NewMaxx wrote on Nov 19, 2014, 06:47:

Asmo wrote on Nov 18, 2014, 16:41:
Side note, anyone running these with surround (multi monitor) and is there a workable option from switching to a single monitor via hotkey?

Multiple solutions. I've made simple .vbs scripts to do this and run them through AutoHotkey (can't live without that program) but I also have a hotkey for enabling/disabling secondary monitors in UltraMon (another great program). I tie both of these to macro keys on my keyboards and mouse for extra ease.

Tumbler wrote on Oct 15, 2014, 15:07:
The game only running at 900p / 30fps on pc makes a much sense as it does on ps4. Both have better hardware than the xbox one and won't have trouble running it above that. (assuming the pc is newish)

Creston wrote on Jan 9, 2014, 11:34:

Tim wrote on Jan 9, 2014, 06:36:
Yup i've already played this some time back - it's easy to miss because the main menu tile for me said still said aveline and until i clicked through that i didn't see the freedom cry dlc was there.

D'oh. I never saw it in my main menu, thus assumed it had never been installed yet.

Thanks Tim.

sir wrote on Jan 9, 2014, 05:24:
They look like they're doing an excellent job on the visuals, so well done for that. But a major part of the appeal of the Alien movie, for me, is that you don't actually see the alien very much, but you know that it's there, somewhere, menacing and lurking. When you do actually get to see it, it's not a fast moving critter - it moves very slowly and deliberately, which seems to add to the menace, as well as give it a sense that it's toying with its prey. How well those things will translate to an interactive experience presumably lasting for a good few hours, well, we'll need to wait and see.

netnerd85 wrote on Jan 7, 2014, 11:59:
In Game Footage, LOL!

Fuck off.

Cutter wrote on Dec 18, 2013, 11:23:
What do the Polish have to do with this? Why pick on the Poles?

necrosis wrote on Dec 18, 2013, 10:50:
I am shocked! Said no PC gamer ever.

Redmask wrote on Dec 5, 2013, 08:04:

Tim wrote on Dec 5, 2013, 07:50:
I think I said earlier - an OS is the sum of many improvements and most of them are minor.

Don't expect people to say great things about the operating system when its most visible feature is nearly hostile to the input methods they use on a daily basis and doesn't really conform in any significant ways to traditional ways they've used the machine. People are willing to learn but only if there is a benefit to doing so.

Should they of done it differently? Yeah, maybe, but I think not doing anything was probably a worse choice for them in the face of 'post-pc'. And as I said earlier, it's not really about satisfying desktop or PC users *now*.

As long as they're selling me an operating system for my PC then I expect them to focus on that user experience first, I don't really care about how they leverage themselves into smartphones or not.

Redmask wrote on Dec 5, 2013, 07:34:

I do think, however, that the war of attrition against it by some is both overblown and unwarranted - because I really like the underlying OS (looking beyond MUI there's a lot of nice features

People say this but I only see very minor improvements to some built in tools and boot times. It also makes some puzzling regressions, particularly in regards to system imaging. I can't say I'm a fan of storage spaces, the changes to the sound driver model have caused major problems for many and we've had several issues with deployment tools at work. At best I can say I've noticed very little difference between it and Windows 7 which isn't exactly damning critique but it isn't high praise either.

Metro needed to have a better keyboard and mouse interface. Like it or not it's the marquee feature in Windows 8 and they blew it.

JediPunisher wrote on Dec 4, 2013, 18:17:

Bundy wrote on Dec 4, 2013, 17:49:
I'm not arguing that win8 is well received, because its not, just saying that there are better metrics to use to support the claim.

Well, you can't really argue with the official numbers. Four times as many people switched to Windows 7 last month than Windows 8 (I'd wager some of those were downgrades).

BitWraith wrote on Dec 4, 2013, 13:24:

SpectralMeat wrote on Dec 4, 2013, 13:18:

Tim wrote on Dec 4, 2013, 13:08:
Most of 8.1 is pretty much like 7 so I struggle to get that upset about the bits that aren't

That is fine but tell me what is the point of replacing an operating system with a new one and then make the new one look like the old one?
I am not upset about W8 I will just continue to use W7.
Heck my workplace didn't even move to W7 yet, we are still on XP. Have to stay compatible with those damn old CAD/CAM systems and CNC machines.

Windows 7 looks just like Windows Vista, so why was Windows 7 so popular?

SpectralMeat wrote on Dec 4, 2013, 13:18:

Tim wrote on Dec 4, 2013, 13:08:
Most of 8.1 is pretty much like 7 so I struggle to get that upset about the bits that aren't

That is fine but tell me what is the point of replacing an operating system with a new one and then make the new one look like the old one?
I am not upset about W8 I will just continue to use W7.
Heck my workplace didn't even move to W7 yet, we are still on XP. Have to stay compatible with those damn old CAD/CAM systems and CNC machines.

SpectralMeat wrote on Dec 4, 2013, 12:54:

Tim wrote on Dec 4, 2013, 12:44:

Verno wrote on Dec 4, 2013, 12:18:
People like to paint users as hating any change but it didn't really stop anyone from adopting things like tablets and smartphones.

People do generally hate change, especially when it's on something which they see a tool for getting their job done - not everyone likes to expend effort learning new things (whether they are better or not). I'm a developer and I'm up against this all the time - even if something saves a user time or makes it more intelligible.. UI change is risky as hell You know it's going to wreck some guys day who's been doing it the same way for ten years and has learnt everything by muscle memory - as equally as you know it'll fail for a new user with no such baggage.

Problem still comes down to what the benefit of this UI change? Does it make things more fluid? Does it add functionality to the user, or it blocks off options that was there before and makes the daily tasks more frustrating to accomplish?
With 8 they've changed the UI so they can add in Metro and the "app store" which benefits who?
I don't need an app to read the daily news or check my e-mails on my desktop PC, and personally I do not know too many people who does.

Verno wrote on Dec 4, 2013, 12:18:
People like to paint users as hating any change but it didn't really stop anyone from adopting things like tablets and smartphones.

NegaDeath wrote on Dec 4, 2013, 12:10:
I'm on 8.1 and I've installed enough 3rd party software to make it tolerable but there are still annoyances here and there. For example last week I went to copy a dll out of the system folder (an obscure task admittedly). It wouldn't let me do anything, not even make a copy of the file the whole directory was locked down. Tried taking control, following online guides and nothing worked. Or there's the fact that to install my sound card driver I need to go into the abomination that is metro to disable driver signing. Want to have the instructions on the screen at the same time, like you could on 7 and prior? Haha fuck you, this is metro territory now. I wouldn't be surprised if I drop to 7 next install.

BitWraith wrote on Dec 4, 2013, 11:33:
I guess I just don't get it. I have been using Windows 8 since launch, and I don't see where all the hate is coming from. Windows 8 hasn't limited my interactions with applications at all. I still run steam, still play my old games, still play indie games. The App store is there - I grabbed a few free apps, but otherwise I ignore it. Since I use my living room TV as a monitor, Metro has been a good thing for readability at 1080p.

I just don't get it.

JeffD wrote on Nov 12, 2013, 01:21:
PC gaming... free of big company bullshit since 1981