The Gaming News Thread

**naut** · 08-01-2011, 10:19

Blizzard Ruins Diablo III.

**Greyblades** · 08-02-2011, 03:11

Originally Posted by Psychonaut

Blizzard Ruins Diablo III.

The phrase "pointless dick move" comes to mind.

**Crandaeolon** · 08-10-2011, 14:42

Heh, that "pointless dick move" would actually have made my DII experience more hassle-free and enjoyable. Kinda funny, really.

**naut** · 10-08-2011, 05:15

STALKER 2 to be jam packed with DRM.

**LeftEyeNine** · 10-13-2011, 16:33

Heroes of Might & Magic VI out !

**Crandaeolon** · 10-31-2011, 10:49

Sword of the Stars II is out and the launch was a complete screw-up. Martin Cirulis (Kerberos CEO) went from arrogant and dismissive to arrogant and moderately apologetic with a few old excuses. I guess this is not really "news" per se, but rather a word of warning.

Past experience indicates that the game should be somewhat playable in 6 to 12 months or after the first expansion.

**Alexander the Pretty Good** · 11-01-2011, 01:24

Originally Posted by Crandaeolon

Sword of the Stars II is out and the launch was a complete screw-up. Martin Cirulis (Kerberos CEO) went from arrogant and dismissive to arrogant and moderately apologetic with a few old excuses. I guess this is not really "news" per se, but rather a word of warning.

Past experience indicates that the game should be somewhat playable in 6 to 12 months or after the first expansion.

I made the mistake of pre-ordering. A mistake I shall never make again (except for Hegemony: Rome and Crusader Kings 2).

Pretty disappointing, but I think the game will be playable in three weeks. Feature complete in 2-3 months, and they'll start adding really good stuff with expansions in 6-12 months.

**Martok** · 11-01-2011, 07:52

Originally Posted by Crandaeolon

Sword of the Stars II is out and the launch was a complete screw-up. Martin Cirulis (Kerberos CEO) went from arrogant and dismissive to arrogant and moderately apologetic with a few old excuses. I guess this is not really "news" per se, but rather a word of warning.

Past experience indicates that the game should be somewhat playable in 6 to 12 months or after the first expansion.

I'm suddenly having flashbacks to when the first SotS was released. People were complaining then about how arrogant Kerberos was, but I'd kind of forgotten about that until now.

A pity to hear the sequel has been released in such a sorry state (that's about all I've been hearing on the various gaming forums I've visited the last several days), though. I've never been particularly enthralled with Sword of the Stars, but I can see its appeal, and I feel bad for all those who were waiting for SotS II with such obvious anticipation. As someone who suffered similarly through the debacle that was Master of Orion III, I certainly sympathize.