Fallout 76
I think I dodged a bullet in not purchasing Fallout 76. Todd Howard has some 'splaining to do.
In addition to completely missing what attracts people to it's games, Bethesda shat the bed by releasing a buggy and barely functional piece of garbage that should honestly still be an alpha build. The microtransaction system works just fine though. :D
The Creation Engine, which is pretty much just heavily modded Gamebryo, needs to be retired. Sooner rather than later. It can't compete with modern AAA studios.
Look at RDR2 for fucks sake.
We all know Bethesda releases buggy games. That's something we put up with because of the engaging open world.
But the Creation Engine is at the end of it's lifespan. If they release ES6 running it I don't think they'll live it down.
When a baby gets food on it's face it's endearing.
When your friend Chad gets food on his face every time you go out to eat, you start wondering what is wrong with Chad.
Either bite the bullet and use a commercially available engine, or spend the time and money to develop one that isn't a dusty pile of 20 year old frankencode.
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in-joke warning
Ug Qualtoth demands penance from Bethesda for this lackluster performance. Perhaps a Todd-ler would be the appropriate sacrifice...
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Seriously guys. He deserves some sort of censure. A lot is on the marketing team, but as creative director he is the one ultimately responsible for this diarrhea bomb.
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I was tempted to grab it on sale. ON SALE for 50% off literally weeks after full release!
I was tempted just to watch the train wreck in action.
But I will not reward bad behavior with money.
Vote with your wallets folks. Stop pre-ordering games. The industry needs to learn.
Hopefully the Fallout franchise survives this.
In addition to completely missing what attracts people to it's games, Bethesda shat the bed by releasing a buggy and barely functional piece of garbage that should honestly still be an alpha build. The microtransaction system works just fine though. :D
The Creation Engine, which is pretty much just heavily modded Gamebryo, needs to be retired. Sooner rather than later. It can't compete with modern AAA studios.
Look at RDR2 for fucks sake.
We all know Bethesda releases buggy games. That's something we put up with because of the engaging open world.
But the Creation Engine is at the end of it's lifespan. If they release ES6 running it I don't think they'll live it down.
When a baby gets food on it's face it's endearing.
When your friend Chad gets food on his face every time you go out to eat, you start wondering what is wrong with Chad.
Either bite the bullet and use a commercially available engine, or spend the time and money to develop one that isn't a dusty pile of 20 year old frankencode.
_
in-joke warning
Ug Qualtoth demands penance from Bethesda for this lackluster performance. Perhaps a Todd-ler would be the appropriate sacrifice...
-
Seriously guys. He deserves some sort of censure. A lot is on the marketing team, but as creative director he is the one ultimately responsible for this diarrhea bomb.
-
I was tempted to grab it on sale. ON SALE for 50% off literally weeks after full release!
I was tempted just to watch the train wreck in action.
But I will not reward bad behavior with money.
Vote with your wallets folks. Stop pre-ordering games. The industry needs to learn.
Hopefully the Fallout franchise survives this.