I enjoyed the game at first but it just became grindy AF. May have to revisit it though and see if it's changed any. Looks like it's been 2 years since I played.

Domgrief wrote on Apr 13, 2022, 10:15:
This is a nice biennial reminder to check out what Shroud of the Avatar is like now.

Was thinking the same thing. However, current daily players is 35.7 for March with a peak of 67. I'm surprised the servers aren't shut down. But if those 67 enjoy it, good for them I guess.

has begun development on an online title that will integrate blockchain technology.

*sigh*

Tabula Rosa, and Shroud of the Avatar

TR was killed and Shroud is definitely not something I'd put on a resume.

Pretty amazing looking bundle. Lots of big names.

Carcifier wrote on Mar 16, 2022, 11:46:
I'm playing it with keyboard and mouse. I don't like controllers. Not much of a console person. I know everyone says you have to use a controller. I don't know why though.

I'm on KB/M. Let's not pretend it's perfect. You can't rebind 'G' key because that goes to map for some reason. The menu system in the game is god-awful. Hit 'G' to open map. Does hitting it again close it? No, that goes to a help screen for the map. You can't click or drag the map, you have to use WASD, which isn't even my movement keys. The inconsistency between using 'Q' and 'Esc' frustrates me to no end. KB/M are not fine at all. Playable? Sure. But they sure as shit had nobody testing their setup with different configs from the guy who made it.

I run AutoHotKey to fix the 'G' rebind and a few other things that annoy me. The game from a performance standpoint is pure shit. But the gameplay is great. Even with all the issues, I've got about 50 hours into it. And that's on a keyboard. I hope they fix the issues, but I don't have a lot of hope. They left bugs in their other games as well to be fixed by modders. From Software absolutely does not deserve the praise they get.

Is this why my queue went from 0 to 5k in the last week?

jacobvandy wrote on Mar 7, 2022, 15:01:
If you don't like trying bosses loads of times before finally getting lucky and pulling off a perfect run (or near enough), DON'T DO IT, just leave and find something else to do. Come back later with better stats and gear.

This is me. Return with an extra 15 levels and magical gear. WHO'S LAUGHING NOW? And then I still die half the time. Luckily my stuttering issue isn't nearly as bad as it was.

Mr. Tact wrote on Mar 6, 2022, 14:12:
Good thing the Australian Classification Board is there to save the youth of Australia. No telling how those kids might turn out without the board...

They'd be cannibals, sleeping in beds made of their fallen enemies. Life on the Rim is tough.

Steaming pile of shit on the PC. I'm getting 1 - 5 second stutters on my 3080 running from an nvme. That's with EAC off (or on, doesn't matter). Tried a bunch of suggestions but they either didn't work or crashed the game completely. Have to twiddle my thumbs now waiting for From to fix it, or most likely, someone else to mod it.

How this game is getting "Best game EVAR!" reviews boggles my mind. One of the worst PC ports I've ever seen. Bought it from GMG and can't refund. Bah. No ultrawide support, keyboard support is a joke, the menus are total WTF, stuttering on a 3080 (maybe I shouldn't try to run at ultrawide since it can't even handle wide). And that's just the first 5 minutes.

I think they severely underestimated interest in the game. At least I see a bunch of new servers today. Haven't had a queue since first day of head start, but it looks like they no longer allow new chars on my server (for now) in order to prevent that.

I played a bunch of this in beta and really enjoyed it. I'm staring down the 70 gig download at the moment since I bought the founder's pack. Looking forward to it. There were a lot of systems that I didn't get a chance to play with in the limited time I had in beta. Seemed to have a little (or a lot) of everything.

The Flying Penguin wrote on Jan 27, 2022, 10:35:
I blame the companies more than I blame him. Why aren't these companies performing email verification? Especially Facebook? It's ridiculous they'll just take any addy you enter without checking it.

Also same problem. I got annoyed with it from Facebook. Did the PW recovery to get into the account and changed their PW. This was back when they had that wall/notification feed, so I set it to "I don't know how to use email." or something. That was years ago. These days I just block whomever the sender is. I get the wrong email at least once a week. My distant relatives are idiots.

Wish they let you stay on a specific league. It's hard to get into it knowing everything I've achieved is going to be erased after a few months.

Sepharo wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 14:30:
He said "gumball machines" but I expect he probably meant the capsule toy machines next to the gumball machine. Which do operate pretty much exactly like lootboxes. You're guaranteed something is inside the box, but not necessarily the item you want. You have to buy more if you're trying to complete a collection or get a specific piece.

Never did win the Spongebob jellyfishing sticker. Curse you, sticker machine.

Looking over my wishlist, the discounts are the same they've been for all the other sales for the last year. I used to look forward to the xmas sale the most, but I guess there's no point anymore. If I want something, I can buy it during the Thanksgiving (or Halloween) sale for the same price.

I played the last beta. Lots of fun. Tons of systems to play with. I'm looking forward to it.

Isn't this the one that destroys your base and everything you built after X hours? Did they change that?

NobleAtreides wrote on Nov 17, 2021, 14:20:
Everyone that was ever banned from their forums for merely asking: ' Hello , How are you today? ' to be reinstated.

I feel like there's a story to this one.

shinchan0s wrote on Nov 1, 2021, 12:59:
I stopped at level 34 after my friends quit and realizing that the game is just a glorified walking and boar killing simulator. The PvE questing is what killed me. I don't appreciate being sent to the same spot over and over for the same quest chain. The world and lore are also not very interesting. I wish I could comment on the PvP, but I never had the pleasure except getting ganked a few times.

Same exact reason and level I stopped. Sending me back across the zone for the EXACT SAME SHIT I just did? No. I couldn't even do the main quest since it's tied behind a dungeon that nobody is running. And I can't solo it because it won't let me in without a group. And I'm killing the same mobs I was killing at level 6 in the same looking area I was in at level 6. Repetative grind is an understatement.

That said, I enjoyed the first 10 hours or so.