Game News Wasteland 2 Kickstarter Update #27: Routine Progress Report

[Lancehead]

InXile really dropped the ball with WL2 updates. The only worthwhile updates in all these months were the video footage and the Ask-a-Dev event.

Can you provide a Kickstarter that does a better job of updates?

Just curious.

Project Eternity. There are a lot of filler updates, but also many updates that generated plenty of discussion on the site.

Some of such updates are: melee engagement rules, door mechanics, pantheon design, attack resolution, core classes starting abilities, armour design etc.



But regardless of comparison to other Kickstarter projects, WL2 updates have underwhelming on their own.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

For your next test, game developers, create a post-apocalyptic game that does not have an all-new evil retarded radiation cult. I know you can do it, I believe in you

In this case I don't mind because this game is supposed to be extremely pulpy, cartoonish and over the top.

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

Oh cool. The never played Wasteland crew starts up yet again.

Yes, it's been overrun with those who have played Arcanum. Deal with it!

What in the fucking hell does that have to do with anything?

 

[hiver]

Isnt that obvious? Does it need to be spelled out?

and it makes as much difference as i said it would. Nothing.

 

[Brayko]

Oh cool. The never played Wasteland crew starts up yet again.

Yes, it's been overrun with those who have played Arcanum. Deal with it!

What in the fucking hell does that have to do with anything?

Oh for sucks sakes. THERE'S A SENSIBILITIES DIFFERENCE! Some of us who pledged for Wasteland 2 were promised something like Fallout, and it's apparent now that they're trying to go for something between Wasteland 1 and Fallout. I prefer Fallout/Arcanum over Wasteland 1, and look at it as a progression. SO, when I think "HARDKORE RPGEE" games like Arcanum and Fallout come to mind, and it's something I'm enthusiastic about, not goofy shit.

 

[hiver]

ey, that isnt true. we were not promised something like fallout at all. thematically.
sorry but no.

 

[Jaesun]

It's called WASTELAND 2. Retards detected.

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

Retard detected indeed. Try paying attention next time you fucking mouth-breather.

 

[Excidium]

They never promised Fallout. They just made the Wasteland-Fallout spiritual successor connection as evident as possible during the campaign for obvious reasons.

 

[FeelTheRads]

Teaches you right to associate a game to its tone or story rather than the mechanics.

Although the game was also compared to JA2 if I'm not mistaken and even though JA2 is not quite Wasteland-level silly it's still not a serious game.

 

[hiver]

They promised Fallout style of combat and some other smaller features which crosspolinated between two games anyway. So many took it a bit wrong.

It's called WASTELAND 2. Retards detected.

HUE HUE HUE HUEEEE!! AAHAHAHARRGHHAGAGHAGA!

 

[Brayko]

Ok, maybe "promised" was the wrong word to use. I apologize for the mistake. I pledged hoping for a turn-based, party-based post-apocalyptic RPG with a grim SERIOUS setting. because that's the vibe I got from the pitch. No, I haven't played Wasteland 1 and I never will, so forget about that. The question is, will the atmosphere remain consistently grim even by adding something silly like M.A.D. whatever-the-fuck?

 

[Jaesun]

Hopefully Fargo will add Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb to Wasteland 2 and we shoot them.

(Brayko and hi/v/er)

 

[Brayko]

<3

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

No, I haven't played Wasteland 1 and I never will, so forget about that. The question is, will the atmosphere remain consistently grim even by adding something silly like M.A.D. whatever-the-fuck?

Are you shitting me, man? Wasteland is not a serious game! Eat AIDS and die already.

 

[hiver]

Whats your IQ jaesun. really. 35?
because thats what you posts look like.

 

[Brayko]

No, I haven't played Wasteland 1 and I never will, so forget about that. The question is, will the atmosphere remain consistently grim even by adding something silly like M.A.D. whatever-the-fuck?

Are you shitting me, man? Wasteland is not a serious game! Eat AIDS and die already.

Fuck off. Fartknocker. I eat turds like you for breakfast.

 

[Smejki]

I pledged hoping

That's like "Oh you fucking retard, I was hoping you are a woman when I was about to fuck you in the ass."

 

[Stabwound]

I can't fault someone for not playing Wasteland, but you really have no right to complain with the results when it has influences from the first game. I know they namedropped Fallout a lot during the kickstarter campaign, but I don't think they ever portrayed it as grimdark.

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

I eat turds

Hear that, hiver? You've got a friend!

 

[EG]

. . . SERIOUS setting.

You interpreted something incorrectly then.

That said, I'm not a fan of the mad monks because they look too manufactured and clean (something which might not translate into their in-game model). Part of my initial fear was that these monks would be a fairly common trash mob, thus diminishing the idea that nuclear weapons were serious shit (yes, even in a lolzy setting . . .) and should be feared. Hopefully, they will be limited in use, sort of like the humorous encounters in the first two Fallouts.

By itself, a cult that worships ionizing radiation and its effects doesn't have to be interpreted as lolz, though.

I eat turds

Hear that, hiver? You've got a friend!

Shh, don't encourage Hiver. His posts been rather balanced lately.

I can't fault someone for not playing Wasteland, but you really have no right to complain with the results when it has influences from the first game.

No right to complain? On this site?

 

[Bruma Hobo]

Urgh, I thought this would be more like Fallout 3! Give me my money back you scammers!

 

[skuphundaku]

Infinitron, bro, you didn't mention the thing that, IMHO, is the most important in this update: The fact that they show some of the crowdsourced assets:

...and that they look really good. That's some nice right there.

 

[commie]

Whats your IQ jaesun. really. 35?
because thats what you posts look like.

Countless grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. It appears that Hiver is the one with the substandard IQ.

Ok, maybe "promised" was the wrong word to use. I apologize for the mistake. I pledged hoping for a turn-based, party-based post-apocalyptic RPG with a grim SERIOUS setting. because that's the vibe I got from the pitch. No, I haven't played Wasteland 1 and I never will, so forget about that. The question is, will the atmosphere remain consistently grim even by adding something silly like M.A.D. whatever-the-fuck?

So if you haven't even played Wasteland then why in the fuck are you now indignant that WASTELAND 2 doesn't take a 'serious' tone? Had you played or even knew anything about the first game you'd know it's not all that serious.

 

[Severian Silk]

Wish the game was ready now. I want to play it.