• SwampYankee@mander.xyz
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      9 months ago

      Expectations that people made up in their heads. If you followed any of the pre-release media, you knew exactly what you were getting, including the performance issues.

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      9 months ago

      If only there was some method to check the gameplay after release and decide if you want to purchase.

      Emotionally pre-ordering a game based on your own expectations is a meme.

      I wanted to play KSP2 and waited an actual decade for it so I could go to space with my friends. Upon release I checked gameplay and reviews and never ended up buying it. I voted with my wallet and not my complaints, it’s that simple

      • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net
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        Emotionally pre-ordering a game based on your own expectations is a meme.

        I shouldn’t expect a sequel to do at least what the previous game did and a little more? I don’t have to pre-order a thing to still be disappointed about the state of it’s release when it doesn’t even meet the bare minimum expectation for a sequel.

        It even works in the opposite way. I didn’t get The Witcher 3 at launch because of the expectations set by the first 2 games being technical nightmares. But it turned out to actually be good.

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          I shouldn’t expect a sequel to do at least what the previous game did and a little more?

          Should it be the case? Yes. But we’ve been burned enough times that it’s incredibly naive to expect it.

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        9 months ago

        If only there had been a game that you had played thousands of hours on and had high hopes for the sequel.

        Also, you waited a decade to play a game you wanted to play? That’s a you problem.

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          If only there had been a game that you had played thousands of hours on and had high hopes for the sequel.

          He’s not arguing against hoping for a better sequel. He’s telling people to stop pre-ordering games without knowing how good the game is going to be.

          Also, you waited a decade to play a game you wanted to play? That’s a you problem.

          Read his reply again. He waited 10 years for it to release and get reviewed before making an informed purchasing decision. He made a smart move.

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            9 months ago

            Ksp released 2015 so unless they were awaiting its sequel 1 year before it released they are chatting shit. Facts mean nothing to you do they?