LoL lols
let me just go look at the LoL steam page and oh geeze it's a bit hard to find
LoL lols
How many bought Goat Simulator? As you suggest, people may think it's a good game - but the overwhelming success has to be partly attributed to hype. Fear of missing out on being part of the cultural phenomenon drives PUBG. "I was logged on when it went 1 mil concurrent!" From the time I've spent with it, the game has merit, but the success is disproportionate to the quality of the product. You're welcome to feel differently.
When's PUBG MLG world cup coming up?
I'm not the one arguing against PUBG getting Gotys, but to butt into the discussion about popularity = Gotys. Dota 2 was placed 12. on Neogaf Goty voting and didn't get even one Goty award from the gaming media. It was nominated for the best multiplayer Bafta atleast but didn't win. And I believe we can better compare the popularity of PUBG and Dota 2 than Rust. Both are also multiplayer only PC games(for now). So I really don't think the popularity should be a huge indicator in getting plenty of awards. Sometimes being hugely popular and even being the best PVP game ever made isn't enough for Goty. So I wouldn't hold my hopes up for PUBG either.I'm almost certain I've pointed out to you before how PUBG i s n ' t 'Rust etc' and why that's a pretty shitty point of comparison but it's whatever
you see those numbers Durante posted for you above, though? Now there's no excuse anymore.
Sky's the limit if they ever figure out how to make tournaments appealing to watch and free from potential collusion.
It will be interesting to see what Spy is at when they make the 10M announcement.SteamSpy has pretty consistently underestimated PUBG when compared to announcements from BlueHole, so it's probably well past 9M at this point.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds OT | The Goat Simulator of shooters
I've never watched esports because I find them way too busy to follow, but I watched each day of the Gamescom tournament. It was very entertaining. The presentation needs some work. It was easy to miss action, but it was fun as hell to watch.
Because that makes it a very notable game. It's approaching Call of Duty on 360 levels of concurrent numbers.
Right now this game's concurrent player numbers trumps Call of Duty on its most popular platform (PS4).
SteamSpy has pretty consistently underestimated PUBG when compared to announcements from BlueHole, so it's probably well past 9M at this point.
Isn't that because SteamSpy's info has a 3 day delay, and with a game like PUBG, which growth is insane, those 3 days really matter?
Cause its coming to Xbox first and not PS4. If it was a timed Sony exclusive it'd be the greatest game to grace us in a decade.
How many bought Goat Simulator? As you suggest, people may think it's a good game - but the overwhelming success has to be partly attributed to hype. Fear of missing out on being part of the cultural phenomenon drives PUBG. "I was logged on when it went 1 mil concurrent!" From the time I've spent with it, the game has merit, but the success is disproportionate to the quality of the product. You're welcome to feel differently.
I do feel differently as do millions of people. Maybe you just have bad taste?
Bad things make shit loads of money all the time, just because a lot of people enjoy them doesn't make something good.
Sure. but we're not talking quantity aloneBad things make shit loads of money all the time, just because a lot of people enjoy them doesn't make something good.
That and also, as I remember Galyokin saying, PUBG is a game that quite a number of its new buyers are also new STEAM users, so their profiles are a little harder to parse. So not only Steam users are buying PUBG, but PUBG is bringing new users to Steam itself.
Isn't that how it usually goes? They dismiss it, hence they don't play it. Doesn't stop them calling the game shit nonetheless.It would be interesting to learn how closely the number of people dismissive about the game in this thread matches the number of people who never played it.
Isn't that how it usually goes? They dismiss it, hence they don't play it. Doesn't stop them calling the game shit nonetheless.
I guess. But still, the claim that the game is popular merely on some sort of meme power and not because people enjoy it is particularly hilarious.Isn't that how it usually goes? They dismiss it, hence they don't play it. Doesn't stop them calling the game shit nonetheless.
PUBG is fun and I feel bad for those who write it off as a meme fotm game -- you're all missing out!
Not even sure of what you are trying to say.I don' think it's that.
I mean we're on PC. We got a bunch of shit to play and only so many hours in the day. It's cool to know another great game is out there, but my Steam + Battle.net + Origin + GoG Galaxy + Uplay + Arc + Epic game library backlog total is at like 300 games. I'm pretty sure that I am the standard rather than the exception.
Why are some people so mad at this game's success? Console and/or Zelda fanboys mad that a multiplayer only PC exclusive (for now at least) is the most popular game of the year and will easily grab the GOTY award?
The salt, jesus.
"Console and/or Zelda fanboys."
lol
Man, I can already tell this year's GOTY thread is going to be fun. As an Automata-stan I'll just be watching from the sidelines.
I think this point is generally forgotten about or undersold.
When a game can move the needle on Steam user uptake, an ecosystem that already sees incredible rates of growth and is already considered the de facto PC marketplace, then you know it's really something.
PUBG is a game that's bringing people in. Bringing them into Steam, maybe even bringing them into PC Gaming. It's growing the market, and that's a rare and special thing.
That and also, as I remember Galyokin saying, PUBG is a game that quite a number of its new buyers are also new STEAM users, so their profiles are a little harder to parse. So not only Steam users are buying PUBG, but PUBG is bringing new users to Steam itself.
Isn't that because SteamSpy's info has a 3 day delay, and with a game like PUBG, which growth is insane, those 3 days really matter?
I don' think it's that.
I mean we're on PC. We got a bunch of shit to play and only so many hours in the day. It's cool to know another great game is out there, but my Steam + Battle.net + Origin + GoG Galaxy + Uplay + Arc + Epic game library backlog total is at like 300 games. I'm pretty sure that I am the standard rather than the exception.
Probably. It's a few tens of thousands of copies at a minimum.
This isn't any less ridiculous than the comments you are trying to make fun of.Gaf is mad because for first time ever game with good gameplay is under heavy discussion, instead games with good gfx and story.
It cant be good game then.
So, is the game basically the human vs human element of Day Z put into a sort of battle royale/arcade mode?
Without the annoying as shit survival elements like eating. You just get your weapons in the map, and kill each other. Last one standing wins.So, is the game basically the human vs human element of Day Z put into a sort of battle royale/arcade mode?
The guy behind Steam spy had a possible explanation for the numbers being behind.SteamSpy has pretty consistently underestimated PUBG when compared to announcements from BlueHole, so it's probably well past 9M at this point.
Steam Spy @Steam_Spy
PUBG like Dota 2 or CS:GO is a game that attracts a lot of new users to Steam, and it might mean that I missed some SteamID ranges.
It's even more streamlined than that. There's no other "survival" aspect than surviving enemy players. No infections, hunger, cold etc.So, is the game basically the human vs human element of Day Z put into a sort of battle royale/arcade mode?
This isn't any less ridiculous than the comments you are trying to make fun of.