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Miss Lonelyhearts posted:Which is better Dune: Spice Wars or Old World? Depends on how you feel about RTS games, I suppose.
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I couldn't get over the dumb cartoon graphics in Dune: Spice Wars. I wish it had more of a gritty realist aesthetic.
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Mar 15, 2024 18:22
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strange feelings re Daisy posted:I couldn't get over the dumb cartoon graphics in Dune: Spice Wars. I wish it had more of a gritty realist aesthetic. It's also part 4X. I watched Dune 2 and made me wish we'd get another, pure Dune RTS using the movie license and all of its designs. gently caress it, just give it to Blackbird and have them remake Deserts of Kharak but with sandworms.
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Mar 15, 2024 18:24
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AngryBooch posted:I already have Fallen Order so I think I'll be able to just gift the extra copy? That hasn't been a thing in like, a decade. It's a flex bundle so you get the entire price of the first game lopped off while maintaining the discount.
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Mar 15, 2024 18:25
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I want to be positive about the Funcom Dune MMORPG, but Funcom has such an awful track record with their MMOs.
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Mar 15, 2024 18:27
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I said come in! posted:I want to be positive about the Funcom Dune MMORPG, but Funcom has such an awful track record with their MMOs. There's no real reason to be positive. They've been pretty vocal about the fact they don't really want to use any of the actual elements of Dune. Like "religion isn't a part of our Dune" levels of point missing.
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Mar 15, 2024 18:30
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ImpAtom posted:There's no real reason to be positive. They've been pretty vocal about the fact they don't really want to use any of the actual elements of Dune. Like "religion isn't a part of our Dune" levels of point missing. They ended up clarifying this and saying that you just can't be like Paul Atredies levels of powerful. You're just a normal preson, but that the religious stuff is still in there. Their original interview answer was very poorly worded. But still, Funcom MMOs are always filled with weird design decisions, technical issues, and are poorly balanced.
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Mar 15, 2024 18:35
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A Dune survival game doesn't even sound interesting to me. Wouldn't it all just be sand that you have to slowly walk on lest you get eaten by a worm, dying of thirst constantly, Fremen sietches and... like one or two cities?
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Mar 15, 2024 18:42
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I said come in! posted:They ended up clarifying this and saying that you just can't be like Paul Atredies levels of powerful. You're just a normal preson, but that the religious stuff is still in there. Their original interview answer was very poorly worded. But still, Funcom MMOs are always filled with weird design decisions, technical issues, and are poorly balanced. I mean there's other stuff too which comes across as "We want the IP but don't want to think about how to use the IP." Deakul posted:A Dune survival game doesn't even sound interesting to me. Wouldn't it all just be sand that you have to slowly walk on lest you get eaten by a worm, dying of thirst constantly, Fremen sietches and... like one or two cities? In theory, yes, in practice they removed all of that. Lasguns don't blow up shields, you don't need to walk without rhythm, etc.
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Mar 15, 2024 18:45
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I picked up the 8bitdo Ultimate Wired and it's preventing my monitor from turning off after inactivity. Anyone have any experience with this? Googling doesn't doesn't seem to give too many results other than people having this problem with controllers in general and being unable to fix it besides unplugging when not in use.
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Mar 15, 2024 18:54
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Deakul posted:A Dune survival game doesn't even sound interesting to me. Wouldn't it all just be sand that you have to slowly walk on lest you get eaten by a worm, dying of thirst constantly, Fremen sietches and... like one or two cities? It's a mmo, you don't slow walk on sand, you bunny hop on sand. It's also a survival game on the terrifying planet Arrakis where if you don't manage your water carefully, you... respawn.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:00
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ImpAtom posted:There's no real reason to be positive. They've been pretty vocal about the fact they don't really want to use any of the actual elements of Dune. Like "religion isn't a part of our Dune" levels of point missing. Ah, one of the many signs of the MMO'dib!* It is written! *Legends speak of yet another disappointing survival crafting mmo.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:03
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bamhand posted:I picked up the 8bitdo Ultimate Wired and it's preventing my monitor from turning off after inactivity. Anyone have any experience with this? Googling doesn't doesn't seem to give too many results other than people having this problem with controllers in general and being unable to fix it besides unplugging when not in use. Yes that's me, all wired controllers in general prevent my monitor from going to sleep. The only solution I've found is to unplug them when not in use.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:12
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I figured that Funcom Dune game was just going to be a Conan Exiles reskin. e: I watched the trailer once and remember thinking it didn't really look for feel like Dune at all, rather just a generic 'sci fi on a desert planet' type of game.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:16
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Miss Lonelyhearts posted:Which is better Dune: Spice Wars or Old World? I personally liked Dune more, but it's a hybrid RTS/4X. Old World is a much more traditional 4x. Dune is a pause-able real-time 4x which you do command units around like in other RTS games, but the RTS combat is heavily limited by things like pop-cap and upkeep. You start out being able to afford only 2-4 units and gradually work your way up from there. There's a lot of emphasis on building economy, research and espionage/politics. It also has a meta-4x layer, a bit like total war or risk where you do campaign map stuff, then fight battles to claim territories and then go back to the campaign map. Old world is much closer to Civ, but I'm grossly oversimplifying here.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:27
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Mordja posted:It's also part 4X. I watched Dune 2 and made me wish we'd get another, pure Dune RTS using the movie license and all of its designs. gently caress it, just give it to Blackbird and have them remake Deserts of Kharak but with sandworms. It also must have FMV. Just gonna use this as an excuse to post this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thMgpNlhwGk Game was really great. It was fun forging different alliances with the "lesser" factions. So you could have Freman fighting alongside Sardaukar.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:28
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ImpAtom posted:I mean there's other stuff too which comes across as "We want the IP but don't want to think about how to use the IP." Ooh yeah fair, the stuff about how their Dune is another timeline. Dune as an IP just doesnt lend itself well to a modern day video game in my opinion. There is really not a lot there. I think it would be best as an adventure title, but not an MMORPG.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:33
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Should I play jedi survivor before fallen order
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Mar 15, 2024 19:35
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Jedi Survivor is a direct sequel, so I feel that you kinda have to play Fallen Order first. If you play Fallen Order first as well, it'll make you appreciate the changes to gameplay, Jedi Survivor addresses every issue with Fallen Order, and is just a much better game to play.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:38
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Impermanent posted:Should I play jedi survivor before fallen order Do you watch Empire Strikes back before A New Hope?
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Mar 15, 2024 19:38
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Oh whoops I got that the wrong way around. But ehat km getting is that the plot progresses pretty directly then? Is the gameplay better in the second or significantly improved by having played the first?
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Mar 15, 2024 19:41
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The plot of Survivor is a continuation of Fallen Order.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:42
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Cojawfee posted:Do you watch Empire Strikes back before A New Hope? in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, you should play through Episodes IV and V first so you can unlock the strongest spaceship, the B-Wing Starfighter
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Survivor is a direct sequel and many characters have plot threads from the previous game. However, it mostly brings you up to speed in the introduction. I'd say try Fallen Order first, but both games are very good. Survivor throws way more optional gameplay systems and extra content at you compared to the first one. Impermanent posted:Is the gameplay better in the second or significantly improved by having played the first? Survivor has more lightsaber combat options and a little more variety when it comes to force power use but the combat is mostly the same, as far as I can remember. They're both Soulslikes in the sense that dying or resting at checkpoints respawns enemies, and you can recover lost experience by finding your "bloodstain" or killing an enemy that absorbed it. However, that's about it - there's no gear with stats, classes or anything complicated. ErrEff fucked around with this message at 19:47 on Mar 15, 2024 |
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Mar 15, 2024 19:43
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Wait wait wait, people care about a star wars plot in tyool 2024????? Just swing the loghtsaber
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Mar 15, 2024 19:44
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Propaganda Hour posted:Wait wait wait, people care about a star wars plot in tyool 2024????? Please be correct, George Lucas calls it a laser sword.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:46
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Yeah Fallen Order is a lot more linear. You have the bogling planet that is somewhat open, but most planets you go to are linear, or have a few different paths that are still pretty much linear. Both games have a gameplay loop of going to a mission planet to unlock new abilities and then that unlocks new areas of the hub planet, but Fallen Order's hub planet is pretty small vs Survivor's. But Fallen Order isn't that long and it's a neat story I think. It kind of just ends and you will want more, and then you immediately have Survivor to play and it is a lot more open with lots of things you can do.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:48
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Has there ever been a piece of Star Wars media with an actual good plot, that wasn't just formulaicaly rehashing the Hero's Journey for the billionth time, other than KoToR 2?
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Mar 15, 2024 19:50
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ErrEff posted:Survivor has more lightsaber combat options and a little more variety when it comes to force power use but the combat is mostly the same, as far as I can remember. They're both Soulslikes in the sense that dying or resting at checkpoints respawns enemies, and you can recover lost experience by finding your "bloodstain" or killing an enemy that absorbed it. However, that's about it - there's no gear with stats, classes or anything complicated. My hot take is that Survivor, and Fallen, are both actually metroidvania's. You gain new abilities and powers as you progress through the story, and this lets you back track to previous areas and open up new pathways. Really I guess in a way the games are a mix of both.
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Mordja posted:gently caress it, just give it to Blackbird and have them remake Deserts of Kharak but with sandworms.
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Mar 15, 2024 19:58
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Dune is a dumb setting for an MMO. How does that get greenlit?
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Mar 15, 2024 20:01
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I'm surprised so many goons dislike Kenshi. I love it. It's very much a set-your-own-goals and make-your-own-story kid of game (though the emergent storytelling is extremely good), but as long as you enjoy those kind of games I can't think of a better fit than Kenshi. I apparently have 280 hours in the game which is nuts because I haven't yet seen all the game has to offer based on what I know from discussions and articles online.
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a7m2 posted:I'm surprised so many goons dislike Kenshi. I love it. It's very much a set-your-own-goals and make-your-own-story kid of game (though the emergent storytelling is extremely good), but as long as you enjoy those kind of games I can't think of a better fit than Kenshi. I apparently have 280 hours in the game which is nuts because I haven't yet seen all the game has to offer based on what I know from discussions and articles online. Kenshi doesn't do a good job introducing new players to the world or its mechanics. It's rough, and honestly pretty drat ugly, which makes a poor first impression. There is a steep learning curve if you're trying to just jump in and play, even if you're going for one of the easy starts. I've seen people bounce off Dwarf Fortress for the exact same reasons. But I totally agree that there isn't really anything like it and Kenshi makes for some extremely entertaining, tense, and rewarding storytelling. It can be hilarious and fun as hell, you just have to dedicate some time to it.
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Tiny Timbs posted:Dune is a dumb setting for an MMO. How does that get greenlit? Brian Herbert Don't Care + "gently caress dad, get paid"
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Mar 15, 2024 20:26
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Taborcarn posted:Yes that's me, all wired controllers in general prevent my monitor from going to sleep. The only solution I've found is to unplug them when not in use. If you want to spend a few dollars and would rather press a button than unplug, you can get USB switch with an on/off button.
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haldolium posted:appears they forgot to include proper servers for a multiplayer game who's in charge over there? jar jar binks?
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Mar 15, 2024 22:00
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How the hell did they only put up 3 64 player servers up with no ability for player run servers what the gently caress. UT99 right now at this moment has more active servers up.
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Jack Trades posted:Has there ever been a piece of Star Wars media with an actual good plot, that wasn't just formulaicaly rehashing the Hero's Journey for the billionth time, other than KoToR 2? j trades!
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Mar 15, 2024 22:12
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ZearothK posted:How the hell did they only put up 3 64 player servers up with no ability for player run servers what the gently caress. UT99 right now at this moment has more active servers up. It’s the same lovely porting company that did the recent Kotor poo poo.
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Galaga Galaxian posted:It’s the same lovely porting company that did the recent Kotor poo poo. Oh lol, it's the same company that sold KotOR2 over "we're including the cut content" and then took that back and tried to give other games in exchange.
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