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This is a really superb multiplayer RTS and I wish I could find more people on automatch.
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General Battuta posted:This is a really superb multiplayer RTS and I wish I could find more people on automatch. Yeah, I can't help but feel like the region filtering problems coupled with Gearbox's criminal lack of marketing has severely hampered this game's multiplayer community. I'm not much into 1v1 and I've never gotten an automatched team game, so it's the server browser or bust for me.
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Feb 24, 2016 20:52
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No one is more frustrated by the lack of MP players than us, just know we haven't stopped working on it. The community that is playing the game is awesome, there is a fan-base, albeit small that we want to support, and there are a significant number of people working at BBI & Gearbox dedicated to that effort. The primary problem is the number of players. Certainly some of the missing features are a major factor, and we are working on getting those out as soon as we can, but the audience size will be a limiting factor for automatch even if replays were in and the region filtering problems were not a factor. Given the feedback on price-point, we expect the first major discount on DoK to give us a lot of new heads in game, and since we have a significant number of people who wish-listed it, we expect the number to move up by a lot. We should also have more features and content available by then as well.
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Feb 27, 2016 03:58
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Man, that's a bummer to read. Wishing you guys all the best though. I kinda think Steam sales, while great for folks like me, have really devalued games, and that it's the mid-sized developers who get the short end of the stick. Like, indie studios are small, sometimes one man teams that can get by on a few thousand sales, and of course some become breakout hits buoyed in part by their low price points. And AAA games can make it through brand recognition and millions of dollars poured into market research.
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Feb 27, 2016 04:37
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You can't make a near-full-price PvP multiplayer game, especially in a genre where multiplayer has never been a primary draw and expect enough players to have it survive based on it's PvP multiplayer.
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Feb 27, 2016 19:05
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Mordja posted:Man, that's a bummer to read. Wishing you guys all the best though. The pricing on Steam has been deflating, for sure, but the bigger issue I see is noise from the larger number of titles that come out on Steam now compared to 4 years ago. On balance I'm happy about that change, since the wave of new titles from the indie market is ultimately a good thing for gamers. I also love that I haven't had to read a "Is PC gaming dying" op-ed article in years. Back to DoK though, we have good things cooking. I look forward to the coming weeks 
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Mar 3, 2016 18:02
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EgonSpengler posted:The pricing on Steam has been deflating, for sure, but the bigger issue I see is noise from the larger number of titles that come out on Steam now compared to 4 years ago. Are there any plans for additional single player content?
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Mar 3, 2016 18:10
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EgonSpengler posted:No one is more frustrated by the lack of MP players than us, just know we haven't stopped working on it. The community that is playing the game is awesome, there is a fan-base, albeit small that we want to support, and there are a significant number of people working at BBI & Gearbox dedicated to that effort. Yes! I think on your first big steam sale you'll see more people (like myself) buy the game but I do think a replay feature is really, really important.
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Mar 3, 2016 18:56
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EgonSpengler posted:Back to DoK though, we have good things cooking. I look forward to the coming weeks You're putting in formations, right? 
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Mar 4, 2016 01:44
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EgonSpengler posted:The pricing on Steam has been deflating, for sure, but the bigger issue I see is noise from the larger number of titles that come out on Steam now compared to 4 years ago. Im glad you guys are working on the game. i really loved it. Also, are you guys aware that Beghins from the Complex Mod for Homeworld Remastered has put Complex under a Patreon with the stipulation that if the monthly minimums ($1,000) arent met that he will not released the mod at all? Its a fully payment-required modification at this point.
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Mar 7, 2016 03:40
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grimcreaper posted:Also, are you guys aware that Beghins from the Complex Mod for Homeworld Remastered has put Complex under a Patreon with the stipulation that if the monthly minimums ($1,000) arent met that he will not released the mod at all? Its a fully payment-required modification at this point. That's amazing.
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I don't have much to say about HW: Remastered, since we don't run that project at Blackbird. We did help out with some of the content production, but that is 100% managed through Gearbox. Our primary focus here is DoK. We did post a roadmap for our support plans on our own forums here: http://forums.blackbirdinteractive.com/forum/news-and-updates/3516-short-term-support-roadmap That was a while ago, and we've delayed the map planned for in 1.1, but it's mostly accurate otherwise.
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Mar 10, 2016 05:36
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New faction is Kiith Soban. Autocorrect made that Keith Soban and I sorta wanted to keep that. http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791440712528/announcements/detail/638755483471917891 The pdf has some nice, Battlestar Galactica style, clipped edges..
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Mar 15, 2016 20:22
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Allen_Aldo posted:New faction is Kiith Soban. Autocorrect made that Keith Soban and I sorta wanted to keep that. XCOM has eaten most of my time but I'd love to play as the Soban. I didn't get to do enough multiplayer.
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Mar 15, 2016 20:28
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Oh hell yeah, Soban looks awesome. There's also a hint about the next faction to be dropped in that little lore pamphlet. Looks like we're gonna be seeing the Khaaneph after all.
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Mar 15, 2016 21:08
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Psycho Landlord posted:There's also a hint about the next faction to be dropped in that little lore pamphlet. Looks like we're gonna be seeing the Khaaneph after all. Welp, people wanted their Mad Max faction after all.
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Mar 15, 2016 21:18
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I was pretty interested in this but the reviews on steam are indicating you run out of single player content after about 8 hours. I feel like the original homeworlds had a lot more but its been a long time since I played them. So its seems a little pricey, especially if the DLC isn't free.
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Mar 15, 2016 21:27
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So will the general Coalition fleet be renamed to S'jet, now that Soban has its own discrete set of vehicles?
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Mar 15, 2016 22:42
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Mordja posted:So will the general Coalition fleet be renamed to S'jet, now that Soban has its own discrete set of vehicles? The page says they only have a new railgun, carrier, baserunner and battlecruiser and all the other units are just reskins. Which is a bit lacking, considering that means they're basically the same faction as the other two with maybe a 4-5 different abilities to cast. The same LAC, the same Assault tank, etc.
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Mar 16, 2016 02:02
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Here's some screenshots if you don't feel like rummaging through Steam   Nifty.
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Mar 16, 2016 06:47
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Patch 1.1 is live! AI is much less broken and replays much less missing, among other things.
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Mar 21, 2016 21:32
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gently caress the ROW posted:I was pretty interested in this but the reviews on steam are indicating you run out of single player content after about 8 hours. I feel like the original homeworlds had a lot more but its been a long time since I played them. So its seems a little pricey, especially if the DLC isn't free. I keep looking for a price and still haven't seen one. Maybe it's free?
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Mar 22, 2016 09:19
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Okay, unsolicited recommendation: I'm halfway through the fifth and final book of Daniel Abraham's The Dagger and the Coin. It's about nihilism and economics, domestication, war, and slavery. It is really, really good, and I'm calling it now, the ending's going to be amazing, because he always writes very good endings and this is his best series yet. He's also 1/2 of the author of The Expanse, which, if you're into Sci-Fi, is a loving excellent look at a weirdly underexplored part of future history: exactly what happens when we get our hands on FTL. The show is good for a show, but it's not in the same league as the book.
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Mar 22, 2016 10:07
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wellwhoopdedooo posted:Okay, unsolicited recommendation: I'm halfway through the fifth and final book of Daniel Abraham's The Dagger and the Coin. It's about nihilism and economics, domestication, war, and slavery. It is really, really good, and I'm calling it now, the ending's going to be amazing, because he always writes very good endings and this is his best series yet. I'd like to recommend Hyperion by Dan Simmons. The first book is incredible. the rest are great as well but not quite as good as the first.
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gently caress the ROW posted:I was pretty interested in this but the reviews on steam are indicating you run out of single player content after about 8 hours. I feel like the original homeworlds had a lot more but its been a long time since I played them. So its seems a little pricey, especially if the DLC isn't free. The original Homeworld has a single campaign of 15?? levels. It was longer than this, but don't think it was much longer.
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Mar 22, 2016 12:35
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Soban pack is a lot pricier than I expected
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So, anyone buy/play as the Soban yet? Any good?
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Mar 23, 2016 16:57
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Turin Turambar posted:The original Homeworld has a single campaign of 15?? levels. It was longer than this, but don't think it was much longer. Certainly feels longer because of the deliberate pacing of the Homeworld missions. They're not intense in your face combat all the time.
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Mar 23, 2016 17:40
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Apparently the Khaaneph (the mad max guys) drop later today or something? I didn't see a lot of fanfare leading up to it.
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Apr 26, 2016 18:38
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Oh yeah, four new maps too.
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Apr 26, 2016 19:00
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Khaaneph is out now! http://store.steampowered.com/app/433242/
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EgonSpengler posted:Khaaneph is out now! http://store.steampowered.com/app/433242/ Darn, they're even more of a retexture.
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Apr 26, 2016 22:06
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This game got no pr and is already kind of dead. Rip.
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Apr 27, 2016 01:17
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Apr 27, 2016 01:21
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Crash74 posted:This game got no pr and is already kind of dead. Rip. Well that Gearbox's fault as advertising and marketing was their responsibility, and surprise surprise they dropped the ball on that one
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Apr 27, 2016 01:37
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Back Hack posted:Well that Gearbox's fault as advertising and marketing was their responsibility, and surprise surprise they dropped the ball on that one I think they really expected huge word of mouth and coverage from people who loved Homeworld.
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grimcreaper posted:I think they really expected huge word of mouth and coverage from people who loved Homeworld. Which it got from people around me, but it also came out two weeks before XCom2 which had a lot of hype and advertising even for a PC only game. Shame cause its a great game. Maybe the inevitable Steam Summer sale will help it along.
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Apr 27, 2016 12:52
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Mokinokaro posted:Darn, they're even more of a retexture. Yeah it's really telling that all they can manage is new art with 4 new abilities thrown in. The races already are way too similar and the "new factions" are essentially the same as the one they're based on. Really shows that the devs have nothing but artists.
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DatonKallandor posted:Really shows that the devs have nothing but artists. I would have said a small budget.
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The last time not-Relic created a new faction we ended up with the British and gently caress that again.
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