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NBA Live 18 and 2K18 are both very good this year. Live is more accessible in terms of video game basketball. It's a light on modes and flourishes from 2K18 though. Live 18 also doesn't try to pry wallets open constantly for micro transactions either.
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Nick Soapdish posted:Don't know if anyone still plays FTL but, remember not to skimp on value point in O2. Was playing the Stealth B, Hard Mode, Balance Mod, got to the Flag Ship. Hacking landed O2, first volley knocked out my O2, by the time I repaired it was in single digits and everyone was dead. My ship was basically alpha strike with Glave, Flak I, weapon preignitor, and hacking. Moral of the story, don't neglect "minor" systems. Still a really fun game that I love going back to between other games. I've completed that game exactly once on easy, and I tend to get my rear end handed to me about ~50% through on normal. I don't think I've even bothered with hard so far.
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I'd suggest scheduling a Mechwarrior4/MW Living Legends/MW2:Mercs or Mechcommander gip game night a week or so out, but I remember how the last few attempts went. The one thing the Mechwarrior series is missing is groin shots from Fallout 1 + 2. The one thing Fallout 1 + 2 is missing is the inferno "war_crimes.txt" rocket launcher. Since I'm also yearning to play modern-ish Mechwarrior games, going to check out SHOGO. It's apparently everything ElMaligno would love. Anime in his Macross, Macross in his Anime, with shape changing mechsuits.
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Sep 17, 2017 00:47
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Rollin' around with Arrow 4 and Long Toms for Crimes Against Humanity.
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Sep 17, 2017 00:53
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That was one of the cool things in MechCommander 2. Late game you got access to Long Tom artillery weapons. Another cool thing was that the game processed projectile weapons hits before anything else in the game engine. So you would see Mechs/vehicles making crazy backwards turns to avoid damage & the projectiles in flight LOOPING around like drones to hit them. The final two missions I had multiple ATLAS mechs exclusively rocking Long Toms, and it was majestic.
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Sep 17, 2017 01:05
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After spending most of my Saturday game time restarting my XCOM2 games over and over, I'm finally at the start of midgame and relatively comfortable. First blacksite down, researching Powered Armor in about 12 days with Plasma following it, got my first MAJ and a few CPTs. I am however playing with Grim Horizons enabled, which makes all Dark Events last forever. This totally will not snowball and gently caress me over later. Right now there's a random chance for any ADVENT trooper to have bleeding rounds, and my recruits cost 100% more supply but who needs rookies.
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Sep 17, 2017 04:13
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I need to finish a play through of new XCOM 1, and maybe try XCOM 2. Instead I started another play through of JA2...
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Sep 17, 2017 04:38
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Frog Fractions 2 seems really lovely and unfun compared to the first game. I'm not sure if I want to continue playing it, and I don't really know how to progress anyhow. The fairy game was better.
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Sep 17, 2017 05:42
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Nick Soapdish posted:Don't know if anyone still plays FTL but, remember not to skimp on value point in O2. Was playing the Stealth B, Hard Mode, Balance Mod, got to the Flag Ship. Hacking landed O2, first volley knocked out my O2, by the time I repaired it was in single digits and everyone was dead. My ship was basically alpha strike with Glave, Flak I, weapon preignitor, and hacking. Moral of the story, don't neglect "minor" systems. Still a really fun game that I love going back to between other games. I read this description, have no idea what's going on, but it still sounds intriguing. This is Faster than Light, I'm assuming? 10 bucks on Steam sounds okay for a quick indie game.
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Sep 17, 2017 06:07
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Get prepared to lose hours at a time as you try to get that perfect run
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Sep 17, 2017 06:17
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Duzzy Funlop posted:I read this description, have no idea what's going on, but it still sounds intriguing. it is a really good game
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Pesticide20 posted:Get prepared to lose hours at a time as you try to get that perfect run Only to get dick stomped by the flagship because a missile hit the wrong subsystem and you go into a slow miserable death spiral 
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Sep 17, 2017 06:41
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I know we have a bunch of dudes in GiP raking in six figures, so I feel silly for saying it, but I forgot how cool a decent amount of disposable income was. And now it's the biggest amount of disposable income I've ever had while still putting away more than 20% into savings. I think I'm gonna waste a bunch of money on Steam in the near future.
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Duzzy Funlop posted:I know we have a bunch of dudes in GiP raking in six figures, so I feel silly for saying it, but I forgot how cool a decent amount of disposable income was. 20? Try 90+%  please don't mention that you can see your friends or go home at night
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Sep 17, 2017 07:13
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Okay, FTL is really captivating, and even overcomes frustration after several failed runs, but the completely arbitrary "game-endiness" is a bit ridiculous. I don't mind hard, or steep learning curve, but "hey, random nebula event, here are four dudes boarding your poo poo, your game is over now lol" is kinda annoying. Duzzy Funlop fucked around with this message at 09:25 on Sep 17, 2017 |
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Sep 17, 2017 09:20
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I played a buttload of FTL during downtime in Afghanistan and the one big lesson I had to learn was to not get attached to a particular crew. FTL is essentially "poo poo Happens: The Video Game." You won't succeed on the vast majority of your playthroughs; the odds are very much against you (that is the premise of the game, after all). Just consider each run to be a learning experience. You may find that you're more successful when you lean a little bit more toward "ballsy" than "safe." There's a balance to be struck, certainly, but being overly careful can be just as disastrous in the long run as being reckless is in the short run (you may not have gathered the oomph needed to effectively fight the boss v. you may just get blown up suddenly).
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Sep 17, 2017 10:57
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FTL is being a dick 
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Sep 17, 2017 11:11
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Upgrade your doors to level 2, vent those fuckers to hard vacuum. Have your crew hide out in the first aid room.
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Sep 17, 2017 11:14
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Time your weapons so that they impact together for the best shield penetration; target their shields first until they're dropped, then just ping it as needed to keep them down; finally, move on to their weapons or whichever target becomes a priority (e.g. engines or drone control). Having big, beefy engines and a pilot will greatly enhance survivability by increasing your chance to dodge. When possible, keep the pilot at his post and have other crew repel boarders and repair damage. I also try to keep a guy on the engines because that will also increase evasion, but the pilot also charges the jump drive and so is a little more valuable.
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Sep 17, 2017 11:34
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Yeah, I shifted away from traditional bigger-guns, better-shields approaches pretty early after failing in a couple of runs, and focused on diversifying a little, especially after finding out the benefits of some system- / subsystem-upgrading. Made it to sector 4 in a nebula, wasn't able to repair hull damage I had sustained in the previous sector, was slowly wittled down over 7 jumps or so without any option to do something about it. If the RNG doesn't generate a store in that situation, you're a dead man walking and might as well restart. The game is tons of fun, but the arbitrary game-ending mechanics are a bit much.
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Sep 17, 2017 11:54
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the iPad version of FTL is really great too btw
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Sep 17, 2017 13:02
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Yeah, I shifted away from traditional bigger-guns, better-shields approaches pretty early after failing in a couple of runs, and focused on diversifying a little, especially after finding out the benefits of some system- / subsystem-upgrading. shh, do you hear it
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Sep 17, 2017 19:01
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Kung Fu Fist gently caress posted:shh, do you hear it 
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Sep 17, 2017 19:05
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current xcom status: double intel costs, double recruit costs (meh), double scanning time ( ), advent troopers have bleed rounds, advent lancers get a free move after melee attack, chosen more likely to collect troopersgently caress you, grim horizon but my troopers are now in powered armor + plasma weapons and one of them is a COL now gonna gently caress up the chosen hunter because he's a smug bitch later tonight
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Sep 17, 2017 20:47
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Yeah, I shifted away from traditional bigger-guns, better-shields approaches pretty early after failing in a couple of runs, and focused on diversifying a little, especially after finding out the benefits of some system- / subsystem-upgrading. Trying to beat ships while leaving them intact can be a huge boon early game. Crew Teleporters and Fire Weapons particularly fire beam drones make this easy as poo poo to do. The only caveat being that neither of them are effective against drones and you can get hosed randomly by Zoltan ships.
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Sep 17, 2017 20:52
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Also the weapon pre-igniter is a complete game changer
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Two Finger posted:Also the weapon pre-igniter is a complete game changer Seriously. You can build absolutely murderous combos with that thing.
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Sep 18, 2017 03:20
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FTL is a good game. I don't bother doing the flagship battle, that's the lazy do-nothing-fleet's problem, not mine. The RNG exploration is what I play FTL for. Played more Mechcommander 1, replaying earlier missions. Funnily, doing missions with the greenest mechwarriors result in more enemy Mechs salvaged, with the tradeoff of my mechs being walking scrap heaps/exploded 2 bits afterwards. Will check out the multiplayer component this week with the Darkest Hours mod.
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Duzzy Funlop posted:FTL is being a dick On my first FTL run (on easy), I somehow stumbled all of the way to the flagship somehow and got obliterated because I didn't know a goddamn thing. I don't think I got even close during the next ten runs. Once you get a few runs going, you can sort of figure out what you need to get along the way to be successful in the flagship battle (usually 3/6 of max shields, max engines, anti-missile drones, boarding, cloaking, and 7-8 points of offensive damage). Really though, the most fun I had in FTL was going through the challenges to unlock all of the ships while just listening to the music. The soundtrack is really, really goddamn good.
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Sep 18, 2017 04:39
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started playing The Division on PC, i really like the mechanics behind the Dark Zone
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Sep 18, 2017 16:05
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The division is good until you get to max level and then you might as well uninstall.
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Sep 18, 2017 16:13
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the division was cool until it got super bullet spongey
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Shockules posted:The division is good until you get to max level and then you might as well uninstall. I heard that they made that part good though? With patches and stuff. Haven't played it since launch though. IDK, maybe I'll give it a try again once I get bored with Destiny 2. Nostalgia4Butts posted:the division was cool until it got super bullet spongey Oh yeah, I forgot that was the other thing I hated about that game. I can excuse bullet sponge stuff for games like Destiny but if you're wearing a hoodie and a bandana mask, four shots to the head from an M-14 is overkill and yet here we are.
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Sep 18, 2017 16:27
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according to the Games thread they did fix that poo poo but Im not there yet
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Sep 18, 2017 16:55
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"Fixed" is relative. It's still bullet spongy but nowhere near as egregious as it was on launch. There's also basically zero end game content besides grinding gear for the sake of it.
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Bolow posted:"Fixed" is relative. It's still bullet spongy but nowhere near as egregious as it was on launch. There's also basically zero end game content besides grinding gear for the sake of it. Gotta get better numbers
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Sep 18, 2017 17:09
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The mini 14 in pubg shoots like all guns should shoot.
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So uh there's a new Front Mission game coming out, and there's a Zone of the Enders remaster with VR support on the PS4 coming as well.
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lmao I've joked about a ZoE remake forever, can't believe it. The year of the mechs. Also the VR support 
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