Draugoth
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Palworld dev says journalist talk of player dropoff is 'lazy' and it is fine to stop playing once you complete it, unlike most GAAS games
Was journalist talk of every CCU record being broken also “lazy”?
That was also in the moment coverage as it happened, same as now. If you were fine with it then you should be fine with it now.
All that said, Palworld still has 700,000+ players daily, it’s obviously still doing amazingly well, just not as lightning in a bottle well as it was before.
That was also in the moment coverage as it happened, same as now. If you were fine with it then you should be fine with it now.
All that said, Palworld still has 700,000+ players daily, it’s obviously still doing amazingly well, just not as lightning in a bottle well as it was before.
IFireflyl
Gold Member
The two aren't equal at all. One is an achievement/milestone. The other is fear-mongering.
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SCB3
Member
Exactly, what many GaaS games fail to do is say thats ok to take breaks FOMO is a curse and has ruined a lot of them, Halo is the one I always point out of how to do a BP for example, can take your time, and do it when YOU want, not when the devs want
Case in point, I stopped on Palworld because a lot of games came out in the last month or so that I wanted to play, I hopped on earlier for a bit and everything was there waiting for me, games like this and Valhiem are perfect example of how to handle play retention so far
Case in point, I stopped on Palworld because a lot of games came out in the last month or so that I wanted to play, I hopped on earlier for a bit and everything was there waiting for me, games like this and Valhiem are perfect example of how to handle play retention so far
Saber
Member
Most of GaaS use dirty cheap tricks to create a FOMOS effect on the player, like creating a specific days for xp, to winning only money tokens, exclusive itens/costumes, etc. In this case people just stop playing either because theres new games or simply taken abreak since there isn't much left.
He’s 100% right though. When you look at the reviews (93% positive right now) you see how well the game’s been received. Game’s still in Early Access, and Player count will rise with each big content drop. And they’re staffing up for more content.
If they’re smart, they’re thinking of merchandise and stuff to scoop up even more cash.
If they’re smart, they’re thinking of merchandise and stuff to scoop up even more cash.
Shut0wen
Banned
Said this about the last thread of starfield, literally means nothing if its a single player game or an early preview game not only is it lazy on journos part but even for people on here its literally pointless information and means nothing, if its a GAAS then yeah its a different story but palworld isnt even that, game isnt even completed
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Honest, straight up comments. I like this person!
Ill be back on Palworld at some point. Great game.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Once you hit level cap and have an Anubis army in your base there isn't a lot drawing me back in atm
ChorizoPicozo
Member
who are the ones using terms like "one and done" to dismiss certain types of games?
yep. You reap what you saw
yep. You reap what you saw
You couldn’t be arsed to watch even a simple video of the game, eh?
What a lazy comment. It plays nothing like Pokémon.
Foxt3r
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StueyDuck
Member
We'll see if they still singing the same tune when the fad eventually dies off..
Pokemon with guns will only get you so far.
Seems they're too busy ripping off another game, hollowknight but rogue like, so we'll see.
Yep, nothing in common whatsoever.
Do you even know what ‘reskin’ means?
93% positive rating on Steam. Users love what they’ve played. Sales are spectacular. But content limits will definitely show up for a game in early access.
every metric for success with this game has been significantly exceeded. Seems like that’s a hard pill for some of you to swallow.
Shake Your Rump
Banned
I dunno. Early access and “pal world only really begins from here”, yet everyone is already finished with your game.
I mean, I guess bravo to them for managing to secure everyone’s money before even “really beginning” the game, but I would never have any part of this.
I mean, I guess bravo to them for managing to secure everyone’s money before even “really beginning” the game, but I would never have any part of this.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
There should be a distinction made for GaaS games that you pay for up front, and actually have an ending. If this does have one. idk.
It's the free ones with all the gacha where player drop off is a big deal.
It's the free ones with all the gacha where player drop off is a big deal.
Kenpachii
Member
Pretty much some people just hate the fact this game is successful for some reason.
Embearded
Member
He is right.
I would also like to point out that some GaaS (looking at you Diablo), had "balancing" updates that made progression harder just to keep the players online so they can look at the shop and spend 20$ on a costume.
No thanks, i'd rather see the end credits and get a screen with the roadmap.
I would also like to point out that some GaaS (looking at you Diablo), had "balancing" updates that made progression harder just to keep the players online so they can look at the shop and spend 20$ on a costume.
No thanks, i'd rather see the end credits and get a screen with the roadmap.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
WTF does this have to do with the points he made lmao?
CeeJay
Member
Plays nothing like though.
Yep, nothing in common whatsoever.
It might look similar sure. Similar to how COD and Battlefield look similar or Doom guy and Master Chief or Pokemon and Dragon Quest. No one tries to dismiss those games entirely simply because they look similar? Just because Nintendo love to cease and desist anything they can doesn't mean you have to also fight that battle too. Palworld is fun to play, more fun than Pokemon and also copies bits from many other games such as Elden Ring, Minecraft, ARK, Rust, Zelda and it even stole the Metal Gear Solid alert sound. The game is fun, respects the players time and is refreshing in a sea of games that are out to squeeze as much money out of people as possible. This quote from the developer mirrors that refreshing outlook and sticks a middle finger up at what has become the norm in gaming these days.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Not really. CCU records being broken is newsworthy. Reporting on numbers going down is also fine, in and of itself. However, trying to spin that as something out of the ordinary for a $30 non-GaaS is the lazy part. It's a false equivalence.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
SportsFan581
Member
I'll have to try this out I guess. Can you play this single player or is it online only?
Ribi
Member
not agreed, I reckon the game will not be dead in a month at this rate
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StueyDuck
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numbers don't lie,
although i could ask the magic pixies in fairy land. they have some pretty strong but dumb opinions, they get hardons for pals.
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Ribi
Member
100% the game is not a fad, I'm not willing to be it'll be below like sixty thousand or something within the month. Palfurries are the worst and dont even realize the game is not already dead.
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StueyDuck
Member
i do know some crazy people who think it's like the best thing ever and get really upset and offended if you dare say it might drop in some players (like the numbers are saying, another 100,000 players down in like 3 days).
again though, those crazy people with their weird pal kinks, never can see logic.
I think it’s more you showing up in every Palworld thread to vent and mutter darkly about the game being a ‘fad’ that would soon die.
Half a million people were playing it at the same time within the last 24 hours. Total number of unique players would naturally be much higher than this.
Amazing stats for a ‘dead’ game
Ribi
Member
shh the other idiot im agreeing with doesnt realize who i am.Half a million people were playing it at the same time within the last 24 hours. Total number of unique players would naturally be much higher than this.
Amazing stats for a ‘dead’ game
Little Chicken
Member
You can play both.
StueyDuck
Member
aaaah i know that idiot, he's the one who can't read a simple number graph and see that numbers going down is a trend, i know that clown too, gets his socks off staring at some pal34
Ribi
Member
nt you agreed with me already
StueyDuck
Member
I'm glad we both agree that the person who couldn't understand simple math... was an idiot
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Ribi
Member
ye you should really enroll in a remedial math class for that.I'm glad we both agree that the person who couldn't understand simple math... was an idiot
Game will still be over 60k daily peek in a month, take the bet.
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StueyDuck
Member
I agree that person who couldn't read a simple graph probably needs to go to remedial math class.
Can you believe they thought a numbers going down over time was good
honestly I haven't laughed like that in years. And this person considers themselves a functioning adult. Like I said they clearly live in imagination land.
fart town usa
Member
The Palworld drama is probably the dumbest thing I've ever seen in all my years of gaming. I still have no idea what the actual drama is, but it seems like people were big mad that a pokemon clone with guns was performing well?
AREYOUOKAY?
Member
Better that then being forced to play a game every single day with fomo battlepasses.
I could take a month or so break from it and I wouldn’t miss a thing.
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Sinfulgore
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The devs are right it is lazy but even worse it's misleading. Single-player games don't "lose" players unless gamers refund the game. Concurrent player count is a meaningless metric for single-player games weeks after launch. All single-player games will have a massive dropoff of concurrent players once most players either complete the game or burn through all the content and move on to something else.
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