Thief 4 will be awesome because... - by jay pettitt
webe123 on 26/6/2013 at 08:47
Quote Posted by Azaran
I think she's banned. I don't know what triggered it exactly, but I'm guessing it was a buildup of stuff she was posting
Now who woulda thunk that? LOL!
Chade on 26/6/2013 at 10:58
There isn't any new information in that article, as far as I can tell.
I did like this quote though:
Quote Posted by Stephanie Roy
Thus the new combat system, which he said is a "fair balance" that will focus on escape rather than victory. "Don't try to kill them, just try to push them or make sure they are disabled," he said. "Don't finish the job, just get the f*** out."
Ignoring for a moment the fact that Stephanie Roy seems to say something different every single time the subject turns to combat ... well, if this is how combat turns out, I would be absolutely ecstatic. This is
exactly the direction I want thief to go in.
I can certainly see elements of that in the combat in the E3 demo. The blackjack attacks seemed to do more to repel the guards then damage them. On the other hand, well ... the player didn't "get the f*** out", he took advantage of the situation to turn bullet time on and shoot the guards in the head.
Still, I wonder how it works out if you don't use focus.
Esme on 26/6/2013 at 11:21
Quote Posted by Azaran
I think she's banned. I don't know what triggered it exactly, but I'm guessing it was a buildup of stuff she was posting
She's banned ?
What on earth for ? she always seemed quite reasonable if a rather single minded but who here isn't, and is it permanent will she be back one day ?
I mean ok she was solidly behind EM all the time and defended them to the hilt, but that can't be the reason she's banned, we have opposing views all the time on this forum, if we ban people for disagreeing, then half the forum would go.
Now I realise discussing moderation in public is probably a bad thing but any chance of some feedback from the mod team ?
Re the escapist article, this quote caught my eye
Quote:
"I don't know if you remember with the previous game? Let's say I've been detected; it was really, really tough to survive. You know? It was unforgiving," he said. "Game over."Well Stephane that was kinda the point, if you got caught then you had a very slim chance of survival so it encouraged you not to get caught and be forced into combat.
I'm all for the "run away and live to run away another day" approach if players are so stupid they don't plan an exit strategy before they blunder in and alert all the AI's then they deserve to get their arses handed to them, provide escape routes not QTE combat scenes.
Al_B on 26/6/2013 at 11:54
Quote Posted by Esme
Now I realise discussing moderation in public is probably a bad thing but any chance of some feedback from the mod team ?
The reasons are private between thiefessa and the mod team so yes, it won't be discussed publicly (not to mention it also derails threads). Just to clarify one thing, however - the reasons were nothing to do with her posts or her opinions about the game. I'd appreciate it if this thread could carry on without this topic - if anyone has any specific questions then feel free to send one of the mod team a PM.
Esme on 26/6/2013 at 12:31
Quote Posted by Al_B
The reasons are private between thiefessa and the mod team so yes, it won't be discussed publicly (not to mention it also derails threads). Just to clarify one thing, however - the reasons were nothing to do with her posts or her opinions about the game. I'd appreciate it if this thread could carry on without this topic - if anyone has any specific questions then feel free to send one of the mod team a PM.
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jay pettitt on 27/6/2013 at 16:37
Thief 4 won't be awesome if the gameplay focus is on the banhammering TTLG members rather than stealth & problem solving.
MensaLaureate on 30/6/2013 at 19:24
The last thing I want is a Thief 4 exclusively for PC. The sequel thing has run its course. PC games are dead. There simply isn't much to tell in a Thief 4. Eidos knew this to be true and did the reboot with consoles as the primary platform.
Oh, I'm sure all 500,000 people who there from day one (That includes me) would have purchased it, but then what? Eidos needs a multimillion seller with Thief. It needs to cater to the AC crowd. It needs the console market. It needs 18 year old kids who have never played Thief before and never played a PC game to come through and save the franchise.
It ain't all about you...and you....and you, over there.
