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| News Comments > BioShock Free on GameFly |
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Re: BioShock Free on GameFl |
Nov 9, 2012, 08:18 |
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The only thing about BioShock is that the SHOCKING TWIST(tm) was really lame... (Spoilers, obv.)
Seriously? Mind-controlling the player in a linear, story-driven shooter? The only way to *not* do what anybody tells you is to not play the game!
Though beating that one guy to death with a golf club was pretty cool.
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| News Comments > Razer Mouse Software Requires Internet? Watches You Carefully |
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Re: Razer Mouse Software Requires Internet? Watches You Carefully |
Nov 7, 2012, 22:11 |
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This is at least 7 times more retarded than Ubisoft's always-on DRM. And that's saying something... I'm glad I don't use Razer crap.
If you want to cheap out and avoid putting memory in the mouse itself, don't shove cloud storage down people's throats. Just store the extra profiles on their computer. |
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Nov 7, 2012, 13:48 |
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PHJF wrote on Nov 7, 2012, 10:20:
I don't think the Feds are going to do anything about it. Nobody wants to start another States Rights battle, especially one so large as this would generate. The usual federal-level war on drugs will continue but we aren't going to see anything like a Volstead Act enforcement policy arise in either state.
They already have... There's been loads of federales coming into California over the past few years to shut down marijuana dispensaries, which are perfectly legal by the state's laws, under orders from ol' Barry. And that's just for MEDICAL usage (technically, we all know people get it for "chronic back pain," etc.), who knows what's going to happen in states where it's been approved for recreational use and any adult over 21 can buy it at the corner liquor store? It's good that CO and WA have done this though, so that we can find out. Hopefully in a few more years, after we shed a bunch more old codgers who are still brainwashed by Reefer Madness, we can at least decriminalize it on the federal level. It's mind-boggling how far they've gone with the propaganda over the past century to make people think smoking weed is like sucking the devil's D, to the point where the majority of politicians and/or their constituents are blind to the fact that it would be a massive boon to economies everywhere, on every level.
And this is coming from a guy who never has and probably never will smoke weed... It's just common sense. |
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| News Comments > Gone Gold - Far Cry 3 |
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Re: Gone Gold - Far Cry 3 |
Nov 6, 2012, 22:26 |
jacobvandy |
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Bumpy wrote on Nov 6, 2012, 21:57:
So is the PC version going to be delayed or anything?
So far, no, but they've still got a month to change their mind... |
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| News Comments > Steam for Linux Beta Client |
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Re: Steam for Linux Beta Client |
Nov 6, 2012, 15:43 |
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It's just a progressive rollout... Not like it'll be closed beta with this same group of people forever, just wait a few weeks and everybody who wants in will have it.
It's like that with pretty much all the major Steam client betas. I don't even know why they gave out extra invitations to people for the pre-release community thing, I never had a chance to hand them out before it was opened up to everyone. |
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Nov 6, 2012, 13:56 |
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Lately I've been leaning toward the point of view that Obama being re-elected would be better for us than Romney getting in. The problem with ousting an incumbent is the false perception of change associated with it... That would lead many outraged and outspoken Americans to calm down and stop paying attention to what's really going on, because they assume a change in president will mean a change in policy. "OH YEAH, we kicked him out! Good job fellas, now we can go home..."
Meanwhile, I have zero confidence whatsoever that Romney will do anything substantially different than Obama has been doing. As much as I would like to see it proven that R vs. D doesn't mean a goddamn thing in mainstream politics anymore, it would be too detrimental to the current growing subculture of dissent. So, I hope Obama wins, if only to further stoke the fires burning beneath the feet of the angry mobs. Maybe four more years of his "hope and change" will finally spur some improvements around here. |
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| News Comments > Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 FOV Capped at 80 |
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Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 FOV Capped at 80 |
Nov 5, 2012, 20:22 |
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And FWIW, we don't know what '80' means here... Not all games use the same measurement. I believe Bad Company 2, and also BF3, hinge upon VERTICAL field of view, which is much smaller than the horizontal (obv.), but scales with the aspect ratio to also determine how wide the view is. In that case, 65-70 would be enough for most people, giving you 90-95 horizontal degrees for 16:10 or around 100 for 16:9.
If this is vertical FOV, and you crank it up to 80, that would give you 105-110 horizontal depending on the aspect ratio, which leaves no room for complaints. Personally I lean more toward the 90-95 range, because after that you start to get the fish-eye effect. Don't mean to interrupt the COD bashing, just giving y'all something to think about... |
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| News Comments > Free Battlefield 1942 |
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Re: Free Battlefield 1942 |
Nov 5, 2012, 14:15 |
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Don't throw away your discs yet...
players of the free version cannot play in the same games as owners of the original on-disc version
I'm guessing that might have something to do with serial code verification, as surely they must have cooked up many new ones for this Origin giveaway and they aren't in the same style as old-school EA games. |
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| News Comments > Steam Top 10 |
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Re: Steam Top 10 |
Nov 4, 2012, 22:46 |
jacobvandy |
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| 10 hours for a straightforward, kill-everything playthrough is still VERY generous. I didn't do anything remotely like that, played mostly stealthy and spent plenty of time exploring, yet still finished in about 12 hours. I loved the game, but it was still disappointing as far as length. Not worth full price, IMO, maybe $30-40 at most. |
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| News Comments > Homefront Postmortem |
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Re: Homefront Postmortem |
Nov 4, 2012, 19:45 |
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| Well, I meant that the SP portion was average at best, and that it was so short was just adding insult to injury, so to speak. If I already spent the money on a crappy game, the least they could do is make sure it has enough content that it's comparable to something like buying a ticket to a crappy movie. Although, I guess I'm not the type of person to walk out of the theatre after 30 minutes; they were probably fine with Homefront lasting only a few hours. |
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| News Comments > Homefront Postmortem |
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Re: Homefront Postmortem |
Nov 4, 2012, 18:42 |
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| It would have been a passable campaign if it were 15-20 hours long instead of 3-5. Multiplayer was decent, as well. But "passable" and "decent" still aren't good enough in a genre as populated as military FPS, especially if you're looking to charge full price. Greenlighting this is one of those things that has led THQ to the brink of ruin. |
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| News Comments > Steam Top 10 |
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Re: Steam Top 10 |
Nov 4, 2012, 17:39 |
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PHJF wrote on Nov 4, 2012, 16:02:
No, the melee is more fluid and precise than the wild flailing offered by M&B. And it isn't trying to be a sim.
You might not notice it so much in battles with several hundred combatants where you're just riding around and swinging at dudes wherever you can, but M&B is not even close to "mindless swinging" in mano-a-mano melee. You can swing from either side or overhead and stab, and unless you're using a big shield, that matters as to which direction you need to block in order to avoid being hit. Of course, you do need to be playing with the difficulty set to standard levels (it defaults to something like only 1/4 of damage being dealt to you) for blocking or getting around their blocks to really matter. Or play in multiplayer, which is really the low-budget originator of this fad. |
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Nov 4, 2012, 15:34 |
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I'd tend to agree with Farnsworth. It's not that we aren't physically or technologically able to "master our environment," it's that we're too lazy and cheap to make it happen. Packing millions of people onto a tiny island on the east coast is actually a really stupid move, but if you really wanted to build a hurricane shield around it, or at least make the infrastructure bulletproof, you could. I'm just wondering how many of these "disasters" it will take before you crazy New Yorkahs come to your senses.  |
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| News Comments > Steam Top 10 |
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Re: Steam Top 10 |
Nov 4, 2012, 15:24 |
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It's not a "sports game," it's a management sim. AMAZINGLY popular everywhere but in the US, where nobody cares about soccer. :p
Seriously, though, it's such a hot seller year after year, that EA has been trying to bring it to the States with their FIFA spin-off of the same concept. |
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| News Comments > Bethesda Teases Monday Trailer |
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Re: Bethesda Teases Monday Trailer |
Nov 3, 2012, 17:21 |
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Everything known so far is here, if you want to "spoil" it. Such as:
The next DLC will be called Dragonborn and it will be set on the island of Solstheim.
The main locations you will be able to visit are Raven Rock, Miraak Temple, Castle Karstaag and a Telvanni tower (N.B.: Not the Telvanni Tower seen in Morrowind in Vivec, but one like this).
There will be some new armor types, Bonemold, Chitin, Nordic and Stalhrim each having heavy and light classifications.
Out of these new materials, you will be able to craft new types items out of two of them, namely Stalhrim and Nordic.
Spears will be added along with an array of new creatures/automotons, Riekling, Scrib, Netch, Boar, Benthic Lurker, Ballista Centurion, and something with an internal name of HMDaedra, quite possibly referring to Hermaeus Mora since it lists his plane of oblivion, Apocrypha. You will also be able to ride dragons and be in combat while mounted on one.
This is what the quest header for Dragonborn Quests will look like, and this is what the compass markers look like for the new locations.
From the top, clockwise: Telvanni Tower, To Solstheim, Raven Rock, Castle Karstaag, Standing Stones, To Skyrim, Miraak Temple.
There will be at least two new tracked stats: Dragonborn Quests Completed, and Stalhrim Items Crafted
You will travel to Solstheim via a boat, much like you did in Bloodmoon, although this time, it looks like you may at least get a partial visual boat ride.
The Telvanni tower has float up and down animations, so no levitation it seems.
Dragon riding will take place in its own world space |
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Re: Out of the Blue |
Nov 3, 2012, 17:15 |
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| Anybody can take the idea and make a game with it... There are plenty that have tried before. There's more to it, that makes DayZ as awesome and popular as it is. And anyway, the standalone version is coming out this month or next. It'll be the alpha version, but it will have so much more added and improved than the mod stands now. |
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