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What are your gaming plans for the summer? This poll is closed. |
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| Win at video games |
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37 | 23.72% |
| Hone gaming skills |
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27 | 17.31% |
| Unlock hardcore mode achievements |
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14 | 8.97% |
| More grinding |
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24 | 15.38% |
| Post about video games |
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54 | 34.62% |
| Total: | 82 votes | ||
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oh wait whoops that wasn't voxel doom, i could've sworn there was a project that was attempting something similar out thereCaptain Invictus posted:yeah but that moment at 17 seconds or so where she rotates the 2D sprite and it gets like 95% of the way there with making it accurately depict the figure being rotated despite being a flat thing, that was insane to me they're understandably vague about it, but what they've said in the comments is that it attempts to calculate per-bone depth data using educated guesses and then display them via UE4 shaders. i'm assuming it uses something like lightness/saturation to try and predict depth, similar to the depth models that stuff like controlnet uses in stable diffusion, though likely with less computational power required thanks to it being pixel art some programs like spine have been able to fake 3D reasonably well for 2D art for a while via mesh layouts and clever mathematical deformation, so i'm guessing this is the next evolution of that
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Jul 12, 2023 06:03
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I said come in! posted:I played 0 for the first time this year too, and am in agreement with you. Game is amazing. Same, and I probably owned it for like 2 years in a sale before actually starting it 
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Jul 12, 2023 06:14
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rf5 is the best the series has been as like, a game, but the writing is a lot less fun than 3 and 4, yeah, and that's usually the main draw.
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Jul 12, 2023 06:16
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Captain Invictus posted:hell loving yeah I knew with the announcement of Super Mario RPG Remake that Jonny would go nuts on a cover of some sort for it, and he did not disappoint  This slaps so hard PlushCow posted:Same, and I probably owned it for like 2 years in a sale before actually starting it Yak0 is easily a Top 10 GOAT game for me. I always love that Kuze's theme changes the last time you see them, cause they're fighting you as equals - and not beating you down like a punk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d59CAI-CbUA
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Jul 12, 2023 06:21
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Is there a goon consensus on whether the Steam Deck or Asus Ally is better, or is this one of those contentious topics that people are gonna fight over?
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Jul 12, 2023 07:22
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Argue posted:Is there a goon consensus on whether the Steam Deck or Asus Ally is better, or is this one of those contentious topics that people are gonna fight over? I think the goon consensus is «the Asus what?» Never heard of it before.
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Jul 12, 2023 07:31
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Is that the one that’s called like Rog? ROG? If it is Jeff Gerstmann of the Jeff Gerstmann Show said it’s a piece of junk with junky Armour Crate software and overheats to the point where it warps and the sd card falls out but it has a nice screen.
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Jul 12, 2023 08:02
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Ugh... that's troublesome because the Steam Deck isn't officially out here where I live and you have to go through a third party reseller; the big draw of the ROG Ally for me is that it's an official release and so has an actual 2 year warranty that you can fulfill without dealing with sending it abroad.
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Jul 12, 2023 08:04
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The Steam Deck from what i've been able to tell from what goons have said, and others have said on the internet, is the more well rounded handheld console. Less powerful, but balanced well between performance, build quality, software stability, and flexibility in how you use it.
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Jul 12, 2023 08:13
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Argue posted:Is there a goon consensus on whether the Steam Deck or Asus Ally is better, or is this one of those contentious topics that people are gonna fight over? I have a Steam Dreck and it is a truly excellent bit of kit. I have a huge steam library and because the whole thing is designed and maintained by Valve I can trust them saying 'this game works' because like a console they have to make sure it works for one specific system. Not only that but it is running on steam's version of linux which has less of an overhead for this stuff than the windows you would get on the Asus Ally - and probably a better battery life due to the way it has been designed to run. There are also a ton of plugins for it which help you get games not valve supported working - like the proton DB which will display badges on the game page telling you if it is platinum (works out the box), gold (most likely works, may have to choose a different version of proton), silver (will probably have to change proton, maybe a different control scheme), bronze (I would not try). I would seriously recommend the Steam Dreck more than the Ally because it has the full support of Valve and the community can assist with so much stuff, whereas the Ally looks like just a regular windows machine but you can hold it in your hands. Other fun things I have are a plugin that plays the main theme of the game when I am on the page, cool artwork changing for the library so I can use some really fun box art and such, power modulation so I can tell the deck how much of the battery to assign to what to make certain games last longer (do not need full power for a game like Timespinner for example but do for Forza Horizon 4 - both of which work perfectly).
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Jul 12, 2023 08:27
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i have both - tl;dr: deck for fuss-free gaming + longer battery life, ally for much better screen and game compatibility people tend to overlook that game compatibility for the deck is spotty - i'm playing dragon age inquisition and the deck doesn't handle controller support for it (at least the last time i tried) while the ally works. also, i get to play my pc game pass, epic game store, and blizzard games without doing to do any workarounds
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Jul 12, 2023 08:46
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I just finished the BG3 early access chapter and am going to try to squeeze in Octopath Traveler II between now and August 3rd.
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Jul 12, 2023 09:44
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Apparently they're adding like 30% new dialogue and stuff to the opening chapter for release
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Jul 12, 2023 11:22
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exquisite tea posted:I just finished the BG3 early access chapter and am going to try to squeeze in Octopath Traveler II between now and August 3rd. do you think you can keep up the pace and then completely double back in 3 weeks? good luck, gamer 
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Jul 12, 2023 11:34
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There are many gamers for whom playing three 60+ hour RPGs back-to-back would be completely exhausting. They are weak, unlike me.
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Jul 12, 2023 11:51
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I will be back home in a little over a week and it will be FF16 into Baldur's Gate 3 probably
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Jul 12, 2023 11:57
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MechaSeinfeld posted:Is that the one that’s called like Rog? ROG? If it is Jeff Gerstmann of the Jeff Gerstmann Show said it’s a piece of junk with junky Armour Crate software and overheats to the point where it warps and the sd card falls out but it has a nice screen. https://clips.twitch.tv/BlazingUninterestedBeanUncleNox-pUsBSeuXtq10EnKH
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Jul 12, 2023 11:58
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Argue posted:Is there a goon consensus on whether the Steam Deck or Asus Ally is better, or is this one of those contentious topics that people are gonna fight over? Nah for most recommendations people are gonna say the Deck. There are specific instances where the Ally is a better choice (If you need something beefier to play AAA games or if you play a lot of multiplayer so you want something running Windows to not get locked out by anti-cheat stuff and you don't wanna take the time to install Windows on a deck, etc) but as a general rule the Deck is the way to go.
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Jul 12, 2023 13:45
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:I will be back home in a little over a week and it will be FF16 into Baldur's Gate 3 probably I've got about a week long break between games, but i'm probably going to end up playing Pikmin 4 into BG3.
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Jul 12, 2023 14:15
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I reached archon in dota 2 last night which means those 7000 hours were well invested and I can now claim to be an average dota player instead of below average
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Jul 12, 2023 14:31
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JollyBoyJohn posted:I reached archon in dota 2 last night which means those 7000 hours were well invested and I can now claim to be an average dota player instead of below average hell yeah congrats
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Jul 12, 2023 14:49
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ShallNoiseUpon posted:hell yeah congrats Thank you ShallNoiseUpon! Hate to perpetuate a dota stereotype but I got fed up supporting and started slamming carry with Muerta and Juggernaut every game. Had 2 rampages this week. WOOOOOOOO
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Jul 12, 2023 15:05
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JollyBoyJohn posted:Thank you ShallNoiseUpon! sometimes you just have to slay, until you realize you're very bad at it and then go back to playing support. not that i would know anything about this.
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Jul 12, 2023 15:08
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JollyBoyJohn posted:I reached archon in dota 2 last night which means those 7000 hours were well invested and I can now claim to be an average dota player instead of below average they claimed to have retooled the whole ranking system, and I'm slightly curious what my rank would be, but I just can't bring myself to play ranked again.
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Jul 12, 2023 15:34
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bone emulator posted:they claimed to have retooled the whole ranking system, and I'm slightly curious what my rank would be, but I just can't bring myself to play ranked again. They did, most of my herald friends got pushed up to crusader, 2 of my 5k friends lost like 400-600 mmr. It's probably not a good reason to go back to ranked dota, certainly not bigger than my 2 biggest reasons - friends and weed
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Jul 12, 2023 15:41
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Why not use normal rank names instead these generic fantasy titles. Archon is above crusader is above herald is above berserker is above shadowdancer is above titan is above is warlord is above godrick the grafted
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Jul 12, 2023 15:56
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As far as I'm aware all of the tekken ranks are completely accurate to real life martial arts
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Jul 12, 2023 16:02
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Jay Rust posted:Why not use normal rank names instead these generic fantasy titles. Archon is above crusader is above herald is above berserker is above shadowdancer is above titan is above is warlord is above godrick the grafted Because where do you go after bronze silver gold
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Jul 12, 2023 16:11
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Jay Rust posted:Why not use normal rank names instead these generic fantasy titles. Archon is above crusader is above herald is above berserker is above shadowdancer is above titan is above is warlord is above godrick the grafted This is an intentional obfuscation. People don't like to be in "bronze" but being a "crusader" is fine
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Jul 12, 2023 16:13
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JollyBoyJohn posted:Because where do you go after bronze silver gold platinum and then further into the rare earths This weekend I'm going to grind out my upgrade from tellurium to ytterbium
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Jul 12, 2023 16:17
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MMF Freeway posted:This is an intentional obfuscation. People don't like to be in "bronze" but being a "crusader" is fine but everyone knows the rank hierarchy anyway
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Jul 12, 2023 16:18
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JollyBoyJohn posted:Because where do you go after bronze silver gold Very easy. Bronze < Silver < Gold < Platinum < Diamond < Meteorium < Truesteel MMF Freeway posted:This is an intentional obfuscation. People don't like to be in "bronze" but being a "crusader" is fine Makes sense. Still not what I would prefer. Hearthstone does bronze-silver-gold-platinum-diamond-legend (each with "subranks" numbered from 10 to 1) and i think that's great I don't play pvp
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Jul 12, 2023 16:21
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ShallNoiseUpon posted:but everyone knows the rank hierarchy anyway sure but it subtly changes how people feel about them. same reason they've starting calling easy modes "explorer" or "story" for instance.
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Jul 12, 2023 16:23
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Real game difficulties are quotes indicating how much you need your mommy or how ready you are for bloated HP bars
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Jul 12, 2023 16:26
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JollyBoyJohn posted:Because where do you go after bronze silver gold crypto
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Jul 12, 2023 16:27
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I miss when the easy difficulties were named like "I'm a Widdle Baby Pwease Don't Huwwt Me." I thought it was funny.
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Jul 12, 2023 16:27
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MMF Freeway posted:sure but it subtly changes how people feel about them. same reason they've starting calling easy modes "explorer" or "story" for instance. They should call them baby mode, normal mode, and gamer mode instead
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Jul 12, 2023 16:28
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RBA Starblade posted:They should call them baby mode, normal mode, and gamer mode instead
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Jul 12, 2023 16:29
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In re4make the description of hard mode is like "for those that have played RE4 before". well I've played RE4 a lot so I picked it and uhh no capcom this is not the same game, too hard!!!
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Jul 12, 2023 16:33
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I miss low effort easy modes like Mickley mouse's Castle of illusion which ended after the first 2 levels on easy
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Jul 12, 2023 16:35
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