Cutter wrote on May 22, 2017, 22:46:
And when I posted a contstructive criticism of the game...

ledhead1969 wrote on May 20, 2017, 13:27:

Brazor wrote on May 20, 2017, 12:39:
Part of the problem (especially out here in California) is that there isn't anyone to hire for those jobs. There hasn't been in a while. Some companies are forced to switch to robots before they lose too many of their current workers to old age, i.e retirement or death.
There are plenty of qualified people who can do those jobs. Both legal and illegal residents across all ethnicity's, handicapped or not. They are not applying for the jobs.

Huh?

They switch to robots because who in their right mind would pay some idiot $15 to flip burgers or move boxes.

SpectralMeat wrote on May 8, 2017, 09:57:

"Xbox Boss"

I hate it when they call him that. Sounds so dumb.

Beamer wrote on May 4, 2017, 16:13:

Verno wrote on May 4, 2017, 16:10:

Dacote wrote on May 4, 2017, 13:59:

jdreyer wrote on May 4, 2017, 13:04:
AMD and Nvidia silicon manufacturing secrets allegedly stolen and sold to China.

Fckin China man.

It ain't China's fault.
Where there's a demand a supply will follow.
Maybe we'll get cheaper gpu's out of it.

What the fuck. It is most certainly China's fault and no one else is entitled to your IP just because they want it for free. I hope I am just misreading sarcasm here or something jesus fucking christ.

It isn't stealing because technically AMD and Nvidia didn't lose anything. Plus, those Chinese companies were probably planning to buy them, but wanted to test them out, first. They'll probably still buy it when AMD and Nvidia drop the price low enough, I mean, if Steam does a sale on those manufacturing secrets for, say, $5, the Chinese companies would be all over it, and therefore it's 100% ok.

Creston wrote on May 3, 2017, 22:52:
I usually never go against Elon Musk, because the guy is really, REALLY fucking smart and even his craziest ideas somehow make their way into reality, but 4500 satellites? And then 7500 more??? Ignoring the fact that that's 3 (or like 9 with the 7500 extra) times the current amount of satellites in the entire sky world-wide, how on earth does he ever expect this to become cost-efficient??

mag wrote on Apr 14, 2017, 16:55:

ledhead1969 wrote on Apr 14, 2017, 16:52:

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Apr 14, 2017, 15:54:
Hrm, co-op, I wonder if that'd really help the game long term. It'd bring in some people for sure, especially with a sale, but I doubt those people would transition to multiplayer PVP en masse.


No matter what they do, the problem is always going to be people getting utterly obliterated in multiplayer, because of the nature of the game. Relatively fast, vertical with wall running, and then you turn a corner and run into a giant ass mech. People play a couple matches and just uninstall.

^^ This. The campaign was fantastic, best of last year. I tried PVP once and uninstalled. I'm sure it is great but the above post pretty much sums it up.

My experience was that it took less than an hour of playing before I got competent enough to hang with the people I was matched with. Pretty low learning curve compared to a lot of PVP experiences I've had lately.

ledhead1969 wrote on Apr 14, 2017, 16:52:

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Apr 14, 2017, 15:54:
Hrm, co-op, I wonder if that'd really help the game long term. It'd bring in some people for sure, especially with a sale, but I doubt those people would transition to multiplayer PVP en masse.


No matter what they do, the problem is always going to be people getting utterly obliterated in multiplayer, because of the nature of the game. Relatively fast, vertical with wall running, and then you turn a corner and run into a giant ass mech. People play a couple matches and just uninstall.

^^ This. The campaign was fantastic, best of last year. I tried PVP once and uninstalled. I'm sure it is great but the above post pretty much sums it up.

ItBurn wrote on Apr 14, 2017, 10:42:
I somewhat respect the game. For a multiplayer game, it's intense, has a lot of features and there's no microtransaction BS(apparently). On the other hand, this is basically the first game re-released and also it's EA... What's stopping me from getting it is that it's always too pricey.

sdgundamx wrote on Apr 4, 2017, 20:45:
They could, for all we know, copy every fucking thing stored on the computer including emails, photos, web history, etc.

Cutter wrote on Mar 30, 2017, 20:56:
Meh trailer. Terrible music. Is fuckface even working on the books anymore?

Creston wrote on Mar 25, 2017, 17:06:
Cool article. Amazing that he turned down royalties on the games, thinking they wouldn't sell anything. That's probably cost him a sweet few million bucks...

Mordecai Walfish wrote on Mar 17, 2017, 19:30:

jdreyer wrote on Mar 17, 2017, 13:55:
PlayStation 3 Production Ending Soon In Japan.

Didn't realize they were still making these. I guess it makes sense, since some people probably have extensive libraries they'd like to keep playing.

How soon before we see a PS3 emulator on PC?

PS3 emulator for PC: https://rpcs3.net/

Still a long way to go but they are making regular progress.

SirKnight wrote on Mar 10, 2017, 22:36:
Oh AMD....LOL

I have NEVER needed a patch to allow my Intel CPU to work like it's supposed to.

As usual, more excuses and smoke-and-mirrors from team red.

The_Pink_Tiger wrote on Mar 6, 2017, 19:57:
I used to be a huge fan of MPC, but went to VLC a while back and never looked back. Its interface might not be as polished, but not having to worry about dodgy CODEC packs more than made up for it.

Tipsy McStagger wrote on Mar 2, 2017, 18:52:
I'm confused by all these replies.. some saying its good, some saying intel still wins.

What's the actual story from just a video game stand point (ignore cost difference)? Intel is still king?

HorrorScope wrote on Mar 1, 2017, 20:55:
Yep interested to see how it compares, said will be priced similar to the others.

Rift also dropped $200 today.

They also mentioned they are working on next gen which they say is a big step forward. Wait for it... 2+ years out, these guys aren't consumer electronics enough, they are going to go with what they have today for at least that much longer.

Somehow LG is going to put out something with a bit higher rez, even though 110 fov is the same as the others, it has more horizontal rez, so that is interesting to ponder. If nothing else this is a nice little step forward. Rift not able to take steps like that? Not one little design tweak?

Windows Hololens stating they'll be cheaper.

Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Mar 1, 2017, 17:52:

Ozmodan wrote on Mar 1, 2017, 14:37:

Sorry but I have to disagree with that comment. The difference between 2k and 4k is minor, especially so if your monitor is under 48". I bought a 4k monitor and guess what I run it at 2k all of the time on games. There are only a few games I can really tell the difference. So ask yourself do you really see that much difference between 2k and 4k or are you just being elitist?

Don't look at games: look at text rendering.

Maybe it's just a matter of continuing Windows fucker-y when it comes to HiDPI displays, and the differences are less apparent than they otherwise would be. What I can say is that whenever I go from my Retina MacBook Pro (15" 2880x1800 native resolution scaled to look like 1440x900) to the 27" 1080p monitor attached to my gaming PC, then my eyes begin to bleed the moment I look at text. Text looks like the printed word on the MBP; on the PC, text looks like a grid of pixels (a hi-res grid, but a grid nonetheless). Doubled pixel density, at least on the MBP, makes for a gorgeous display; while I don't have a 4k display, I would have to imagine that a 4k 27", with twice the pixel density of my current 1080p 27", would look similarly amazing.

Quinn wrote on Feb 28, 2017, 15:35:

mag wrote on Feb 28, 2017, 15:26:

VaranDragon wrote on Feb 28, 2017, 10:31:
60%

Ouch...this review actually goes a little deeper into detail on the game. And damn...it actually calls the game RPGLite....Double damn.

That's a bizarre critique. Planescape: Torment wasn't exactly super-mechanically-deep. Nearly no loot, extremely limited classes, etc.

People tend to overglorify nostalgic memories. That IS nostalgia. So take that plus lower standards 18 years ago, put it in a jar, send it to 2017 and what you have is a jar of disappointment. Get fucking real.

That's why Half Life 3 will suck unless a new technology is out there affordable for everyone that Gabe can make something innovative with. Off topic, but fuck it. Meet Half Life 3 anno 2024.

NetHead wrote on Feb 28, 2017, 08:37:

mag wrote on Feb 27, 2017, 18:39:
Ryzen's looking pretty hot. We'll find out for real tomorrow, I think...

Maybe not the best choice of words lol.