I'm Really Miffed By Dovetails Business Model And I'm Genuinely Unsure Why They Don't Care About Us.

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  1. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Maybe a couple of years earlier as my current potato I bought in 2014 or thereabouts initially had one of those though I subsequently upgraded to the current GTX1650. To be fair that still runs most games pretty well which (now I've got the 12 month extended security for Windows 10) means I'm not inclined to just rush out and spend £1200 on a new box for the one game that is poorly optimised but even then copes pretty well at 1440p.
     
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    operator#7940 Well-Known Member

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    Oh, my mistake. The 1050TI came out in 2016. The 1050 base is even older and slower.
    I had the TI in a previous computer.
     
  3. jesper2805

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    Yeah but it depends on what brand you have but the first version is from 2016
     
  4. iliasdog#7616

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    Technicaly speaking, yes I agree with you. But still, the minimum Requirements need to be updated for newer iteration(s) of the game for 2025 (and 2026).
     
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  5. Shwing

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    Some of us just prefer gaming on a console. I have a PS5 Pro and a PC, but choose to play most games on PS5.
     
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    Or, as in my case, console is the only option.
     
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    I think this is the reason for having both "Minimum" and "Recommended" spec lists.
     
  8. vodka#2734

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    Yes, near Frankfurt train station?
     
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    They always fill them out, seemingly at random, without any testing on this old hardware.
     
  10. operator#7940

    operator#7940 Well-Known Member

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    It is in theory. However, are you really meeting the minimum if it's not playable on such low end systems?
    Booting the game and playing the game are two different things.
    It's like saying that if a car starts it'll drive fine, even with no wheels.
    Yes you can start the car as a "minimum" but it if's not drivable is that really enough to be the "minimum" for driving?
    Are you really getting the same game if it runs at less than 10 fps?
     
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  11. jackrose1989

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    "Just get a PC". Oh, ok, sending me the money are you?
     
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  12. jackrose1989

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    It doesn't look bad, it looks terrible. It shouldn't have been released.
     
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    If he buys the new XBOX in 2027, it will be a PC hybrid from what I've heard the last few days.
     
  14. AtherianKing2

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    considered it but the cost is too high and the return too risky

    cost of good computer what will both be powerful and last plus new ones in future plus the cost of the loss of value on Series X essential abandonment if not then the increased cost of having a PC for one game, additional wasted cost of the Xbox TSW dlcs if moving to PC + cost of re buying the game and dlcs

    And the ultimate destroyer of the idea is the risk
    Why did I want a PC when referring to TSW?

    Xbox bugs is the answer but PC being a safe haven is not guaranteed long term and trust is low with no guarantee.

    ultimately not a good idea to me.
     
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  15. portugalroutespls

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    [EDIT - Jan - Quarrelsome]
     
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    [EDIT - Jan - Quarrelsome]
     
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  17. vodka#2734

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    It's better to spend a few weeks whining about not being able to use the right sounds and mods in general.
     
  18. AtherianKing2

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    many business have a model whats based around caring as that’s what maintains the customers, no they aren’t anyone’s personal therapist but many many developers care about their games

    DTG staff have shown many times to care about the routes and trains they produce and many have then went beyond their usual work schedules to complete additional things, notably expanded timetables and the once scrapped Meissen Branch or noticeable extra details in the content added in what could have been easily left basic if they did not care. This also expands to third party as far as I’ve seen.

    Their is some issue with the company prioritising fixes related to issues what are going unaddressed for long long periods of time but that does not mean the staff members don’t care at all.
     
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