• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Games as a Service are exhausting. We’ve been keeping up with this shit for a decade. Its tiring. I don’t play games with seasons anymore.

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      10 months ago

      You don’t like standing in circles, and throwing energy orbs at things, for 22 seasons in a row?

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        10 months ago

        Don’t forget shooting at crystals and not using the weapon you want.

      • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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        10 months ago

        hey now we also have to go between three different telephones the size of washing machines all 20 meters apart in a world where you can communicate across the entire solar system instantly with no delay.

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      10 months ago

      exactly. I gave MMOs a try, I gave looter shooters a try, and eventually I figured out GAAS is just not for me. single player offline only games please and thank you.

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      10 months ago

      It’s not that my interest is n d2 waned. My Interest is the same, but I’m less and less willing to fork over large sums of money to continue to experience the same game.

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        10 months ago

        The more established term is a live service game: A game where development continues far beyond release with a trickle of content to keep players playing (and paying).