On May 06 2024 01:51 Latham wrote:
I find it ironic how Sony tried to argue at the FTC that Microsoft buying Acti-Blizz would somehow threaten their entire existence because they would lose access to Call of Duty after 5? or 10? years because they don't have their own successful multiplayer shooter, THEN they pull this shit.
You literally had a goose laying golden eggs. You had a successful multiplayer game and then you decided to smother it with a pillow in its sleep for no goddamn good reason. You pissed away any good will you had on PC.

20 years ago people were talking about the death of PC. Now it seems consoles are the ones that are shrinking in importance (Nintendo's wide moat niche notwithstanding). Sony is just flailing. They see the need to move in to the PC market but they have no idea what they are doing. It reminds how of how many Japanese companies started embracing the PC market but have all sorts of problems with their ports.

Harris1st

Germany6599 Posts

May 14 2024 07:30 GMT

#122

New warbond is shit and game got kinda boring TBH. Will be doing a longer vacation on super earth before maybe coming back to dive

JimmyJRaynor

Canada16170 Posts

May 14 2024 12:17 GMT

#123

Valve stated Sony required the ending of sales in countries without PSN. Today, people in those countries still can not buy the game. LOL. Did Sony get Justin Trudeau to write that PR statement.

. What a bunch of scum buckets Sony is.

So if I live in the Philippines or Egypt or Iran and I am loving the game I can't get my friends to play with me? That is silly nonsense.

My #1 employee and gaming playing partner other than my wife lives in Iran ~6 months a year. So now, I can't play with him? LOL.

I suspect Sony will no longer allow countries outside the PSN areas to buy Helldivers2. I do not think Sony is reversing this decision. SONY's SILENCE SAYS IT ALL.

Any how, I'm out. I had a blast for ~130 hours. As I've stated previously, when you buy a game on a proprietary server it is best to treat it like it is a Coin-Operated Arcade Game sitting inside your local Sports Bar//Billiard Hall. One day it'll get removed by the giant corp or the facility owner.

There is a community server software you can use to play Helldivers 1 so that you do not need Steam. So for Helldivers fans outside of the PSN countries they can always play Helldivers1. Of course, you'd be breaking their "Terms of Service". LOL.

One of the reasons I'm a big proponent of piracy is due to the actions of Sony in this matter. Other publishers do this same kind of BS as well and have been doing so for 50 years. Mattel and Atari screwed over its customers super hard in the 1970s and the anti consumer behaviour has been going on non stop since then. The video game industry is super scummy.

SPECULATION
There must be a power struggle going on between Arrowhead and Sony because Arrowhead must get some kind of money reward for increased sales #s. Arrowhead wants you to be able to play the game even if you are on the North Pole or living in Antarctica because it increases sales #s. Sony wants control. Sony wants control of its customers and the game studios that make the games. Sony wants the same kind of control Nintendo demands. Sony does not want huge sales #s outside of the PSN connected countries because then other Game Studios will demand this same luxury.

On May 14 2024 16:30 Harris1st wrote:
New warbond is shit and game got kinda boring TBH. Will be doing a longer vacation on super earth before maybe coming back to dive

Steam's chart #s indicate your opinion is common among the player base. 40,000 playing now. :D

xavierwood

1 Post

August 03 2024 17:34 GMT

#124

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cha0

Canada499 Posts

September 17 2024 13:17 GMT

#125

Is Helldivers still holding up? Was wondering if anyone has played both Helldivers and the new WH40K Space Marine 2 and if one is worth getting over the other.

JimmyJRaynor

Canada16170 Posts

September 17 2024 14:00 GMT

#126

Just got a big patch and a big surge of players got added. Helldivers2 is a $40 game and it has the breadth and scope of what you'd expect from a $40 game. The "Warbonds" can easily be earned with in game currency you can find laying around on the ground during Mission Activities. Check post #1 here. No need to buy the $60 version.

HD2 was downvoted on Steam due to a bunch of business decisions and unethical moves by Sony. They shut out a bunch of people in a bunch of countries where the game was previously available making it impossible for current players to play with friends in their country.

Lately HD2 has been downvoted on Steam because original buyers are rather bored. Thing is , it is a $40 game. You are not getting new content like you would for 2005 WoW and paying $15/month. Many people don't take that into account and they just downvote.

My favourite type of Steam review is the guy who downvotes the game after 100 hours of play. However, he now has 1500 hours of play time.

The style of 3rd person shooter of Helldivers2 feels a lot like an FPS. The style of 3rd Person Shooter for WH40K:Space Marine 2 feels very different from an FPS. There are a lot of Melee Combos , executions, Parry and Dodge mechanics in Space Marine2 NOT normally present in an FPS. I'd say WH40K:SM2 "feels" much more like Gears of War. No cover system like Gears of War though.

I got my $40 worth.

Harris1st

Germany6599 Posts

September 18 2024 07:44 GMT

#127

On September 17 2024 22:17 cha0 wrote:
Is Helldivers still holding up? Was wondering if anyone has played both Helldivers and the new WH40K Space Marine 2 and if one is worth getting over the other.

IMO Helldivers 2 is a bit more sandboxy stupid coop fun while Space Marine 2 is more story driven. And I think SM2 is capped at 3 players total? HD2 has 4 player

JimmyJRaynor

Canada16170 Posts

September 18 2024 17:43 GMT

#128

I refunded Space Marine 2. I get why some people think the 3rd Person combo/timing melee combat is awesome. It is just not for me.

Here is my rankings of best combat in these kinds of games..

#1) Halo Infinite FPS combat
#2) Borderlands3 FPS with subtle and meaningful verticality
#3) HD2 3rd person FPS style combat
#4) Halo 1,2,3 FPS combat. Not enough verticality.
#5) Destiny 2 FPS ... Too much verticality.

I do not like Gears of War and Space Marine 2 style of 3rd person combat.

This list is subjective. There are tonnes of people who love GoW and WH40K:SM2 combat.

Best thing you can do is play for a few hours. Steam refunds games for me when I have gone over their play limit. I request the money be put in my Steam wallet; I do not request the money back. Also , I gifted $2000 in games last year to others. Maybe that is also a factor.