STALKER 2 canceled. . . officially this time.

The good news is the developers have gone rogue and are making a new IP on their own called Survarium.

http://worthplaying.com/article/2012/4/25/news/85915/

You are late to the party, comrade. Nevertheless, raise a glass of vodka in their honour.

It's definitely a bummer but I think the writing was kind of on the wall for this one. If they Kickstart their new game, I'll certainly toss some cash their way.

I did try searching before posting this. But as always, Gamespot's search does not work very well.

their mmofps is destined to be super polished, especially from a company who always releases broken games at release.

their mmofps is destined to be super polished, especially from a company who always releases broken games at release.

JigglyWiggly_

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their mmofps is destined to be super polished, especially from a company who always releases broken games at release.

Toxic-Seahorse

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their mmofps is destined to be super polished, especially from a company who always releases broken games at release.

JigglyWiggly_

Be careful whenever making claims with "always" or "never".

It's definitely a bummer but I think the writing was kind of on the wall for this one. If they Kickstart their new game, I'll certainly toss some cash their way.

-wildflower-

Yeah I'd pitch in if they Kickstart the new game. I'm willing to support any studio that makes different, unique games.

The good news is the developers have gone rogue and are making a new IP on their own called Survarium.

http://worthplaying.com/article/2012/4/25/news/85915/

Qixote

their mmofps is destined to be super polished, especially from a company who always releases broken games at release.

JigglyWiggly_

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their mmofps is destined to be super polished, especially from a company who always releases broken games at release.

Toxic-Seahorse

Polished huh? I loved the game breaking bug I ran into where if you complete the mission sequences out of order the main quest line breaks and you can't proceed with the game. I never bothered to play the game through again. Haven't reinstalled it since.

It's definitely a bummer but I think the writing was kind of on the wall for this one. If they Kickstart their new game, I'll certainly toss some cash their way.

-wildflower-

Ditto, these guys are awesome, and I will gladly support them.

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their mmofps is destined to be super polished, especially from a company who always releases broken games at release.

Mr_Ditters

Polished huh? I loved the game breaking bug I ran into where if you complete the mission sequences out of order the main quest line breaks and you can't proceed with the game. I never bothered to play the game through again. Haven't reinstalled it since.

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[QUOTE="Toxic-Seahorse"] Call of Pripyat wasn't broken at release. Actually, the U.S. release was so polished they never had to release a patch for it. Stop hating. Toxic-Seahorse

Polished huh? I loved the game breaking bug I ran into where if you complete the mission sequences out of order the main quest line breaks and you can't proceed with the game. I never bothered to play the game through again. Haven't reinstalled it since.

I think this dude is thinking of new vegas. :?

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Polished huh? I loved the game breaking bug I ran into where if you complete the mission sequences out of order the main quest line breaks and you can't proceed with the game. I never bothered to play the game through again. Haven't reinstalled it since.

Jetset314

I think this dude is thinking of new vegas. :?

Nope it was COP. Never played new vegas (from the sound of it I shouldn't). Some dude talks to another dude on the radio. Then he is supposed to say something and the mission updates. With the bug, he just stands there looking stupid.

The way it was explained to me was that I did some on a side quest while exploring that interfered with the main quest line. Thats why the guy just stands there. I might try the COP again sometime in the future, but if I run into that kind of crap again. I'll uninstall and never look at that game again.

Oh yeah and speaking of bugs with that game. I ran into a bug that had extremely long load times. It was like 15 minutes to load a mission. That might have been an issue with the Steam version because a lot of people had it. The fix had something to with going in and changing the compatibility mode of a file. It was a pain in the ass.

I had some bad experiences with Stalker:COP. The only worse experience with getting a game to work properly was GTA4.

Sad news indeed... My favorite FPS series ever... :(

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the reason they are in this mess is because they made a terrible game with Stalker:COP. that game ruined them. there own damn fault. supertrooper23

What?!?

Really, I can't believe I read this... :roll:

Well that's something of a disappointment. I really like STALKER and the sequels. Best FPS RPG since Fallout3.

Well that's something of a disappointment. I really like STALKER and the sequels. Best FPS RPG since Fallout3.

fenriz275

STALKER came out before Fallout 3.

Modern Warfare is alive and well, and Stalker is no more.

What's wrong with gamers nowadays?

Modern Warfare is alive and well, and Stalker is no more.

What's wrong with gamers nowadays?

Lithos_

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Modern Warfare is alive and well, and Stalker is no more.

What's wrong with gamers nowadays?

Toxic-Seahorse

Wrong.

If the sales were stellar (and the series deserve it MUCH more that that thing called Modern Warfare), nothing of what happened would have occurred.

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Modern Warfare is alive and well, and Stalker is no more.

What's wrong with gamers nowadays?

Lithos_

Wrong.

If the sales were stellar (and the series deserve it MUCH more that that thing called Modern Warfare), nothing of what happened would have occurred.

Please explain your reasoning. They couldn't reach a deal on the STALKER rights. I fail to see how gamers are a fault for the devs and the GSC founder not reaching a deal to use the STALKER brand. Sales of the past games had nothing to do with it.

Toxic-Seahorse

Have everything to do with it. The devs were insisting on developing Stalker 2 on their own without payment, looking for a producer.

If the series had sold well, GSC would never abandon the production like they did, rather the contrary, would have funded it with the same devs team.

[QUOTE="Toxic-Seahorse"]Please explain your reasoning. They couldn't reach a deal on the STALKER rights. I fail to see how gamers are a fault for the devs and the GSC founder not reaching a deal to use the STALKER brand. Sales of the past games had nothing to do with it.

Lithos_

Have everything to do with it. The devs were insisting on developing Stalker 2 on their own without payment, looking for a producer.

If the series had sold well, GSC would never abandon the production like they did, rather the contrary, would have funded it with the same devs team.

GSC didn't abandon production. The owner abruptly closed GSC due to personal reasons. There wasn't a lack of funding as GSC was owned by one of the wealthiest men in Ukraine (Or so I was told). Then again, it's all just speculation as they never actually gave a reason for GSC's closure. The series also sold very well for how much it cost to develop the games. The series is HUGE in Russia and Eastern Europe.

Toxic-Seahorse

Oh ok then, I didn't know that.

But I do know that I will miss this series a whole lot... :(

the reason they are in this mess is because they made a terrible game with Stalker:COP. that game ruined them. there own damn fault. supertrooper23

what? it's the best one in the series. most stable engine version too. SOC had a bigger initial impact, being the first, but i think COP is better.

You are late to the party, comrade. Nevertheless, raise a glass of vodka in their honour.

RobertBowen

Get out of here stalker