Decline Sword Coast Legends Pre-Release Thread

[Zorba the Hutt]

Yes, the mods are now making a "refund megathread" after the CEO had his little rant offering refunds to people complaining. And the game isn't even released yet.

 

[Space Insect]

This thread is AMAZING: http://steamcommunity.com/app/325600/discussions/0/517142892066001895/

Especially when they start talking about Texas and the ASCII dick pics start flying.

I love how they go from talking about SCL refunds to America bashing. We need a Codex elite strike squad that exists just to derail the threads of the popamoles.

 

[Infinitron]

Oh boy:

 

[Zorba the Hutt]

I'll stop spamming this thread after this, but had to mention that they've obviously had a big meeting about the clusterfuck that their 'communication strategy' has resulted in. Suddenly Dan reappeared, vaguely apologising for his tone and promising better in future, then churning out personal replies. The community manager suddenly answered a string of questions he'd been avoiding for months. And one of the QAs has obviously been detailed to help out on the forum as he arrived to confirm that the game is as "close to 5E as possible". Then he posted this gem which says a lot:

Personally, I played DA: Inquisition on easy because I prefer more action based like Diablo. Not a big fan of pausing constantly. What is going to be different about SCL is hard with 4 people playing. Might not need to pause and will still be really challenging.

I feel the game is in good hands.

 

[Anthedon]

This is so stereotyped, ugh. It's like they want to be the poster child of .

 

[Volourn]

I haven't see a trainwreck being telegraphed so obviously pre release like this since POR2. LMFAO

 

[Shammy]

Mediocre voice acting and forum drama before the game is even out?



oh boy

 

[Fairfax]

I'll stop spamming this thread after this, but had to mention that they've obviously had a big meeting about the clusterfuck that their 'communication strategy' has resulted in. Suddenly Dan reappeared, vaguely apologising for his tone and promising better in future, then churning out personal replies. The community manager suddenly answered a string of questions he'd been avoiding for months. And one of the QAs has obviously been detailed to help out on the forum as he arrived to confirm that the game is as "close to 5E as possible". Then he posted this gem which says a lot:



I feel the game is in good hands.

Reads like a parody by Bubbles

Bubblegum_Bandit: As an RPGWatch member, I played DA: Inquisition on easy because I prefer more action based like Diablo. Not a big fan of pausing constantly. What is going to be different about SCL is hard with 4 people playing. Might not need to pause and will still be really challenging.

 

[Night Goat]

Nice-looking girl but she's got a voice fit for silent movies. I love the look on the guy's face at 1:40, he's not even pretending it's not terrible.

 

[Telengard]

The saddest juiciest part of all this is: they probably made their marketing strategy long ago, back before Steam refunds were a thing, 'cause ittheir marketing was all old boiler plate. And because refunds weren't in their calculations, when Steam Refunds came out, they should have adjusted their tack. But they didn't, and now they're one of the first companies looking to trip over them.

 

[getter77]

To date, the only project I'm aware of that is very much explicitly aiming to channel Dragon Age of any stripe, to good ends, is ToME4. Even then, it took a drastically changed approach and there's still various trouble spots that DG has to power through.

With this...and The Line from BG to DA...well...all DA really did was excise as much of the older P&P sensibilities as possible and graft "modern" MMO aspects in their place while not even managing as competent an AI, outside of maybe with massive tedious tinkering, as even FF XII did---so what is even left for them to infuse post DA's MMO bits after the fact? It reads like the same lack of soul and identity as the recent Gauntlet game awhile back...

 

[Bubbles]

Do you want to meet the makers of Sword Coast Legends and get your hands on SCL a bit more prior to launch? If so, we have good news for you! If you happen to live the San Francisco Bay area, we're throwing a public party at the incredible Folsom Street Foundry, located at 1425 Folsom Street, San Francisco.

• When?: 6:00pm to Midnight on Wednesday October 14th.
• Where?: The Folsom Street Foundry. Here’s a link to the venue's website:http://folsomstreetfoundry.com/
• Who?: Members of the n-Space, Digital Extremes, and Wizards of the Coast teams will be at Folsom Street Foundry to hang out and answer your questions about Sword Coast Legends.
• Why: With the launch of Sword Coast Legends right around the corner (10/20), we figured this would be a great time to meet with members of our growing community.

Time for a Codex report.

 

[AwesomeButton]

Judging by some reactions on the Steam forums, they better hire some security for that party.

 

[Bubbles]

We could reappropriate it as the AoD launch party.

 

[Zorba the Hutt]

We need to find a Codexer to attend...

...preferably someone not easily flattered or intimidated.

 

[Space Insect]

Maybe it will end up like the God of War press party.

 

[AwesomeButton]

Maybe it will end up like the God of War press party.

Wow, they actually attempted to make a Dionysia-styled launch party? That's some good taste right there. And some ignoramuses complained, of course. I'm shocked by this display of religious intolerance. I thought we live in an age of spiritual advancement, where cultural diversity is embraced by enlightened liberal minds.

 

[Space Insect]

Wow, they actually attempted to make a Dionysia-styled launch party? That's some good taste right there. And some ignoramuses complained, of course. I'm shocked by this display of religious intolerance. I thought we live in an age of spiritual advancement, where cultural diversity is embraced by enlightened liberal minds.

 

[Irenaeus II]

I think Crispy lives near San Francisco, he should put some flowers in his hair and get a move on. He likes shit games and D&D, it's perfect. It's next Wednesday so there's plenty of time to organize.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Reads like a parody by Bubbles

Bubblegum_Bandit: As an RPGWatch member, I played DA: Inquisition on easy because I prefer more action based like Diablo. Not a big fan of pausing constantly. What is going to be different about SCL is hard with 4 people playing. Might not need to pause and will still be really challenging.

Small wonder that mindx2 slapped their ass so hard. Watchers are complete pussies.

 

[Infinitron]

Small wonder that mindx2 slapped their ass so hard. Watchers are complete pussies.

(Psst, that guy's not actually a Watcher, he's a guy who was trolling them in Twitch chat during the mindx2 vs Hiddenx D:OS 2 match)

 

[Crispy]

He likes shit games

Correction: I tolerate shit games because I have no other choice. A good example would be Pillars of Eternity.

 

[Irenaeus II]

Correction: I tolerate shit games because I have no other choice. A good example would be Pillars of Eternity.

I was talking about Twitcher 3. So, what about this mission? Will you choose to accept it?

 

[Hobo Elf]

(Psst, that guy's not actually a Watcher, he's a guy who was trolling them in Twitch chat during the mindx2 vs Hiddenx D:OS 2 match)

The best kind of trolling is the kind that has a nugget of truth hidden within ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[AwesomeButton]

It is important to keep in mind that, after all is said and done, ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is a game. Because it is a game, certain things which seem "unrealistic", or simply unnecessary are integral to the system. Classes have restrictions in order to give a varied and unique approach to each class when they play, as well as to provide play balance. Races are given advantages or limits mainly because the whole character of the game would be drastically altered if it were otherwise. Everything in the ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS system has purpose;[...]

Player's Handbook, 1978

That has to be why a Pillars of Eternity fanboy calling SCL a shit game seems ironic.