Sgt Socks

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  1. Consoles are now February.... (Switch March). https://www.thelongdark.com/expansion/faq/
  2. If they listen and don't just read what they *want* to hear then yes Piddy. (Of course not all positive comments are wrong, just as not all negative comments are, I just mean those that come from people who refuse to acknowledge even the slightest negatives with HTL/TLD. That is just as unbalanced and unhelpful as unwavering negativity). I am desperately unhappy with the state of what is a truly treasured game, this game saves (sorry, now past tense saved) me in a hugely isolated life living with PTSD. I had such high regard for HTL and their commitment to quality control. However all the issues with this expansion, the terrible lack of effective communication being one of the biggest, have stopped me playing completely. Unheard of since I started in 2016. My sticking point is that the lack of clear communication simply did not tell us that "DLC Expansion Pass" meant being a beta tester. I did not sign up for being a beta tester. Nowhere in the over hyped and unclear videos were we clearly told this is what was expected of us. I would *not* have bought the expansion had I known this. If they wanted beta testing then it should have been given to a number of trustworthy veteran players to give their opinions on or it made explicitly clear in the marketing of the product that anyone who bought it would in fact be buying it as a beta tester. I do understand that splitting the game is a massive thing and of course there will be bugs and difficulties. However, those things were previously kept to a minimum by HTL who always released content which was pretty good in terms of bugs. It was one of the things I loved them for. I thought that we were getting a split game which *had* been tested properly, that would have been checked to make sure it didn't break too many things that had already worked for a long time. That isn't the case here. If it were a few bugs here and there, like we have come to expect from HTL, then that wouldn't be a problem. If it were a few more bugs than usual then still fine because as has been correctly pointed out, it is a newly split game. But the state it is now? Along with the awful communication (see taking out caches, a constant since the very early days of the game, without telling anyone) what we have just isn't what was sold to us. The expansion/DLC should never have been released alongside the brand new split of the game in the first place if it hadn't been properly tested. Another major concern is - if this is what happens on first launch, does it mean that every single content update is going to be such a mess (both game and communication)? If that's the case then I can see it being a year (or however long it takes them to finish the expansion) before I play again.
  3. I've got parasites several times from 1% chance. And given the rarity of me eating predator meat at all that's actually a very high percentage of getting parasites compared to consumption. I have always thought this was a bit "off". One of the reasons I only eat it when I'm desperate, the percentages don't seem to matter. (Although you really were unlucky eating it by mistake)
  4. https://hinterlandforums.com/forums/topic/42464-bunker-spawns-disabled/#comment-246207
  5. This is perfectly put Serenity. You've succinctly expressed what I've rambled about. Thank you.
  6. Oh this hilarious! You have more sense than me, I probably would have checked 😄
  7. 😄😄 **LOL** I hadn't seen that but you're right! Watch this space, it will soon be bright red 😁
  8. I'm getting more "miffed" by the day Piddy... but thank you for highlighting this Edit - this is typical of how Hinterland have become, they never answer a question properly or provide proper information. "I hope this clarifies why they're missing".... err well no actually, you haven't told us the *actual reason* for them being disabled!
  9. I also feel the same way as LMG and others in relation to what's happening. I have to say that I am incredibly disappointed. It seems the DLC is being viewed and used as an "Early Access DLC". The amount of bugs and issues is not what I expected. TLD is no longer an EA game and I did not sign up for a DLC which was at this stage of polish and bug testing. Yes we were told that content would come to us on a rolling basis which was fine, but at no point were we told that we were paying for further early access status content in a full release game. More transparency and honesty about *exactly* what we would be getting should have been provided.
  10. You're not an idiot Conan. Daft but not an idiot. And there was no need for such a snarky response from Oreos so don't you worry. Its a fair point to be careful about where you download things from.
  11. I'm torn between laughing and being terrified! I'm so glad you worked it out, I'd have gone blundering in and woken him up. This is definitely a classic moment. Love it.
  12. You sir are a real gentleman 🧡
  13. I think as long as you add spoiler to the title (and is there a little red tag for spoilers?) then it should be OK. Those of us who can play shouldn't be restricted BUT we should act with courtesy towards the players who are stuck through no fault of their own.
  14. This is great to know. Thank you @Olejnick
  15. Oh these take me back!!!! Ooh an Ology. Maureen Lipman is a legend. But that Clarks one with the kids on the conveyor, so creepy! I'll have a full watch through later on today. Awesome. Ps call me Socks 😉
  16. @Big bearded Bear Welcome! I like you already. Before TLD Fallout was my main love.... I'm also in the older than most gamers category. So you're in good company here. Although I think you're bonkers doing Loper, but each to their own 😁 Have, umm, fun (?!) in Loper! Ps if you're talking about GMT then it sounds like you could also be a fellow Brit in which case a double welcome
  17. OK this worries me. I physically can't play without auto walk, well I'm limited to about half an hour twice a day. I'm watching anxiously.
  18. We sure are. Our @ManicManiac is a super bean 🧡
  19. I think that's another thing not in this release Conan, although I could be wrong. It really would be helpful if HTL told us exactly what was being included in each expansion release.
  20. Thanks for this response M. My feeling is that whilst I understand that consoles require more hoops to jump through... ... wouldn't it have been better to plan the release to ensure that all players got the expansion at roughly the same time? I know there might have been some unforeseen issue which meant slight differences between the platforms, but this amount of time? ... Delay the PC release until it could be done alongside consoles. I really don't like the way it has been done. It's like telling console players they are second tier customers. And I'm a PC player. I'm not complaining because I'm on a console. I just feel it is bad planning/customer relations.
  21. Yes this is something I am very keen to know. If anyone could help I'd be grateful (not been able to play yet).