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[–] [email protected] 270 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I really felt cheated that no one was insulted, no rants were frothed, no theories conspiracied in this nfo. All we got was relevant information and kindness.

I'm kidding obvs

[–] [email protected] 108 points 11 months ago

Bland release notes.

I wanted some spicy ✨bipolar ranting

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[–] [email protected] 236 points 11 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 37 points 11 months ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 173 points 11 months ago (12 children)

I love that pirate groups still use ascii text art in their release notes. It’s like a little piece of the world that hasn’t changed in 30 years.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I need to find out how to make these. Mostly just cause I like it.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (4 children)

On Linux, you'll want to install figlet and toilet (both available in the debian repos)

Alternatively you've got this online frontend

If you really want to get weird with it you can also play any video in ascii art through libcaca and mplayer. Looks like this

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago

On Linux, you’ll want to install figlet and toilet

I know you're 100% serious, but this sentence sounds so made up and hilarious

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[–] CookieJarObserver 132 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Im not pre-ordering piracy either.

Im waiting for the reviews.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 11 months ago

The review embargo was lifted with the start of the early access, meaning that all the regular review channels that received review copies have already posted their content.

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 11 months ago (6 children)

To be fair it's the exact same bypass as any other Steam game. Any steam emulator would work.

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[–] [email protected] 79 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I would think that it's cheap availability on GamePass and likelihood of frequent updates would make for a muted response to this one.

Plus I don't think it was protected to start with for modding purposes. People will be flying around in Thomas the Tank Engine by the end of next week.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (5 children)

For these reasons, I'd rather buy Bethesda games. As a company, they aren't assholes. I'd hate for them to get bought out by ea or something like all the rest.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yes, that would be terrible for them to be bought by somebody like MS.

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You forgot Fallout76 and their own shitty launcher, well and the fact that Microsoft bought them already...

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

My only beef with them is their complete disregard for QA but, in the end, they're right.

We'll do it for them.

Well, and watering down the social commentary in their Fallouts to an absurd degree.

Can't wait for Fallout 5 to say "AKSHUALLY, it was all China's fault and capitalism is based and Vault Tec was justified. Join the Brotherhood or die, trash."

Triangle For Enthusiastic Yes Square For Nod Silently

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 11 months ago (3 children)

"Cracked" meaning having replaced a dll file

[–] [email protected] 53 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (5 children)

Exactly; this just needed an emulator like goldberg

Bethesda games usually don't go for heavy DRM stuff (beyond the basic steam DRM), because it impairs modding (especially injection / nonofficial modding, stuff like SKSE for skyrim)

[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I have to applaud Bethesda for this decision, it is something that is very nice for the end user.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 11 months ago (4 children)

WTF?! The game is not even released on steam yet? Are they cracking the preloaded version?

[–] [email protected] 57 points 11 months ago (2 children)

AFAIK the digital deluxe edition allows you to start playing 5 days early.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can confirm. Started playing this morning.

[–] Nythos 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What’s your opinion so far?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Skyrim in space. Exactly what I was hoping it would be.

[–] Saneless 27 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Except when I stole some dude's sandwich, instead of being arrested he just said "Hey that's my sandwich!" And then sighed, defeated

Definitely a better experience already than Skyrim

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago

There is no "play 5 days early". The game launched on 1st of September. But those who can't afford to shell out 100 Euros have to wait 5 more days. Microsoft did the same bullshit with Forza. I didn't like it back then, I won't like it now.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I was playing it last night on steam. I needed a new GPU recently and it came with a code to download it. 🤷‍♂️

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 11 months ago

Eagerly waiting for the videos of every Starfield's fade-to-black screen transitioning back into Skyrim's opening

[–] [email protected] 34 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (13 children)

Hol-eee shit. My GTX 1070 doesn't meet minimum requirements...and it just won't boot? Oh wow.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Wonder if the cracked version crashes when starting a new game like the steam version does...

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Imma wait for the fitgirl repack

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago

Well, that was quick!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Did starfield not have denuvo drm. I thought most Bethesda games did.

[–] [email protected] 74 points 11 months ago (8 children)

None of them do. It would fuck with people's ability to make mods for them.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Bethesda Game Studios games don't have DRM like Denuvo. BGS and Bethesda Softworks are two different entities. ID, MachineGames and other Zenimax studios tend to have DRM, not BGS.

On the other hand, didn't Denuvo come out after Fallout 4 launched? So what would they even protect, 76?

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

And even it's cracked from I won't be able to play it thanks to my old as system and my lack of will to purchase a new one untill it dies.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (11 children)

Does this mean I can pirate it early? 😮

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Is RUNE or IGGAMESCOM trustworthy?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Huh, the game isn't even out yet. 🏴‍☠️ stay winning, I guess.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's out on (paid) early access. Think that's how they got the game files lol.

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[–] MaliciousKebab 17 points 11 months ago

They fast as fuck. Another W for the pirates.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago
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