Phatose on 12/3/2013 at 13:48
Quote Posted by DDL
Out of curiosity, what's their explanation for making them blind?
If there was any explanation for why there were blind, white aliens in the sewers I missed it. Or for why there were cast-off alien shells down there. Or for that matter, how exactly my teammate managed to figure out they were blind to begin with.
EvaUnit02 on 12/3/2013 at 20:38
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
In the hands of someone else could the tools have been used to make a good game?
Gearbox actually, if they had A. actually given a shit and not farmed out the majority of development to a "B" studio down the road so that they could focus on the Borderlands series; and/or B. if publisher Sega had paid far closer attention to their investments.
Phatose on 18/3/2013 at 20:58
So apparently this game is getting a four gigabyte patch today. Mostly upgraded textures, though the notes claim AI improvements.
Somehow, I don't expect major improvements.
Phatose on 18/3/2013 at 23:28
OK, well, whatever else they did, they certainly added in a film grain effect.....and forgot to add in a way to turn it off.
I hate that effect, so I'm gonna be waiting til the next patch before any more playing I suppose.
Edit: Managed to play a little bit. The film grain is really obnoxious. But the lighting does seem to have improved, and the xenos are actually dangerous now.
icemann on 19/3/2013 at 00:19
They don't just run in a straight line at you anymore?
Phatose on 19/3/2013 at 00:48
Well, not a completely straight line. Haven't played enough to figure out exactly what the change was. Might be damage, though I highly suspect that they simply made the AI ignore NPC team-mates, since they're invincible anyway.
I may be misinterpreting that though, and I've seen claims on other forums they really are smarter.
SuicideMachine on 19/3/2013 at 00:50
Their effort in patching is in a way admirable... it's sad, that Colonial Marines ended up being such a great mess. I remember their other great mess - Duke Nukem Forever and its patching process - not like it made a game good, but it certainly made it way more enjoyable and playable with customizable FOV, additional configuration options for mouse, 4-guns and all the other crap.
If only EA ever learnt how to support their games *looks at the box of Syndicate*:erm:
Volitions Advocate on 19/3/2013 at 02:37
The ignored the NPCs before the patch. So no change there.
icemann on 19/3/2013 at 07:02
The moral of this story is never play any game until atleast 6 months - a year after its been released to ensure that it is in a "finished" state.
