Vile Community

[TriGGrPuLLa]

Holy crap. I understand that the game has issues, trust me I do. I own both pc and series x versions. Even with its shortcomings. I'm enjoying it. I understand some are not, I get it. BUT, the anger and vile comments by some are just abhorrent. The developers have lost a team member because of the war, yet they continued with their vision of the game, although there is still more to do. I'm not telling anybody how they should feel, but wouldn't it be fair to let the developers fix the issues just like Bethesda and CD Project Red??. Anyway, that's just MY OPINON. BTW, fresh air and going outside would be an option that some here should exercise....Good hunting stalkers.

[TriGGrPuLLa]

Diposting pertama kali oleh GRVTSFat Bastard:

It's sad and pathetic. I've tried being a voice of reason on here, but it's so tiring.

Perhaps we should focus more on the passion and love from the fans instead of the entitlement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpeA9rKHgYk&list=RDGMEMJQXQAmqrnmK1SEjY_rKBGAVMSpeA9rKHgYk&start_radio=1&ab_channel=TheChalkeaters

I found this recently, and it's nice to see love instead of hate every once in awhile.

Good stuff👍👍

[𝕊𝕋𝕌ℝ𝕄-𝕂𝔸𝕋]

Diposting pertama kali oleh K9000:

Today CohhCarnage said something that makes sense. "to enjoy Stalker 2, you have to want to be in the zone" (then he extended the concept).

But me thinking, thats why majority of ppl enjoying Stalker 2 played and loved stalker 1. We love how deep the scenario goes all within the zone, and we are having a blast on 2 even with bugs. But Stalker genrewise is like a huge game for a narrow audience. Then we like it so much that ppl who don't play the game atleast respect it, and stalker 2 annoucement spread over its bubble. But we all know we will be playing this ♥♥♥♥♥ for years to come lmao

Pretty much agree; I love it when I get totally f**ed over by a Blind Dog. who is already hopping on 3 legs because it's been shafted by an AK a few mins earlier, but has just enough offensive contempt left in it to troll your ass, before running off to make a full recovery, father 6 more infants and live a long life, recalling the day to it's grandkids about how it maulled your sorry arse.

I just like it. I like being made to feel oppressed by a bleak environment. When you finally walk up to Reactor 4... to see it there, before you, containing deadly material that could kill another Human in another 100,000 years just the same. Something alluring about it in a perverted way. Then the rain starts falling and you are forced to seek shelter in the very building that ruined over 50,000 lives in one day and countless more for years after..

To be able to play a 3D worldspace game based on that is humbling. But I guess it's something you can only appreciate if you were alive during 1986 and have heard of Deep Silver. I'm not surprised to see toxicity, especially in this day and age of social media influence,

But I can definitely make a connection with how Steam Forum can become swamped in toxic fallout, just like the swamps of Chernobyl. Interesting.

[TriGGrPuLLa]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Mike:

Despite the games issues this is what happens when a niche game gets mass appeal and new players do not respect the subject material and where the game came from.

Its insane how many posts either repeat un-proven claims, or they bring up "issues" that are literally part of the games lore and how past games operated. How many posts have we gotten about mutant health when they are still in early game where the player has always been weak? How many posts have we gotten about the "broken" economy when players have not even tried to understand why they are losing money and why things cost so much. Don't get me started on the un-proven A-life claimes from so called experts who use config files of all things to "prove" their point (despite the devs denying these claims at every instance)

I am fully aware of the bugs and issues the devs have pointed out and taken notice of, but this game is a STALKER experience through and through and this is coming from a person who was there for the release of CS and CoP.

I usually only engage in forums/games that I'm interested in and it sucks to see modern audiences tear something apart mostly because the game tries to stay as true as possible to its roots (flaws included).

As a person who seriously got into PC building and built my first mid range system around the time of Crysis and Stalker CS/CoP, I have been loving every second of my STALKER 2 experience and compared to those games on launch this launch is a HUGE step forward, given how buggy and crash riddled the X-ray engine was (and still is) in comparison.

I couldn't have said it better 👏 👏👏👏

[Strexxin]

The gaming community is the only one I know that contains people who will defend paying for a broken product, imagine literally any other aspect of your life that you would buy something broken and be happy that it might eventually get fixed later down the line.

[Intensiv - Glücksbärchi]

Strange times we live in.. Content Creators love to spread negativity for clickbait.. everywhere :/

I have 27 hours in the game now. No problems and loving every minute of it.
There is so much fantastic stuff in the game no one is talking about. It´s a shame.

Stalker 2 is already my favourite in the series and I`m sure they will only make it better.

Good hunting stalkers ;)

[Kain]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Strexxin:

The gaming community is the only one I know that contains people who will defend paying for a broken product, imagine literally any other aspect of your life that you would buy something broken and be happy that it might eventually get fixed later down the line.

Now we have Tesla owners to rival gamers though.

[JonWoo]

I definitely agree with the topic’s title.

[PostNutClarity]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Intensiv - Glücksbärchi:

Strange times we live in.. Content Creators love to spread negativity for clickbait.. everywhere :/

I have 27 hours in the game now. No problems and loving every minute of it.
There is so much fantastic stuff in the game no one is talking about. It´s a shame.

Stalker 2 is already my favourite in the series and I`m sure they will only make it better.

Good hunting stalkers ;)

This.

[Praesi]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Strexxin:

The gaming community is the only one I know that contains people who will defend paying for a broken product, imagine literally any other aspect of your life that you would buy something broken and be happy that it might eventually get fixed later down the line.

Unbelievable, isnt it?
What would happen to a Company outside the Gamingindustry that keep selling broken Stuff? Exactly, they would vanish.
I understand People who are angry, its not the first game..its normal for those companies to sell broken ♥♥♥♥. Because what will happen? Gamers go at each other throats insteat of those who would deserve it.

[Strexxin]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Praesi:

Diposting pertama kali oleh Strexxin:

The gaming community is the only one I know that contains people who will defend paying for a broken product, imagine literally any other aspect of your life that you would buy something broken and be happy that it might eventually get fixed later down the line.

Unbelievable, isnt it?
What would happen to a Company outside the Gamingindustry that keep selling broken Stuff? Exactly, they would vanish.
I understand People who are angry, its not the first game..its normal for those companies to sell broken ♥♥♥♥. Because what will happen? Gamers go at each other throats insteat of those who would deserve it.

And people wonder why it continues? The community has told devs they don't actually need to finish their game in order to sell it so why would they?

[Mike]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Strexxin:

The gaming community is the only one I know that contains people who will defend paying for a broken product, imagine literally any other aspect of your life that you would buy something broken and be happy that it might eventually get fixed later down the line.

Have you ever thought that issues you and others are having are not experienced by those who are "defending" the game? As an individual its not my job to speak for others if my experience has been mostly positive. Its also a big thing on the internet for people who don't want the game to succeed or just thrive on negative discourse to repeat "issues" that are not really issues but mostly opinions and personal preferences that were no met with this game.

This mashing people together in groups needs to stop. If you don't like the game and are having issues its your right as an individual to speak on them, but that is YOUR experience not their entire player bases. I'm not a "defender" of any game I simply speak on my own experience and if it is good then I won't have any reason to be overly negative about it.

[Kain]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Dae:

game is a mess, devs admitted more than half the mechanics are broken

One cherry pick the other exaggerates to make a point. Truth as always, somewhere in the middle.

[Strexxin]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Mike:

Diposting pertama kali oleh Strexxin:

The gaming community is the only one I know that contains people who will defend paying for a broken product, imagine literally any other aspect of your life that you would buy something broken and be happy that it might eventually get fixed later down the line.

Have you ever thought that issues you and others are having are not experienced by those who are "defending" the game? As an individual its not my job to speak for others if my experience has been mostly positive. Its also a big thing on the internet for people who don't want the game to succeed or just thrive on negative discourse to repeat "issues" that are not really issues but mostly opinions and personal preferences that were no met with this game.

This mashing people together in groups needs to stop. If you don't like the game and are having issues its your right as an individual to speak on them, but that is YOUR experience not their entire player bases. I'm not a "defender" of any game I simply speak on my own experience and if it is good then I won't have any reason to be overly negative about it.

Just because some don't have a problem doesn't mean there isn't one.

If you play a game and don't get any problems but others do and you then decide you want to defend the developer (for whatever reason) all you are doing is ensuring that this practice of releasing broken products continues, eventually you will be impacted by one too.

There are varying levels of broken when it comes to games, Stalker 2 is very much broken on many levels, I will consider anyone to be a liar if they say they have not experienced any issues. They are either denying they exist, playing the game with their eyes closed or just mindlessly consuming.

There is nothing to be gained by a consumer when it comes to defending a developer, none whatsoever.

[mookymook]

so sayeth the vile apologist op

[Az0t]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Mike:

Despite the games issues this is what happens when a niche game gets mass appeal and new players do not respect the subject material and where the game came from.

Its insane how many posts either repeat un-proven claims, or they bring up "issues" that are literally part of the games lore and how past games operated. How many posts have we gotten about mutant health when they are still in early game where the player has always been weak? How many posts have we gotten about the "broken" economy when players have not even tried to understand why they are losing money and why things cost so much. Don't get me started on the un-proven A-life claimes from so called experts who use config files of all things to "prove" their point (despite the devs denying these claims at every instance)

I am fully aware of the bugs and issues the devs have pointed out and taken notice of, but this game is a STALKER experience through and through and this is coming from a person who was there for the release of CS and CoP.

I usually only engage in forums/games that I'm interested in and it sucks to see modern audiences tear something apart mostly because the game tries to stay as true as possible to its roots (flaws included).

As a person who seriously got into PC building and built my first mid range system around the time of Crysis and Stalker CS/CoP, I have been loving every second of my STALKER 2 experience and compared to those games on launch this launch is a HUGE step forward, given how buggy and crash riddled the X-ray engine was (and still is) in comparison.

I agree so much.

When I bought SOC I was 11-12 years old. It was between 2009 - 2010. After Ageoprom controller situation I shelved this game and couldn't sleep properly for a week. I love this series for story, sense of mystery and atmosphere. For a long time I didn't care for A-life, it was there but it was not the main focus of the game for me. For a long time mods shaped what Stalker is in the minds of players. It started being ridiculous when part of community haven't even played original trilogy and their whole experience of Stalker was mods. There I see source of this big A-life problem. Another funny thing is using Gamma or Anomaly as talking point, telling Devs to port ideas from those mods.

Game Devs released buggy product, one of many aspects of this game doesn't work properly, but there is so many things that are done right. Atmosphere is fantastic, quests are satisfying and creative, can't say much about story because I still haven't finished it. So far it is interesting and fulfilling. Game is genuinely difficult, you can see clear progress. In the beginning on the veteran difficulty I couldn't kill bloodsucker and for me it is part of an experience. You are meant to run away and not engage, you are not equipped properly, you will die. Gear repair costs mean that I approach every situation, mission, animaly carefully, because being reckless means I can actually loose money. Search stashes for loot, explore and look for equipment you will profit. First time when I lost money I just thought to myself that this feeling is soo good. Game punished me for being dumb. At this point I have some problems with the game but it's core is great. I am really enjoying it and can't control myself.