Don't think they'll be another Dead Space game. EA shut down the studio who made them Visceral Games a couple of years ago.
The story is EA forced Visceral Games to add DLC and multiplayer to Dead Space 3 as EA though single player games were dying out and not profitable, which is ironic seeing as in my opinion EA's last 2 good games in the last 5 years are Dragon Age Inquisition and Jedi Fallen Order which are both single player games.
EA did give the green light to Visceral Games to make a Star Wars game after they got the licence from Disney. The code name was project Ragtag later renamed Star Wars 1313 and the game was shown at E3 back in 2015 or 16 I think however EA again insisted that the game had to have multiplayer, DLC and microtransactions. Visceral refused so EA took them off the project even though the game was around 75% complete. EA moved half the staff to DICE to make Battlefield Hardline( which was shit) and the rest off the staff were in limbo. Around 6 months later EA officially closed the studio permanently.
After the backlash of Battlefront 2 EA then decided a single player Star Wars was wanted by Star Wars fans so they hired Respawn Entertainment who are ex employees of Infinity Ward who made the original COD games and who make the excellent Titanfall games. It was agreed that it was to be a single player game with no multiplayer or MTX. It's an excellent game.
So really Visceral Games were shut down for nothing. EA were totally at fault because of their greed
House Of Lords have demanded an immediate reclassification of video games with loot boxes in them as they have classed them as gambling. About time. This is absolutely going to batter EA
House Of Lords have demanded an immediate reclassification of video games with loot boxes in them as they have classed them as gambling. About time. This is absolutely going to batter EA
FIFA was actually mentioned in the report. EA will have to comply. This isn't a small games developer they can bully, this is the house of lords and the UK government. The last time they went in front of a parliamentary committee it didn't end too well for themHope it includes FIFA UT in that. Even so, I just can’t see any changes being made when there’s so much money involved.
It’s the quick fix society in gaming, can’t be arsed putting in the graft the6 want instant rewards and satisfaction and if you have the cash you can get it, games where you can purchase advantage are not games for me, day one some twat has all the best gear, where is the fun in that?Some aspects of online gaming is completely alien to me these days. Never understood FUT.
I grew up the view that you buy a game and it's yours, that's to play online and main campaign. I didn't mind DLCs or ad-ons as there was some value in that for me. It might have been an extended campaign (enough to be a new game entirely) or new maps for online.
I'm lost with loot boxes, buying new weapons and upgrades etc. Completely removes the fun/satisfaction of grafting on any game to achieve some form of reward.
It’s pathetic it took them this long to classify it as gambling. It’s worse than gambling because it’s aimed at kids who mostly have no idea of the value of money spending their parents wages on a cosmetic item for a game that’s only got a one year life cycle.House Of Lords have demanded an immediate reclassification of video games with loot boxes in them as they have classed them as gambling. About time. This is absolutely going to batter EA
Beating them and pointing out what you have just said to themIt’s the quick fix society in gaming, can’t be arsed putting in the graft the6 want instant rewards and satisfaction and if you have the cash you can get it, games where you can purchase advantage are not games for me, day one some twat has all the best gear, where is the fun in that?
Don't forget a lot of publishers deliberately make their games Grindy to entice customer to buy MTX to cut the grind.It’s the quick fix society in gaming, can’t be arsed putting in the graft the6 want instant rewards and satisfaction and if you have the cash you can get it, games where you can purchase advantage are not games for me, day one some twat has all the best gear, where is the fun in that?
I don’t see the logic in buying something that makes a game end quicker. I did enjoy that AC for a while to be fair, i got bored pretty quick though and just went after the main quests. There’s something about ubisoft games though that just feels empty. I find it really hard to immerse myself into any of their games.Don't forget a lot of publishers deliberately make their games Grindy to entice customer to buy MTX to cut the grind.
Ubisoft are a prime example of this.
Take Assassins Creed Odyssey. Now I think that's a great game, the map is huge, I like the story and combat and it's fun to play however the leveling system is geared towards buying MTX to level faster.
Say your character is level 30 and you go up against a level 32 NPC your going to get wrecked even though they are 2 levels above you so you have to grind a LOT of fetch quests to gain that extra 2 levels and here's the kicker. Each time you level you you need more xp each time to level you BUT the xp you earn from fetch quests remains the same xp throughout the game. Doesn't matter if your level 1 or level 30 you get the same xp for the quest. So what do Ubisoft do? They offer a MTX called a time saver. For £8 that will give you double xp on everything you do in the game forever. When your near the end of the game the bosses are ridiculously tough and you need to be at least the same level or higher to beat them.
So what do you do? Grind for hours and hours doing meaningless quest to get to the level or pay £8 to speed up the game? I bought the time saver mxt as I got the game for £15 so I spent £23 on a game I've played around just over 100 hours which I would say is good value. If I had payed full price for the game(£50) I wouldn't of bought it
But wait! Ubisoft also sell better gear and weapons to help you though the game £2 for a sword £5 for better amour ect. I haven't bought them but that's how they get other people. It's a non stop cash cow.
MTX and DLC are different than loot boxes as you know exactly what your buying whereas loot boxes are a game of chance which is gambling and they should be banned but MTX and DLC will never go away.
Often it's just to cut the grind because it's so boring and go directly to the interesting part (end-game content or PvP)I don’t see the logic in buying something that makes a game end quicker. I did enjoy that AC for a while to be fair, i got bored pretty quick though and just went after the main quests. There’s something about ubisoft games though that just feels empty. I find it really hard to immerse myself into any of their games.
I think every industry tries to milk/take advantage of people's passion and addictions but the virtual gaming industry seems to do it to another level.
I wonder if there are often rows in the office between game designers/developers who have a genuine love for the game and those who work in marketing pushing for up-selling techniques...
In a multiplayer game I could understand it. But in a single player game it’s odd to me, it’s not my money though so hey ho. The decision from the company is disgusting though. They’re capitalising on having dross content. Imaging making purposefully dull content that people can pay to avoid.Often it's just to cut the grind because it's so boring and go directly to the interesting part (end-game content or PvP)
And surely this is something you can explain to her over coffee.You know what sucks, she said hello yesterday and I ignored her. Not intentionally, there was a traveller kid up to no good in our estate so I was distracted. But I heard the hello yet I did not even look in her direction. So she probably thinks I am hating her now. Kicking myself because of that
Keep meaning to start this, how does it compare to say Galactic Civilizations 3? Have heard good things.Anyone on here a fan of Stellaris?
Just realised I've played roughly 150 hours of this game and infact never even finished a scenario!
I'm sure nothing is as easy as it seems but how long has this taken?House Of Lords have demanded an immediate reclassification of video games with loot boxes in them as they have classed them as gambling. About time. This is absolutely going to batter EA