vasus

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[–] vasus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If you're not excited about Brighter shores then I really don't know, for some reason no one else has ever tried to make the same type of game (aside from Genfanad and Titanreach, both of which have shut down quickly after release)

You could check out Project: Gorgon, it's something of a mix between Runescape's multitude of slow-to-level, interconnected skills on one character and a more typical MMO with distinct classes, buildcrafting and group content. It has a free demo on Steam. All of that said it's only vaguely similar, and I wouldn't mention it if there was anything closer to OSRS.

[–] vasus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

The game is free, you can also get it on the author's blog or through itch.io

[–] vasus@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

The Last Sovereign (NSFW) is an 18+ RPGmaker game. The basic premise is this: What if you had a setting with a bunch of hentai tropes lumped together and played straight, with no porn logic or stupid characters?

You play as a middle aged, very competent army veteran who gains the powers of an incubus, and reluctantly uses them with the aim of making the world a better place, slowly developing a harem of well realized, cool characters along the way. There's sex scenes, obviously, but you very quickly forget all about them as you are plunged into an underdog story where you have to manage your fledgling armies + resources and have to constantly make tough decisions.

[–] vasus@lemmy.world 119 points 2 months ago (28 children)

The video author posted this comment under the video which goes over his main claims:

"Claims I provide evidence for in this video:

  1. Many MrBeast videos are fake, contests are unfairly rigged, and contestants are often undisclosed friends and family of MrBeast employees, or employees themselves.

  2. MrBeast has run multiple illegal lotteries targeting children. (I estimate they profited over $10,000,000 from these lotteries)

  3. MrBeast knowingly sold merch with fake autographs while claiming on his website that “The autographed piece is genuine”. (fraud imo)

Also MrBeast knew about Kris being a pdf"

[–] vasus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't get the other comments, this isn't something unusual or praiseworthy, TF2 has been getting these "updates" consisting of a new lootbox + community maps of dubious quality, consistently for years

[–] vasus@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (8 children)

Very reasonable, I hope the dev sticks to his guns and keeps a manageable pace. I feel that it's right to expect content updates coming in if the game is marked early access, but so long as you don't pull a Valheim, people shouldn't be mad at you

[–] vasus@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

"A preliminary investigation indicates Kang knew the victim only online, having met him playing a fantasy video game called ArcheAge. According to the game's website, it is shutting down its North America and European servers this week because of a declining number of users. "

No wonder they don't have players left, this dude beat them all to death

[–] vasus@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Disclosure I identify with the movement, hence bias

Thing started off February 29 when Chris Kindred, the narrative designer at Sweet Baby Inc, a videogame consulting company, called for a mass report campaign against the steam curator group (and its owner) "Sweet Baby Inc Detected", which exist to highlight steam games in which the company has some involvement. Chris called it a harrassment group and claimed that it breaks steam's terms of service.

This got a lot of eyes on the group which balooned in membership, right wingers/ old gamergaters latched onto it and I think it's fair to say that this Sweet baby Inc detected group is the main Gamergate 2 community. As time goes on the movement isn't just campaigning against this one company, but against many similiar consultation groups (Black Girl Gamers/Gaymers for example) and the concept of ESG funding in general.

 

Steam Next Fest, which is a regular event for showcasing upcoming games, is happening now on steam and will continue until February 12 at 10:00 AM PST (UTC-8).

With hundreds of demos available, even if you're only interested in a fraction of the games it's going to be difficult to try everything before the event ends. With that in mind, I'm hoping people can use this thread to share their thoughts on the titles they've played.

Which games did you enjoy, and which do you think suck? Please share your thoughts!

 

Genfanad, short for Generic Fantasy Adventure, used to be a browser-based parody/clone of OldSchool runescape with a very sarcastic and self aware sense of humor. If you're a fan of Josh Strife Hayes, you've probably seen his video on it a year back. I've never really played it myself, but I randomly checked the website today and found that the game transformed into some sort of MMO card battler hybrid?

Not going to lie that combination sounds super interesting to me but I'm very confused on why such a huge shift happened in the game's development direction. I had to check the date to make sure it's not April 1st.

Are there any fans of the game here that know why this happened, or want to share their feelings on the change/the state of the game? I've found very few people talking about it online

 

It's been a while since the open beta started, I haven't tried the game myself but if you did, do you recommend it? I would love to hear your thoughts about it in general, I'm interested in the game but haven't seen many reviews yet

 

I don't think the announcement is up on their website, but you can see it here on their Discord.

If you're never heard of it, it's an indie MMO that's going for an oldschool feel with the unique feature of dungeon masters interacting with the players live. You can see that it's super janky, but it has some charming features like the classes and the setting. It was previously set to release Q3 2023.

Alongside the name change, they've also announced a rework of the combat system and removed the release date estimate.

I barely follow the game's development so maybe this delay was something that could be seen from miles away but I personally thought the game would be a fun way to pass a few weeks, especially given that there's not much else in the MMO space that's coming out soon besides Palia. In my opinion, I think this game is destined to have a niche following before petering out some months after release, and a combat rework by itself won't change that, it's just wasting time and money.

Were you aware that the game existed at all? And how do you feel about the changes?

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by vasus@lemmy.world to c/mmorpg@lemmy.ml
 

With the curent Steam summer sale going on, most MMORPGs on there are going to be on sale. Which titles do you think are worth picking up? If you bought anything new, how do you feel about it?