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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by bwok_bwok@lemmy.world to c/gaming@beehaw.org
 

So, I pre-purchased Phantom Liberty, it's been a while since I played the game, should I wait for it to actually release and do a new playthrough from scratch with the expansion, or start a playthrough now to have a fresh fully built character to dive into the expansion stuff?

Opinions are solicited!

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[–] TheTrueLinuxDev@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Seriously stop preordering like an lunatic. You're just enabling their bad practices by doing this.

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

The last time I pre-ordered something, it was Bioshock Infinite, and I got XCOM free, and XCOM turned out to be pretty good, one of my all time favourite games.

[–] ag_roberston_author@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sorry, why would you pre-purchase this? (Or anything)

Why not wait until reviews are out and then purchase it?

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I kinda already answered that lol

https://lemmy.world/comment/101337

[–] torres@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I find it a little bit funny to pre-order a dlc for cyberpunk after seeing how it originally launched :p
But anyhow, yeah. I have been following the development and I'm pretty hyped. I think I'm gonna start a new save for it. I hope it will be worth it.

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Me too! What else am I going to do until VtM Bloodlines 2 comes out? 🤣

[–] torres@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

My god, I completely forgot about that game. I'm pretty sure it's been abandoned tho :(
Edit: Preorders refunded for Bloodlines 2, the long-awaited sequel to a classic vampire game at the very least it's stuck in development hell :/

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah well they've gone back to scratch like six times. Three different developers, two publishers, someday my grandchildren will play it for me, when my hands are too arthritic to hold a controller 🤣

[–] torres@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

HHAHAHAHAH yeah, and knowing Paradox it will probably release as a buggy mess. So we'll have to wait even longer until they patch it 😔

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Or it will have to be fan patched again lol

[–] flibbertigibbet@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I would wait and play through again once the expansion is released, it sounds like they are making wide-sweeping improvements to the base game as well.

[–] Skyline969@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Maybe I’ll finally do a throwing knife build that I never got around to. I love how versatile the game is. No two playthroughs have been the same.

[–] flibbertigibbet@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They're apparently reworking the perk system amongst many other improvements. There are some lists kicking around here somewhere. They read like my wishlist, I'm super psyched.

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Every time I've played through I've ended up with a netrunner who goes off like a neutron bomb killing everyone in a three mile radius without stepping foot inside the mission zone. I'm beginning to think it's me.

[–] candlebury@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Its just the strongest/more interesting way to play. Same problem as Skyrim's stealth archer.

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I deffo need to force myself to do something different this next playthrough. Still gonna romance Judy though... I wish Panam was fully romanceable... It's like I end up in a poly relationship with two girlfriends and one is Ace, I can live with it but it could be so much better!

[–] Skyline969@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Contagion is so good. My only gripe with it is the bug where the ticking sound of the quickhack keeps playing even when you exit the quickhack view. It gets very annoying very fast. Otherwise, open up with contagion, finish the job with suicide and synapse burnout just for fun.

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I like cyberpsycho too... It would be ready to go again as soon as the last one finally gets taken down.

[–] Skyline969@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cyberpsycho is really good, but I like the passives that legendary Synapse Burnout (Defeating an enemy with any quickhack causes nearby enemies to panic) and Suicide (Causing an enemy to panic reduces the RAM cost of your next Ultimate quickhack by 2) provide. It allows for chain suicides in most cases.

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Nice... I missed that trick.

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Last time I played I went crazy with mods, I think whatever I do it's going to be back to vanilla.

[–] _MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't pre-order.

I'd start fresh, so you can learn the new mechanics as you go.

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It's too late for me lol but hopefully not for someone else.

[–] FujiTive@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'd never pre order a CD Projekt game/dlc after what happened with Cyberpunk at launch... And I'm speaking as someone who really enjoyed that game

[–] Hotzilla@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

How didn't people learn! Never preorder! From any developer, wait for reviews first.

[–] Protegee9850@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You are actively making the industry worse by preordering.

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Protegee9850@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is what it is! 🤷‍♂️

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not like I can undo it at this point.

[–] Protegee9850@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well you literally solicited our opinions.

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I did, and I appreciate the feedback, as you can see by how I'm up voting you, unlike some douchebag.

[–] VindianaJones@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

From what it sounds like, it seems like enough of an overhaul that I'd probably start a whole new playthrough. I'll have to wait and see what reviews are like though. I bought the original game on sale after most of the issues were fixed. I'm not sure I trust CDPR to release something finished just yet.

[–] bwok_bwok@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well yeah, but it will be finished eventually, most likely. And I'll have it.

[–] VindianaJones@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Oh ya, I'm sorry. I'm not judging you for pre-ordering. You do what makes you happy. I think I would probably start a new character though :)

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