Creston wrote on Nov 15, 2011, 11:27:

Verno wrote on Nov 15, 2011, 11:10:

Creston wrote on Nov 15, 2011, 11:07:
And this is why we get a shitty UI.

/mods already in the work.

Creston

Once I fixed the mouse sensitivity problems I didn't really mind the UI. There's a bit too much scrolling but the sub-categories take care of that for the most part. Then again I actually use my houses for storage and don't walk around like a mobile armory so *shrug*

I keep TRYING not to, but then I stumble on another bandit camp, and five minutes later I'm loaded with all kinds of loot again.

Btw, I HATE that they did loot the exact same way as in Oblivion. It's horseshit. Yes, the bandits aren't walking around in Daedric armor, but even so, it's fucking stupid that you can't find any decent loot when you're low level. Isn't that the whole POINT of exploring? That when I find a chest guarded by a puzzle and a Master lock, I get something decent when I open it? Rather than 14 fucking gold and a potion of fucking Stamina???

I recently found an underwater ruin where there was a glass mace lying on a table. Sweet! So with my Orc warrior playthrough, I run there to go pick up my sweet weapon. Yeah. For my Orc, the mace was Iron.

Actually, ALL of the loot feels pretty shitty. They're obviously using a Diablo like system, where you have a main range of items, and then you can have a few modifiers to it, so an Iron Mace can be a Hallowed Iron Mace of Fire, for example.

Except that in Skyrim, the modifiers are mostly shitty, and there seems to be maybe a dozen of them, and that's it. I can't even fucking count the amount of weapons I've found that "make undead flee."

Is there really NOBODY at Bethesda who understands that part of the fun in a big open-world RPG is going into a very dangerous area, and managing to sneak out with a Daedric weapon, or piece of armor? They fucking knew this in Morrowind?!

I guess we'll have to wait for Oscuro's successor to fix that.

Creston

Quboid wrote on Nov 15, 2011, 10:44:

Doma wrote on Nov 15, 2011, 10:03:
PC Gamer says:

While only 14% of those copies sold were on PC, those figures don’t include digital download numbers, which are sure to be substantial considering the enormous numbers of people playing Skyrim on Steam.

I'm surprised it's as high as 476K units sold on the PC if this doesn't include digital downloads. Does anyone know what percent of PC game sales are digital? Can anyone even make an educated guess? I would have thought it would be several times the number who buy physical copies, but that guess isn't even educated.

I think Skyrim requires Steam, so even people who did buy physical copies will show up on Steam's stats.

Verno wrote on Nov 14, 2011, 16:12:

Darks wrote on Nov 14, 2011, 15:37:
Wow, what a surprise Verno, you just had to chime in didn’t ya?

Cutter wrote on Nov 10, 2011, 12:52:
Ugh, Bethsoft as usual. All you need to know from the gamespy review...

I like the storylines in these things well enough, but I have the attention span of a coked up ferret

and

I was less than jazzed with how Skyrim handled the PC interface. I like the idea of the Favorites system, but would have preferred to be able to assign specific weapons to the number keys or to generally have a different item interface instead of scrolling through rows of item names -- if you're going to make the game for PC, you might as well find more ways to take advantage of the hardware than simply tightening up the graphics. The interface works really well if you have a gamepad but I felt it was rather cumbersome with the mouse and keyboard.

This shit pisses me off to no end. They're going to make how many millions from PC gamers and they can't assign a guy or two to make a PC UI? Oh right, that's the community's job. Silly me.

Anyway, it's finally up for sale on Green Man for $53 and it's a Steam key. I think I'm going to wait a few more hours to see if they have their typical weekend sale and save another 15 or 20 points.

The Half Elf wrote on Nov 10, 2011, 11:44:
12 hours to go!

Verno wrote on Nov 10, 2011, 09:13:

Rattlehead wrote on Nov 9, 2011, 22:25:
Another reason that I'm glad I switched out of the gaming industry. Why bother working hard when more than half the people are gonna steal your shit.

And you guys wonder why developers shun PC gaming.

Yeah because PC gaming is the only industry affected by piracy, obviously

mag wrote on Nov 9, 2011, 14:48:

Darks wrote on Nov 9, 2011, 13:09:

Yakubs wrote on Nov 9, 2011, 10:36:
Does this writer actually believe SW:TOR is going to bring anything new to the table besides a multi-million dollar voice acting budget? Dubious.

Actually yes they will. The game is fun and alive. The latest beta build is looking really nice and there is still a lot more changes to come before release. You’re diluted if you think otherwise.

WOW, I stopped playing that game about a year ago. Glad I stopped. It got to the point where all it became was an endless cycle of changing out Tier gear. Now they are changing the talents again, I told my Son who didn’t believe me that Blizz is slowly digging a grave with every stupid change they add. Looks like I’m right, users are beginning to leave wow in groves.


People are lining up waiting for SWTOR. only 30 days more to go.

And we all know how good Darks is at calling winners.

Yakubs wrote on Nov 9, 2011, 10:36:
Does this writer actually believe SW:TOR is going to bring anything new to the table besides a multi-million dollar voice acting budget? Dubious.

Verno wrote on Nov 3, 2011, 10:10:
The press has not been kind to this game and its not doing well on forums either judging by some of the big sites, I think I'll steer clear. It sounds very repetitive and simplistic, the flaws in the character choice and level system don't sound too fun either.

Cutter wrote on Nov 2, 2011, 06:51:
Reviews are pretty meh atm which is why I decided to hold off. Repetitive and very short is what I'm seeing.

Techie714 © wrote on Nov 1, 2011, 11:02:
Man, that deal is crap! You have to buy a full computer & then BB will let you buy a touchpad for 150.00. Oh and you cant return the computer either. I've been holding out for one of these 99.99 touch pads for awhile...no luck. =(