‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Prepared for 100k Concurrent Players, They’ve Gotten 700K

Re:‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Prepared for 100k Concurrent Players, T... by pixelpoet on Sunday August 06, 2023 @01:24PM (#37024386)

I'm about 40 and am usually grouped as a millennial (at least for the common purpose of blame, e.g. killing cinemas), though I somehow missed Baldur's Gate; played the hell out of the Ultima series though!

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Re:‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Prepared for 100k Concurrent Players, T... by torgian on Sunday August 06, 2023 @01:36PM (#37024506)

This is something I wish could come back. Ultima was a great series, and I even liked the trash heaps that were Ultima 8 and 9.

Unfortunately, EA still holds the rights. The new mmo-ish game that Garriet made is one I have not really dived into yet

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Re:‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Prepared for 100k Concurrent Players, T... by TillE on Sunday August 06, 2023 @04:41PM (#37026451)

The Ultimas were (mostly) wonderful, especially Ultima 7, but I don't think there's anything particularly valuable about the "IP".

It was really about Garriott exploring innovative ways in how to translate the tabletop RPG experience into a computer game. You don't need an Avatar or Britannia to pursue ideas like Ultima 4's virtue system or Ultima 7's interactivity.

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Re:‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Prepared for 100k Concurrent Players, T... by lamontcg on Sunday August 06, 2023 @04:52PM (#37026596)

> played the hell out of the Ultima series though!

this is Wizardry III erasure.

(i'm a bit older and solidly GenX)

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