Re: STALKER 2 is out

On Thu, 28 Nov 2024 09:25:46 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:

On 27/11/2024 19:58, PW wrote:

 From what I've read there are quite a few technical issues
(particularly optimisation) and bugs currently but the devs. are working
on fixing those. So probably best to move on until your first experience
of the game will be a good one.

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I think so too!  If I could hold on until Baulder's Gate 3 came out
was patched, instead of buying it two years plus earler under Early
Access I can wait for this one to be fixed.  Although I quit playing
BG3 early on (too confusing for me! :-))
 
Good point JAB! Thanks!

>
Unfortunately it now seems like good advice for lots of games. Resist
the FOMO and wait, so not only will yet get a better first game
experience but you can probably pick it up at a discount!
>
It's kinda ironic with paid for early access to the actual released
game. I pay you so I can get the game a week earlier than others but
what I get to be is a free tester for a bug ridden mess.

I'm not immune to the allure of buying games new (see my recent
purchase of "Mechwarrior 5: The Clans") but intellectually I know it's
something to be resisted.

It's not just the bugs, although that's a significant reason to avoid
brand new games. It's the pricing too. Wait six or 12 months and I can
get the same game for half the price! Or the allure of added content:
buy today and get half the game; buy in a year and get all the DLC
included. Then there is the fear of publisher shenanigins ("hey, let's
suddenly add microtransactions or wedge in some obnoxious DRM!").
Giving a game some time also allows for the hype to die down and to
get more reasoned reviews of the game. Walkthroughs are available for
those difficult spots, if I wait. Mods are there. There's a lot of
reasons to Just Wait some months (or years!) before buying, and
comparatively few to purchase a game immediately.

Well, at least for the games I play. If you're big into the
multiplayer scene, then there's a bit more of a rush; you want to get
in before the crowds inevitably move on to the next game, and you want
to start practicing your skills at the game before you're completely
surpassed by the 'I'm playing this game 19 hours a day for three
months straight' crowd. There's a bit of a rush then. (Even so, you
could probably make some argument for waiting a few months). But for
something like "STALKER 2", there is no advantage to buying it on day
one, except that we're all primed by the marketeer's psychological
manipulation to do so.

It's hard to do so --especially for a game like "STALKER 2", where
there's been pent up demands for decades!-- and I don't always
succeed... but it's the better choice all around.