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Not complete radio silence though, the developer is moderately active on twitter. The latest tl;dr on the game is that it is fully playable and they're working hard at cramming in loads of side missions, dialogue, cutscenes, stuff like that.
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Apr 4, 2019 03:35
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Dude did a twitch stream. Contains some story spoilers, losing at 8-ball, losing at dice, and a whole lot of wanting things he can't afford. Game looks good! Music sounds good!
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Apr 17, 2019 06:39
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Mailer posted:Dude did a twitch stream. Contains some story spoilers, losing at 8-ball, losing at dice, and a whole lot of wanting things he can't afford. Game looks good! Music sounds good! Glad to see it has a story with voiceacting and cutscenes! When was the last time a space game had those? Also can't get enough of all that style. Want to know what the higher difficulty settings entail. Like what are the assists you loose out on apart from aiming?
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Apr 18, 2019 19:13
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Captain Scandinaiva posted:Glad to see it has a story with voiceacting and cutscenes! When was the last time a space game had those? Also can't get enough of all that style. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare had them.
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Apr 19, 2019 05:27
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Plenty of games in space/scifi settings have had those. Now if the question was broadened to "When was the last time a spaceship game a single-player narrative?" it's... been a while. Rebel Galaxy technically was this, but it had only a barebones plot that I've completely forgotten. Rogue Squadron games, I guess? When people design a game where you're in the ship their design doc immediately defaults to plotless grind like it's been mangled by some grognard version of Clippy. The weirdest thing about RGO is that it took this long to come back around to Privateer.
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Apr 19, 2019 08:58
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Mailer posted:Plenty of games in space/scifi settings have had those. Now if the question was broadened to "When was the last time a spaceship game a single-player narrative?" it's... been a while. Rebel Galaxy technically was this, but it had only a barebones plot that I've completely forgotten. Rogue Squadron games, I guess? Still rather telling that even the most recent example I can think of is still more than a decade ago.
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Apr 19, 2019 09:35
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Yeah, correction: I meant space sim/shooter. Peripherals like steering wheels and joysticks are being produced again, stuff that was thought to die out a decade ago. All sorts of weird sims are being made that would not have had a market a couple of years ago. Obviously RGO leans more to the arcade side, and I think that's great, but I really hope it will mean some sort of renaissance for space sims with a story.
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Apr 19, 2019 09:38
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Captain Scandinaiva posted:Yeah, correction: I meant space sim/shooter.
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Apr 19, 2019 09:43
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Groetgaffel posted:Man, I'd kill for one set in the Expanse. I feel like that would play a lot more like COADE than RGO, but yeah same. If we have to use those little 3D mice to control the ship that'd be sweet too. Sling plasma torps at light-seconds out, draw patterns on the enemy with PDCs.
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Apr 19, 2019 10:13
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It'd be as pretty much as arcady as you can get with realistic physics, since the ships in the Expanse has ludicrous thrust to weight ratio. It would be a cool sim aspect of having to manage your manoeuvres carefully. Too many brutal manoeuvres too fast and you risk your crew passing out or dying, g-juice be damned.
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Apr 19, 2019 10:29
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Hi guys, I hope you don't mind me chiming in. I found the thread by doing a Google search for one of the ships. I've been lucky enough to get a pre-release copy to help with bug finding and testing, and have over 20 hours in, so I'd be happy to answer any questions I can, if you have them.
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Apr 19, 2019 21:11
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Brian Rubin posted:Hi guys, I hope you don't mind me chiming in. I found the thread by doing a Google search for one of the ships. I've been lucky enough to get a pre-release copy to help with bug finding and testing, and have over 20 hours in, so I'd be happy to answer any questions I can, if you have them. By all means! And I have a question right off the bat too. How is the game with keyboard and mouse?
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Apr 19, 2019 22:05
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Groetgaffel posted:And I have a question right off the bat too. How is the game with keyboard and mouse? Sadly I can't answer that one, as I've been asked to play only with a gamepad at this point. The game will eventually support everything from K/M to full HOTAS, so I'm sure I'll be able to test all of that and report back eventually. I'll tell ya what though. It's sublime with a gamepad.
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Apr 19, 2019 22:11
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Brian Rubin posted:Hi guys, I hope you don't mind me chiming in. I found the thread by doing a Google search for one of the ships. I've been lucky enough to get a pre-release copy to help with bug finding and testing, and have over 20 hours in, so I'd be happy to answer any questions I can, if you have them. Game is good?
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Apr 19, 2019 22:22
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:Game is good? It might be the best space game of the last two decades. I've not enjoyed dogfighting this good since Freespace 2, which I believe is at the top of the heap of this particular niche. It's basically what a Privateer in 2019 should be. So yes, it's good. So, so good. It's all I can think about. It's all I want to play. I've not even gone that deep into the story either. 90% of my playtime is side missions, random encounters, distress calls and exploration tips from bartenders. It's just so delightful.
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Apr 19, 2019 22:26
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Brian Rubin posted:I'll tell ya what though. It's sublime with a gamepad. 
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Apr 19, 2019 22:26
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Brian Rubin posted:It might be the best space game of the last two decades. I've not enjoyed dogfighting this good since Freespace 2, which I believe is at the top of the heap of this particular niche. It's basically what a Privateer in 2019 should be. What don't you like?
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Apr 19, 2019 22:28
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Groetgaffel posted:I, however, am not. I'm utterly inept with a gamepad. I used to be as well. Totally useless. You know what helped me finally click with it? Euro Truck Sim 2. I poo poo you not.
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Apr 19, 2019 22:29
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:What don't you like? Um........well not everything is in the game yet, so I don't really know...I mean I've found some bugs I didn't like, but those got fixed, so...
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Apr 19, 2019 22:30
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Brian Rubin posted:I used to be as well. Totally useless. You know what helped me finally click with it?
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Apr 19, 2019 22:33
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Groetgaffel posted:I do have a 360 controller somewhere, I'll certainly try RGO with it. Holding down the left trigger to do autofollow while shoowing with the right trigger feels REALLY natural. FYI, autofollow is the thing the game has to keep your target on the screen. It's completely optional -- and disabled entirely at higher difficulties -- and doesn't fully aim for you, it just keeps the target in front of you so you can focus on aiming and shooting. It works REALLY well and will be a boon for new pilots, I feel.
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Apr 19, 2019 22:36
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I remember Freelancer did mouse flight really well. If RGO manage to be as good with kb+m, I might never stop playing.
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Apr 19, 2019 23:06
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How long is RGO going to be a Epic store exclusive again? A year!
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Apr 19, 2019 23:31
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Brian Rubin posted:Hi guys, I hope you don't mind me chiming in. I found the thread by doing a Google search for one of the ships. I've been lucky enough to get a pre-release copy to help with bug finding and testing, and have over 20 hours in, so I'd be happy to answer any questions I can, if you have them. You're not under an NDA, are you? I'd hate for you to get in trouble for sharing the juicy goss.
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Apr 19, 2019 23:48
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Brian Rubin posted:Hi guys, I hope you don't mind me chiming in. I found the thread by doing a Google search for one of the ships. I've been lucky enough to get a pre-release copy to help with bug finding and testing, and have over 20 hours in, so I'd be happy to answer any questions I can, if you have them. What's the most satisfying weapon you've fired?
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Apr 20, 2019 00:40
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How has the variation of side content been so far? And of course, any idea how close to release it is? Are they just doing bug testing and adding content or is there some feature that you know of which hasn't been implemented yet?
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Apr 20, 2019 12:57
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Brian Rubin posted:Hi guys, I hope you don't mind me chiming in. I found the thread by doing a Google search for one of the ships. I've been lucky enough to get a pre-release copy to help with bug finding and testing, and have over 20 hours in, so I'd be happy to answer any questions I can, if you have them. I hope you've played Freelancer lots and can tell us whether or not this is the successor we've been waiting for.
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Apr 20, 2019 17:50
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How many spaceships have you flown so far? If more than one, which one is your favorite and how would you describe it, both in terms of aesthetic and performance?
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Apr 21, 2019 19:38
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Travis went and uploaded a second, three hour stream just now This one includes some Q&A, explanation of the difficulty options. I haven't watched that far yet, but he also mention that he'll show off and fly a different ship than the literal garbage truck at some point as well.
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Apr 21, 2019 22:41
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Looking really good from that video. The ship salesman is straight out of privateer, along with a lot of the visual elements. I can't complain though, given how much I loved privateer.
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Apr 21, 2019 23:01
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Groetgaffel posted:Travis went and uploaded a second, three hour stream just now and a special treat for the Star Citizen thread posters: a few former (current?) cultists were there as well including Accelerwraith and Ben Lesnick crazy world e: in the chat, I mean WarpDogs fucked around with this message at 23:53 on Apr 21, 2019 |
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Apr 21, 2019 23:49
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This game needs to be out now. I've almost purchased Privateer multiple times despite knowing it'll just be a letdown. One thing I noticed, re: my earlier discussion about cockpits, is that in motion the dumptruck cockpit isn't that bad. I still feel like they're putting a bit too much reliance on the auto-follow function but my view on it is more like "I wish it was texas holdem instead of dice poker". It just doesn't matter much within the context of the game. WarpDogs posted:e: in the chat, I mean This edit made me sad. With how much Travis complains about the small size of that booth I was looking forward to seeing how much of Ben they could get in.
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Apr 22, 2019 15:30
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Without the rose-colored glasses, privateer would be a tough one for people these days. I played a shitton of it as a kid and have fond memories, but it has really aged. I still remember my standard start of selling the starting missile launcher for funds. I would usually try to get a dumbfire torpedo launcher and a couple of meson cannon with early gear. I usually ended up in a galaxy ship for a long time, as I liked playing the trading game. That was a somewhat unique mechanic at the time. The centurion was for sure the most capable combat ship though. Outlaw is definitely a day one purchase for me though. I played the first rebel galaxy, and did enjoy it.
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Apr 23, 2019 00:24
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Filthy Monkey posted:Without the rose-colored glasses, privateer would be a tough one for people these days. I played it through only a couple of years ago and enjoyed myself greatly.
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Apr 23, 2019 00:30
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Mailer posted:This game needs to be out now. I've almost purchased Privateer multiple times despite knowing it'll just be a letdown. They built a new addition to the booth around Ben, and tore it down so he could go home. Ben fat.
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Apr 23, 2019 02:29
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Groetgaffel posted:Freelancer on the other hand holds up fairly well. All it really needed was a dynamic trade system and an actual endgame. Both would've been fixed had Microsoft not pulled the plug on Digital Anvil.
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Apr 23, 2019 09:13
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THE BAR posted:All it really needed was a dynamic trade system and an actual endgame. Both would've been fixed had Microsoft not pulled the plug on Digital Anvil. I hope this is sarcasm. Microsoft's the only reason the game released at all. It was in development hell under Roberts' awful management.
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Apr 23, 2019 09:42
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Freelancer was something I loaded up, loved the control, and then was immediately hit with a lack of direction. I remember briefly trying Starlancer, understanding (perhaps incorrectly) it was the Wing Commander to Freelancer's Privateer, but it never stuck. My memory of Privateer was largely doing some plot, farming upgrades, doing more plot, farming upgrades, then finally finishing the plot with a fully kitted Centurion. Without the plot I'd never have touched the game. Rebel Galaxy had a similar plot-light-but-upgrade-heavy experience and I got the same vibe there. If it's just a make-your-own-fun sandbox then I bail immediately. That's kind of my big hope (and nothing shown has squashed that) for RGO - a game rear end game where you can get sidetracked but you're not expected to provide your own content. As a disclaimer - I played Privateer when it was new, before the expansion, and haven't played it since. I played Freespace in 2001, and never since. My views are not educated at all. The only thing I'm 100% sure of is Privateer 2 broke my heart.
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I really wish this was VR or could become VR at some point, House of the Dying Sun was just enough VR space sim crack to leave me wanting more.
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