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Everything We Learnt From Starfield's Massive Lore Drop | MMORPG.com

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edited August 2023 in News & Features Discussion

imageEverything We Learnt From Starfield's Massive Lore Drop | MMORPG.com

We are just days away from Starfield's release and Bethesda has set the stage for players with a massive lore drop. If you want to head into the game with a little bit of context about what is happening all around you, Bethesda has laid out a timeline revealing the arrival of humans on Mars and the events that lead up to Starfield's timeline.

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  • AngrakhanAngrakhan Member EpicPosts: 1,750
    Early access for a single player game seems... odd. I get it for an MMO or even MMO-lite like D4 because you can get out ahead of the pack and not be jammed up in laggy newbie areas with the herd. However, none of that is a concern with a single player game, so why bother? I mean other than the obvious "people will pay for it", but as a consumer I don't really see the benefit other than people are impatient. Yay you can finish and uninstall the game before anyone else? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  • sabrefoxxsabrefoxx Member UncommonPosts: 234

    Angrakhan said:

    Early access for a single player game seems... odd. I get it for an MMO or even MMO-lite like D4 because you can get out ahead of the pack and not be jammed up in laggy newbie areas with the herd. However, none of that is a concern with a single player game, so why bother? I mean other than the obvious "people will pay for it", but as a consumer I don't really see the benefit other than people are impatient. Yay you can finish and uninstall the game before anyone else? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯



    Ikr, but being hyped creates boredom until the game is released because you feel like all other games aren't interesting anymore. So you just have to pay for early access cuz a few more days will kill you. j/k

    I pre-oredered and the reason why I did was because I did not want any social media getting to know stuff before me and spoiling my fun for when I get to play. Yes there are ways to prevent spoilers but it comes with a free dlc when it drops so I guess the purchase of a dlc in the future and early access combined make up for the decision.
    Scot
  • ValdemarJValdemarJ Member RarePosts: 1,378
    edited August 2023
    I'll read this stuff after I'm in and a bit. I like to go in knowing only what's necessary.

    My fake Bing bucks bought the Premium upgrade for me, plus a few other games, so I'll be playing in a couple days.  The early access is a perk, but I bought the upgrade for the content and cosmetics.

    I regret waiting to buy No Man's Sky until just before the first big update. I'm not making that mistake again if I can help it. 

    Speaking of, No Man's Sky is launching an expedition on Thursday, which is rather inconvenient. Not to mention there are a few other very good games I've picked up recently or released to GamePass.
    Bring back the Naked Chicken Chalupa!
  • OG_SolareusOG_Solareus Member RarePosts: 1,041
    watched a few streams, looks like a clown show. Complete rip off of Star Citizen
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  • TokkenTokken Member EpicPosts: 3,644
    Hype meter at maximum!
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  • TokkenTokken Member EpicPosts: 3,644
    If anyone is interested, you can pre-load the game right now! I just got done doing it!
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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Angrakhan said:
    Early access for a single player game seems... odd. I get it for an MMO or even MMO-lite like D4 because you can get out ahead of the pack and not be jammed up in laggy newbie areas with the herd. However, none of that is a concern with a single player game, so why bother? I mean other than the obvious "people will pay for it", but as a consumer I don't really see the benefit other than people are impatient. Yay you can finish and uninstall the game before anyone else? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    It's not really the kind of game you "finish and uninstall." I still have Skyrim on my SSD and play it occasionally.

    But yeah, early access as an incentive to upgrade seems to be a thing now for most games whether multi or single-player.

    BG3 also has it although it's 3 days for them on console. It was also a thing for the Digital Deluxe (which applied to anyone who bought during the Steam EA, 3 years, period as they got an automatic upgrade to deluxe) on Steam but they canceled that since they moved up the PC launch by a month for everyone.

    It's a routine deluxe edition perk these days in gaming.
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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Tokken said:
    If anyone is interested, you can pre-load the game right now! I just got done doing it!
    That's new for Steam but it has been preloaded on the Game Pass PC app for about 2 weeks now.

    We also got a 16GB update yesterday which I'm hoping is the "day one" patch so we can play when it unlocks at 5 PM (for me) on Thursday without extra downloads then.
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  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    Lore that is really lore, a rarity these days and a joy to see. It looks quite hard SF, but my presumption based on it being Bethesda is it won't be too much so. I think you can take that too far, like Frontier Elite, I doubt they have done this here.
  • SiveriaSiveria Member UncommonPosts: 1,421

    OG_Solareus said:

    watched a few streams, looks like a clown show. Complete rip off of Star Citizen



    At least the game is coming out, which is way more than you can say about Star citizen.
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  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,780

    Iselin said:


    Angrakhan said:

    Early access for a single player game seems... odd. I get it for an MMO or even MMO-lite like D4 because you can get out ahead of the pack and not be jammed up in laggy newbie areas with the herd. However, none of that is a concern with a single player game, so why bother? I mean other than the obvious "people will pay for it", but as a consumer I don't really see the benefit other than people are impatient. Yay you can finish and uninstall the game before anyone else? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


    It's not really the kind of game you "finish and uninstall." I still have Skyrim on my SSD and play it occasionally.



    Just for example, I have 2071 hours in original Skryim and 561 in Special edition.

    ugh ... and 7280 hours in the creation kit.
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  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    Siveria said:

    OG_Solareus said:

    watched a few streams, looks like a clown show. Complete rip off of Star Citizen



    At least the game is coming out, which is way more than you can say about Star citizen.
    He is joking guys, come on. :)
  • OG_SolareusOG_Solareus Member RarePosts: 1,041
    edited August 2023

    Siveria said:



    OG_Solareus said:


    watched a few streams, looks like a clown show. Complete rip off of Star Citizen






    At least the game is coming out, which is way more than you can say about Star citizen.



    linear space oddessy , sounds like a hoot... (satire)
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    F2P or DIE !
  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    OG_Solareus said:

    Siveria said:



    OG_Solareus said:


    watched a few streams, looks like a clown show. Complete rip off of Star Citizen






    At least the game is coming out, which is way more than you can say about Star citizen.



    linear space oddessy , sounds like a hoot... (satire)
    This is an age on problem when you talk via text. I put in an excess of smile emojis so people realise I am joking. But particularly for dry humour, a simile seems out of place. What I do know is you can put as many similes as you want and you can still be taken seriously!
    Sovrath
  • SandmanjwSandmanjw Member RarePosts: 531



    Just for example, I have 2071 hours in original Skryim and 561 in Special edition.

    ugh ... and 7280 hours in the creation kit.

    I would sue, you definitely did not get your money's worth.   >:)
    ScotSovrath
  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    edited August 2023
    Sandmanjw said:



    Just for example, I have 2071 hours in original Skryim and 561 in Special edition.

    ugh ... and 7280 hours in the creation kit.

    I would sue, you definitely did not get your money's worth.   >:)
    Joking aside this is why games like Skyrim are rarely made anymore, studios see you as getting far too much play for the price.
  • mklinicmklinic Member RarePosts: 2,012
    Scot said:

    Joking aside this is why games like Skyrim are rarely made anymore, studios see you as getting far too much play for the price.

    To be fair, right up there with GTA: They've managed to sell and resell the same game for a number of years now. So they seem to have solved the "too much play for price" issue ;)
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  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,780
    Scot said:
    Sandmanjw said:



    Just for example, I have 2071 hours in original Skryim and 561 in Special edition.

    ugh ... and 7280 hours in the creation kit.

    I would sue, you definitely did not get your money's worth.   >:)
    Joking aside this is why games like Skyrim are rarely made anymore, studios see you as getting far too much play for the price.

    I would offer that it keeps the franchise alive until the next installment. Provided the company wants to make additional games in the world.

    It's sort of like built in advertising. B)
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    Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w


    Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547

    Try the "Special Edition." 'Cause it's "Special." https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/64878/?tab=description

    Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo 
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  • ValdemarJValdemarJ Member RarePosts: 1,378
    templarga said:
    All I know is I am so excited, I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve.

    And then there is this:




    7 hours. SEVEN. HOURS.
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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    ValdemarJ said:
    templarga said:
    All I know is I am so excited, I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve.

    And then there is this:




    7 hours. SEVEN. HOURS.
    It's actually 6 :)
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    “Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” 
    ― CD PROJEKT RED

  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots”

    ― Umberto Eco

    “Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” 
    ― CD PROJEKT RED

  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    edited September 2023
    mklinic said:
    Scot said:

    Joking aside this is why games like Skyrim are rarely made anymore, studios see you as getting far too much play for the price.

    To be fair, right up there with GTA: They've managed to sell and resell the same game for a number of years now. So they seem to have solved the "too much play for price" issue ;)
    I think that is a genuine selling point to developing a game like that, but it means you really have to put the time and money in, how many studios are prepared to take that risk?
  • ValdemarJValdemarJ Member RarePosts: 1,378
    Iselin said:

    Houston, we have touchdown.

    Bring back the Naked Chicken Chalupa!
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