Microtransactions have been around since the advent of gaming itself, but the mechanic has evolved a lot to reach its present-day stage.
Virtuos is currently working on a multiplatform Unreal Engine 5 remake, which is rumored to be The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
I thought they’d go for Morrowind first to be honest but this is a welcoming surprise to tide us over before ES6
Unreal Engine isn't efficient for open world games, so I question the reliability of this story.
Yeah, 1st thing that came to my mind too, although i CAN see it being likely for ease if use, but it's not going to run very well if so
I'd wonder if it would just be exploiting Unreal for graphics but the underlying engine/logic is still the original framework.
Like how we had the graphical remakes of Halo Anniversary, Tomb Raider I-III, and Demon's Souls.
Could also end up a disaster like the GTA Trilogy
"remake will run both an Unreal Engine 5 project and the old Oblivion project. For instance, new graphics are rendered in the Unreal Engine 5 project, but most of the gameplay and physics are still done on the original Oblivion engine"
So with this logic it'll run just fine using UE5 tool sets on top of Gamebryo's engine or maybe even Creation Engine, who knows.
Hopefully modders can fix the aged combart in this game if this is true. Enemies leveling up with you broke and defeated the whole purpose of leveling up.
Yeah it could use some tuning for sure hence the need for a Remake not a Remaster. I'm surprised it's even a conversation within them group which makes me skeptical it's Oblivion. I wouldn't say they shouldn't level up at all though maybe just a leave them a couple levels behind to appease the masses.
Danish from eXputer: "Blizzard overpromised the PVE elements of Overwatch 2, and then failed to deliver on just about all of them, despite charging money."
No, no, no. Only the people that paid money let them get away with it. There’s no we.
Support Blizzard at your own risk.
Everyone that I know that used to play overwatch has quit at this point, I don't feel like they got away with it.
For me the original OW was amazing just for the first 2 yrs after that I had enough. Now I play Paladins from time to time.
Same for me, it was my favorite game for a good while after it launched and that's coming from someone who doesn't enjoy competitive shooters. I've considered playing Paladins but never bit the bullet, so many good games coming out that it's hard to spare some hours for a competitive game
So if you just play this POS game without spending a cent Blizzard will not see a profit at all.
Blizzard is finally talking about how they are combating the ximming issue on Overwatch 2. Starting in Season 11, if a console player is detected to be using a mouse and keyboard on a console version of Overwatch 2, they will be banned from playing Competitive for a week. While they will still be able to play Quick Play, if they are still found to be ximming, they will then be placed in PC Quick Play matches and lose access to the aim assist tools that console players get.
Let me re-introduce you to the scum of our industry.
Activision Blizzard
EA
Bethesda (you started it you son of a...)
Thanks, Bethesda! How fitting that you jumped into bed with the company that brought to us 'paying to play with friends', despite already paying the internet service providers. Awesome contributions, now standardised across this wonderful industry.
The rise of "DLC" started when Microsoft wanted to maximize profits by charging for online and allowing companies to sell crap like horse armor on the console space.
If it wasn't for Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony wouldn't be charging for online play and neither Sony nor Nintendo was putting any kind of "DLC" in their games until market pressure forced it upon them.
So thanks Microsoft from the beginning you have made console gaming worse.
Horse Armour - "Ahh don't worry it's just silly armour, don't like it don't buy it, you've got nothing to worry about"
Loot Boxes - "Ahh don't worry, if you don't like them you don't have to buy them, you've got nothing to worry about"
Microtransactions - "Ahh don't worry it's just an optional thing, don't like it don't buy it, you've got nothing to worry about"
GaaS Games - "Ahh don't worry, clearly the game isn't for you, don't like it don't buy it, there's other games out there you've got nothing to worry about"
And everytime it gets worse the same people will say
"How did this happen, we should have done something"
M$.