If this game was bethesda

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鬼殺し wrote:

As for GGG, I'd say they've lost their good guy, ethical sheen with the Tencent acquisition but survived what could have been a fatal fall. And if you can survive that reality check, the initial tarnishing found in the inevitable devil's bargain, chances are you'll bounce back stronger than ever, because while good guys don't always come last, mature, balanced ones usually do just fine.

I don't begrudge the initial investors from making a profit. They took a huge chance on an unknown Kiwi game company working on their first title.

Since PoE has never been properly balanced, real melee (not the skills that are listed as melee but are mostly ranged like Tectonic Slam) sucks and can't be used in any racing expansion so it's dead for Synthesis. Developer balance isn't working either as the gap between the haves (elites/no-lifers) and the have-nots (casuals) grows wider with each new expansion. On top of this add in Chris' desire to drastically cut the number of players who can get to level 100 (only the super grinders with a good support team) and balance is an illusion/dream. But if Tencent will back GGG for the next 2 decades through any lean financial times and GGG is able to keep PoE on track with 4 expansions every year then all players should view that as mostly a win-win (yes, I'm thinking of the excellent Titan Quest Immortal Throne from Iron Lore and the company's death a mere 1 year later).

"Daddy needed to buy another Black Locus."
- Chris Wilson explaining the Tencent acquisition

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Altnaharra wrote:

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鬼殺し wrote:

As usual, he exists between the lines. Anyone being more explicit than that is daring to tread on Milton's turf. And no fucking thanks to that.

You're too smart for you're own good. I'm too honest for my own good.

Six hail mary's from the both of you.

Peace,

-Boem-

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I_NO wrote:

They would just auto ban you for having too much currency and think your duping.

/hops

I'm so poor I would be save even then! ;)

I would have been thinking more along the lines of..


Buying an IP that built itself pretty much from the ground up, put out some quality products in it's name only to find a way to alienate the majority of your player base in a single release...