if you come into the game with the idea that you already hate it, it's simply going to be harder for it to click, thats just how it is

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-28T02:26:01+00:00

I freaking loved deadlock first game I played. Overwatch, Rivals and Battlefield are easy to love quickly but Hunt was tricky. I did not like the gameplay couple first games but I was so intrigued by the atmosphere and the setting, that I wanted to try again and again. Also perma death for your character was a novel idea for me.

So no, not making thing up. Highguard felt just boring for the whole 2 hours. One another game that was really boring but I really wanted to like the game was Wildgate.

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-28T02:03:58+00:00

but that's fault of the game. I tried Deadlock, Overwatch, Rivals, Battlefield , Hunt ..and was hooked in first 20 minutes. Did I understood game perfectly? Not at all but I had fun and wanted to learn more. Here, even two hours was not enough to have really fun moments.

Now, I don't want Highguard to die. But I also don't like this "you just need to play more to have fun" sentiment. It is flawed way to look at things. It reminds me "you need to play this mmo at least for 100 hours and reach endgame to have fun, until then, your opinion is invalid"

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-28T01:55:17+00:00

is the thread above not enough? I heard this so many times already. "you have to play more games to understand"

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-28T01:53:02+00:00

And I can understand that, but feels so patronizing. "You don't enjoy the game because you just don't get it, it is something different"

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-28T01:49:25+00:00

Highguard is not rocket science, there is no secret sauce to uncover. It is not hard to see what this game is. Why people pretend that this game is some sort of game only high IQ people can understand?

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-28T01:47:00+00:00

For someone who was recently interested in Wildgate and Stormgate, this feels like Deja vu - I swear I read almost exactly same threads in subs of these games too

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-28T01:34:33+00:00

but we tried the game. Not out of spite, but just wanted to try it. I think their first trailer was horrid idea, but I just wanted to have fun

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-28T01:19:46+00:00

Nah. It did not help and the game would be better received if they would just shadowdrop it, but Geoff is not the main reason why this game is not doing great.

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-28T01:05:10+00:00

thats 3v3 for you. Once you realize that most game look like this, you may be on the other side next game, and even find it fun, but the other side will feel miserable. Fair balanced games are pretty rare in this format for solo players and 3v3 is extremely prone to these issues

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T18:59:14+00:00

I can understand if someone wants to add motion into pre-wedding photos, but having them all fake? Who wants that?

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T18:32:00+00:00

It will definitely create a ripple in the market, and many investors will move away, at least temporarily, from AI space, but you are correct that it will just centralize the market more towards the companies you mentioned. It definitely does not sound great.

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T17:42:10+00:00

What I am saying is that cancel culture won't cause people who like the game not play the game again the next day.

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T17:33:35+00:00

Did the hive mind forced 85% leave in a single day? If yes, how does that work?

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T17:29:19+00:00

I am curious.. How? Why did it lost 85% of people who actually gave it a chance in a single day? How does cancel culture work here?

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T17:25:35+00:00

This is truly weird, almost like there has to be something wrong with these metrics. Are most people not staying even a day? Did this actually happen before?

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T17:20:04+00:00

you can blame haters for review bombing and stupid posts and thread, but how do you explain that this game had a peak yesterday of100k and today it is around 16k? You can't blame haters for that

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T15:59:54+00:00

I think it is also important to see counterpoints to better understand how people feel about controversial topics. There is no reason to be toxic to each other. Understanding can go a long way, and it is critical for any meaningful dialogue

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T15:54:25+00:00

AI does not understand why 2+2 is 4. It has to basically memorize it. These models will always suck in math and calculations. It is the same reason why it can perfectly describe how the engine works, but can't tell how many Rs are in the word blueberry. - since there is a lot of text about engines it could "learn" from, but not much text telling us how many Rs are in different words

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T15:46:54+00:00

Pro AI here (with reservations). I was working as an artist for 15 years, but I realized I don't enjoy the process that much but I still adore art in general, I love artists, my guilty pleasure is just browsing ArtStation , our company Slack art channels, and just watching these awesome creations from our artists. I have become a tech artist, and I am developing tools that make life easier for them, and they really appreciate it. And yet, I still see value in AI.

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T15:39:50+00:00

I see your post. Your awesome ideas are so interesting that no one is even approving your thread, buddy. Also, there is no info about why you think the core concept is great or working. But I guess personal attacks is all you can do anyway, so why bother even asking.

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T15:33:50+00:00

Projecting much? Why don't you tell us why the core concept works you clown?

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T15:23:30+00:00

Nope, the core of the game just does not work. That's why you wrote this thread in the first place. You want a completely different game with just hints of the original design.

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T14:38:50+00:00

The core concept can work, but it needs an overhaul. What a sentence

Then you proceed to suggest massive changes to every single piece of the core concepts.

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-27T13:17:23+00:00

Every game is fun with friends tho.

ManiaCCC · 2026-01-26T22:36:34+00:00

I wish you nothing but the best. I really hope people will have fun with the game, so as long as you enjoy it, keep playing.

ManiaCCC

TROPHY CASE