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A comment on ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Prepared for 100k Concurrent Players, They’ve Gotten 700K. Parent comment

Re:‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Prepared for 100k Concurrent Players, T... by mastax on Sunday August 06, 2023 @01:33PM (#37024480)
> You need people who care and know what they are doing and let them do what they love.

That includes Pillars of Eternity, and the other games I mentioned. They made great games but they just weren't that popular. I agree in general about checkbox thinking.

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Re:‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Prepared for 100k Concurrent Players, T... by alexchantavy on Sunday August 06, 2023 @02:42PM (#37025194)
Nit: POE _is_ a success story (bootstrapped by a Kickstarter, proved that people still buy isometric CRPGs) but I get your point. Personally I grew up playing games and DnD campaigns in the Forgotten Realms setting and am thrilled to see it with modern graphics
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