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Video game DLC now vs then (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[-] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 30 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That's why i don't game anymore, well that and because I keep getting fucked by young people in multiplayer games

[-] leave_it_blank@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago

Oh, I still game, but mostly older games and GotY editions. And Indies.

AAA titles are dead for me, I want to buy a full game, with no in-game store, no 10ish DLCs available, no always on fuckery etc.

And if there are 1 or 2 huge expansions (like in Witcher 3) I have no problem with that. I bought expansions in the past, that's fine.

[-] Huschke@programming.dev 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I used to be fine with all the shit practices you mentioned since I just wanted to play the games, but then I played Baldurs Gate 3 and remembered how gaming used to be.

I don't think I'll continue to buy DLC-ridden, half-finished and sometimes even outright broken games. Looking at you Diablo 4...

In that sense the publishers were rightfully afraid of the game. I guess it reminded a lot of us what we lost over the years.

[-] Dagrothus@reddthat.com 11 points 10 months ago

From Soft is the light in the darkness.

[-] stonedemoman@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Turns out that a creative director that unapologetically makes exactly the game that they wanted to make is a winning formula.

[-] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 19 points 10 months ago

You know, some people pay top dollar to be fucked by young people..

[-] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 3 points 10 months ago

I know, but I don't think those "young people" are on adderall 24/7 haha

[-] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 3 points 10 months ago

Some of them might! If they actually have ADHD, for example 🤷

[-] GreenMario@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

Single player and coop in where it's at.

PvP games ain't fun if the majority of the base doesn't have work to go to.

[-] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 1 points 10 months ago

Only single player game i enjoyed in the last 10 years was the Witcher 3, i couldn't even finish GTA V lol.

I have always been a multiplayer gamer myself, but the state of most games right now (since few years ago) is absolutely disgusting, they're just made for you to spend points on mtx thanks to skill based matchmaking and other crap, it's really undercover pay2win unless you are bottom/top 1%.

I'm just glad i enjoyed every game i could as a child and enjoyed the competitive scene of many FPS when it wasn't undercover pay2win.

Now it's time for 16yo guys on adderall to win and earn millions on twitch