Futuristic space-deadbeat. Timeless.
You’re out here demanding ‘decency’ from a game studio while opening with ‘I don’t care what you think’ to another person. The irony is apparently lost on you. Maybe reflect on why you talk to strangers like that. Have a good one, Bucko.
You’re talking to someone who grew up gaming in the 90s.
“Voice-acting” to me was nothing more than a few chirps or tones to convey talking. For such a minor and insignificant part of the game (vendor dialogue) it’s a non-issue for me. In fact, I’ve heard flatter voice acting in high* budget games from the 2000s and it didn’t bother me then and that was real people.
I’ve been enjoying the actual game a lot and I think anyone avoiding it based purely on “AI = bad” is doing a disservice to themselves.
I literally said there are legitimate concerns about job security and losing the human touch… Just pointing out that ‘no human VO’ is factually wrong for this game. Facts matter.
The discourse around Arc Raiders has been pretty messy lately. I’ve seen a lot of people on BlueSky claiming the game has no human voice acting, which is just factually wrong (they’re using a mix of both)
I get why studios look at this from a business angle; when you need to iterate on lines quickly the efficiency of Al is hard to ignore. I also see why people are so defensive about it: it’s not just a ‘non-issue’ for everyone, there are legitimate concerns about how this shift affects job security for actors and whether the industry is losing that human touch in the process.
I recently bought a pair of “sony CH-520” and they work great.
Work well with the Steam Deck, good battery life and sound. I’ve actually heard myself back in other people’s speakers and the mic sounds great lol. There wasn’t any additional software needed, so they get my recommendation.
Post your in-game stats.
Sorry, “aggression based match making”. As I understand it: The more you PvP the more PvP players you’ll play with, the more you help and PvE the more you end up in lobbies with people that do that. It’s not a science or exact but I’ve noticed a lot less people shooting at me the more matches I’ve played.
I’m enjoying the game so far but I feel like no matter how many hours I’m able to put into it I’m just going to keep being so far behind everyone else. I’m glad they’ve implemented ABMM because getting shot in the back all the time was getting old.
I hope you have as many enjoyable hours in it as I did. Best of luck out there!
While its disastrous launch is legendary, I believe Fallout 76 has finally outgrown its bad reputation. I purchased it on sale a few years ago and ultimately sank hundreds of surprisingly enjoyable hours into Appalachia.
It reminds me of No Man’s Sky - a testament to a development team that listened, worked tirelessly, and transformed a broken foundation into a stable, polished, and content-rich experience. I don’t recall ever spending an additional penny on the game either, so for the price of a coffee, it stands as one of my best value-for-money gaming purchases.
So long as I get to fight naked again I’m all for it.
Yup, that’s essentially been my experience with Steam and chat as well, though it sounds like you might be having an even rougher time than I am. I’m on LXQT, but it’s the only app I’ve used that consistently acts this poorly across different installs and distributions. I’d always assumed it was just a universal “Steam-on-Linux” quirk, but it’s interesting to hear it’s not quite the same for everyone.
Interesting - I’m surprised to hear so many don’t experience this. I’ve used Steam chat on Arch and EndeavourOS for years, and I’ve always found the desktop client to feel a little sluggish, with menus and emoji pickers being particularly finicky. I wonder if it’s related to certain desktop environments or specific setups?
Good call. I use it sometimes, but I find it has its own quirks: GIFs always fail to play for me.
Fallout New New Vegas.
My partner slipped on a banana peel in PEAK, I got a cheap chuckle out of that lol.
It’s the only reason I bought that pile of shit. Them dropping support and then selling out to Epic left a sour taste.
Glad to see my suggestion about reflection landed, even if the point itself didn’t.
You’re still arguing against something I never said. I shared my personal tolerance for AI dialogue, not a defense of studio ethics. Reading comprehension would’ve saved us both some time. Enjoy your crusade.