Originally Posted by Dangerferret
Originally Posted by Stray Cat
Well, that's the difference. CDPR went from the best developer in today's industry, player's friend and one of the few companies that actually cares about their product because they make it with passion to just another lying corpo that's famous for releasing propably the biggest flop in recent years. They got awards but those awards are for fixing game and working on it. Larian on the other hand is treated like god among common men and receives awards related to the game release the whole thing is a total wankfest. For what? For a game that's 1/3 barely playable and doesn't have a proper ending (still). Without any communication. Hell, even CDPR announced that they'll be fixing Cyberpunk after the disasteous launch

This is going to have to be a case of YMMV, I think. But we're definitely in agreement about games being praised as amazing, jaw-dropping, and spectacular when they are incomplete and filled with so many bugs that it's just the concept of the game that remains spectacular.

I've been able to make it through to the (very unsatisfactory) ending on BG3 multiple times before this latest hotfix. But it's a chore (not because of gameplay, but because of when the game won't), and I'm in agreement with players who would prefer substantive fixes over cosmetic enhancements and shinies designed to sell more sub-par copies. But when CNN is writing feature articles about Astarion's delicious sauciness taking the gaming world by storm, it's hard to remain optimistic that developers are allowed to prioritize good coding over quick bucks.

And, again given that the latest "update" to CP2077 is a total reset and nerf designed to drive Phantom Liberty sales and tie-in to their Netflix series while still trying to deliver on initial release promises, it looks like even the "good guys" are all-in on the quick cash option. It would be hard to trust any roadmap, as rendemption mentions. Not only would it be purposefully vague, it would most definitely be fungible. Sadly, I don't think that's just Larian or CDPR. I think that's everyone now.
Red Hook did decent job with Darkest Dungeon 2, even when their first roadmap had to be trashed they were open about implementing feedback and actually reworked most frustrating mechanics, so if there is one studio I trust to do good job it's them. Once the game was officially released, it was day and night between early access