RedEye9 wrote on Nov 3, 2019, 19:38:

jdreyer wrote on Nov 3, 2019, 19:31:

Icewind wrote on Nov 3, 2019, 12:53:
Of course it is. They just needed an excuse for it, whereas Diablo 3 had no excuse for its online requirement. Now they just make the sequel a semi-mmo type world and go "Well, it's the way we want the game world to be" and people have to take it or leave it.

I'll get it for Xbox anyway. D3 played much better on console, unbelievably, and at least there I'll have the game on a physical disc.

By the time D4 comes out, who knows if consoles will still have discs.

The "I'll have my game on a disc" thing is cute. That is going the way of the flightless dodo.

Pankin wrote on Nov 3, 2019, 14:04:
Can anyone explain how it is that GTAV takes the top spot so often? As often as it's happened since its release in Sept 2013, every person on the face of the earth would own at least one copy, yes?

Hyberbole for effect aside, this is rather impressive, if accurate. And why wouldn't it be accurate?

Creston wrote on Oct 26, 2019, 01:01:

HorrorScope wrote on Oct 25, 2019, 20:28:
3. MS. What they do is make sure this isn't a typical buggy Obsidian release because they have QA resources

LOL. Microsoft has QA resources. Are those fuckers always on vacation when the newest Windows patch rolls around or something?

jdreyer wrote on Oct 24, 2019, 01:54:

CJ_Parker wrote on Oct 23, 2019, 20:12:

David wrote on Oct 23, 2019, 15:55:
Does this include single-player scenarios or just two new multiplayer maps?

All of their free trials have included the single player scenarios AFAIK. I demo'ed the game during one of those trials and tried to play through the scenarios but quit after a few missions because it was boring as fuck.
They are just having the single player stuff to avoid the inevitable shitstorm if it had none at all but the single player might as well not be there. It is even more of an afterthought than in previous entries of the series. It's plain garbage.

Huh, they usually restrict the free weekends to MP only. Not sure I want to DL 100GB just for the SP portion.

Beamer wrote on Oct 21, 2019, 10:43:
I only did one sitting of this game, but man, I really did not care for it.

Not a surprise to me. Every year I buy one or two games lauded here, but I know aren't my type. Given the universal praise, and some anecdotes that sound amusing, I'll give'm a shot. It really rarely pans out, but was worth a try.

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Oct 21, 2019, 13:52:
Mildly interesting, but who even has this game installed anymore?

FloorPie wrote on Oct 21, 2019, 02:02:
"I suppose the issue is, I don't consider it price gouging. The $40 base game was a full game in it's own right."

Except when it isn't. Take two games Paradox published last year, Surviving Mars and Battletech. $40 games that dropped to $20 or less during sales with year one dlc that costs more than the base game. It has been $1 cheaper to rebuy Surviving Mar's Gold version for months now when the game is on sale. A game that was just given away for free on Epic store.

Paradox just announced a new game that will be exclusive to Epic store. If Paradox tries their standard dlc tactics there with no frequent sales or price competition, I doubt the game will do well.

Darks wrote on Oct 20, 2019, 18:56:

Choobeastia wrote on Oct 20, 2019, 12:44:

BIGtrouble77 wrote on Oct 20, 2019, 02:32:

Darks wrote on Oct 20, 2019, 02:13:

BIGtrouble77 wrote on Oct 19, 2019, 21:35:

Darks wrote on Oct 19, 2019, 19:02:
Freed huh? yea, there is nothing free about this POS game. its all locked behind DLC. Cost you 20 times more to unlocked everything then it would have to just buy the game. Screw that BS!!!

It's funny that everyone that doesn't play this game has this opinion, while the rest of us that do play the game like the DLC policy.

And you are exactly why these shit heel publishers do the shit they do. You must be so proud!!

Even with all the DLC paid at full price, my price per hour played is ridiculously low. That's the only metric I care about.

I'm right there with you. Even if I paid the full $191 for Stellaris, plus 3 full expansions, plus many story packs and others, I am at about $0.15 an hour with 1281 hours played. It would cost me more than that in gas to go to a nearby donut shop and just look at the donuts.

Basically, the PDX model is a proper business model to keep up with inflation, and not something designed to bilk some people out of tons of cash via micro-transactions and loot boxes.

You guys are a bunch of delusional assholes. I dont care how you break it down,. price gouging is gouging no matter how you guys try and justify it. SMH!!!

RedEye9 wrote on Oct 16, 2019, 18:47:

phinn wrote on Oct 16, 2019, 16:35:
That TechSpot PS4 controller article is linking a VERY out of date DS4Windows program. The current one is updated regularly here:
https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows/releases

thanks phinn

Riahderymnmaddog wrote on Oct 16, 2019, 17:34:
Why would anyone want to go through the hassle of using a PS4 controller when the XBOX controller just works.

Probably because it's what they have. It does not look like a hassle but whatev.

Slashman wrote on Oct 13, 2019, 22:33:
Wow, so do we think there's enough Destiny 2 up there or what?

Burrito of Peace wrote on Oct 8, 2019, 19:03:

Squirmer wrote on Oct 8, 2019, 18:40:
Is it just the Epic exclusive you're still pissed about?

I don't care what platform a game is on so that is not it.

This looks like a mobile game, one in wherein my GPU would be 80% underutilized.

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Oct 4, 2019, 18:41:
I had migrated my account over when they mentioned it a month or two ago, installed on Steam and played a bit. I don't have Forsaken or Shadowkeep, but what I do have available is still.. a little boring.

All my gear has been jumped up to 750 though, interestingly enough. Even some very low level legendaries I had in my inventory are the new intro minimum level, which is nice.