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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 54 points 1 year ago

Please make more games that are complete, thanks. The whole game + season pass model is annoying. The in game shops are trash. I can't stand battle passes and seasons.

[–] FrigidAphelion@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago (7 children)
[–] anticonnor@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

Apparently it stands for Computer, I guess to distinguish them from TTRPGs. Had to Google it because they never bothered to spell out the initialized term in the article.

[–] Linuto@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I want to thank you for asking this question, and also explain why for the, "just google it" crowd.

I have believed for the last 10+ years that this meant combat-rpg. My ignorance would never have been fixed if someone hadn't asked the question in a place like this; I never would have googled the answer to a question I didn't have.

How many more serious questions out there would benefit from more discussion, rather than individual research?

Alright, take my soap box from me.

[–] uzzi@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Computer RPG.

Basically old school RPGs.

[–] Kaijobu@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago

It historically stands for computer RPG. Because back in the days of the first role playing games transferred to computers calculating the dice roles, damages and other attributes. It was the distinction to tabletop games. Nowadays there are so many RPGs that I find the distinction lacking. The better term now would be classic RPG, because there are many computer action adventure RPGs, whereas the tabletop approach digitalised, like bg3, RPGs refer to the initial or, in better terms, classical RPGs.

In game science studies it is taught as classic RPG, in contrast to the more "modern" RPGs like Mass Effect or The Witcher.

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

C is for cookie!

(Sorry, I know it's dumb but I could not refuse)

[–] amorangi@lemmy.nz 7 points 1 year ago
[–] fushuan@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ramblinguy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I also thought it meant classic until just a few seconds ago...

[–] Yewb@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fuck open up the engine so people can play d&d in it lol

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sadly Hasbro is hoping to make big bucks off the Virtual Table Top they're developing, so I don't think they'd allow that.

[–] blueson@feddit.nu 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah.

We can hope that the mod-tools that are confirmed to be in the works will be open enough that the community can develop something. But I doubt Larian will get the go-ahead to implement actual GM-tools (like in DOS2) for this game.

[–] HuntressHimbo@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Every time I open the multiplayer lobby browser the field showing the adventure being played gives me a little punch of hope that there is an editor of some kind in the works

[–] verysoft@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I imagine studios will be rushing to make them off the back of BG3's success. It's better if a game is made in it's own time from passion, rather than trying to cash in on a current trend/genre popularity.

[–] flumph@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even with the time they had, you can tell that Act 3 didn't get nearly the love that Act 1 did. I imagine anything done in a rushed manor won't have the charm.

[–] verysoft@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Game should have ended in Act 2, the game does start to fall apart in Act 2 but Act 3 is absolute fucking mess. A shorter more polished experience would have been preferable for sure.

[–] flumph@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Preach. The Act 2 to Act 3 transition is brutal. >!The BBEG is marching on the city. Better stop to catch a circus act and have ASMR sex with three hookers.!<

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Do a Warhammer one, or a Lancer one, or literally any other TTRPG like this and I'm down. I dont even care if its partially a clone as long as the story is this deep. Shit Larian can just do another one up lets go.

Edit: could you imagine a fallout like this? Or a Vampire: Masquerade? Or maybe a Star Wars: EOTE?

[–] WMTYRO@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

40K Rogue Trader is something I’ve had a bit of hope for for a while. Something about 40K videogames never hit right though imo.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Its hard to hit those thematic notes of the setting while also shoving your own story in there. If GW gave me a license I have a soulslike thats perfect for 40k's entry.

twilight imperium

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Man, I would play the crap out of a Fallout game like BG3. I'd probably play the crap out of any such game, but especially Fallout.

[–] Maestro@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The first few Fallout games were top-down CRPGs

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but there a big difference between those and BG3. I've tried getting into classical CRPGs before, they don't really work for me.