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Game Discussions Star Citizen Discussion Thread v12
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Wait, what, it's not, there's something called "game theory" and that's definitely not subjective, it's science. There are several mathematical models that help describing it.
Re-defining words and vocabulary is a corner stone of cults - please avoid falling into that trap...
The context you are conveniently leaving out regarding that discussion is that people were asking for objective reasons and you kept posting subjective ones.I will never forget the "fun is not relevant" I've heard once here
Utter pollocks!More like a Pollock, amirite?
But mathematical game theory is not the same as game design. It is a completely different beast and has nothing to do with gameplay loops. It can be used for game design but has many more applications and generally is just another mathematical discipline.
A couple? A couple should be 2.Also I think the definition of several is (edit) MORE than two. Not two
Actually, it does. Gameplay loops have a mathematical model that's not too far from economy cycle models, if you mix in a bit state progression in there. Usually graph theory is a nice tool to start with, helps "cleaning up" a design that would have unintended shortcuts, side effects etc.
Ah yes it's got quite broader applications than just game design (it's a tenet of AI, which is my domain) - just saying that you definitely can create precise models of "game loops" and what they consist of, and that they are absolutely not "subjective" matter.
I must admit...I like half life Alyx...I'm trying my mate Badger's VR rig out for a few days.
Besides wrecking the Mole cave by falling over my PC chair and pulling the curtains off the rail... or nearly knocking myself unconscious on the edge of the desk after bending over to pick a pistol magazine off the virtual floor. Playing standing up waving my arms about and knocking monitors off the desk is a distinctly hazardous and damaging pursuit.
I've made up my mind that VR gaming is more dangerous than my old job of jumping out of aeroplanes
Once you get past the lamp punching stage (and the leaning on imaginary pool tables stage…) it gets a bit safer
(Although I did chip my thumb bone with a Hollywood grenade toss last year
. Totally uppercutted my screen :/)Alyx should give you all the AAA hijinks you need, but if you want recos for other games got a big list here (space games included
)Just avoid Sataball…
The key point here is "anecdotal fun is irrelevant" when even you are forced to point 30 seconds in a 6 hours playtime videos to continue your collection of "unplayable/unenjoyable" alpha moments, that the funding is better than ever, ED players continue to leave (for other games or SC), and a large portion of the players who leave for SC stay in SC after the honeymoon.
Good news, march 22 total funding is already at 20% of may 21 funding. Record year incoming.
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Enjoy the Vr mole! But gotta ask, do you have the entire cast of Beatrix potter up there with you? ;-)
I was searching if the video of OA was posted here and stumbled on this post of Dooguk which was the perfect intro.cry me a river
Star Citizen - Cry Me A River! Ambitious Worlds
Ok, seeing as the SC evangelicals seem to be stuck in a loop... (Railing against things that nobody has actually said, and asserting grand truths without having evidence of the same...)
Rational debate is clearly not on the agenda.
Let us instead pull back the time lense and enjoy these quotes instead
On we go brothers and sisters. Into the great bright gaming future...
Rational debate is clearly not on the agenda.
Let us instead pull back the time lense and enjoy these quotes instead
SQ42 beta end of 2021.
Vulkan late this year.
Second system late 2021, early 2022.
iCache a huge mess at start, good tech at the end of 2021.
On we go brothers and sisters. Into the great bright gaming future...
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I suspect the accounts of unplayable or unenjoyable moments in this thread is just a simple but effective counter and way of demonstrating how your “fun” argument is irrelevant in the discussion here about if SC is indeed the “BDSSE”, “able to compete with any AAA out there” or if SC fidelity “breaks new ground” etc etc (never mind the discussion about CIG and Chris Roberts continuous misrepresentation and potential fraud).
Regarding your Elite comment it has been shown already in this thread aswell how SC backers also leave for other games including ED, or go back to ED after having “refuged” recently, so meh again?
You can not argument objective general statements relative to the “superiority of SC” over other games with anecdotal observations like yours. Hope you agree?As for CIG funds tracker, just remember it has never been publicly audited by an independent 3rd party. There are tons of basic info missing in CIG accounts blog as well.
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I guess the play on words of my post was wasted...I was searching if the video of OA was posted here and stumbled on this post of Dooguk which was the perfect intro
Oh yep we've been discussing it
Although there are lots of fun backer quotes in the comments if you fancy:
The bug hunt is mostly to reassure themselves and deny the fact that the alpha is progressing quarter after quarter towards a real game.
It's the same logic as putting aside the fun aspect of a game, or saying over and over that there is no gameplay or content (even though there is more and more) = to avoid facing the truth about the real state of the alpha.
Have you noticed that the tech demo argument is becoming less and less common here?
Nope. The bug vids are just to demonstrate that SC is still a buggy alpha. Which shouldn't really be a contentious issue. They're normally deployed when excessive fans state that SC is essentially a fully fledged game etc. Or just when they're funny
They do also underline that SC has systemic issues which haven't improved over time, despite the dangled fancies of the quarterly patches
Nope
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/tq5g62/where_is_quantum_where_is_pyro_where_is_server/
Anyone have the heart to tell him that Quantum isn't actually involved in the 'Dynamic Missions'? (First trial run of some bits and pieces coming in 3.17 finally...)
Anyone have the heart to tell him that Quantum isn't actually involved in the 'Dynamic Missions'?
(First trial run of some bits and pieces coming in 3.17 finally...)