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Majek · January 23, 2019

Turn based pillars, i may actually have to play the game now

Malcador · January 23, 2019

https://www.farming-simulator.com/newsArticle.php?lang=en&country=gb&news_id=104

After testing the waters in 2018 with the first season of the Farming Simulator Championship, GIANTS Software is ready to dive deeper into the world of eSports with the upcoming season two. Major changes lie ahead, when the Farming Simulator Championship becomes the Farming Simulator League, a full-fledged eSports league with 10 tournaments across Europe. At the end of the season, the best teams will compete for the title of the Farming Simulator Champion and 100.000€ in prizes. Every single tournament will not only grant circuit points for the best teams, but also wield big prizes, bringing the total prize pool for season two up to a total of 250.000€.

Chilloutman · January 23, 2019

now I have seen everything...

Keyrock · January 23, 2019

Poor Sawyer looks like he is aging at 3x the rate of a normal human being.

I think the grizzled look works for him. He looks like a badass grandpa.

As for turn-based mode, I'm excited. I'll likely pick the game up once TB mode is out of beta and there is sufficient positive feedback.

Lexx · January 23, 2019

Seeing Sawyer this old actually makes me feel old as well.

kanisatha · January 23, 2019

Seeing Sawyer this old actually makes me feel old as well.

The same thought went through my mind. I remember Sawyer posting in the old Black Isle forum way back when.

majestic · January 23, 2019

Oh you guys, he's just gone gray. Look at him, he doesn't look that old.

marelooke · January 24, 2019

So basically the demo (which supposedly is the version that is sent to reviewers...)

has different game balance (much easier)
has a totally different economy

compared to the final version...

*Sigh* And I really wanted this game to actually turn out well, but if they're already pulling stuff like this... I mean, the game can still turn out well, of course, but if they feel the need to hide "the grind" and the monetisation scheme, yeah, not really inspiring especially knowing EA is the publisher...

Ironically enough Anthem so far looks like a Destiny clone with some Warframe influences tossed in, and I'm not sure how much patience for monetisation shenanigans Destiny players still have left.

SonicMage117 · January 24, 2019

For peeps that want to play Stellaris with a controller, the revamping makes controls much better - hence why they're making it on comsoles at all.

ShadySands · January 24, 2019

2K Sports games do something similar in that the copies they send to reviewers have a bunch of virtual currency so they never experience the depth of the ever increasing grind.

Keyrock · January 24, 2019

People are looking at this all wrong. EA is courageously sending reviewers a hamstrung version of the game in an effort to stem overhyping, so that players can experience a pleasant surprise when they get the game. On release, players will get the superior version of the game where they will get to experience the full sense pride and accomplishment that comes with excessive grinding.

injurai · January 24, 2019

People are looking at this all wrong. EA is courageously sending reviewers a hamstrung version of the game in an effort to stem overhyping, so that players can experience a pleasant surprise when they get the game. On release, players will get the superior version of the game where they will get to experience the full sense pride and accomplishment that comes with excessive grinding.

Imagine if we starved a whole generation of modern medicine and technology and just how more appreciative and optimistic everyone would be if they got to experience all that technological growth in their lifetime from humble beginnings.

SonicMage117 · January 24, 2019

Most importantly though, they will have fun.

They'll get something that most gamers won't - their money's worth. Whether they spend $60-$99 on a game that is good or bad doesn't matter, microtransactions which nobody really cares if the game will have or not doesn't matter much either. They will play the game from start to finish and more, with friends and family and every one of them will be happy with their experience.

I wish I were joking but this is the way social gaming is built, and it's not a bad thing. Just different from what I enjoy as a gamer. I rarely spend full price for a game unless it's one I was really looking forward to or knew exactly what I was getting. Add to that, my main drive is a single player lonely experience with or without lootboxes/transactions.

Majek · January 24, 2019

video
So basically the demo (which supposedly is the version that is sent to reviewers...)

has different game balance (much easier)

has a totally different economy

compared to the final version...

*Sigh* And I really wanted this game to actually turn out well, but if they're already pulling stuff like this... I mean, the game can still turn out well, of course, but if they feel the need to hide "the grind" and the monetisation scheme, yeah, not really inspiring especially knowing EA is the publisher...

Ironically enough Anthem so far looks like a Destiny clone with some Warframe influences tossed in, and I'm not sure how much patience for monetisation shenanigans Destiny players still have left.

What? Why would anyone sane believe that the demo has the same "balance and economy" as the review copies?

Mamoulian War · January 24, 2019

Some "uninformed" "journalist" maybe

Gfted1 · January 24, 2019

I just learned about Mario Kart Tour for mobile thats supposed to be released Q1 this year. Exciting! I hope it offers [local] group formation.

Katphood · January 24, 2019

https://youtu.be/MM-qwWxT_7c

Days Gone is shaping up to be a nice game.

SonicMage117 · January 24, 2019

https://youtu.be/MM-qwWxT_7c

Days Gone is shaping up to be a nice game.

I can't wait!

If Dead Rising and Last Of Us had a baby, this would be it. Minus the bad jokes and salty humor of Dead Rising of course.

Edited January 24, 2019 by SonicMage117

marelooke · January 24, 2019

video
So basically the demo (which supposedly is the version that is sent to reviewers...)

has different game balance (much easier)

has a totally different economy

compared to the final version...

*Sigh* And I really wanted this game to actually turn out well, but if they're already pulling stuff like this... I mean, the game can still turn out well, of course, but if they feel the need to hide "the grind" and the monetisation scheme, yeah, not really inspiring especially knowing EA is the publisher...

Ironically enough Anthem so far looks like a Destiny clone with some Warframe influences tossed in, and I'm not sure how much patience for monetisation shenanigans Destiny players still have left.

What? Why would anyone sane believe that the demo has the same "balance and economy" as the review copies?

Why wouldn't they? I'd expect a demo to be representative of the final product. If it's not then a demo is simply useless, or worse, deceptive, as you can't base a buying decision on it. Especially for this game, which is a looter shooter after all, messing with the balance and economy is a pretty big deal being that's what those games are built around.

Some "uninformed" "journalist" maybe

Aka, your average "game journalist", which will probably use the VIP demo for review as that's as far as I understand the only way to play the game before full release. Waiting for full releases of games before reviewing is for chumps anyway, as is revisiting a review in case the developer does something questionable down the line, but I digress.

Fwiw, he's posted a follow up after EA/BioWare responded to the demo concerns:

Edited January 24, 2019 by marelooke

injurai · January 25, 2019

https://youtu.be/MM-qwWxT_7c

Days Gone is shaping up to be a nice game.

I wasn't impressed on the first few times they demoed the game, but given how Valve has ignored L4D3 for so many years. I'm really looking forward a good infected horde based game.

SonicMage117 · January 25, 2019

The things I like:

I like the way this horde interacts with the environment, they can barge doors open realistically rather than swarm through doors unrealistically. Though, these aren't zombies according to the devs, they are just animalistic humans which have daily routines and jobs. They will stop to drink water from a pond, seaech for food, look for isolated places to rest. Some stragglers will wonder off.

Even more interesting is the way the animals have been infected. We don't see too many games like this show infected animals. Well, Resident Evil series presented infecten animals in a hkrrible way so I never much counted those gamed for such.

Another thing I like is how almost all the customizations for guns are made of car parts. Like a silencer for the pistol being an actual filter. Pretty original, considering.

The things I don't like:

I'm not too fond of the infected models and character designs. They look generic to me.

I also don't like how the Motorcycle is the only drivable veichle, I understand that the player is customizing it, upgrading it but should have at least offered an otion to drive others around, especially because there are so many lyimg around.

Listened to some of the OST and was truly underwhelmed. It could have been so much better, doesn't quite fut the game imo (from what I have seen - I've seen alot).

Edited January 25, 2019 by SonicMage117

SonicMage117 · January 25, 2019

Brutal.

All that said, it's going to take alot for me to believe Days Gone or Metro Exodus will be better than Dying Light. I don't think Tim Cain's Dying Light sequel will touch the original but I will love to be proven wrong. It's never a bad thing to play a newer and better game

Majek · January 25, 2019

What? Why would anyone sane believe that the demo has the same "balance and economy" as the review copies?

Why wouldn't they? I'd expect a demo to be representative of the final product. If it's not then a demo is simply useless, or worse, deceptive, as you can't base a buying decision on it. Especially for this game, which is a looter shooter after all, messing with the balance and economy is a pretty big deal being that's what those games are built around.

But why should the balance and economy matter in the demo? That's the least important thing. Gameplay and presentation matter nothing else. Hell Destiny beta , Division beta had different economy than retail,... and yet both convinced people based on that, why can't Anthem be given that chance?

Lexx · January 25, 2019

Because it sounds like a scam. These people write a review about a non-grindy game that later might be super grindy. It's not like they said the game will get just a final balance pass... they clearly stated the economy will be different. And yes, this does have an effect on the gameplay.

Edited January 25, 2019 by Lexx

Fenixp · January 25, 2019

Yeah, I'd say pacing is a fairly important aspect in any game, and if the pacing is skewed in such a way that reviewers get to see more content faster, with a belief that doing so will get them a more enjoyable experience, well - to me that means developers know you'll get to enjoy the game more if it's faster paced, but decide to slow it down for -some- reason.

I won't speculate what the reasoning is, but if the game contains microtransactions, I'm also not going to trust that the pacing isn't skewed to support them.

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