Morning Discussion
by Alice O'Connor, Nov 09, 2009 6:00am PSTI'm powering through my stack of unfinished games, polishing off Mass Effect this weekend. I'm glad I waited for a new computer to play as I would have missed out on all those wonderful clean lines--which I enjoyed an unhealthy amount--at the lowest graphics settings, not to mention some of video games' most spectacular skyboxes.
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New Zone of the Enders project underway
When you play on the PC, you can actually use TACTICS!! o_0
You can select characters, with your MOUSE, and choose an arbitrary position to make them walk to, WITH YOUR MOUSE :-X
you can zoom out and actually get a good idea of your tactical situation... you have much easier access to all your skills and abilities.. it's a waay better game.
On the 360, you always have to be in near-3rd-person view on one of your 4 party members, and the only way to command them to move somewhere is to take control of that party member, and then move them there in real-time (you can't pause and direct them to move somewhere, you have to guide them there yourself).. of course while your'e guiding your archer or spellcaster out of range, your other 3 guys are running wherever the fuck they feel like going.. unless you hold position and then your melee guys are stupid.
I feel like the only tactical opportunity I have is to move around with the mage so I can cast cone of frost (which owns btw) while everyone else autoattacks.. and when I see theit life dip I either cast heal or switch to them and order a potion quaff.
Don't get me wrong, I an totally adoring this game.. but if you haven't bought it yet and have a capable PC.. get the PC version, seriously.
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Now that I am once again a fledging member of society in the real world (those that do not know, I have just spent the last 3+ yrs in Iraq as a contractor) and have a new apartment, etc...it is time for a TV.
Looking for the best 46" + HD TV I can get...price not really too much of an object but please avoid posting $3000+ models.
I would be hooking up a laptop, perhaps a desktop, and a 360...possibly a PS3 in the future.
Don't really care if it's LCD or Plasma, and would gladly read advice on why to pick one over the other.
I have been watching a friends 40-something inch Sony Bravia and am amazed at the quality, but then again, I have been stuck in the desert for a few years with a 13" old-school tube tv...
Thanks in advance!
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MW2 PC shackers, post your steam id and I'll start a Steam group. I mean it this time. Don't be shy either, friend request me and hit me up. I'm sick of playing online games with strangers :(
http://steamcommunity.com/id/freakynipples69
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Inventory limit is a really annoying mechanic. Yeah you can get more space but still.
Side quests: a little better than the shit in ME but not by much. Would have been better to reduce the number and increase the quality.
The "Codex" thing is interesting but kinda hard to navifate.
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In reference to last night's live show by Seth Macfarlane, why does he often make fun of Gregory Peck? I just know he's an actor, big deal?
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He got a Tactical Nuke from a care package after only 4 kills.
Hopefully that doesnt happen too often
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Redwood Shores (Dead Space)
Tiburon (Madden, Tiger Woods)
Mythic (Warhammer Online)
Black Box (Need for Speed + Skate)
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25999
must be all that sweet facebook money.
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I have two, Outpost 2 and Total Annihilation. I can't really explain my love for Outpost 2, it's just something very different in the RTS genre (At least I think it is). TA goes without saying, It's the epic games that never seemed to end, It's the amazing artillary and the user made units that made it the finest example of the RTS genre until SupCom came out.
Honourary mention: Earth 2150
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Old and Busted:
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New Hotness:
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Anyone in MN want a 300 lbs boat anchor?
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Something that will go well with veggies and rice or whatever.
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Summery - Axeman808 hooked me up with a ton of game magazines and I will never run out of awesome stuff to read from back when PC games routinely cost $60+ and Windows 95 was that magical new OS that'd fix everything
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8349923.stm
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LA Times says James Cameron's Avatar will cost about $500 million when its all said and done. I think it will do well oversee, I see people here in the U.S. (even on this very forum) will bitch and moan about every little thing, which will hurt the boxoffice.
I personally cannot wait for the movie. I think its going to be epic.
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MW2 live PC multiplayer stream. No lag, that's good.
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you done fucked up man and you never make mistakes
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Nine shackers are playing CS:S right now.
IP address: 68.142.120.162:27016
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After 2 hours of playing the same bullshit over and over I'm ready to send the game back to Gamefly. I'm playing on Normal difficulty, and I know I am terrible at FPS on a console but I am not THIS terrible. Do those Hunters ever even turn around? I know shooting them in the back is the weak spot but this shit isn't even fun anymore. Already.
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So the pre-order dragon armor is pretty useless. You can't even use it until you are like level 10+. Seems like a stupid thing for them to do but it is EA.
Other than that I am enjoying the game greatly. After that first death in the Wilds causing me to rage, I haven't died since then. All of the battles are fairly easy. Supposedly Sloth is the hardest fight in the game and he went down without issue. I cannot wait to finish this though and move on to other games.
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