Even though Early Access can be an incredible thing to allow developers to build up their game with the community, and pull in some early funds, it can also go very wrong. And now Valve are making it a bit clearer for you if a game hasn't been updated.
  • TexasDrunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    And it refunds buyers.

    Honestly, there’s only one early access game that I ever felt was worth it. BG3 did a lot with their time in EA. I’m sure there are others but my guess is that they’re not in genres I care about.

    • otacon239@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Beam.NG is a rare one that been in early access since 2013 and has continually put out updates the entire time. It’s a completely different game than where it started with hundreds of new features and dozens of new cars. One of the greats imo.

    • warm@kbin.earth
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      2 days ago

      They only had the first act, then it released filled with bugs, which weren’t even exclusive to act 2 and 3. It still feels like that game is in early access, the release should have been an early access update honestly.

        • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 days ago

          For real. I think the biggest “issues” I encountered were just due to me fucking around and getting stuck behind a boulder, or teleporting somewhere I shouldn’t have been yet and skipping a cutscene because I stormed right past an NPC. But even those aren’t really “issues” per se, because if you want to avoid a particular NPC or plot line in D&D, you should have that choice as a player.

        • warm@kbin.earth
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          2 days ago

          I still have high standards for video games, so I am often disappointed. I started a BG3 playthrough with friends recently and came across the same issues I did a year ago and new ones.

        • Zahille7@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 days ago

          They’ve had a few actually. Three new biomes (plains wasn’t really a thing when it first released), three new bosses for those biomes, all kinds of structures and craftables, some new mechanics (you can lay siege to Ashlands fortresses + magic)

          It’s gotten quite a bit of love over time. Just not as often as some other games. Which is fine, because it is still actively being worked on.