Flatline wrote on Sep 29, 2016, 12:28:
Sad to see the game became abandonware. It was a lot of fun. I played the shit out of it when it launched and eventually dropped about 20 bucks into it because it was fun. The F2P part was not terrible because your basic weapons still were pretty effective and you could grind relatively quickly if you had a direction you wanted to go in. I spent 20 bucks and really was able to unlock all the classes and weapons I wanted to and was pretty satisfied by that.

ForgedReality wrote on Sep 24, 2016, 18:09:
Easily the best right here:

https://www.amazon.com/ELECOM-Wireless-button-function-M-XT3DRBK/dp/B016QCPNUW

It's replaced my amazing M570.

descender wrote on Sep 23, 2016, 19:59:
The greater problem probably lies in the obsession with needing "rare skins" than with the existence of a system to accommodate your obsession. This is like blaming the casino for your own lack of self control in playing it's games. You are not obligated to feed them money just because they accept money.

Ceribaen wrote on Sep 23, 2016, 17:02:
There is a term for it though...
Gacha / Gasha / Gashapon.

http://www.serkantoto.com/2012/02/21/gacha-social-games/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gashapon

Mordecai Walfish wrote on Sep 22, 2016, 17:50:

theglaze wrote on Sep 22, 2016, 16:08:
now I have to pay almost as much to open a crate which awards like a slot machine

That's the thing though.. you don't "have" to pay for anything. Your fixation on cosmetic modifications to a car that will only be seen for a couple seconds at the end of a game by anyone, is simply a choice. Some people focus on the gameplay mechanics and simply playing better, others want to "pimp their ride". If the latter crowd is funding the release of free content for people who are just interested in playing the game, I think it's a successful model for everyone involved.

Mordecai Walfish wrote on Sep 22, 2016, 12:37:

theglaze wrote on Sep 22, 2016, 11:03:
Yeah me too!

It better be free. The case+key micro gambling system they've introduced exists outside the Steam Market, so it's all cash money for them.

Meanwhile servers are still crappy, with car and ball warps even with sub 100ms. Besides content, I haven't seen any updates announce improvements to the technical side of the game.

The first sentence of their announcement, which Blue also quoted, literally says free in all caps.

Also, I haven't seen the car and ball warps you're talking about even when I've played this with pings over 100 at times. You might want to make sure your local config/networking isn't messed up in any way.

Slick wrote on Sep 20, 2016, 02:32:

theglaze wrote on Sep 20, 2016, 02:11:

Slick wrote on Sep 19, 2016, 20:29:
Here's the GOOD hudless video incase you're lazy

Thank you for the link!

I'm still a fan of BF series because of the audio/video quality they bring to the FPS multiplayer table.

That said, they've dropped the ball with RUSH mode after Bad Company 2 and haven't picked it up since. IO thought the BF1 Rush experience in the public beta was WEAK.

I was hopeful that they would revitalize Rush with WW1 trench warfare and the desperation of holding the line or trying to storm through defenses. But my impression was, once again, a focus on making Conquest mode work first with maximum player and vehicle counts...and then attempts to 're-purpose' those maps for Rush mode. But the quality just isn't there, and at this point, pushes me away from buying it.

You're right, in BC2 (and BC for that matter) Rush was the primary game mode, that's what the maps were designed around. People wanted conquest to be the focus as it'd classically been, so they brought back the ultra big conq maps with BF3, BF4, and now BF1.

At least it's not as bad as their TDM/Domnination modes, which are, as i've said many times on here, just a scattering of shipping containers by a flag and presto chango! TDM.

Say what you will about Battlefront, they actually built the maps around the game modes, instead of just making the big map, and squeezing the small modes into the big map. That's the kind of production that will be required for rush to be great again.

Which is a lot of work, You can't just splice one mode's map into another mode. It doesn't really work. I think they do an alright job of it considering, but I really don't see why they think they should care.

What was the #1 complaint about Battlefront? No Maps.

What was the Reality of Battlefront? On launch 4 big maps, and 11 small ones, totalling 15 UNIQUE (non-shared) maps, and then releasing another 3 big ones and 5 small ones for free for around 23 total UNIQUE maps in the vanilla game.

What did everyone see? only 4 "big maps".

That's the reality of designing games for this retarded generation, if you actually deliver a map that's build from the ground up with that particular game mode in mind, then you'll get eaten alive by ignoramuses.

I'd be perfectly happy with 4 RUSH maps, 4 CONQ maps, and 6 TDM/DOM maps. 14 maps on launch, each built by design for that mode, custom catered gameplay experiences, not trying to squeeze every mode under the sun into the same physical map. Every Conq map is MADE for CONQ, they'd all be "good" CONQ maps. And I can see the headlines now: "BF6 HAZ ONLY 4 MAPS, EA IZ THE DEVIL"

Slick wrote on Sep 19, 2016, 20:29:
Here's the GOOD hudless video incase you're lazy

Paranoid Jack wrote on Sep 19, 2016, 10:57:

Primalchrome wrote on Sep 19, 2016, 10:12:

warmbluelasers wrote on Sep 19, 2016, 06:39:
The problem is too much reliance on automated & community moderation. It was easier to keep a lid on hackers in the days of privately run dedicated servers with admins.

I played CS on dedicated servers a lot years ago. You're viewing the world through rose colored glasses, because I remember cheating to be wildly rampant. Speedhacks, wallhacks, aimbots....you name it and it was everywhere. Bans against good players (who weren't cheating) were also a regular thing with ego-driven admins. Punkbuster helped somewhat...but it was still VERY prevalent. But the internet was small then....cheating today facilitated by large hacker groups for PROFIT....not for fun. It's just like the new Crypto malware/virus forks that are all over the place....it didn't seem as bad back then because there wasn't any money in it and the world was smaller, not because we were supermen and more skilled at stopping it.

I have not played competitively since the days of R6 RvS. As I remember it it was just as bad with Punkbuster than before Punkbuster. It was just that the industry and Punkbuster were promoting their anti-cheat system as the best alternative when in actuality it was the same shit different name. There were cheats out that PB could not detect that required the admin to see a screenshot of your game folder to actually see if you had a cheat file present. LoL, and of course you could hide it very easily.

My clan played in two leagues on two ladders here in NA with some members living in the UK and Italy. Not to mention spread all over the US and Canada. After a few months of competition we found that each of the top teams had members that were also admins on the league forums and PB forums. One female PB admin/player was busted for having hacks claiming her son had been using her PC and that he must have installed the hacks. LoL!

The nail in the coffin for me was a two stage implosion of the clan. First one of our members, Badger, was caught with a hack which got him banned and the whole clan suspended. Then after gaining access to compete again we were fighting our way back up the ladder trying for a spot at second rung on the ladder and two guys in the clan had an argument during the match. An asshat going by the name of Jethro threw the match giving us the loss. It was the game mode were you had to escort a VIP, he was the VIP and ran out into the open getting himself shot. Next round he shot the VIP himself. What a douche.

1. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

>SandmaN< wrote on Sep 7, 2016, 12:36:
Hmm, can't download this from the Windows store, but I can download other games. What's up with that?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/forza-motorsport-6-apex-beta/9nblggh3shm7

1badmf wrote on Sep 7, 2016, 01:09:
whats the best wheel under $100?

Hanover wrote on Sep 6, 2016, 22:36:
From http://news.xbox.com/2016/09/06/forza-motorsport-6-apex-comes-beta-wheel-support

With today’s update, we’re bringing support for a number of popular wheels to the Forza franchise, in Apex and the soon to be released Forza Horizon 3. This full list:

Logitech G27 Racing Wheel
Logitech G25 Racing Wheel
Logitech G29 Racing Wheel
Logitech MOMO Force Feedback Racing Wheel
Thrustmaster T300RS
Thrustmaster T500 RS Gaming Wheel
Logitech G920 Xbox One Wheel
Thrustmaster T150
Thrustmaster TX Xbox One Wheel
Thrustmaster TMX Xbox One Wheel
Thrustmaster RGT Force Feedback Racing Wheel

Note that there are additional wheels that we plan on bringing on board soon...

Beamer wrote on Aug 30, 2016, 11:35:

theglaze wrote on Aug 30, 2016, 11:15:
Worms WMD is great!

Highly recommended to seasoned vets and anyone looking for a turn-based strategy game.

I played an enormous amount of worms back in the day, but never found it fun unless doing it sandbox. My team against 2 or 3 other teams, with way overpowered weapons. Playing with just bazookas and ropes, as the game seems to do if you don't do custom games, is tedious to me.

Adding holy handgrenades and super sheep, though...