I’m not installing a device driver with escalated privileges that runs at boot. Riot can explain it all they want, that’s not an acceptable risk and reminds me so much of other utilities that turned out to be awful, such as Starforce and Sony’s rootkits.

It did feel like SWG didn’t have a solid plan, but they built their game and got their audience. They altered the deal afterwards though and that didn’t buy them any favor.

That’s not to say that the campaign is bad, but it certainly is a tiny morsel in comparison to the Jedi/Sith focus.

Maybe for the novelty of it. That’s not to downplay the Jedi and Sith conflicts. Just that there’s more to the galaxy than that. It’s been written, shown, but it’s hard to play beyond Jedi and Sith with the direction games have gone for the Star Wars franchise.

This has always been something I’ve criticized the Star Wars property for. There’s more to the universe than Jedi and Sith. There’s billions of people in the galaxy, and I always felt Star Wars was less “fantastical” and more intriguing as soon as one of those other billions of people with normal capabilities were thru…

I really wish that video didn’t auto-play. *cough* Not that I think Heather has control on that. Still waiting on the PC version.

It didn’t take long to install on a gigabit network, but the shader installs take forever every time there’s a patch.

This.. doesn’t excite me. They try to be so serious about everything and it’s just.. offputting. I’m okay with the cringe that NFS has, but there’s usually some tongue in cheek somewhere right?

The general negative reaction is reasonable. The vocal violent and hateful minority is not. The general anger over Epic is fine. The tiny (in comparison) group that goes on to push threats and comments as presented are not.

Unfortunately this only tarnishes the idea of people backing via Kickstarter further. The number of failed projects on that platform in combination with EGS’s business practices really is stifling willingness by the public to assist.

The objection by just giving a refund is that again, the backers took the risk of backing the project. Now that it isn’t a “risk” anymore, it’s okay to do refunds for the price paid on the kickstarter? Not based on the value of the product? No, this is exactly the same problem Phoenix Point had.

Ah-ah... You aren’t pre-ordering or buying anything on Kickstarter though.

While true, the decision to go to EGS is part of the risk of releasing the product, it still is a BS move. In the end though, backers took the initial risk, Deep Silver appears to roll in after for publishing/distribution after the minimum funding goals are surpassed. This is part of the problem.

You can download the EGS separate from Fortnight.

I don’t think the devs of Shenmue III and Deep Silver are doing “the right thing”, I think they’re just avoiding the worst case scenario. The right thing would be to deliver on what was promised based on what the deal was when the risk was high and they were begging (yes, begging.. That’s what Kickstarter is..) for…

The sad part is that it’s just like Phoenix Point. The risk is pretty much absorbed and now that backers aren’t needed, they can now do refunds because a publisher is backing the project? Talk about insulting.

Part of the problem here is they use soft language. “We have the right” as opposed to “We will” or “We are”. This is a threat in the sense that it’s an option, but a lot of companies always remind people about their options (as a company).

Shame I can’t see it until next year.

The opening for The Division and it’s main missions are hamfisted. It’s written in such a way that it doesn’t make any cohesive sense. “Go to the White House, because.. reasons.” “Go to this other place where people are living.” “Talk to the woman that’s far too ‘hard’ to actually talk to people.” “Listen to a fellow…

Rebel Galaxy Outlaw didn’t get this level of treatment. Why? Because they managed expectations early. Something companies are getting worse and worse at.