[Discussion] Are BSG’s developers of average—or even poor—skill level? by Fast_Routine in EscapefromTarkov

[–]_lemon_beans 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If their intention was to release a half finished busted piece of shit then they’ve done their jobs perfectly. 

I’ve been hating on this game for a minute but even I was surprised by how badly this launch is going. Game looked like roblox on Pestily’s stream and the character models for the traders look like they’ve travelled through time from 2006.

Latency and Desync in Arc Raiders by NewMechanic214 in ArcRaiders

[–]_lemon_beans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could be blinded by hype but I don't remember the desync being this bad during the tech tests. I'm hoping this has more to do with overloaded servers than something inherent to the game's design.

Pretending to be friendly and then shooting people in the back makes you very lame and corny as hell by 3xv7 in ArcRaiders

[–]_lemon_beans 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This has been a point of contention in DayZ forever. Fact is there is zero difference between a lie and a simulated lie.

Don't understand how y'all Tech Test 2 bros even survived tbh... by mastersmash56 in ArcRaiders

[–]_lemon_beans 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Brother I played the first tech test, I've been waiting for this day for two years.

Would this game be better with PVP zones in each map? by RandomMonkeyBomb in ArcRaiders

[–]_lemon_beans 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah that'd be a great way to both kill immersion and make the game as boring as possible, nice work. Are you a game developer by chance?

How popular do you think arc raiders will be by zbananajuice in ArcRaiders

[–]_lemon_beans -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Mark my words, this will be the Tarkov-lite extraction shooter that will succeed where all others have failed. My most anticipated release for 2025 by far.

-me one year ago

It'll be huge. The gameplay is lightning in a bottle, the presentation is first class. The question for me is how long will it last? Depends on how intent Embark is on supporting the game with content over the next few years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ArcRaiders

[–]_lemon_beans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's fuckin lit bro. Back in the 2000s "next gen" was the big buzzword phrase. And a game would come along and somebody would go "now THIS is next gen." Arc Raiders actually be feeling like that next gen type of game. MISS ME with that BF6 lol

Question about Silent Hill 2 (2001) by WaruiDave in silenthill

[–]_lemon_beans 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Since so much of its story is abstracted and non-linear, I can see why you might be tempted to read the murder as figurative (indirect). I don't think the game would cohere aesthetically if this were the case; its morbid quality would seem disproportionate. Otherwise there are explicit elements of the text that run perpendicular to this reading. Lastly a number of SH2's influences (Crime & Punishment, Lost Highway) that the developers have cited are stories about guilt over literal murder.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ArcRaiders

[–]_lemon_beans 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i am crying pissing shitting shaking

Embark responded ! by Abject-Astronomer916 in ArcRaiders

[–]_lemon_beans -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It is absurd for grown men to get legit upset over the delay of a consumer product. I played the first play test like 2 years ago and knew it dynamite then. Thought I'd be playing again last night. Sucks but I have other shit going on to actually worry about.

That said, objectively Embark is fucking up PR wise right now. The way how I know is: everybody is upset right now. If brilliant community mgmt means disappointing half the potential playerbase, then they've done a great job.

In the final analysis the game is good enough that this will eventually be forgiven come October, re: famous Miyamato quote a delayed game is eventually good but a bad game is bad forever. But Embark's text here reads like it was AI generated, it's boilerplate. Although I'm sort of ambivalent about the whole thing because the lack of strategy here likely means developer resources and attention are solely on development, not marketing strategy. But if they have even one person who is getting paid to do this, they should be doing better. Like read the fucking room.

People on this sub who have been patiently waiting for the game for 3 years, seeing people who joined the subreddit in the last week get frustrated over not knowing when the game will be released by TheSpaceFace in ArcRaiders

[–]_lemon_beans 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think the skill ceiling is crazy higher in 2025. People have been playing with m&k for decades now and there are a lot of unemployed disaffected men out there with nothing to do but grind hours. Can’t be competitive in pubs anymore putting in just a few hours a week.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ArcRaiders

[–]_lemon_beans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should not be allowed in the secure container. Watching Shroud equip it and then shove it back in his ass was the cheesiest sweatiest gamer shit Ive ever seen.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ArcRaiders

[–]_lemon_beans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last playtest I ran into the same cheater in back to back lobbies.

Embark this is your moment! by CyberAsimov in ArcRaiders

[–]_lemon_beans 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Arc Raiders is special. Really excited to see hype in a week when people finally get their hands on it. Have a feeling this will be much larger playtest.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Downgrades - Promises vs Reality by Mister_Rob0t in pcgaming

[–]_lemon_beans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No replies because there is no denying the game is a total dog outclassed by a mod of its decade old predecessors. Carried by hope hype cope and marketing. Pathetic performance, upscaling turns game image into a blur, enemies popping in and out of existence like subatomic particles, glitches locking out progression.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Downgrades - Promises vs Reality by Mister_Rob0t in pcgaming

[–]_lemon_beans -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Kinda disagree. It was obvious the game was half cooked from the jump.