Sunny@slrpnk.net
on 20 Apr 2024 23:20
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No rest for No Rest For The Wicked’s developers, it seems. The punishing action-RPG launched in Steam Early Access last week with performance issues, among other issues, and Moon Studios have now deployed their first hotfix.
Performance improvements are “coming soon”, they say, while this update focuses on improvements to balance and several of the game’s core systems. Among them, the update reduces durability damage taken to gear, reduces repair costs, increases the drop rate on Repair Powders, and reduces stamina costs and fall damage. Here’s the full list of changes:
Balance Changes:
Reduced Durability Damage Taken
Reduced Repair Costs
Increased Drop Rate on Repair Powders
Reduced Stamina Costs
Reduced Fall Damage Curve
Reduced cost of Horseshoe Crab and food that includes Horseshoe Crab
Balance update for the Cerim Crucible boss
Changed Corpse-Smeared Blade starting from Tier 2 to Tier 1
Loot Changes:
Introduced more Weapons into Fillmore’s Pre-Sacrament Loot Table
Reduced Drop Rate of Fallen Embers
Stability:
Fixed crash that could occur when quitting out to the main menu
Bug Fixes:
Improved inventory navigation
Fixed jump at Potion Seller Cave so you can’t miss the jump when executed correctly
Blocked off an out of bounds area of Nameless Pass
Removed lingering dev tools
When I poked through user reviews on Steam earlier in the week, durability and repair costs were two of core complaints I saw. To my surprise, if I’m honest. No Rest For The Wicked seems clearly to be courting dodge-roll melee fetishists, who I assumed to be video game masochosts, and yet they seemed to be pounding dirt and crying uncle. Or maybe it just really was bonkers unfair.
Earlier this week, Moon outlined a list of known issues, with solutions to some, if you’re experiencing a proble the above patch doesn’t fix. Remappable controls are coming soon, too.
From what I gathered, the complaints were that it broke the games pace and made it tedious not difficult so I understand the fix.
Daxtron2@startrek.website
on 21 Apr 2024 02:58
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Remember when games would have free demo/betas to iron out shit before releasing?
ampersandrew@lemmy.world
on 21 Apr 2024 03:43
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I believe you can get a refund all the way until two weeks after 1.0, so we kind of still do. But also, I can’t think of any game beta that took iterative feedback to core systems the way today’s early access games do. Perhaps because more games are very systems-driven today by comparison.
Daxtron2@startrek.website
on 21 Apr 2024 05:03
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Beta isn’t for feedback on core systems, it’s for performance and stability fixes. Alpha is for core systems.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world
on 21 Apr 2024 12:58
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Both of those terms mean whatever the developer wants them to mean.
Daxtron2@startrek.website
on 21 Apr 2024 15:26
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Sure but words have meaning
NeryK@sh.itjust.works
on 21 Apr 2024 12:08
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Not sure what you are referring to. The refund policy on Steam is the same for any games, early access or not. The game’s version number or finished state makes no difference.
Maybe you are thinking of the pre-purchase situation, where you can refund up to 14 days after the game’s release, instead of the date of purchase.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world
on 21 Apr 2024 13:01
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Ah, that’s it. You’re right. In which case, never buy an early access game unless its current state is worth the money right now.
Doof@lemmy.world
on 21 Apr 2024 17:27
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No? I’ve been gaming for thirty years and no I don’t remember demos being used for that.
Daxtron2@startrek.website
on 22 Apr 2024 02:22
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I guess you didn’t play them then ¯\_༼ •́ ͜ʖ •̀ ༽_/¯
Daxtron2@startrek.website
on 22 Apr 2024 21:48
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Overwatch, Halo 3, CoD: world at war, every World of Warcraft release including vanilla, Rift, all of these had betas before release that identified significant technical issues that were fixed before their full releases. Those are just the few I can think of off the top of my head.
Kettle meet black. Look what I said the first time you dork. I picked up on the Demos part of your comment and that’s not how they work. So that’s your comprehension not mine.
monkeyseemonkeydong@lemmy.world
on 21 Apr 2024 18:30
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The game is in early access, so that shit can be ironed out before release.
Daxtron2@startrek.website
on 22 Apr 2024 02:21
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What’s happening to RPS? I’ve been seeing more and more articles from them about games the writer has never played, with no useful information. Like this one, basically copy and paste of the patch notes and a summary of steam reviews. Used to like them for in depth game reviews, guess that’s going the way of the dodo.
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The article
No rest for No Rest For The Wicked’s developers, it seems. The punishing action-RPG launched in Steam Early Access last week with performance issues, among other issues, and Moon Studios have now deployed their first hotfix.
Performance improvements are “coming soon”, they say, while this update focuses on improvements to balance and several of the game’s core systems. Among them, the update reduces durability damage taken to gear, reduces repair costs, increases the drop rate on Repair Powders, and reduces stamina costs and fall damage. Here’s the full list of changes:
Balance Changes: Reduced Durability Damage Taken Reduced Repair Costs Increased Drop Rate on Repair Powders Reduced Stamina Costs Reduced Fall Damage Curve Reduced cost of Horseshoe Crab and food that includes Horseshoe Crab Balance update for the Cerim Crucible boss Changed Corpse-Smeared Blade starting from Tier 2 to Tier 1 Loot Changes: Introduced more Weapons into Fillmore’s Pre-Sacrament Loot Table Reduced Drop Rate of Fallen Embers Stability: Fixed crash that could occur when quitting out to the main menu Bug Fixes: Improved inventory navigation Fixed jump at Potion Seller Cave so you can’t miss the jump when executed correctly Blocked off an out of bounds area of Nameless Pass Removed lingering dev toolsWhen I poked through user reviews on Steam earlier in the week, durability and repair costs were two of core complaints I saw. To my surprise, if I’m honest. No Rest For The Wicked seems clearly to be courting dodge-roll melee fetishists, who I assumed to be video game masochosts, and yet they seemed to be pounding dirt and crying uncle. Or maybe it just really was bonkers unfair.
Earlier this week, Moon outlined a list of known issues, with solutions to some, if you’re experiencing a proble the above patch doesn’t fix. Remappable controls are coming soon, too.
From what I gathered, the complaints were that it broke the games pace and made it tedious not difficult so I understand the fix.
Remember when games would have free demo/betas to iron out shit before releasing?
I believe you can get a refund all the way until two weeks after 1.0, so we kind of still do. But also, I can’t think of any game beta that took iterative feedback to core systems the way today’s early access games do. Perhaps because more games are very systems-driven today by comparison.
Beta isn’t for feedback on core systems, it’s for performance and stability fixes. Alpha is for core systems.
Both of those terms mean whatever the developer wants them to mean.
Sure but words have meaning
Not sure what you are referring to. The refund policy on Steam is the same for any games, early access or not. The game’s version number or finished state makes no difference.
Maybe you are thinking of the pre-purchase situation, where you can refund up to 14 days after the game’s release, instead of the date of purchase.
Ah, that’s it. You’re right. In which case, never buy an early access game unless its current state is worth the money right now.
No? I’ve been gaming for thirty years and no I don’t remember demos being used for that.
I guess you didn’t play them then ¯\_༼ •́ ͜ʖ •̀ ༽_/¯
Demos were not used that way
Overwatch, Halo 3, CoD: world at war, every World of Warcraft release including vanilla, Rift, all of these had betas before release that identified significant technical issues that were fixed before their full releases. Those are just the few I can think of off the top of my head.
DEMO
My original comment said demos/betas, maybe read next time?
Kettle meet black. Look what I said the first time you dork. I picked up on the Demos part of your comment and that’s not how they work. So that’s your comprehension not mine.
The game is in early access, so that shit can be ironed out before release.
My bad I totally missed the EA flag lmao
What’s happening to RPS? I’ve been seeing more and more articles from them about games the writer has never played, with no useful information. Like this one, basically copy and paste of the patch notes and a summary of steam reviews. Used to like them for in depth game reviews, guess that’s going the way of the dodo.