"Gamestar" Interview with Bernd

SupraRZ · Post by **SupraRZ** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 04:06

Lmao .....everytime Bernd talks it creates a **** thread ........
You should go onto the total war forums and read about dlc they are charging for the requested features like seasons and game still needs patching.......

I agree XR needs lots of work but it's not the end of the world ........take a chill pill

skadog · Post by **skadog** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 04:42

Egosoft, just purse your lips and whistle.

Who do you think pays for all this rubbish? They're not gonna make their money back, you know, I told them, I said to them, Bernie, I said they'll never make their money back.

pr0nflakes · Post by **pr0nflakes** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 04:46

skadog wrote: Egosoft, just purse your lips and whistle.

Who do you think pays for all this rubbish? They're not gonna make their money back, you know, I told them, I said to them, Bernie, I said they'll never make their money back.

Thanks very much, all it took was a cutting bit of satire and that song to cheer me up!

Lone Jedi · Post by **Lone Jedi** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 04:51

Guess who are the biggest losers in this XR chaos?

The Egosoft staff. They now have the worst reputation in the gaming industry. When Egosoft goes broke, they will probably be unemployed for a long long time.

yoyolll · Post by **yoyolll** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 04:53

SupraRZ wrote:Lmao .....everytime Bernd talks it creates a **** thread ........
You should go onto the total war forums and read about dlc they are charging for the requested features like seasons and game still needs patching.......

I agree XR needs lots of work but it's not the end of the world ........take a chill pill

Haha, I will say this much: the egosoft devs are handling this a LOT better than those guys handled Rome II.

Nibel · Post by **Nibel** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 06:04

rome 2 got handled ?wtf rainbow unicorn redbullshit is this ?

dzhedzho · Post by **dzhedzho** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 09:17

Pharoah wrote:
calvindude wrote:
Lazerath wrote:He lied saying that the game would scale across low, mid and high end systems, then admits they never even tested it on high end systems or owned any so how could he claim it scales on them when its never been tested..

THATS A LIE, THATS FALSE ADVERTISING!
No, that was an incorrect assumption on his part--an assumption that I guarantee nearly every single person on this forum would have made. That assumption is, "If this program works well on a mid-range computer, then it will definitely work well on a high-end computer." This assumption is wrong, yet not obviously so. It's easy to make that assumption. Hell, that's the whole reason why you base your decisions on the *MINIMUM* specs for games instead of whether it's been tested on your specific computer layout.
A proper game developer wouldn't have made that "assumption"

Then again a proper game developer would not set the FoV for a PC game to 60 degrees (setting the proper camera angle is one of the most basic 3d world lessons).

UnclePaulie · Post by **UnclePaulie** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 09:18

calvindude wrote:
UnclePaulie wrote:Its a mess and staying that way ............................ thanks lovers

Less than 2,000 players today ....................... I take it all the new fams only play offline ???

This interview has confirmed my worst fears, its time to crank up the refund campaign .
I think you might need to take a break from venting on every forum in existence. I can spot your posts instantly now.

I think you should only give advice when asked .

Pharoah · Post by **Pharoah** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 09:18

dzhedzho wrote:
Pharoah wrote:
calvindude wrote:
Lazerath wrote:He lied saying that the game would scale across low, mid and high end systems, then admits they never even tested it on high end systems or owned any so how could he claim it scales on them when its never been tested..

THATS A LIE, THATS FALSE ADVERTISING!
No, that was an incorrect assumption on his part--an assumption that I guarantee nearly every single person on this forum would have made. That assumption is, "If this program works well on a mid-range computer, then it will definitely work well on a high-end computer." This assumption is wrong, yet not obviously so. It's easy to make that assumption. Hell, that's the whole reason why you base your decisions on the *MINIMUM* specs for games instead of whether it's been tested on your specific computer layout.
A proper game developer wouldn't have made that "assumption"
Then again a proper game developer would not set the FoV for a PC game to 60 degrees (setting the proper camera angle is one of the most basic 3d world lessons).

Exactly, however proper Egosoft was in the past, they certainly are no longer.

Burneyx · Post by **Burneyx** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 09:32

Lazerath wrote:
kuplo wrote:
Trillsiker wrote: Any fan of space simulations will find the UI in X Rebirth easy to use and much more intuitive, but the 'Trade, Fight, Build, Think' gameplay elements and interaction remain as deep as X game fans have come to expect" - Bernd Lehahn
Every time that I see that quote from Bernd, it seriously gets me all steamed up
Thats another one of his lies..

Show me how the 'Trade, Fight, Build, Think' gameplay elements and interaction remain as deep as X game fans have come to expect" Bernd... The game I have installed on my PC called X-Rebirth is NO WHERE near the depth of the previous X Games. Your damn UI only properly handles ONE, COUNT IT, ONE FRACKING TRADE SHIP... You even says so in your interview...

Sigh.. Sorry.. getting worked up.. Was simply going to post that I agree with you... leaving the forums for a bit as I am letting this crap get me too aggrivated!

Cheers

Or Bernd didn't EVER open one of the NPC menues himself.......
Thats what i thought when playing X-Rebirth myself on day one.......

Noimageavaiable · Post by **Noimageavaiable** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 09:39

Pharoah wrote:Exactly, however proper Egosoft was in the past, they certainly are no longer.

I'm always amazed by how much goodwill Egosoft could gather over the previous years. Those guys spend the last 7 years pre-Rebirth just reselling fan-made mods for full prices which was why they were successful at all because they displayed a complete lack of talent regarding game design. Lets face it, ES were always a pretty incompetent developer that just got lucky with previous games.

DrNikita · Post by **DrNikita** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 09:47

Xuro wrote:Bernd Lehahn: We have sold more games in the first weeks after release than at any other X game before.
We also get a lot of positive feedback, it is unfortunately overshadowed by many technical problems, but there are also many people play this game and are happy with.

I am convinced that we can influence the opinion of many people over time positive, but for the tests is of course too late. And thus we lose potential customers.

He's trolling us I'm telling you... I seriously hate this guy now.
You already got more customers then you deserved who trusted you and pre-ordered the game, that's the only reason for its success.

Please take your head out of that place where the sun doesn't shine. No respect from me what so ever after that read, if you would admit instead of constantly stating what success it was.... man I'm so pissed.

I agree with this. The inteview was infuriating. Basically, he is saying....nah there is nothing wrong with the game. The design decisions are all correct and the obvious proof is that we sold so many games. (They were pre-orders >.< gaaah). Some.......less than 1% of the players are experiencing technical problems. But yadda yadda that is really just the minority and it will be fixed eventually. What a load of garbage.

Sonic & Tails · Post by **Sonic & Tails** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 10:03

is of course annoying when some of our customers have problems

Uhmm, he considers the customers problems as "annoying"?

And people still support Egosoft. Wonderful world we live in.

Noimageavaiable · Post by **Noimageavaiable** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 10:16

Sonic & Tails wrote:is of course annoying when some of our customers have problems

Uhmm, he considers the customers problems as "annoying"?

And people still support Egosoft. Wonderful world we live in.

Its not a perfect translation and there is no better word in English to convey his meaning. A more literal translation would have been angering but it wouldn't be idiomatic English then.

Xiombargdei · Post by **Xiombargdei** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 10:41

The fact that Egosoft is lying to its customer about the state of the game never stops astonishing me. This company is destroying the game industry from the inside. Why are they not humble enough to admit their mistakes, make lists of what will be fixed, how and when, and get the player's base respect ?

This is just beyond me.

Thanksfully other companies do THE EXACT OPPOSITE and bring back faith in the game industry from a customer point of view. I'm talking about Paradox Interactive. I can not urge EGOSOFT to read those 2 interviews and take a lesson of Public Relation :
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/magicka/1216907p1.html
http://www.gameaspect.com/an-interview- ... andersson/

rpek32 · Post by **rpek32** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 10:55

Bernd Lehahn: We have sold more games in the first weeks after release than at any other X game before.

CUZ you using STeAM! Most of people easier to buy game from their computer chair, than go to shop and buy DVD (and lost it lately).

We also get a lot of positive feedback, it is unfortunately overshadowed by many technical problems, but there are also many people play this game and are happy with.

Ask them: did you like storyline? especially moments when you need make trade deals? (who is actually still broken)

I am convinced that we can influence the opinion of many people over time positive, but for the tests is of course too late. And thus we lose potential customers.

You lose many fans of previous X games.

8-9 of 10 russian players dissapointed XR (and my friend says me: you are id*ot, after playing XR. And i agreed with him)

There is my opinion: no more egosoft games, except fully playable DeMO-VeRSIONS. I want know what i paid for.

Cheers, Russia.

firestorm79 · Post by **firestorm79** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 11:03

you go girl (@Bernd)

Really guys? You expect him to turn around and say - yeah XR is an absolute pile of steaming horse manure??!?

The way I see it there are two categories of problems with XR: bugs and features. And one is connected to the other...

Bugs/technical issues - if/when these are sorted he will start adding features. He has a list of them. I await eagerly.

Of course XR should not have been released in this state and that much he concedes. I don't think these boards would have been filled with even half the complaints that are there presently if people weren't playing a broken game. If the game came out without bugs/flaws then EGO could have addressed the missing features sooner (as they wouldn't have to patch the problems first).

X has had a history of being released devoid of essential features only to be later added - it didn't stop the series from being one of the most absorbing and enigmatic space sims in its genre.

MordantJake · Post by **MordantJake** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 11:15

I'm as disappointed as anyone, but honestly..quit getting upset with what he said. He isn't trolling you..or laughing at you..he's trying to cauterize the open PR wound that this launch has been..as i said in an earlier post the two best ways to do this are the "this isn't X4" smokescreen and the other, which revolves around speaking only of bugs in order to convince potential buyers that the game's problems will be fixed given time. Also, don't forget that even a good german>english translation loses something of the sense of the original transcript.

Instead of getting worked up about it, consider what you might've said in his position.

Egotrip · Post by **Egotrip** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 11:18

I'm happy Bernd did this Interview now I finally know what iI have to expect from X-Rebirth.
Nothing.+
The game was a succes and after they got rid of the few Bugs I'm pretty sure they won't change any major Problems (since Bernd already quoted there are no major Problems with the Game)
Currently I'm feeling abouzt Egosoft like "Clark Grisworld" in "Christmas Vacation" after recieving the company christmas present from his chef.

http://youtu.be/YlfV1Q2eSkE?t=2m36s

This Interview was nothing but a kick in the ****

Oh and one last thing before the Admins delete my Account because I said something against "legloriousglorious Rebirth"

This seems to be a running gag in this Forum and there are people who belive this constant lie
"It wasn't meant to be a X game"

would you please be so kindly and take a look at the frickin FRONT PAGE OF THIS HOMEPAGE!?!?!?!

he time has come: after seven long years of development, X Rebirth is finally available.

X Rebirth marks a new beginning in the history of the X Series and draws fans new and old into an unbelievely large, living and richly detailed universe, just waiting to be explored.

Once again, underpinning X Rebirth are the four long-standing and familiar cornerstones of the X Series.

TRADE! A fully simulated economy in which every action has consequences. Every ship you see has a task. Stop a freighter from reaching its destination and its cargo will be stopped too, causing prices to rise.

FIGHT! From small scale skirmishes to epic fleet encounters, battles in the X Universe know no limits. Choose to fight for the military, work for the police or be a lawless pirate, or if you prefer just fight when you need to defend yourself - it's up to you!

BUILD! Create your own empire! From trading stations to large factories, farms to high-tech military complexes, everything can belong to you.

THINK! A rich, detailed history and a deep complex plot await you, but you are free to decide when and where to take part.

Action-packed space battles, a realistic trading system and many opportunities for exciting discovereies as you travel the universe, mean you can enjoy a unique space opera with countless hours of gameplay.

Edit:

I bet they'll bann me because I said "fricking" or censored ****
or they just ascribe me that I have insulted someboy again.
Or maybe because I dind't use the Term "your infallible holyness" while talking about Bernd.
You can read my only 2 comments on this so called "forum" on this page of the Thread.

DiabloTigerSix · Post by **DiabloTigerSix** » Thu, 5. Dec 13, 11:22

MartinSGill wrote: Two things jump out at me... the first is that at the beginning of 2013 they added the ability to walk around stations. This was, and I don't think it's a coincidence, the point where Start Citizen and Elite : Dangerous were both successfully funded on Kickstarter.

I think Egosoft (consciously or otherwise) was afraid of being an "also ran". Suddenly they were no longer alone in the Space Sim market and the big names were coming back. Egosoft added the ability to walk around stations, by Bernd's own admission, around the time Chris Roberts (and even David Brabben) said they were hoping to offer that type of feature in their games (even if only at a later date, in Elite's case).

If my memory serves me right, the ability to walk around stations in X:Rebirth was announced long before Star Citizen and Elite: Dangerous appeared.

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"Gamestar" Interview with Bernd