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[–]Mokou 241 points242 points ago

The same Terraria that the devs abandoned for "personal reasons" and Starbound a few months back?

[–]Dynoknight 51 points52 points ago

This is being worked on by a third-party.

[–]BeastKiller450 41 points42 points ago

This needs to be emphasized. The game is being licensed out to 505 studios, which means the PC version is probably not going to get an update.

[–]Sarria22 9 points10 points ago

And why couldn't he just license 505 studios to continue developing the PC version as well?

[–]BeastKiller450 12 points13 points ago

He said that he would completely stop developing. In my head, I have played almost 100 hours so the $10 I spent was worth it. I'm not expecting another update, but if it does get updated that would be amazing.

[–]frostburner 3 points4 points ago

I played for nearly 200

[–]USERNAME_NOT_FUNNY 1 point2 points ago

Yeah? Well I played for 300!

[–]Sarria22 3 points4 points ago

Yeah, but my point is why doesn't 505 Studios make content for the PC version as well? Hell, I'd be willing to pay for an expansion pack if it came to that.

[–]BeastKiller450 1 point2 points ago

That just isn't the way most people license games out. A good way to think about it is with Minecraft and the Xbox version. Minecraft was licensed out to 4J studios, you don't see them making the PC version now do you? That's just the way it works normally with cross-developer licenses.

[–]james9075 1 point2 points ago

i've got 250 hours. i've legitimately gotten the final armor 3 times. i've gotten my money's worth several times over

[–]Dribblet 0 points1 point ago

That's sad. I loved terraria on the pc. Wish they could update it again. :(

[–]dirtpirate 17 points18 points ago

Yep, rather then let someone else develop it further or you know open source it. He just said screw you to the very vibrant community and sold licence rights to someone else to milk more cash out of what it already was. He could so easily have made Terraria so much more then it will now ever become if he'd just been more like Notch and valued his community and everything they did for him.

[–]Radioactive17 4 points5 points ago

I'm sorry but out of the near 100 hours I've gotten out of this game, and to be honest I still want to play it more, for $10 how is it not okay for him to say okay I'm done? How is not okay for him to want to port it to consoles for even more people to experience it?

[–]dirtpirate 0 points1 point ago

Let's get real here. He's not now decided to continue developing the game that he dropped in order to allow more people to play it. He got an offer from someone that would pay him bundles of cash if he let them put it on different platforms. Seing as he didn't want anyone continuing development on the PC when he left, I don't expect to see any content leaking back.

[–]Radioactive17 0 points1 point ago

Okay and what's wrong with porting it over to the consoles? You don't know that the new content won't come to PC there is no way of knowing unless the original devs or the new ones say so. Even so if it doesn't the game has an insane amount of content already.

[–]dirtpirate 1 point2 points ago

Nothing wrong with a developer wanting to get his game onwards to new markets. But what went down here was the he said "I'm finished" and killed the game. Then someone else came along and said "Hey, we could properly make some money selling this on consoles, would you let us do that?" And he said "Sure, as long as you don't bother me". If he wanted to end his involvement with the game, he could have pushed it onward to a new lead developer, instead he's just letting others milk the remains while still keeping the community from adding to the game.

[–]Radioactive17 -1 points0 points ago

He gave it to a new developer it's not like he's still actively involved in the game. He is finished with the game. There is NO proof that the new content will not come to the PC.

[–]dirtpirate 0 points1 point ago

Being that the license is for development on the consoles and not for PC, and knowing that the fans would be jumping up and down in joy if they had actually just said they would push content to PC, I take the lack of announcement to be the proof. Why on earth would they plan to take on the effort but not announce it? And since they have no stake in the PC version, why would they push content back? Unless they latter on get paid to port it back which seems very unlikely seeing as the whole point of licensing of console rights is to make money without doing anything himself.

[–]Dynoknight 4 points5 points ago

Yeah, that is pretty much how I felt when I heard that he was leaving it behind. I found out through a friend, and at first I didn't believe him because I felt like Terraria was just getting started, but yep. It's done :/

[–]caninehere 4 points5 points ago

It was just getting started. The folks who made Terraria promised a bunch of updates and that there would be continued support for it - then, after a few updates and making tons of sales, they decided to abandon it completely. What's worse is that another studio offered to take over the game's development and produce further content for it, and made it clear that they loved the game and were very supportive of the community... and they were turned away so that the game could die.

I bought Terraria and played it, and had my time (personally, despite everyone who asserts it's "not Minecraft" I found it rather close and without the longevity of Minecraft/missing a lot of the soul that makes it appealing) and stopped playing. I expected there to be more updates - because they were promised - and then I would go back to playing it to experience the new content. Sucks that that never happened, and I definitely won't be buying anything they put out in the future.

[–]codecx81 82 points83 points ago

There's only 3 members of the team ;)

Redigit - Lead dev & all that is coding of Terraria. First and final existing member of Re-Logic. Development stopped indefinitely after he had a kid in March. It looks like he's handed it off to a 3rd party studio to port-> publish it to the consoles. Any new content will be theirs and I doubt we'll see it on the PC version. You never know though.

Tiy was the artist & he's developing Starbound. I'm developing something similar, we've talked about it. Both will be same in some cases, but different in others. Awesome, awesome person to talk with & a great person overall.

Blue - I think he may have provided financial backing & coordinating some of the logistics (dealings with valve, 3rd party vendors)

He's the one that left first after they made money. He's currently trying to assemble a team of people to work on some RPG for him with the money earned from Terraria.

Overall, imho he's a bit pompus in my own dealings.. He comes off a bit smarmy for my tastes.

[–]TonyTheTerrible 70 points71 points ago

All I know is, they promised more content, boosted sales, then IMMEDIATELY afterwards posted on their forums that they would not be updating Terraria again.

[–]Sect312 1 point2 points ago

Yep. Fuck those guys. This is a money grab.

[–]scix -2 points-1 points ago

So, branching out into other markets (XBL and PSN) makes them bad people?

*Note to self: This appears to be the bravest thing I've ever posted.

[–]teerzo 16 points17 points ago

obviously you didnt read the replies

[–]Sect312 6 points7 points ago

By saying they're going to stop development after promising new content, then saying they're going to resume development into a new market, yes that says you're not good on your promises as a developer and you don't respect customer loyalty.

[–]ArtifexQ[!] -2 points-1 points ago

Source? I don't remember them ever promising more content after the latest release. It was a huge free update that created a fairly rotund end game. I was satisfied for my 10$. EDIT: It appears my opinion of the expansion is colored by my experience, which involved playing with friends when I went into hard mode.

[–]DarthRainb0w 3 points4 points ago

are you kidding!?

The last update was ridiculously unbalanced.

[–]Morticide 1 point2 points ago

http://www.terrariaonline.com/threads/moving-forward.15820/ That was there post on 5/28/11 that got me hyped and I had my friends buy the game. We did get some decent play time. But they shouldn't pull a peter molyneux and bullshit everything.

Edit: Anyone can find their bullshit just by searching for their steam advertised "Key Feature" Free Content Updates

[–]tagaronn -1 points0 points ago

Source: literally any post made by them.

[–]bitbot 2 points3 points ago

Link one

[–]bigfatround0 0 points1 point ago

Literally Hitler.

[–]tagaronn 0 points1 point ago

Literally.

[–]bigfatround0 0 points1 point ago

So Brave

[–]Tiyuri 4 points5 points ago

Well thank you, you're a great person too. I hope your game does great!

[–]Mokou 9 points10 points ago

Tiy was the artist & he's developing Starbound. I'm developing something similar, we've talked about it.

You're making something similar? I'm immediately interested. Anything you can link to here?

[–]codecx81 24 points25 points ago

Nah, if I did we'd have it up in web-form.

http://oats-dev.net/

is our site, but it looks boring right now. Our "first" title with be a 4 player arcade beat-em-up called "Buckshot Bears" a throw back to late 80's multiplayer arcade games like TMNT, Simpsons, X-Men & The Avengers.. etc.

We've been working on the artwork and engine for it for just over a year now--I am REALLY hoping to have a youtube demo out by the end of the year. A mix of life and tedium sometimes makes us lazy.

But, for the title I am referring to.. Take Starbound, give it an Isometric view and put more emphasis on the means to survive & adapt to ones own environment after crash landing in an escape from a planet-wide Diaspora event.

We've all played Minecraft and Terraria, our characters just "appear" on a planet, raw to its nature. But why? We give a backstory.

Our avatars know basic skills from stuff they've seen people make on earth, and can roughly make their own items from mimicry, trial & error but one cannot simply dig up some minerals, find iron and make an iron sword. No. You can try, but it'll end up being something not-quite Knightly.

The basic system core of the escape pod keeps a running log of your DNA in the unfortunate event that nature wins over you. It has a set radius so you can't go too far, as one still gets hungry/thirsty and sick from too much exposure.

Its heavy, but you can carry it short distances to explore more beneficial parts of the planet. But maybe, if you learned about how things worked, you'd figure out a way to extend its range?

Practice, resources..etc. With time and effort we can overcome everything. Technology has given us the ability to do things alone, which our ancestors could not. A cave-hovel can become a house, maybe even a stronghold.

Self defense might start off as a sharpened stick, but well. Not all fauna have sharp teeth and claws. Survival of the fittest, figure out how to create leather from the skin, tie a rock to that stick.

That thing you see creeping through the area in the night, if it could be trapped/killed, maybe its edible. At least those claws it has could be put to use, somehow..?

With enough time and the right materials, maybe one could even repair the pod so we can get off of this stinking planet and back into the cradle of civilization...or finish the job of destroying humanity, waging war on others' by seeking out the signals from their cores & finish off civilization altogether.

The concept of people going onto other public servers in other games just to grief is a very powerful aspect of a game. Some people just revel in the power and the chaos.

So... why not make it a part of the game itself?

Subjugate the weaker planets and have land-battles against other clans for dominance.

Invaders would put themselves at risk, it'd be tough to transport their core with them on recon missions, and they'd have to land a little further away from the stronghold in case they've built up defenses.

Just because high tech exists in a civilization doesn't mean we all know it in-depth. Its possible that we'll end up in a post-apocalyptic situation where space travel exists, but only because it was durable enough to survive. Some people might be able to get advanced knowledge of how to make stuff work, but its not likely anyone could figure out how to make it into a weapon.

We all know what a 'gun' is. but how do we make one?

The result? Land-based space battles with iron age weaponry :) Either way, metals of varied types are found everywhere, and back on earth, plastics were just refined fossil fuels at their essence.

TL;DR (Its really hard to build this.)

[–]HikariKyuubi 5 points6 points ago

Definitely would buy just because of the apocalypse option.

[–]Butt_Patties 13 points14 points ago

Shit, now I have to read that whole thing.

You bastard.

[–]With_Hands_And_Paper 2 points3 points ago

Read the whole thing, was not disappointed.

I'm extremely intrigued by your description, I hope the final product will live up to the expectations.

[–]codecx81 1 point2 points ago

Well, it definitely will. We don't bring out anything we do not like ourselves.

Its not a matter of 'if'--its a matter of 'when'. but thanks :) I'm gonna fwd this off to my partner-in-crime. Its incentive to get Buckshot Bears out there (at least a gameplay demo) so we can focus on getting it completed, and tackle this full on.

Still, just like Starbound & other indie sandbox titles. Its gonna take awhile. It took us close to a decade to get the idea off of the paper and into a business & development plan.

Main hurdle is technology, but its catching up quick. Its technology that allows indie game devs to produce things with smaller overhead.

Buckshot bears we're making/creating on our own dime, just the two of us with the help of a friend whose a sound engineer.

I think I might attempt a kickstarter campaign for "TBD planet sandbox title" as I think know its gonna need more than me to program it.

Random shameless plug Owlboy I first spoke with Jo-Remi close to 5yrs ago when I seen this. Blew my mind. Everyone should be looking at it :)

Its still in development and its not nearly as complex as what I've just described.

The game kicks ass all the way though.

[–]With_Hands_And_Paper 1 point2 points ago

Well mate, best of luck to you and your partner-in-crime, I hope to see some news about it in the near future!

[–]Ikuorai 2 points3 points ago

Solid, insightful post, that helps us understand why the development stopped, and lets us in on the fact that the team is/was tiny.

Good post, sir. Thank you.

[–]MrIste 1 point2 points ago

Blue was pompous? I have to admit, I haven't actually seen that much of him, but before Terraria was released Redigit and Blue made a video together as a sort of mini let's-play. He was also part of some interview. Seemed like a pretty decent guy to me.

[–]digitalnexus 12 points13 points ago

Technically, only the Artist abandoned Terraria for Starbound I believe, and that was after the other devs left.

[–]Keksus_ 15 points16 points ago

Don't care as long as the PC version also gets the extra content.

[–]liljohnny2000 9 points10 points ago

If this doesn't happen i am going to scream at a wall for hours.

[–]Endulos 32 points33 points ago

99.9% chance of that never happening.

[–]CornishCucumber -1 points0 points ago

I'm not sure 'abandoned' is the right word. They released the game and several content updates afterwards, giving users a lot of content. Apparently there were circumstances which meant the trio had to split, but it's lead to Tiy developing a brand new game (starbound) which I'd much rather have than more terraria updates.

Anyway, all the 'fans' started bitching on their facebook page telling the developers to burn in hell; some of the comments are actually sickening. I wouldn't talk to anyone like that - let alone a developer creating games I enjoy.

It's also important to note that this port isn't developed by the same people who made Terraria, it's a third party. There are still people blaming the old development team who haven't been working on Terraria for over a year now. Nothing annoys me more than misinformation than ungratefulness! It makes me worried about what the future of game development holds, and what the expectations of the consumer will turn into.

[–]Mokou 1 point2 points ago

Peoples main issue is that the developers were, one way or another, misleading about the amount of post launch support the title would have. The "MMO like" slow release of additional content over time does not leave players with the impression that you're "Just finishing up the title" (Which, if you'll remember launched unfinished).

From a cynical point of view, apparently shared by other people, it looks as though their intent was to keep the hype around the title going as long as possible to exploit the "long tail" for as much profit as they could before splitting.

I'm not saying developers shouldn't do as they please with their games, but managing the expectations of your consumers is an important part of selling shit. Most of the people who're angry now would not be angry if they'd been presented with the exact same title, delivered differently.

If, at the launch, the devs had said "We've got some stuff to add to finish up the game, but then we're done" then people would never have gotten the apparently mistaken idea that they were due long-term developer support.

[–]CornishCucumber 0 points1 point ago

You're completely right, and I agree - unfortunately the problem with small development teams is that they are unreliable. I guess the problem is developing a game without a clear mindset of what the expected outcome will be. As I understand it, the team separated after redigit decided to settle down and have a child - which on a personal level I can understand, but perhaps not on a business level. I guess you run into problems when there are only three people on the dev team.

The fact that the industry is completely changing due to independent gaming and business plans that revolve around the consumer makes it very risky.

[–]Kortz 1 point2 points ago

I'm pretty sure Starbound is still being worked on right now.

[–]Shoeboxes0 0 points1 point ago

Wait, they abandoned starbound?

[–]MrIste 1 point2 points ago

Nah, Starbound is still in development. I think OP meant they abandoned Terraria because of Starbound and other personal reasons.

[–]Shoeboxes0 2 points3 points ago

Oh thank god.

[–]Swamp_Lurker 0 points1 point ago

They couldn't even add slopes, or the ability to climb one block high area's without jumping like an ass. Guess they would need to reset the world for it to take effect.

[–]Grim_Moniker 152 points153 points ago

If the new content also comes to the PC customers who helped make the game a success, then that's awesome.

I have a sneaking suspicion that it won't, though. I have my pitchfork and torch at the ready. Rabble rabble.

[–]mirv321 -1 points0 points ago

I can almost guarantee the new content WILL be coming to PC.

[–]i_pk_pjers_i 30 points31 points ago

It better be, otherwise forward railguns WILL be readied and WILL be fired. Warheads may be beamed aboard and detonated as well. We will not stand for this.

[–]tmrxwoot 12 points13 points ago

I've put too much time and respect into this game to not give them hell in anyway possible if they do not include new content for pc. Man the canons.

[–]Endulos 20 points21 points ago

It probably won't be... Redigit stopped development, and no one has the rights to work on the PC version. We haven't heard from the guy since he quit.

[–]mirv321 7 points8 points ago

Didn't his wife have a baby and wanted to focus on her and his child so he cut off all ties and decided to spend his Terraria money on every his child could ever need.

Again just things I've heard.

[–]RedGoatSurprise 23 points24 points ago

Focus on his wife and child? WTF?

I have fucking games to play dude. My brain isn't going to rot itself.

[–]Endulos 4 points5 points ago

Yeah. He wanted to spend time with his kid. No one (To my knowledge) has heard from him since.

[–]worlddictator85 1 point2 points ago

Seeing as the guys who made the game have been great to their PC customers so far, I am not concerned. Anyone of the updates probably could have passed for DLC with all the new stuff they added, but instead, they were just that, updates. I am not worried about not getting the new content.

[–]Grim_Moniker 10 points11 points ago

I don't think most people would have called the game anywhere near feature complete until the hard mode update.

Any time a game's development starts to be crowdfunded in the pre-beta stage, you'll always have debate as to when the developer fulfills his responsibility to his supporters. While I agree that most fans have got their money's worth from the game, it's a bit disconcerting to see the developer "abandon" future free content development, only for it to appear as paid content on a completely different platform.

[–]worlddictator85 3 points4 points ago

That's true. I guess the game always felt like a labor of love to me.

[–]pencock 5 points6 points ago

There were promises of future content and updates, and we got very little resembling those promises. And then complete abandonment. It was really upsetting.

[–]XTheTrollKingX 26 points27 points ago

While I think it's great console players are going to get to experience this if they want to, it kind of sucks that they will be paying much more than most PC users paid for it. Microsoft will probably charge some ridiculous price like 1200 points ($12.50 USD) while it's been offered for as low as $2.50 during the last couple of Steam sales.

[–]GrayRyu71 15 points16 points ago

1200 Microsoft points is actually $15.00

[–]TheWorldEndsWithCake 1 point2 points ago

$20.00 CAD for 1400 in Canada.

Even though the Canadian dollar is worth more than the American dollar (although I probably shouldn't bitch about it, I'll just be one-upped by an Australian or somebody else)

[–]Dragarius 1 point2 points ago

Not if you buy off live. Are you buying points cards? Its $5 for 400 here too.

[–]JesterOfKings5 1 point2 points ago

Australians have it easy. Have you seen the price in Brazil?

1500MSP= R$ 37,50. Any major game like Skyrim,Battlefield,SR3,Portal? R$179,00. Our taxes are some crazy shit. We protest. Nothing happens.

[–]TheWorldEndsWithCake 1 point2 points ago

Right, but Brazil has bigger problems.

Also,

or somebody else

[–]iPeer 0 points1 point ago

~£17 for 2100 in the UK

[–]ZapActions-dower 6 points7 points ago

Terraria was ridiculously cheap on PC. I would have paid more had it cost more.

[–]JustALuckySOB[S] 6 points7 points ago

I'll have to agree with you on that one. I guess if XBLA players are willing to pay to play for their services, then they won't mind paying for Terraria.

[–]zefiux 8 points9 points ago

Well they will get more content so it's KINDA worth

[–]JustALuckySOB[S] 7 points8 points ago

You could justify a price like that (which is still theoretical) but in the end XBLA and PSN are getting a bad deal.

[–]ltkskater 9 points10 points ago

I for one didnt have a chance to play it on PC, and from videos I've seen on youtube and as long as its not a terrible port, I feel like its worth 1200msp ($15), regardless of how cheap it was during a steam sale. Shit, I'm just glad I get a chance to play it, so $15 isn't a ridiculous price tag imo.

[–]CaptainDickPuncher 3 points4 points ago

ya I bought it on steam for ten or fifteen and it was worth every damn penny I played it more than a lot of games

[–]XTheTrollKingX 3 points4 points ago

I guess it will all just come down to what they offer with it, so who knows. I didn't think Minecraft would do all that well on XBLA and it exploded.

[–]VGChampion 1 point2 points ago

So they can wait for a sale. I bought it at launch and think it's well worth what I paid for it.

[–]TheDerpasaurus 48 points49 points ago

New content only for consoles? Or Steam too? It had better be the latter, I played that shit for 150+ hours...

[–]RockyMotion 10 points11 points ago

Probably the latter. It would be inconsiderate leaving the audience that supported them out of the loop. Whoever does that doesn't deserve much respect. Cough cough Bethesda cough cough.

[–]Misiok 4 points5 points ago

What did Bethesda do that made their PC audience out of the loop? If you're talking about Skyrim and its PS3 issues then, well, tough luck, but I wouldn't say PS3 was their biggest target market to begin with.

[–]martellus 9 points10 points ago

I think its the xbox getting all the DLC early part.

[–]Sylvanmoon 10 points11 points ago

Microsoft shells out a pretty penny for that early exclusivity. It's basically free money for the same amount of work for developers, so publishers jump all over that shit.

[–]40kfreak 1 point2 points ago

I don't have a problem with it.....because I have an xbox ;)

[–]Xipeify 1 point2 points ago

I don't have a problem with it.....because I have mods ;)

[–]CosbyComet 0 points1 point ago

yeah PC players have shit loads of mods, who cares if we get Dawnguard one month early? At least you still get it

[–]Munkeyz 3 points4 points ago

By 'new content', I wouldn't be surprised if they just mean something similar to the bunny rabbit that came with the collectors edition, so it would make sense as something special the console gamers get. Seeing as Red is the only dev left I don't think anything too important will be added, but it should still be pretty cool just to see a new unique item.

[–]TheDerpasaurus 1 point2 points ago

Anything new sounds good to me, seeing as they ended Terraria at v1.1. That's so anti-climactic.

[–]Sarria22 1 point2 points ago

Red apparently isn't making this, he licensed it out to a third party.

[–]JD_Crichton 2 points3 points ago

Because $$$. He didnt get someone to keep updating the pc version because who cares about those guys? He has already got their money. Then he heard minecraft sold lots on console and ding ding!!

[–]baconeverything 8 points9 points ago

Wonder how it will play on a controller? I mean with a mouse it's much easier to place blocks but.. I can see this being very tedious with a joystick.

[–]LUSTYHAPPYCRACK 1 point2 points ago

imagining like a twin stick thick it could work well

[–]dmmnd 1 point2 points ago

Honestly I think the mouse is barely precise enough for Terraria, I wonder if they are going to make it so your cursor moves on a grid rather than freely, or perhaps zoom in quite a lot.

[–]baconeverything 2 points3 points ago

Yeah you know you're right. I constantly have to switch tools to destroy something I didn't mean to place.

[–]NosSpaz 4 points5 points ago

...So no new content for PC?

[–]Variar 9 points10 points ago

Well, while I put a lot of time into the game which provided me with pleasant experience, it continues to disappoint me.

First they drop any new content releases to work on a new project. Now after such a long time they shift for consoles with the abandoned project and promise new content.

That content better be for PC as well. I didn't buy it for a full price the moment it came out for them to pull a stunt like that.

[–]brotherwayne 0 points1 point ago

You complain a lot for someone who paid maybe $5 for a great game. You should complain less, it's much better for your constitution.

[–]Variar 0 points1 point ago

9,99 euro is not exactly 5$.

The complain is valid. There were few updates since the games official release with one being the major one. Great game is pushing it - it is a good game, but lacks a lot that should have been added in future updates.

Oh sorry, those were dropped out of nowhere to focus on another project. Now they come up with console exclusive content for a game they dropped ?

That simply turning away from supporters that originally helped the developers get where they are now. I don't see a reason not to complain about it.

[–]brotherwayne 0 points1 point ago

9,99 euro is not exactly 5$.

Ouch! That's closer to $15 US eh?

They did two major free content releases since they released the game and then about 6-8 months after release they said 'hey, we're done'. I think that's better than you get outta most games.

It looks to me like they sold the rights to make console versions of the game to someone else since they weren't interested in picking up the cost of learning to code for consoles. Totally reasonable decision, considering they had probably moved on to other projects.

[–]Maijaelena 11 points12 points ago

Hmm.. I don't know what to think of this. I was really hooked on Terraria for a while but after I heard they wouldn't update it anymore I haven't felt like playing it. There really isn't much replay value once you've gotten the best gear so the updates were the only thing keeping it interesting for me.

They decided not to update it so sudden or at least it seemed like that and now they're just picking it back up? I'm not getting my hopes up just yet.

[–]TestZero 21 points22 points ago

What did Notch say?!

[–]Levy_Wilson 9 points10 points ago

[–]Astraphobic_Thor 5 points6 points ago

Notch is such a good sport!

[–]JonnGotti 22 points23 points ago

How come news like this doesnt get upvoted, but shit like cake and gnomes get upvoted to shit.

Its really starting to bother me.

[–]GrowlinKris 20 points21 points ago

Welcome to /r/gaming, where gems are high and news are low. Feel free to check out /r/games for all news and no gems.

[–]TheWorldEndsWithCake 6 points7 points ago

Welcome to reddit, where fluff always wins.

[–]scix 1 point2 points ago

/r/games is more news/actual content based. and it doesnt allow memes.

[–]gotshot567 0 points1 point ago

[–]rockoman100 2 points3 points ago

Fuck. I was excited when they said they would be announcing something. Everything just went to the shitter.

[–]gahyoujerk 14 points15 points ago

That game is awesome, and the controls are great! You sir are what's wonky. I've put in over 60 hours into terraria.

[–]eff_bawmb 30 points31 points ago

You forgot to reply to the person. It just looks like you're talking to OP.

[–]MisterUNO 1 point2 points ago

Wait, Reddit doesn't work that way?

[–]kylemotherwell 2 points3 points ago

I'm quite unsure of how the controls are going to work in this, but I'm sure they'll make a nice amount of money from XBLA, so all the more power to them!

[–]spoodmonstr 2 points3 points ago

What did notch have to say?(bottom of pic)

[–]Levy_Wilson 1 point2 points ago

[–]RobFireburn 2 points3 points ago

I remember seeing a screenshot of that facebook post from yesterday announcing that there would be an announcement today. the comment said something along the lines of "If it's terrania for consoles or (some other bullshit reason I cant remember), then im going to kill myself"

I can see the headline now: "Boy committed suicide because a game got released on console."

[–]Justice502 6 points7 points ago

Huh what dicks.

WERE DONE WITH TERRARIA

OH WAIT LOL NO WERE JUST DONE WITH PC LOL

[–]Endulos 3 points4 points ago

Actually, Redigit (From what I've seen) has nothing to do with it. It's just a third party company under their own initiative.

[–]Justice502 9 points10 points ago

Yea I don't really know anything about it, I just yell at things.

[–]lx45803 2 points3 points ago

Grandpa, get off reddit. It's time for your nap.

[–]Justice502 5 points6 points ago

HHHHHHNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG

[–]Dalek-SEC 4 points5 points ago

Am I the only one who feels that the XBLA crowd will bash the game for being like Minecraft when in reality it isn't?

[–]merkey 4 points5 points ago

You are the only person who cares what the XBLA crowd has to say.

[–]TDWP_FTW 1 point2 points ago

Well, if it was anything like when Terraria was first revealed, I can only imagine there will be kids saying stuff like that.

[–]caninehere 1 point2 points ago

Though the XBLA crowd will bash pretty much anything, Terraria IS like Minecraft. I'm saying that as someone who bought the game and had fun with it, and played it for many hours. It capitalized on the craze that Minecraft created with mining, adventuring, building, etc, though certainly those aspects aren't totally original to Minecraft.

It also tried to capitalize on Minecraft's promises of future updates and content for free, even going so far as to advertise Terraria in a similar way to Minecraft as a 'beta' where new content was forthcoming. Unfortunately, unlike Minecraft, they stopped making that content, abandoned the game as it was after making a lot of sales and didn't live up to their promises.

Notch's next game will sell tons of copies without a doubt because of his commitment to his fans' happiness. The members of Re-Logic will likely suffer from negative press for a while. If Re-Logic as a company ever makes another game, you can bet it won't fare as well as Terraria, or if anything else probably won't benefit from its success as a result of their falling out with customers. That's with the PC market, though. By expanding to the 360/PS3 market and licensing the game they know they can make more money.

[–]Akiba89 4 points5 points ago

I love that Notch retweeted his semi-rival. I love indies

[–]Menolith 11 points12 points ago

One of Minecraft's title screen splash texts is "Also try Terraria!"

[–]Akiba89 1 point2 points ago

Hahaha that makes me happy

[–]incredible-ninja 0 points1 point ago

notch is one of the best dudes in the world if you think about gaming. okay maybe the guy from mcpixel is cool too because he gave me mcpixel for free...

[–]turchx 0 points1 point ago

Notch is like a GabeN, who doesn't control the market, but actually talks to people

[–]rube 4 points5 points ago

Meh. A smartphone version would have gotten me somewhat interested.

[–]the_nerdster 3 points4 points ago

Wow. Sellouts. Develop content for the people that have been playing this game since it came out, not for a bunch of console kids so you can make another handful of cash.

[–]Khao8 4 points5 points ago

Is this simply 2d minecraft?

Edit : Why downvote? This is a legitimate question. When you don't know the game and go to their website and watch their video, it's impossible to know what the game is about, except that it looks exactly like a 2d minecraft.

[–]Menolith 12 points13 points ago

Not really. Terraria has more limited creative capabilities (having only two dimensions) than Mineraft, and it focuses on combat, exploration and gear progression.

While Minecraft has 16 different colors of wool, Terraria has thirty or so melee weapons.

It's a great game, I've spent over 200 hours on it. Well worth the 2.50€ I paid for it.

[–]Khao8 0 points1 point ago

I'll have to install the demo once it's available on XBLA and try it! The video on their website really doesn't do a good job at showing what the game is

[–]nellonoma -1 points0 points ago

Hey PC Gamers that supported our game, big surprise announcement coming up...we're releasing it on CONSOLES with new content! Fuck y'all! /s

[–]mirv321 11 points12 points ago

What if the new content comes to PC?

[–]Menolith 13 points14 points ago

Then the mob in front of his house will be a happy one.

[–]nellonoma 7 points8 points ago

Yes, like Meno said, pitchforks will be swapped for cake.

[–]Vulturas 0 points1 point ago

505 Games... PC... right.

[–]Temporary11211 5 points6 points ago

WOOOOAH! kinda like Dark Souls!

Still waiting for my new content on console....that I have to pay for.

[–]mozenber 1 point2 points ago

Arcadaria? Terrastation?

I don't know.

[–]ZapActions-dower 1 point2 points ago

Really? I thought they had finished the game entirely. As in no more working on it at all.

[–]Dynoknight 4 points5 points ago

Yes, the creator, Andrew Spinks is done with the game, and he won't be working on the console versions. The console port (and the new content) is being developed by Engine software.

source

[–]ZapActions-dower 2 points3 points ago

Interesting... Thanks, bro.

[–]Menolith 1 point2 points ago

...with what?!

[–]Link2999 1 point2 points ago

That's cool I guess. Will I be able to play it on my Vita? Probably not :(

[–]Alltra 0 points1 point ago

so mcuh time wasted...

[–]Draco3232 1 point2 points ago

Will this be available to handhelds like the vita?

[–]randomman91 0 points1 point ago

What did Notch say!??! D:

[–]Levy_Wilson 0 points1 point ago

[–]shae44448888 0 points1 point ago

YESSSSSSS!!! There is hope for playstation players I'm tired for waiting for dawnguard now.

[–]allstarnick12 1 point2 points ago

I demand to know what Notch said!

[–]Levy_Wilson 1 point2 points ago

[–]MischeviousCat -1 points0 points ago

YES!!!!

I was LITERALLY just telling my friend (Who just bought Minecraft on the XBLA and is loving it!) how much better (I think) Terraria is! I can't wait!

This is awesome :)

[–]theonlycrazyonehere 0 points1 point ago

I knew when they announced that something was going to happen that it couldn't possibly be something for the fanbase they have with PC players, and that it had to be some way to make money on new people.

And no, I don't feel entitled, but don't announce that something new and exciting is happening to a crowd of people who probably mostly already own the game and have it just be ...the same game, on things other than what they already play it on.

[–]omnishazbot 1 point2 points ago

Who cares. Regedit quit updating it like he did smbx.

[–]MafiamanJ15 0 points1 point ago

Where the F#$% did this come from? I thought the devs stopped updating the game for some sort of personal reasons and now it's coming to xbox and PS3 with new content?! I'm actually pretty excited now!

[–]dreadredheadzedsdead 0 points1 point ago

I'm getting angry about a game I own but have never played.

[–]deanykg 0 points1 point ago

I'm genuinely curious about the PSN port. Wasn't Terraria made in XNA? Won't there be a bit of legal issues with Microsoft?

[–]megaflyman 0 points1 point ago

I hope the the pc version gets controller support then. I'm plan on making a lot of use out of steams big picture mode and a good gamepad.

[–]iAnonymousGuy 0 points1 point ago

thats great. but what'd notch say!?

[–]sixpackabs592 1 point2 points ago

the new shit better come out for pc too, i don't think anyone is going to buy it again just because it is on consoles.

[–]ChaoMing 0 points1 point ago

Great, now I can have absolutely nothing to do in the endgame on consoles now? It'll be just like Minecraft on consoles!

[–]ItzMcShagNasty 0 points1 point ago

Shat brix

[–]Kizaing 0 points1 point ago

Hooray?

[–]NightSlatcher 1 point2 points ago

Bought it first day it came out on steam. If it is not new content for PC too I will shit an atomic bomb on their children. The way they decided not to continue development despite rushing out the game at first and promising a fuckton of new content later on was pretty frustrating. I got my money out of it, but that ending was not good community interaction. They didn't even release an SDK iirc. I'm cautiously excited for this, same with Starbound.

[–]Sporka 0 points1 point ago

I'm extremely disappointed that the PC version won't be receiving any new content.

[–]Ian1732 0 points1 point ago

Dear god, I hope you're wrong.

[–]gk306 0 points1 point ago

Aw yiss

[–]vitorizzo 0 points1 point ago

i bought this game on steam for 2.50 during the steam sale....still havent played it...

[–]kaede1s 0 points1 point ago

You should! I totally hated the game at first, tried playing it a few weeks later, and now it's my game of the month.

[–]adam445 0 points1 point ago

it sucks it pretty much died after 2 months

[–]dvfaa 0 points1 point ago

Angry mob mode: engage

[–]Rusek 0 points1 point ago

put this on the psp please

[–]startledsloth 0 points1 point ago

"BRAND NEW CONTENT" Oh you bitches better bring that to PC too in an update or I'm going to have to go all kinds of whoopass on you...

[–]non00b 0 points1 point ago

great, I'm looking forward to proper controller support in the PC version.. It's annoying to play a platformer with a keyboard and mouse.

[–]Shaneboy888 0 points1 point ago

YES!

[–]noddwyd 0 points1 point ago

and I'll never see it, because I'll never have xbla or psn. I want it all on the pc. Period.

[–]bigfatround0 0 points1 point ago

I'll finally be able to play this game!!!

[–]DeathByPanda 0 points1 point ago

I feel that I'm late to the party. I was only interested in Terraria this week because it was $3. This game is amazing.

[–]pineconeboy 0 points1 point ago

I can't read XBLA without hearing Yahtzee say "ex-splah".

[–]Shinakame 0 points1 point ago

Is it going to be terrible like the xbox Minecraft port? ._.

[–]d00mraptor 0 points1 point ago

No new content for pc gamers? That's fuckin gay

[–]crymsonnite 0 points1 point ago

When it first came out I had no money and minecraft was the first and only PC game that I ACTUALLY PLAYED, I had no interest in PC games cause my PC sucks horribly. Now the balls in my court, I think I shall buy it for XBLA

[–]venomousbeetle 0 points1 point ago

"It's always been my dream to have as many people as possible know and enjoy Terraria as much as I have and this is another big step in that direction. It's been awesome working with 505 Games and I can't wait for everyone to see the additional features that they've been able to bring to this new edition of the game."

everyone

I'm guessing this means it will arrive on the PC aswell.... and if not, Redigit leaves nearby...

[–]Ceigee 0 points1 point ago

People here said it's being worked on by a third-party. Even if now I know, I still can't help but feel a little bit sour to have supported the game when it came out and then now get less content.

or I guess I'm just being immature.

[–]lewis_gentle 0 points1 point ago

No one cares! Starbound is the new game on the block.

[–]TheNewGuy64 0 points1 point ago

Well, cryogenic chamber it is. To.. What date does it come out on?

[–]Mistress-Rarity 0 points1 point ago

It's listed early to mid 2013. Wish I had more info to give.

[–]oONatetheGreatOo 0 points1 point ago

Hm, i'm not quite sure how the cursor will be replaced on console.

[–]Shikaku 0 points1 point ago

Fan-fucking-tastic.

[–]twofacefan12 0 points1 point ago

Vita? Please say yes!

[–]GrowlinKris 0 points1 point ago

Tiy is short on money to spend on his girlfriend and since we have milked the PC-Cash-Cow dry, we turn to milk the console money. What? You thought there would be PC updates? What makes you say that? You already got the bunny with the collectors edition.

[–]Tiyuri 2 points3 points ago

I'm receiving zero from the port, I didn't even know about it.