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    Yeah Todd, that means people want a deeper RPG experience than you give with just a simple perk system that allows you to be good at everything all at once.

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      Heh. Playing the game now. You’re gonna have to sink hundreds of hours to fill that damn tree. I got 48hrs clocked and only Level 26. Barely touched rank 3 perks and haven’t maxed out one yet.

      I say if you put a month game time into a single character, fuck it be good at everything. Builds be damned. You earned it.

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            1 year ago

            Fallout 76 came out five years ago. It’s the only Bethesda game in recent history. (I still really like it)

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              Thats not true! Skyrim came out 2 years ago. Before that they had Skyrim which came out 5 years ago, piggybacking off the success of Skyrim which came out 6 years ago. There was also Skyrim back in 2011 which I guess was more than 12 years ago but it feels like just yesterday.

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                In other words, they release games at a similar rate to most AAA developers that aren’t making CoD or yearly sports titles?

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              How often do people expect developers to release AAA titles?

              Guerrilla Games released Horizon Forbidden West in 2022, and the only previous title in ‘recent’ history’ was the prequel 5 years earlier.

              Larian released BG3 this year, and the only previous title in recent history was Original Sin 2 was 6 years earlier.

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          No. What it is is their best game since Skyrim. I’m enjoying it for what it is. For one I’m playing a charismatic/diplo character and there are so many Persuade and skill check options in dialog. Far more than in the last 4 Bethesda games combined. And if that’s boring I’ve also specced into John Wick one/two hit kill Pistol shit too.

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      It’s a fun game, I’m loving Starfield. But it doesn’t have the same RPG elements as I was hoping.

      Fortunately Baldur’s Gate 3 got me there.

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        Fortunately for them, they already got your money. That’s the Bethesda MO… over-promise, under-deliver and fans will justify the rest. How many endings was FO3 suppose to have? I fully understand liking something that has flaws, but they shouldn’t be excused because of it.

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        But it doesn’t have the same RPG elements as I was hoping

        I feel like hope wasn’t warranted there with the obvious streamlining trend since Skyrim*. I could maybe see being cautiously optimistic, as in waiting for reviews.

        Not that it comes as a shock, I’m sure I’ll hear others say the same with the next elder installment.

        *=They at least made an attempt with FO3, skill checks+perks (plus the XP system is less grind-y than Oblivion even if it is simplified and less “immersive”). Also improved upon by FONV. (I didn’t have a good start with Morrowind, in fairness it probably was my fault for some of it but I don’t think skill grind and dice-roll misses are a good combo plus needing meta-knowledge even if that’s what makes replaying fun… because slog.)