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Gay Rat Wedding posted:that's rad, I've listened to the F plus off and on for a few years now and never knew this. alltalk servers were definitely a great part of TF2's community with everyone being able to yell at the entire server at once and no way to communicate without the other team hearing it The brilliant thing about alltalk is that tryhards can't shittalk their own teammates without being laughed at by the opposing team, so if someone wants to shittalk they need to do it to their opponents, who can kill them in retaliation; a much more entertaining dynamic. It's the perfect example of how focusing your game too much on e-sports competitiveness will always result in a miserable wasteland of endless whiners. The downside is having twice the chance of a real fucko in voicechat, though, especially if your voice isn't bog-standard-white-male-gamer. But in casual servers you feel no obligation to stick around with assholes for the sake of your MMR so you can just leave! Pigbuster fucked around with this message at 22:40 on Aug 9, 2020 |
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What’s the state of Planetside 2 these days, anyhow? I was last playing it about five years ago and, as someone who came up on Battlefield 2142, I loved the gamefeel, everything was just right. The only thing I didn’t enjoy was getting pushed around by huge blobs of clan players; the metagame was kind of insipid and I found myself wishing that there were just smaller map, 64player servers, but so long as you didn’t get foolishly attached to a hunk of land and remained fluid it was the best FPS around. Are MAXes still dominating the game? Are biolabs fun yet?
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Anonymous Robot posted:What’s the state of Planetside 2 these days, anyhow? I was last playing it about five years ago and, as someone who came up on Battlefield 2142, I loved the gamefeel, everything was just right. I think it had a resurgence recently when they added in flying fortresses, no clue if that stuck tho. I'd be surprised if it changed from blobfights and backcaps since attrition is kind of the name of the game.
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In AssCreed:Odyssey, are the Cultists "laid out" in order by level or anything like that? I'm maybe somewhere around level 25-29, I've done most of the 2 top-left branches but the last guy in that branch is like fuckin' level 45 or something. I just want to grind them to get my Level 5 Spear so I can max out my poison skills  Should I just plug on through the story?
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Aug 9, 2020 23:27
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Blattdorf posted:Post-Void is now one of the top games of 2020 in my mind. I've beaten it twice now and yet I still keep coming back for more. I wish I could pin it to my Recently Played list solely because of the art: 
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Sab669 posted:In AssCreed:Odyssey, are the Cultists "laid out" in order by level or anything like that? I'm maybe somewhere around level 25-29, I've done most of the 2 top-left branches but the last guy in that branch is like fuckin' level 45 or something. I'm doing the same thing for the same reason. So many upgrades that I can't max out  I'm not actually too sure how the levels work but I've been having some success just working on a different cultist if I have one that's too high level then coming back later. It took me a while to realize that it's giving you hints how to "discover" them.
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If I want to jam on some Guilty Gear next time Fanatical has a bundle, I just really need the latest release unless I want to see cutscenes?
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Irritated Goat posted:If I want to jam on some Guilty Gear next time Fanatical has a bundle, I just really need the latest release unless I want to see cutscenes? You are in luck: the full package of the latest revision with all DLC characters is on sale.
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explosivo posted:I'm doing the same thing for the same reason. So many upgrades that I can't max out Yea I kind of move around once I realized "Oh I cannot complete this branch now" but I'm having a hard time finding clues. https://www.powerpyx.com/assassins-creed-odyssey-all-cultist-locations/ This website seems have a pretty good guide, but the images are loving tiny.
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Saoshyant posted:You are in luck: the full package of the latest revision with all DLC characters is on sale. I’m possibly insane for playing for the story but thanks!
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MonkeyforaHead posted:Ahem. That sounds amazing, and thanks for sharing all of that. It definitely feels like the kind of experience that comes with having been there and seen it develop. Most of the stuff you say requires having experienced the game before that even becomes significant. I'll fart around with it and see if it grabs me, but it probably won't.
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Sab669 posted:Yea I kind of move around once I realized "Oh I cannot complete this branch now" but I'm having a hard time finding clues. Once you hit level 50 you can take on literally anyone (at least on Hard)....except for another thing that's mostly unrelated and I'm not going to ruin.
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credburn posted:That sounds amazing, and thanks for sharing all of that. It definitely feels like the kind of experience that comes with having been there and seen it develop. Most of the stuff you say requires having experienced the game before that even becomes significant. As a final note, if you unbind the voice chat key and type "voice_enable 0" in the console you can disable voice chat entirely. You can still use the character barks for basic communication. Much as I enjoy the game, that's made the last few years much more tolerable. Unrelatedly, did anyone ever play Saints Row 3 Remastered and have impressions? I only just remembered that it came out but nobody seems to bring it up.
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MonkeyforaHead posted:As a final note, if you unbind the voice chat key and type "voice_enable 0" in the console you can disable voice chat entirely. You can still use the character barks for basic communication. Much as I enjoy the game, that's made the last few years much more tolerable. It's languishing on the Epic store so I think most people are biding their time on it.
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I ran into a really obnoxious bug in Doom (2016). A window popped up during a firefight saying that Doom has crashed, you can fill this out for a bug report. I was like, ah man that sucks. Then I noticed the Doom application was still running. I tabbed back into the game and... it was fine? So I just kept playing for like two hours. But none of my progress after that quasi-crash got saved. So today I had to replay about 2 hours' worth of the game to get back to where I was. Known issue?
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Gods loving all drat hell, I just want to bitch about something. I'm playing Hitman 1 (thanks for the advice you guys gave on getting it working and not crashing and other questions I had) and I'm trying to get this challenge "In Plain Sight" which requires Mr. Fortyseven to trigger the fireworks display and kill both targets within ten seconds of each other without being spotted using a sniper rifle. So I do it. Trigger fireworks, then when they come out to check it out I go bambam, like maybe two seconds between them. Then I run away and escape. But it doesn't say I beat the challenge, and it doesn't tell me like what I did wrong. I'm not spotted, but when I shoot the sniper rifle, it does say "SEARCHING..." like the guards are investigating the sound. But they don't recognize me as a villain so I don't think that counts as "being spotted" but gently caress god dammit I've been at this for a while and it's really frustrating me.
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credburn posted:Gods loving all drat hell, I just want to bitch about something. to quote the walkthrough: 8. Once you’re at the top of the tower, sight up the balcony and the courtyard below. Trigger the fireworks. Dahlia will be first out, onto the balcony – don’t shoot her! Wait for Victor to also come out on the courtyard directly below her. Dahlia will move to the edge of the balcony and at this point Victor will be directly below her. At this point, quickly pop them both with the sniper. 9. Guards will recognize the location of the shooter, so either get out of there fast or find a hiding place for when they arrive. Escape and that challenge is complete! https://www.vg247.com/2019/02/04/hi...20each%20other.
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don't HZD and Death Stranding run on the same engine? a lot of people (me included) had bizarre performance issues with DS, despite our systems being at least at recommended sys reqs, and with none of the tweaks doing much. similarly lots of people had the game run flawlessly, or even better than it was supposed to. my point is that it might be a case of a console exclusive studio just really not being able to program for a million different hardware configs, or having the knowledge of how to QA that. it's a big title so they'll probably at least put some work in to fix it, but if you have a cursed machine you might just be SOL.
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Million Ghosts posted:don't HZD and Death Stranding run on the same engine? Yeah they do.
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credburn posted:Gods loving all drat hell, I just want to bitch about something. Beyond StrixNebulosa's advice that guards will make their way to where you shot from, know that the very first sniper rifle you unlock is terrible. No silencer, barely any zoom. It is much easier to do sniper related challenges once you get a Sieger rifle. If you own the Legacy GOTY Edition you have access to Cheveyo Calibration escalation on A House Built on Sand. You can find that via Destinations > Marrakesh and then the final box on the right. Completing that will unlock the Sieger Ghost, the best sniper rifle in the game. If you just have the Legacy Pack then it will taks a while to get a Sieger. There is one unlocked at Colorado mastery level 15 and another at Hokkaido mastery level 20. Million Ghosts posted:don't HZD and Death Stranding run on the same engine? a lot of people (me included) had bizarre performance issues with DS, despite our systems being at least at recommended sys reqs, and with none of the tweaks doing much. similarly lots of people had the game run flawlessly, or even better than it was supposed to. my point is that it might be a case of a console exclusive studio just really not being able to program for a million different hardware configs, or having the knowledge of how to QA that. it's a big title so they'll probably at least put some work in to fix it, but if you have a cursed machine you might just be SOL. The difference is that Death Stranding was made with a PC version in mind. HZD's port is an afterthought, something that was decided on long after the game came out. I also think one port was made by the original developers (DS) and the other definitely was not (HZD). Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 08:14 on Aug 10, 2020 |
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Sab669 posted:In AssCreed:Odyssey, are the Cultists "laid out" in order by level or anything like that? I'm maybe somewhere around level 25-29, I've done most of the 2 top-left branches but the last guy in that branch is like fuckin' level 45 or something. Some cultists you can get to almost immediately, a few are hidden behind main story quests, some you can just randomly kill by stabbing people in the street before you even find out who they are. Chances are if there's a big sidequest chain or large fort on the island, it's going to result in finding a cultist.
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So, what exactly about Yakuza Kiwami do people keep suggesting you skip it for? I'm 4 hours in and aside from combat being not as great it seems exactly like Yakuza 0 in all the ways that matter.
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pentyne posted:So, what exactly about Yakuza Kiwami do people keep suggesting you skip it for? I'm 4 hours in and aside from combat being not as great it seems exactly like Yakuza 0 in all the ways that matter. It's just burnout. The game feels like an expansion to people who just came out of 0, without them realizing it's one of the more important games, lore-wise. The only bad thing in Kiwami are the side quests. As the first game in the series, they hadn't found their footing on that aspect yet. edit: oh, and the regenerating health bosses, 'cause that poo poo sucks bad. You should prioritize any skill upgrade that deals with it. Saoshyant fucked around with this message at 10:30 on Aug 10, 2020 |
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It's a remake of the first game in a long-running series, with all the weaknesses that implies. It's why I suggested once that if you're going to play it, you're better off playing it first, simply so that it looks better by comparison.
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Saoshyant posted:It's just burnout. The game feels like an expansion to people who just came out of 0, without them realizing it's one of the more important games, lore-wise. The side quests are a bit odd but I found a series of them that give you 10-15 exp levels each encounter right off the bat so you can very quickly level up your skills. Many others have been almost entirely flavor text or kind of zany for the sake of it but I am absolutely going to 100% any of the pocket racer content. The CP skills seem way underdeveloped too, the battle skills are all expensive and just unlock items? while the regular skills are all the insanely useful things like item finders, increased dash time, and eat when full. I guess I could finally learn how to play majong and shogi, that could make it more fun.
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Anonymous Robot posted:What’s the state of Planetside 2 these days, anyhow? I was last playing it about five years ago and, as someone who came up on Battlefield 2142, I loved the gamefeel, everything was just right. Overall it's more or less the same, you either solo with the zergs, or do some fun stuff with an outfit instead. Unless totally diving into it again, I think solo experience will still be less fun except for the occasional farming. I recently joined up with a few EU players and had tons of fun for an evening, most of them still playing frequently so having all the necessary ressources. Biolabs got like 3+ overhauls and can be gone much faster as before. Dunno about MAX units, but they've been nerfed a long time ago so putting up 3 FLAK MAX units doesn't result in complete air denial anymore.
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The Joe Man posted:I wouldn't read this guide since from what I know and have played, it'll likely ruin a few story surprises. Just relax and find them as you go: some are tied to the main quest, some are random/found through clues scattered around in camps, some are at sea (look for unique sail designs), etc... Fortunately IDGAF about story  I don't even know what the story is, (spoilers I guess??) My brother leads a cult so therefore I guess I need to go find my mom? OK, I don't care, just let me stabbity stab dudes
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I just got a refund approved on a game I bought during the sale but only installed last week. It was topping out at 10 fps. So I'm just going to buy it on my recently acquired PS4 instead.
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Zetsubou-san posted:I just got a refund approved on a game I bought during the sale but only installed last week. It was topping out at 10 fps. So I'm just going to buy it on my recently acquired PS4 instead. What game was that?
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Anyone buy a gift of Lobotomy Corp while it was on sale? I thought it would be on until the sales switched over today.
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You can't buy gift copies to save on Steam any more.
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StrixNebulosa posted:https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/551620/view/2755593078928295795 Finally! I kept checking every few months or so if he managed to save his game from Shrapnel's clutches. Seriously, gently caress that company.
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Blattdorf posted:Post-Void is now one of the top games of 2020 in my mind. I've beaten it twice now and yet I still keep coming back for more. https://www.webmd.com/urinary-incontinence-oab/post-void-residual-test 
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Hey, oddly specific question: Has anyone used their tablet/phone for Steam's in-house streaming? Was thinking that it may work really well for 4X/XCOM type of games depending on the control implementation, but after googling a bit I'm not finding a lot of info. Steam does seem to have an "optimised for tablet remote play" section, but the first 4 'most popular' hits are CSGO, PUBG, DTAV and Siege, which... huh?!
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Edmond Dantes posted:Hey, oddly specific question: Has anyone used their tablet/phone for Steam's in-house streaming? Was thinking that it may work really well for 4X/XCOM type of games depending on the control implementation, but after googling a bit I'm not finding a lot of info. Steam does seem to have an "optimised for tablet remote play" section, but the first 4 'most popular' hits are CSGO, PUBG, DTAV and Siege, which... huh?!
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Cardiovorax posted:I've used my own Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 for it, do you have any specific questions? It basically does the same thing as Steam Remote Play: you run the game on your PC and the tablet will show you what is happening and take your input. I was able to hook up my Steam Controller through bluetooth very painlessly. It worked rather wonkily because my wifi used to be hot garbage, but I've substantially upgraded since and I imagine it would work fairly decently these days. Wasn't great when I tried to use it to stream Asscreed Odyssey between my PC and my laptop, but like with many types of game streaming, it just works better when there isn't a lot of fast and frantic movement. For slower-paced strategy games, it's pretty solid. Yeah, could have explained what I meant better. I was wondering how the touch controls worked with stuff like XCOM/4X, for some reason was expecting to be able to just... tap on the screen to select units, use menus and stuff? But it looks like it's just a controller overlay you use instead. May look into hooking up a controller to it.
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Yeah, it's sadly not a full tablet mode for games, it's just a remote display for what you have working on your regular PC. You will need to live with it either running an on-screen emulation of standard controls or hook up bluetooth peripherals. I don't have any bluetooth keyboards or mice, so I have no idea it would accept those... but hey, it might.
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Ugly In The Morning posted:What game was that? Death end re;Quest
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