Wasteland Wasteland 2 Pre-Release Discussion Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Commissar Draco]

http://rt.com/usa/news/porn-bunker-pink-visual-479/

If this makes it in I will experience a love that eclipses what a mother feels for her newborn baby.

PORN INDUSTRY PREPARES FOR THE APPOCALYPSE
The population of Van Nuys, California is barely 150,000, yet the Los Angeles neighborhood is a host to all the hallmarks you’ll find along the booming Hollywood Hills.
There are breathtaking views, million-dollar homes and celebrity hangouts all along Sylvan Street.
Yet deep underneath the surface in this San Fernando Valley suburb, a subterranean operation is beginning to be built that only a select few are going to be a part of. It’s a little bit Bat Cave with a dash of Playboy Mansion and all the accommodations you’d expect in an apocalyptic bomb shelter.
A pornography studio by the name of Pink Visual is beginning groundwork on an underground bunker that will insure that, come the 2012 apocalypse, whoever is left standing will still be safe from the aftermath of riots, looting, fires and zombies. And, of course, that the rest of the surviving world will still able to get their porno.
The press release from Pink Visual is blunt. Then again, when you’re in the adult entertainment biz, you learn that cutting to the chase is often all too necessary:
“We’re building an enormous underground bunker in preparation for the Apocalypse that various prognosticators and ancient calendar interpreters have predicted will take place in December of 2012.”
Pink Visual takes no time in answering the obvious questions:
“Yes, we’re serious about this.”
“No, I mean it: we really are building a great big underground bunker.”
“Our goal is nothing less than to survive the apocalypse to come in comfort and luxury,” says spokesman Quentin Boyer. “Whether that catastrophe takes the form of fireballs flung Earthward by an all-seeing deity, extended torrential rainfall, Biblical rapture, an earthquake-driven mega-tsunami, radioactive flesh-eating zombies or some combination of the above,” Boyer intends on letting the billion-dollar porn industry live on, come hell or high water. Literally.
Pink Visual isn’t giving out an exact address of where their operations will relocate to, but they intend on making it as self-sustainable as possible. Think the Bio-Dome but with blow jobs. The company adds that the facility will include multiple bars with premium liquor, an operational microbrewery, stripper poles, topless dance stages and, of course, “a sophisticated content production studio.”
And in the spirit of pornography, don’t let your imagination do the work for you — Pink Visual intends on actually publishing their floor plans in the weeks ahead.
The studio adds that they want to have enough room for their staff and “talent,” but they are also suggest that family members and maybe some fans might be able to get in on their apocalypse-proof abode. "We started to think of all the performers, fans and business partners that helped make Pink Visual the success it is today, and we simply couldn’t bear the thought of leaving all those wonderful people behind to face the End of Days," says Boyer. “Being a customer of ours certainly won’t hurt your chances” at a guest-spot on the exclusive list, adds their website. The press release says they’ll be sending our selection criteria for bunker inhabitants soon, which is surely to be one hell of an application process. (“Gang Bang Squad Volume 21” came out only this June, so a casting call for the next edition’s stars is surely on the horizon.)
How much will an underground bunker/strip club/”sophisticated” porno studio cost? Pink Visual isn’t saying, but spokespeople say it will be worth it. “If the Apocalypse does happen, we’re in good shape, while all the people currently saying we’re nuts for building this bunker will be the ones who find themselves screwed,” Pink writes.
And if, for some crazy reason, the world does not end at zombies and earthquakes and the rapture don’t destroy the world? “We will still have the coolest bunker on the planet.”
Assuming the world does start ending in the months ahead and you manage to survive Armageddon from your own bomb shelter (whether or not you can produce porn from there is up to you), Pink Visual might still be able to lend a hand. They add that they intend on keeping their website up and going from the bunker, and while it may only be available on their underground, self-contained local network come 2012, they are hoping to be able to still put out porn to the masses from below the surface of the Earth, which, that close to the planet’s core, is sure to allow for some of the hottest adult entertainment ever.
Pink Visual’s official slogan is “We Innovate, You Masturbate.” It might not be as catchy as anything the ad-wizzes at McDonalds or Microsoft can put together, but do the Bill Gates of the world have a fully-functioning porno lair to seek refuge in? Exactly. And Americans wonder how the pornography industry can generate upwards of $14 billion each year. No, it’s not just titles such as “Orgy Sex Parties Volume 13.” It’s the know-how and determination to build an underworld of smut, stripping and nuclear bomb-proof padding.
Though I’m sure the porn doesn’t hurt.

Imagine finding a vault where society is based on the offspring of porn stars trying to rebuild in a savage world who desperately need your help!

Useless and Fun like fake tits on Zombie... only in :patriot:.

 

[udm]

http://wasteland.inxile-entertainment.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=248&p=10659#p10659

CahiersDuVidya wrote:A quick question...​

Would Torment have been a better rpg had it included more homosexual characters?​

That's a Red Herring, what does that have to with realism and immersion?

Also it's a subjective question and if you wanna go out on tangents like that. Here's a loaded question for you, "Would have Fallout 2 been a better game without Devin?".

I'm trying so hard not to now...

I'm almost tempted to respond to this genius, but a part of me is thinking, what's the point? It's not someone with his level of intellect will ever comprehend.

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

I think I've given up on that piece of shit board completely. Besides, Fargo's interview with Gamebanshee has at least quelled the fires of rage for now. I feel like we'll have the last laugh and that's all that really matters.

 

[Infinitron]

I'd like to give a shout-out to hiver for his turn-based combat thread in the Game Mechanics board. Providing to the masses.
http://wasteland.inxile-entertainment.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=265

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

Wow. A thread without the retards? I just skimmed the first and last page but I recognized a lot of the usernames and didn't see any shitty posts. Huh. Maybe some of you guys were right. I suppose those are the threads the devs are going to pay attention to anyway. Not the marriage nonsense threads.

 

[Infinitron]

Wow. A thread without the retards? I just skimmed the first and last page but I recognized a lot of the usernames and didn't see any shitty posts. Huh. Maybe some of you guys were right. I suppose those are the threads the devs are going to pay attention to anyway. Not the marriage nonsense threads.

I think the word 'mechanics' scares the retards off. It sounds techy!

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

Right. I was just thinking about that (on the toilet!). Most of the BioBeth gamers aren't familiar with actual mechanics or, for that matter, an RPG even having anything more than larpy-derpy relationships, popamole combat and pretend choices with the same result. Will be funny to see the reactions of the people who helped fund this game solely because they saw the words "RPG" or "Fallout" when the first beta vid is released.

 

[mondblut]

Mondblut... Are you a Zentraedi?

No, I am straight.

 

[made]

Expecting the game to suck because they'll stuff it full of hamfisted popcult references to please their donors (Codex statue, 4chan memes, whatever the fuck else their "core fans" demand). But hey, it will be TURN-BASED TURN-BASED.

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

Expecting the game to suck because they'll stuff it full of hamfisted popcult references to please their donors (Codex statue, 4chan memes, whatever the fuck else their "core fans" demand). But hey, it will be TURN-BASED TURN-BASED.

I know you're dripping derping with hatred, but I would honestly prefer a turn-based, isometric RPG full of hamfisted and retarded inside-jokes over every other supposed 'RPG' we've seen in the last decade. So...worse case scenario being what you say? Still incline (not that I think the developers are as idiotic as to flood the bulk of the game with nonsense, jus' sayin').

 

[Infinitron]

Mondblut... Are you a Zentraedi?

No, I am straight.

 

[Syril]

I can already see AAA journalists on EAs paycheck 'reviewing' wasteland 2

Wasteland 2 neglects every aspect of modern gaming and puts you back 20 years in the past when gaming was just starting and Harrison Ford was mainly known as Han Solo.
Lack of gunsights, 3d mode, complicated tables with stats, a lot of text without voice overs - this is just the tip of the ice berg of what you can expect in this 'modern' remake of the old dinosaur that should be left in the museum of gaming history.
Everything that evolved with Bioware and it's glory series of Dragon Age and Mass Effect has been pushed back down your throat. It's like that vomit which you do not want and it gets out but you don't want your friends to see it - so you swallow it back nevertheless.
This is how it feels to play Wasteland 2.

 

[made]

Expecting the game to suck because they'll stuff it full of hamfisted popcult references to please their donors (Codex statue, 4chan memes, whatever the fuck else their "core fans" demand). But hey, it will be TURN-BASED TURN-BASED.

I know you're dripping derping with hatred, but I would honestly prefer a turn-based, isometric RPG full of hamfisted and retarded inside-jokes over every other supposed 'RPG' we've seen in the last decade. So...worse case scenario being what you say? Still incline (not that I think the developers are as idiotic as to flood the bulk of the game with nonsense, jus' sayin').

I know it makes me look like a seething hate machine, but TB and iso alone simply don't excite me. Then I might as well play Vogel's games which he seems to release faster than I could consume them. ATM there's just not enough hard info on W2 to go by apart from "it will be THE oldschool RPG you've been waiting for, honest!" and the worrisome pandering to the financial backers. So for now I will continue to seethe with irrational hatred until there's some actual gameplay vids/previews available.

 

[JarlFrank]

I expect a party-based RPG that focuses on good gameplay mechanics, well-placed encounters instead of pointless filler, exploration instead of "story-driven" linearity, a story which is not about being the CHOSEN ONE, and characters that are at least two-dimensional instead of one-dimensional fuckbuddies who want you to solve their everyday problems.

 

[General Maxson]

Right. I was just thinking about that (on the toilet!). Most of the BioBeth gamers aren't familiar with actual mechanics or, for that matter, an RPG even having anything more than larpy-derpy relationships, popamole combat and pretend choices with the same result. Will be funny to see the reactions of the people who helped fund this game solely because they saw the words "RPG" or "Fallout" when the first beta vid is released.

I pray for that day.

We will have the last laugh.

 

[Kitako]

I am almost certain that people who have no connection whatsoever to Wasteland make up the majority of the game's patrons, at least it seems so to me from reading the forums.

Why assume the trolls in the forums are patrons?

Honestly, they whole gay marriage garbage smelled to me as countertrolling for the hamburger helper / ding dong bannu / 3 on Metacritic flames. You know, all things caused by "The Horrible Codex" and "The Horrible 4Channers Hordes".

I really don't believe even half the trolls in W2 forums gave a penny to the kickstarter.

 

[Brayko]

I expect a turn-based, party-based, isometric post-apocalyptic RPG, dur.

I just hope they're not gonna try to cash-in on the whole Bioware romance craze, but something tells me that Mr. Fargo won't blatantly throw it in, especially with all the strong feedback.

 

[hiver]

Thanks. Luckily BN started moding. Ive been reporting and he has been deleting for two days now. So many posts about improving the turn based by adding RT on top or just going RT were unfortunately lost to oblivion. So many....

ah... i see he still didnt get to the last example of very deep and prestigious one liner:
"I would most gladly see Fallout Tactics combat system where I would be able to set speed in real-time mode"

 

[udm]

Wow. A thread without the retards? I just skimmed the first and last page but I recognized a lot of the usernames and didn't see any shitty posts. Huh. Maybe some of you guys were right. I suppose those are the threads the devs are going to pay attention to anyway. Not the marriage nonsense threads.

I think the word 'mechanics' scares the retards off. It sounds techy!

Also probably because it has nothing to do with romance and player housing. You notice that's where the highest concentration of crackheads gather.

 

[MisterStone]

Bros, I think the enemy of the hour is "complex turn-based combat system will slow game down too much" (see Hiver's thread in the mechanics subforum). Focus energy on quashing those who insist this is the case!

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

Added Hiver's thread to the OP for easy access.

 

[Infinitron]

Vryheid is a tard (the guy who complained about not knowing where to go in Baldur's Gate 1).

Another one is timobkg.

 

[Alex_Steel]

I can already see AAA journalists on EAs paycheck 'reviewing' wasteland 2

Where did you find it?

 

[hiver]

Added Hiver's thread to the OP for easy access.

Bring it on bros... just remember, no screaming at the occasional representative of decline. Just flag offending post as "off topic", or i will and after some time it will get removed.
keep the incline high.

 

[udm]

Vryheid is a tard (the guy who complained about not knowing where to go in Baldur's Gate 1).

Another one is timobkg.