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zoux posted:It won't be for away from a charger if I pull the trigger, it'll be for killing downtime at work. I bought a high powered gaming laptop for the same purpose but the fan is just slightly less loud than a jet engine takeoff and I feel like I'm irritating people with it - as well as myself - so I don't use it. And it gets so loving hot. It isn't a jet engine but you can definitely hear it when it starts to kick in. It basically has the fans of the gaming laptop that it functionally is. That said, it doesn't really get hot because of it.
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zoux posted:It won't be for away from a charger if I pull the trigger, it'll be for killing downtime at work. I bought a high powered gaming laptop for the same purpose but the fan is just slightly less loud than a jet engine takeoff and I feel like I'm irritating people with it - as well as myself - so I don't use it. And it gets so loving hot. the Deck does both things as well, it can get loud and very hot, but it highly depends what you intend to play, for how long and which FPS you're ok with. You have good control over the power level of the GPU and overall wattage so you can always go and tweak it, ofc for the loss of performance in some cases. Overall I would say it doesn't get as annoying as a laptop does and the frequency of the fan is bit more subtle, especially if you're not very close to it.
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I feel the size issue is not that big a deal, too. I have small lady hands and I don't find the Deck hard to hold or handle even for long periods. It feels really good in the hands in a way the Switch just doesn't.
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:the issue with size is the portability more than just the playing, no? Yeah portability is the issue. A Nintendo switch is 6.8" wide, a steam deck is 11.7" wide. It's big enough that when I pulled it out of its shipping box I went "gently caress that's bigger than I thought" and not in a hot way. There isn't a ton of wasted real estate, it just has a big screen and large touch pads which all add to the width.
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Standard cargo shorts should have big enough pockets for the Deck.
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Antigravitas posted:Standard cargo shorts should have big enough pockets for the Deck. What if I don't work at IT Helpdesk
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Just get an extra large fanny pack.
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CuddleCryptid posted:What if I don't work at IT Helpdesk
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https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1658169185682493441?t=cUZiFW0BsJAOSzOBQzij_g&s=19 Seems like a logical extention of the refund system.
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cheetah7071 posted:it's got a pedigree. First games was 1997. First popular game was 2002, and there have been official releases nearly every year since, on top of all the fan stuff people have talked about already. this is why leisure suit larry is held in such high regard
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Leisure Suit Larry: Highly Responsive to Players e: Subterranean Analingus Hwurmp fucked around with this message at 21:52 on May 15, 2023 |
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Hwurmp posted:make demos you cowards too much work, install this 100GB game instead
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The actual question about Steam… trials? Undemos? Is does that 90 minutes cut into your refund time because of how Steam tracks gameplay time? I assume someone has thought this far ahead but then again Valve.
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I'm intrigued by Hawken, I remember liking the game when I first played it like a decade ago. But the swap to PvE is definitely an odd one. Imagine I'll be too busy with TOTK and DOTA until next month and then D4 though so lemme know how it is, goons 
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kazil posted:too much work, install this 100GB game instead Even most demos these days are just the same 100GB exe with the make stuff work past level 1 parts taken out.
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Orv posted:The actual question about Steam… trials? Undemos? Is does that 90 minutes cut into your refund time because of how Steam tracks gameplay time? I assume someone has thought this far ahead but then again Valve. I would assume that it would count towards the two hours, since it's likely they are doing this to cut down on refunds. It's easier for them to just have the ticker run for 90 minutes for free than to process a bunch of refunds. They are basically doing the refund for you, in a sense
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RPATDO_LAMD posted:the issue with size is the portability more than just the playing, no? maybe I'm weird, but I feel like this isn't much of an issue in real-world usage Like yeah, the Switch is much smaller, but I'd feel like a buffoon carrying either one around in a pocket. I can't think of any situation where I've carried my Switch or SD somewhere without using some kind of proper bag. I have a big phone that's still much smaller than a Switch and I think that's about my upper limit for what can go in a pocket.
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Awesome! posted:but they already offer 2 hour free trials? And now they are 3.5 hour trials.
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CuddleCryptid posted:I would assume that it would count towards the two hours, since it's likely they are doing this to cut down on refunds. It's easier for them to just have the ticker run for 90 minutes for free than to process a bunch of refunds. They are basically doing the refund for you, in a sense This would be logical except humans haven’t been involved in the refund process in years. There’s no reason to make it easier and Valve still makes infinity dollars even with refunds.
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Does Hawken play like Titanfall 2 mech sections? I always wanted a full game out out of those.
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Hawken is UT2k4 but you’re a robot not a man or alien. Fast, dodges, some minor vertical flight.
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Hwurmp posted:make demos you cowards They'll circle-back-around with you and touch base to ensure that there is proper synergy with the 
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Paradoxish posted:maybe I'm weird, but I feel like this isn't much of an issue in real-world usage Orv posted:This would be logical except humans haven’t been involved in the refund process in years. There’s no reason to make it easier and Valve still makes infinity dollars even with refunds.
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Commander Keene posted:There's no reason to believe anyone at Valve cares enough to make their system track demo times separately from time played after paying for the game, either. Yeah that’s what I meant by “but Valve.” Someone had the - honestly good - idea of “hey let’s just standardize free trials across Steam” and that’s it. Someone built it and only that and here we go.
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fit em all up in there posted:https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/killer-bundle-26 This is a very odd bundle Worth it for Ascent, Dishonored, Dead Island, Heroes Hour, and Dusk though.
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Impermanent posted:Switch feels waaaay too fragile to carry around in a pocket. Yeah, there's no way I ever would. I don't even like bringing my 3DS places without putting it in a case.
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Nefarious 2.0 posted:this is why leisure suit larry is held in such high regard The comparison works. They're both games about scoring.
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Does anyone have any impressions of Songs of Conquest? Normally I don't buy games in EA, but it's currently on sale for 40% off, and seems like it's shaping up nicely. I love HoMM3 but I never liked the Ubisoft sequels. Kinda hoping this is the evolution I've been waiting for.
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FuriousGeorge posted:Does anyone have any impressions of Songs of Conquest? Normally I don't buy games in EA, but it's currently on sale for 40% off, and seems like it's shaping up nicely. I love HoMM3 but I never liked the Ubisoft sequels. Kinda hoping this is the evolution I've been waiting for. It's great! The newest campaign came out today and I'm going to be playing through it. I'm planning on posting some thoughts later Just like with any HoMM game the AI is really hit or miss. I've seen it do some braindead things, but I've also seen that in HoMM 3 HD+. They added randomly generated maps recently and retooled the map editor which is awesome to see
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