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Marston VC
SVER True Blood
RUST415
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Posted - 2016.08.16 05:49:00 -
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Such a fundamentally boring game. Needs multiplayer it at least more exploration features
Marston VC, STB Director
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Marston VC
SVER True Blood
RUST415
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Posted - 2016.08.17 20:13:00 -
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One Eyed King wrote:Marston VC wrote:Such a fundamentally boring game. Needs multiplayer it at least more exploration features This perspective is what I don't understand. There was plenty of video of what the game was going to be like. They stated how unlikely it would be for players to interact. If its not your cup of tea that is fine, but why try and make it into something it is not?
The main developer said "if you want to know what you look like you'll have to find another player and have them tell you" that's about as strong as an implication of multiplayer as you can get without actually saying it.
Numerous times he said it'll be unlikely to find another player, but never that it was impossible. It turns out that it is. Two people after day 2 linked up on a planet, found the same spot on said planet, but couldn't see each other. The whole thing was live streamed. Now I'm not knocking the games premise of anything. Just don't pretend there wasn't any misleading being done because there definitely was.
I'm excited for the games future, I really am. If they add base building like they said, and perhaps include some sort of multiplayer, there's strong chances players will form make shift unions and all gravitate towards the galaxies core and go from there.
But as the game stands right now, the game just lacks features. It has a language learning mini-game which is largely useless, and otherwise you just explore for the sake of seeing different socket set combinations. There can be cool moments. And the game is relaxing. But because it lacks focus, and also doesn't allow me to create my own focus (lack of multiplayer and base building) I just find it hard to stay interested in the game for longer then 1 or maybeeee 2 hour intervals.
Btw, I bought the game knowing these things ahead of time, I simply wanted to support the 11 man team who made it.
Marston VC, STB Director
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Marston VC
SVER True Blood
RUST415
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Posted - 2016.08.17 20:20:00 -
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DeadlyAztec11 wrote:One Eyed King wrote:Marston VC wrote:Such a fundamentally boring game. Needs multiplayer it at least more exploration features This perspective is what I don't understand. There was plenty of video of what the game was going to be like. They stated how unlikely it would be for players to interact. If its not your cup of tea that is fine, but why try and make it into something it is not? Quite. The game should have come with the tag line, "a loner's got to be alone".
It should have said "it's also physically impossible to see other players even if your standing in the same spot" that would have cleared up all the misunderstandings people had in thinking they could potentially find people. These developers are seriously the most vague group of people I've ever heard of. Years into development and most people still had no idea what the point of the game was. It turns out the only point was to explore. At least for now. But what's the point of exploring if you end up getting nothing to show for it? Naming a planet is great and all, but since hardly anyone or no one ever sees it, isn't it like you were never there at all?
I don't mind the games premise I just hope they deliver on their promise of new features over time.
Marston VC, STB Director
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