I’m a casual Half Life enjoyer. Spent some time on the subreddit and man is it off the wall.

Tunic has an interesting fandom. That writing system has inspired a lot of cool stuff. The subreddit is censored six ways from Sunday because of how spoiler-sensitive the game is, but I have to wonder what random passers-by must think.

The Undertale fandom has permanently put me off trying the game. It’s not really my kind of game anyway, but I enjoy the soundtrack.

Minecraft has to have had the biggest demographic shift in its player base I’ve ever seen. I bought the game when it was in beta. Most fans were adults who were able to give a random Swede 20 bucks via PayPal. After the game’s release, and especially after the console ports and eventual MS buyout, the average age got younger and younger. I miss the old Minecraft forums.

    • Cyv_@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      94·
      10 days ago

      This comment is a decent example of the antagonistic relationship that helldivers seem to have with the devs. I doubt they are actively trying to ruin their own game, but mistakes are very regularly framed that way in feedback, and said feedback is usually very angry, and usually written in a way to insult the developers competence or choices.

      I just don’t see that level of anger in most other games, and I really don’t know what’s so different in this case.

      • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
        111·
        10 days ago

        I used to think it was incompetence. But they were so smug in their update video where they proudly proclaimed “we didnt do anything to the Coyote.” No, instead, they nerfed it by nerfing ALL FIRE DAMAGE GLOBALLY. Meaning not only did they nerf the Coyote like they wanted, they also nerfed flamethrowers and incendiary weapons.

        Then they repeated this with the tank. Right before they dropped the tank, they reduced its health AND INCREASED DURABLE DAMAGE ON ALL ENEMIES. Which nerfed the tank like they wanted, but also nerfed ALL VEHICLES AND TURRETS. So now all our vehicles, not just the tank but also the FRV and the mechs AND all the turrets, are armored with soggy paper.

        Then they get backlash, they wheel out Pilestedt, and he says “we will change, we will listen, we will be more transparent.” Every. Single. Time. They have done this like six times, and they keep making the same mistakes. Making a good Helldivers 2 update isn’t even hard. But Arrowhead’s updates make it look like a monumental challenge. I dont even know what the devs do all day, most of the content made for their game is outsourced, they dont even make it themselves.

        This isnt incompetence. Its Antagonistic DM Syndrome. It cant be anything other than intentional at this point.

      • iegod@lemmy.zipEnglish
        8·
        9 days ago

        It’s been a while since I’ve played the game or engaged with the community (1.5+ years?) but the devs would definitely nerf things the community found very fun. Like, dudes, it’s not a PvP game. Just leave it alone. Let people enjoy your jank. The constant shuffle of core mechanics turned it into a game that just felt unpredictable and unfinished. It’s what pushed me away.