Jim wrote on Dec 8, 2024, 09:04:
So the question is, is this fun to play? Is it based on the original? What has changed?
I tried playing the first one and while pretty awesome, the amount of different systems was overwhelming.

IMHO, if you wanted an ARPG and not dark souls lite, this is not the game for you. This thing is a tedious slog, where all of the bad guys have the powers, speed, and fun abilities. You on the other hand, get to slowly (and I mean wading through molasses slowly) kite enemies, dodging every two seconds, and trying to occasionally get shots in the one or two abilities you have. Skills feel like they fire at the end of a timer (buildup then fire; not fire first then a recharge), which means everything is on a delay. Dodge (wait for that), hit the attack (wait for that to fire off), repeat. Meanwhile the baddies are just blazing away non-stop. You are slow, slow, slow. Kiting backwards in every fight against everything seems to be the general tactic as it removes the dodge timer from the equation.

Boss battles are 5 minute dodge slogs against bosses with health bars so long that it takes three monitors to display it. If you dodge the wrong way once, you get to be dead and have the privilege of starting the fight over from scratch. If you win, you might get a gold piece and a set of non-magical boots for your trouble. Maybe.

Tedious, slow, not rewarding in drops, skills, or progression. Never a sense of being in the least bit powerful as you progress. Every boss fight is in the how-unfair-can-we-make-it model. Playing feels like a job you're slogging through hoping it gets better. For me, it didn't.

TL;DNR: POE2 - A "slow as molasses" dodge and kiting simulator that wants to be dark souls.

Grabbing my popcorn while waiting for the "git gud" posts to start rolling in.

You are overthinking it. Which set of favored rich people deserve the money more is the question that they are considering. The precedent piece, originalist viewpoint, etc. is just window dressing for the rubes.

As you say - fool me 40 times...

Every year the same story - we're listening to the players; we'll do better; this is the year; make-or-break...

...and then another shitty release that still doesn't compare to the gameplay delivered by 2k8*.

* Unless you love microtransactions; then this is the game for you.

sauron wrote on Jan 31, 2023, 11:57:
I think I'll be watching Poker Face - looks really good, and not too stressful.

Wife and I were watching it. The first episode sets the premise and the next 3 episodes are literally the same plot over and over. It's basically like a game of clue - it all follows the same path, but the who did it, what they did it with, and why they did it change. The same game though...

Feels really lazy right now. Hoping the 5th episode won't be like this.

Simon Says wrote on Oct 26, 2022, 20:10:
Seems like Musk's gargantuan ego, loudmouth and hubris are eventually gonna be his downfall.

Billionaires don't have downfalls unless they get eaten.

Hardtale wrote on May 18, 2022, 11:02:
Looks much better than ARMA 3 from what I’ve seen. I’m probably not going to pick Reforger up since it’s more of a demo but the engine looks promising IMO.

Check this out and you can see the improvements better:

https://youtu.be/m5b9nruiZwU

Thanks for the video - definitely a lift in quality!

If tank turrets don't fly 50' in the air when I hit it with ATGM, then I'm out...

Also, as others mentioned, graphics look like ARMA3...

I don't know why I find it so deeply satisfying that we've flown a drone on Mars, but I do.

It's kind of silly when you consider all the tech it takes to just get there...

Guess I don't get this game. Got about 10 hours in, seems like completely standard early access open-world fare.

mch wrote on Oct 6, 2020, 11:26:
But...the spice must flow

Kahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!

Wait, what were we talking about again?

Best of luck with the Mets!

Hopefully, you won't run into the Washington Football Team situation (new owner, ton's of money, plays at being GM all the time)

RedEye9 wrote on Sep 10, 2020, 20:06:

JohnnyRotten wrote on Sep 10, 2020, 19:40:

RogueSix wrote on Sep 9, 2020, 15:28:

Prez wrote on Sep 9, 2020, 06:12:
Football is still about athletes with amazing skill right? I don't mind if he kneels, sits, stands on his head, whatever during the National Anthem. He really just isn't that good at Football.

Yeah. His Superbowl performance was abysmally bad. He was a nervous wreck who made mistake after mistake and poor judgment after poor judgment due to being scared shitless. He is obviously mentally inept to perform at the elite competitive level inherent to the NFL playoffs and especially the Super Bowl. He may be OK in regular league games so he should probably sign with a tail end club that does not run the risk of ever getting very far in the playoffs.

Agreed - Dan Marino was a terrible quarterback.

Back in my smoke filled bar days, a fellow drunk took the cellophane off my cigarettes and turned it upside down. He then asked what it was.
The answer of course;

"Dan Marino's Super Bowl Trophy Case."
its still empty to this day, poor Dan must have been nervous and scared shitless

I am so stealing this

Mr. Tact wrote on Sep 9, 2020, 11:33:

Riahderymnmaddog wrote on Sep 9, 2020, 10:53:
*snip*

Are you a veteran? I am and I don't feel disparaged in any way. And from what I've seen most of the veteran community believes freedom of speech (you know, the 1st Amendment) is exactly what they were interested in supporting.

In reply to Riahderymnmaddog: As a veteran, I remain undisparaged by Kaepernick. Even if I was disparaged by him, it wouldn't change the basic fact that I support his right to do so.

RogueSix wrote on Sep 9, 2020, 15:28:

Prez wrote on Sep 9, 2020, 06:12:
Football is still about athletes with amazing skill right? I don't mind if he kneels, sits, stands on his head, whatever during the National Anthem. He really just isn't that good at Football.

Yeah. His Superbowl performance was abysmally bad. He was a nervous wreck who made mistake after mistake and poor judgment after poor judgment due to being scared shitless. He is obviously mentally inept to perform at the elite competitive level inherent to the NFL playoffs and especially the Super Bowl. He may be OK in regular league games so he should probably sign with a tail end club that does not run the risk of ever getting very far in the playoffs.

Agreed - Dan Marino was a terrible quarterback.

Cutter wrote on May 9, 2020, 18:34:
For free? Nah, not even then. Didn't really care for it. And I hated that jungle map.

The one that you had to run around the edges of the swamp on, forever?

Yeah, hated that....

Pr()ZaC wrote on Mar 31, 2020, 22:46:
Because we need cheaters to be blamed for our lack of skills.

Every. Single. Time. I've. Been. Killed...

...has come because of cheaters.

In all seriousness, I have used this excuse more than once.

Prez wrote on Apr 1, 2020, 13:50:
I still can't type too well. Just checking in.

Welcome back - take it slow.

Pretty sure this is an empty offer, but if there is anything I can do, PM me.

Wishing you a speedy recovery brother!

Blue - get classic start menu (free) if you want that W7 start button/menu feel.

I personally can't stand the tile layout.

jdreyer wrote on Mar 16, 2020, 23:01:
Yup, the only survivors in the US would be preppers and Mormons.

Silly rabbit, Mormons are preppers (which you know, just poking fun).