The Outer Worlds Pre-Release Thread [GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Roguey]

Modding is the backbone of Bethesdas success.

Skyrim didn't sell tens of millions on all sorts of platforms on the strength of its modding.

 

[ColonelTeacup]

Making The Outer Worlds moddable is a bit like making Pillars of Eternity turn-based. If they want to, they can probably get there eventually (not necessarily in this particular game).

One can only hope there is ample enough incentive, then.

If mods were essential to the success of an rpg, the more games would support them on consoles, both console makers allow them, and Microsoft even goes as far as allowing 1:1 versions of pc mods.

The reality is that only morrowind and fallout 4 have an extensive selection of mods on consoles.

Obsidian really needs to step up their game on consoles, make something polished at release, and shit like not having hit reactions (as roguey points out), having an intrusive and non optional UI, shit and clunky combat, outdated graphics, will only harm the outer worlds chances at making an impact.

Even before the port to consoles, modding was a huge factor in pc gaming, it is one of the reasons for bethesdas massive sales figures in pc sales for their titles, as well as longterm player investment in their title. If nothing else, Bethesda not properly seizing upon the opportunity to create even more dlcs for skyrim and fallout 4 was one of their biggest mistakes due to their laziness. They could have made a massive amount of money. Doubly so for PCs due to almost all modders using assets from all of their expansions. Inevitably, anyone attracted to modding would be forced to buy all the dlc packs. This was highlighted as well during the fallout 4 controversy with their workshop dlcs. Despite being incredibly unpopular, they sold well due to people needing them for the mods themselves. Modding is incredibly for longterm consumer engagement.

 

[ColonelTeacup]

Modding is the backbone of Bethesdas success.

Skyrim didn't sell tens of millions on all sorts of platforms on the strength of its modding.

It did on pc however, and then made bethesda a sizeable wad of cash on ps4 with the ported mods for sale.

 

[AwesomeButton]

I just caught up, and boy, what a retarded thread has this turned into.

Merry Christmas!

(Wow Bing Crosby was such a despicable SJW in 1942!)

 

[Quillon]

Tim threatens to take away numbers: codex rages, Tim puts numbers in yo face: same thing :D

 

[Butter]

I just caught up, and boy, what a retarded thread has this turned into.

Merry Christmas!

(Wow Bing Crosby was such a despicable SJW in 1942!)

The song was written by a Jew.

 

[Alienman]

Fuuck...

Does that mean that you can't turn off hitmarkers either?

And that explanation... I'm getting vibes that you will change weapons each 15 minutes a la Borderlands.

 

[ColonelTeacup]

Modding is the backbone of Bethesdas success.

Skyrim didn't sell tens of millions on all sorts of platforms on the strength of its modding.

It did on pc however, and then made bethesda a sizeable wad of cash on ps4 with the ported mods for sale.

Skyrim is a meme game. Mods, just the cherry on top. The faster we come to terms with this the better. Because as far as I am concerned I can not think of a single thing that made Skyrim so popular outside of the word of mouth.

On consoles? It has a large open world, and until recently you make yourself and explore the world doing quests and getting lost in another place. This has large appeal. For pc, what i've already mentioned and with modding on top. Anyone who disagrees is deluding themselves. Without mods, bethesda would not have been anywhere near as successful as they have. For around 2 decades they've had a pseudo monopoly on these two aspects together and it has yet to change. Even its competitors like the witcher or the recent red dead can not fill this particular niche as they exclude key essential formats to the formula.

 

[HoboForEternity]

I don't know if this was posted yet, but halon entertainment is the studio employed for mo-cap.

https://www.halon.com/

wow, most blockbusters are there. seems kinda a lot of resources

 

[Yosharian]

LMAO I seem to remember several people telling me to stop overreacting when I criticised that awful UI. 'Of course we'll be able to turn off that stuff' they said. Fucking retards.

 

[AwesomeButton]

I don't know if this was posted yet, but halon entertainment is the studio employed for mo-cap.

https://www.halon.com/

wow, most blockbusters are there. seems kinda a lot of resources

Makes sense that the shooting animations would be identical to those of Fallout then.

 

[Ibn Sina]

I wish Obsidian went with a more grounded take on their Sci-fi setting. What a waste. This loony toon "Colony at the Edge of the Galaxy" stuff is just shite.

 

[TemplarGR]

This game will be a Borderlands clone garbage. That is the feeling i got by watching the trailer. Of course that is the game most codexers secretely covet to play while pretending to still be playing golden box games and assault anyone who plays Skyrim as a popamoler...

I am not one of them, i hated Borderlands. It was fucking garbage. Didn't like a single aspect of it, i didn't like the graphics, i didn't like the cheese, i didn't like the combat system, i didn't like the settings, i didn't like the gunplay, i didn't like the garbage loot. It just sucked.

I have a strong feeling i won't like this either.

 

[FeelTheRads]

assault anyone who plays Skyrim as a popamoler

So much butthurt, it's hilarious. Like every other post you cry that codexers don't like Skyrim and they bully you. Waaah, waaah, cry some more, faggot.

 

[Big Wrangle]

This game will be a Borderlands clone garbage. That is the feeling i got by watching the trailer. Of course that is the game most codexers secretely covet to play while pretending to still be playing golden box games and assault anyone who plays Skyrim as a popamoler...

Isn't Borderlands' combat and loot system technically more complicated?

 

[Elex]

Floating numbers are in Cyberpunk 2077 too. What are these developers even thinking?

“bitches loves floating numbers”

 

[Big Wrangle]

15 DAMAGE

 

[Jenkem]

if templarGR is shitting on this game then my only conclusion is that this will be one of the top RPGs of 2019.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

hello friends tell me more about the flaw system

 

[Yosharian]

The whole Borderlands thing has seriously dented my interest in this game. I'm getting off this particular hype train

 

[rusty_shackleford]

The whole Borderlands thing has seriously dented my interest in this game. I'm getting off this particular hype train

don't worry friend I'll buy two copies to make up for the lost sale

 

[Cat Dude]

Trying so hard and over the top comedy might destroy the hype of this game. It just looks too much like Borderland at this point.

 

[HoboForEternity]

hello friends tell me more about the flaw system

my theory is a certain condition triggers a screen that give you a negative perk. dunno about its permanence, but it seemed permanent. for example in that shot, the PC was attacked by those ratisaurus thing. i guess the condition is like "recive x damage by creature y" trigger creature y phobia. in return, it give you perk points you can put into the beneficial perks.

 

[Chris Avellone]

Another one?

[Re: Interview]

I have nothing left to answer at this stage in my rapidly-depleting life cycle that anyone would find of note.

I would move on to someone more interesting, like Alex Scokel, who actually made me interested in playing Pillars 2. Can we make this happen?

Bonus points if Brandon Adler is also asked some questions, because I love me some badler. Excellent producer, loving developer, gives the best hugs.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Trying so hard and over the top comedy might destroy the hype of this game. It just looks too much like Borderland at this point.

And we all know that Borderlands sold horribly.

If only it was more like Elex.