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[AgentOtaku]

Did my part and bought on PS4. Yeah, it really is pretty rad and makes me feel like a 14 year old again

 

[ArgyleReptile]

Happy they're still supporting it. It's a really good game.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

They should probably do a 50% discount to coincide with a big content update or something. Without going F2P that's the only real way I could see it rekindling it's playerbase.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

sounds like they're throwing good money after bad

 

[alfredofroylan]

If NMS can rebound into a successful game so can LawBreakers.

NMS got help from Sony's advertising, Lawbreakers is getting nothing from them.

 

[SlipperyMoose]

If they can bring it to the Xbox I will give the game a shot. I have seen gameplay footage and it looks like a pretty solid game. The price isn't bad either.

 

[Everlya_Apocryha]

If NMS can rebound into a successful game so can LawBreakers.

I don't know dude....NMS sold ALOT during its launch and doesn't require an active online community to function.....

The PvP only nature of Lawbreakers means that the health of the game is dependent on the numbers of players playing it at any moment.

For the current players sake, i hope they add bots so that even if the community is 'dead', at least those who bought it can still play it against bots.

 

[SENPAIatLARGE]

See if they had Deathmatches at launch i would have been in

 

[paulogy]

They could bring it to PlayStation Plus

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Neither of those games have anything to do with mobas.

They are two different implementations of the same idea. 'Hero'-focused games.


Strangely enough, the one Hero Shooter I'd be willing to buy, a Star Wars one, isn't in development as far as we know.

 

[Everlya_Apocryha]

They could bring it to PlayStation Plus

now that's a reasonable suggestion to boost online presence and population. Too bad it's not crossplay (although MS/KB vs Controller is not a fair competition)

 

[Scuffed]

I don't think this game is going to make it.

 

[BananasWithGuns]

Have they said anything more about an XB1 port? I'm keen to try it but it's not really an option for me at the moment.

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

time for lawbreakers 2 i reckon

 

[Conkerkid11]

I can't recommend people to spend $30 right now on a game with a 72 concurrent playerbase, that's just wasting money.

But if people bought the game, the concurrent playerbase wouldn't be low.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

I suspect this game is now just on such a downward spiral that nothing beyond a miracle could turn around.

First impressions last and in a world where there are tonnes of high quality games (let alone shooters) vying for our dollars and our time, a rocky launch with bad PR/WoM can sink a game before it even launches.

 

[razgriz417]

But if people bought the game, the concurrent playerbase wouldn't be low.

Isn't this also a high skill game? Won't new comers pretty much be eaten alive? I'd think those who've stuck with it this long would be pretty damn good now.

 

[SpiceMelange]

But if people bought the game, the concurrent playerbase wouldn't be low.

Ofc, but most people aren't willing to spend $30 on a multiplayer only no bots 72 concurrent players game with the hope things will get better.

 

[Einchy]

At this point I don't see how they come back from this, the game has essentially become a joke and who wants to buy a game that is known for having less than 100 people playing at a time?

 

[xviper]

so who had less players, Lawbreakers or Battleborn ?

 

[xabbott]

Whenever they come to xbox they should really try for GWG. Also, this seems like the perfect candidate for console cross play.

 

[Jigorath]

Hard to justify paying $30 for a game that's probably going F2P pretty soon. I will try it when that happens though. The game does look quality.

 

[Sloane]

Is there a reason for why so many people seem to be gloating about how badly this game is doing? From what I've seen, it looks pretty fun and the devs still seem to put a lot of work into it considering the updates...?

 

[sirap]

Is there a reason for why so many people seem to be gloating about how badly this game is doing? From what I've seen, it looks pretty fun and the devs still seem to put a lot of work into it considering the updates...?

GAF hates Cliffyb

 

[SpiceMelange]

Is there a reason for why so many people seem to be gloating about how badly this game is doing? From what I've seen, it looks pretty fun and the devs still seem to put a lot of work into it considering the updates...?

CliffyB made fun of Gaf on twitter, gaf and some mods are taking some solace in this event (ie: the mod thread title edit on the concurrent player count in that other lawbreaker thread, making sure everyone see how the game is falling)

 

[forrest]

*I'll remove my smarmy comment and just say I hope the best for the game and its player base. It definitely looks like a fun shooter. It just isn't where my current interests are.

 

[alfredofroylan]

so who had less players, Lawbreakers or Battleborn ?

Well...

 

[Kevin]

Wish this had regular deathmatch.

 

[VariantX]

If NMS can rebound into a successful game so can LawBreakers.

NMS had a fuck ton of hype and was appearing at E3 conferences on the big stage. LawBreakers had none of that. The game was invisible not too long after it was announced.

 

[Blood Diamonds]

This is a great game. Y'all should buy it.

Agreed. The Enforcer class alone is way more fun and exhilarating than most characters in overwatch and paladins tbh

 

[Giftofgab24]

Great game. I've already put in about 20 hours. New maps are looking good. Could use some more characters though.

 

[grandwizard]

Maps look great. I hope their efforts to increase the user base pan out because I really enjoy the game. Not hoping for it to be huge or anything but even a thousand concurrent players daily peak would be enough for me to find games easily and I'm fine with that.

 

[Anton Sugar]

NMS had a fuck ton of hype and was appearing at E3 conferences on the big stage. LawBreakers had none of that. The game was invisible not too long after it was announced.

Maybe they'll hope for some kind of Rainbow Six Siege success, although it's obviously already a lot, LOT worse than that ever was at launch.

 

[Haines]

Pretty sure I'll just play destiny 2 lol.

Good luck to them tho

 

[Ploid 3.0]

Agreed. The Enforcer class alone is way more fun and exhilarating than most characters in overwatch and paladins tbh

Welp, expect Blizzard to borrow that idea for a character.

I tried to give Battleborne a good chance, but I couldn't deal with the waiting on games. Even when a game started the different steps before the game load annoyed me (they could cut down some of those timers).

 

[Pooya]

I can see the game becoming really cheap like csgo but not going f2p.

Maybe the game is doing a lot better on PS4? We have no idea right? Seemingly they're putting a lot of work into this game still. Surely they know better how many players they have left.

 

[Bluth54]

I can see the game becoming really cheap like csgo but not going f2p.

Maybe the game is doing a lot better on PS4? We have no idea right? Seemingly they're putting a lot of work into this game still. Surely they know better how many players they have left.

CSGO is only $15, that's half the price of Lawbreakers but not that much cheaper. I doubt a $15 price point will do much for this game.

A developer post shows that the PS4 version has a smaller player base than PC.

 

[Evolution of Metal]

CSGO is only $15, that's half the price of Lawbreakers but not that much cheaper. I doubt a $15 price point will do much for this game.

A developer post shows that the PS4 version has a smaller player base than PC.

This chart shows that PS4 has around 180% more players than Steam.

 

[Lucifon]

New maps look awesome. Game is fun, support it gaf.

 

[Bluth54]

This chart shows that PS4 has around 180% more players than Steam.

It says below the chart dark blue is PS4 and the light blue is PC. The light blue graph is higher.

 

[Evolution of Metal]

It says below the chart dark blue is PS4 and the light blue is PC. The light blue graph is higher.

It is the combined graph, colors just indicate what platform the players come from.

If you don't think so, you can cross check that post with Steamcharts to see that August 21 was around 1000 concurrent peak for the PC.

 

[Blood Diamonds]

This chart shows that PS4 has around 180% more players than Steam.

Makes sense. Didn't really take me more than a minute to find matches when I was playing right now.

 

[Stilton Disco]

I'm honestly surprised they're still bothering. Good on them for trying I guess.

Honestly, I think there's no saving it. I'm sure it's got good fundamentals gameplay wise, but it's just too late to the party, not really got anything unique enough to set itself apart, and there's no getting away from how bland and uninteresting the character and overall world designs are.

It just feels like a game stuck in the muddy brown dirge of last gens sensibilities, and no amount of updates or free weekends are going to wash that stink off it.

 

[timetokill]

This game is stuck in the "I can't buy this game unless more people buy it" catch-22 death spiral.

I can't justify spending for a multiplayer-only game that looks like it won't make it into 2018.

 

[Bluth54]

It is the combined graph, colors just indicate what platform the players come from.

If you don't think so, you can cross check that post with Steamcharts to see that August 21 was around 1000 concurrent peak for the PC.

Ah okay. Still not great numbers but better than I thought.

 

[Cynn]

If they can bring it to the Xbox I will give the game a shot. I have seen gameplay footage and it looks like a pretty solid game. The price isn't bad either.

It should hit Xbox as the game turns free to play. (Theoretically) Cliff thought PS4 would be a unicorn for the game. If he likes it or not, most of the people who know and like his work are on Xbox.

 

[snail_maze]

What does CCU stand for? Something concurrent users?

 

[xrnzaaas]

Imo this game needs more than one free weekend and as soon as possible.

 

[Leafhopper]

Is there a reason for why so many people seem to be gloating about how badly this game is doing? From what I've seen, it looks pretty fun and the devs still seem to put a lot of work into it considering the updates...?

CliffyB and GAF as a whole don't like him.

CliffyB also while marketing this game made fun of other fanbases.