It does sound strange to say that Genshin Impact has sold out. That seems part and parcel of being a gacha game.

Sure, but that doesn’t mean one has to go along with their DLC policy. It’s reasonable to be aligned with such a business model (especially when there is competition in the indie segment that is far more reasonable about DLC than Paradox).

The last Super Mario game that I played back in the late 2000s.

Nostalgia. :)

One thing to consider is the recent shutdown of lemm.ee which I believe was the second largest instance (by MAUs) after LW.

Blocking Piefed seems excessive, but that’s your choice.

Love that euro-trance track, very authentic.

Funny to see the 2000s starting to get defined in the mass consciousness.

I see. Thank you for the heads up! I will use my piefed account to access the bsides community.

So I need to create an account with fedia.io to see their modlog?

I get a login notice when I click that URL.

I don’t have an account on fedia.io.

Can’t speak for competition in consoles, but parts costs have radically increased, particularly GPUs (and it’s getting much more difficult to have generational leaps in graphics quality).

You’ll need to specify what genres and game styles you like.

If the game is formally released, it is reasonable to provide refunds (irrespective of purchase date) for cash shop items that don’t exist or don’t work.

My Time a Sandrock is very good.

There are also contractual issue to consider. Their investors have a “one-sided” put option in 2028 that might force them to “release” SC even if 80% of the marketed gameplay doesn’t exist and large number of cash items are de facto non-functional.

Sure, but if SC is actually released, it is only fair to provide a no questions asked refund policy for JPEGs and non-functional cash shop items. Is it not?

At any rate, this discussion is moot, because SC is not released as BlameTheAntifa claims. The overwhelming majority of marketed gameplay, content simply doesn’t exist and a large part of the cash items are either broken or borderline non-functional.

Yes, the release date is N + 2 years. With N being the current year.

So if it is released, would it be fair to allow “no question asked” refunds on all cash shop items that are in still in JPEG form or de facto don’t work?

“It allows us to do things without imposing the framework of a typical video game studio,” Chris Roberts said in an interview with La Presse from his home in Los Angeles. “The players who fund us expect the best game, period. We don’t have to streamline, cut jobs, or change our business model.”

This is false. I am honestly surprised about the cavalier attitude with the truth.

Star Citizen Devs Confirm Some Layoffs As Part Of A ‘Restructuring,’ Relocation Appears To Be A Factor (Feb 2024)

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Not the dev, just a tycoon/management games fan. An MMORPG management game sounds like a lot of fun.

There is also MMORPG Tycoon 2 (that’s in 3D), but development has a strange cadence.

I am not a bot. 😀

Just sharing, I saw a let’s play of the game and it looked cool. The concept of an MMORPG management also sounds fun (there is MMORPG Tycoon 2, but development is going at a glacial pace).

Why do you think the scores are useless? They are good starting point and/or a way to evaluate smaller indie titles that often don’t get professional reviews.