it was NEVER a thing
it will never BE a thing
the jmon agenda has failed
fetch has still not happened
also, GaaS games are all dreck.
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Has "Destiny Like" or GaaS become a huge turnoff /Did it become a Toxic term now?
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it will never BE a thing
the jmon agenda has failed
fetch has still not happened
also, GaaS games are all dreck.
For me yes, but only because I find it hard to juggle multiple GaaS games with the time they demand, particularly with concurrent timelimited events.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey. But that's the only one I can think of .
It means it's abusive to gamers? To me, GaaS is completely abusive if it's a P2W model, specially if it's on a full priced game.
There's nothing wrong with GaaS, some of my favourite games are GaaS in their execution. I don't care about Destiny, but hearing that some game is like Destiny is not an automatic turnoff either.
This. I dont have much time for gaming and these deadlines put even more pressure on me when Im really invested in a game.
Destiny 2.
Launched with very few issues.
Had an enjoyable campaign, lots of activities and a great raid.
If every game is designed to be the only game you ever play it generally results in me not even being interested in them, especially if the game is "Do this mission over and over to make your numbers go up". Most of the time they're extremely grindy and/or have paid lootboxes or Xp packs to make things go by faster. Selling me a solution to a problem they've created.
I'm just sick of it. Its always hamsterwheel bullshit, mtx and anaemic content. Motherfuckers want that MMO money but don't want to put in the work required to make and keep one up. Done with the model honestly. I thought division 2 would shake it up enough for me but nah I couldn't even get to level cap.
GaaS - and when a developer says "we are designing the game so you can play it indefinitely with a gameplay loop of getting loot so you can go after better loot"
It's a instant no, not even if is based on a franchise I like, this is the only subject in games I vote no instantly, I vote with my wallet and will say nope instantly to.
Not even if come free on Plus/Gold or given as a gift
It's a instant no, not even if is based on a franchise I like, this is the only subject in games I vote no instantly, I vote with my wallet and will say nope instantly to.
Not even if come free on Plus/Gold or given as a gift
Is Games-as-Service considered a dirty word by a lot of people here on Era? Yes.
Do these games have a combined player base in the hundreds of millions? Yes.
So it is fair to say that most of the people playing games don't care about the term, if they even know it at all.
Do these games have a combined player base in the hundreds of millions? Yes.
So it is fair to say that most of the people playing games don't care about the term, if they even know it at all.
GaaS doesn't mean Destiny-like games at all, most modern AAA games are GaaS. Chances are you're probably playing one, it's just the term putting people off.
Don't like Destiny-like games personally but GaaS is fine. Hitman is great. Enjoy plenty of fighting games.
Don't like Destiny-like games personally but GaaS is fine. Hitman is great. Enjoy plenty of fighting games.
They are perfect if they are by Sony /s
GaaS does not mean multiplayer only. Get your shit straight.
Most games are GaaS with downloadable content like spiderman, assassins creed, the Witcher 3.
People just use the term for games they don't like. Like anti-consumer, it's meaningless nowadays.
GaaS does not mean multiplayer only. Get your shit straight.
Most games are GaaS with downloadable content like spiderman, assassins creed, the Witcher 3.
People just use the term for games they don't like. Like anti-consumer, it's meaningless nowadays.
I would never want to voice chat with people online while playing difficult content, it's pretty much a recipe for verbal abuse, so no thanks.
I think your expectations of what you think it would be like is off base of what it is actually like. Sure it's difficult but people laugh and have a good time bonding over completing challenging things together.
That's not been my experience with voice chat, but lucky you I guess.
It had allot of content and decent gear to chase, but the setting, enemies, level design, and "story" /lore were so frigging boring.
Wouldn't label it toxic but yes it's a turn-off but also I'm a minority with that. Far more people play these games than any of my favorites.
As far as the GAAS part is concerned. That doesn't mean there aren't games where it works out for me as well. I wouldn't say that GAAS made AC a better game for me but at least it's acceptable.
As far as the GAAS part is concerned. That doesn't mean there aren't games where it works out for me as well. I wouldn't say that GAAS made AC a better game for me but at least it's acceptable.
there is nothing fundamentally wrong with games as a service. it only becomes a problem if the dev treats it poorly and looks to give their players a poor level of value for their time. Having a game you really enjoy be improved and updated year after year can be a great experience. It can also be an annoying one if those changes wind up changing the game in a way that doesn't sit well with you. the big problem i have is when they ask for 200+ hours of gameplay for like one character skin
I remember playing Defiance back on Xbox 360, which was an early version of the shared world shooter genre. It wasn't the best game but it was so cool! I remember telling my friends that 'next gen is going to have a bunch of games like this', and we were all so damn excited.
Then Destiny launched and was fairly lackluster after the first Raid. Then there was The Division which was pretty hit or miss. Then Destiny 2 which was disappointingly similar to Destiny 1. Then there was Anthem which was... bad.
On paper, I absolutely love the Destiny-like games. But developers are apparently just not able to execute on the ideas and fully flesh out open world, loot shooters.
GAAS is amazing though. I played a ton of Old School Runescape (which has been a GAAS since it launched in the late 90s). I love League of Legends, Sea of Thieves. I played many hours of Fortnite and PUBG. It's a great model for multiplayer games, as they need continuous updates and support.
Then Destiny launched and was fairly lackluster after the first Raid. Then there was The Division which was pretty hit or miss. Then Destiny 2 which was disappointingly similar to Destiny 1. Then there was Anthem which was... bad.
On paper, I absolutely love the Destiny-like games. But developers are apparently just not able to execute on the ideas and fully flesh out open world, loot shooters.
GAAS is amazing though. I played a ton of Old School Runescape (which has been a GAAS since it launched in the late 90s). I love League of Legends, Sea of Thieves. I played many hours of Fortnite and PUBG. It's a great model for multiplayer games, as they need continuous updates and support.
Nope, Monster Hunter World is my #2 GOTY last year and Iceborne shaping up to be my GOTY this year.
Also I like how they handle GaaS in AssCreed Origins (haven't played Odyssey yet).
Also I like how they handle GaaS in AssCreed Origins (haven't played Odyssey yet).
The idea of GaaS sounds like a holy grail of gaming in some ways. Imagine being told 10+ years ago that your favorite games in the future would get constant updates and new content on a regular basis. Sounds great right? The idea of GaaS is a good one, it's just tricky to get right. Most devs fail and end up pissing off their audiences.
GaaS is definitely a fairly negatively loaded term to me nowadays. Not necessarily because there is anything massively wrong in the premise of GaaS games or because of games like Anthem screwing things up majestically, but mostly because GaaS games are such insane timesinks that it gets kind of exhausting just seeing all these GaaS games pop up. Quite a few of them I am/was interested in but I can't do multiple GaaS games at once due to how much time that would require. I'd rather play a few 10-20 hour games from beginning to end than put in the effort to get everything out of a GaaS game.
There's nothing wrong with games as a service, I loved games like DotA 2 and TF2. My problem with Destiny and its friends is that loot has never been a hook for me. It didn't work for Diablo, didn't work for WoW and won't work for Destiny. Any game that's loot based is an instant no for me.
If a game I love playing gives me a reason to keep playing I have zero problem with it. It's not the concepts fault that certain developers and publishers get it wrong.
This. GaaS means nothing. Absolutely nothing. The only even remotely consistent business model application one could attach to it it "post game support", which is obviously a good thing. It's meant to be seen on a game to game basis, like just about every other term in the industry.