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Players are now less "accepting" that games will be fixed, say Paradox, after "underestimating" the reaction to Cities: Skylines 2's performance woes (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Imbalanced mechanics can be charming.

Occasional bugs, even crashes, can be tolerated.

Missing content might not even be noticed.

Poor performance just fucking sucks. The entire time you're playing, it's a constant nagging problem. I make games on single-digit-megahertz systems, and even I obsess over smooth interaction. You can't just release a game that chugs on god-tier PCs, even if it looks jawdropping... which this game does not. It's nice! It's not "40 FPS on a 4090" nice. Mostly you forgot to do LOD models, at all, in a game with a bird's-eye view of an entire city.

[–] warm@kbin.earth 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Poor performance is the future of all big titles, so buckle up. They want to make games as quick as possible.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Big titles taking years and years and years... no, that's not why.