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Saw this in my news feed yesterday. These idiots came back from the void whare we all hoped they would stay promising honesty and transparency. Within just a few weeks of that promise, they are asset flipping, trying to fund that asset flipping with a bullshit Kickstarter campaign and now trying to trick people into developing thier game for free. Fuck Fantastic. Glad to see they're not getting away with it, at least not in the eyes of the community.

Looking forward to seeing this flop and die within weeks and I hope both Ubisoft and the crypto-twats who lap this up loose everything they put into this.

For everything to come together for life on Earth to evolve as we know it was literally a billions to one chance. Whilst I have little doubt that other planets have met the correct conditions for life, I don't think there are as many of them in our galaxy as most people assume. Even if the conditions are right for life, there is no guarantee life would take hold, especially evolving to the point of sentiant life. Are there other sentiant beings out there in the universe? For sure, but it's very unlikely we will ever make contact with them.

Dualshockers' have made rejecting thier cookie policy on thier website ridiculously hard. Instead of reading thier article, I found the information detailing the rules on the FTC website. Link below. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/08/federal-trade-commission-announces-final-rule-banning-fake-reviews-testimonials Having read the new guidelines, I can't help but feel I'm missing something. I don't actually see anything in these new rules that would forbid review bombing, or at least not review bombing for legitimate reasons. If alot of people are unhappy with changes to a game, the company policies or whatever people will still be able to write or alter legitimate user reviews to make thier feelings clear. It seams to mostly target review bots, paid reviewers and insider reviews. As far as I can see, it's game companies that need to be concerned. More specifically, game companies that twist people's arms on storefronts and on social media for positive reviews, companies that buy reviews and have employees review the own games as well as other forms of manipulation. The only concern I've got is the possibility of companies claiming that review bombing as a form of review manipulation. However would have a hard time proving that when there are hundreds of legit accounts with no connection to each other saying the things because it's true. So I'm not that concerned, but if I have missed something here please let me know.

Rogue every time. They usually combine melee with ranged weapons, so actually offer great attack options without the vurnerbilty of a mage and tend to be more fun to control than warriors. Not to mention stealth has a tendency to be overpowered in RPG's.

The quick answer is no. They are not even remotely similar. If fixing mental health problems and trauma was as easy as planting one's ass in front of TV and handing the patient a controller mental health issues and social problems wouldn't exist. Video games are entertainment made to help you relax, test you reflexes and strategies, stimulate your imagination with stories and characters and all manner of things generally good for one's mental health, but it's not therapy. Therapy is to the mind is what surgury is to the body, by it's very nature is not entertaning or relaxing. It's invasive and uncomfortable because that's how it works. Quite frankly, people need to stop looking at arbertry entrainment as some sort of substitute for real help.

This topic is just spam from 5 years ago that didn't need dug back up. I've removed the other link as it's not genuine anyway and locking the thread.

I feel you. Magic is probably the worst part about Skyrim. It's so badly balanced against the player that it's crap both to use and fight against. Melee by contradiction is, if anything, overpowered, mostly because of how smithing works.

The platform makes all the difference here. Games consoles are designed to pair well with televisions, but PC's and normal televisions don't actually get along very well. Without the right optimatarions, PC signals tend to tear up and be unstable on normal TV's.

Just be glad you're not burdened with Cricket. That sport makes baseball look like a rock concert. Not only is it pompous and formal compared to baseball, it's way more tedious and slow paced. Cautious, defencive play is a huge part of the game, making an already boring game even more boring. In test cricket, it takes 5 days to play one game and it usually ends in a fucking draw! Motorsport is pretty much the only sport that holds my interest. I enjoy the technical and tactical side to it as much as I do action on-track, that's I can watch things like Formula 1 even when it does get tedious without getting bored. However, NASCAR is whare I draw the line. I admire the drivers as I know those cars are not easy to drive and they are being driven at incredible speeds, way faster than F1 cars, but there is a lack of sophistication and variety to the spectacle that just does not appeal to me. At least Indicar hold races on both ovals and racetracks, so there's some varaity.

Moving this to the Movies and TV sub-forum as this topic has nothing to do with gaming.

This is a gaming forum, not a gambling forum. Leaving this topic open is troublesome as it invites spam, so please don't discuss this on the gaming forum. If you much, you can open a discussion under the General Chat.

I'm locking this topic because this invites links to and the promotion of illigimate and, shall we say, "less than legal" activity. Legitimate stores such as Steam, EGS and GOG do have offers that include free games on occasion that can be discussed on the designated area if the forum here.

You will find few people who are a bigger fan of these games than me, but even I have to agree. It would be nice to see the dialoge scenes in the original redone to be more like HFW and possibly some of the gameplay changes as well, like the mele combat, but overall I just don't think it's necessary. It's too soon and the world does not need this.

The historical settings in these games, especially WWII, have really gotten tired. Largely because they keep relying the same, overused set pieces. Give COD some credit as they tried to expand on settings and themes of WWII with Vanguard. Battlefield would never do that. We would just get D-Day and the liberation of France as if that's the only place anyone fought in that war for 100th time. That is literally the extent of EA and Dice's imagination with WWII and I for one am sick off it. So yes, it's a good thing they're not going down that root for this new Battlefield, but that doesn't mean for one second that they will come up with a good game.

PC gaming can offer more than consoles, but it means putting more into it. PC gaming offers alot of choice and value, but is expensive and complicated. If you're not ready to invest into PC gaming in terms of money, time and dealing with the technical hang ups, then it won't be worth it. For a straightforward, hassle free experience with a lower install cost, but also with limitations in terms of games and buying options, there is nothing wrong with choosing a console. In fact, for the majority of people, that's probably the wiser choice.

@Cpvr I have merged your thread with this already existing and recently active thread on the same topic. In future, please check to see if a thread you want to post already has an active thread on the same topic.

This topic is more geared towards politics, so it has been moved to the appropriate sub-forum. EDIT: I've also merged this thread with the other thread on Trump critising Taylor Swift as they are two parts of the same story. Personally, I feel it takes a special kind of stupid to have your political inclination shaped by some celebrity. The last time I checked, Taylor Swift was not an expert in economics, law, international relations, military engagment or anything related to politics, so why listen to her? I'm not saying I disagree with her or think she's wrong in her judgment, but it's this obsession with celebrities and holding them to a standerd that does not apply to them is what brought America to a elec a maniac like Trump in the first place. It may sound obvious, but don't vote for someone because some singer said so.

Nice to see you again.

For a kickoff, I need to make it clear that I see a game's difficulty or challenge as an entirely separate thing from how easy or hard a game is to actually play. I would not describe the Dragon Age games as being especially hard, but they are not easy games to play. I think it's that combination of action RPG and turn based strategy elements similar to Xcom or Balders Gate that, honestly, I don't think actually mix that well. Turing the difficulty down allows the player to play the game more like a regular action RPG, so I wouldn't blame anyone for doing so. I don't see that as a flaw in Dragon Age, just another way of doing things that doesn't "click" with me personally. I've played plenty of other games, mostly JRPG's like Final Fantasy XII, Tales of Arise and Tales of Berseria that do incorporate a lot of stategy elements into a live action RPG serting. Those games handle the stategy elements in such a way that makes the two much easier to handle. More specifically, the stategy elements are mostly about preparation. Equipping the right gear, setting the right behaviours for partner AI and so on. This lets the player just simply focus on the battle when it comes, and that makes the game more immersive and fun to play.

Some games need to offer that level of precise information, some don't. For action games and shooters I'd call it unnessery. Like @StaceyPowers said, it's just pointless visual clutter. For strategic RPS's like a Final Fantasy game, it can be necessary. Still, it has been an unwelcome trend in recent years for games to flood UI's with damage points, health points, hit points, shit points, power point presentaions and all sorts of garbage. Make UI's detailed if you must, but be smart about it and keep them clean.

The first thing I do every day, awake in a daze with a dry mouth.

Why are so many people saying chess? Chess is a strategy game, it's the exact opposite of a test of skill. There's is no timing, reflexes, coordination, acrobatics nor any skill centered trait at work here. Strategy games test you ability to understand and implement tactics. Let me put it this way, you will not impress anyone at a chess tournament with your talents at pawn juggling.

The Hunger Games. There are two kinds of people on this planet, fans of The Hunger Games and everyone who has seen The Running Man and/or Battle Royale and thus know how such a concept is supposed to be handled. If you want to take on a dark premise such as innocent people, more specifically children, being forced to kill each other in a blood sport, then fine. More power to you, that kind of courage should be respected. However, do it as a FUCKING ADULT!!! You don't make it the background, the fucking background, in a nonsensical, obsessive and overtly stylish, teenie-bopping, embarrassingly forced romomace that the Twilight movies would cringe at with any sense of logic completely ignored. They have these kids get dressed up fancy and do interviews on TV for fuck sake! A lot of people have called The Hunger Games a Battle Royale rip-off. Well, I don't. I wish were, then the film/book might have focused of what was actually important in it's own story and potentially fascinating world. The Hunger Games is so poorly conceived has no understanding of it's own potential. It sucks.

Some well established communication apps like Discord, WhatsApp and social media might be useful for this. DialMyCalks looks pretty good as well, but people might be less inclined to use a more obscure app.