• Grenfur
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    2 years ago

    Honestly, the amount of time it takes AAA titles like this to launch is crazy. Buuut if that’s the price we pay for getting a finished, somewhat bug free experience, then so be it. I’d rather that that crunch leading to burnout and a product that gets rushed out to appease shareholders (stares in 2077).

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      2 years ago

      Expecting a somewhat bug free experience from Bethesda… also, while games take long nowadays, 12 years isn’t a normal amount. Nor is announcing 5 years prior then never speaking of it again… Pretty sure we’re past the “modern games take a lot of time to develop” stage by now.

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            2 years ago

            They probably have some sort of pre production going on where there’s a few concept artists and writers worming on it but yeah I wouldn’t expect much more than that.

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        2 years ago

        That’s true. Skyrim is like 4 editions in and still has bugs. I definitely don’t expect something flawless from Bethesda but I guess I’d still rather wait than it be horrible or put undue stress on the people working on it.

        I would definitely agree that announcing it and then going radio silent isn’t the way to go. At least give some kind of update as to the progress.

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      2 years ago

      I would agree, if that’s actually what’s happening.

      However, looking at how the gaming industry does things… I think it’s more likely that it takes so long because the game has either been put on ice or they have a completely understaffed team working on it slowing, development to a crawl. And then, once the company suddenly decides they want to release it, they’re going to force crunch time, anyway.

      I’d be very happy if my suspicions turn out wrong, but…

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        2 years ago

        Yeah… I’m trying to remain somewhat optimistic but in all likelihood you’re right.

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      2 years ago

      I’m not sure what to expect at this point. I would hope it’s very well polished. But it is Bethesda. So who knows. Haha.