Is this for real? I can't tell who's being genuine about this game anymore.
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I'll just say that rarely coming across players is an understatement seeing as there's actually no multiplayer in the game at all.
What I'm saying is - player interaction was only ever hinted at vaguely, and the most confirmation we ever had was Sean saying something along the lines of "It could happen but its so crazy impossible it probably wont"
Thats a lie, sure. Persecute away. But Sean also did stress that was not what the game was about, and stressed it was a single player experience.
But once the ball got rolling there come all these claims about stuff like tankers or giant animals not being in the game, when they are. Then people start literally fact checking every single word Sean has ever said about the game, and some minor stuff, like naming your ship, did not make it in.
Something we all know is super common in game development. Big Sister isn't unscripted and does not hunt you through rapture. Killzone 2 footage was a target only. Mass Effect 3 ending did not change based on whether or not you hugged leonardo da vinci. Watch Dogs looked slightly worse.
Things change during development, and sometimes it is not in the best interests of a developer or publisher to hold a press conference and specify exactly what is no longer true to finite details. It might not be good practice but it is a fact of life. Luckily between pre release videos, reviews and post release discussion it is asinine to get mad at something which you easily have the power to fix.
Stop pre-ordering games based off the promises of an entity trying to make money.