Anticipation

[MrKit]

So, I'm just gonna talk about my journey so far. If this is off-topic, please just gently let me know. I don't take part in these forums much unless I have to.

 

I saw a reveal video for Starfield yesterday. At first, it gave me serious No Man's Sky vibes, like uncomfortably so. I had pre-purchased that game and still haven't found a way to get my money's worth. So, serious PTSD. Then, you know, they explained and showed more. I was totally overwhelmed with what they promised and quite anxious to play.

 

I went and bought the most expensive version of Starfield knowing it would not come out until at least September. Once my money was taken, I found out that my seemingly cutting-edge rig was nowhere near ready. My fault. I could have looked first, but I knew that I would buy any new Bethesda title whether or not my computer is ready. They know it, too. That's the trouble.

 

So, I spent a bit over $1700 buying a new CPU, motherboard, graphics card and RAM going into debt using a credit card. Once it's built, this will be a rig with which to contend. My local store said I should also replace my PSU even though I have a Cooler Master with either 1000 or 1200 watts, still functioning perfectly and under warranty. I haven't decided on that one yet although my wife says she's willing to pay for it. Yes, serious gamers can have wives.

 

Now I have Fallout 76 PTSD because I per-orderded that one and although I play it from time to time and played it quite a bit when it launched, I never felt I got back anywhere near my money's worth.

 

I guess you could say I'm a Bethesda Fanboy, although at age 60, I'm more of a Bethesda FanGeezer. I have extremely high hopes for this game. I love Bethesda and have spent literally years in their games. I clocked well over 12,000 hours in Skyrim just in Steam, so not counting what I did on the XBox 360 and that was right after over 7000 hours in Fall New Vegas. I am anxious, some would say DESPERATE to make the most out of this game.

 

I'd love to hear your thoughts as we tick down the time to a real launch.

[WECole]

I think you're going to be ok, lol. I'll skip the whole discussion on the hardware. I've been a computer tech for many, many years (Windows didn't even exist when I started) and one thing I've learned is that cars and computers have one thing in common: everyone has an opinion about what's best.

 

I totally get the anxiousness, the gamer's PTSD, and the desperation that Starfield does well... you're preaching to the choir. I got burned on NMS (and a few others) as well... I think it's "ok", but I still get irrate thinking about the $60 I burned on that game when it was first released. I've got a few thousand hours in Fallout and Skyrim myself, so I can relate to the investment in time. People like you and I, we grew up watching original showings of Star Trek, Space 1999, Star Wars, we watched Skylab get built, and we watched the first space shuttle land. We wanted all of that in our games, but all we had was Pong, Defender, and Pac-Man.

 

In a way, folks like us have waited for a game like Starfield for longer than most of these other players have even been alive. But like I said already, I think you're going to be ok. The technology has finally caught up with us; now we can play the kind of games we've dreamt about literally our entire lives.

 

I think it's safe to expect that Starfield will do well. First, it's a Bethesda RPG game. Even with all the bugs, mis-steps, etc, they've had in the past, I don't think Bethesda has ever actually made a 'bad' RPG. Second, they made us wait an extra 9 months just to improve the quality of the game before it was released. The game was prety much done when Microsoft walked into the picture, but they added another 9 months to cook the game and make sure it comes out right. Third, and most important, there's the mod community. All you have to do is look at Fallout or Skyrim to see that this Bethesda modding community will not accept a bad game. If something doesn't work or seems to be missing 'something', the players will fix it.... and then they'll improve it.

Edited June 14, 2023 by WECole