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    Valve's New Game ... Artifact

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HTWingNut, Aug 22, 2017.

  1. HTWingNut

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    Surprised I didn't see this posted...

    But I can't believe it ended up being a stupid card game. Really Valve? What they hell are they working on these days in their offices? I think Valve has just become nothing more than a publisher and no longer a game developer. It's sad really.

     
    HTWingNut, Aug 22, 2017
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    What I don't understand is why Valve doesn't farm out development of the properties that people want (HL3) to other developers. Gearbox did a fine job with Half-Life: Opposing Force, so do it again.
     
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    These days stupid card games bring in more money than a proper single player FPS... Cheaper to develop, easier to shove in all the microtransactions. Such is life...
    Besides, no one is left at Valve, who could make a game, i.e. HL3.

    Oh please, anyone but those hacks at Gearbocks. IMO I think it would be even better to give the development of HL3 to the guys behind Black Mesa.
     
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    Then we can wait another 13 years for it to be released. It doesn't have to be Gearbox, but some other actual game studio.
     
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    From the looks of it Valve is putting a lot of focus into Dota 2 right now. I think they are trying to focus the emerging E-sports market and Artifact is just a way to draw new players into Dota 2 or keep existing Dota 2 players interested.
     
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    id Software :D
     
    killkenny1, Aug 22, 2017
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    everyone making card games these days. I don't understand. Ez money? Are card games actually that popular?
     
    Kaze No Tamashii, Aug 22, 2017
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    How about the group that made Witcher 3? :D
     
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    I like some of the card games, being a huge tabletop gamer.

    I'd like to see Fantasy Flight do more stuff like Arkham Horror Card Game and Eldritch Horror.
     
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    Nothing wrong with card games per se, but they're a video game maker and publisher. It's a cop out, especially since they haven't released anything of significance for years.

    Valve claims to be a single level company where anybody can work on anything they want. I find it hard to believe that there aren't a multitude of programmers and game designers that wouldn't want to push out a new incredible game.
     
    HTWingNut, Aug 22, 2017
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    Well with Mark Laidlaw, Chet Faliszek, and Erik Wolpaw leaving the company, they really don't have a writing team to speak of.

    They probably asked Laidlaw, "Hey.. how about writing some text for these DOTA cards... " and he then proceeded to wipe his arse with the prototype cards, dropped a mic, and walked out.
     
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    Well, to be honest, as much as I love CDPR, I think FPS is better left to the people who can actually make them or have experience with them, hence why I jokingly suggested id Software.
    Besides, CDPR is currently busy with Cyberpunk 2077.
     
    killkenny1, Aug 23, 2017
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    Valve is straight up just doing this for the easy money and I don't blame them. Games like Shadowverse and hearthstone attract money whales. Really what does anyone expect from Valve nowaday? They got a taste of the easy money with csgo keys and skins.
     
    ShotOfB12, Aug 23, 2017
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