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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

it's incredible that pitchford is still allowed to talk. there should be a bot that auto-responds "shut the fuck up" to everything he says, tweets, or even thinks.

hey I'll let you price this 80 bucks if you fully refund me for the scam that was borderlands 1. fucking unfinished piece of shit, i can't believe i played that game for multiple hours hoping it would improve beyond the first.

and later i learned that i was completely right to quit that shit because the bullshit throwaway story of this "rpg" doesn't even conclude properly. it literally ends like Geraldo Rivera's fucking Al Capone vault.

fuck you pitchford. shut the fuck up and go back to "storing porn for the purposes of researching magic tricks" or whatever. literally never speak again.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago

I bought borderlands 2 the other week and it's been a blast on my SteamDeck. Unfortunately it seems it's one of those games that loves to connect online all the time, like it'll kick me out of single player if it detects wifi and make me reload into... singleplayer, but online. with 0 differences.

I probably would've been better off pirating it tbh.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Here's really important thing that the likes of randy don't want to know. I would actually pay $80 for Baldur's Gate 3, because that product is actually worth it. You can actually see where your money is going what it's paying for.

But Borderlands, really? I was already not interested in this game, but why would anyone pay $80 for, at best, an AA game?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

They're really just milking what nostalgia still remains for a franchise that people have largely moved on from.

They could instead try to boldly reinvent it to grab new customers, but I'm not seeing it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I'd sooner spend it on a "AA" game than an AAA game, frankly

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Damn. I honestly had no interest in Borderlands anymore, but this has inspired me to pirate Borderlands 4 just as a fuck you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Borderlands 3 was fun but like a final piece to this genre. Many guns, amusing storyline, corny humor and great world design.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I haven't bought full price games in ages. Games are always released half finished now. Wait six months to a year until it goes on sale and they actually finish the game.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The only game I paid full price in recent years was BG3, because it’s worth it, and the people who worked in the game were worth it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

yea, but BG3 didn't release in a complete state. With that said, Larian has delivered on their promise and that's really a good example of how a AA/AAA title can do early access in a good and healthy way.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'll gladly buy indies, breakout titles with huge reception (BG3, E33 etc), or games from well renowned studios that have yet to let me down. Anything else I'm fine waiting for a sale. With these $80 price tags I don't see myself buying a AAA title again for a LONG time.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

I felt that way about CyberPunk 2077 and CDPR.

CDPR hadn't let me down. Yet. Ultimately, they redeemed themselves, sure, but at launch.... whew, there were issues.

Game companies CAN redeem themselves. Business wise though? Its hard to recoup that kind of shaken faith in investors, board members, etc; let alone the people you're actually trying to sell to.

There are so MANY fucking games out there these days, that I'll look at something new, and decide I don't like certain elements of the gameplay, and just move on.

If a feature looks more frustrating than fun? I'm good, thanks.

I've played hard games on the hardest setting for the challenge. I've also played "easy" just to get drunk and enjoy a story.

If it isn't fun though? Then what am I doing here?

I already spend 8+ hours a day on the computer and hate it, but at least they pay me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I honestly can't remember the last time I paid full price for a game. Between free amazon prime games, epic games, gog, and steam demos/freebies: I hardly have time to invest in new games.

I used to buy Madden/NBA2k every year up until 2008 or so, now I grab one every five years at $10. Includes all the bugs from the previous version.

I have 1000s of games now and don't have any time to play them. BG3 is the only game I'm considering spending $40 for.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Guess I will wait for Dale then. I didn't even finish the last borderlands

[–] [email protected] 84 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Look, you can charge whatever you want.

"Is your game worth $80 to average gamers dealing with (gestures broadly at state of world economy)?"

That is the question every studio executive needs to ask themselves.

Given the recent trends in AAA-funded projects, for the most part, that answer is "Oh, hell no."

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If Ubisoft can convince themselves that Skull and Bones was the first "quadruple A game" and worth $70, then I doubt most studio execs can pull their heads out their ass for long enough to properly ask themselves that. Studios have completely lost touch with what people actually want and are willing to pay.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

I just think it's funny. Big game corpos failing is just hilarious. I'm glad Larian is doing well tho.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Exactly. They can charge $200 if they want to but it doesn't mean people are going to buy at that price. The price point needs to be where people are okay paying for it and I don't see it happening at $80. Okay, I lied a bit, I see it happening for some games but not for BL4.

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[–] [email protected] 92 points 2 days ago (22 children)

Bitchford wishes he could be part of something that was even near a single iota of the same quality of BG3.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago

Greasy Randy isn't exactly known for being not gross prior to the comment either

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago

Every Corporate asshole: "Give me all your money, you don't need to eat, sleep, or live. If you don't, you're not cool like me!"

So sick of dropping asshole companies because of idiots constantly pushing this garbage. Oh well.

"But I was trained in management school to think of people as nothing more than numbers! It's not my fault!" - corpo piece of shit.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I didn't even buy Borderlands 3 for $60 and there's no way in hell I'd pay $80 for something similar. I spent the full price of Baldur's Gate 3 for myself and two of my friends for a total of $180. Make the game worth it and you have my money. If the development cost of games has gone up then prove it and make better games.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I thought BL3 tanked so I'm pretty surprised they think they can charge this month. Did it review poorly and still sell well??

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It and it's DLC sold just fine because BL3 is miles above BL2 in gameplay (though yes it's story and voice acting are painful, 2 hasn't aged as well as many of us might remember it did in that regard, either)

Tbh I expect the same thing for this one: better gameplay, worse writing

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

There once was a game that was not free
The head of the game was big Randy
He joked one day with a cheery grin
Real fans would pay the fee HUAGH

Soon may the pirates come
To snag some games and have their fun
One day, when the cracks are done
We'll take our games and go

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I’ll buy this when it’s $20 with all expansions in two years.

It’s not because of Randy Bobandy here, him making an inane, alienating comment is his gimmick at this point and should be expected. It’s t because I found that if I play a game on release I end up playing the worst version of the game. And then I never play expansions because I rarely replay games and I’m not about to play an expansion to a game I haven’t played in a year without replaying the base game again.

So I buy games a year late, at half the price. I love gaming.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

Love doing this with modern atlus games. Cant wait to buy the "royal golden reloaded remaster collection" edition for $20 from a used/third party retailer.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Real fans would find a way to wait for the game to go on sale for $2.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

Charge what you want but don’t be cocky about it, easy.

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