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Quoting: HunterZI'm a bit disappointed at how small the Linux subset of my GOG library is. The majority of my library is probably DOS games, which ought to be supported in Linux as easily as Windows via DOSBox, but for some reason there is no Linux version available.

Obviously I can install them on Windows and move the game over to Linux to run in DOSBox there, but that's not really the point is it?

We have to get permission to make Linux-compatible versions first before we can offer them in such a way.

I though this was obvious, I guess some people aren't aware heh.

A lot of publishers are still put off by Linux remember folks, a store isn't in charge, the publisher is.

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Quoting: linuxgamerDecember hasn't even started! :'(

It's okay, Divinity might be out before it.

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Quoting: kshade

There’s no buying and selling of equipment which I actually missed while playing it. I don’t think I’m just overlooking a section, it just doesn’t seem to have it.

You don't have to buy the starting weapons, but you can sell other stuff [External Link].

Yeah I should have noted that, will edit it.

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Quoting: Segata SanshiroIs there currently or are there plans to implement an econo-political system? That's just a must have for me and strategy games, not really the military type. Prefer wiping out my advisories with the pen instead of the sword. If they do, then I might actually finally download this after many years of seeing it out there.

Highly doubtful, as the game very much revolves around combat. Would be very weird in a game like this to have that.

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Quoting: stssBut I'm guessing this is a horror game where you walk around in first person but don't have any weapons or anything right?

It's quite like that, comparable to Amnesia and SOMA a little.

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Quoting: mr-eggisn’t what this article is saying is that in all probability by the winter sale it will actually be more expensive ?

I'm not sure. I mean if that's the case, then I won't be able to afford it. :( I thought it was for the season pass (something I never buy)? Or wouldn't they just add it as a DLC expansion?

They're doing what a lot of scummy businesses do: raise the base price of their products so that the percentage discounts will be bigger.

its why i have sat on the fence with this game. Its main price was too high when it came out and it didn’t deliver on performance or from reviews much difference from their previous effort. Its still an interesting title but for a year the price hasn’t dropped to properly decent levels you would expect for a "Meh, il give it a try" title .. now this new DLC and season pass ..

That said probably for at least another 6 months until the player base is sub 1500 this will probably be the only chance to net the new DLC and the Game for such a low price.

Liam could you clarify, is this the NEW not yet released DLC packaged with the Full game for £13.50 / $18 ?

This is the unreleased DLC. If you buy the season pass, you will get it. You will be able to buy the DLC by itself when it's released too.

It's cheaper to buy the season pass right now.

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Quoting: Doc Angelo

It looks like it will have both a DRM free release, as well as a Steam version.

I guess the version on Steam will also be DRM free. You don't have to use any kind of DRM when publishing through Steam.

Depends if/how they use any Steam features.

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Quoting: BeamboomIt's not a fair comparison on any account of course. A tiny indie company can never produce Battlefront and we know it. But still.
To end where I began in my first post: We thought we had it bad when we felt the consoles held us back. But now we settle with games that could just as well have been played on a friggin' iPad?

These are tough times, comrades.

;)

No, it's not a fair comparison, for one they are a completely different genre of games ;)

Honestly, I think you're going way overboard on this game based on its graphics. That must keep you away from quite a number of games to try.

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Oh I agree, but I am hoping they put in some quality of life improvements in the UI for PC players like us, I've already reported a few to them and they are gaining agreement from people on their forum, so I'm doing my part.

I don't care about graphics, I care about style. The game looks good to me, I don't need ultra lifelike stuff to enjoy myself.

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Quoting: BeamboomThere was a time when PC gamers complained about games being console ports. Today we have to live with friggin mobile phone ports.

This is not a mobile port, it is a fully cross-platform game. They are developing on all at the same time.

Quoting: KelsI suppose my big question about the game is, what's the variety of places you can go and things to do at any given point? One of the attractions of WoW to me, other than nostalgia of course, is that once you're done your tutorial stuff you can do all sorts of stuff. You can work your professions, you can farm, you can quest in a number of different locations, you can skip questing and do PvP or dungeons, there are seasonal events, and on and on.

So what I'd like to know is, how well does Albion stack up in terms of variety?

As I noted in the article, you can focus on whatever you want, and change it up whenever you want. That includes farming and such.

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Quoting: BeamboomThere was a time when PC gamers complained about games being console ports. Today we have to live with friggin mobile phone ports.

That's very funny, and sadly incredibly true.

I watched Liam play and my impression was this....

Resource gather because Minecraft that's why. Craft armor and weapons because Minecraft that's why. Listen to horse hoof beat sound over and over fight once in a while to gain proficiency as a fighter.

I so want a good MMO but seriously enough with the crafting it was awful enough when EQ2 and GW2 decided that crafting should be a main focus of character development, not every game needs crafting it's what smiths and armors are for and most towns had one or two not 100% of the populous was a God damn smith. If I wanted to craft I would play a @!#!@# crafting game.

If I ain't out slaying I'm not playing.

I had, and still have very little idea of what I'm doing. Like I said before though, you can focus on whatever you want, combat included. Combat has a whole section the the Destiny Board (fame levelling up). The only way to be able to use higher level combat equipment is to fight.

Put it this way, I've chosen now to be a bowman, and to get access to a Tier 3 bow I need to kill a certain amount of mobs with my tier 2 bow, but while killing a lot of mobs you can then harvest them (like fox hide's). You can then craft the hides into leather when you're back in a town, and this then levels up something else entirely for you.

It's a big game, lots of stuff to do, give it a chance ;)

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