Weekend Discussion: Haters Gonna Hate
Normally I'm not one for animated .GIFs, but this recent classic really strikes a chord with me.
No, it's not commentary on any one particular issue, person or concern. Instead it's just a wonderful catch-all for what seems to be an ever-increasing wave of negativity.
Why's that? Because, quite simply, haters are gonna hate. Have a good one!
What are you doing right now? Pics plz!
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A problem I've found in several RPGs is that after a few hours in, I realise all the mistakes I made in choosing my character, class and skills, and feel the need to restart. Does anyone else have this problem? The start of the game is when you know absolutely nothing about how it plays, and how its systems work, but you're expected to make decisions that will affect the next 10, 20, even 100 hours of gameplay.
Oblivion tried to fix this by allowing you to change your decisions after leaving the initial sewer, but that was still far too early for me. It was probably after 5 hours or so that I realised all my mistakes.
What else can games do to fix this?
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This game is awesome in a can. Post your stories and questions! Make sure to remember spoilers!
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So has anyone played this yet?? Early news it is pretty good and only $20 on Steam.
This video of the game play looks pretty damn sweet!
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/raid-on-shattered-horizon/58509
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Torchlight isn't totally doing it for me (I'm not a clicky clicky fan as it is), but I'm going to plug away at it some more before I make a firm decision. Going to give Sacred and Divine Divinity a shot, too since they're supposed to be among the best of the genre. FWIW, I didn't like Diablo or Diablo II...I've only really enjoyed Nox.
Maybe I'll spend some time with Gothic again and see if I can get the grips of the control better. That game is otherwise so. damn. neat. Love the game world so much...feels so alive. Maybe I should just play The Witcher?
Oh, and I just finished reripping Realms of the Haunting. :D :D :D
tl;dr - Lining up my next game for once I finish Borderlands!
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To anyone here who has the viewpoint that griping about a game is lame or annoying, can you please explain why you have that viewpoint? I just find it extremely confusing. What if it was a game you'd be really looking forward to, only to have the company crap on that game (we all know the company I'm speaking about)? Why would it be acceptable to just sit back and say nothing like a good little boy? Seriously?
Is the "pushback annoyance" (as I've termed it) from some folks due to irritation with having to listen to large amounts of general negativity on your chosen website? If that's it, why not just ignore the posts?
Is it because you don't think that posting about it is going to do any good so everyone should just shut-up and take it? Because I think it's healthier for our industry if the customers actually post their thoughts in a community forum - likes, dislikes, ambivalence...that kind of thing.
Or is just because (still referring to a game we'll call Wodern Marfare 2, LOL) people think that gripers don't have the right to gripe until they see the finished product? But I'd say that we've heard enough directly already from the developers to know that it's extremely unlikely for us to like the finished product (not to mention the stupidity seen in some of these interviews - COUGH, COUGH..BEST BUY INTERVIEW..COUGH, COUGH....)?
I'm just wondering...please help me understand this pushback viewpoint. I appreciate anyone who takes the time to explain themselves. And folks, especially those of us who are extremely upset about a certain game sequel due out on the 10th, please give whoever posts in here the benefit of the doubt. Let's try to be friendly about it, if possible - I know it's the Shack, where "anything goes" but it couldn't hurt to hear each other out once in a while with a bit less ardor and angst.
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You know, I've never felt like the light saber combat in the game was very good, so I totally agree with them on that bit (and that the main jedi battles kind of blew), but the criticism against the level design can totally eat my ass. Jedi Knight's levels were fucking. awesome. Both for its time and even today. So what if the graphics are fairly primitive? It's one of the few games that can really induce a sense of vertigo and there's some extremely intense scenes throughout the game.
Haven't even bothered trying to really read through the rest of the issue yet, but my hopes aren't very high. The PC Gamer I know and love is long dead :(
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Pros? Cons? What's it all about?
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Figures.
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here's a really good video of MW2 domination game, 10 minutes long.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0SfBzfiSa0
the guy kinda plays like i do. BTW, that SCAR absolutely RAPES, so does that chopper gunner killstreak.
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Stupid system wont post (thought I wasnt sure of its ability to boot)
Ugh, what a waste of a couple hours. Stupid motherboard.
What do you guys do with dead electronics?
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I'm at some bar with a 1.2 gallon margarita while I wait on my friend to arrive. But someone in the know tell me about these drugs at the pharmacies. I can just walk in and buy bottles of vicodin?
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The best game ever is now up for pre-order on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/41000
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ze9jes-JtU
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I've got a receiver (Denon AVR-1910) and a sub (SVS 20-39PC+, pictured here: http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs066.snc3/13370_641689292479_12800088_36767910_2778580_n.jpg )
I need speakers to fill out my setup, mainly for gaming and movies, with some occasional music. I was thinking of just getting front & center channels, but apparently that will be no good as I'd have to use them in stereo or risk losing the rear channel sounds altogether. I'm planning to spend no more than $1000 for a complete surround set-up, but hopefully less and not necessarily all at once. Here's what's at the top of my list so far:
SVS Option:
SCS-01(M) Front & Center, SBS-01 Surround: $812 ($689 + $123 shipping)
http://www.svsound.com/products-spks-scs01.cfm
SVS is quite well-regarded, but I'm slightly concerned with the low sensitivity (85-87dB) driving up my power bill to get the same loudness out of them. They publish a frequency response chart which seems decent, but ~80Hz @ -3dB seems a bit weak.
Polk Option:
TSi200 front & surround, CS10 Center: $717 ($299 + $299 + $119 + free shipping @ newegg)
http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/tsi/index.php?s=tsi200
http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/tsi/index.php?s=cs10
Quite good reviews all-round, although one guy on newegg complained of distortion if you crank up the volume... he could have been overdriving them, I'm not sure. Higher sensitivty rating than SVS (89dB-91dB), and a broader claimed frequency response, but they don't publish a chart so I'm not sure if I should believe them.
I haven't listened to any of these speakers because I can't find them in a local store. I'm not interested in Klipsch or Bose, but was hoping to at least find some Polk to listen to nearby. Definitive seems overpriced also, should I give them a chance? I've seen other online-only speakers recommended, like HSU and Aperion... do they offer anything in the price & performance range I'm considering? HSU seems to use horns like Klipsch, which gives them very high sensitivty ratings, but I'm concerned that it would be fatiguing like Klipsch. Aperion seems overpriced for similar size drivers (5.25" is what I'm considering).
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http://www.glamour.com/women-of-the-year/2009/marissa-mayer
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Any place downtown where I can preorder MW2 besides Gamestop, so I can maintain my irrational disdain for them, or do I have to just suck it up for this one time?
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I built a new PC last night, and it was probably the snag-free build I've ever done--worked great on its first power-on, it's amazingly quiet, got Windows 7 installed. I'm super happy. So that's great. There's just one really annoying thing that I can't get past.
I installed Win7 on a clean SSD, and I'm using my three other existing hard drives for data storage and large applications like games. I don't want to format those drives because they already have so much stuff there and organized; there's no point in wiping them totally. But one has my old Vista installation on it, and I just want to get rid of it because it's 20-something gigabytes and I want to clean up that drive. However, there seems to be nothing I can do to get my computer to let me delete it. Originally, it was telling me I needed permission from TrustedInstaller to get rid of it.
After fiddling around with permissions for a while, I gave my current account (the only account on this machine, and an administrator) full rights to this folder and subfolder. Now, amazingly, it is telling me I can't delete it because I need permission from myself.
"You need permission to perform this action," it says. "You need permission from Remo-PC\Remo to make changes to this folder."
That's me! I'm signed in as that account. Anyone managed to achieve what I'm attempting?
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Also, I'm looking to sell/trade a bunch of xbox360 games and RROD console :(
Looking to make the switch to the PS3. Demon's Souls, Uncharted2, Valkyrie Chronicles, and MW2 call my name.
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How much time have you put into this game so far? If I add up my characters it's around 86 hours. Holy shit. I told my friends I'd be really surprised if I got 100 hours out of this game like I did titan quest, and chances are I will. I'm still playing the shit out of it this weekend, and single player at that.
My original character, a soldier, is level 50 and was only played in a group of four. We finished playthrough 2 yesterday leaving some side quests hanging. He has over two days logged. Then I have a level 38 hunter I'm charging through playthrough 2 with today. I have characters for the other two classes but they're only level 5 or 6 and only contribute 1.5 - 2 hours to the total.
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E6600 Core 2 Duo on a 975XBX2 (BadAxe2)
or
Either a Phenom II 550BE or Athlon 620 on a GA-MA785G-UD3H
Both would have 4GB ram and a Radeon 4870
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If anyone has questions I'm happy to answer them!
p.s. shackdroid rocks, and so does stonedonkey
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It was pretty good, follows a bunch of ODST's and a Spartan on an assassination mission.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3yH1l8EUJw
Basically, they're a novelty, you can't walk and do anything while having them on because the depth perception is way off due to it being a one eyed NVG and a cheap one at that. They dude that tested them couldn't even flip a light switch in the dark. Pre-order canceled, the Hardened Edition comes with all the same stuff except for the goggles and head stand, so I'm good to go now. I wonder if Call of Duty 1 will be available on XBL and PSN on Tuesday?
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My iphone glass replacement: besides pulling all the teeny bits of glue from the original glass off of the plastic frame, it's actually pretty easy. Getting the phone open isn't particularly easy either, but it happened eventually with enough worrying of the screen. However: don't try and pull the stickers off of the ribbon cables on the digitizer. They are there for a reason. The ribbon cables are pretty flimsy and will tear without much force at all :(
$120 for next day shipping and I'm hoping to have it back by Tuesday.
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