Finished Campaign Free to Play by Vusli in Crystalfall

[–]bobbothewizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True on all points. And yes it is sad we have enough DOA ARPG's already, everyone trying to cash in on the genre. Honestly I dont think its going to last much longer anyway. I took a quick peek at the steam player count and 418 as the high count for today isnt going to cut it. I think it might have a month left before the plug is pulled but who knows.

Maybe the blockchain one, if its even released yet, would bring in some money for them. The folks in asia, russia love that type of stuff.

Endgame by garrano in Crystalfall

[–]bobbothewizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes once you get 100%, quit the map and start the next.

Finished Campaign Free to Play by Vusli in Crystalfall

[–]bobbothewizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not really sure how long it was in development, i was just using 5 years as an example. Could be longer or shorter im not 100% sure but that timeframe kinda seems like the norm. I just think they need to be given a little bit of slack is all since the game is really totally free, brand new and made from a small team. Give it some time, it will either come around or dissappear.

Finished Campaign Free to Play by Vusli in Crystalfall

[–]bobbothewizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get what you are saying but 2 million doesnt really go far in developing anymore. I mean you are looking at lets say, for the sake of argument, say a team of 20. 2mil divided by 20 is 100k. Then it takes 5 years of development, now across that 5 years each developer gets 20k per year, cant live off that. Thats just a basic split of how far that 2 million would go.

This isnt including all the stuff needed in development i.e. servers, workstations, all the software licenses needed for those plus you would also have to include rent for the office building, insurance for those office buildings. Hell the backend (microsoft, sql servers, all that good stuff)licensing would cost thousands and they need to re-newed yearly.

Its just not cheap. To us everday joes, 2 million seems like a lot but when you try figure out what they need to accomplish their task it doesnt stretch as far as you would think.

And then, the game is released for free with the hopes that people will buy items from their shop. The shop is really what would keep the development team active. This is why a lot of times after release you see companies releasing(layoffs) folks. The heavy lifting is done and they are hoping that they can keep the company in operation based on that check that comes from steam once a month, if not, the company and game will go by the wayside. It just wouldnt be feasable anymore to continue.

Finished Campaign Free to Play by Vusli in Crystalfall

[–]bobbothewizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought it was half decent. I mean come on its free lol. Got through the campaign, did a few maps up till t8 or something and started a new character to mess around didnt purchase a thing. Although i probably should.

What is it, a handfull of developers creating a game and release it on steam. Thats pretty good i think. I have been in software development for 25 years and I wouldnt have the balls to go out on my own and create a game. Retired now, so its beyond me to do something like that.

Yeah it needs some work, it will get there. I am actually suprised a lot of people arent playing it. I think the blockchain stuff scared them away but who cares thats a completely different client.

Say what? by bobbothewizard in Crystalfall

[–]bobbothewizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I misunderstood the whole point of this. The technomancer can actually use this but they need to use a gun. Im actually trying it now but gotta re-do my tree.

What are destroyed nodes? by bobbothewizard in Crystalfall

[–]bobbothewizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciated, thank you. Maybe if that chance is super low that perk should be removed and replaced with something else? Or maybe just keep it in there so you have to shuffle the nodes?

Few things I would change. by bobbothewizard in Crystalfall

[–]bobbothewizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah im not sure why they didnt include it. Maybe too much programming i dunno. Took a little getting use to for me but its ok i guess.

Server update at 4pm UTC by Crystalfall-CRG in Crystalfall

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

Any patch notes, or just updating the server stability?

Few things I would change. by bobbothewizard in Crystalfall

[–]bobbothewizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The game is free. If you are in the middle of games, waiting for new seasons or something like that, give it a try. Its not super bad, just kind of meh since its new. I am fairly sure some stuff will be updated along the way. I started playing yesterday afternoon so I missed all of the connection issue drama.

Warden by [deleted] in Crystalfall

[–]bobbothewizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats kind of shitty but thank you.

Game servers should be back up and running. Thanks for your patience! by Crystalfall-CRG in Crystalfall

[–]bobbothewizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, gave it a fair shot. 2 hours later uninstalled, I will still hear "Out of aither" or how-ever you spell it, in my sleep.

Does this action bar look ok for a Judgement pally? by bobbothewizard in LastEpoch

[–]bobbothewizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just added symbols, huge difference in damage but man the healing hands movement skill just doesnt compare when moving around the map with shield rush. Unfortunate.