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DOOM: The Dark Ages Has Reportedly Sold Less Than 1 Million Copies

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  • H hereiam@lemmy.world
    27 May 2025, 08:25

    Denuvo will revoke your licence to play a game if it thinks you've installed the game on computers with different hardware. Issue is it gets confused by changing the proton version that runs the game, thinking it's a new install on a new computer, and so quickly bans you from playing the game.

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    mitm0@lemmy.world
    wrote on 27 May 2025, 10:40 last edited by
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    Oh now I get the picture, jesus it's that bad huh

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    • U utopiah@lemmy.world
      27 May 2025, 08:28

      That, unfortunately https://www.404media.co/doom-the-dark-ages-drm-is-locking-out-linux-users-who-bought-the-game/ namely that each new Proton "install" e.g. switching version because there is a bug counts as a new install which are limited.

      For the bigger picture https://www.defectivebydesign.org/

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      mitm0@lemmy.world
      wrote on 27 May 2025, 10:41 last edited by
      #128

      I just wished GOG put more effort, because their Anti-DRM stance is cool AF. I recently bought The Earth-2150 trilogy from GOG

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      • B burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world
        27 May 2025, 10:06

        there's a gorillion reasons why it isnt doing so hot, but i could make a few uneducated guesses. one, gamepass subscriptions, which obfuscate the data and has sent multiple studios to the grave even when they had moderate success. two, the economy is terrible in the US and getting worse by the day, making a $70+ game not an appealing purchase. three, maybe the Boycott Divestment Sanctions protest is having some effect.

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        duamerthrax@lemmy.world
        wrote on 27 May 2025, 10:47 last edited by
        #129

        Four, hardware requirements delaying would be purchasers.

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        • S simple@lemm.ee
          26 May 2025, 08:15
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          finishingdutch@lemmy.world
          wrote on 27 May 2025, 10:55 last edited by
          #130

          Honestly, Doom Eternal really soured me on the franchise. I loved the original Doom games, loved 3 and played the absolute shit out of Doom 2016.

          Then Eternal turned into a fucking frustration fest with all its platforming. I still haven’t finished it. Now the new one reinvents Doom yet again. And there’s somehow dragons?

          Man, I’m fucking done. Give me more of that 2016 Doom or don’t bother.

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          • S simple@lemm.ee
            26 May 2025, 08:15
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            msbeta1421@lemmy.world
            wrote on 27 May 2025, 11:24 last edited by
            #131

            The only real criticism I have of the game is the price. I think it was a great single player experience, but I totally understand people balking at the $70 price tag.

            It was fun, but I put it down once the credits rolled. Nothing inherently wrong with that; cramming a ton of completionist and weekly update content would not have made this a better game.

            Maybe I’m just old.

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            • N null@slrpnk.net
              27 May 2025, 01:59

              What "experts" argue about that?

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              atro_city@fedia.io
              wrote on 27 May 2025, 11:48 last edited by
              #132

              Literally Cambridge University in 2004 and recently again

              You will often hear less used with plural countable nouns in informal spoken situations, but traditionally it is not considered to be correct:

              We’ve got less pizzas than we need. There’s ten people and only eight pizzas. (traditionally correct usage: fewer pizzas)

              And a good blog post on the topic that actually fits to this situation

              He goes on to point out what less/fewer purists often ignore: that even countables may, in a given context, be considered as quantities rather than numbers. "For instance: 'Not many of these buildings are fewer than thirty years old.’ The thought here is not of individual years but of a period of time; therefore, less."

              Which is precisely what's happening here.

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              • B burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world
                27 May 2025, 10:06

                there's a gorillion reasons why it isnt doing so hot, but i could make a few uneducated guesses. one, gamepass subscriptions, which obfuscate the data and has sent multiple studios to the grave even when they had moderate success. two, the economy is terrible in the US and getting worse by the day, making a $70+ game not an appealing purchase. three, maybe the Boycott Divestment Sanctions protest is having some effect.

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                squizzy@lemmy.world
                wrote on 27 May 2025, 11:53 last edited by
                #133

                What is the BDS link here?

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                • D daddledew@lemmy.world
                  26 May 2025, 13:16

                  For me anyway, my loss of interest in the DOOM franchise began when they started dehumanizing the Doom Marine and started stacking fantasy/medieval elements to the main protagonist and his arsenal. They turned a futuristic space marine who just got punished for punching an officer into some sort of fantastic demigod thing. It got really bad in Doom Eternal already.

                  I like my DOOM games when it is a battle of sci-fi military forces against demonic forces. Human technology versus the hordes of hell. But now with Dark Ages Bethesda turned the franchise into a more violent and edgy Skyrim.

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                  catloaf@lemm.ee
                  wrote on 27 May 2025, 12:02 last edited by
                  #134

                  When was the doomguy humanized?

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                  • S squizzy@lemmy.world
                    27 May 2025, 11:53

                    What is the BDS link here?

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                    ryper@lemmy.ca
                    wrote on 27 May 2025, 12:35 last edited by
                    #135

                    Microsoft owns id's parent company these days, and Microsoft provides services to the Israeli military.

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                    • A atro_city@fedia.io
                      27 May 2025, 11:48

                      Literally Cambridge University in 2004 and recently again

                      You will often hear less used with plural countable nouns in informal spoken situations, but traditionally it is not considered to be correct:

                      We’ve got less pizzas than we need. There’s ten people and only eight pizzas. (traditionally correct usage: fewer pizzas)

                      And a good blog post on the topic that actually fits to this situation

                      He goes on to point out what less/fewer purists often ignore: that even countables may, in a given context, be considered as quantities rather than numbers. "For instance: 'Not many of these buildings are fewer than thirty years old.’ The thought here is not of individual years but of a period of time; therefore, less."

                      Which is precisely what's happening here.

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                      null@slrpnk.net
                      wrote on 27 May 2025, 12:43 last edited by
                      #136

                      This is the same "argument" that says "literally" can mean "figuratively".

                      Not a particularly interesting argument to point put that common misusage can alter meaning.

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                      • F finishingdutch@lemmy.world
                        27 May 2025, 10:55

                        Honestly, Doom Eternal really soured me on the franchise. I loved the original Doom games, loved 3 and played the absolute shit out of Doom 2016.

                        Then Eternal turned into a fucking frustration fest with all its platforming. I still haven’t finished it. Now the new one reinvents Doom yet again. And there’s somehow dragons?

                        Man, I’m fucking done. Give me more of that 2016 Doom or don’t bother.

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                        axby@lemmy.ca
                        wrote on 27 May 2025, 15:12 last edited by
                        #137

                        I also liked Doom 2016 and it worked well on Linux. I’m sad to hear that the later ones weren’t as good.

                        Do you know of any games similar to Doom 2016 that you’d recommend? I liked how it didn’t waste time trying to tell a story, usually I’d watch a movie or read a book if I want a good story. Doom had enjoyable steady action and I felt like I could enjoy it for half an hour at a time without needing much time to get into it.

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                        • S simple@lemm.ee
                          26 May 2025, 08:15
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                          wahots@pawb.social
                          wrote on 27 May 2025, 15:20 last edited by
                          #138

                          DOOM 16 was fantastic, but eternal felt gross. It was a huge step back from 2016, and didn't feel fun. I'm not bothering with the newer games since they essentially are going off gimmicks.

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                          • R ryper@lemmy.ca
                            27 May 2025, 12:35

                            Microsoft owns id's parent company these days, and Microsoft provides services to the Israeli military.

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                            squizzy@lemmy.world
                            wrote on 27 May 2025, 15:21 last edited by
                            #139

                            Ah cool, yeah fuck microsoft. Free Palestine.

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                            • S squizzy@lemmy.world
                              27 May 2025, 11:53

                              What is the BDS link here?

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                              burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world
                              wrote on 27 May 2025, 15:49 last edited by
                              #140

                              BDS put Microsoft on their list of companies to boycott, and Microsoft owns the studios that made DOOM TDA

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                              • C chunes@lemmy.world
                                27 May 2025, 06:46

                                I watched a few levels of it. This game has already been made. It's called Painkiller and I beat it 20 years ago.

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                                dvlsg@lemmy.world
                                wrote on 27 May 2025, 15:51 last edited by
                                #141

                                No fps gun has ever been as satisfying as that stake launcher.

                                Here's hoping the painkiller remaster/remake doesn't suck.

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                                • S simple@lemm.ee
                                  26 May 2025, 08:15
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                                  szczuroarturo@programming.dev
                                  wrote on 27 May 2025, 15:51 last edited by
                                  #142

                                  Sooo as far as im concerned i personaly will buy it beacuse it looks fun buuut on discount . Right now its just too expensive. And i can buy claire obscure for 2/3 of the price and thats also on my list sooo guess which one will go first.

                                  But to be fair i am not exatcly the most representative sample i basicaly never buy games for more than 40$ and mostly even cheaper. Previous doom games i bought for something between 10$ and 20$ soooo.

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                                  • F finishingdutch@lemmy.world
                                    27 May 2025, 10:55

                                    Honestly, Doom Eternal really soured me on the franchise. I loved the original Doom games, loved 3 and played the absolute shit out of Doom 2016.

                                    Then Eternal turned into a fucking frustration fest with all its platforming. I still haven’t finished it. Now the new one reinvents Doom yet again. And there’s somehow dragons?

                                    Man, I’m fucking done. Give me more of that 2016 Doom or don’t bother.

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                                    throbbing_banjo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                                    wrote on 27 May 2025, 16:20 last edited by
                                    #143

                                    I'm on the same page as you re: Eternal. The first hour out so was fun, and the graphics are neat, but it stops feeling like a Doom game pretty quickly. It doesn't even feel like a Quake game, which would at least be tolerable.

                                    Will probably give this one a shot eventually when it's on discount, but not in a hurry.

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                                    • N null@slrpnk.net
                                      27 May 2025, 12:43

                                      This is the same "argument" that says "literally" can mean "figuratively".

                                      Not a particularly interesting argument to point put that common misusage can alter meaning.

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                                      atro_city@fedia.io
                                      wrote on 27 May 2025, 16:27 last edited by
                                      #144

                                      Oh no, language is evolving! Best be angry.

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                                        26 May 2025, 08:15
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                                        samus12345@lemm.ee
                                        wrote on 27 May 2025, 16:30 last edited by
                                        #145

                                        Not a big fan of the new Dooms, although I did like 2016. Nothing beats the ol' Doom II (via source ports).

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                                        • P pennomi@lemmy.world
                                          26 May 2025, 21:31

                                          Depends on your location in the world. Which shows just how arbitrary the price actually is.

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                                          samus12345@lemm.ee
                                          wrote on 27 May 2025, 16:38 last edited by
                                          #146

                                          Because of the tariffs that only apply to the US, see, they have to charge more for digital goods in other countries because reasons.

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