ldonyo wrote on Jul 22, 2021, 14:41:
You can get all three of the original games for $55 (+ tax) on Amazon for physical copies, $17 (+ tax) for download copies. Most of the bugs have been fixed by now, too.

The only thing I really had to change with DS1 was going in to the config to mess with refresh rate, resolution and I want to say something to do with the mouse movement not being stuck in molasses.

Turned tables. They have every right to defend themselves and whatnot even though they did an atrocious job with that PR statement but I can't help but think of the time they not only severed ties but also cut all the original Kael'thas voice overs before it was found out that the person who claimed harassment against Quinton Flynn turned out to be crazy stalker who made it all up.

Or the time they immediately nuked all association with Swifty even though the claims of harassment ended up being unfounded.

Of course Blizzard deserves due process to prove their case but if you don't tow the line and even a scent of harassment is in the air then they're going to exterminate your existence from the game and won't even have the balls to say they overreacted when they're wrong.

Credit where credit is due. As much of a joke the announcement was and the followup release as well as some time after it's nice to see Bethesda not just bury it and move on. They turned it around to where it's a pretty fun game even as a watered down version of the Fallout formula. I doubt they'll ever perfect it though given the restraints they have created it within which really undermines its potential so here's hoping they at least used it as a learning experience since I have no doubt this won't be their last venture in to an MMO-style title.

League looks okay but it's a nice change from the last two so that's always refreshing. Most of the new gems look great and it's about time Blessed Hammer and Frozen Orb mechanics made it in to the game. Nice to see they're looking to slow the game down and re-tune the game gradually over time. It'll be very interesting to see how the meta shifts since that too was in dire need of changes and here's hoping that they make good on their buffs to bad skills as well as shifting the importance away from raw damage to utility.

The support packs are quite nice too which is often a coin toss.

WaltSee wrote on Jul 15, 2021, 12:55:
Was anyone actually waiting on this?...;)

Capcom has this weird fixation on multiplayer lately. They released Umbrella Corps which was dead on arrival so they tried again with Resistance which went on immediate life support and now Reverse which isn't even alive to begin with. They may as well should throw the money they're spending on this game in to a dumpster and light it on fire.

A fair bit of people are hopeful for an Outbreak remaster but damn is that a chance worth taking?

wyncar wrote on Jul 12, 2021, 14:28:
Asmongold effect ... ditched WoW, picked up FFXIV and the masses have followed

Yes and no. There's no doubt he took a big crowd with him but even before that there was a pretty large migration of players to FF14 including some pretty decent sized streamers.

Pretty wild how 9.1 really didn't stem the flow but given the general state of WoW since BFA I can't say I am surprised.

What a roller coaster.

Apparently this has some pretty heavy spoilers in it in case anyone is invested in the story but haven't progressed through it.

I can appreciate the idea behind Fireteam Elite but I hate that it's third person and will likely be one more nail in the Alien gaming franchise coffin.

I remember when this was first announced and then shortly after went radio silent so I just assumed it died in development hell.

Cutter wrote on Jun 28, 2021, 21:17:
Innocent until PROVEN guilty in a court of law.

That's so 90s. Now it's the other way around because we have things like Twitter and the court of public opinion where even if you're innocent you're still guilty of something.

“We continue to expand the team and get as many resources as possible, but there's tonnes of things we can always be doing. Every patch, every major update, has the major pieces of content and systems that are going to be the anchor. And then, yeah, we're looking at what else we think we could get done off that wish-list.”

These dipshits haven't even released a content update to Shadowlands since December and since then it's been one piece of bad news after another where it almost feels like active sabotage. FF14 doesn't even need to advertise with the way Blizzard is handling their game.

I was at least expecting a 3080 Ti with a neat DOOM-inspired custom shroud but it's just a regular FE. That's kind of underwhelming.

One step closer to my dream of being a techno hermit.

The first person mode is nice.

Here's the highly requested Mother Miranda calling you daddy pack. $24.

Cutter wrote on Jun 10, 2021, 17:52:
So why didn't you add additional security before? It's not like EA can plead poverty.

The trick is to blame David the IT intern and wash their hands of it.

They're definitely leaning back in to the silliness with Battlefield which is nice. Any other game you'd see someone eject from a jet with a missile launcher and think this is extra stupid. I mean it is stupid but it's distinctly Battlefield.

Loved watching the Gamers Nexus review. Steve is really good at calling bullshit when he sees it it's a wonder how he's still sent review samples.

3400 queue up on Mankrik. Can't wait for the Outland world server to crash and go through it all again while I wait on respawns in between.