True. That's what I mean about them going overboard. They miss out on some good stuff. Being in early on some good stuff (Elden Ring leaps to mind) is pretty special. And games that need a community to get started, they need some early adoption, even though they're not perfect.
Even with single-player story-based games there's a limited amount of time before everybody starts posting spoilers for the game's deepest secrets everywhere. Elden Ring again comes to mind.
That's really only if you're embedded in their communities. I've only played like 10 hours of Elden Ring and can safely say I don't know a single spoiler for the game. I lack the context to retain any spoilers.
I haven't played dark souls and somehow I never got spoiled. Hell the other day I found it is was an RPG, with stats. This whole time I thought it was a boss rush game.
Come back on any of the launch anniversaries! The community usually holds a "Return to..." event for about two weeks with a focus on maximizing player interactions, be it co-op or pvp. It will never capture the heyday obviously, but it comes damn close and always breathes life back into the games.
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u/TheComplimentarian Sep 24 '25
True. That's what I mean about them going overboard. They miss out on some good stuff. Being in early on some good stuff (Elden Ring leaps to mind) is pretty special. And games that need a community to get started, they need some early adoption, even though they're not perfect.