Dragon Age™: The Veilguard is a Return To Form

[logincrash]

Get the feeling that reviewers don't quite understand what a 70/100 is
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This is so ******* annoying. It all comes from the notion that the maximum score is the standard everyone should get. It's also prevalent in schools with both kids and parents expecting As and considering Bs and Cs as failures.

[WaterMage]

A game set in Telvinter could be really great. Imagine the conflict between Zealot Chantry VS a Pagan Misantropic Magocracy. Sadly will be Forspoken tier ****. You can't even use blood magic in this **** game. They replaced it with the worst necromancy in any game.

[ArcaneLurker]

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As you can guess, I'm not from us, so I need explanation.

It is something that has been done in various ways throughout history to shape public opinion.

I don't care where you live, it is being done to you as well. It can be anything from how they control the news, what elements of entertainment, societal norms they promote, etc...

Healthy nations will often promote good standards in its public, while others will promote a means to develop control or manipulate opinion.

Enemy nations will use such to influence other countries to cause disruptions, strife and conflict.

Welcome to the world.

Social engineering and propaganda.

[rusty_shackleford]

We still need someone to do the official RPGHQ review, by the way!

[Jordy]

We still need someone to do the official RPGHQ review, by the way!

I'm sure @Oyster Sauce will deliver.

[rusty_shackleford]

HZD remaster comes out today too, going to guess there's a strong overlap in people who like these games

[Vergil]

Wow the thread STILL doesn't have the right title

[cleansingcarnage]

We still need someone to do the official RPGHQ review, by the way!

I'm sure @Oyster Sauce will deliver.

"Veilguard is a return to form for Bioware..."

[1998]

HZD remaster comes out today too, going to guess there's a strong overlap in people who like these games

Won't take away much from DA4 that's for sure

[rusty_shackleford]

HZD remaster comes out today too, going to guess there's a strong overlap in people who like these games

Won't take away much from DA4 that's for sure

I didn't even see it on the store prior to now

[Vergil]

HZD remaster comes out today too, going to guess there's a strong overlap in people who like these games

Won't take away much from DA4 that's for sure

One of the most organically successful franchises

[logincrash]

One of the most organically successful franchises

Why are they pushing it so hard? From what I've seen of it (watching my brother-in-law play it) it's the most mediocre Ubisoft-style open world sandbox. Hardly anything about it was novel or interesting.

[Acrux]

Tabletop nerds, videogame nerds, book nerds weren't left alone, they were bullied, sometimes till suicide.

And that's a good thing. Look how every single one of those niches have been destroyed by being normalized.

This is so stupid statement that I'm not gonna even commenting on it. If you think that normalization of a hobby killed it, than you will never understand anything what I say. It is all **** fault, by the way.

Yes, of course normiefication kills niche interests. There's literally no example in history where this hasn't happened. The concept of "regression toward the mean" is very clearly and measurably demonstrated over and over again.

[Vergil]

One of the most organically successful franchises

Why are they pushing it so hard? From what I've seen of it (watching my brother-in-law play it) it's the most mediocre Ubisoft-style open world sandbox. Hardly anything about it was novel or interesting.

Sony has no games

[Tag365]

It's almost here, let's see what Steam users response is.

[1998]

RELEASED!

[Nooneatall]

One of the most organically successful franchises

Why are they pushing it so hard? From what I've seen of it (watching my brother-in-law play it) it's the most mediocre Ubisoft-style open world sandbox. Hardly anything about it was novel or interesting.

Sony has no games

If you know you know

[Faceless_Sentinel]

And that's a good thing. Look how every single one of those niches have been destroyed by being normalized.

This is so stupid statement that I'm not gonna even commenting on it. If you think that normalization of a hobby killed it, than you will never understand anything what I say. It is all **** fault, by the way.

Yes, of course normiefication kills niche interests. There's literally no example in history where this hasn't happened. The concept of "regression toward the mean" is very clearly and measurably demonstrated over and over again.

Normalization of liking videogames and table top games it is not the same as transforming videogames and table top games in product that anybody can consume.

[rusty_shackleford]

gamalytic's prediction on Veilguard the moment prior to release, I want to see how accurate it is

I think it's going to be on the higher end of their sales prediction, fwiw. ~450k.

[Vergil]

RPGHQ chuddies btfo'd

[Acrux]

This is so stupid statement that I'm not gonna even commenting on it. If you think that normalization of a hobby killed it, than you will never understand anything what I say. It is all **** fault, by the way.

Yes, of course normiefication kills niche interests. There's literally no example in history where this hasn't happened. The concept of "regression toward the mean" is very clearly and measurably demonstrated over and over again.

Normalization of liking videogames and table top games it is not the same as transforming videogames and table top games in product that anybody can consume.

Yes it is, because it's what has directly caused the "games for modern audiences" crisis.

[Tag365]

First five minutes are up. 89 players detected for now on SteamDB, but I expect it to explode upwards. Do you think it will likely be around 50,000 to 100,000 at maximum? Or lower, or higher?

[1998]

Valve still featuring the Steam Scream sale on their store main page. Nice

[Faceless_Sentinel]

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As you can guess, I'm not from us, so I need explanation.

It is something that has been done in various ways throughout history to shape public opinion.

I don't care where you live, it is being done to you as well. It can be anything from how they control the news, what elements of entertainment, societal norms they promote, etc...

Healthy nations will often promote good standards in its public, while others will promote a means to develop control or manipulate opinion.

Enemy nations will use such to influence other countries to cause disruptions, strife and conflict.

Welcome to the world.

I mean what is the point of programming nations in this way:

But products of your culture says otherwise! Judging by movies, cartoons and news of this period, you westoids bullied random people to death with no big reason, just for fun. Tabletop nerds, videogame nerds, book nerds weren't left alone, they were bullied, sometimes till suicide.

Why us made movies, cartoons and other media about bullying nerds to death? What was the point of this type of programming?

[1998]

First five minutes are up. 89 players detected for now on SteamDB, but I expect it to explode upwards. Do you think it will likely be around 50,000 to 100,000 at maximum? Or lower, or higher?

Absolutely can't see that going above 100k. Around 50k max, I went with 22k before, but probably way too optimistic

[rusty_shackleford]

First five minutes are up. 89 players detected for now on SteamDB, but I expect it to explode upwards. Do you think it will likely be around 50,000 to 100,000 at maximum? Or lower, or higher?

I say 55k.

[RangerBoo]

First five minutes are up. 89 players detected for now on SteamDB, but I expect it to explode upwards. Do you think it will likely be around 50,000 to 100,000 at maximum? Or lower, or higher?

Wait till late tonight. It is early morning here in the West Coast. Most people are at work right now and it is Halloween today so people will be either taking their kids trick or treating or going to Halloween parties today. Numbers may go up later tonight.

[1998]

First five minutes are up. 89 players detected for now on SteamDB, but I expect it to explode upwards. Do you think it will likely be around 50,000 to 100,000 at maximum? Or lower, or higher?

Wait till late tonight. It is early morning here in the West Coast. Most people are at work right now and it is Halloween today so people will be either taking their kids trick or treating or going to Halloween parties today. Numbers may go up later tonight.

Peak will be anyway on the weekend...

[Tag365]

The player count is now at 1,829. Seems like their downloads finished and people are now starting to be able to play the game.

First reviews are also in.

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[1998]

So already triple Concord, impressive