it probably has some pretty dehumanizing facets in its inner workings, but.. Well, you still occasionally feel like grabbing a big mac.
 
Stybar said:
They're the McDonalds of the gaming industry. Like, nobody really says it's all that good, and it probably has some pretty dehumanizing facets in its inner workings, but.. Well, you still occasionally feel like grabbing a big mac.
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Lmao, great analogy :biggrin:
 
Ah shit, here we go again.

Replaying San Andreas, right in them nostalgia feels 🥹
 
Mave said:
Damn what's all the Helldivers/Sony drama about? I'm completely out of the loop.

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Helldivers 2 is a game that's widely considered to be excellent. It released on Steam and PS, with crossplay between the two. Due to some shenanigans, they were able to do this without Sony's rules - but only temporary.
Now, a few months after the game has released, Sony dropped the hammer, and enforced a PSN account to be linked for EVERYONE. Even those on Steam. People who don't even have a Playstation, and want to play Helldivers 2 on Steam now suddenly have to register for PSN account, and to verify uou're over 18, you have to do the things shown in the image.

EDIT: to make things worse, the PSN is not even available in some countries, including a large part of Eastern Europe. Live in Romania, and play Helldivers 2 on Steam? Not anymore, Sony is a bitch about it.

People are rightfully pissed about this. But, as everyone is making clear - this is a Sony thing. Sony is the one who's enforcing these ridiculous rules. And unfortunately, Sony has a history of not budging in cases like this.
 
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Stybar said:
Helldivers 2 is a game that's widely considered to be excellent. It released on Steam and PS, with crossplay between the two. Due to some shenanigans, they were able to do this without Sony's rules - but only temporary.
Now, a few months after the game has released, Sony dropped the hammer, and enforced a PSN account to be linked for EVERYONE. Even those on Steam. People who don't even have a Playstation, and want to play Helldivers 2 on Steam now suddenly have to register for PSN account, and to verify uou're over 18, you have to do the things shown in the image.

EDIT: to make things worse, the PSN is not even available in some countries, including a large part of Eastern Europe. Live in Romania, and play Helldivers 2 on Steam? Not anymore, Sony is a bitch about it.

People are rightfully pissed about this. But, as everyone is making clear - this is a Sony thing. Sony is the one who's enforcing these ridiculous rules. And unfortunately, Sony has a history of not budging in cases like this.
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Damn. Fuck Sony for doing this.
 
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Yeah, I heard. Apparently the Devs went around on their discord, and told everyone to review bomb the game, to use as leverage. Last I saw, it hit a full 50/50 split of good/bad reviews. That means that in the short time since this update was announced, as many people as had already left good reviews, now posted a negative review.
You gotta admit, that's impressive.
 
Stybar said:
Yeah, I heard. Apparently the Devs went around on their discord, and told everyone to review bomb the game, to use as leverage. Last I saw, it hit a full 50/50 split of good/bad reviews. That means that in the short time since this update was announced, as many people as had already left good reviews, now posted a negative review.
You gotta admit, that's impressive.
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Never underestimate a gaming community with the same goal.
 
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