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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world

Hopefully people can stop with the "I bet Bethesda will take down skyblivion!1!!" comments now. It's very clear there's good will between modders and the devs.

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[-] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 156 points 3 weeks ago

Always be suspicious of corporations.

[-] Gibibit@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago

What is the point of this cynical comment in this context. Everyone is winning here.

[-] hydroxycotton@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

"We beat you to it bitches. And while you've spent 9 years on your labor of love and and made nothing from it, we will make tens of millions. Here's a couple copies of our shittily optimized remaster just to rub it in :)"

Sincerely Todd

[-] simple@lemm.ee 15 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah they spent years working on a remaster just to dunk on a small mod team. Next time, Bethesda should ask for fan's permission to work on the franchise they literally own! ~/s~

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[-] Grass@sh.itjust.works 71 points 3 weeks ago
[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 72 points 3 weeks ago
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[-] Linktank@lemmy.today 70 points 3 weeks ago

Still wildly suspicious timing.

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 60 points 3 weeks ago

I'm suspicious, but overall more relaxed. Only wish other companies would be a gracious

[-] SolidShake@lemmy.world 35 points 3 weeks ago

Why? Bathesda is probably THE company that supports modders the most. People will still play skyblivion when it comes out.

[-] Vopyr@lemmy.world 89 points 3 weeks ago

Of course they support modders, after all, someone has to finish and patch their unfinished games! 😄

[-] SolidShake@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

I've always joked about that. Why do the work when a modder will do it for you. For free

[-] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 33 points 3 weeks ago

Yes. It is also the company that tried to charge for mods.

The millionaires don't need your to defend them.

[-] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 3 weeks ago

Succeeded actually, they still sell paid mods.

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[-] Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Bethesda "supports" modders the way WOTC "supports" D&D content creators. They profit immensely off of other people's work without lifting a finger but also try to exploit those same creators for even more profit at every possible opportunity. Usually in such a way that it does permanent harm to an otherwise thriving community.

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[-] naticus@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

The most? Nah. Yes they're fairly friendly to modders, but there's been other cases of publishers going way out of their way to embrace a modder or mod group. I can think of one right now where a massive localization mod team actually had their work used as the basis of the official Western release of a game.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 14 points 3 weeks ago

No, that would probably be Valve. Several fan mods became full games in their own right (Counter-Strike, Black Mesa). Others were mods of non-Valve games (Team Fortress, Dota 2 (sort of)).

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 11 points 3 weeks ago

What about gestures everywhere suggests that I should ever fully trust a company?

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[-] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 56 points 3 weeks ago

They want them to be busy playing this and never finish Skyblivion hahaha

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 12 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly that's probably true. Killing them with kindness. If they all have this for free, they may not have much motivation to continue.

[-] rogermiraki@lemm.ee 13 points 3 weeks ago

I seriously doubt they'd give up this close to the end after years and years of work.

[-] Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 53 points 3 weeks ago

They're just playing games within games, people! Trying to delay the release of Skyblivion by getting the devs to start another 200 hour playthrough!

Jokes aside, I hope the remaster is good.

[-] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 weeks ago

It’s not great. I haven’t run into a single bug yet. How is this even a Bethesda game?

Literally unplayable!

[-] Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 weeks ago

No bugs? In my bethesda game?

Literally ~~un~~playable!

That's unacceptable!

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[-] DaTingGoBrrr@lemm.ee 40 points 3 weeks ago

I have been waiting so many years now for Skyblivion that I am not going to bother with the Remaster. And to be honest, something with the Remaster and UE5 feels off visually.

The Skyblivion Teams attention to detail and love for the project makes me believe that it will also be the superior version of Oblivion.

[-] ARk@lemm.ee 31 points 3 weeks ago

We can eat both

[-] Psythik@lemm.ee 23 points 3 weeks ago

Why would anyone think that it would be taken down? The one thing Bethesda is good at is encouraging people to mod their games. It's the only reason why I didn't give up on them as a company after those two disasters called Fallout 76 and Starfield. (But to be fair my patience is running thin. ES6 and FO5 both have got to be absolute smash hits.)

[-] MonkeyBrawler@lemm.ee 13 points 3 weeks ago

eehhh they allow modding, but do nothing to support it.

[-] Gibibit@lemmy.world 40 points 3 weeks ago

Nothing? What about the development and free public release of the Creation Kit?

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[-] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 weeks ago

I hear they just gave everyone on the Skyblivion mod team a copy of the remaster.

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[-] commander@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago

I don't get why some people think Skyblivion is some threat to Bethesda Elder Scrolls games at all. Mods are always going to be more niche than fully marketed and funded maintained commercial storefront releases.

Skyblivion is going to be limited to what the latest Skyrim release engine supports while this remaster has Unreal Engine 5 stapled on top as the graphics renderer. They added new voice acting. People are developing mod toolchains for the remaster. It's more substantial than the vast majority of remasters we've seen

[-] wispy_jsp@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

I don't think many people believe that Bethesda views skyblivion as something that will compete for market share. I think it's more of a surprise to people that in an age where so many major companies are quick to go after modders, Bethesda has not only allowed skyblivion to exist but has also officially acknowledged their work in a positive light.

[-] recall519@lemm.ee 20 points 3 weeks ago

The remaster is good. I hope Skyblivion is good. More games for consumers, the better. People here are commenting as if Bethesda has a responsibility to handhold the entire modding community. They are just doing their thing to make some money with employees that want to get paid and also make good games. Bethesda has had some downs but also some ups. This remaster is an up so I enjoy more Elder Scrolls.

[-] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 18 points 3 weeks ago

Anyone play Fallout London? I couldn't rollback the pointless update that cockblocked the mod. This time, they just make an attempt to squeeze out money before skyblivion offers the option.

Unless Bethesda actually fully embraces and supports the modding community, I'll never buy another one of their games.

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[-] Guitar@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

God so many people on here act like Todd Howard personally killed their child. It's fucking insufferable. You guys don't crucify other companies like this when it comes to mods. This only happens with Bethesda who is realistically one of the only companies that has supported mods in the mainstream. Games can also be good without mods. Get over yourselves and just enjoy a fucking game.

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[-] Vopyr@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

So it's a remaster, not a remake?

[-] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah it's called "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered" after all.

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