other-games

[restive tusk]

The good doggy perk... hahah

[inland oasis]

dog food is SO GOOD

Lmao my character is a literal something.

eats anything

[restive tusk]

given how quickly the fresh food tends to spoil in this game, im starting to think about dog food too

[inland oasis]

does every drug chem and stim

drinks every bottle

my stash is literally full of food n meds

[obtuse reef]

Lead stomach, electronic liver

[inland oasis]

yep i can eat n drink without any ill affects 😄

[restive tusk]

i like the addictions mechanic and mutations.

[inland oasis]

lead belly and professional drinker

[restive tusk]

sadly in fo76 they go away with time

[obtuse reef]

Surprisingly enough in Kenshi (only game with any sort of parallel to Fallout that I play regularly lol) you can’t do drugs or drink

You can make them, and sell them, but you can’t consume them

[inland oasis]

dont get high on your own supply

[obtuse reef]

My personal favorite illegal good in Kenshi is Bloodrum. It’s fermented human blood

As you can imagine, it is highly illegal and very valuable

Juicing a human is really hard. Fermenting human blood is even harder

[restive tusk]

juicing a human 👀

[inland oasis]

heh heh

[obtuse reef]

Convincing a bartender to buy fermented human blood is even harder, as they usually call the police to arrest you for the crime of trying to convert blood to alcohol

For starters, how the hell would that even work?

[charred badge]

All this food spoilage talk reminds me of dragon's dogma

[restive tusk]

idk, maybe if you juice a bunch of diabetic humans...

[charred badge]

You can make alcohol out of a pretty large variety of liquids, I guess

[obtuse reef]

In any case, Bloodrum is a fun thing to smuggle in Kenshi

Only time I tried smuggling, I nearly got the shit kicked out of me for the crime of calling stale bodily fluids “rum”

[inland oasis]

something that makes me laugh about my character is...

i can drink dirty water without being harmed, but if i collect it, it gives me rads xD

[charred badge]

Can you sell human bodies in the game?

[obtuse reef]

Kenshi? No, but you can sell people into slavery

[inland oasis]

what if you part them out first? XD

[charred badge]

Is that less illegal than rum?

[obtuse reef]

Severed limbs have no value

[obtuse reef]

Yes

[inland oasis]

aw damn

[charred badge]

Pft

[obtuse reef]

Every faction in Kenshi practices some form of slavery

[restive tusk]

sounds like ancient earth tbh

[charred badge]

So the rum is a crime of wasting perfectly good slaves, I suppose

[inland oasis]

rimworld has some pretty savage mechanics XD

[restive tusk]

you wouldnt go around selling blood rum back then either. but slavery was fine

[obtuse reef]

When I sell people in Kenshi, I usually sell slavemongers and slave hunters for the sake of irony

I also beat the shit out of the Anti-Slavers but not for the reason you think

[charred badge]

Some MUDs have savage mechanics.
One I played had random body parts fall off of corpses as a flavor thing.
They could be picked up into inventory.
There was a spell that flung around loose objects as weak projectiles.

[charred badge]

Easy rep farm?

[restive tusk]

from all your reports you just beat the shit out of any npc that looks at you sideways anyways

[obtuse reef]

See, they’re hostile if your standing is too high with either the Traders Guild or the United Cities. The start I chose had me friendly by default with the Traders Guild

[obtuse reef]

Not if they’re a member of the UC. Mostly because those guys are later down the to-kill list

Also, I am quite literally the best thing to have happened to them

I annihilated their rivals and the leader of the Anti-Slavers, who were considered terrorists

Whenever I walk into bars, occasionally NPCs will comment and call me “The Phoenix Slayer” (leader of the Holy Nation)

[inland oasis]

AHHHHHH

im so happy!

[restive tusk]

AAHHHHHH 😭

don't tease i can't play

Morgan character checklist is getting complete

[inland oasis]

this my fave gun ive ever gotten so far

[obtuse reef]

How the hell can you use that?

(Without power armor, that is)

[inland oasis]

uh. i just equip it? lol

u dont need power armor to hold 2h weapons afaik

[obtuse reef]

I was commenting on how it’s a .50 machine gun

[inland oasis]

oh yea, realistcally you aint carry firing a ma deuce xD

[restive tusk]

its just a bit heavy lol
you hold it the same way your character can shove like 20 batteries in their backpack

[obtuse reef]

Listen, I love me some good brrrrrt, but I also love keeping my skeleton intact

It’s very similar to how the Scout in DRG should not have an arm because of his grappling hook

[inland oasis]

https://medal.tv/games/fallout-76/clips/2d5UdpuVQ7NaP-/d1337JeltyZ0?invite=cr-MSxpN1MsMTY4MzE4NDcxLA

Karma - 1
Me - 0
sigh.....

[obtuse reef]

Karma’s a beach

[inland oasis]

at least this time it was funny

[obtuse reef]

I don’t remember when I last experienced karma

Not even good karma

Consequences? Yes. Karma? No

[restive tusk]

was that the forklift blowing up what happen

[obtuse reef]

I wonder how many human rights violations I’ve committed in Kenshi…

Let’s see, I’ve sold around 6-7 people into slavery, I’ve attacked around 10-30 people who were crippled, I attacked multiple neutral groups just for shiggles, I’ve committed two counts of regicide and have plotted three more attempts, I’ve put numerous people into a limb removal machine, I’ve mugged people for their medical supplies, and the list goes on and on

I have also punched people so hard their limbs went into the fifth dimension

All in all, a pretty mild playthrough

[inland oasis]

aha

cant take the bobblehead 😦

[obtuse reef]

Those bastards

[tame cairn]

Isonzo

[restive tusk]

well damn nice shot

[obtuse reef]

https://tenor.com/view/meet-the-sniper-gif-9022732005398095940

[tame cairn]

i mained sniper

and thief

miss that game

[restive tusk]

i miss TF1 tbh

never got into the whole cartoony thing with tf2

I also miss the vibes of UT the original

team matches were so good

CTF was so much fun

[tame cairn]

wouldnt that just be cs though at that point

probably why they changed it i imagine

[restive tusk]

oh no it played very different than CS really

[tame cairn]

oh word

idk i never played classic

[restive tusk]

i mean it's not that different mechanics wise than 2. you're still playing classes and all

I would have loved a modern upgrade to it, and TF2 would be fine for me if not for the more cartoonish visuals

same thing that always discouraged me from getting invested in LoL, but played plenty other mobas

Nothing wrong with cartoonish / low poly art directions... i play some games like that, it just really depends on the game and has to be done righty

[tame cairn]

interesting

im guessing tf1 draws you away from the cartoonish graphics

because personally i love the style

i never played tf1 so, thats probably why

[mental rose]

TFC is VERY different in style compared to TF2.
It went for that serious/gritty militaristic style. Then again it was a Half Life 1 mod

[restive tusk]

don't mind me just my weirdness.
I love some low poly games like Firewatch or Road 96.
when art direction makes sense i like it

[mental rose]

Like here are the classes

[restive tusk]

welp, originally Quake mod but yea, then adapted to the source engine

[mental rose]

Ohh, you were talking about the very first one

[restive tusk]

yea like, late 90s

[inland oasis]

Dont...look....down.... 😅

[restive tusk]

hmm maybe 98 or 99, when valve adapted the quake mod and made team fortress classic

[restive tusk]

was just there yesterday trying to push my buddy down

[inland oasis]

idk wtf happened to my dudes face my, im scarred

[restive tusk]

desease / mutations mayb

[inland oasis]

i think i just tried to make him look like a hobo with face dirt in the beginning

so long ago i forget tho

[restive tusk]

oh i thought it changed and you were wondering

[inland oasis]

nothing wrong with me atm except alcohol addiction...as always

[restive tusk]

dude's got that drip tho

is there a hat like that but in black for my Morgan?

[inland oasis]

uhhhh ive no clue i got this i think from a quest

😦 u know if these are like 5 mins or 8 hrs long?

[inland oasis]

dark green, confirmed

[restive tusk]

tribly hat or whatevs yea

[inland oasis]

why is this so fitting... xD

[restive tusk]

black fedora too

[restive tusk]

last time i had one i think i connected back in like half hour or so

[inland oasis]

ah sweet

[restive tusk]

(i didn't try for that whole time fwiw)

so no idea

alright i have a bit of time for gaming rn.
gonna hop on fo4 if 756 is under maintnance :>

[inland oasis]

it is in 20 mins

not quite yet

[inland oasis]

got booted, reloaded right back in and i guess maintenence is instant lol

[restive tusk]

nice. i guess its just changing some stuff in shop and whatnot, or just clearing up assets / memory

[mental rose]

Hold on... wat...? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YEfRYKRr8s

They run out of movies to license?

Oh wow... it gets worse. 😄 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcizzog5WBo

[restive tusk]

omg c'mon

i was half expecting a mimic from that chest

[charred badge]

One thing I like from eastern MMOs is that they give small gifts as an apology for service interruptions

[inland oasis]

pretty cool lookin new headwear :p

[austere lance]

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1790423615537865118?t=Jz1n8NbEf9PW7etLISxWGQ&s=19

Wario64 (@Wario64) on X

Dead by Daylight | Castlevania | Teaser (more on August 6th) https://t.co/Gp2D3ebk7r

Twitter · May 14, 2024, 4:47 PM

[mental rose]

Eeyup... Let's hope they show more respect for the franchise, than Konami did

[restive tusk]

it was just posted above :p

im still a bit confused with the whole thing. and dnd too

[restive tusk]

idk why this are is so bright

[tame cairn]

Isonzo: The Italian Front

[dry copper]

bethesda

[restive tusk]

why dont we at least get a gamma slider

[dry copper]

bethesda

[tame cairn]

Lol

[dry copper]

Finished the two week event.

Got a washing machine and a drying machine.

Game Over?

[idle saffron]

What's an Overgrown?

[charred badge]

The big question is era.
Medieval peasants or 20xx Japanese teenagers

[austere lance]

Probably peasants, I think the D&D update has medieval characters too

[spark dome]

I just decided to stop playing helldivers 2 for the time being, I’m just sick of all the things like psn and more content than patches

[tame cairn]

@upbeat bolt have you seen the fallout show?

[restive tusk]

this why people get upset...
only lvl 15 already reached my stash cap.
-Oh let me buy scrap stash with atoms don't mind paying and supporting the live service
Nah mate you gotta pay monthly subscription

already discouraged from giving them another cent. Stop being predatory and forcing ppl to pay for basic gameplay

[austere lance]

They did it with ESO too, unfortunately

[restive tusk]

Yea but if I remember in ESO you an just buy the mats chest. Or is it subscription now too?

[dry copper]

enemy in atlantic city

[restive tusk]

description says need fo1st to deposit items

is that a loophole? 🤔

i could buy once to empty stash and be ok for a little longer

[dry copper]

If you've reached storage cap there are a few things to do

The first thing you should do is bulk your shit

[restive tusk]

or need it active to pull out items too

[dry copper]

Bulk using the tinker bench

[restive tusk]

yea, i started that already

[dry copper]

Second, don't store weapons with mods on them

Remove the mods or sell the weapons. Mods make weapons A LOT heavier

[restive tusk]

do displays count for overall stash cap too ?

[dry copper]

yes

[restive tusk]

i just have a handful waiting to lvl up

alrighty

im still considering buying but damn im pissy

[dry copper]

Sell your ammo you're not using

[restive tusk]

it's not even that im cheap (i am), its a matter of principle

[dry copper]

Also set a hard cap on what storage resources you want

[idle saffron]

Alrighty, thanks

[dry copper]

I cap mine at 100 per resource

I sell all of the rest and it's actually made me a small fortune

[restive tusk]

wait is there an actual auto cap mechanic or you mean manually

[dry copper]

Manually, but yes there is a cap to caps.

I think it's pretty high but I don't know it

Maybe like 40k?

I've never come close but I've heard people at higher levels complaining about being at cap and having nothing to spend it on

[restive tusk]

ugh gonna have to spend a good amnt of time grabbing all this stuff

whatever i may just begrudgingly buy it

[dry copper]

Got myself a mothman throne tonight from the mothman event

[primal loom]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-blind-flashbang-light-mode-gif-21281004

[primal loom]

Niice

[dry copper]

Don't stare at the sun

[restive tusk]

it's overall too bright 😂
but that area in particular..

what did i just loot from a floating bag left by my camp??

[dry copper]

A legendary sexual offense

Or legendary std

[restive tusk]

would be nice if i could mark components for search even if i have them available

would ease my looting

[dry copper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbLOp4-vLRk

[restive tusk]

dunno if i should even bother saving this for later

[dry copper]

no

Unless you're an addict that legendary roll is garbage

and 0 fire protection is pointless

It might be worth re rolling the scrip

Use legendary modules to reroll the bonuses

scouts armor is pretty good, generally

You can get the same base protection from a BOS Heavy Combat armor

and it requires no guess work

[restive tusk]

i do been playing a bit too much with chems

but i have an addictol or 2 i can use before then

and i do need to get rid of crap.

I am keeping the std bow though

[primal loom]

lol

[dry copper]

https://tenor.com/view/friday-cat-kitty-kitten-pussy-cat-gif-15797654

[restive tusk]

oh man, ive been mislead

the protectron doesn't buy materials

[dry copper]

nope

weapons and armor

Sell the materials in your own vendor

[restive tusk]

oh ok, if i turn them to bulk he buys it then!

maybe not the most profit but whatevs

[dry copper]

I wish the vendors didn't share a cap limit

[restive tusk]

how does it even work in my own vendor. i'd have to rely on people to actually wanna buy this junk

[dry copper]

you'd be surprised

A few things to keep in storage on your vendor..at least 1 3star weapon, at least a few aid items and all your ammo you want to sell priced at 1cap per shot

See....people like me search the vendors and we're going by category

Or plans

Plans sell if they're priced right

When you search for vendors selling mutation serums, they show up on the search under the category of misc, but they are in the aid category in the vendor...it's a weird bug

but if I see a vendor with a dozen misc items for sale, I assume they have serums

ammo sells secondary to everything else people want...they search for it as an afterthought

So have a few categories filled that people will want and they'll search ammo like it's an impulse buy

I finished that stupid possum bullshit

Turns out you gotta keep doing the side show after you get the backpack to get it to have 120 storage

Need to slot a mod into the bag that costs like 8 badges

[winter yew]

mf thinks it can hurt supporting side character and get away with it

[dry copper]

@restive tusk Are you 50 yet?

I have a T60 I am about to junk

I got my ultracite suite finished.

[restive tusk]

no no too far haha

[restive tusk]

valheim my beloved

[primal loom]

Yess

I returned today with my bf to play the Ashlands update

[restive tusk]

yup i gotta get my buddies to come back for ashlands too

[primal loom]

We haven't played since Hearth and Home came out in 2021

It's been nice comin' back

I was burned out on survival crafting games for a while but all good now

[dry copper]

Now you get to craft survival

[thorny python]

https://tenor.com/view/valheim-thumbs-up-nice-nordic-gif-26158244

[primal loom]

Ship nook

[inland oasis]

My issue with storage in FO76 is it’s always filled with food n chems lol. I don’t rlly collect guns and armor cuz I just sell them to the bot at train stations for a quick 10-20+ caps per item, or I scrap it all. Only stuff I sell is bobble heads and plans, and ammo, and some chems/stims. I’m too much of a hoarder. And relying on someone to come buy it sucks cuz it still takes up space while in the vendor. I still struggle with pricing things and have only ever sold 2 bobble heads cuz I only priced them for 100 caps

I also hate how every container is connected to the same stash. Even if it’s a completely different type of container for example the wooden box vs an actual storage container. I learned that hard way they’re shared inventories…

Excluding the fallout 1st stash

Kinda also wish the cap only affected each individual camp. So example if one camp storage is full, then just go to the other camp and store it there. Still makes us have to keep track of where and what base we put things at. But nope, all shared :/ I rly dislike that

Overall though I’m having a ton of fun playing it again since last time. Some stuff’s getting pretty tough cuz iirc everything scales to your level (I’m always solo so idk how co op scales)

[restive tusk]

uh, i think its been scaling to party leader's level for us

[inland oasis]

Sounds about right. Host taking priority is pretty norm

[restive tusk]

came across lvl 75 elite boss or whatevs

of course i aggroed it and made buddy run like hell

[inland oasis]

Lmfao. I’m up to 52. I chew through ammo now. Might be my build, but I don’t seem to do very much damage with my weapons lol.

Combat usually ends in me just face tanking in front of an enemy, unloading and stimming 😂

[restive tusk]

damn. time for shotgun

[inland oasis]

That’s all I use, or 2h melee.

Sneak 2x damage with a sniper

I think it’s my build. I’m mostly all spread out rather than focused into pistols, shotguns, rifles, melee, etc. it’s all a little bit everywhere.

But it fits my playstyle

[restive tusk]

you need da bow 😁

[inland oasis]

I do have a crossbow. Can’t say it’d be any good lol. Looking at the raw base dmg numbers, I have the highest ones I have equipped lol

[upbeat bolt]

Yes it was good.

[tame cairn]

heck yea

[primal loom]

This is how I play

have all 3 rifleman dmg cards maxed, bloody mess that gives +15% for all damage, covert operative maxed for 2.5x stealth dmg

Tenderizer that gives +10% dmg increase on target after 1st shot

[orchid fox]

https://youtu.be/TPVE15ILaDU?si=wLBsZEBAUe_LOoCP didnt expect this lol

[primal loom]

then adrenaline for damage increase per kill

[orchid fox]

How u doin risbeak

[inland oasis]

I think I struggle the most with bots lmao. They just eat bullets at lvl 50. I don’t have anything explosive yet. Energy doesn’t work well on them, melee does well but I burn thru stims that way

[orchid fox]

Rise was fun but i got no real reason to return to it despite beating expansion boss

[glossy kestrel]

I gota say... its weird but its really good lol https://open.spotify.com/track/4Nult2cXGix29M3kfV9BHX?si=c973c26feb444a8b

[sturdy widget]

Just looking at that brings back Wii memories lol

We still have our Wii

[pure zinc]

Imma just leave this here

[inland oasis]

Nice 😄 got this from a world event

also this too xD

[plucky mesa]

Anyone try TerraTech Worlds?

[inland oasis]

damn the luck rn.

holds 24 rounds xD

[tame cairn]

cant even have opinions in AC discord i guess

[tame cairn]

timed out for saying sales do not equal how much people enjoyed the game

[weak tiger]

[tame cairn]

isnt ac valhalla their best selling AC but its definitely not a loved one?

[inland oasis]

see you approached the issue with logic. you cant do that

[obtuse reef]

That’s not even an opinion, that’s just a fact

[tame cairn]

yeah i dmed a mod to ask why i was timed out

no response yet but thats kinda sad

[inland oasis]

theyre obv going to say you were instigating and baiting. lol

[idle saffron]

Gonna have to time you out for being timed out

[tame cairn]

yeah i'll just leave the discord

[tame cairn]

they obviously werent looking at the context

jeez man

a random time out mid-convo is wild

[obtuse reef]

It’s because the Ubisoft (I don’t remember who developed AC and I’m too tired to care, so I’m going with that) players have the genetic requirement to be toxic assholes

[tame cairn]

i should've just said

"so that makes ac valhalla the best AC if we're going by sales?"

[obtuse reef]

Anyone who came crawling out of the primordial soup of the Xbox era will 9 times out of 10 be a miserable person with no appreciatiable dong

[tame cairn]

they'd just be like "oh no no no!" probably

make up your mind dammit

[obtuse reef]

People who worship AAA devs tend to refuse to think logically

[tame cairn]

true

[obtuse reef]

Daddy Old Generic CEO would never harm them and can’t do any wrong, why would you go around spreading such lies?/s

[tame cairn]

i would like this new ac game to be good

i wish it could be

but it wont be

just another valhalla game, the only thing "saving" it being the setting

[obtuse reef]

The only thing keeping AAA studios from imploding is their saved up money and what little brand loyalty the complete morons who constantly buy their games have left

I never understood why those people keep buying these shitty games

[tame cairn]

after all these years of nobody really liking the rpg style
they just won't retract

[tame cairn]

me neither

[obtuse reef]

They won’t retract because there aren’t any consequences

[tame cairn]

true

if valhalla is selling 120million copies or some shit

ur right

[obtuse reef]

The people whining about those mechanics are the same people who are willing to buy the $100 full edition with a shitty DLC

[tame cairn]

somehow???

i really dont understand

[tame cairn]

see not me tho

i used to love AC a lot

still have love for the older ones

but jeez they fell off hard

[obtuse reef]

There’s the key part

Nostalgia

These brands are riding the dying nostalgia wave that the previous employees that got laid off or quit had generated over years of hard work and passion

[tame cairn]

which fucking sucks

a great example is odyssey

0 assassins

nobody liked that

[obtuse reef]

Why do you think D2 hasn’t collapse yet?

[tame cairn]

"ok we'll give you an assassin in dlc, thats about it though"

[tame cairn]

yeah true

[obtuse reef]

I’m about a brain cell short of a pile of meat and bones, but at least I can see the writing on the wall that all these other players can’t

I also don’t have that same connection to these brands that a lot of other people do

And I guarantee that I’m not a special case, because there are a lot of people with the same opinions as me

[tame cairn]

oh for sure

like, mirage

was a step in the right direction

but that was probably just to shut people like me up

"ok we made some parkour now be happy"

i've been playing ac since i was a chap though

so i definitely have nostalgia attached

[obtuse reef]

I’m just hoping that people can realize that the shit that these studios keep shoveling out before the state of game development gets too bad

[tame cairn]

yeah, i dont know

[obtuse reef]

Games like Elden Ring should be the standard of AAA game development, not the outliers

[weak tiger]

Consumers should be consuming ceos

[modern panther]

Hey is this a bad time?

[tame cairn]

so true

[obtuse reef]

I mean, we’ve already proved that we do have some power over big companies with the whole HD2 fiasco

[tame cairn]

yeah i should leave before my timeout is done

ill just get timed out again

[obtuse reef]

Before you do leave, you should call them profanity

[weak tiger]

Absolutely! Just gotta get people on the same page w awareness and what to do. Consumers totally do have power, but it seems like it needs to be a huge move to make anything happen or else a company just waits it out and keeps making garbage

[obtuse reef]

I would provide examples, but I’m not sure if anyone wants to read an indecipherable string of ‘fucks’ and ‘assholes’

[tame cairn]

i honestly wish ubisoft kept Unity's everything

that game got hated on so bad cuz of the launch, i bet they never wanna do that style again

[weak tiger]

Make a profanity crossword puzzle for them

[obtuse reef]

It would look like a goddamn breadboard

[tame cairn]

well that new ac trailers about to drop..

oh well i think its cinematic trailer anyways

probably

[modern panther]

So I've been thinking about Fortnite lately and I noticed something

The cubes first appeared in season 6 and cubes have 6 faces

[obtuse reef]

That it’s not a good game?

Oh

[modern panther]

Next the cubes appeared in ch2 season 8 and cubes have 8 corners

Cubes have 12 edges, ch5 season 4 will be the 12th season since we've last seen the cubes, and it also lines up with Halloween

[modern panther]

Normally I'd disagree but I also haven't played it regularly since chapter 4 season 2

[obtuse reef]

I’m just not a fan of battle royales in general

And also the third person perspective was pretty bad for, you know, combat

[tame cairn]

this is like one of those memes

i think you might be thinking about it too hard

[obtuse reef]

https://tenor.com/view/conspiracy-theory-explaining-gif-13403485

[tame cairn]

maybe

[modern panther]

I just hope we see more of raz eventually

[obtuse reef]

There are two ways I can see this going. A) somewhere, there’s an Epic employee who broke out into tears of joy because someone got it or B) nothing happens because that’s not the case

[tame cairn]

who?

i dont play this game

[obtuse reef]

I don’t particularly care either way, I let go of Fortnite a while ago

As in, years

[modern panther]

The guy obtained the powers of an orb that holds all of reality together and we're supposed to believe he was killed by bullets

[modern panther]

https://tenor.com/view/fortnite-fortnite-battle-royale-raz-gif-20963540

[obtuse reef]

I wonder how much LSD I’d have to do to understand what the fuck is going on with Fortnite’s “story”

[modern panther]

Nowadays prolly a lot

Since chapter 4 season 3 it's been going crazy

[tame cairn]

the new ac games just make me sad they have the title in their name 😭
could easily be side games they made tbh

i might just be too obsessed with the assassin side of AC

but that's most of it

[modern panther]

Before that it was mostly just people messing with the reality orb when they really shouldn't of

[tame cairn]

like Unity was an assassins dream

all about the creed

new trailer looks bleh

only cool cuz its japan

[modern panther]

Black Flag

[tame cairn]

hm?

[modern panther]

Black Flag was their most popular game and it's not really about the creed

[tame cairn]

what?

it's more about the creed than all 3 rpg games

lmao

he joins the creed and is around them all the time

odyssey the creed isnt even a thing

origins gets a pass since thats the start, thats my favorite out of the three

valhalla gets the blade than forgets about the creed completely

isu everything

odin and shit

in black flag he is trying to infiltrate the creed and ends up joining them

something like that

way better but black flag isnt my favorite

[tame cairn]

also wears it like an idiot

because "he wants people to see it"

🫠

[abstract turret]

https://youtu.be/2fOJaIJmsrU?si=lmLg-QLwNzi6I6Jr

[tame cairn]

honestly my favorite is AC3

probably 2 after 3

than unity

black flag is good but the sailing isnt fun

i think anyways lol

i barely liked it in ac3

a whole game of it was just like damn..

[glossy kestrel]

Imagine playing games on consoles, only getting 60 FPS and actually thinking its good 🤣
Crazy lol

[modern panther]

Not everyone wants to spend 500 dollars on one part of a device

[glossy kestrel]

thts no excuse... my entire machine costed 1400$

the whole thing...

[modern panther]

How much of that was on the cpu

[glossy kestrel]

11th Gen i7-11800K 4.6 Ghz 16 cores, 32 GB RAM 3200mhz and RTX 3070

you dont need a NASA PC to have a good machine tht plays anything!

[modern panther]

That isn't what I was asking

[inland oasis]

60 is pretty standard...30 is a bit mediocre now.

[glossy kestrel]

true its not... but thts the usual argument of console ppl

[modern panther]

Mf

I have a pc

Now answer the question

[glossy kestrel]

Standard in 2010 🙂

[modern panther]

For tvs it was 2008

PCs and consoles it's a bit muddy

Also 60 fps generally isn't the standard anymore

It's 75 iirc

[fleet moat]

[glossy kestrel]

they actually made a 2nd season of this utter garbage 🤣 https://youtu.be/pJZDLCJRAhQ?si=B8beA1Wg-ybkW_c8

[tame cairn]

jesus

guy cant imagine people having less money

[weak tiger]

This convo

[tame cairn]

sorry

[weak tiger]

Not you

[mental rose]

Seen so many vids about that on my youtube feed.
It's getting ratio'd so hard

[mental rose]

I wish I could get a gaming PC at that price these days... my current one that I bought in 2018 cost 2400€
Though, it was cutting-edge back then

[primal loom]

For 1/3 of the price someone can get a console - some people have less disposable income and for the quality of the console hardware these days that's a good deal 🤷‍♀️

60 fps is perfectly fine performance given the increases in resolution and visual fidelity

I say this as someone that games on a PC

There is also the added benefit of consoles being plug and play, for some it's not worth the time fiddling and tweaking their machine

Imo the PC/console "war" is pointless

Different machines with different purpose, everyone can choose what works best for them

[weak tiger]

100%. Not really anyone’s business to begin with how people spend their money and time unless someone’s specifically asking for advice, yknow

I play on multiple platforms, many games new and old, and enjoy it all. Everyone has different preferences and perspectives I’m sure

[tame cairn]

true though

consoles are just for gaming really

[mental rose]

I remember back in PS1 days, the initial disclaimer said to take 45min break after 1h of gaming

[tame cairn]

pcs are for gaming plus a billion other things

[primal loom]

I deeefinitely do this.. 👀

[mental rose]

Because the limited 30fps was damaging to the eyes or smth? Or was that because of CRT... 🤔

[weak tiger]

My sensitive geezer eyes need screen breaks regardless of graphics 😂

[primal loom]

Peak gaming right here

[dry copper]

Prepare to learn something disturbing about FO4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I48pGKk_qcg

[primal loom]

https://tenor.com/view/battlestar-galactica-cyclon-doubt-any-one-of-us-gif-5636711

[mental rose]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLBxrJSMJFM

No wait, actually!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDAhixO2t5w

This music 🤘

[primal loom]

https://tenor.com/view/britney-speard-dance-happy-dance-when-your-song-comes-on-when-your-jam-comes-on-gif-3549366

[primal loom]

Niice

It's crazy how far hardware has advanced since then

[mental rose]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrQuR1LHAVI

[weak tiger]

Morrowind is pretty much the oldest game I play regularly

[primal loom]

https://tenor.com/view/dagoth-ur-dagothwave-morrowind-nerevar-elder-scrolls-gif-22020628

[weak tiger]

young scrolls 🗣️

[mental rose]

SID Chips were revolutionary 😁

Chris Hülsbeck ❤️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdtCSybIErE

[dry copper]

Did you know in FO4 when you check the logs of the vault, your own chamber says you died?

All of the people in the vault died after the system was fucked over by kellogg

All of them

(including you)

Do androids dream of electric sheep?

[coarse swift]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/677340/The_Colonists/

Steam

The Colonists

The Colonists is a relaxing settlement building game inspired by classic titles like The Settlers and the Anno series.Take on a series of individual campaign missions, play randomly generated maps, compete on player-designed creations or build your colony unfettered by any constraints in the sandbox mode.You take control of a team of self-replic...

Price

$24.99

Recommendations

912

▶ Play video

I didn't expect to lose sleep over this game

Nor did I expect to like it as I haven't taken to city builders

[primal loom]

Looks cute

[dry copper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ug340Fz74A

[sturdy widget]

When people don’t check the rules (specifically not to get into platform wars, like saying one is better and all that stuff, such as instigates arguments and shit). Why gaming communities can’t just let people have fun using whatever tf they want is BEYOND me. Not everyone NEEDS a computer. I’m perfectly happy using my consoles (I have all of them, Series X, PS5, Switch). My iPad does all the other stuff I need😂 And it’s not even a matter of money for me, although it certainly can be for a lot of folks. But I could get the most insane PC out there if I wanted, I just don’t see any reason to. Also, consoles can be used for home entertainment if you want. Granted that’s not home computing, but still, just throwing that out there. Anyway, done with my soapbox about that, peace✌️

[weak tiger]

I do love a soapbox

[raven frost]

Play games how you'd like to play them

simple as that

[weak tiger]

A novel concept

[sturdy widget]

Amen

[raven frost]

I like my PC, it does a lot of cool things. It's not for everyone, though, and that's okay because my PC isn't for everyone

it's for me

[sturdy widget]

I think PCs are great for gaming, don’t have any issue with people having them or using them. Whatever works for ya

[weak tiger]

I love variety, so it works out that no one’s forcing me to buy one platform and adhere to it for the rest of my life

[primal loom]

Nope, you have to stick with the first platform you got for the rest of your life

lol

[sturdy widget]

😂

[primal loom]

It's in the terms and conditions

[raven frost]

like honestly the whole shit with platform wars is beginning to matter less and less now that everything is starting to get crossplay and all that

[sturdy widget]

In that case damn, I’m going to have to find a refurbished Atari 2600

[primal loom]

I went in to check this, it says occupant status unknown

[raven frost]

exclusives are coming to other platforms

it's just silly to me now

[primal loom]

At a gym I used to go to, they had a lil rec room with one 👀

[pure zinc]

Hi

[sturdy widget]

Never played Fallout, because gore isn’t my thing with entertainment
But I did like the TV series, my husband and I watched it😂

[pure zinc]

Is it normal to have like

Major dysphoria

All the time

[weak tiger]

Yeah even like early xbox-ps “rivalry” was more an effect of not having enough incentive to move to the other console when your games and friends are already on the first one. That kind of thing, it just doesn’t matter as much as some people make it out to

[sturdy widget]

No, it’s not what I’d call normal. Maybe you could seek out someone to talk to about it?

[weak tiger]

It’s kind of reminiscent of how heated people get over coca cola vs pepsi lol

[pure zinc]

I could, but not soon :/

Also it’s mainly just body dysphoria

[raven frost]

fools, everyone knows dr pepper is the true king of sodas ||/j||

[sturdy widget]

I’m sorry you’re going through that, I hope it gets better soon

[primal loom]

Hold out, you can make it and it will help, speaking from experience

[weak tiger]

Dr pepper goes so hard

[raven frost]

it does

[sturdy widget]

I used to drink this stuff called Big Red lol

[pure zinc]

Thank you <33

[primal loom]

It is lol, wild

[pure zinc]

Also yea.. atleast I have a character I can relate to really well that will hold me until then :>

[craggy crag]

But genuinely, that strawberries and cream stuff is so good.

[sturdy widget]

When I said not normal I didn’t mean you’re not normal I just meant there’s probably some help out there to work through these feelings you have, and guide you through understanding why you feel the way you do so it gets better. So I hope my words didn’t come across the wrong way

[mental rose]

Greg would disagree with you, at least with the zero sugar version 😁 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mTocv3HV5w

[raven frost]

zero sugar sodas don't exist

they're not real

[craggy crag]

Granted, no, I have never tried it hot nor would I ever think to

[sturdy widget]

Hmm, let’s see, I’ve been playing Plague-Innocence lately. Because I got the sequel Plague-Requiem as part of my PS+ and thought it looked interesting so I put the first game on my wishlist and got it like 75% off

[craggy crag]

I think it's simple blasphemy, but to each their own.

[mental rose]

17:12 mark is where he talks about regular Dr. Pepper Strawberry & cream

"Wow! That smells.... like an 80s doll."

[tame cairn]

soda bad

[tame cairn]

great games imo

[sturdy widget]

I’m almost done with the first game, it’s been great! I love stealth games

[mental rose]

In that case, may I introduce you to... https://store.steampowered.com/app/287700/METAL_GEAR_SOLID_V_THE_PHANTOM_PAIN/

Steam

METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN

Konami Digital Entertainment continues forth the ‘METAL GEAR SOLID V Experience’ with the latest chapter, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain. Ushering in a new era for the franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, MGSV: The Phantom Pain will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical fr...

Price

$19.99

Recommendations

60728

Metacritic

91

▶ Play video

[sturdy widget]

I’ve never played any of the Metal Gear games, but I have absolutely loved Kojima’s Death Stranding, which I’m almost done with my 3rd playthrough

So excited there’s going to be a sequel

[tame cairn]

I can't stop thinking of Metal Gear Solid when playing death stranding

hahaha

just the way it feels

[sturdy widget]

I’ve heard there’s a lot of similarities and little Easter eggs I guess you’d call them

[tame cairn]

if you like death stranding you would like MGSV

just more military and more people

but the stealth is great

[silver sparrow]

that looks like an adventure

[tame cairn]

yeah but there's some mechanics in MGSV that I wish were in Death Stranding

[mental rose]

Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell WISH they were as good as MGS

Metal Gear Solid defined the stealth genre

But unfortunately... Konami gives F all about it's franchises it seems... 😦

[primal loom]

Same

[tame cairn]

true but i love ghost recon

specifically breakpoint

[pure zinc]

Hi

[tame cairn]

arent they remaking an old MGS game?

that looked cool

[pure zinc]

My roblos

Idk why that spoilered

But ok

[mental rose]

Breakpoint gives me some MGS3 Snake Eater vibes with the survival aspect, and that's respectable

[pure zinc]

Is it weird that I wish I looked like that in real life?

[pure zinc]

Helldivers 2 gives me mgs5 vibes

[mental rose]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2417610/METAL_GEAR_SOLID__SNAKE_EATER/

Steam

METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER

Discover the origin story of iconic military operative Snake and begin to unravel the plot of the legendary METAL GEAR series. METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER brings unprecedented new graphics, immersive stealth action gameplay and sounds to its riveting story as players once again return to the world of METAL GEAR.

Release Date

To be announced

▶ Play video

[pure zinc]

With the player movement

[mental rose]

You're not the only one to think that 😉 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n5DmDptYVSs

[tame cairn]

cant wait

[dry copper]

Yes. That looks like a lego character

[pure zinc]

Exactly

[pure zinc]

Other than the fact that they look Lego TwT

[mental rose]

Unfortunately... sneaking around is unlike how Helldivers operate... so there might not be any updates to that 😅

[tame cairn]

idk

there is stealth

[pure zinc]

That’s not entirely true

[tame cairn]

and clothes that help too

[pure zinc]

You could stealth

[sturdy widget]

I have lots of great screenshots from Death Stranding. I love using photo mode

[pure zinc]

If you wanted

[tame cairn]

its just hard lol

[tame cairn]

i dont have enough

[pure zinc]

Ye

[primal loom]

Photo mode gang

[pure zinc]

The whole game is hard

[pure zinc]

But I’m better

[tame cairn]

well its not meant for solo

[pure zinc]

Typo

Definitely a typo

[sturdy widget]

Death Stranding also has something cool for your bday in game

[tame cairn]

no i will not go to my birthday party

[pure zinc]

I can’t not solo games

[tame cairn]

im celebrating it in death stranding

[pure zinc]

Cos none of my friends play with me that often

[pure zinc]

Fetus stranding

[mental rose]

Does Helldivers 2 have banter between the player characters?

[primal loom]

No

[mental rose]

Aww... 😦

[primal loom]

Just callouts for certain actions

[tame cairn]

i wish lol

[pure zinc]

Only unrealistic part of helldivers

[tame cairn]

yeah like shooting constantly will make ur character say "get some!"

[dry copper]

Sure it does
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaT9JjzUZeo

[tame cairn]

obvious reference

[primal loom]

Organically-driven banter system

[tame cairn]

they should add more callouts

they're funny

[primal loom]

Yeah

[primal loom]

The maniacal laughter when you're firing a lot of rounds is great

[tame cairn]

hahaha yes

[mental rose]

Part of what made games like L4D2 so memorable was the funny conversations the characters had

And Killing Floor

[tame cairn]

i need to take some pictures while he does goofy stuff

[tame cairn]

that face LOL

[primal loom]

Lmao

[mental rose]

Is that character scanned from Kojima, btw?

[primal loom]

Norman Reedus

[sturdy widget]

I still need to get all the roadster races S rank so I can get the long range roadster for the platinum trophy ugh. I hate those fucking races

[tame cairn]

https://tenor.com/view/daryl-dixon-norman-reedus-neco-reiz-gif-19044750

[mental rose]

Oh ok

[tame cairn]

great actor

[sturdy widget]

It funny when he talks about his show when he rides that bike lmfao

[mental rose]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Lp3haCCm0

[mental rose]

Omg, I just noticed!

Hideo is looking at YOU, the player, when he says "what took you so long?"

[tame cairn]

i had to get a shot like this too haha

[idle saffron]

[sturdy widget]

I have one like that as well

[tame cairn]

its a great spot!

[primal loom]

So aesthetic

[glossy kestrel]

tht game was so bad for me... tht I even forgot I own it 🤣

[idle saffron]

So you didn't like any metal gear games then

Cause that's the best one

[dry copper]

nom nom nom

[mental rose]

Dude! How can you say that? It was basically Hideo's swansong, when he was still with Konami 😩

[tame cairn]

to be honest, i didnt think i would like death stranding

[mental rose]

And it's not even complete

[tame cairn]

cuz all i heard about it was "walking simulator"

but its not that at all

[glossy kestrel]

MGS 1 on PS1 was awesome 👍

best MGS imo

[idle saffron]

Rofl

[tame cairn]

wild

[sturdy widget]

The lighting was really pretty in this shot (even though I forgot to do it in photo mode I think😬)

[dry copper]

Games are what you make them. I've never played a "walking simulator" that couldn't be something else.

[tame cairn]

so true

[idle saffron]

Walking simulator is such a media term

[pure zinc]

I feel like if I had that sort of haircut tho, was a bit shorter, and had a higher pitch voice than I do rn, I wouldn’t have as much body dysphoria that I have now TwT

[tame cairn]

no yeah but its just funny because its not even that far into the game you get a vehicle

[sturdy widget]

Death Stranding isn’t really a walking sim. More hiking sim with some combat and definitely a LOT of weird shit going on😂

[dry copper]

Can't get over body dysmorphia by wishing your body looked different. That's called body dysmorphia.

[pure zinc]

I know

Which is why I am going to take action eventually

Once I have the tools to do so

[dry copper]

You can walk?

[pure zinc]

Ye

[dry copper]

Two legs are all ya need to get started.

[pure zinc]

How?

[dry copper]

One step at a time

[pure zinc]

I don’t even know what the first step would be without money, which I’m broke asf, so… yea..

[dry copper]

Walk a trail.

It's free.

[pure zinc]

Walking a trail won’t make me feel less ugly

[dry copper]

You've already written the conclusion and you never even tried

[mental rose]

"The greatest of journeys, begin with few simple steps"

[pure zinc]

I want to like the way I look

[pure zinc]

I have walked trails before TwT

[mental rose]

No idea where I heard that, but it sounds fitting

[pure zinc]

I do it atleast once every couple of months

Trails are nice

[mental rose]

Oh, Fort Solis is -30% on Steam

Hmm

Are you serious right now, Stellaris has it's own launcher??
I am so sick of this shit... 😒

[dry copper]

There's a good reason for having your own launcher

Never have to deal with steam to issue updates and fixes

Just update via the launcher

All your customers from all platforms can update their game without needing to create a build for each platform

[obtuse reef]

It’s had it for a while

If you think that’s stupid, KSP has its own launcher

[mental rose]

Surviving Mars didn't have this BS, and it's a Paradox game...

@obtuse reef Do I also need to create a Paradox account to play? I didn't check because I instantly closed it

[obtuse reef]

No, you do not

[mental rose]

Well that's something at least...

[obtuse reef]

The launcher is sort of convenient, since it allows you to just directly load your most recent save, but it is still a little unnecessary

I will say, it's more useful than a fair amount of launchers I've had to use in the past

[primal loom]

It's got a handy mod manager too

[obtuse reef]

Yeah, it's not as bad as far as launchers can go

[primal loom]

Agreed

No login required, no problem

[dry copper]

Guess what

Judy Dench

[primal loom]

zap

boom

[sturdy widget]

Some more DS pics

[primal loom]

Love to see 'em

📸

[sturdy widget]

Funny moment xD

Paver lifted me up lol

[primal loom]

Lol

[sturdy widget]

Making those connections

[primal loom]

https://tenor.com/view/coach-josh-wood-coach-josh-gold-star-gold-star-gif-25330659

[tame cairn]

nice official looking pics fr

[sturdy widget]

Thanks

[ruby mesa]

is Red Dead Redemption the game with the twin-stick gun duels?

[winter yew]

https://tenor.com/view/sezai-crimson-glow-valstrax-valstrax-monster-hunter-monster-hunter-rise-gif-27492549

Im in danger

[restive tusk]

Dunno if it was shared already but https://youtu.be/tKOD_DfxL88?si=VJsMGzACs-7w2EMF

[dull tulip]

if I get an ad while playing Dragon Age I'm going to be very upset

[restive tusk]

I'd honestly be ok if its something like a product insert, like tv shows do.
Like you walking around in the game world and see a can of coka cola or a billboard.
Ads popping up or interrupting my game?? uh EA better be ready for the pitchforks

[pure zinc]

If ea did that, they’d go bankrupt in a year

[thorn dawn]

https://tenor.com/view/cerveza-cristal-gif-6925033108088358710

[dry copper]

So that you can stand on mountains?

https://tenor.com/view/you-raise-me-up-josh-groban-singer-gif-7837031568809554039

[strange dune]

He float

[strange dune]

Riot

[thorny python]

civ6 on my switch won't save :/

[strange dune]

Oh hey I’m in the final boss fight and in a cutscene where there’s lots of emotion… wait.. is that… FUCKING CRISTAL?!?

[pure zinc]

This game will always be my favorite

I 100%’d it

:3

[inland oasis]

Goat simulator is such a fever dream of a game 😂

[orchid fox]

https://youtu.be/km5Je1H_5kU?si=tLrgopFFxb3SyDsb is straifht out of left field

Vecna amd another dmd char in dbd lol

[abstract turret]

Imagine attention seeking over a game 😆 🤡

[gleaming plinth]

carnt only a few people tell the differnce bewteen 60 and 120 i can very slightly but it isnt worth spending 1500 + on a pc, id rather go out somewhere

sorry wrong reply

[inland oasis]

30-60 is a big diff. 60-120 is a HUGE difference. Anything above 120 becomes tough to distinguish any notable difference

[gleaming plinth]

i might just not be able to tell much then, i can see on my phone

[inland oasis]

But 240 picture being twice as smooth as 120

[gleaming plinth]

but since i got a new 120 hz screen it is really no differnt to my 60hz

bearly

[inland oasis]

Did you set it to run at 120hz?

[gleaming plinth]

im pretty sure

[inland oasis]

They might not right out of the box

60-120 was a massive noticeable difference to me. Even 60 to 75 was a visible difference

[glossy kestrel]

thts not even true... 60 hz only runs at 60 FPS, anything higher u dont even see it!
120 hz runs at up to 120 FPS... so yes, big diference!

[inland oasis]

Keep an eye on your mouse cursor trailing

[gleaming plinth]

yeah i did, if naything it made my scren a little more HDR

and my mouse feels a little more resposive

[inland oasis]

That’s the little difference

[gleaming plinth]

my my scren feels more vibrant

[inland oasis]

It’s hard to explain cuz it’s not like a smoother FPS. It’s literally the responsiveness to input

[gleaming plinth]

i think it changed my hdr too

[inland oasis]

FPS is about frames. But hz is refresh rate. Essentially, they’re tied together but not the same

[gleaming plinth]

yeah my screen feels smoother

[inland oasis]

That’s the Hz working then

[gleaming plinth]

i only got 120 hz screen cause they had no 60 hz

[inland oasis]

If you lowered it to 60 or even 30 and drag your mouse across you’ll see it’s “jumpier” or trails more

[glossy kestrel]

ur screen is 180 hz actually...

you may have activated 120 hz only tho... alot of ppl do specially on 220 hz monitors... they dial it down to 120/144/160hz instead!
since u gona be runing games under 120 FPS with th card anyway... 120 hz is more then fine!

[gleaming plinth]

i did one 180hz the box i thought said 120

[inland oasis]

He has it set for 180

[glossy kestrel]

look @ the screenshot u posted above... says 180hz

[inland oasis]

After 120 hz it doesn’t matter to much. After 120 hz your more trying to go after better FPS in games for smoothness rather than upgrade to a higher hz monitor

[gleaming plinth]

i can run cyberpunk at a sable 40-50 fps

max graphics

ray tracing max

how idk

[glossy kestrel]

dont know why you would do tht tho

[restive tusk]

it's normal. CDPR actually optimized CP77 really well

[glossy kestrel]

try aiming for at least 90 FPS decreasing graphical quality

"at least"

ur gameplay experience will be wildly better

[restive tusk]

it's a matter of preferance. some ppl preferr better graphic fidelity over smoothness

[glossy kestrel]

ull notice right away wht im talking about

[inland oasis]

I’ve played at 100fps with good graphics and 50fps with GORGEOUS graphics. I pick the latter

[gleaming plinth]

i really need a better cpu, thats the bottle neck while playing.... city skylines 2

[inland oasis]

There’s no right or wrong

[restive tusk]

yea on that is not the graphic rendering, it's all the processing with a bunch of game objects

but afaik, city skylines 2 gotten better but still not too optimized

[gleaming plinth]

nimby rails is good not graphical all simulation

[gleaming plinth]

i played jedi survivour max graphics

[inland oasis]

City skylines two is a very TAXING game

[gleaming plinth]

how is my 3050 doing this?

[inland oasis]

Especially with big cities

[restive tusk]

good. most ppl haven't been able to 😂

[gleaming plinth]

i had one 350k still "openable"

[restive tusk]

if you do some research you can learn better which graphic settings are more taxing on CPU. you can then leave all gpu rendring stuff to max, and simply dial down a few less important settings that may be CPU bound to get higher frames

also a 3050 rendering 1080p, should be able to handle any modern game at max settings (ignoring CPU or RAM).
the issue is when people nowadays play at higher resolutions

[gleaming plinth]

and 8gb vram is ok?

[restive tusk]

that's another thing i mentioned here a few days ago.
2024 is starting to see some games that are demanding more than 8GB for max texture quality and graphics

[gleaming plinth]

also i havnt seen an overtemp waring for my cpu for a few days\

i think its fixed

i followed most of the current lines, as well as building projects under construction rn

[restive tusk]

my general suggestion to ppl buying a new gpu now, if they want longevity, is to aim for above 8GB

[gleaming plinth]

nope 💀

[restive tusk]

ouch

is that sensor accurate

[gleaming plinth]

its ment to shutdown

[gleaming plinth]

dont think so

cause it doesnt feel hot

its attached correctly

[restive tusk]

core temp cant really be "felt" from outside

[restive tusk]

also yea, the MOBO should have shut it down

[gleaming plinth]

but surly 100c could

[restive tusk]

not making much sense unless you switched off protection in the BIOS

[gleaming plinth]

welp always have intergrated graphics if it fails

[gleaming plinth]

i def havnt

[restive tusk]

could also be that software is giving wrong readins, but seeing as it just pulls from the sensor, it's weird

[gleaming plinth]

i have no clue what it is so i dont toutch setting idk about\

[restive tusk]

only way to know for sure is to check the temp sensor in BIOS, but then you wouldn't be playing the game so the temp will be low

I would at least try out a different program

[gleaming plinth]

ill try

[restive tusk]

I suggest HWMonitor

it's freeware

same company of CPU-Z

(it also gives you readings for almost everything in your system in a very simple no nonsense way)

[mental rose]

Oh hey, I just noticed Ghost of Tsushima releases today on Steam

[obtuse reef]

Yesterday in CS my friend and I came across a very interesting person. For starters, his profile picture was a Confederate flag. Secondly, he was surprisingly not that horrible. He got into a pissing contest with some other moron on our team, but I don’t think he was racist in the time he was there. It’s shocking that the criteria for a decent teammate is “not that racist”

[dry copper]

There are people who wave the confederate flag unironically but they are few and far between and are often just ignorant to reality. The moment someone says it represents their heritage, expecting me to take them seriously; I ask what part of it. There is very little (if anything) in confederate history to be proud of. In their cornerstone speech, one of their founders described their ideology as based on racism.

AVG actually posted decent warnings this update. Surprise Surprise.

[obtuse reef]

Would it surprise you to know that this guy was Southern?

[dry copper]

No, because the confederacy were all southern states.

[weak tiger]

I’ve seen confederate flags in northern states too. It’s a racist symbol, racists exist in all states

[obtuse reef]

I won’t actively avoid him in the future, but I will hope that I don’t get put on a team with him again

My god, that man could argue, and that’s me saying that

[dry copper]

He probably has far more asinine friends

Argue about what?

[obtuse reef]

How shitty one of my other teammates were

[dry copper]

Sounds more like whining

Typical confederate

[obtuse reef]

Those two bickered like an old married couple from the Great Depression

[restive tusk]

I don't think everyone who waves the confederate flag does it for the wrong reasons, or with nefarious implications.
I think some just like it, or enjoy southern rock which is usually represented with it.
but maybe im just naive

[obtuse reef]

I have a feeling you’re just naive

The flag is widely known to represent a nation that, for it’s brief existence, stood for the right to enslave innocent people on the basis of race

[dry copper]

Most people today who wave the confederate flag are either entirely aware of the racist undertones and love to troll with it or don't care about them and love to hurt people with it.

[obtuse reef]

If someone in the US doesn’t know what the Confederate flag represents, they have been sheltered by their parents

[restive tusk]

i think the "today" part is important. what you saying feels true specially more in the information age

[dry copper]

Define sheltered.

[obtuse reef]

Either their parents just never let them learn about the Civil War or they had their parents beliefs forced onto them

[restive tusk]

I did grow up less exposed to the darker sides of US history, so the flag to me used to immediately just mean southern rock which i liked.
but then also came the internet, and a lot more information overdosage

[dry copper]

There is sheltered intentionally to hide information and that's just ignorant...and then there's sheltered consequence to ignorance and that's coaching

[restive tusk]

eh, for how much the "average" american knows about history, and how much history is sometimes washed out, its not always so surprising

[obtuse reef]

Obviously there are other circumstances, but I can’t be bothered to get into the weeds about it

I would consider my knowledge about history above average compared to other Americans, but I still would hope that at least the majority of the population knows about the Confederacy

[dry copper]

See: Dukes of Hazzard

[restive tusk]

precisely, another thing.
People growing up loving that show i mean

[dry copper]

There is an entire generation that grew up with the flag in their life culturally, that weren't being told what it represented

[obtuse reef]

And if someone is outside of the US I obviously don’t expect them to know about American history

[dry copper]

Ma and Pa knew what it meant, but the kids just thought it was a cool car that ramped trains

[restive tusk]

these days, things are known far and wide.
But more so recently, anyways. after so many controversies and social media age

[obtuse reef]

It’s ironic that people are flying the flag of a fallen nation in the country that defeated it

[restive tusk]

Anyways this is #other-games sorry i started it :|

[obtuse reef]

Nah, you’re good

[dry copper]

It's almost like they are traitors

[obtuse reef]

https://tenor.com/view/joey-shocked-surprised-shocked-face-surprised-face-gif-5372964120641825973

That was sarcasm, btw

[dry copper]

Though in all honesty, I'd fly a flag for the pastafarian I adhere to...if his noodly appendage would have me

[obtuse reef]

Hell, I’d have a pentagram on my lawn if it’d keep the Jehovah’s Witnesses away

[dry copper]

To date he merely marinaras on the idea

[restive tusk]

I should totally get into worshipping pastafari

[rotund cosmos]

Calling it a nation is a bit of an overstatement

[restive tusk]

It's been at least over a decade last i heard about pastafarianism 😂 h

[obtuse reef]

It seceded, it had a president, it just didn’t survive for long

[rotund cosmos]

It survived for... 4 years?

[dry copper]

His noodly vision looks like a lovecraftian horror

[obtuse reef]

Most things do

[rotund cosmos]

Though, who also acknowledged them as a country?

[obtuse reef]

Pretty sure Yog-Sothoth works at my local Starbucks. That or I just didn’t wear my contacts the night before

[obtuse reef]

Don’t think anyone did, but it was technically a country. I’d still say it was more of an insurrection though.

[rotund cosmos]

Ah, if others didn't say. Then it was just a rebel group of America

[obtuse reef]

They probably didn’t have the industry to support being an actual nation

[dry copper]

Sure they did

[obtuse reef]

I mean, yeah, probably

[dry copper]

They didn't have the logistics to survive though if someone attacked them

[rotund cosmos]

Between Texas and Georgia at the time. They did

[obtuse reef]

But not to the extent of the North

[dry copper]

Can't have a nation split up all across the country

That's opening the battle already divided

[rotund cosmos]

Besides, they were like a loose collection of member countries. All independent but formed a treaty against the Union

[obtuse reef]

Eh, doesn’t really matter, they got their ass beat and now all we have to worry about is racist bastards who think they’re superior because they sunburn more easily

[rotund cosmos]

Well "countries"

[dry copper]

and half their own populations did not want to leave the union

[rotund cosmos]

At the end of the day yes. But knowing more history than your opponent is key. Feel free to use any of this against a racist

Though the Confederate flags still exist. Just the rebel flag have the stigma

[obtuse reef]

You think a racist has the brain capacity to understand a semi-intelligent argument?

[rotund cosmos]

No. Absolutely not. But it's fun to see them squirm

[dry copper]

Given racism is an ideology, yes

[thorny python]

The British might have recognized them as a country as they tried to trade with them.

[dry copper]

There are people who still to this day believe might is right.

[rotund cosmos]

Belief is one helluva drug

[dry copper]

They can justify it too

Justifying an ideology does not require a lot when beliefs are a part of it.

World views

[obtuse reef]

Every racist I’ve encountered (usually in CS) hasn’t been able to come up with any argument other than calling me a different slur

[rotund cosmos]

Bout as substantial as a lays chip bag

[dry copper]

Why would a racist give you the time of day if they consider you either A) A lesser human or B) A race traitor?

[obtuse reef]

I suppose that’s fair. Well, relatively speaking.

[rotund cosmos]

There was one time a neonazi tried to get me to believe their ideology

[dry copper]

In order to get them to give you a salient argument, you have to find a way to ask without pissing them off.

It's hard.

[rotund cosmos]

And hilariously... They didnt like being called a neonazi

[dry copper]

I mean..probably because they weren't german or socialist

[rotund cosmos]

Not my problem.
Ain't going to lead "wait, before we continue, can you even be redeemed?"

[obtuse reef]

“Are you a horrible person or just stupid?”

[dry copper]

It is your problem. You're the one opening up with what is essentially an insult and expecting them to respond in any way other than insulted.

[rotund cosmos]

Nah, that was half way in the conversation when they told me that

[obtuse reef]

I for one won’t be losing sleep over the feelings of someone who believes in genocide

[dry copper]

Oh

Sounds like they were dumb, trying to pick up the pieces of their mental floss to draw up some reason to be upset, then

[restive tusk]

dman we were just chatting bout games not too long ago 😅

[dry copper]

I don't know that they believe in genocide.

[rotund cosmos]

They sent me a video of a guy that shares the same belief, I guess who they study from because I genuinely was curious. Then about 5 mins in the video I dismissed it as an animalistic view of the world with too many inconsistencies.

[restive tusk]

How bout i switch the topic to .... mysoginy

[dry copper]

eww

[obtuse reef]

You can’t have a conversation about Counterstrike players without talking about deep societal issues such as racism and facism

[dry copper]

I prefer misanthropy.

[rotund cosmos]

Yeah... So when I asked for more evidence... That's all they gave me aside from propaganda

[dry copper]

Don't forget "Your mom"

[obtuse reef]

Usually because Counterstrike players are racist, facist, sexist or something along those lines

[restive tusk]

i dont even wanna talk bout CS.
I do miss the era of CS 1.5 tho 😔

[restive tusk]

does my pic above apply to CS players too ?

[rotund cosmos]

I gave my own evidence as to why they were wrong... Then it was nonstop propaganda, and I just let loose.

[obtuse reef]

CS players might be the ones who helped start that

[dry copper]

Never fight stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

[obtuse reef]

Jokes on them, I have experience being both smart and stupid

[dry copper]

"I beat peasants all the time!"

[restive tusk]

lol absolutely

[rotund cosmos]

I mean... As soon as I learned he didn't like being called a neo Nazi, guess who kept calling him that and his ideals neonazi

[obtuse reef]

See, I have the vocabulary and knowledge of someone who read nothing but thesaurus’, but the critical thinking skills of a recently lobotomized hippo

[rotund cosmos]

"it's just Nazi" he said... As if I cared

[restive tusk]

Back in my day in LAN parties, the noobs were usually the loudest around

[rotund cosmos]

Ah, good times

[obtuse reef]

Usually the people who don’t know how to play the game talk the most shit

[dry copper]

If he's splitting hairs, as a nazi...Then he's definitely a neonazi

[rotund cosmos]

That's what I'm saying!

[dry copper]

I keep killing cultists and getting useless cultist bags

This Mothman event is boring

[rotund cosmos]

Ah kik was an absolute cesspit

[rotund cosmos]

FO76?

[dry copper]

kik sounds like someone spelled lol wrong

[restive tusk]

i was getting a couple decent things from those bags

[rotund cosmos]

It was an old chat app

[obtuse reef]

I’ve learned to fear people who use obscure or unknown weapons in CS, because A) they’re too stupid to realize that they’re supposed to be dead or B) they know what they’re doing

[restive tusk]

kik still exists? lol

[rotund cosmos]

I think?

[dry copper]

yes

[rotund cosmos]

I haven't touched it in well over 6 years now

[rotund cosmos]

The gun is a self inflicted handicap.

Like a naked player in DS

Be cautious

[obtuse reef]

You say that, but the revolver is known as the pocket AWP for a reason

It has: stupid range, stupid accuracy, stupid damage and no falloff

[rotund cosmos]

Broken

[obtuse reef]

The Negev is a goddamn laser rifle disguised as a machine gun

[rotund cosmos]

Should have pretty heavy drop off

[obtuse reef]

Only balancing is the fact that it takes half a second to fire the revolver

Which is essentially meaningless at range

[dry copper]

Oh this is a sexy computer build

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKOSL2LUSAs

[obtuse reef]

The CZ-75 Auto is a full auto pistol that the devs thought it’d be funny to only give one extra magazine

CS is essentially just a game about how fast can you hit a headshot

And how fast can your opponent hit a headshot

In other news, my friend and I are actually getting okay at GTFO

[restive tusk]

what? no way gtfo!

[obtuse reef]

We are actually able to sometimes get the fuck out