Starfield's massive new update has officially won players back [Article]

[Vlad 254]

A few quotes of the quotes:

"Needless to say, players are already thrilled.

“Holy s**t, those new maps look great. The land vehicle caught me off guard,” wrote one player.

“Decorate the interior of starships? Sign me up,” said another.

Other comments on the update video read, “They’re actually fixing the game and with community requested content too, holy s**t,” and, “These are legitimately amazing quality-of-life updates and this is honestly what I’ve been waiting [for]. I really like the game but it was missing so many little things. Once this comes out I’ll definitely jump back in.”
This is music to my ears" 

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[Vlad 254]

Originally posted by Mephitic:

Originally posted by veer:

I somehow feel vindicated in having been such a defender of Bethesda and this game from the very beginning. I knew it was destined to be the Huge success it is and will continue to be. Kinda the same feeling I had when they discovered the DNA in Loch ness of what is probably nessie a year or so ago, and it turned out to be just what I had been saying since the 70's. A new species of giant Eel. That was a wonderful day for me, and this last update holds the same sorta vindication feel as that did. /Cheers

I think we're in the same boat and probably on the same loch ;-)

Oh big time and it's going to continue with this upward trend so the best is still to come.

[Mephitic]

Originally posted by donut32:

no CK yet huh, bummer

Patience, young Padawan. We would rather see it appear when it is well developed rather than rushed. It will be done when it is done.

[Sir Ballgor]

Glad people are still enjoying this game. The update is all great stuff, needs a lot more but a good start. After Fallout 76, I do believe Bethesda will put Starfield in a much better state than it is currently or at release. I'm really hyped to start seeing modders get the creation kit soon.

I currently still have some gripes with the exploration in this game (I don't like how broken up as it is now and I understand the plethora of arguments against that) but I think it will eventually be addressed.

[Vlad 254]

Originally posted by Mephitic:

Originally posted by donut32:

no CK yet huh, bummer

Patience, young Padawan. We would rather see it appear when it is well developed rather than rushed. It will be done when it is done.

Ah yes, no wine before it's time.

[Seena Lonewalker aka Seena_SWG]

Originally posted by Sir Ballgor:

Glad people are still enjoying this game. The update is all great stuff, needs a lot more but a good start. After Fallout 76, I do believe Bethesda will put Starfield in a much better state than it is currently or at release. I'm really hyped to start seeing modders get the creation kit soon.

I currently still have some gripes with the exploration in this game (I don't like how broken up it is and I understand the plethora of arguments against that) but I think it will eventually be addressed.

Fair assessment.
It's quite refreshing to see someone have issues with the game, yet not paint it out to be the worst game produced in the last 15 years, and without a single redeeming quality.

[Blackcompany]

The new gameplay settings were nice. Making injuries more likely and harder to fix by just popping meds really changes the feel of Starfield. You need to prep before missions now. Ensure you have not just med packs, but bandages, some injecttors...it adds both a credit sink, and much more immersion.

The food and drink need work. I like that food keeps its original buffs in addition to fed. Ditto for drinks and Hydrated. But all food keeping you fed for a flat 30 minutes is kinda...dumb. Some meals are larger than others; we know this based on the ridiculous amount of time and effort some poor artists spent ensuring we noticed.

Larger meals should keep me Fed for twice as long. Water should keep us Hydrated for longer than teas and coffees.

Nice ideas, but Food and Drink were not implemented very well. Fortunately, this is a groundwork mod makers can build on. It won't be enough for the hardcore survival sim players (they will script their own system) but with a lot of tweaks, this will work for me, and probably a lot of other folks.

[Blackcompany]

Originally posted by Sir Ballgor:

Glad people are still enjoying this game. The update is all great stuff, needs a lot more but a good start. After Fallout 76, I do believe Bethesda will put Starfield in a much better state than it is currently or at release. I'm really hyped to start seeing modders get the creation kit soon.

I currently still have some gripes with the exploration in this game (I don't like how broken up as it is now and I understand the plethora of arguments against that) but I think it will eventually be addressed.

For the longest time I felt the way you did about Exploration.

Then I went back and played two games: Skyrim (with tons of mods), and Elite: Dangerous. For a while in Skyrim I was having fun discovering new places. But by 30 hours in, I was fast traveling to the closest discovered point almost every quest; I simply could not be bothered to retread all that ground.

And Elite? Sure its pretty. And it has an AMAZING flight model (that you will only ever use in combat). But getting anywhere is a recipe for tedium and wasted time. I swear 70% or more of the game is literally spectator mode. You just watch the planets fly by as you Cruise through a system, thinking of all the fun you could be having by doing more exciting things, like playing games that don't waste your time, or watching grass grow.

As an adult with numerous responsibilities, Starfield's "bite size" exploration chunks, are really nice for me. REALLY nice. I find it a good mix of exploring and convenience and I need that from games.

[Sistermatic™]

Originally posted by Wode:

/sarcasm

I bet Bethesda has NEVER had fake positive reviews posted

Given the haters drape themselves over review scores to the second decimal place as proof the world is in mourning over Starfield, it must be accurate and correct right?

Or doesn't that apply when the news is good?

[Im A Toddophile]

No one cares, you spend more time hunting for articles than playing starfield.

[Vlad 254]

Originally posted by Godd Howard:

No one cares, you spend more time hunting for articles than playing starfield.

Oh but you are the first one to run to a Asmongold thread LOL

[Vlad 254]

Originally posted by Blackcompany:

The new gameplay settings were nice. Making injuries more likely and harder to fix by just popping meds really changes the feel of Starfield. You need to prep before missions now. Ensure you have not just med packs, but bandages, some injecttors...it adds both a credit sink, and much more immersion.

The food and drink need work. I like that food keeps its original buffs in addition to fed. Ditto for drinks and Hydrated. But all food keeping you fed for a flat 30 minutes is kinda...dumb. Some meals are larger than others; we know this based on the ridiculous amount of time and effort some poor artists spent ensuring we noticed.

Larger meals should keep me Fed for twice as long. Water should keep us Hydrated for longer than teas and coffees.

Nice ideas, but Food and Drink were not implemented very well. Fortunately, this is a groundwork mod makers can build on. It won't be enough for the hardcore survival sim players (they will script their own system) but with a lot of tweaks, this will work for me, and probably a lot of other folks.

Good stuff And as far as the mods thing we have some testing survival with some nexus mods right now.

[Sistermatic™]

Originally posted by Godd Howard:

No one cares, you spend more time hunting for articles than playing starfield.

And yet, here you are.

[Seena Lonewalker aka Seena_SWG]

Originally posted by Sistermatic™:

Originally posted by Godd Howard:

No one cares, you spend more time hunting for articles than playing starfield.

And yet, here you are.

Yep here he is!

[lefty1117]

Originally posted by Blackcompany:

As an adult with numerous responsibilities, Starfield's "bite size" exploration chunks, are really nice for me. REALLY nice. I find it a good mix of exploring and convenience and I need that from games.

I think this is spot on and why over time the fast travel will be viewed as more of a good thing than a bad. I've played those games and Star Citizen as well and the tedium of running to ship, starting everything up, flying down in atmosphere and landing, etc etc ... is going to wear thin for a lot of people. I think Todd & friends see this and said "we'll just offer a way to bypass that" but may have gone a little too far towards making that appear the default travel method (fast travel, I mean) rather than offering it up as an optional convenience.

[Shadowfox]

great there fixing the game shame it took so long