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[–] 61 points 3 weeks ago*

I wish I could boycott this but I already boycott Epic. Dangit.

This is going to be such a buggy mess for them

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  • [–] 49 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Even before the Slop Mandate, I'm not sure I could be less enthused about that product.

    Let's cross over the trillion-dollar franchises! That's not the premise for a classic game you'll proudly share with your children one day. It's the premise for a 16-year-old fanboy's first outing on AO3. It's the premise for something that shuts down in 9 months due to declining interest after two half-hearted content updates and nine gacha banners.

    Hot take: if your game mechanics and story wouldn't work as an unbranded, franchise-free version, no amount of smearing Darth Vader and the Incredible Hulk on the carcass will make it better. (It will, of course, sell better, because Star Wars and Marvel Boys seem to inexplicably have access to credit cards.)

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Plus, they already did that shit with Fortnite so it won't even be novel

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  • [–] 35 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    new Disney shooter with Marvel and Star Wars characters

    So it's gonna be a shitty new hero shooter about a decade past relevance that will be even shittier now. Fantastic stuff.

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  • [–] 24 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Good luck, Epic... if the game is a buggy, broken mess, that's on you.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    Tim Sweeney’s brain should be studied. It’s impressive to be consistently wrong about everything and still think you should be in charge.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    He's the definition of failing upwards

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  • [–] -1 points 3 weeks ago

    It's not difficult to understand. Decades of getting things right makes you think you're always right about the future.

    Let's not forget he's not just some appointed CEO. He's the founder, he's been running it since 1991. Before the Fortnite billions and the EGS exclusive issues, Epic was beloved because they made a solid engine you could use for free until you earn enough to pay royalties and they gave out grants to game devs (yes, grants, not investments). Literally the only difference between him and GabeN is that he let the success go to his head, whereas GabeN realized he has a golden goose and killing it would be idiotic.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago
    [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago

    Epic continues the proud tradition of shooting itself in the foot chasing trends.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago*

    for(int i=0; i<10; i++)

    Epic: "You can't do that"

    "Ok. Hey AI, write for(int i=0; i<10; i++)"

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago
    [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    They should have just closed up shop rather than a death spiral to the bottom.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    Could be funny at least.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    These games are cursed I swear, we'll never get a good version

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