#╓☢stalker2™-chat-not-gamma-keep-waiting

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pseudo falcon
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cant decide if prototype is better than standard

ripe sail
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Hello, does anyone knows why as a merc who's number 1 in rank and has max relation with the Mercs + having "Folk Hero" won't allow me to have more than 2 Companions?

tame lodge
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Gamma users and reading

ripe sail
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Did i type anything wrong?

tame lodge
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Do you see where you're typing it

trim iron
ripe sail
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soory, and thanks

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sorry*

wanton arch
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prototype is

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better if you want

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actually no it's your opinion now

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idk prototype spike the difficulty and i like it

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sure it does make certain features from the vanilla "easier"

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but gameplay in general is a lot harder due to not having abundance of meds or whatever food

nocturne smelt
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I’d suggest reading the OXA nexus page to get a better idea of what prototype does.

remote eagle
willow skiff
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New content!

remote eagle
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“During routine observations and measurements of anomalous activity in sector D-14, a strange radio signal was accidentally detected. Its source remains unknown. Initial analysis indicates that the signal does not correspond to any known technogenic or natural phenomena within the Anomalous Zone.”

For months now, the Zone’s radio has beco...

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warped monolith
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pog

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out now?

summer vapor
icy basin
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That guy really did get himself banned for 0 reason

late kernel
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And nothing of value was lost

remote eagle
remote eagle
warped monolith
remote eagle
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damn did i miss another drama in stalker 2 chat ? kekcorn

summer vapor
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It was supposed to be on the 18th, wasn't it?

warped monolith
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oh

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oh right, the guy who crashed out because the update got delayed

remote eagle
icy basin
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Bingo

warped monolith
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I fucking bet he's out there somewhere doing a brand new crashout because the update doesn't have a lot of stuff

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"no new guns wtf gsc are scammers"

remote eagle
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there is gonna be unic G36 as reward for new questline i think

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take it or leave it kekw

warped monolith
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oh right there's that one

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"only one new gun smh"

slim moth
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GSC jebaiting us with "wait a few more days" drops it the next day

remote eagle
late kernel
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I'd crash out if the game becomes an unplayable mess after the engine upgrade

proud ruin
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Is this game not complete dogshit yet

slim moth
hallow canopy
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Did they fix the Annoying poltergeist attacks phasing thro everything?

slim moth
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i thought wool came up with a temp fix for burers and polts

proud ruin
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I doubt its peak shit was ass on release

hallow canopy
nocturne smelt
slim moth
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i just noticed i've been have less problems with em now shrug

hallow canopy
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The amout of energy you waste (like the dude who had a crash out because this git delayed) on thinking about the game and its past as well as other flaws is just... boring to see repeated talked about

late kernel
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It has improved a lot but there's still room for improvement

summer vapor
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lol

remote eagle
summer vapor
slim moth
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needs updated localizations

remote eagle
deep mica
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gsc redeemed the game

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too sad this is standard procedure in this day and age because games are rushed to be released asap

warped monolith
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it's better than 1.0? Yes, absolutely
but "redeemed" is a strong word

deep mica
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the worst off are the coders who had to crunch sleepless nights through this shit

warped monolith
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they didn't even fulfill all their promises yet

proud ruin
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do animals still run and hide behind cover when you get on top of something

deep mica
proud ruin
warped monolith
deep mica
proud ruin
deep mica
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it could be a lot worse

warped monolith
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they gotta make the game good before trying to convince people to buy whatever DLCs they plan to release further down

warped monolith
deep mica
warped monolith
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I dunno. Are they? I've been hearing about an engine upgrade for at least 6 months

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and since then... we get... a PS5 release. ohno

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a mosin nagant

deep mica
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does that mean it wont happen?

warped monolith
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and now today's update

warped monolith
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I'll believe it when I see it. If I see it. kekl

deep mica
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i think this is a no mans sky type of game

tacit glacier
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GSC: We are delaying the update till 18th
Also GSC: SIKE

warped monolith
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It has the potential to be like NMS
but isn't quite there yet

deep mica
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and yeah it was dumb to set such high expectations

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i am by no means a gsc fanboy but i see their work despite all the shit theyve been through

tacit glacier
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I don't think STALKER 2 will ever be a second NMS

warped monolith
deep mica
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so i dont have a reason not to je optimistic

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pure bias imo

warped monolith
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sell all the promised fixes and improvements in the expansion pack

deep mica
warped monolith
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they were probably scared of the guy from yesterday and decided to release now instead of tomorrow

tacit glacier
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I don't see any mention of them fixing the "Poltergeists and Burers toss shit through walls"

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I think they wanted to get the story content out asap

deep mica
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also NMS took like what, 3 years to be reworked?

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we are barely past year 1

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🫃

tacit glacier
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NMS launched in 2016
NEXT Update dropped in 2018, and with the ARG and the new content that update bought back a lot of good will

deep mica
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yeah so i dont see a reason YET why stalker shouldnt be the same

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especially with all the work thats been put in already

wanton arch
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LKMAO

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NAH NAH NAHA

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SUCH ANOMOLY

warped monolith
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as long as each new update fixes more than it breaks

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lmao just as I was typing my previous message

wanton arch
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dude

warped monolith
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nevermind what I said

wanton arch
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these fucker has no sight.

deep mica
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whoopsie

wanton arch
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put the wrong side of the magazine

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it's INSANE

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loving it

deep mica
warped monolith
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you see ivan
when you of no sight
you shoot the inaccurate

wanton arch
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wait what is the "new" gun anyways

peak eagle
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unique modified G37

wanton arch
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G36 ?

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not much i could say tbh

warped monolith
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it's a G36 irl yeah, but as you know the game uses fake names because they don't want to pay royalties to gun manufacturers kek1

wanton arch
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oh yeah right

warped monolith
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also it sounds like the main draw of this patch is the new hub area you get to "develop"

wanton arch
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that is

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kinda huge tbh

warped monolith
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at least... I don't see a "unique variant of an existing gun" as a big thing
if it were a completely new gun, then sure

peak eagle
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especially since its in the burnt forest region

deep mica
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theres base building?

wanton arch
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i mean we do have sweden

peak eagle
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large place but no hub

wanton arch
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nah it just

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a story locked trading palce

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place.

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which is fine tbh

deep mica
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we finally have red forest tho

wanton arch
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it's a 0.x patch type so i don't consider it need to be huge in a sense

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but it's huge

deep mica
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delayed anniversary drop i guess

peak eagle
wanton arch
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red forest when it's a red forest

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idk how much content you could have on there

proud ruin
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Do the ai do shit now

deep mica
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canr wait to waste thousands of rounds on the wildlife there

proud ruin
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And do they still just aimbot you

wanton arch
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cannot comment

wanton arch
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mostly swamp and zaton itself

deep mica
wanton arch
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that should be like prime weak mutants and bandit roaming around with covers and small bases

proud ruin
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Is map still empty and boring as

wanton arch
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yeah

proud ruin
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Run rostok > not see anyone run to duga > not see anyone run back to rostok > not see anyone

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Dropped it there

deep mica
deep mica
wanton arch
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i mean there should be base lock via story tbh

proud ruin
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What's changed

deep mica
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npcs travel now

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i dont think they despawn

wanton arch
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i thought you were talking about open field with nothing to discover

slim moth
wanton arch
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but it's rare to see them

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for me at least

proud ruin
wanton arch
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yeah....

slim moth
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i never experienced that on release

proud ruin
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Run 10 minutes in a direction and not see a single npc

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Was ass

deep mica
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you hear gunfire around every corner now too

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theres action

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its not a walking sim lile on release

wanton arch
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im pretty sure you suppose to see some thing with 1.0 bubble spawn system

proud ruin
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I really wanted to like stalker 2 and maybe will reinstall after more patchs

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But it was so dogshit on release

wanton arch
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it's better now

deep mica
slim moth
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Idk. games pretty fun. A-life is back. mods make it 11/10. Can't speak for vanilla.

wanton arch
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and again you play stalkers main series are for story so don't expect much to do like free play

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like you would play vanilla for story

proud ruin
deep mica
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and we get full support

wanton arch
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then hop on because few feature added make the story run pretty cool

deep mica
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nvgs are cool too

wanton arch
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ye

proud ruin
wanton arch
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better than nothing tbh

slim moth
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700

proud ruin
slim moth
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are you gonna mod?

deep mica
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i wouldnt be too harsh on the game tbh especially because gamers like to dwell on negativity for some reason

slim moth
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well people are holding GSC to a higher standard than a normal AAA company which is just silly

deep mica
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they need to eat sleep and see their family too

proud ruin
slim moth
proud ruin
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No retard

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Thats not the point

slim moth
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lmao

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what a fucking weenie

deep mica
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i still remember the defend zalissya memes and now its finally playable

slim moth
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play the game or don't we don't fucking care

deep mica
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didnt i just say something about negativity

kindred violet
slim moth
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people are so fucking stupid, i stg

deep mica
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let them be miserable if thats how people get their joy

proud ruin
# slim moth what a fucking weenie

700gb and a recommended threadripper cpu to do it is an insane ask and not many if anyone at all will create overhaul mods using the mod toolkit, furthermore kill yourself retard

deep mica
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erm @stuck zenith

warped monolith
slim moth
warped monolith
slim moth
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maybe just get a better computer loll

kindred violet
deep mica
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let this guy cool off in the dungeon oflin

slim moth
stuck zenith
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because it looks like the same thing from yesterday

deep mica
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scroll a few messages

stuck zenith
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and people are surprised that GSC all of a sudden are evil and a bad company

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or something idk

kindred violet
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Tbf the 700gb is a shit ton of unpackaged assets, there's so much stuff in the sdk it's nuts.
The tool isn't exactly what we want yet but like someone else said, it's still part 1 and phase 2 is underway

deep mica
slim moth
warped monolith
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reporting this guy for that? this is just an average interaction with ivan

stuck zenith
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ivan is iedy's puppy

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so that's different

warped monolith
slim moth
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He gets his panties in a wad over weird shit lmao

deep mica
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average gamma discord member

stuck zenith
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oh he has infractions

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neat

deep mica
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glad to help fulfill your power hunger

stuck zenith
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anyway

cool it off, keep it down, don't argue with idiots clueless
block people if you have to

rotund mantle
vestal inlet
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The launch was rough, but I still played 90 hours on my first playthough. GSC has earned quite a bit of goodwill imo. Eventually the game will probably glow up just like cyberpunk did.

deep mica
slim moth
vestal inlet
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wigartha > agartha

deep mica
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havent kept up with the stalker meme game unfortunately 🥀

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but now gamma and s2 will keep me busy for months

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🫃

frank pendant
slim moth
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keep waiting till 2077

frank pendant
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Just like my middle school crush you're telling me there is a chance

slim moth
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i'll tell you this. it'll come out sometime after GTA VI

kindred violet
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!gamma2

fallen ironBOT
frank pendant
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lmao

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I love that that is a dedicated command

slim moth
kindred violet
deep mica
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guys your grandchildren will some day enjoy gamma2

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now is not the time

prime shell
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new patch, time for everthing to break

deep mica
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possibly

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so far ive heard no reports of massive crashes

late kernel
prime stratus
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Only issue I have with 1.8 so far is SLZ possibly spawing endless waves of blood suckers in the Lesser Zone so far. Actually ran out of ammo holed up the windmill. Killed more than 20 and they judt kept coming.

hallow canopy
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Idk what you mean, must be a new Anomaly

prime stratus
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Found a reddit thread. Looks like an issue since 1.7. Near the mill, bloodsuckers spawn in hordes.

hallow canopy
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You all using some sort of mod in the background?
That hasn't happened to me one bit, and I play on Master Difficulty

deep mica
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yeah its mod exclusive

nocturne smelt
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Started with 1.7.1

prime shell
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not had any issues with excessive monsters with 'a-life finds a way'

golden hazel
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Thats weird I remember having to travel through the dead valley first

remote eagle
golden hazel
hallow canopy
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I started a whole new save in Master,no mods whatsoever.
Right after Meeting the Doctor is my progress.
Not a single time did I encounter a horde of Burer or Bloodsucker.
However the only bug thats annoying me a crap load is the Poltergeist attacks hitting you thro walls

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And then the visual tear of the NVD but those are nowhere near as annoying as getting hit thro multiple concrete walls

normal sentinel
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update dropped today

devout flame
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on master difficulty is getting knocked down by a bloodsucker just a death sentence? dude always loops back around to me before I even get the chance to get back up

wanton arch
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yep master difficulty

golden hazel
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this does put a master difficulty in my master difficulty

devout flame
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i didn't know if i was just being stupid and there was a quicker way to get up or something

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haven't played in a while

devout flame
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lol I finally got that fucker in the cave squint sent me into, kept hopping around like a bunny with the sawwed off

golden hazel
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lmao

remote eagle
golden hazel
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Warlock casting Blur on himself

warped monolith
warped monolith
deep mica
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hmm lets see

warped monolith
golden hazel
devout flame
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fucking died walking into an anomaly on my way back to zalissya

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now i gotta kill that bloodsucker all over again

deep mica
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master difficulty runs will rack up 50 deaths minimum

golden hazel
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Mmm Blur of Chernobyl

hallow canopy
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But with a higher grade armour set you can in fact survive a second hit

devout flame
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they just give me a swipe

inland prism
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Has the loot rebalancing made the game more hardcore? Still undecided about going for OXA prototype again or just going in mod-free.

hallow canopy
inland prism
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I like how OXA replaces the meds with expired ones, but if Master makes loot extremely scarce, I might go in mod-free.

devout flame
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BLOODSUCKER DEAD BUT THE ANOMALY SET SPEED TO 0.1%

hallow canopy
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Its a lot more scarce then the beginner difficulty

devout flame
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thank god for master because I was breezing through this game on veteran at release

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i have not been this enraged in a while lmao

golden hazel
inland prism
normal sentinel
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SKEEFA

devout flame
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but like I don't have 40 medkits and infinite money yet so it seems better

devout flame
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throwing the bolt on doesn't seem to give a safe period like others

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no idea how I got this the first time

golden hazel
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My fps dropped and it came back instead of getting worse, this patch truly is the HoC of our Tuahs

silver orchid
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There a mod in development that is like CoC 2 tho

slim moth
knotty onyx
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Believe it or not there's gotta be a lotta good mods first before we get huge modpacks. Idk how people don't realize this.

slim moth
golden hazel
slim moth
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making your own mod packs GrokChadGAMMA

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that's just his physical connection that he has with the noosphere.

golden hazel
silver orchid
slim moth
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they call him warlock for a reason.

golden hazel
slim moth
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fix everyone's menu and new dialogue/quest shiz if modded

golden hazel
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Forgot to heal and died to a single gunshot

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I was messing around with the rendering graphics bs and was like "Yeah I'll heal after I figure this out"

finite needle
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Of course they release the patch one day earlier

golden hazel
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To shreds you say

still portal
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does the RPG 7 have the optic ?

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or is it irons only ?

finite needle
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I don't think, but I won't ask why you need otpics on a RPG

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For sure there will be an asnwer how irl the US have used optics on m issile launchers in Iraq or some shit

golden hazel
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I just remember you can melee with guns pepefridge

finite needle
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So 1.8 in short is "we released the burnt forest region"

golden hazel
normal sentinel
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Such a waste of ammo if you don't have a peestol

golden hazel
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Hamsters get blown up

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Them's the rules

normal sentinel
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Wonder if they fixed the rat swarm spawn rate

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Post-sircaa they were EVERYWHERE for some reason

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Was hilarious seeing whole squads of veterans getting destroyed by the horde

golden hazel
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They couldn't out tactical the horde

slim moth
knotty onyx
still portal
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and its nice

finite needle
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SEE?

still portal
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i like how they work

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besides
MUH IMMERSION

golden hazel
normal sentinel
golden hazel
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They still haven't fixed the hard coded keybinds

kindred violet
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Incredible

finite needle
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Bro expects a company that hardcoded X to sprint to bend over and have personalized keybinds

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I still shiver at the fact that I have to use Z and C to fucking lean

golden hazel
golden hazel
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Seeing wardens actually patrolling the zone is so peak

normal sentinel
golden hazel
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Vanilla

normal sentinel
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Has anyone played the new stuff yet

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Is it ||good||

golden hazel
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Gonna be a lil while before I get there I started a new game

remote eagle
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getting there on master mode not gonna be quick KekSkew

golden hazel
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Not even that, the unskippable cutscenes

normal sentinel
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I might start a new game for the spark playhthrough since I went Ward for my first game

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See how much is different content wise

golden hazel
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Every path has its own lore bits you get to learn

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It's really damn nice

remote eagle
normal sentinel
golden hazel
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The lore was the only thing keeping me playing on release

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Cause is sure as fuck wasn't the graphics, the memory leaks, the broken questlines, the quest items not spawning in korrrk

normal sentinel
golden hazel
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And it used to way like 10kg or 20kg I don't remember

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It was heavy as fuck

normal sentinel
remote eagle
normal sentinel
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Expedition mode just sounds like CBT

hallow canopy
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Sooo to find the new stuff you need to find it? awesome

normal sentinel
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Especially if your one save gets corrupted

remote eagle
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i hope those unique items ARE unique and not quest items

still portal
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anyone know the code for the safe from "Rat Catcher ?"

normal sentinel
still portal
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yeah the new update

normal sentinel
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Is it fun

still portal
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yuh

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I'm blind as a bat tho

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solving the puzzle is a pain

normal sentinel
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Like the Yantar safe UltraCryLaugh

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Just go in with the assumption the dev personally hates you

hallow canopy
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Dude
I hate when there is a Conflict between 2 factions, and a Random ass Stalker strolls around, NAH WE TARGET ALL HIM

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that stalker being Skif

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I am bit annoyed that they switch Focus instantly to you

golden hazel
normal sentinel
finite needle
golden hazel
finite needle
golden hazel
heady marsh
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Sill held off playing S2 until now. Is it worth trying yet or still wait..? I still read it has numerous bugs and AI isn’t quite finished yet? How is it in general pls?

finite needle
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idk, play it and make up your own mind if you own it

golden hazel
kindred violet
finite needle
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If you have to buy it full price, I'd wait. If you own it/find it on discount, get it. It's in a good state right now, miles ahead of what it was at launch tbh.

normal sentinel
finite needle
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Take this as a grain of salt though, as you're getting your opinions from some random bloke on discord named after a famous japanese race horse

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A bit more than serviceable I think, but not yet at full potential for sure.

golden hazel
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If you expect a stalker game like the original trilogy, you'll get it, if you expect gamma 2, lol lmao xd even

finite needle
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Yeah it's a fully fledged modern Stalker game.

heady marsh
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Yeah- I’ve read such mixed things about it still. People who start then shelve it etc. i may give it a go soon but have Gamma in the meantime. I just thought not worth playing if it’s still a bugfest because of impatience really.

finite needle
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Nah, it really isn't that buggy. Less buggy than GAMMA honestly.

heady marsh
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Yeah- played all the OGs at the time and since. Love them.

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Got all the limited editions but also love Gamma.

warped monolith
finite needle
heady marsh
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How’s the gunfights in general? In Gamma they’re amazing for all sorts of reasons. Is S2 comparable in that regard?

finite needle
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Gunfights are ok, closer to the original than GAMMA for sure, recently damage/precision was changed and I am pretty sure enemies hit less often but deal more damage per hit.

heady marsh
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Ah ok- interesting. Would you guys recommend any essential mods or vanilla?

kindred violet
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give it a go vanilla first

hallow canopy
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Hmmm I am puzzeld between the Saiga and Ram 2

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What one is better when it comes to Durability??

golden hazel
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I hope to Monolit that the engine upgrade fixes that shit

warped monolith
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it probably won't

golden hazel
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Yeah

warped monolith
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this eye adaptation bullshit is a cancer

golden hazel
warped monolith
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but for some reason devs love slapping this shit in their games

golden hazel
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Muh cinematic

normal sentinel
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I can't tell

warped monolith
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I'd say pretty much the same

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being a 3rd person game it has a little bit of difference that the camera is a bit farther away from the point where the eye adaptation thing does the "transition" effect in the lighting

normal sentinel
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Part of the annoyance is the NPCs are totally unaffected by it

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So trying to shoot into a building just sucks

warped monolith
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yeah pepew

finite needle
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Welp I reached the SIRCAA part, time to go do anything else first

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My personal Meet Hanako at Embers

normal sentinel
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Accurate

finite needle
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Ok level 2 NVG makes me actually SEE shit

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Fantastic improvement

hallow canopy
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Tad bit of a Blood Bath here
Saiga came in clutch again

rocky berry
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where tf do u get the new gun

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O_O

still portal
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new gun acquired

nocturne smelt
rocky berry
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where the missions at

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this shi crpytic

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cryptic

still portal
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you get a radio transmission

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then go to the old mine

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then figure it out

rocky berry
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shi aigh

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whered you get the mission btw

normal sentinel
near bramble
rocky berry
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i mean which location were u in when the radio call happened

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im in slag heap rn

still portal
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you just get the radio transmission

near bramble
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im actually happy they dropped a free content update

rocky berry
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shi aigh

near bramble
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im excited to play

still portal
still portal
rocky berry
normal sentinel
rocky berry
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first time playing without mods

still portal
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the G36V2 is

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nice

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but

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my setup is drippier

rocky berry
still portal
normal sentinel
still portal
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journalist's stash at the Duga

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ooop forget the 7

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its pretty good :3

rocky berry
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isnt that the right

still portal
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oh

rocky berry
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LOL

still portal
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nvm I'm a moron

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the left one's the SOFMOD

rocky berry
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i want that sa u tho im too broke to get the deluxe edition

normal sentinel
still portal
still portal
normal sentinel
normal sentinel
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I don't remember it having that color barrel shroud

rocky berry
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wait it is??

still portal
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CAG

normal sentinel
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Oh lel

still portal
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looks rly good

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just changes the rifle models

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and adds the G28

rocky berry
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should i get that rifle mod to sacrifice the other sights mod

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it conflicts for some reason

still portal
rocky berry
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where tf

rocky berry
still portal
still portal
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and the OKP-7

rocky berry
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im geeked rn

still portal
#

x3

rocky berry
#

x3

#

lately this game has been running too well

still portal
#

@rocky berry

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the tactical laser makes it hard to use the OKP tho :c

rocky berry
still portal
#

the gabion is also using OKP
I have the AK model

rocky berry
still portal
#

lmfao

#

I just like the tactical laser model more

rocky berry
#

fair

#

i cant decide which mods to use half of the time

still portal
#

I have a few

normal sentinel
#

Just using Shay's living zone

#

Great movd

still portal
#

im using his death animation mod

#

really nice

normal sentinel
#

Ooo yeah, that one looks cool!

rocky berry
#

shit just makes it feel like a mmorpg

rocky berry
#

which mods should i use

still portal
rocky berry
#

the ones that i like be conflicting

still portal
#

holy cag batman

warped monolith
#

what's that from

#

twd?

rocky berry
#

yuh

hallow canopy
#

Sure is "Closed off" to stalkers Yaniv station
It sure is

pseudo falcon
#

bruh
stalker 2 updated

#

mods broken again

still portal
#

w

still portal
pseudo falcon
#

even oxa proto?

still portal
#

no , dont use that

#

don't need it

silver orchid
pseudo falcon
#

i finished 2 endings already
so im just finished the remaining 2 endings and last few achievements

rocky berry
#

why is this game lowkey beautiful on high saturation

hallow canopy
#

Well my Stalker 2 Crashed
Quite Rare it happened

#

Guess GSC really dont want me to go to Pripyat before meeting with Strelok

#

shame,the fighting with Monolith was getting exciting

normal sentinel
#

Usually pretty rare though

hallow canopy
#

Yea this is a first one for me

#

And I was just about to enter Pripyat

#

With the Train Skip

normal sentinel
late kernel
#

People still glitching through the Yanov walls? lol

normal sentinel
#

Apparently lmao

hallow canopy
hallow canopy
still portal
normal sentinel
still portal
#

yep

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and the gauss rifle

hallow canopy
#

I already have a Gauss rifle

#

why would I rush Pripyat for a Gauss Rifle?

still portal
#

:3

#

and cuz the prypiat trader sells ammo for it

hallow canopy
#

Nah, I straight up nailing Monolith Exo with my Mosin

normal sentinel
#

:3

normal sentinel
pseudo falcon
#

man
still waiting sprinting while reloading or healing or eating

#

like in gamma

#

coz if i sprint while those animation are going, it cancels them

#

goated if i can sprint reload but i need to heal so it cancels the reload and then after healing i reload and continues to where i left off on the reload

wanton arch
#

you mean forced animation ?

#

like.

#

you can just chug down 50 can of soda yet it only play one animation

#

im not or prob few other are not going to like that

warped monolith
#

he means something like Battlefield 4 had with staged reload, so if you had to swap to a different item, the reload would be partly done if you swapped back to the gun you were reloading

wanton arch
#

gamma does not have staged reload

#

or it does not make sense when he mention about Eating

#

and using med

#

he really mean forced animation

warped monolith
#

he was referring to sprinting while reloading "like gamma" and the other part sounded like a different thing kek1

wanton arch
#

i still hate when people want a feature for S2 yet keep pulling out

#

Like Gamma

#

i swear

#

god

warped monolith
wanton arch
#

wrong gif

warped monolith
#

I think sprint reloading makes it too silly/arcadey

#

leave that shit in battlefield imo kek1

wanton arch
#

and pretty sure we have Stage Reload

#

already

#

it just overal animation are god dam quick

#

because it's arcade game

#

and if some one talking about health system in gamma please pull out tedious healing and not healing like in gamma

#

which i pretty sure it's Tarkov who bring health system for body parts

#

or some obscure games that has before tarkov

#

idk

still portal
#

Am I the only one who doesnt have any servo sounds when running or walking with exoskeletons ?

still portal
#

Every time i get no sounds

#

Even unmodded

normal sentinel
#

When did it start happening

still portal
#

Since I first downloaded the game

#

<w>

normal sentinel
#

;(

still portal
#

On another note, when will they make NVG's actually usable ?

normal sentinel
#

I had a loner exo and then diamond, pretty sure both had sound

#

I’ll check when I update it and let you know tho

still portal
#

Its bs to have a Gen 3B
But still have to turn the flashlight on

#

Cuz the damn nvg's dont help

normal sentinel
#

Indoors they’re wonky yeah

still portal
#

This has to be the worst nvg implementation I ever seen

#

Even anomaly had that shit sorted

nocturne smelt
#

I find them pretty usable in most situations.

#

The only time they are rough is when there is no ambient light around.

#

But that’s how NVGs work.

#

If you’re having that many issues with them I would check your contrast, brightness, and gamma settings.

normal sentinel
#

Is there somewhere specific I need to go to trigger the new questline?

#

Been walking around the burnt forest but nothing

golden hazel
#

The patch thing says it's random

#

But it has a higher chance of happening in the burnt forest

still portal
#

Without them

#

Idk, gamma's nvg didn't havr that issue

outer depot
#

"bro why my NVG not bright?"
the place he's currently standing-

nocturne smelt
#

They are low-light devices.

#

Not darkness eliminators.

outer depot
#

literally "image intensifiers"

#

if there's no fucking image then they can't intensify shit now can they

golden hazel
#

Nothing quite like visting Rostok

wanton arch
#

You need IR flashlight to work in closed place that does not get moon light

#

What you misunderstanding is thermal sight and night vision sight

#

Yk what it's related to physic and if you think you can see shit with just NVDs in an enclosed place without any photon bouncing to your night vision

#

Good luck

#

Like

#

Take your eyes out

normal sentinel
#

Chimeras are insane on veteran mode

#

One pounce and you're turned to shreds in an exosuit

wanton arch
#

Tanking 90 rounds of 7.62r even with HP round

#

Or they do have armor

#

Tho im pretty sure they are easy to dodge

wanton arch
#

Wow im a nerd

kindred violet
#

A bit

#

But it is fascinating

wanton arch
#

Monke explain

chilly mantle
#

the official stalker server wants me to confirm my phone number so i'll ask here instead, is the new dlc already broken????? the quest from Banzai just deletes itself when i finish talking to him 😭 wtf do i do now i've tried reloading and doing it all over but nada works, this new dlc is already off to a TERRIBLE start man, dunno if anybody has had ssimilarissues as i but i hope you found a solution if you did

#

also what the hell are they spawning down here for 🥲

kindred violet
#

Question 1, are you playing with any mods installed?

#

Question 2, are you on a new or existing save file

chilly mantle
golden hazel
chilly mantle
tacit glacier
#

It means you're witnessing Slav Jank at its finest

kindred violet
#

Bro carrying his 1.0 save around, god damn

wanton arch
#

He playing s2 like anomoly

#

Just be brave and not fear to start one

chilly mantle
tacit glacier
#

The game changed

Substantially

since 1.0

kindred violet
#

It's not bad per se, just sub-optimal haha KekSkew

#

You're carrying a lot of technical baggage around with your save

chilly mantle
kindred violet
#

Man, just start a new save

#

Try some other paths

#

It's fun, trust me

tacit glacier
#

Not to mention

You said you removed mods

Which will break things further depending on what mods you used

chilly mantle
#

also, i still have these after like a year lol, they still haven't fixed these staying quest items

chilly mantle
#

AND mods that were on steam

#

basically vanilla at that point

golden hazel
#

A long time ago on one of the big updates they even said to start a new save or the fixes wouldn't work

tacit glacier
#

Unreal Engine 5 is more fickle than X-Ray kekw

golden hazel
#

Well now you did

chilly mantle
#

i'm getting the damn ptsd ringing sound in my ears

#

tell me you're joking 😭

golden hazel
#

I ain't

chilly mantle
#

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

kindred violet
#

We aint

chilly mantle
#

that's so unfair 🥹

#

whyyy

kindred violet
golden hazel
#

My first guess was 1.5

#

But I kinda lost track after 1.1

chilly mantle
#

minus like 20 for other saves, on this safe file

#

And they were all for nought????

#

what a cruel stalker world

kindred violet
#

Such is the zone

golden hazel
chilly mantle
#

i've literally found every stash, gotten every blueprint thingy

kindred violet
#

It's not the end of the world, just the end of the zone

chilly mantle
#

just to have to do all that again

chilly mantle
kindred violet
#

Then be joyful for the zone has granted you her wonders once more

#

You get to enjoy it all again

#

And you could even try some cool mods

chilly mantle
#

i'm not that type of guy though!!!

#

i hate I HATE being forced to restart everything

#

if i wanna redo the game it should be out my own will

#

not because the game is poopy butt

#

that just ruins the whole mood, especially with STALKER 2 it's so buggy i was lucky it worked fine'ish all this time

golden hazel
#

Slavjank gonna Slavjank

chilly mantle
#

is this what i get for my country not sending enough aid to ukraine 🥹

kindred violet
golden hazel
kindred violet
#

It's not some divine punishment for you specifically, just how it be

chilly mantle
#

😔

#

this game just isn't fun to replay for me

#

how am i gonna reach this dlc again before i say "enough" and just let the dlc die

#

man

#

that sucks

kindred violet
#

¯_(ツ)_/¯

chilly mantle
# kindred violet ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

well.. thank you for letting me know ): all of you, as much as i hate hearing this i'm happy to atleast know if i ever do get the "hype" back

#

love you guys

tacit glacier
#

There is a reason why I managed to finish the game on 1.1 and haven't really played it in a serious way since

#

Been waiting for updates to finish

kindred violet
#

You're welcome, sorry to burst your bubble

golden hazel
kindred violet
#

I've been enjoying the occasional replay, to check out the different paths / endings

#

Since you do actually have some cool differences and lore you can miss out on depending on your decisions

golden hazel
#

I wonder if one of the dlcs will have pseudo squirrels

#

maybe that's why they introduced them to HoC Tuah

kindred violet
#

Imagine lol

#

Pseudosquirrel burers that throw nuts at you

kindred violet
#

He's scared of the dark

finite needle
#

What's with people unable to comprehend that sometimes you need to restart a game if you previous save was from a modded 1.1 version of the game? Not to mention the early game is the best part of Stalker 2 peeposmile

finite needle
wanton arch
#

I don't think people should play stalker main series like

#

Idk it's like a story games

#

Not a game where erm.

#

💔

icy basin
#

The 4 hour Faust kissing scene doesn't exist in 1.0 saves

normal sentinel
#

Found a buddy

#

Why is this Burer an ally? Tune in next time to find out

trim iron
finite needle
#

I get your point, just feels a bit entitled to expect nothing to break on such conditions, ESPECIALLY if you know who we're talking about

wanton arch
#

New game plus

#

I feels like they are not ready to replay any game they like

knotty onyx
#

We have also known there would be many updates pretty much since launch, so anyone wanting to preserve a modded save shouldve disabled updates.

wanton arch
#

I would say you should expect your game to be break down consistently

#

If you ever try mods on any game

#

Like anomoly it self will never get update and people can cope if their new mods just brick your save

#

Consider what fallout fans dealt with random mods

knotty onyx
#

Especially within the first couple years it's basically a surprise if the mods work at all and don't break anything.

wanton arch
#

Or skyrim idk

knotty onyx
#

FNV had many mods that were considered must use for years before people figured out they were the cause of many stability issues (project Nevada)

wanton arch
#

I love modding scene

#

The game brick it self so much i have to reinstall s2 for 12 times

trim iron
finite needle
tacit glacier
pseudo falcon
#

NEVER. EVER. REMOVE. MODS. MIDPLAYTHROUGH.

knotty onyx
tacit glacier
#

The hilarious bit about Fallout 4 is that GoG staff said
"You know what, we'll allow you to update your game when you fix your shit"

#

Ever since then the game was left on pre-Next Gen update

#

It gets even funnier because Arthmoor got pestered by the community to bring back the compatible version of UFO4P
He begrugingly did it since GoG players weren't able to use the patch kekw

#

Still up to this day

finite needle
#

the Next Gen update did ruin my heavily modded FO4 survival playthough and I haven't played since.

#

so I understand, but in that case we're talking about a what, 10 years old game? omegakekw

#

that didn't have any significant update in years, Stalker 2 is actively being updated

tacit glacier
#

Honestly I can't be arsed to downgrade steam version of Fallout 4
So I just bought it again on GoG kekw
That was around the time Fallout London came out

kindred violet
#

Beth is the king of fucking over modders KekSkew

#

There's a reason why a lot of people use version 1.5.97 of skyrim for modding and you'll find mods specifically made for it

tacit glacier
#

"Here have a Fallout 4 update"
"It adds nothing substantial other than more paid mods"

finite needle
#

"You guys like the Enclave right? Here is an Enclave armor"

tacit glacier
#

I find it absolutely hysterical that the core feature of the update

Paid mods

didn't work on release and also made it impossible to use DLC even if you owned it.

#

Bethesda is a joke that keeps on writing itself

finite needle
#

Thing is, they aren't even like evil or some shit, they're just incompetent. It's amazing.

#

Like, Fallout 76, I can tell they GENUINELY believet everything they did for the game was a good idea at the time, like they really thought it would work like it was, conceptually.

#

They just haven't made a good, era defining game since Skyrim, and that's it.

midnight walrus
#

Hellooooo I just wanted to come here and say I love STALKER 2 now.

wanton arch
#

Grrr can GSC slap random gun into the game or we have to wait people to add random gun instead

kindred violet
#

You will have to wait :)

midnight walrus
#

Not sure if it was a shift in perspective, or the updates, but the game feels a lot better than it did.

wanton arch
#

Updates did improve the game

#

Even you have the same concern it would not eradicate all feature you can have in it

pale stirrup
#

I already loved it at release. I had a similar experience with Stalker 2 than with Cyberpunk on release. Loved them, everything was here. Mood, feeling, etc… thoses 2 games just released too early but you could already feel the enormous potential

midnight walrus
#

Like, combat actually feels good now. That's the main thing for me.

pale stirrup
#

Yeah

#

IMO Stalker 2 just take the same path than Cyberpunk. It keeps getting better and better

#

Absolutely love it

tame lodge
#

I know its a popularity contest but I was baffled when people nominated it for steam awards goty 2024 with the state it launched at

midnight walrus
#

Lmao really?

finite needle
#

People in the industry seemed to like Stalker 2 enough, it had same reception as Cyberpunk and the first Kingdom Come Deliverance

#

Usually, the mindset is that if the core elements are well done, the rest can be fixed

hallow canopy
tame lodge
#

as you can see in the message above

fair marsh
#

i think that's totally fine, if it can be fixed later on? hell yeah

hallow canopy
fair marsh
tame lodge
#

this is insane omegakekw

fair marsh
#

how lmao?

tame lodge
#

imagine you paying for a product that doesnt work exactly as advertised and then saying its ok cuz they said they will fix it later

hallow canopy
#

My dudes
The game didnt launch nearly as bad as Cyberpunk 2077

fair marsh
#

yes but what if they do fix it later?

#

like actually

tame lodge
#

they are obligated to

fair marsh
#

then there you go

tame lodge
#

jesus christ

#

no wonder games release broken messes if this is the mindset

fair marsh
#

i never buy games on launch, never have, never will

#

if you do, that is on you

hallow canopy
#

I played Stalker 2 since release
Heck I pre ordered and had 3 days ahead of everyone else to play
I finished the story and enjoyed.
Everyone as soon as Stalker 2 came out started comparing it to the old ones in all aspects.

Pretty much ruining they own experience

tame lodge
#

youre blowing hot air, ive been ignoring your messages since you seem to be the biggest apologist of anything gsc does omegakekw

hallow canopy
#

How else would you see Stalker 2 as "unfinished"
You see a Video with "This is how there is no A-life in Stalker 2" video and then knew its terrible

tame lodge
fair marsh
#

unironically, i think more should do it

hallow canopy
tame lodge
#

Idk why they are updating and fixing the game then if it was fine for you at release

#

gee

#

"works for me" ass argument

kindred violet
#

I think whilst the mindset currently shown with game releases is bad, it absolutely did not come first but rather has been the result of years long dissappointment after dissappointment with big games so that the general audience has become disilussioned and is satisfied if the damn game even barely works on launch.
It's more of a reactive mindset than a proactive one

#

And honestly for the people with that mindset, good for them.
Because god knows at least they don't get the soul-crushing dissappointment every time and just enjoy whatever they're getting

finite needle
#

People take video games too seriously I think

#

Also, I don't ignore the fact that people was mad at Silksong and Elden Ring because they didn't play exactly like HK and Dark Souls 3 then they came out.

tame lodge
finite needle
#

It's more on the fact that being mad at videogames is the mindset, the quality of the game is secondary

tame lodge
#

yeah there is more of an outrage than anything

finite needle
#

people is mad at Expedition 33 because it won too much and now it's french and woke

kindred violet
tame lodge
#

i think some of it is justified

#

its ridiculous to be mad that a game won too many categories

#

but still

finite needle
kindred violet
#

Video games as an art form as well as a consumer product require seriousness.
But I can agree that some people take it way too far

tame lodge
#

i think its because of the fact that its been glazed

#

I havent played so I dont have an opinion on this

#

but it feels like it has been overhyped for what it is

kindred violet
#

People should take gaming serious if us consumers ever want to have the developers be able to be held up to a standard.

finite needle
#

I have played it a bit, it's very interesting. Has also the same ghosting issues as Stalker 2 because Unreal Engine do be like that

tame lodge
#

id probably say personally Kingdom Come 2 shouldve won best rpg

kindred violet
#

Still think it's funny that BF6 won best audio design

finite needle
#

Don't look at me, my vote would've been for Silksong

tame lodge
#

that too

finite needle
#

as GOTY

tame lodge
#

the indie tag or category is interesting

finite needle
#

Expedition 33 is technically an indie game KekSkew

tame lodge
#

that technicality is the issue

finite needle
#

Usually, it's indie when it's time to dunk on Ubisoft

#

Witcher 3 was also technically an indie game, despite being like one of the most expensive games ever made when it came out, or something like that

tame lodge
#

i think E33 is a AA game not an indie one

kindred violet
#

The whole game classification is dubious at best anyway

tame lodge
#

idk its weird to put a cap on it but the fact that a game that had 10 million or something put into it was in the same category as something like silksong or megabonk before it was taken out

#

is just weird

#

megabonk was prolly made by a guy in his basement in his free time

#

im not trying to discredit E33 im sure its a great game but it feels like an industry plant omegakekw

finite needle
#

It's just french

#

and I mean it like it very much feels like a french cominc kinda story, in that sense

#

from what I've played, it's kinda Metaphor if Atlus wasn't cowards kinda game

#

it's just the kinda game that checks all the marks that general critics like, but it doesn't really feel soulless - the contrary. But it's very artsy, can't say I like that direction myself but it works in the context.

#

Then again, I've only played like 3 areas

late kernel
finite needle
#

Nah the game was fun at release, but it didn't reach "acceptable" state until 1.5 at least

#

Both things can be true whatever

late kernel
#

Game was a slog to get through when it released because of how horribly broken and unoptimized it was

finite needle
#

Still, the game was not worth the price. If I had more self control I would've waited until a sale UltraCryLaugh

late kernel
#

Good thing i refunded, later tried finishing the game on Family share

finite needle
#

I think right now it's fine to grab on a sale, game is in a good place. DLC in Lymansk is going to be the moment the game is gonna be worth the full price tag. I can understand that people feels negative about it, because it's the right emotion, but at some point we also gotta get past the first impression and judge a thing for what it is, not what it was, despite everything.

#

That's also why Cyberpunk received a surge of positive reviews after the anime, completely different people played it and the game, by that point, was a different creature, so it was received differently. People who disliked it at the beginning kept hating it and so on

hallow canopy
finite needle
#

From what I gather it's gonna be heavily involving Freedom vs Duty

#

and the new 1.8 story is tied to the DLC

#

kind of an introduction

still portal
hallow canopy
#

Well seen how we got new weapons
We sure will get more awesome stuff to see

still portal
#

Having only the PM on 9x18 is sad

hallow canopy
#

Nah im hoping for the PPSh 42

#

Or the TT-33

#

We need more old Soviet guns in Stalker

still portal
still portal
#

Hyperburst would be really cool

hallow canopy
#

Would love to see a DShK somewhere as an emplacement to use

still portal
#

Maybe the Vepr-12 or MP-155

hallow canopy
#

That sound of it
Both you firing and getting fired at would be a experience on its own

hallow canopy
#

Well hope is still there to see the CNPP

#

Even if the Wish Granter isnt there anymore

#

Something more would be awesome to be seen

molten osprey
#

Numpad

kindred violet
#

And he's back

#

Hello numpad guy, tough luck

molten osprey
#

It just gets more hilarious each month

#

How should i believe that those guys are able to make a good ai and all when they cant fix 4 keybinds

wanton arch
kindred violet
molten osprey
#

Dude was ready to jump at my throat

hallow canopy
wanton arch
#

Imagine High Tech rifle from cold war

#

idk AN94

#

HOLD UP

#

WAIT

#

NIKITA

#

HOLD UP

hallow canopy
#

Imagen a fictional gun that never existed vs a WW2 gun still in use by army to this day.
Including Ukrainian army

wanton arch
#

no no no no

kindred violet
#

My man, you're not getting a ppsh

wanton arch
#

hold up there is a chance for AN94 to be in stalker 2 in next patch

#

or not and i could be isane

#

insane

wanton arch
#

the

#

like bazillion shit

#

the reason why some WW2 guns going to appear in the zone is

#

some timmy in lesser zone picked up his grand parent shit

#

and hes from russia

hallow canopy
#

Ahh yes fictional guns like the Gauss rifle and the Rhino revolver that totally arent made up and have been debunked

#

Vs 2 infamous guns that have been so mass produced that you literally could find them in ever post Soviet country

wanton arch
#

yeah i love my clock mechanic G11s series is considered so fictional that the german budget went kaput

#

TKB series of Fictional shit

#

yup

#

that fictional

finite needle
#

Are we still calling AN94 a cold war era weapon

kindred violet
#

Can accept the sci fi anomalies and shit but draws the line at a gauss gun which has been a staple of the series

wanton arch
#

nah it's still cold war gun

#

trust

finite needle
molten osprey
wanton arch
#

as in the blueprint are found in 1991

#

hehehehe

#

only went in full production after the collapse