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Origin isn't as good as Steam, but its truckloads better than it used to be.
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I dont care how good Origin is, I want to avoid a stupid Steam->Origin->Steam loop like Uplay does.
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Dec 25, 2014 20:08
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Acquire Currency! posted:Grimrock 2 is good right?
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Dec 25, 2014 20:08
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Riso posted:I dont care how good Origin is, I want to avoid a stupid Steam->Origin->Steam loop like Uplay does. Origin is independent of Steam so have fun.
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Dec 25, 2014 20:09
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Just a heads up, my Origins account got hacked a couple days ago and they bought like $200 worth of ubisoft games. Apparently it's happening to a lot of people.
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Dec 25, 2014 20:11
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:Origin isn't as good as Steam, but its truckloads better than it used to be. For some reason it doesn't recognize my internet speeds, so it takes upwards of a week to download stuff like Inquisition. This is a common problem according to the forums. It'll say it's downloading at 2mbs per second, but then say "5 days!" to download, so it's probably closer to 500kbs. Their downloader is trash, and it'll just randomly crash while downloading if it doesn't feel like working anymore. If this happens you have to reset the download. Sometimes it'll update properly and you'll keep your progress. Most times it says something has gone terribly wrong, and it needs to start from the beginning again. Oh, and since it's lying out of it's rear end at the speeds it's giving you, it'll hit 90ish% several times during the download, then sneakily drop it back down to 70-80% because that's much more honest as to how much it's actually downloaded. It has no real library view, instead making GBS threads every single box cover right up on the screen, and it only occasionally decides to follow the alphabet for placement. Lucky me for deciding I'd like a digital copy of the CnC collection/all the Origin games, now it's a painful loving mess trying to find the games I want when I want to play something through Origin. Especially since EA is super petty and if you try launching Origin games through Steam, it spazzes out and says it can't launch through external programs, please try launching through Origin. This is on top of core problems with the service, such as it's cloud service being trash ( lost saves are a common problem ), or it just randomly deciding it needs all my system memory so it can crash my games on me. Uplay is bad as well, but at least I can backup my saves just in case, and it just gave over download controls to Steam. There is literally no benefit to using Origin outside of "the games I want are on there". That isn't good service at all, it's just a monopoly on service. But maybe I just have a skewed view because I just reformatted my computer after buying all the last few years worth of games on Origin, and was way to needy by wanting to download several games at once. I'm just in the wrong assuming a download service should loving be able to download more then one game at a time, at a rate greater then "in a couple days". Steam and Uplay had no problem redownloading 2-3 terrabytes worth of games in a few days, but it took Origin nearly 2 weeks to download just under a 100 gigs. That's godawful.
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Dec 25, 2014 20:14
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Cyra posted:Just a heads up, my Origins account got hacked a couple days ago and they bought like $200 worth of ubisoft games. Apparently it's happening to a lot of people. Make sure everyone has two-factor authorization on your email, Steam and Origin.
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Dec 25, 2014 20:25
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Spiderdrake posted:it's blood dragon 2 or bust for me Good news! They've confirmed they're never going to do a Blood Dragon sequel! Oh, wait, that's not good news. 
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Dec 25, 2014 20:42
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Lemon Curdistan posted:Good news! They've confirmed they're never going to do a Blood Dragon sequel! Though they said they might do something else in the vein of Blood Dragon, which is actually a better option.
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Dec 25, 2014 20:46
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The number of level 0 Christmas scammers I reported today, really feels like a Christmas miracle.
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Dec 25, 2014 20:57
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Wiggly Wayne DDS posted:I can't remember how the game plays without GFs. I do, because I remember refusing to use them for the most part since I got sick of the summoning animations. You keep a character constantly in the Limit Break zone and just loop your menus until they get a Limit Break, because the game is broken. Whether you're having to watch GF summons again and again, go through the boring-as-hell motions of stocking 99 of each spell, or cheating the Limit Break system to give yourself looping Limit Breaks, just about every system in the game is amazingly terrible. Overleveling just makes the game harder, hilariously, since many creatures level with you and get much stronger. Man, the gameplay in that game was terrible. It's a great thing they added cheats so you can blow through it and experience the terrible story instead! 
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Dec 25, 2014 21:02
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is the bread game fun? the trailer looks fun
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Dec 25, 2014 21:20
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I'm getting crashes while playing Alpha Protocol, in the Roman Ruins mission, every time. Any fix available?
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Dec 25, 2014 21:21
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Kurtofan posted:I'm getting crashes while playing Alpha Protocol, in the Roman Ruins mission, every time. Any fix available? Seems like a crack from Game Copy World would fix that.
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Dec 25, 2014 21:25
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Kurtofan posted:I'm getting crashes while playing Alpha Protocol, in the Roman Ruins mission, every time. Any fix available? Go back in time and force Sega to let Obsidian polish it during the time it was delayed.
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Dec 25, 2014 21:25
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Kurtofan posted:I'm getting crashes while playing Alpha Protocol, in the Roman Ruins mission, every time. Any fix available? I've followed the thread for a while, and that didn't come up as a regular bug that I can remember. I'd suggest basic stuff like reinstalling.
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Dec 25, 2014 21:27
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We interrupt your holiday sale discussion to mention a fairly dece weekly bundle over at Humble: $1 tier: MURI Ittle Dew Bardbarian Imagine Me + soundtrack $6 tier: Race the Sun Drunken Robot Pornography Tiny Brains $15 tier: King's Bounty: Dark Side Premium
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Dec 25, 2014 21:31
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Ittle Dew is worth the $1 alone, especially if it comes with the mobile version bundled.
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Dec 25, 2014 21:35
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Dec 25, 2014 21:45
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Is Meat Boy phasing through walls and solid objects to his death going to be a recurring thing for the rest of the game? Don't really like it.
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Dec 25, 2014 21:59
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Kurtofan posted:I'm getting crashes while playing Alpha Protocol, in the Roman Ruins mission, every time. Any fix available? Download PhysX installer from Nvidia and reinstall it. EDIT: Like hell do I know if it'll work, but like 90% of the time it was PhysX bugging out for completely indecipherable reasons when Alpha Protocol crashed for me.
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Dec 25, 2014 22:05
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Justin_Brett posted:Is Meat Boy phasing through walls and solid objects to his death going to be a recurring thing for the rest of the game? Don't really like it. Super Meat Boy's physics is linked to its framerate. That stuff happens if it isn't running at 60 FPS. Try a lower resolution or detail level if it's running slow. If you're getting above 60 FPS, make sure your monitor is set to 60 Hz and force vsync on in your graphics control panel.
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Dec 25, 2014 22:06
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Riso posted:I dont care how good Origin is, I want to avoid a stupid Steam->Origin->Steam loop like Uplay does. I got Burnout in some bundle, and I don't remember having to install Origin to play it. You have to make an EA account if you want something or other, but you can skip it without it affecting the game in any noticeable way.
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Dec 25, 2014 22:08
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Hi goons, merry christmas to you all! I've been reading that USF4's transition to steamworks made the netcode worse and that it's not very playable online... is this true at all? Also, spudsbuckley gifted my Skyrim the other day so thanks a lot! (Not sure if that's his forum name though)
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Dec 25, 2014 22:10
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http://outcome.nofate.me/ If you don't like Origin, use this on your Origin games on Steam and you can just play them through Steam without having to launch Origin to do it. It also works on normal Origin games.
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Dec 25, 2014 22:11
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Everybody talks up Mount and Blade Warband, but its screenshots don't seem to do it justice. What is good about it?
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Dec 25, 2014 22:12
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Cable posted:I've been reading that USF4's transition to steamworks made the netcode worse and that it's not very playable online... is this true at all? Sadly, yes.
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Dec 25, 2014 22:12
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Just check the Steam sale a bit before I head to my parents place. Oh hey, a little christmas gift! Really, Steam? Really?! 
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Dec 25, 2014 22:18
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Just finished Episode 1 of The Walking Dead, Season 2.
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Dec 25, 2014 22:19
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Speedball posted:Everybody talks up Mount and Blade Warband, but its screenshots don't seem to do it justice. What is good about it? It ain't pretty, but it's the best mounted combat in a game ever. And it comes across a lot better in motion when you charge into a rival army of 200+ horsemen, slamming a mace into their faces.
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Dec 25, 2014 22:22
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Movac posted:Super Meat Boy's physics is linked to its framerate. That stuff happens if it isn't running at 60 FPS. Try a lower resolution or detail level if it's running slow. If you're getting above 60 FPS, make sure your monitor is set to 60 Hz and force vsync on in your graphics control panel. Eh, I just uninstalled the game. Everything feels too slippery, and while I don't consider myself bad at platformers I don't think I can get any better at this one in particular. I preferred the platforming in They Bleed Pixels - there was inertia but it still felt like your character had weight to them. Justin_Brett fucked around with this message at 22:31 on Dec 25, 2014 |
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Dec 25, 2014 22:28
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Truly a Christmas miracle. God Bless Us, every one!
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Dec 25, 2014 22:29
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CJacobs posted:http://outcome.nofate.me/ Oh. My. God! It's truly Christmas!
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Dec 25, 2014 22:29
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MorgaineDax posted:It ain't pretty, but it's the best mounted combat in a game ever. And it comes across a lot better in motion when you charge into a rival army of 200+ horsemen, slamming a mace into their faces. Yeah it's a definite gameplay over graphics experience. It doesn't look pretty but the simulation/physics used for battles are excellent.
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Dec 25, 2014 22:30
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What are some modern and popular multiplayer games everyone has been buying and liking? I'm looking at Natural Selection 2. I already have payday 2, cs:go, insurgency, L4D 2 and 7 days to die.
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Dec 25, 2014 22:30
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Speedball posted:Everybody talks up Mount and Blade Warband, but its screenshots don't seem to do it justice. What is good about it? Obviously it's not the graphics, but the gameplay  It's a very immersive RPG with a skill-based and fun combat system that's utilized in absolutely huge battles in different cool environments. It's got your RPG stats, player customization, armors, clothes, tonnes of weapons of different kinds, a somewhat immersive trading system, allegiance building... It's one of those RPGs you end up playing way to much since there's always something to do.It's also really cool that, depending on your difficulty settings, your player character starts out really weak. You have to recruit soldiers and order them through your battles, since any experienced warrior will smash your head in if they get too close. As you progress your army grows larger and larger, and you can siege castles and cities with the help of your allies. Or, you could adjust the difficulty sliders to become a literal one-man army pillaging and murdering anything in your path 
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Dec 25, 2014 22:30
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Kurtofan posted:I'm getting crashes while playing Alpha Protocol, in the Roman Ruins mission, every time. Any fix available? This thread moves pretty fast, so if you don't get an answer here try the Alpha Protocol thread. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3423015
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Dec 25, 2014 22:31
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CJacobs posted:http://outcome.nofate.me/ This looks shady as hell, but if it actually works it'll be the best thing ever.
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Dec 25, 2014 22:31
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Rookersh posted:This looks shady as hell It's not. I've been using it for a very long time because I like Origin and think it's fine and unobtrusive, but I also think that Steam games that just launch Origin are pointless and dumb. All it really does is patch the .par files that Origin installs along with the game so that Origin does not need to be open for them to run.
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I just Humble-bundled and have some extra keys. PM me if you want one of the following: MURI Imagine Me 8one6 fucked around with this message at 00:11 on Dec 26, 2014 |
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