Planetary Annihilation is on the front page of Reddit /Games!

Discussion in 'Planetary Annihilation General Discussion' started by philoscience, September 10, 2014.

  1. philoscience

    philoscience Post Master General

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    /r/Games is currently discussing if PA is a good game or not. The comments are generally very positive- loads of people are saying how much the game has improved and how unique the gameplay is! A few people rightly point out that the current build is pretty buggy, but even they are for the most part not too unhappy. I think Uber must have introduced a lot of new bugs in the release build because it was definitely running smoother before. That is good news because it means a much smoother build is likely just around the corner! Great to see so much positivity about PA.

    http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/2g051l/hows_planetary_annihilation/

    I noticed a lot of new players are discussing how difficult PA is and how much APM it requires. I think this is actually only true until you know some good builds for exponential growth. I remember feeling like PA required infinite APM, but with a good starting build and some camera saves I actually feel that it is not at all bad, particularly in team games. Probably some of these new players can use your helpful suggestions!
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  2. tehtrekd

    tehtrekd Post Master General

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    Negativity everywhere EXCEPT Reddit?
    When did I enter the Twilight Zone!?
  3. philoscience

    philoscience Post Master General

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    Har har :) I wouldn't over exaggerate. There is lots of positive thinking to be found. Steam forums are a notorious cesspool. Lets stay positive folks!
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  4. EdWood

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    I am slightly surprised as well, even online game magazines that posted something about the release, mostly positive comments...
  5. eukanuba

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    My APM is pretty damn low and I do OK. Area commands and repeat build FTW.
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  6. drz1

    drz1 Post Master General

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    Tell them all it's amazing, and give tips so that they have fun and spread the word!
  7. philoscience

    philoscience Post Master General

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    I haven't seen any professional reviews yet - please do post them!
  8. EdWood

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    It was not a professional review, just an article for example that PA got released. The comments from the readers/users were mostly positive. :)
  9. drz1

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    I'm surprised we haven't seen ANY professional reviews yet. Or even updates on previous early access reviews...
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  10. cola_colin

    cola_colin Moderator Alumni

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    I did see one in the german media. It went like "this could be a good game, but bugs, missing features, no servers, meh". They sadly did not even say that those features are in development right now :/
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    You're talking about PCGames or Gamestar? Former one said 'it's still fun', latter one was at least 'we'll probably get the stuff at one point, but now is release and a test is due'.
  12. cola_colin

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    I think it was PCGames. Yeah sure they didn't say it is all horrible. I was just waiting for a "yeah servers are not there yet, but they will come". But the second part of the sentence was missing, which is kinda sad if an uninformed person sees it.
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    Yeah, pc games felt a bit uninformed. Although it is kinda an issue that the game's state isn't made obvious.
  14. Quitch

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    Isn't linking directly to an item on a subreddit a big no-no? I'm not a reddit vet, but someone like @brianpurkiss or @cwarner7264 might know.
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    cwarner7264 Moderator Alumni

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    Only linking to something you've posted is bad. Eh, it's a funny place. I don't know why I go there.

    EDIT: More info http://www.reddit.com/wiki/reddiquette
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  16. brianpurkiss

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    Linking is fine. Asking for votes isn't.

    There are entire subreddits dedicated to linking to other posts. Just can't witchhunt and beg for votes.
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  18. drz1

    drz1 Post Master General

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    I did German at A Level but never French, what's the general impression? :)
  19. adoghost

    adoghost Active Member

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    google translator
  20. drz1

    drz1 Post Master General

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    But google translate doesn't sum it up in one or two bite sized sentences :p

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