Can someone explain what "live service" games means? : r/gaming …
Apr 16, 2019 · A "live service" game (LSG) is a game designed with the sole purpose of keeping people playing for as long as possible in the hopes that those players will pay for microtransactions. This is usually acomplished by making the game as "engaging" as possible. It is important to note that "engaging" is not the same thing as "fun" or even "enjoyable ...
What does "Live Service Game" actually mean? : r/gaming - Reddit
Supplemental to this, there is a live service bounty system, which permits player-to-player challenges to be posted and attempted with public scoreboards. This component solely exists as an actively moderated gameplay aspect, and cannot exist outside of that. An MMO like World of Warcraft is different from a live service game.
Is the game a live service game? : r/DarkTide - Reddit
Destiny 2 is practically synonymous with live service but you won't see the term used on its Steam page, just "evolving", similar to what was said about Darktide being "almost a live service". I reckon companies rarely ever describe their products outright as 'live service' because it has a lot of expectations and a very blurry definition.
Why do people hate the idea of live-service games? : r/gaming
Jul 8, 2023 · The idea for live-service games would be nice, but every time we get hit with the next big live service game, it’s usually a far cry from what is promised. Look at Halo Infinite. It’s a “live-service” game that has seen zero story DLC and a very small handful of new maps, but a constantly updated premium store (thanks, Microsoft and 343i).
What can we do to stop live service games? : r/gaming - Reddit
Dumbass take. Live service games aren't sustained by whales, they are sustained by kids with stupid notions that a game ending is the worst thing in the world. "No end game cycle!, this game is shit!" I don't know where this idea that games must be made to play continuously forever came from but that is what is driving the live service model.
How long should a "live service" game be supported from a
Aug 7, 2022 · Live service should be supported indefinitely. Their money stream is indefinite so why would the content stream roadmap/timeline be limited? Since the game is a live service, the customer has the right to demand rapid release of content as well. Consistent and constant new content is part and parcel of being a live service.
What is ROG Live Service? : r/ASUS - Reddit
On an Asus A15 where lighting is run by the "Asus Optimization" service, ROG live service has done literally jack shit. You only need Asus Optimization for lighting and Armory Crate service for the weird technical doodads. I'm not sure if you even need armory crate for the fan speed shit. This is not the Aura, which is seperate.
70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability
Apr 17, 2024 · The reason live service games tend to fail is because most of them aren't good enough for people to want to play them for 1,000+ hours, and half of the ones with potential are bungled by poor balance decisions. Counter-Strike barely gets new content and will probably outlive every single AAA live service game released in the last two generations.
They weren't lieing about the live service portion of the game damn
It just sounded like the usual fake hype for just the normal live service thing of just updating every few months and saying the players did something that they didn't. But damn I was wrong. The game does literally update itself in response to players winning matches and stuff.
What are some actually good "live service" games? : r/pcgaming
The point is, Fortnite raised the bar in terms of what a "good" live service game looks like. And all the kids who played it will forever have their expectations of a live service game raised because of it, beyond levels achievable by most game studios.