AustralianSimon
@AustralianSimon@lemmy.world
- Comment on What game surprised you with their length? 6 days ago:
It was a PS4 exclusive too but now you can play on PC. Once the sales droop it’ll be cross-platformed.
- Comment on What game surprised you with their length? 6 days ago:
The several Acts was a nice touch
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 weeks ago:
Basically watch games being promoted on steam pre-release and when games get popular, reach out to them and offer them money to be exclusive on EGS for a period of time despite all the publicity the game got being on Steam.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 weeks ago:
I’ll still skip games with multilayer for obvious reasons but this is great.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 weeks ago:
Say that to WeChat.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 weeks ago:
Mate, if you are dim enough to think an update can’t contain malicious code I have a heap of bridges to sell you.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 weeks ago:
And mods, friends, groups, community groups, server management and link to external games…
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 weeks ago:
Steam offers more than just DRM…
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 weeks ago:
I posted a link in my original comment about using WeChat to spy…
Tencent owns 40% of Epic. That is very likely a controlling share which means being able to decide who is on the board and influence their decision making.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 weeks ago:
I’m OK if you own the game you are making exclusive to your platform. Bribing devs is shitty practice.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 weeks ago:
NOW this is interesting. Still won’t give Epic my money but I get plenty of games from Twitch for EGS.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 weeks ago:
The one upside is if the game flops it gives lots of users a chance to not buy it. But any game with multiplayer it effectively kills it.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 weeks ago:
MW5 and Satisfactory amongst others were limited to Epic for years.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 weeks ago:
We waited years for MW5 to come off Epic and finally got it.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 weeks ago:
That’s literally the point of their Launcher… DRM.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 2 weeks ago:
I’m sorry but Epic is owned by Tencent. This means at any point in time, China’s Government can enforce trojans to be installed into your PC.
npr.org/…/china-intercepts-wechat-texts-from-u-s-…
It is known PC Launcher exclusives actually hurts the company and the game’s popularity.
pcgamer.com/epic-games-store-exclusives-apple-law…
While Steam is certainly not the good guy, they are not owned by a known Government organisation.
- Comment on Blizzard is delisting the OG Warcrafts from GOG, but GOG says it's gonna preserve them forever anyway, hands out a discount, and announces new policy for its preservation program to boot 2 weeks ago:
100% the explosion of custom maps from WC3 set the stage for the next generation of RTS.
HoN, HOTS, DOTA, League, etc relied upon these foundations.
- Comment on What's up with Epic Games? 11 months ago:
Like Epic.
- Comment on What's up with Epic Games? 11 months ago:
Tencent also own WeChat.
- Comment on What's up with Epic Games? 11 months ago:
This. Steam also offers reviews, achievements, workshop, communities, groups, streaming, etc, etc
- Comment on I got this popup ad on my TV **while watching a DVD** 11 months ago:
This. It’s a simple as a really good router or a pihole at home or similar. Just block their domains they ring home to.
- Comment on StarCraft could return, according to Blizzard president, but not necessarily as an RTS 1 year ago:
The next Total Annihilation is going to be balls to the wall good. Check the trailers.
Storm Gate and Zero Space are being made by ex Blizz staff. Both in alpha.
RTS is back on the menu, boys.
- Comment on StarCraft could return, according to Blizzard president, but not necessarily as an RTS 1 year ago:
It was made then they shelved it
- Comment on Windows: we noticed that you kept the useless search bar disabled since 2015, so we sent an update that re-enabled it without your permission 1 year ago:
This has to be satire, no (most) corporate organisation that isn’t tech builds their applications for Linux first.
- Comment on Returning to the office is 'wildly more expensive' today than in 2019—here's how much people are spending 1 year ago:
To be fair, team building isn’t great unless your team is a bunch of introverts.
I prefer 100% WFH because I can spend the commute time with my kids and tell them outright that time is worth another 100k which I’ve never had taken up. I have solar at home so I make no energy footprint while I work too.
- Comment on [MEGATHREAD] Starfield - Your experiences! 1 year ago:
The other person made a good point but QA before release is important and lots of bugs were dead obvious in all the games.
- Comment on [MEGATHREAD] Starfield - Your experiences! 1 year ago:
I do a play through of all the FO games every couple of years too.
- Comment on [MEGATHREAD] Starfield - Your experiences! 1 year ago:
Obsidian are great at sorry but also iffy at game Dev. NV was standard AAA bug fest.
- Comment on [MEGATHREAD] Starfield - Your experiences! 1 year ago:
The lack of real stories was a disappointment but I like the whole empty world find your own fun kinda thing in NMS, we started playing after MP was fixed and within 10 mins I had a carrier 😂
- Comment on Starfield Launch Details, PC Specs & More 1 year ago:
I really liked the Mass Effect Series, it’s no Freelancer or Freespace but if it even feels a little bit like what No Man Sky was doing it should be good. Fallout series and TES proves it will be buggy but fun.