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No Man's Sky 1.3 Update releasing this week (portals, expanded story, and more)
- Thread starter Karspankey
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I do want NMS to be good. I love the promise and the potential. I just hated, hated, HATED the execution. I know there's a bigger story to be told (someone here mentioned Hello Games was running out of money so they had to release the game in haste to stay afloat) and it's easy to hate on HG but I'd love to see their redemption arch with this and subsequent updates.
I'm sure I'll play again. I hope this pulls me back in.
I'm sure I'll play again. I hope this pulls me back in.
phoisgood495
Member
Spoken like someone who hasn't seen anything they've done since launch. Both of the updates have delivered a lot of undocumented upgrades beyond their stated scope.
They also just got done with a 2 month long really well done ARG hyping this patch, so I'm definitely looking forward to whatever is in store.
Karspankey
Banned
I marked it alright but that was a system or two ago. May still try and backtrack.You can make a waypoint to mark points of interest! Remember that for next time
Karspankey
Banned
I'm figuring that you will be able to scan for portals just like you can scan for bases and other points of interest with this new update, so that might not even be necessary!
Shambala
Member
Shouldnt those updates be in the game in the first place instead of releasing a bullshit product 😒
I wonder how much resource gathering it will take to activate a portal? Probably quite a bit.
And will it be powered forever at that point, or for only a certain period of time?
And what will happen if two people use portals to select the same location in space (and time).... ?
So many questions!
And will it be powered forever at that point, or for only a certain period of time?
And what will happen if two people use portals to select the same location in space (and time).... ?
So many questions!
Zombie James
Banned
Every update released so far delivered in a big way and I've been pretty happy with them. Even features I thought went against the core focus of the game and wouldn't work (base building), worked.
For all the issues, negativity, and vitriol that have come the game and the developers' way, the post-launch support has been fantastic.
For all the issues, negativity, and vitriol that have come the game and the developers' way, the post-launch support has been fantastic.
DealWithIt
Member
Nothing can ever be improved and it's impossible to make amends for past mistakes 😒
Sounds meaty. I also really appreciate you (the OP) putting bullet points of everything that's changed since launch. As someone that is generally positive about the game but hasn't actually played it since day 1 it's great to see what exactly has changed.
Looking forward to checking this thing out sometime in the future. Definitely appreciate all the work HG has done post launch, and also enjoy having a good laugh at the feeble shit posts that can't get over their year-old disappointments.
Looking forward to checking this thing out sometime in the future. Definitely appreciate all the work HG has done post launch, and also enjoy having a good laugh at the feeble shit posts that can't get over their year-old disappointments.
bobawesome
Member
Still waiting on that Joe Danger Infinity update for the iPad, Sean.
jungomitis
Member
Happy to see that they are trying to make it right.
Sean's capacity to lie and Sony's marketing push kinda screwed these guys over. But they made a pretty bank so hopefully they stay on and make it better!
Sean's capacity to lie and Sony's marketing push kinda screwed these guys over. But they made a pretty bank so hopefully they stay on and make it better!
You have to remember how small Hello Games are and how relatively small their previous games were. I'd be willing to wager that even losing the people who piled on the NMS "broken promise" bandwagon left them with a sizable userbase especially compared to their previous games.
Their reputation is only really tarnished will a small bit vocal subset of their community anyway, so I don't see why they'd care about that. These updates aren't for those people, they were never going to play NMS again anyway.
VARIA
Member
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Nice shit post. No one cares.
Cant wait for the update. Post launch support has been excellent.
Think of it as trying to restore their brand reputation. It's also a passion project for them and they know they didn't deliver, so they're trying to make good on that.
Necro900
Member
I think you got the wrong post in the third quote.
Anyway, good! I was just waiting for an excuse to jump back in. Fingers crossed for substantial story content.
Dirtyshubb
Member
Yeah but Sean lied and ruined our lives, we are never gonna let that go.
Not one person is allowed to go into a thread about no man's lie and not have Sean's transgressions and my eternal suffering violently shoved in their face.
Over my dead body!!1!1
Zombie James
Banned
No doubt there's more to it than just story and portals. The two previous updates were pretty big.
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
Looking forward to checking out those new story bits. Hope they add even more story in the future.
I'm legit surprised that these posters slip by the mods for doing this in every NMS thread.
I'm legit surprised that these posters slip by the mods for doing this in every NMS thread.
Yeah they were, that's why I am a little underwhelmed atm. I hope you're right though.
It would be really neat if they slip MP in with out saying anything. Everyone finds out when two people finally meet up on accident.
To read posts like these and all the others. That's why they do it.
To read posts like these and all the others. That's why they do it.
Report them if you think it's worth their attention. Moderation relies on participation.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
Conkerkid11
Member
Wait, so does that mean those portals that have been in the game since launch finally have a purpose?
The game had like 212k people playing on PC at the time that happened around launch (though I think it happened on PS4, so the population was even higher). The game's nowhere near that popular now, and even if they added multiplayer, I doubt anybody would ever actually be capable of meeting up again.
People who paid money for a game developed by a compulsive liar.
The Third Heat
Neo Member
Was secretly hoping for a PSVR mode, even a limited "demo" version would've been cool, but I'll take a better story and hopefully more UI/QoL improvements. My hope is that them hyping the story through this email (and to some extent the ARG) that it really is a significant upgrade. But I won't hold my breath.
But I'm glad to have an excuse to play again. Been wanting to restart the game anyway since I didn't dig too deep into the first update and when I went to try the second, the game crashed almost immediately and I lost interest. I still follow Hello Games and Sean on Twitter so I see photos they post from the game and I'm always like "ugh, I want to get back in." Now seems like a good time.
But I'm glad to have an excuse to play again. Been wanting to restart the game anyway since I didn't dig too deep into the first update and when I went to try the second, the game crashed almost immediately and I lost interest. I still follow Hello Games and Sean on Twitter so I see photos they post from the game and I'm always like "ugh, I want to get back in." Now seems like a good time.
GodParticle
Member
Hope it's more than just some story with portals. That was a hell of a lot of build up for what doesn't sound like a lot
Zombie James
Banned
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Member
Looks good, I'll jump in.
Updates are cool but the mass market has moved on and all but the most loyal of fans aren't giving these guys the time of day anymore. I expected all this at launch with some form of asymmetric multiplayer.
The real truth here is the ARG was cooler than anything No Man's Sky contains or will ever contain.
They should quit what they are doing and go into ARG development cause they're much better at it...
The real truth here is the ARG was cooler than anything No Man's Sky contains or will ever contain.
They should quit what they are doing and go into ARG development cause they're much better at it...
paperspace
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Hopefully the story expansion is more than just more text. Something more tangible in terms of gameplay would be great, like specific missions (and not just fetch quests!) with NPCs but I fear that's hoping for a little too much.
I'm wondering if it's even worth subbing to this thread, given we're only on the second page and it's already shit up. :\
I'm wondering if it's even worth subbing to this thread, given we're only on the second page and it's already shit up. :\
ichtyander
Member
This game would benefit so much by having even some rudimentary systems in place, working and giving you fair rewards. But that's what it needs the most - simulated systems, emergent gameplay, that sense of mystery and exploration.
Now, "improving the central story" might actually mean plenty of things, like actually adding or fleshing out existing systems so that the "central story" revolves around new/better ways of making money, doing missions, having greater/any impact on NPCs/factions and having better tools for exploration, all for the purpose of doing whatever is necessary to finish this new questline. How it's worded though, sounds like it might be much more similar to the "builders questlines", which is probably more realistic (and disappointing). One thing to add to that though is that I don't really think we'll just get a new rudimentary story without adding some new gameplay elements, because the two previous updates took a few months as well and added a bunch of other content as well, so there's something to be hopeful in there.
Same thing with the portals, the wording in the email sounds like they're just the teleporters we have on space stations, but on ground, which is beyond pointless. So at the very least I'm sure we'll get a way of learning the new glyphs/language, and then having at least some other purpose for activating those portals apart from a quick travel reason which, again, is completely pointless, because traveling to anywhere in this game has almost no incentive, because anywhere is just like anywhere else and there's almost no uniqueness to planets (in terms of gameplay incentives).
This used to be so much worse before the big patches, because I could basically upgrade a third of my suit's slots, learn maybe a tenth of a language and get a pretty considerable chunk of blueprints on a single planet. And the most drastic changes they've done to alleviate that problem is to drastically reduce the occurrence of those elements, so basically making it more grindy by relying on randomization even more.
Anyway, I'm sure there's more good stuff in the patch, and it's commendable that they've been supporting the game for free for a year now, but I can't imagine them doing it for free for much longer, because whatever the public may think of them, they're still game developers bleeding money. And if they keep adding more filler material (with some neat cool stuff inbetween) without fundamentally improving the core systems, I can't really see people giving them money for any larger future updates either (not to mention the whole public image thing either).
I'm sure I'll play through whatever they've added in this update, but I'm not hoping for too much. At least I'll either be alright with whatever's in there, or be pleasantly surprised if there are fundamental gameplay improvements.
Now, "improving the central story" might actually mean plenty of things, like actually adding or fleshing out existing systems so that the "central story" revolves around new/better ways of making money, doing missions, having greater/any impact on NPCs/factions and having better tools for exploration, all for the purpose of doing whatever is necessary to finish this new questline. How it's worded though, sounds like it might be much more similar to the "builders questlines", which is probably more realistic (and disappointing). One thing to add to that though is that I don't really think we'll just get a new rudimentary story without adding some new gameplay elements, because the two previous updates took a few months as well and added a bunch of other content as well, so there's something to be hopeful in there.
Same thing with the portals, the wording in the email sounds like they're just the teleporters we have on space stations, but on ground, which is beyond pointless. So at the very least I'm sure we'll get a way of learning the new glyphs/language, and then having at least some other purpose for activating those portals apart from a quick travel reason which, again, is completely pointless, because traveling to anywhere in this game has almost no incentive, because anywhere is just like anywhere else and there's almost no uniqueness to planets (in terms of gameplay incentives).
This used to be so much worse before the big patches, because I could basically upgrade a third of my suit's slots, learn maybe a tenth of a language and get a pretty considerable chunk of blueprints on a single planet. And the most drastic changes they've done to alleviate that problem is to drastically reduce the occurrence of those elements, so basically making it more grindy by relying on randomization even more.
Anyway, I'm sure there's more good stuff in the patch, and it's commendable that they've been supporting the game for free for a year now, but I can't imagine them doing it for free for much longer, because whatever the public may think of them, they're still game developers bleeding money. And if they keep adding more filler material (with some neat cool stuff inbetween) without fundamentally improving the core systems, I can't really see people giving them money for any larger future updates either (not to mention the whole public image thing either).
I'm sure I'll play through whatever they've added in this update, but I'm not hoping for too much. At least I'll either be alright with whatever's in there, or be pleasantly surprised if there are fundamental gameplay improvements.
Karspankey
Banned
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