Phi230 posted:

I really cannot wait to read CIG's Answer

EminusSleepus posted:

To be considered that your game is epic at least one character should be in Ready Player One.

Let me check...

Wing commander..... Nope
Star citizen.... Nope

ManofManyAliases posted:

- Game is still in development
- 400+ people can't all be wrong
- It was a pledge God drat-it.

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Morningwoodpecker posted:

Pick a minor (or even player) faction in ED and support it by doing whatever missions you fancy that are on offer from a central station where you can stash your ships and bits, that works for me.

Saint Drogo posted:

wait seriously?

ManofManyAliases posted:

- Game is still in development
- 400+ people can't all be wrong
- It was a pledge God drat-it.

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Sarsapariller posted:

sw stuff

EightAce posted:

CIG have already answered Skadden and his upstart junior legal team. Ortwin personally rebuked them . The were told to gently caress off basically with this frivolous nonsense and that CIG would be coming after Crytek for any costs incurred . Job done , now on with some more mopping motion capture.

Sarsapariller posted:

Uh, honest answer here- I'd like to say I'm not a fanboy because I don't have any great love for the franchise. But I've been consuming Star Wars related junk for the better part of my adult life, when I think about it. I've seen all the movies and played most of the games from Dark Forces through to that Kotor MMO. I've even read a few of the expanded universe books, to my regret. I don't have a single piece of SW branded merchandise in my house and I don't think I've ever been particularly thrilled by any of it, so- take from that what you will.

The new movie is bad in the same way that most modern blockbusters are bad. It's a lot of money and talent poured into what is, in the end, a soulless corporate product. For all of George Lucas' faults, there was some glimmer of authorial intent in the originals that just isn't present here. You can feel the demographic marketing in every scene this movie. The porgs, the little nun-aliens, the moment at the end where the little boy holds up a broom handle and it reflects just like a lightsaber. See, kids? Star Wars is for you too! Hey look, R2 is playing the princess Leia tape to Luke again! Remember that, olds? Please keep it relevant for another 20 years or so, we need a return on our investment!

It is cluttered with contradictory morals that don't go anywhere- forget your past, remember the past, don't be a hero, heroism is actually saving other people not killing your enemies, it doesn't matter who your parents were, it absolutely matters who your parents were, the rebellion is dead, the rebellion is alive, etc. etc. Most of the cast run around with little to no effect on the outcome of the movie. The stakes are muddled and unclear- despite winning in the last movie, the rebels are on the run and losing badly in this one- more or less exactly how the original episode 2 was set up, but for no particular reason this time. None of the tactical decisions make any sense, new technologies and weapons are introduced that completely upend the established history of the universe (hyperspace tracking? hyperspace attacks? Why didn't they hyperspace a ship into every other Imperial fleet ever?). There's a bit of handwave to a bunch of fan theories about why the Force is such a crapsack deal for everyone, but then the movie forgets about that and everyone goes back to using it. Luke is rewritten in a way that irritated a lot of fans but didn't bother me all that much- apparently he took 10 years off because he tried to murder a kid and failed, so the best thing to do was go hide instead of fix his mistake or apologize I guess?

Anyway it's perfectly serviceable if you just want to see a few spaceships get blowed up real good. And it'll make a billion dollars and propel the franchise forward by another few years. But much like the big super hero tent pole movies, I think I'm just burned out on the whole thing. Give me something with a little heart, you know? Give me something that feels like an entire self contained story instead of just the latest installment in a serial franchise that feels like we've seen it all before.

D_Smart posted:

Today's wahlording unroll

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/942753856332685312.html

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Then you have Jared Huckaby, who will also have to answer questions as to how a convicted burgler who did time & parole, ended up being the face of what has turned out to be the most toxic community in gaming.

BigglesSWE posted:

Seen it twice and I really like it. There’s a lot more substance than it was in TFA. Some bits were less than great, and some bits were downright stupid. But I’m the end I really enjoyed it. I grew up on the SE-97 versions of the OT and prefer them over the original cuts though, so clearly I’m insane when you ask most SW puritans.

EightAce posted:

CIG have already answered Skadden and his upstart junior legal team. Ortwin personally rebuked them . The were told to gently caress off basically with this frivolous nonsense and that CIG would be coming after Crytek for any costs incurred . Job done , now on with some more mopping motion capture.

AP posted:

Dogeh posted:

SPOILER YOUR STAR WARS STUFF PLEEZ!
Some of us haven't seen it.

DapperDon posted:

The man payed his debt to society. You either believe in the justice system we have as being just or you realize that it is in fact a vengeance based system and justice is never really served at all with a debt that can never really be repaid no matter how much you keep paying for it.

Combat Theory posted:

I second this actually.

My favorite star wars movie was ESB which, in the ancient tales of my dad, was also rather critically viewed by the audience back in the days.

Ultimately you have to ask yourself, does it matter what other people think about the eighth (ninth) addition to a movie series when it ultimately comes down to your own reflection on your childhood memories and how this all fits into it?

I liked it more than TFA and a lot more than the PT.

TheAgent posted:

this sounds like a lot of mechanics for something still in alpha

Sarsapariller posted:

You think you haven't, but you have.

(But I will go back and spoiler it)

Dusty Lens posted:

There's a two week grace period after a general release before you start posting spoilers.

We're not barbarians.

Bayonnefrog posted:

Still the the most compelling exchange in this whole saga and really ground zero for the anti-SC v SC people and the reason why I really got interested in this whole story. It was all to incredible. Here you have a paying customer (backer) laying out his arguments as to why he feels there are huge issues with how long the game is taking and why so little has been done and your #1 marketing person can't answer them at all except to get personal and defense. Utterly incredible and completely unprofessional. How could one customer service exchange cause them to get so unhinged? Because the insights Beer provides hit too close to home I think.

For someone claiming to be "the best salesperson in the world" (another incredible line and hilarious) she certainly did a terrible job of it in those emails. Instead of trying to sell it basically personally attacked a guy for having a different opinion. And for people wondering why the SC is toxic and insular it's because the top people leading the project (Sandi and Chris) are themselves as we just saw. Beer asking legit questions and she takes it all personal and basically tells him to f off.

Skadden will have a heyday with these people.

TheAgent posted:

star war was fine but not even close to perfect but if you're not a horrible broken nerdman you can enjoy it for what it is

it has its fair share of problems but I think its biggest problem at this point is its own fanbase

Amarcarts posted:

Just heard about the lawsuit. Interestingly it would seem like neither company has enough money for any kind of prolonged legal action.

Jason Sextro posted:

nerd poo poo in a nutshell

Bayonnefrog posted:

I've checked out of star wars after Rogue One.

There are actually a lot of similarities between new Stars Wars movies and CIG selling jpeg ships. Everyone keeps coming back to the well hoping for something great only to be disappointing.

At this point they're destroying the legacy of episode 4 and 5 (the only really good ones) with these new corporate hollywood bloated budget time wastes. At the end of the day it's really about one thing: Disney Inc maximizing shareholder value. Sorry nerds.

Nyast posted:

Where's this "Crytek is broke" storyline coming from anyways ? Honnest question.

I know they've had financial difficulties a few years ago, but then they got a $70M cash inflow from Amazon, so I'd say right now they should be doing fine, aren't they ?