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The hopes are high that Alan Wake 2's optimization and performance will only continue to improve with the release of post-launch updates, including multiple exp

The hopes are high that Alan Wake 2's optimization and performance will only continue to improve with the release of post-launch updates, including multiple expansions. --- The idiocy of people. A game must be in a shipping ready state when it launches. End of story. If you wait for a game and buy it on T=0 day you do that because you want to experience the whole thing at that very moment, and don't want to wait for possible updates that would elevate it to a level where it would run much better on your hardware.

IanCal 3y ago
Seems entirely reasonable to both enjoy something now and hope it becomes even more enjoyable.
- lofaszvanitt 3y ago
  After you watch a movie, you hope for something more? The cut scenes maybe that are always horrible?
  - georgeecollins 3y ago
    Games are a different medium then movies. When was the last time you spent twenty hours watching a movie? My library is full of games I have spent a hundred hours or more on. So yeah, I expect a game to be good the day I buy it. But I also like when teams update a game after launch.
    - lofaszvanitt 3y ago
      It was an example and the same applies to games. I never replayed a game because of a patch, never waited for any kind of updates and never will. When a game released, that's the state I'm interested in, that's what I will base my reviews on, end of story.
      - jncfhnb 3y ago
        That’s fine. Nobody cares about your reviews if they refer to a version of the game that no longer exists though.
        lofaszvanitt 3y ago
        Oh people nowadays and their bs.
        jncfhnb 3y ago
        Oh people older people who are unable to adapt to changing conditions.
  - IanCal 3y ago
    Aside from the problem of jumping types, yes? Have you never watched a film and wanted them to make a prequel, sequel or anything else in the same imagined universe? Never read a book and wanted more in the series? As for fixes, if you watched a film and there was some awkward CGI in it would you think "wow I really hope they never improve that"?
    - lofaszvanitt 3y ago
      You are talking about a new game from the same thing. That takes years to come together. You cannot just sit down and say, ok, here is a few more hours of thing for you. That takes time, a lot of time and effort from multitude of people. That's why 99% of DLCs are trash. There is no such thing in movies like bad cgi at a given time. Noone with a sane mind would ruin 10s of millions of investment with bad cgi nowadays. CGI reflects the state of the art, or a level that is acceptable/affordable and won't cause the viewer to be knocked out of concentration. Maybe for people who work in the industry and have an eye what to look for, cgi might have issues, but viewers won't recognize anything odd. Also... movies either work or don't work. I even rewatch movies from the 30s. There are movies, like Fritz Lang's M (1931), which were tens of years ahead of the industry regarding pacing and storytelling and still (re)watchable almost 100 years later.
lm28469 3y ago
> A game must be in a shipping ready state when it launches. End of story. I agree but reality doesn't care about our opinions, it is how it is
- lofaszvanitt 3y ago
  Most of them are in a shipping ready state.

IanCal 3y ago

Seems entirely reasonable to both enjoy something now and hope it becomes even more enjoyable.

lofaszvanitt 3y ago
After you watch a movie, you hope for something more? The cut scenes maybe that are always horrible?
- georgeecollins 3y ago
  Games are a different medium then movies. When was the last time you spent twenty hours watching a movie? My library is full of games I have spent a hundred hours or more on. So yeah, I expect a game to be good the day I buy it. But I also like when teams update a game after launch.
  - lofaszvanitt 3y ago
    It was an example and the same applies to games. I never replayed a game because of a patch, never waited for any kind of updates and never will. When a game released, that's the state I'm interested in, that's what I will base my reviews on, end of story.
    - jncfhnb 3y ago
      That’s fine. Nobody cares about your reviews if they refer to a version of the game that no longer exists though.
      - lofaszvanitt 3y ago
        Oh people nowadays and their bs.
        jncfhnb 3y ago
        Oh people older people who are unable to adapt to changing conditions.
- IanCal 3y ago
  Aside from the problem of jumping types, yes? Have you never watched a film and wanted them to make a prequel, sequel or anything else in the same imagined universe? Never read a book and wanted more in the series? As for fixes, if you watched a film and there was some awkward CGI in it would you think "wow I really hope they never improve that"?
  - lofaszvanitt 3y ago
    You are talking about a new game from the same thing. That takes years to come together. You cannot just sit down and say, ok, here is a few more hours of thing for you. That takes time, a lot of time and effort from multitude of people. That's why 99% of DLCs are trash. There is no such thing in movies like bad cgi at a given time. Noone with a sane mind would ruin 10s of millions of investment with bad cgi nowadays. CGI reflects the state of the art, or a level that is acceptable/affordable and won't cause the viewer to be knocked out of concentration. Maybe for people who work in the industry and have an eye what to look for, cgi might have issues, but viewers won't recognize anything odd. Also... movies either work or don't work. I even rewatch movies from the 30s. There are movies, like Fritz Lang's M (1931), which were tens of years ahead of the industry regarding pacing and storytelling and still (re)watchable almost 100 years later.

lm28469 3y ago

> A game must be in a shipping ready state when it launches. End of story. I agree but reality doesn't care about our opinions, it is how it is

lofaszvanitt 3y ago
Most of them are in a shipping ready state.