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1 hour ago, AstroWolfie said:

its not Loot Boxes, its "Surprise Mechanics!"

Ah, yes. Remember "pride and accomplishment" from RNG-enhanced grind some years back?

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On 4/21/2023 at 5:06 PM, Vanamonde said:

"This shot has a 95% chance of hitting. " Misses. 
"This shot has a 95% chance of hitting. " Misses. 
"This shot has a 95% chance of hitting. " Misses. 
"This shot has a 95% chance of hitting. " Misses. 
"This shot has a 95% chance of hitting. " Misses.  

Etc. Why even show a number if it's nonsense? 

"Chance of winning the battle: 95%" -  loses
"Chance of winning the battle: 95%" -  loses
"Chance of winning the battle: 95%" -  loses

*ragequit*

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  • 2 weeks later...

How about the meta? It ruined some games for me, cause I ran stuff that wasn't "meta" and any time I asked for tips on how to improve playing, they just said it wasn't "meta". I ignored it but I never got help, other than guides from back when those things were "meta".

How about the meta? It ruined some games for me, cause I ran stuff that wasn't "meta" and any time I asked for tips on how to improve playing, they just said it wasn't "meta". I ignored it but I never got help, other than guides from back when those things were "meta".

How about the meta? It ruined some games for me, cause I ran stuff that wasn't "meta" and any time I asked for tips on how to improve playing, they just said it wasn't "meta". I ignored it but I never got help, other than guides from back when those things were "meta".

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4 hours ago, AstroWolfie said:

How about the meta? It ruined some games for me, cause I ran stuff that wasn't "meta" and any time I asked for tips on how to improve playing, they just said it wasn't "meta". I ignored it but I never got help, other than guides from back when those things were "meta".

Other than people using the term wrong, I don't have a problem with games having a meta-game, per se.

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3 hours ago, Superfluous J said:

I love the idea that the actual game is Caravan, and Fallout is just an elaborate meta game constructed around it.

They failed being hired by the actual Las Vegas casinos, and made their own Las Vegas, with blackjack caravan and... robots.

That's how the Fallout: New Vegas began.

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11 hours ago, DDE said:

Futuristic guns that look cereal boxes

We were making similar out of a wooden plank, a rubber thread, a clothespin, and a piece of aluminium wire.

Nice to see the old traditions being continiued.

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The in-game relatives.
Fallout 3 is poisoning the game with searching for dad, Fallout 4 - with searching for son.
And they are reminding of this on every occasion.

I'm just an invisible evil entity, possessing the body of the innocent character, why should I care of this every minute, and have some feelings to the thought-out NPC?

I have my own sympathies and antipathies to the NPCs which you gave to me, and they differ from the forced by the plot, why do  the devs think that I need a forced love?

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On 5/20/2024 at 5:37 PM, AstroWolfie said:

If it isn’t over the top it’s great. KSP’s meta with the Nerv engines is great cause it isn’t forced. You can use what you want and still succeed.

really depends on the game type. if its a pvp game then meta just kills almost every option you have and you end up doing the same thing over and over again. this makes games boring. at least make the meta a rapidly moving target so the game doesn't get dull.

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Unearnable premium currencies. Like if you make a premium currency at least make it possible to earn it, I bought the game usually and don't wanna spend more money unless the game is really good.

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