StaceyPowers

When you are playing a new game, do you research when to play DLCs, or do you just guess?

That's a good question. I sometimes do some things that I wouldn't otherwise do just to get the attached achievement or reward, but there are lines I do not cross.

Why do so few games feature climbable ladders? Is it because they tend to be especially buggy or something? (I know this was a problem in The Outer Worlds, a rare game with climbable ladders—companions would climb them out into space during dialogue with other followers, and then promptly die) Or is there some other issue with them? It does not seem like it should be a difficult thing to include in games, and yet apparently it is.

They are all gorgeous designs, especially the Captain America one 🙂 And that discount is incredible!

They are all gorgeous designs, especially the Captain America one 🙂 And that discount is incredible!

I bought @Rain Dew this exact kind of chair a few years ago, and she loves it. It's not any theme or anything, it's just blue and black colored. But the design of the chair is identical. So I can confirm that they're really comfortable. The two pillows on it can be annoying as hell, depending on how you angle the chair to use it. But otherwise we have no issues whatsoever with it.

VGR Forum has just achieved an incredible milestone. We now have more than 100,000 posts! It seems like just yesterday we hit 10,000 posts. Our community truly has grown by leaps and bounds. I want to personally thank each of you for your contributions to our conversations here on the forum. You are what has made VGR the welcoming, thriving community it is today. I can’t wait to see how our forum will continue to grow and flourish over the years ahead.
If I could, I would thank every single member individually here. As it is, I know that I cannot possibly get around to everyone. But I want to at least highlight the contributions of some of our core members:
@Shagger: You have done a wonderful job as our first moderator on VGR keeping everything running smoothly and creating a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere. And even with all of your hard work as moderator, you still find time to compose detailed replies to threads. Thank you so much.
@Crazycrab: For two years now, you’ve offered members in-depth replies, especially on technical topics. Thank you for all of your wonderful posts, and for being our resident crustacean.
@The Blackangel Thank you for being one of our core members since 2018, and for taking the time to post thoughtful responses to so many threads over the years. As one of our longest-standing members, we can’t imagine VGR forum without you.
@StaceyPowers We know you don’t have as much time as you’d like here since you are busy with articles for VGR, but you still manage to get around to creating regular new threads. Thanks for giving us new topics to delve into.
@DylanC You have been with us since 2018, making you one of our most established core members. Over all of this time, you’ve been steady with your topics and posts, always keeping the conversation flowing.
@Family sedanNot only are you a prolific commenter, but you follow up on conversations and keep them going with plenty of enjoyable back-and-forth. Thanks for your contributions.
@m76 You’ve been a core member of our forum for more than a year now. Thank you for engaging our members with regular posts and compelling, in-depth responses on a range of topics.
@Head_Hunter It is hard to believe that you have only been with us for a couple of months now. In that time, you have been incredibly prolific, becoming one of our most active posters. We can count on you to reply to just about every topic—even those that other forum members miss. Thank you for actively engaging with so many threads.
@skyfire Since the beginning of 2019, you have shared your thoughts with us on so many gaming topics. You continue to post regularly to Gaming News. Thank you for making sure our members never miss out on the latest updates.
@Justin11 You also have only been with us for a couple of months, but already it is easy to forget that it hasn’t been for years. Your frequent posts have done a lot to keep the conversation going. Thank you for that.
@Boblee Since joining VGR forum earlier this year, you have become one of our most active and involved members, consistently connecting with everyone on the forum. Thanks for becoming a core member of our community.
@Heatman You are a member we can count on to respond to so many threads. I really appreciate your interaction with our members in the more than two and a half years you have now been with us.
@Razor1911 You have become a prominent member of our community since you joined earlier this year. Thank you so much for your continued posting and conversation.
@Darth For the past two years, you have been a consistent contributor around the forum, discussing systems, games and news. Thanks for being such a reliable and dedicated member.
@Empire For more than three years now, you have shared your insights with us and been an engaging conversationalist. Thank you for being one of our longest-standing core members.
@killamch89 Since joining up in December 2018, you have been one of the most active regulars around VGR forum. Moreover, you are always happy to help out other members who have a question about a game. Thank you for your part in making VGR such a great place.
@kingpotato We really miss you around here—you were one of our first really active members. We hope to see you again soon. It isn’t the same without you. Also, congratulations on being a newlywed.
@Reality vs Adventure Your insightful and detailed replies are always compelling to read, and do a lot to fuel conversation. Thank you for all of your contributions in the more than a year you have been a VGR member.
@Patrik You’re coming up on one year on VGR forum, and during that time, we’ve all come to appreciate your posts and replies. Thank you for being a core part of our community.
@AlexanderYou’ve now been with us for just over three years! Thank you for your post replies as well as your threads asking community members engaging questions.
@AndreiMirfi: Thank you for your contributions over the past year and more you’ve been on VGR forum. From welcoming new members to replying regularly to threads, you do a lot for our community. I hope school is treating you well.
@mont86 It’s been nearly three years since you joined us, and over that time, you’ve been a boon to our community. Thank you so much for being one of our core members.
@WithywarlockYour replies are always thoughtful and in-depth. And true to your name, you can make us laugh with your witty observations. Thank you for that.
Thank you all again for everything each of you has done for VGR forum—and to all of our members for being a part of the VGR family. I am so happy with what we have built here together.

It's hard to think of specifics--I don't think I have anything as cool as @Reality vs Adventure's reply. But maybe standing at the docks at the Citadel in Mass Effect 3, looking out the window at the Normandy.

Yes, this is correct! I do not remember where I read it, just that I did, and recognized it when I saw the final version here much later 🙂 So, I knew @Shagger by reputation only.

I thought about it, that if staceypowers entered this contest it would've been straightforward for her. Since, she wants to read our threads too, let's try as much as we can to create quality threads to make this contest a blissful one. And generate plenty threads to read from. 

If that's the case then, let's see how far I would go in this contest. @DCcount me 😉. 

You should give it a try. I know I post a ton of threads. I want to read more threads from other members and give others a chance to win, which is why I have not entered 🙂 So, go for it!

You should give it a try. I know I post a ton of threads. I want to read more threads from other members and give others a chance to win, which is why I have not entered 🙂 So, go for it!

I much prefer quality over quantity. Your reviews are far more thoughtful and insightful than most, and feature amazing breadth and depth.

Who are some specific reviewers whose work you really enjoy? Quite honestly, the only reviewer I can actually name is @Shagger, and I enjoyed his work even before he joined here. So, apparently you are my favorite reviewer, @Shagger.

You can't write off what you have to feel with your decisions in Spec Ops : The Line having to burn innocent people and children with white Phosphorus. 

I guess there's no harm in entering, not the biggest COD fan but what the hell.

I would like to give a try. When does it start? After this post? 

So, this continues from RDR to RDR2 =D

Find a small village and live a quiet, peaceful life. This day and age is too hectic and obsessed with money. I’m waiting for air to be taxed. Go back 500 years and things were different. No less difficult, but there were no car payments, no power bills, no insurance premiums, no internet bills. The lack of technology meant that the things to worry about were things that were actually important. Food, water, shelter, etc.

Negative. I am a meat popsicle.

I would like to figure out a way to come up with a game where every tiny little detail, almost down to which blades of grass you’re standing on, alter the flow and outcome of the game. Something where no matter how many times you play it, it is literally 100% impossible to play the same game twice.
But something that big and that random, would be next to impossible. Even the landscape between plays would be different.

I love how you explained it with Joel and Ellie--that's another great interpretation. And it connects well with the Buffy example.

lol. Not really what I was getting at. More like ... the soundtrack was an expression of his state of mind prior to that event--like, we're on a mission/epic quest. But then it's silent when it's just a man searching for his surrogate daughter, who doesn't care anymore about the mission.

What are some moments in video games where the absence of soundtracking itself makes a statement? For example, this happens in TLOU when Joel is looking for Ellie at one point, and I feel it conveys how focused and desperate he is.