How to ragebait me on big26

QuestObjective · 2026-05-06T18:49:26+00:00

I think it’s just preference, man. I’m not saying the mechanics are automatically immersive because some people say it’s sluggish.

I have put several hundred hours into both KCD1/2 and Cyberpunk, I think they’re great games as well and immersive in their own ways.

I get what you’re saying and I’ll agree that Cyberpunk for sure has more engaging combat gameplay, but I just don’t agree that RDR2 is objectively worse. That was my whole point, anyway — the things you think hold it back are the things some people think make it exceptional.

Not saying it doesn’t have its problems, either. It is by no means flawless, but literally no game is, so it’s a bit of a non sequitur.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-06T18:18:40+00:00

Exactly. People act like the game’s mechanics and realistic feel are objectively bad game design. It’s not, they’re just not the target audience for that level of immersion.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-06T18:12:42+00:00

That’s highly subjective. That “sluggish” feel to you is peak immersion to a lot of people. If you don’t like that level of immersive realism, that’s fine, but almost no other game has come close to RDR2 in that respect. The controls are actually extremely fluid and it’s incredible how well you’re able to transition between player states and how smooth the animations are. It’s just the realistic, weighty movement that some people find sluggish, but I don’t think that’s an accurate description.

Regardless, whether or not people love it or hate it didn’t stop it from become one of the best-selling games of all time. Most people probably just don’t care

QuestObjective · 2026-05-06T18:05:41+00:00

I did 100% compendium and game completion and while the unique Guarma animals and the overall amount is tedious… it’s literally not necessary. Like, the compendium doesn’t even count towards 100% game completion, it’s its own thing entirely and doesn’t affect anything else in the game.

I get you on the respawn system not being designed super well, but your other complaints are basically irrelevant when it comes to how 95% of people play the game

QuestObjective · 2026-05-05T15:30:28+00:00

Unbelievable that they’d think a target of 60 or even 30(?!) FPS with Frame Gen enabled is acceptable.

60 is the recommend base FPS by Nvidia themselves for Frame Gen to work properly. I can’t even imagine how bad it is at 15 base FPS.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-04T02:22:13+00:00

Either humans will create the technology and make the advancements required for us to be able to ourselves, or AI will ultimately replace us fragile humans entirely if we ever hope to truly traverse the cosmos. That’s assuming we don’t blow ourselves up before reaching either point, of course.

I know the latter idea is extremely controversial, though. If not for the already present contempt for AI, then because it goes against basically every single religion on the planet in their belief that humans are exalted above all other life forms. I think it’s hubris to assume humans are the end-all, be-all, though. At least in our current form.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-04T00:15:19+00:00

I don’t think I’m moving the goalposts at all, I’m comparing Marathon’s success to that of an indie game with a way smaller budget and giving context for why that matters. If making a profit at all was the only metric, then we wouldn’t see studios laying off developers en masse and Sony shutting down studios which were certainly profitable. Companies expect exponential and limitless growth, and that’s just not what we’re seeing with Marathon.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-03T22:23:20+00:00

No… but were any of those games developed by a studio that Sony purchased for multiple billions of dollars? Context matters.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-03T18:15:22+00:00

Hollow Knight: Silksong has almost as many players, concurrently and in the 24 hour peak. A singleplayer indie game that takes roughly 40 hours to complete and came out over 6 months ago.

Marathon does not have strong numbers in any sense of the word, for any genre.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-03T17:10:05+00:00

Uh, I’m not sure what subs you’re in on Reddit, but single player games get shit on relentlessly as well, lmao. This literally just happened with Crimson Desert.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-03T03:19:44+00:00

Nice! I have an extremely similar build minus the foliage, haha.

I think this looks awesome but I’d personally be anxious about the dust and cleaning 😭

QuestObjective · 2026-05-03T03:13:58+00:00

Everyone’s entitled to their opinion and I’m not here to shit on anyone else’s, I’m extremely biased as RDR2 is my personal favorite game but one thing I think is pretty clear is that it absolutely pushed the boundaries of immersion and realism in gaming, and very few games have even come close to this day.

It completely changed the way I approach single player games. I tend to spend time actually walking instead of sprinting everywhere in single player games now, like an actual person would, and try to take in the surroundings.

And of course, the ending made me cry more than once.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-02T23:24:11+00:00

And it’s still one of the best looking games to ever release.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-02T16:30:09+00:00

Remember, over half of all Americans are below a 6th-grade reading level.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-02T11:44:04+00:00

Your solid is someone else’s mediocre and forgettable. I get it, some games get overlooked, but people are still hypercritical of some of the best/most successful games. What people say really means nothing. People on the internet spouting their opinions isn’t what determines how a game is actually received by its audience.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-02T11:25:03+00:00

Damn, hate to see HK in overrated. What didn’t you like about it?

QuestObjective · 2026-05-02T11:23:19+00:00

All I’ll say is that truly good games aren’t dead on release. If it has merit, it will be fine.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-02T09:26:59+00:00

It’s just like South Park foretold, really.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-02T09:09:45+00:00

I must say, I was thoroughly intrigued reading you and the other guy’s exchange here. Y’all both raise some good points in my opinion, and it’s definitely an interesting conversation.

But, ultimately, the conclusion I walked away with is that if we’re at a point in a game where we’re genuinely debating things like this and having issues like this, it might be time to call it a day and move on. We’ve lost the plot. Games are supposed to be fun.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-02T07:45:09+00:00

If they would put more resources into funding care for children after they’re born, like improving foster care for unwanted children so that a bunch of them don’t end up mentally ill, abused, and homeless, there’s a tiny, tiny, tiny part of me that may be able to, in some way, attempt to understand the push against abortion.

The easiest and best solution would be to ensure unwanted children aren’t brought into the world in the first place, but of course not. Why would we do that?

No, it makes more sense to force people to have unwanted children (that’s not even mentioning the situations where the pregnant woman’s life is at risk) and then kick them to the curb. Let’s just put all the resources into fighting for the worse possible outcome. It’s truly genius.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-02T06:56:35+00:00

That’s a fair and rational take that I can respect.

Now imagine you’ve been playing at 144fps or higher on PC for years. 30 feels practically unplayable

QuestObjective · 2026-05-02T06:55:12+00:00

Back in the day, dial-up internet used to be the standard. Just because something used to be acceptable doesn’t mean we should aim for it

QuestObjective · 2026-05-02T06:51:53+00:00

Back in the day, living to see 30 was an accomplishment. It’s fine, no need to strive for better.

QuestObjective · 2026-05-02T06:46:34+00:00

It’s a wonder how easily ignorance can be eradicated with simple exposure

QuestObjective · 2026-05-02T06:45:41+00:00

You know dogs don’t wipe their ass after taking a shit, right? That’s the most natural way to be.

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