XboxEra Community Hangout |OT6| New Year, Same Three Topics

AoE 2:DE, Grounded, Sea of Thieves, FH5 and even FH4 are on this current top played list whereas Halo Infinite is nowhere to be seen. :grimacing:

This the first time Iā€™ve not seen it on here.

I wasted money on so many Rockstar games thinking like this, letting the oversized hype of a game with a core gameplay loop and mechanics that I donā€™t enjoy convince me to buy it.

Itā€™s going to be interesting to see how the hype for this game does the same to a lot of other folks.

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Itā€™s so weird, Halo seems to fit well for PC, is it the conception that itā€™s a console game first?

Arena shooter in an era dominated by BRs, no content and traditonally a console game

Im not really surprised

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Rockstar games could only wish they played as well as Fromsoft games lmao. One thing is clear, you buy RDR2 for its strong writing and story and breathtaking open world immersion, not its slogfest of a gameplay, thatā€™s for sure.

But I get the general gist.

Elden Ring wonā€™t suddenly magically make you love the kind of games Fromsoft makes, but theyā€™re giving more options and adding so many crucial QoL features that itā€™d be less of a hindrance to continue playing if the difficulty is getting to you.

Fromsoft games wish they were as accessable as Rockstar games lmao*

I donā€™t like both tbh

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From PC-only gamers I talk to, itā€™s ā€œold and datedā€ and ā€œlacks contentā€.

we really talkin about rockstar being some champions of accessibility when you gotta hold E to pick pockets and open drawers every single time.

But yes, itā€™s true that Fromsoft games could be more accessible and I think Elden Ring is doing some good things on that front, even though it might not be doing enough explicitly by adding modes and such.

It usually becomes another New World. Was there any game that retained ther concurrent number on Steam? (though CS players just built different)

They play CSGO to this day :giphy:

Lacking content is true but many games lacked content and still did so well

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Iā€™m a PC-only gamer and I donā€™t think itā€™s old and dated, in fact itā€™s refreshing how good it feels to play in a sea of sweaty point and shooters and Battle Royale. But lacking content is a reasonable judgment to make as of now.

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Very few

But this is an MMO and those sort of games are all about retention, doesnā€™t matter how well you start off if they are gone in a week

Right now itā€™s got that huge FOMO like New World did

These are the games now that I will eventually try if they arrive on Game Pass in 5 years, but not spend 70 bucks on when they arenā€™t stylistically games that I love.

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Only Counter Strike is eternal :sweat_smile:

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Like, what in the fuck is this even? :sob:

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Iā€™ll never understand the appeal of CS

Tried the 360 port and while I understand itā€™s bad port and meant to be played on m/kb, the thought of playing that same shit for over 10/15 years like others have, yuck

Itā€™s basically a Nintendo game of PCverse. Classic in name, classic by design; therefore, it will be played by close to above million daily.

Itā€™s sad, but Iā€™ll only spend money on games that I KNOW I will like. Like personally I donā€™t think Ubisoft games are anything special and yet theyā€™re my most prucahsed publisher, because even if their games are wildly formulaic and samey, I trust that I will get something familiar that I will enjoy them and get plenty of playtime on them. I donā€™t have the luxury to risk $20 or more on something that might not be for me.

Iā€™m not saying they are very consistent haha, but I doubt itā€™s the same people. That is just the reasons Iā€™ve been told, most wants a BR mode.

Same, I like the gameplay a lot. Just really light on content.

Slavs will keep CSGO at the top lol.

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