I wonder how much of an impact the consistent release of funds via cash dividends to shareholders has impacted Intel's development failures over the last few years. The glut of too much money, so just pay it out, is a textbook example of how to lose a competitive advantage over the longterm.

CoD World Champion Suggests Removing Popular Weapon from FPS Games. "Shotguns do not belong in video games. I cannot think of one game/one shotgun that was skillful but most importantly, FUN to use." Clearly someone has never played Doom…

Battlefield Bad Company 2 had shotgun mods which included equipping slugs. Considering the caliber and exit velocity, that game gave it the range of a modest bolt action rifle. It was like a Counter-Strike deagle, except nastier because you could put a scope on it.

Absolute blast to frag. So fuck that COD newb

After playing Rez Infinite VR...

No VR, no buy!

eRe4s3r wrote on Sep 9, 2020, 13:31:

theglaze wrote on Sep 9, 2020, 09:37:

eRe4s3r wrote on Sep 9, 2020, 07:45:

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Sep 8, 2020, 23:04:
This game looks like it could have been an amazing tactical RPG, but no, they had to Rogue-Lite it.

I am not even surprised anymore at this stage.. just taking it with untamed abhorrence... we should be happy it isn't open world zombie survival crafting rogue lite.

You'd prefer a static campaign, procedural upgrades, and no benefits/consequences to deaths?

I prefer anything that isn't too systemic. I can play games like Sekiro and Dark Souls just fine, but this goes too far for my taste. You have ZERO influence in how you are going to do in a campaign, it's all RNG.. I hate that.

Gotcha. I guess I prefer rogues in my single player games; I'd rather lose 80% of the time than win 80%.

eRe4s3r wrote on Sep 9, 2020, 07:45:

MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Sep 8, 2020, 23:04:
This game looks like it could have been an amazing tactical RPG, but no, they had to Rogue-Lite it.

I am not even surprised anymore at this stage.. just taking it with untamed abhorrence... we should be happy it isn't open world zombie survival crafting rogue lite.

You'd prefer a static campaign, procedural upgrades, and no benefits/consequences to deaths?

The Half Elf wrote on Sep 8, 2020, 11:46:
I hope so because it's starting to get REALLY BAD!

like stealing a hot dog from a fat kid!

I've played competitive matches with those losers running that software. Wild that the scripts can do such specific things, and this guy was ballsy enough to have the users send him demo files.

Removed an inappropriate Caustic voice line.

Looked it up out of curiosity:

"You'll regret the day you crossed me, gutter rat." Caustic to Crypto

Anyways, glad to see the Armor changing back. The best players in the drop would go super aggro and have red armor in a matter of minutes, negating the strategy of looting for better gear before combat.

Video game poker won't be good enough until YOUR tells are decoded by the AI.

VaranDragon wrote on Sep 2, 2020, 05:02:
My sweet spot is running a Rift S at 90FPS.

Yip, I gotta see/read about the VR experience before I buy it or big navi.

shul wrote on Sep 2, 2020, 07:48:
each time we get to this point I buy the mid level card, I had the 970 and 1070 and probably the mid level 3dfx and ATIs when I had them. about a year ago I got a used 1080 and suddenly everything clicked, I could play games made for the 10xx era like they were supposed to be played. it was that big of a difference, no more stuttering, no more sluggishness; it reminded me of something a friend told me once - game devs will develop on the best HW they can find, so the game will be optimized to that. even recent games are holding up pretty good on the 1080. so this time I am going head first and buying the flagship 3080.

- there is 3090

wait, what ??

I bought the launch generation of EVGA GTX 1080 and had to RMA it TWICE... which meant queuing because they were sold out everywhere. Just because it's the flagship doesn't mean it will work flawlessly.

[Edit] but I totally agree about the gaming experience, going from xx70 to xx80

This comment was edited on Sep 2, 2020, 09:16.

Muscular Beaver wrote on Sep 1, 2020, 04:48:
"Exploiting a bug is not cheating"
I dont remember how many times I heard that in multiplayer games, especially from the bunnyhop crowd. But I would be rich if I always got a penny for it.
Coaches of esport teams being that stupid.. Now thats something new.

I hear you, and yet real sports have this issue as well, if we consider real-life 'bugs' as holes in the rules book or vague regulations. Off the top of my head, 'hack a Shaq' was a strategy deployed by a lot of teams to slow down a prolific shooter. NBA had to change the rules around fouls to try and prevent that stratdgy from being effective. In F1, its really an engineering race to discover new car performance by exploiting the regulations in car design, for example, blowing the cars exhaust over aerodynamic elements to increase traction, even when off throttle. Eventually all the teams do it until the regulatuons are changed. Both examples are unintended consequences to how the game/competition is supposed to be played.

Quinn wrote on Aug 31, 2020, 01:40:

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Huh? I can't say fuck anymore? Why can't I say that followed by BLM? This is pretty fucked up! I didn't attack a person but a movement. Why is that being censored?

I know of the PERFECT mobile game for you... but you gotta buy it now before it gets politically corrected into Tom Clancy's Equality Squad. Gogogogogo!!

lol @ that trailer

While I can believe Ubisoft started this game development before BLM... duuuude, pull your collective head out of your ass and look out the window at today's weather.

It's probably a calculated marketing ploy and example of the cliche, even bad advertising can be good for business. This game will now pop up on the radar for those that wanna frag Umbra like they're BLM anarchists.

You can't spell 'shame' out of 'profit'...

Nailed it

I watched a streamer try it out.. the game crashed 3 times before his first green light lol

Reactor wrote on Aug 28, 2020, 05:32:

VaranDragon wrote on Aug 28, 2020, 03:43:

Numinar wrote on Aug 28, 2020, 00:15:
Into the Breach is worthy of being a repeat given it’s a lock in top 10 game of all time easily that has all but ruined TBS for me outside of boardgames. I bet they wish they had made some DLC for it to flog, though it’s greatest strength is the lack of bloat and tight editing/pacing that makes every second spent with the thing meaningful and interesting.

Well I gotta remember to check Epic's store next thursday. FTL was awesome, though I've heard Into the Breach is not on the same level of greatness its quite good.

Into the Breach is amazing. I constantly got beaten down by it, but I always enjoyed playing it. It’s right up there with FTL in my eyes, but obviously very different.

It's the writing that lets down Into the Breach, it comes across as sterile without personality or humor. I think they were trying to capture Starship Troopers humour, but failed. That said, the gameplay is great!

Last I heard, speed hacks are still prevalent. Not enough to get caught, just enough that you think "is there a sprint button I don't know about"...

MisterBenn wrote on Aug 24, 2020, 14:48:
You might wanna check out what Jimmy Broadbent says about it, he's pretty downbeat.

Yikes hahaha!

Is it the same thing to do the same thing, again and again? Is that the same?

PC3: "With its reinvention as a brash arcade racer, though, it feels like the series might just have found its true calling."

The reviews remind me of the original GRID game. Could be a great arcade racer.