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[Schmendrick]

so a game is bad if it doesn't have enough players?

the internet tore this game apart before it even released.
people are dumb.

are you in this picture?

 

[Mephisto40]

Someone needs to film the last moments of the servers being online

 

[Exede]

Someone needs to film the last moments of the servers being online

Problem is, nobody bought the game to film its end ^^

 

[Kokoloko85]

These people would clap as you were led towards the gallows.

They are the most rancid cunts imaginable. People really need to wise up to Communists.

But then people go on to buy Wu Kong…. Where they actually clap you lol

 

[Kokoloko85]

Problem is, nobody bought the game to film its end ^^

Im still playing now lol

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Im still playing now lol

Make sure to livestream, join, like and subscribe!

 

[Herbspiceguy]

Valve's (evil) sense of humor:

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

But then people go on to buy Wu Kong…. Where they actually clap you lol

Awful take, to say the least.

 

[AJUMP23]

This could have saved it

Has to be the largest hitbox in gaming.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Awful take, to say the least.

The guy is talking about avoiding communists and getting political lol. Whats more communist than the Chinese Communist Party promoting there game….

 

[PicoLordens]

Anyone already got their refund? (on PS5)

 

[Kokoloko85]

Anyone already got their refund? (on PS5)

Still hasnt been taken off

 

[Portugeezer]

 

[Vyse]

Has to be the largest hitbox in gaming.

Tank for sure.

 

[Nikodemos]

Tank for sure.

Dude's a medic. But there's literally nothing in his design that shows this at a glance. He carries some healing macguffin on his back, but nothing else on his model says "I'm the healguy".

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

are you in this picture?

D DruWepro account was created 4 years ago, and his first post was on Concord’s early access launch day.

Smells like astroturfing to me.

 

[Bitstream]

Rest in Piss Concord, next up, fairgameDOLLARSIGN

 

[Vyse]

Dude's a medic. But there's literally nothing in his design that shows this at a glance. He carries some healing macguffin on his back, but nothing else on his model says "I'm the healguy".

Need a medic, stat. Hold on, out of breath. Give me a few.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Dude's a medic. But there's literally nothing in his design that shows this at a glance. He carries some healing macguffin on his back, but nothing else on his model says "I'm the healguy".

I think he keeps the healing juice in a sack around his FUPA in order to keep it at near body temperature, and dispenses it with those little hoses. The design is starting to make sense now.

 

[ViciousAgenda]

RIP Concord, we barely knew ye.

 

[Herbspiceguy]

D DruWepro account was created 4 years ago, and his first post was on Concord’s early access launch day.

Smells like astroturfing to me.

Spoiler

Lol, dude's already banned

 

[Plague Doctor]

Cue the Sarah McLachlan song and pour one out for the lost.

 

[DenchDeckard]

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Spoiler

Lol, dude's already banned

RIP. Imagine waiting 4 years for Concord to finally release so the astroturf marketing campaign can begin, only to end up like this.

 

[PicoLordens]

Dude's a medic. But there's literally nothing in his design that shows this at a glance. He carries some healing macguffin on his back, but nothing else on his model says "I'm the healguy".

It's considered classism.

 

[Gaiff]

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I like how the Wiki says "Concord WAS a first person shooter game" when technically it's still running today. Already dead.

 

[Vyse]

Concord failure would be a very interesting graduate thesis. I actually did mine for my MBA on the amazing Nintendo 64. Wish I still had my paper. Got an A+! I seriously did this so I could convince my wife that I needed one for research!

 

[ManaByte]

 

[FoxMcChief]

Don’t people need to be playing it, to say it’s got good gameplay? Let me try and boot up the game tonight and see if it’s truly better than Redfall.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

The morons at Wired are coping:

The Death of ‘Concord’ Offers a Bleak Look at Gaming’s Future

After eight years of development, Sony pulled the plug on “Concord” today after just two weeks. Fans loved it, but seemingly not enough. Is the future of the industry blockbuster-or-bust?

www.wired.com

He wasn’t alone. “One of the biggest perks about the game was the absence of toxicity within the player community,” says Kelle Dees, a content creator at KDeesGamez. “Everything about the game was positive and inclusive.”

Concord may have gotten off to a slow start with gamers (most of whom hadn’t heard of it yet) and critics (who didn’t love the initial character designs), but the same could be said of Elder Scrolls Online, which has since made more than $2 billion, or the Destiny franchise, which celebrates its 10-year anniversary this year, or No Man’s Sky, which has become a cult classic.

 

[EviLore]

The morons at Wired are coping:

The Death of ‘Concord’ Offers a Bleak Look at Gaming’s Future

After eight years of development, Sony pulled the plug on “Concord” today after just two weeks. Fans loved it, but seemingly not enough. Is the future of the industry blockbuster-or-bust?

www.wired.com

Behold our absence of toxicity

 

[Nydius]

“One of the biggest perks about the game was the absence of toxicity within the player community,”

What player community? Less than 700 peak CCU isn’t a community. Of course there was no “toxicity” in a game no one was playing.

My Walmart during midday rush has more people inside than ever played Concord on PC.

 

[Gaiff]

Behold our absence of toxicity

The fuck do they mean future? It's the present and has been for decades. Time to wake up and smell the coffee.

 

[Topher]

The morons at Wired are coping:

The Death of ‘Concord’ Offers a Bleak Look at Gaming’s Future

After eight years of development, Sony pulled the plug on “Concord” today after just two weeks. Fans loved it, but seemingly not enough. Is the future of the industry blockbuster-or-bust?

www.wired.com

 

[AyraSutoraifu]

Who is this? Sounds like a nutcase.

 

[Plague Doctor]

I refuse to believe this is not a troll post. This is just too on the nose and cringe that it has to be intentional parody. If it was on Steam, it would be obvious they are farming clowns.

For my sanity, I refuse to believe a person earnestly wrote this. Damn trolls are evolving in their comedy and embedding themselves deep. Flawless.

 

[Denorion]

On some places, you saw comments like "Concord characters weren't designed by committee, if they were, they would be a bunch of big tit Waifus and bald space marines, instead, they are quirky misfits"

Then one of the artists of the game pretty much says "they were designed by committee"

I actually feel bad for most of the devs at firewalk who didn't have decision power, they likely wanted to do something better, but had to cater to "modern audiences tastes"

 

[diffusionx]

On some places, you saw comments like "Concord characters weren't designed by committee, if they were, they would be a bunch of big tit Waifus and bald space marines, instead, they are quirky misfits"

Then one of the artists of the game pretty much says "they were designed by Comitte"

I actually feel bad for most of the devs at firewalk who didn't have decision power, they likely wanted to do something better, but had to cater to "modern audiences tastes"

I would not be surprised if the character design for Concord got pushed through the "committees" and got turned to their current form. I wouldn't be surprised if some or most on the art team was dissatisfied with the final result for some or most of the characters.

But, like... Look at the skins they were trying to sell. Look at that weird puke green color all over the place. The "intestine" design all over the place. I find it hard to believe that some suit was like, "you know what we need with these skins, more intestine".

 

[Mownoc]

I refuse to believe this is not a troll post. This is just too on the nose and cringe that it has to be intentional parody. If it was on Steam, it would be obvious they are farming clowns.

For my sanity, I refuse to believe a person earnestly wrote this. Damn trolls are evolving in their comedy and embedding themselves deep. Flawless.

His name is John Concord. It's definitely a joke lol.

 

[Mossybrew]

I refuse to believe this is not a troll post. This is just too on the nose and cringe that it has to be intentional parody.

Yeah it definitely came off as trolling to me lol

 

[Plague Doctor]

His name is John Concord. It's definitely a joke lol.

OH SHIT! I didn't read the name of the poster in screen shot.

I fell for it! Fucking bravo!

 

[Moriarty1889]

Who is this? Sounds like a nutcase.

A delusional woke weirdo soyboy……nutcase is the norm for these people along with anyone who disagrees with them being termed a Nazi.

 

[Kacho]

“Everything about the game was positive and inclusive.”

The hardcore woke types are so up their own ass. Nothing but fake positivity and endless gaslighting.

 

[Topher]

The morons at Wired are coping:

The Death of ‘Concord’ Offers a Bleak Look at Gaming’s Future

After eight years of development, Sony pulled the plug on “Concord” today after just two weeks. Fans loved it, but seemingly not enough. Is the future of the industry blockbuster-or-bust?

www.wired.com

Here is a non-paywall version that doesn't give wired a click...

https://archive.is/oZD72

Shallow piece of shit article really. Doesn't delve into why this game was shunned. Just whining and crying.

 

[Majukun]

Don’t people need to be playing it, to say it’s got good gameplay? Let me try and boot up the game tonight and see if it’s truly better than Redfall.

wasn't redfall basically in a non-working state at release?

concord didn't have that issue so it's automatically better

 

[ssringo]

Behold our absence of toxicity

Can't have toxic gamers if there are no gamers.

 

[EviLore]

On some places, you saw comments like "Concord characters weren't designed by committee, if they were, they would be a bunch of big tit Waifus and bald space marines, instead, they are quirky misfits"

Then one of the artists of the game pretty much says "they were designed by committee"

I actually feel bad for most of the devs at firewalk who didn't have decision power, they likely wanted to do something better, but had to cater to "modern audiences tastes"

The real world gets a whole lot harsher than your feelings being hurt because people didn't like your drawings.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Concord characters weren't designed by committee, if they were, they would be a bunch of big tit Waifus and bald space marines

Male fantasy - check
Female fantasy - check
They/Them fantasy - double check

What's not to love?

 

[Herbspiceguy]

On some places, you saw comments like "Concord characters weren't designed by committee, if they were, they would be a bunch of big tit Waifus and bald space marines, instead, they are quirky misfits"

Then one of the artists of the game pretty much says "they were designed by committee"

I actually feel bad for most of the devs at firewalk who didn't have decision power, they likely wanted to do something better, but had to cater to "modern audiences tastes"

I don't get the I feel bad/sorry mentality. They're responsible for their own professional pursuits and likely earned a very decent salary working on a high profile game/tech project. If they were really so bothered by management not listening, they're free to look for a different project/job. They made a conscious decision to stay on the train that was very, very clearly headed off a cliff. But hey, shit happens in business, some projects fail and we've seen mass lay-offs (combined with mismanagement) outside of gaming over recent years. People fall and stand up again, it's not the end of the world.
If anything this should serve as a great learning experience for them to make better decisions in the future and it might not hurt to actually reflect and course correct their career (character design & art) paths with AI on the rise.