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[–] ALERT@sh.itjust.works 49 points 19 hours ago (7 children)

please buy the full game without waiting for a discount. thank you from a humble game developer from Kyiv, Ukraine.

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago

I keep waiting for the ultimate edition to become available for purchase. Wouldn't miss out on Stalker for anything. Russia can go fuck itself. I am sorry trump won here in the us and we may not be helping as a country anymore. I contributed in a few ways over the years but I wish I could do more than I have. Slava Ukraine πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

[–] poleslav@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

After KSP2 I promised myself I would never do Early Access or preorder again. However, I made an exception for this. Love the stalker series and I’ve both preordered it and took the entire week off of work. You can say I’m definitely hyped lol

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 21 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Already pre-ordered the Ultimate edition. Goes against my usual principles but I don't care in this instance. I hope the game is a massive, GotY contending success.

[–] ALERT@sh.itjust.works 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Are you working on the STALKER 2 team?

[–] ALERT@sh.itjust.works 19 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

No, I work at Wargaming Ukraine. But at least a dozen of my friends and ex-colleagues are working at GSC and the whole Ukrainian game development community respects what GSC does!

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 7 points 17 hours ago

It's inspirational what they've done. I really hope the launch goes well.

[–] some_boring_username@lemm.ee 3 points 15 hours ago

I did the same, and also normally never preorder digital goods. Preordered the ultimate edition in December 2022, and really did not care whether they could deliver at all.

Now, as a fan of the old games, I am pretty stoked that it looks like I really will be getting an awesome game.

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Where'd you preorder? I kept waiting for it to be available.

[–] QuadratureSurfer@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

https://www.stalker2.com/preorder

The physical copy comes with some goodies, or else you can pre-order through GoG, Steam, Epic Games, MS Store, or Xbox.

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Well, That's where I've been checking. So at least I'm not messing that up.I just keep getting a pic of a suprised dude holding a bitten piece of fried chicken leg. I just popped into the discord and they're only mentioning the digital versions so far so maybe physical isn't opened yet?

Nvm, missed the window. Looks like there are still places to get it though.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Will do. I'm basically one decent trailer away from impulse buying it anyway. As a fellow game developer, allow me to say: I truly wish things will get better for you guys.

[–] 46_and_2@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I generally don't pre-order, probably won't this time too as release has creeped so close anyway. But definitely buying it full price, just waiting for some day-1 reviews to check if it needs patches or not. I love the STALKER series, played them all and I definitely feel I own GSC some more money for the FPSs I've most enjoyed in the last 20 years or so.

[–] truxnell@infosec.pub 12 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I will do a day one purchase despite being too busy with factorio expansion to actually start it just yet.

[–] ALERT@sh.itjust.works 5 points 18 hours ago

Thank you <3

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 8 points 17 hours ago

I'm considering it. I'd probably want to know if it works well with Linux first.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 12 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

This article misses the point. The logic behind the likely regulation is that: a couple of GSC devs joined UAF (one KIA) and GSC donated to ukrainian funds -> you spend money on their products -> you have financially supported UAF. GSC wasn't proclaimed a terrorist org (lmao) but laws here can be applied backwards if they'd need so.

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

You're overthinking it. There is no logic in russian law. The Tsar says something and that's the law.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

Tzar doesn't need anything to land one's ass in jail, but it'd still be followed by traditional beaurocratic procedures just like in RE\USSR and that's the likely way it'd follow through.

And, also, having Stalker on your acc or purchasing it via russian resellers may serve as a trigger that can make agencies or just your russian teammate tell on you for lulz if your profile wasn't set to private.

[–] Sunny@slrpnk.net 20 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

This must be quite a big decision really, considering there are a lot of Russian players into the Stalker Universe.

But good on them, fuck em!

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe they should consider not supporting ongoing invasion of the country that universe originated from, if they are so into it

[–] Sunny@slrpnk.net 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I believe many quite a few people are against it, but afraid of speaking up - knowing they'll be dragged into a back alley of they do.

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[–] dinckelman@lemmy.world 14 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

The absence of self-awareness there is astounding

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 7 points 13 hours ago

Oh they're aware. It's always projection

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 41 points 21 hours ago

That's rich.

[–] OrionTheElder@lemmy.world 15 points 18 hours ago

I'm going to have to buy a new irony meter.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago
[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 31 points 21 hours ago

Russian pigs

[–] some_boring_username@lemm.ee 16 points 19 hours ago

"This year, Russia also took control of Chornobyl,..."

This year again? I thought they dug their trenches in radioactive soil in the first year of the invasion.

[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 17 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The question is whether they have the intention of publishing it in Russia in the first place.

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 11 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Russian users can still use workarounds to purchase from the steam store. I believe this is a big business for some enterprising users in other countries.

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 9 points 19 hours ago

Where there is prohibition there is business. Always has been.

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 15 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It will most definitely be banned (they even shut down one of the few Ukrainian language libraries in russia before the full scale invasion) and likely it won't be available in russian anyway.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Good. Hopefully russia also bans all the games portraying LGBT characters and ethnic minorities, so I can fucking play Overwatch without running into these assholes every other match

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I am surprised it's not already banned. They were going to ban Duolingo because of presence of animated LGBT characters. Duolingo caved and made a custom "LGBT free" version for the russian market.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 2 points 13 hours ago

oof. If Blizzard does that, they'd have to cut like at least 1/3 of the characters lmao

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