3d ago

Even Starfield's community patch modders are growing 'disenchanted' with the sci-fi RPG, as volunteers depart in droves: 'If nobody comes forward, we may have to retire the project'

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People still care about Starfield in 2025? I thought everyone went back to Skyrim a year ago.
- I really like it, I've got over 1000 hours in it i know its got its problems and I understand why people don't like it, but none of the things it does wrong are that big of a deal to me and I have fun running around doing little quests. It scratches an itch for me so I keep returning to it. Of course I want tons of support for the game, but if nobody made anything more for it I'd probably still put another 1000hrs in.
- The game isn't good, but reading how bad it is is a certain entertainment to me, not gonna lie.
  Funny thing is that I decided to pirate it around February 2024, after seeing how much people were hating it. "It can't be that bad, can it?" - my low expectations were disappointed by reality
  
  Ooooo shhhh you didn't go to the seas for it, I sold you my old copy at a discounted rate. Nothing more to see here big corporations.
- Yes. I enjoy the game. I wasn't expecting Star Wars, and therefore I was not disappointed. I got a Bethesda style take on Elite Dangerous or Star Citizen, without an always online multiplayer requirement or getting a game still in the alpha stages of development for the last 10 years.
  While there are certain elements that I don't like, they are small issues that mods can easily fix. I cannot do that with Elite or Star Citizen. And unfortunately, this genre of games is incredibly tiny. Like, basically the only other option I haven't mentioned is EVE Online. No thanks.
  
  I like how you got downvoted for liking it.
  
  Average Lemmy moment, honestly.
  
  Here is a dilemma: If you like getting downvoted for liking something, then do you upvote your own comment or do you downvote it?
  
  Practically I believe up\downvotes are public, so you can't. Otherwise you look like you're just a troll if you're downvoting your own comment.
  
  Your own comments are upvoted automatically, so every new comment starts with 1 point. You can remove your own upvote from your comment, so that it starts at 0 instead.
  
  Yeah, but people can see if you downvote your own comment, right?
  
  Removing an upvote is not the same thing as downvoting
  
  Ok. I'm not sure what that raw data looks like, how easy it is to see the specifics.
- I started playing it again after going back to Elite Dangerous. I'm on an expedition in Elite Dangerous so there is no one around. I'm back in Starfield to try and remember where I left off.

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