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obsidian shard
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And 60 fps on Series S

rustic tundra
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I don't think I've encountered a game with forced raytracing before

elder raven
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this game needed it

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without it it would have taken several more years to develop

slender night
rustic tundra
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idk, ig my system just doesn't like the game, cuz I keep getting bad performance no matter what I do

elder raven
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cutscenes are rendered in game and even that looks great on deck

obsidian shard
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It would've been a few years till TDA released and around 2x the size if it had baked lighting

elder raven
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you get a very low poly kreed for a split second though during resurrection's cutscene lol

rustic tundra
obsidian shard
rustic tundra
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exactly why I'm confused

elder raven
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update drivers? no idea

rustic tundra
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already did

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like I said, I got it to a good framerate, but now my issue is that there are a lot of skips/freezes still for some reason

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Whichever vsync option i choose does nothing, even if i turn it off

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and this is the only game I have the issue with

slender night
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Not an expert or knowledgeable in any way but all that comes to mind is a HDD install

obsidian shard
obsidian shard
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(Dark Ages and most modern games recommend SSD)

rustic tundra
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I have it on my SSD

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it just like, constantly slows down for a second and then goes back to normal? It happens like every 5 seconds

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does that make sense?

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The game isn't unplayable but it's extremely annoying

frail bloom
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Y'all think he should submit a ticket at bethesda.net, assuming he has the right specs

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Or refund maybe

rustic tundra
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oml

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I just decided to disable discord's game overlay as a last resort

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that was it

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why???

frail bloom
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Idk but it's fixed

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Yippeeee3

unkempt dragon
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That's common, modern Doom games don't seem to run very well with it on

rustic tundra
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modern meaning just TDA?

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cuz I've been fine with it for every other game, no issue

unkempt dragon
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The other ones also but nvm

green estuary
obsidian shard
green estuary
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And it takes up an absurd amount of performance for what little it does

merry sapphire
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yall think we gon get a trailer before the end of the year

rustic tundra
obsidian shard
warm ibex
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just be sure to leave milk and cargo shorts out for hugo tonight

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you might be surprised by what you find under your tree in the morning

hard thistle
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hugo talks about games like hes a kid talking about how cool HIS game is gonna be when he grows up but the difference is the game actually comes out and its good

wintry forge
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Milk and beaver nuggets*

arctic pagoda
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Dang

unkempt dragon
wintry forge
unkempt dragon
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ew lol

warm ibex
solar spoke
unkempt dragon
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my car got towed today and I paid $350 to get it back. Ice soup and air salad for me

obsidian shard
unkempt dragon
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oh and a ticket of $50 on top of it

versed quarry
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They really tag-teamed you, huh

unkempt dragon
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yup😭

meager vortex
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350$

warm ibex
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that's insane

cyan acorn
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Does anyone know how to solve the door puzzle after you unlock the deadmace?

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WHY DOES TRHE TRIGGER BLEND IN WITH EVERYTHING

wintry forge
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In all seriousness that sucks. Very sorry to hear that doomguy_dead

obsidian shard
wintry forge
unkempt dragon
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Yeah I'm not in a good mood. Anyway back to TDA lol. What's everyone been working on or playing?

wintry forge
obsidian shard
obsidian shard
cyan acorn
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Hot Take: Dreadmace sucks

fleet spruce
obsidian shard
heady trout
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Dreamace imo fundamentally kind of sucks bc it's easily the best melee and once you get it there's little reason to go back for punches

wintry forge
wintry forge
obsidian shard
fleet spruce
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👆

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i will live and die by Dreadmace

obsidian shard
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nah actually

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Flail does

heady trout
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least buff Flail enthusiast

obsidian shard
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its op

warm ibex
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to give myself some credit I did throw the shield at the switch and it seemed to hit non-existant geo and bounce back, so I figured that wasn't the solution

frail bloom
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That segment has the worst geo I swear

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You gotta throw at some right angle

warm ibex
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one of the worst places to have rough geo

frail bloom
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I got stuck there cuz I didn't notice that the block was shield bashable

warm ibex
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that's a tricky first time puzzle lol

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not necessarily more complex or difficult than anything else the game throws at you, but the messy geo and the way it flows increases the challenge

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imo at least

neat sigil
cyan acorn
neat sigil
cyan acorn
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I main the mace ngl

lusty tulip
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If the game didnt have the saving grace mechanic I would die 10x over

obsidian shard
lusty tulip
obsidian shard
lusty tulip
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Which one that again

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Im about to get into a mech level ugh

obsidian shard
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Mech's are cool

lusty tulip
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Not as fun as regular player tho

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Also do yall usd a variety of weapons or just spam ssg

obsidian shard
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Variety

lusty tulip
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I dont see a reason to use like combat shotgun

rose cargo
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i use combat more than ssg

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i still haven’t even upgraded my ssg

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i think it’s best for battle knights that’s it

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combat shotgun just has more situational use imo, ssg is like the skull crusher weapons but actually worth using

warm ibex
fading bone
warm ibex
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*its insane vs any demon

fading bone
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and it 1 shots big imps

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nearly 1 shots hellknights

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yeah its just ridiculous in general right up close

rose cargo
lusty tulip
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Also best shield rune?

fading bone
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i change my opinion on the day

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at first i thought it was the daggers, then i changed to the shock stun one, and then i thought it was ground fissure, and then stun again, and now im back on daggers lol

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basically just not the shitty turret

arctic pagoda
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Turrets fine

obsidian shard
arctic pagoda
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Turret go Brrt

fading bone
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turret is BOOTY

fleet spruce
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I still use ground fissure, kinda like the ice bomb in Eternal

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gets you a breather

arctic pagoda
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Can't spell turret without t u r r e t

fading bone
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why would i use a single target rune that i have to actually aim instead of a massive AOE that requires no extra effort to land

warm ibex
fleet spruce
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we need double turret

warm ibex
fleet spruce
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twice the dps

lusty tulip
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Wow the revenant is actually doing something in this game

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How do yall kill him cuz getting close isnt gonna work

fleet spruce
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sprint jump to force them out of their invincible state

obsidian shard
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or Charged Shield Bash + SSG

fleet spruce
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true!

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most surefire solution

lusty tulip
fleet spruce
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I have recently grown more fond of using rocket launcher

lusty tulip
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I get to keep using my ssgkekw

fading bone
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revenants are the coolest demon in this game

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badass design and an actual threat for once

obsidian shard
fading bone
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i will never align myself with demons who fail to care for their own physical fitness!

obsidian shard
heady trout
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fat

hazy pasture
fleet spruce
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Natural armor

obsidian shard
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Ive been wanting to make this for so long

fleet spruce
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fatass maykr

obsidian shard
hazy pasture
obsidian shard
hazy pasture
versed quarry
obsidian shard
versed quarry
obsidian shard
versed quarry
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Oh damn

obsidian shard
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It's in the "all Kreed voice lines* video I saw on YT

versed quarry
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Oh lemme look at that

hard thistle
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whats with the worms kreed is covered in anyway?

versed quarry
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But anyways I listened to his voicelines

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And they seems to imply that the Maykr higherups knew of the pact with Azhrak

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Which would makes sense with the whole hive mind thing, along with lower Maykrs not being able to disobey the Khan

hard thistle
versed quarry
hard thistle
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pet leeches feeding off ichor or whatever

hazy pasture
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And when Slayer was sawing him in half in the end and also the gore effects, Kreed was bleeding

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The worms' eyes glow yellow which is weird

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They could be a part of his anatomy

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But the worms seem fleshy rather than anything adjacent to being machine

mystic barn
mystic barn
alpine pilot
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where doom doomguy_neutral

hazy pasture
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Yes they do seem to metamorphosis in their later stages of life

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Maybe that's what transfiguration is

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But we're not aware of what they go through during the process of Unification

sterile sage
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Is mx slider un 100% clear yet?

hazy pasture
sterile sage
young schooner
amber plover
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can anyone help? got 100% but still missing lore nerd and gunpletionest

young schooner
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The metal turns into flesh. I like to think this was originally a way to cut down on waste. Machines that have a built-in lifespan and when they reach it, the consciousness is uploaded back into the Singularity while the metal turns into flesh that can rot away.

amber plover
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just got 2 trophies off of the plat

young schooner
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At the very least we know the mutations of the Transfiguration are predetermined and predictable, implying the anomaly isn't the mutation itself but the mind being stuck inside the body as it happens.

We know that because Samur's Codex entry shows that his Transfigured form was predicted and drawn in the Book of Seraphs long, long before he would ever even begin to succumb to it.

unkempt dragon
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MONO

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oops caps

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-# mono

versed quarry
slender night
unkempt dragon
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minus the E

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A for O in similar sound

unkempt dragon
cold patio
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why i always start horde mode with dreadmace however i picked flail in story ?

harsh egret
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i recommend setting up keybinds for melee and rune swap so u can swap more easily when u startup the ripatorium

cold patio
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oh i forgot about that, thanks :)

hazy pasture
unkempt dragon
crude sparrow
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does the accelerator sometimes bug out for anyone else?

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like I'm shooting at demons with it and it's not charging up at all

harsh egret
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i realized once that happened but i just had the wrong thing equipped

crude sparrow
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even if I did it would've been doing something

harsh egret
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weird

crude sparrow
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sometimes it acts like it has no upgrades at all

harsh egret
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never seen that

crude sparrow
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happened to me a couple times

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also another thing, the cacodemon usually doesnt telegraph his charged shot attack if that's his first attack after spawn

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just shoots it right away

harsh egret
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which is why everyone just hates the caco in this game kekw

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well one of the reasons

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i have a suspicion that they are reworking some of his attacks

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which would be my only explanation to why they havent fixed him yet

fleet spruce
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making caco even more dangerous?

harsh egret
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just make him less of a pain in the ass

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the fence attack is bad and the bugged charged attack is well... bugged

crude sparrow
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yeah the wall is bad

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forces you to ignore him until hes done

harsh egret
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mhm

random sand
void hornet
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Hey I have a rtx 3060, is that able to use dlss frame generation? Cause if yes, then game doesn't allow me to activate it

random sand
harsh egret
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i mean i think it makes sense for him to be so dangerous up close

random sand
harsh egret
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he is also so easy to shut down with the shield

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unless he is doing his fence attack bs :d

void hornet
random sand
harsh egret
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yh but u shouldnt be fighting him up close either way

random sand
fleet spruce
harsh egret
random sand
harsh egret
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his melee attacks arent parryable so u cant be going up close to him lol

random sand
harsh egret
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but just toss ur shield into him and he cant do shit

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i think he is fine apart from his bugged attack thats more often than not bugged and i have no clue how thats not fixed yet, and his fence attack that just makes no sense

random sand
harsh egret
random sand
heady trout
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i also don't like the caco in tda, primarily bc i think its kind of stupid to have an enemy that just has so much time being invincible before you can shoot him

harsh egret
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nobody likes the caco in tda Archie

slender night
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I like the design... that's about it

harsh egret
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ye

random sand
fleet spruce
harsh egret
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there shouldve been a counter to the fence attack, smth like making his shield be out of plasma and u can shoot it off and disrupt his attack

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i swear the first thing im asking hugo is if they plan on reworking the caco man

random sand
fleet spruce
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what i meant is that the ability has plenty of ways to be utilized aside from just focusing on one enemy and eviscerating it while it's stunned

random sand
void hornet
void hornet
tropic adder
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How is it installed? With the injector or manually?

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Either way, try verifying game files integrity or however it's called. I suppose you're on steam since you use mods.

void hornet
void hornet
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ok so turns out the perfomance was mostly due to using TAA instead of DLSS

harsh egret
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dlss is a no brainer

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even if ur on like a 5080 u should be using it lol

tropic adder
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My pc would've exploded without dlss. xD

void hornet
void hornet
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it seems that dlss didn't actually change anything 💀 game still runs like shit

obsidian shard
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Uhhhh

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Buying me another copy of the game will fix it (Trust)

void hornet
slender night
obsidian shard
void hornet
obsidian shard
void hornet
hazy pasture
obsidian shard
void hornet
obsidian shard
crude sparrow
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Can I get another collector's bundle? I won't fix anything though

void hornet
obsidian shard
harsh egret
void hornet
void hornet
harsh egret
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well that answers my question kekw

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its a setting in ur bios that overclocks ur ram which should be enabled

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look it up

void hornet
harsh egret
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if u didnt know about it i assumed its disabled which it usually is by default

void hornet
chilly star
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gif

fading bone
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how long is the normal brink of death cooldown?

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i just somehow got 1 shot from 83 health to 0

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with at least 45 seconds of buffer from brink of death being triggered last (it might have not even been triggered the entire fight)

green estuary
fading bone
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i honestly have no idea

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i cant upload videos here

green estuary
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An imp stalker melee lunge ignores brink of death, so that’s very likely

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So does something like an Agaddon overhead swing
But that’s a bit more obvious lol

harsh egret
fading bone
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i didnt want to edit it. it happens at the end

harsh egret
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i guess it was the whiplash projectile

fading bone
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they can 1 shot?

harsh egret
hazy pasture
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Yeah whiplash cross

harsh egret
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i dont remember the exact dmg it does

fading bone
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whatever the default for nightmare is

harsh egret
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ik its a decent amount

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i guess it can yh

hazy pasture
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Hmm sometimes those crosses do bypass bod

fading bone
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thats wild

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i absolutely despise whiplashes in both games

harsh egret
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:p

fading bone
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easily my most frustrating demon

hazy pasture
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Also you got yourself a sub gemini

fading bone
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thank you

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(i only post starcraft videos)

hazy pasture
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Hell yeah

harsh egret
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lmao ive seen ur russian bus drift vid before xd

fading bone
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lol no way thats hilarious

hazy pasture
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Oh? Lemme check

fading bone
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i cant believe how that video hit the algorithm it was just a shitty meme for /r/youtubehaiku lol

harsh egret
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its pretty funny xd

fading bone
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that video basically solo got me my youtube monetization lol

hazy pasture
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Lmao crazy stuff

harsh egret
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ive got a story about the youtube algorithm alright lmao

hazy pasture
harsh egret
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random vid on my dads channel has 31 mil views for absolutely NO reason

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he just tells me one day that he kept getting spammed with notifications from yt

hazy pasture
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Huh?

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Noway

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31 millie is crazy

slender night
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Gamer father, youtube legend

harsh egret
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howeveer we got no monetization or anything from it

fading bone
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lol shit

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the youtube algo really does make no sense sometimes

harsh egret
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idk how that stuff really works i just told my dad he should set it up or smth but he never did

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i was 9 years old when i put this out and it blew up like in 2019 or smth

fading bone
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LOL

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this is the most "youtube algorithm" video i can imagine

harsh egret
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yepp

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just realised i think my dad turned off comments on the vid lel

hazy pasture
harsh egret
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prob from all the spam

hazy pasture
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Lmao

harsh egret
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but ye either way back to dark ages kekw

hazy pasture
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This is the typa vid you'll get on a random sunday morning while scrolling through the home page

fading bone
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FUCK THE WHIPLASH

hazy pasture
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Literally

harsh egret
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whiplash my beloved

hazy pasture
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Wait

fading bone
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the amount of god damn times ive seen my shield go straight through that bitch instead of stunning it is insane

green estuary
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Whiplashes in TDA are downright fair and balanced compared to eternal

fading bone
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i think theyre busto in both

green estuary
hazy pasture
fading bone
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i know that but i swear to god its happened multiple times when they are not slithering or about to slither

hazy pasture
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Like let me peacefully shield bash into a stupid zombie

fading bone
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like ive seen it just straight up go right through a standing whiplash

green estuary
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Their ground attack in eternal is 100x worse than anything they have going on in TDA

frail bloom
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I hate that one

fading bone
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yeah that shit slays me

hazy pasture
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Oh howdy Samir

frail bloom
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Sometimes I dash and it still doesn't evade

frail bloom
hazy pasture
green estuary
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tracking, knocks you back, breaks your meathook, and can literally jump off of ledges to hit you while in the air
such bullshit

hazy pasture
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But I'm doing pretty good

frail bloom
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The e is next to the w

hazy pasture
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Yes

frail bloom
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End of story

heady trout
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Omg I wish i could replay enhanced asscrack from the start of the boss without having to go through the entirety of final battles Atlan segment just for another shot at a deathless run

fading bone
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lol

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you and everyone else

heady trout
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imo they should have taken the Dark Lord approach and make him and Individual level

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for the reasons I already mentioned but also like

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very weird to have a whole atlan level and then

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oh heres a normal boss

green estuary
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idk
I don't really like the fact that the best boss fight in a doom game is placed behind a mid atlan section
but every other boss in the series besides davoth was at the very end of a level, so I can't say that I'm too surprised

slender night
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Every Classic DOOM boss:

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Well almost every

fading bone
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every boss in an extremely large percentage of games

green estuary
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obviously OG doom's level structure is different, but bosses being at the end of some level/mission is pretty standard

slender night
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I mean for the Icon of Sin and Mastermind you just have to hold down W for a few seconds and you're in

green estuary
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well normally you have to play through the entirety of E3 to get to the mastermind, and all of Doom 2 to get to the icon of sin

slender night
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Under that definition every single boss in any video game ever is structured like this 💔

green estuary
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yeah, you can get around it by selecting level, but that's more a product of how OG doom's levels were structured than anything else

slender night
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I'm not sure what point you're trying to make

green estuary
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idk honestly

slender night
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Gaming

hazy pasture
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Gaming

void hornet
harsh egret
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wth lol

void hornet
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the xmp profile doesn't allow to be pressed

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this is really weird, I remember when playing TDA on game pass the entire game run just fine when I used the low preset, but now everytime I'm in an open space like the beginning of Siege part 1, my framerate tanks to even 40

harsh egret
void hornet
harsh egret
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weird, idk then

obsidian shard
void hornet
alpine pilot
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where doom doomguy_neutral

void hornet
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if I use fsr frame generation, is there any way to cap the fps? because My monitor's refresh rate is 60 fps max

flat elm
rose cargo
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😃

obsidian shard
elder raven
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book gone

warm ibex
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there's an exclusive cover variant on the gear store but I think the default is much better

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should be able to pick up the standard edition at books a million or barnes & nobel (if you live in the states, at least)

slender night
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I live in the województwas (voivodeships) 💔
I will probably never find this book at a physical location

foggy fable
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I believe i saw it on Amazon too

obsidian shard
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Thanks to the Steam "Most sold" categories, we can say DOOM: TDA has sold anywhere from 2-5 Million Units

warm ibex
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and that's on PC alone, right?

warm ibex
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more accessible

frail bloom
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Bro

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How is that possible

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Hol on I know this might be annoying to some but I'm curious

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I thought the highest player peak was like 3 mil, with 2.2 million on gamepass

foggy fable
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I mean. Doom eternal massively increased playerbase. And dark ages launched on gamepass. So it was very much out there. And already it’s 50% off on steam rn at $35.

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$35 for a triple A game is a VERY compelling offer and lots of people were waiting for that sale price

frail bloom
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Oh so did a lot of ppl start picking the game up rn??

foggy fable
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Most likley yeah. From the November to December Black Friday / Christmas holiday sales

frail bloom
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Holy congrats to id

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Ye that's right it ain't no flop

foggy fable
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Now i dont know if its actually in the 2-5million range, but i wouldnt really be surpsied

frail bloom
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I'd lowball and say 3 mil

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Idk how this stuff works tho

foggy fable
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3mill not counting gamepass i think is fair. And a solid number

harsh egret
frail bloom
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I just wanna take a moment and appreciate id's hard work paying off

harsh egret
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maybe in total on all platforms

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which actually might be what u meant lol

frail bloom
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That's prob what he meant

warm ibex
frail bloom
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5 mil on steam is impossible

harsh egret
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that number wouldve put them way higher up on the sales charts of 2025

frail bloom
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But I guess it wasn't as many as I thought

green estuary
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I think you put too much stock into what loudmouths say on social media tbh

frail bloom
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No I just thought the 30,000 player peak was a little low

warm ibex
harsh egret
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i mean it is but its also a game most people beat in one day

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maybe 2

green estuary
frail bloom
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Ye it's singleplayer and it's been a while

green estuary
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ain't nobody beating the tda main campaign in 2 days unless they've just got oodles of time on their hands

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that shit is long

frail bloom
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So y'know it's surprising to me that a bunch more ppl picked the game up

harsh egret
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i beat it in 2 days xd

warm ibex
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same but that's with nonstop playing lol

harsh egret
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i think most people can beat it in 2 days tho

green estuary
frail bloom
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Ye it ain't that long

harsh egret
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:I

foggy fable
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I will say peak player count doesn’t necessarily mean much. Especially when its a singleplayer game

green estuary
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it probably took me 16 hours to beat the campaign on nightmare

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and then maybe 2-3 more hours to 100% it

foggy fable
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I think i beat it in like 4-5 days i did batches of like 3-4 levels i think

warm ibex
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I'm playing through the silent hill 2 remake at what I would consider a casual pace and I'm putting in maybe two hours a day, at most. busy people with jobs aren't about to clear a 16 hour game in two days unless it's a weekend or holiday lol

foggy fable
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Back in my day a 4 hour game was considered plenty long and fun

frail bloom
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That's right hato

harsh egret
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i started the game and it took me 12 hrs or smth to reach and beat spire

frail bloom
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With jobs

warm ibex
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lol

frail bloom
harsh egret
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a what?

frail bloom
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You see it

green estuary
frail bloom
harsh egret
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the game released at a time where i had the most work for my final bachelor semester

warm ibex
frail bloom
green estuary
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if I'm paying 5 bucks for a game, 4 hours of enjoyment is fine

foggy fable
harsh egret
green estuary
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but if I buy a game on sale for 45 bucks, then I'd expect a bit more meat to it

harsh egret
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but either way yes i managed to take 2-3 days off for tda and not everyone can

warm ibex
harsh egret
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which is fair

frail bloom
obsidian shard
frail bloom
harsh egret
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yh it was 3 mil total players played the game within 5 days

foggy fable
frail bloom
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3 mil in 5 days?

green estuary
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makes sense

harsh egret
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yes samir 3 mil in 5 days

green estuary
#

most of that 3 mil already had gamepass

frail bloom
#

He said is

#

So y'know

warm ibex
#

that's when the 3mil player count post was made, yeah

harsh egret
#

yes he meant "in" samir

frail bloom
warm ibex
#

he's in here, is he not?

frail bloom
#

Bro did you arm wrestle

#

They go crazy

foggy fable
#

They were quite uncivilized. But were good at capturing wooly rhinos

frail bloom
#

I was gonna say smt but nah

#

That's my signature quote ngl

warm ibex
obsidian shard
slender night
warm ibex
harsh egret
#

tbf im not sure if it reached 2 mil overall

green estuary
harsh egret
#

its estimated it sold 800k-1m on steam so far and i dont think it sold 500k on ps and 500k on xbox

frail bloom
#

That's what I thought

#

But idk abt so far

#

With that sale we were talking abt

harsh egret
#

next year im sure it might have sold 2m, when the dlc comes out

green estuary
#

yeah gamepass kinda screws with the "sold" numbers

#

hard to gauge how many players actually bought the game and how many just paid for the subscription

warm ibex
#

interesting. I'll leave it at that then

green estuary
#

who on earth was saying it's inaccessible on pc

#

and what was their average IQ

warm ibex
#

where the hell have you been for the past seven months?

frail bloom
#

I think ppl with below recommended specs

green estuary
frail bloom
#

That's my guess

warm ibex
#

yeah lol

green estuary
#

as in specs

harsh egret
green estuary
#

don't trust that site

#

it might be higher or lower, but that site is full of shite

harsh egret
#

steamdb?

warm ibex
#

you can see console sale stats on steamdb?

green estuary
#

no, alinea analytics, which is where that estimate comes from

harsh egret
#

not always tbh, theres 3 diff sources that all say a rough estimate but its usually not THAT far off

#

no im talking about steamDB

obsidian shard
foggy fable
#

Well if your pc is below specs then its below specs not much can be done there

harsh egret
foggy fable
#

Most xbox users would have used gamepass

#

I dont use gamepass so i bought it

harsh egret
#

i guess

#

yeah idk its harder to estimate sales numbers on console

foggy fable
#

But also there are WAY more ps5 sold out there

#

Than xbox

green estuary
harsh egret
#

yh and they made that one vid for playstation with the cosmic realm reveal iirc so maybe it made them buy it Archie

foggy fable
#

I know ill be rebuying once it comes to switch 2

warm ibex
#

I was about to mention that

#

I'm sure the player count will go up considerably when it hits Switch 2

foggy fable
#

I can easily see a free 100k sales from switch 2 alone

harsh egret
warm ibex
slender night
#

And then it went on a 50% sale the next day...

foggy fable
#

Yep the whole new audience. And then the people like me who will gladly double dip for a portable handheld version

warm ibex
#

that too yea

green estuary
#

paying 30 dollars a month for gamepass just sounds like such a bad deal

harsh egret
#

i dont think it does

warm ibex
#

I like to own my games anyways

foggy fable
#

I’ve always just found handhelds to be more accessible and convenient for my brain and how i work. So even at home i rather play on my switch or steamdeck over my xbox

slender night
harsh egret
#

yh i would much rather buy my own games but i can also see why some people would be ok with game pass

foggy fable
#

Gamepass used to be very much worth it. But lately? Not really

slender night
#

Constantly out there for new experiences and always cleaning up your hard drive of old games? Worth
But if you are like me and you like nesting your own personal permanent collection then no

green estuary
#

in an age where you can get absolute banger games on sale for like 5 bucks, I can't rationalize paying 30 dollars for a subscription service, unless you're the type of person who just plays a bunch of new games and then dumps them for the latest thing

harsh egret
foggy fable
#

Well….yes

harsh egret
#

cuz i mean they have lots of big games on game pass and more coming up too

green estuary
#

if you just cycle through brand new AAA games, then yeah gamepass is probably a great deal, but otherwise it doesn't make a bunch of sense

slender night
#

I have the most basic tier of Game Pass just for the online multiplayer and they keep raising the price because they keep adding games I don't even play ffs

obsidian shard
harsh egret
#

A WEEK?

obsidian shard
#

Ye, Collectors edition came Early

harsh egret
#

oh yeah that lmfao

#

worked on console only

#

i was stuck with a greyed out "play" button

obsidian shard
#

Yup

warm ibex
foggy fable
#

More demanding game

#

No ps4 or xbox one or lower powered pcs

#

Higher entry cost

warm ibex
#

people generally have less money and games/systems are more expensive

#

yeah

#

also no pandemic. I really do think having fuck all to do for several months straight boosted Eternal's sales a bit

slender night
#

Probably one of the smaller factors but the initial harsh distaste for the game with the Mick and slow gameplay and slider shit

warm ibex
#

that too

slender night
#

Well slow as in slower than Eternal

foggy fable
harsh egret
#

yh i was about to say the doom crossing stuff :d

empty furnace
#

i just woke up cthulhu

harsh egret
#

say good morning to him from me

foggy fable
#

Personally tda is more or less the doom sequel to 2016 I wanted. I like etneral but i wanted the more weighty grounded feel tda gives

warm ibex
#

TDA is the doom game I never knew I wanted

harsh egret
#

next game we are gonna be fully airborne

warm ibex
#

but that's just id software for you. they'll make you want something you didn't even know was possible

slender night
#

Microsoft Flight Simulator collab

harsh egret
#

lol

#

where we droppin' bois

foggy fable
#

I wonder when TDA will be ported. And i hope they get panic button again

slender night
obsidian shard
warm ibex
foggy fable
#

Oh god yes please

#

The mini ear death that would occur

#

THATS RIGHT WE PORTED AHHHHHHHHHH

slender night
#

I know Panic Button has a wide and impressive portfolio but I've only encountered their work twice and both times it was subpar 😔

harsh egret
foggy fable
#

Panic button has also become so popular Nintendo themselves allowed them to port 4 switch 1 games to switch 2
Including mario odyssey.

So if Nintendo is willing to let a third party company touch their main stuff well that says a lot

warm ibex
#

I love opening up eternal on the switch every once in a while just so I can lose my hearing for the next few days

harsh egret
#

lol

warm ibex
foggy fable
#

I jsut recently redownloaded etenral on my switch 2

#

The handheld mode def looks quite blurry on the larger screen. But docked is still beyond impressive

#

The fact docked is basically on par with like the xbox one version

#

Is still quite insane

#

So tda will be more than fine on switch 2

warm ibex
#

I absolutely believe it

#

I just hope the port launches before May of 2026. Not that I have a S2 at the moment or am necessarily dying to play it handheld, but the switch players deserve a port asap

foggy fable
#

The fact they got eternal running on 3gb of ram and a very low battery drain device is still so insane

warm ibex
#

almost unfathomable

#

tech wizards, I tell ye

foggy fable
#

It genuinely is like i loved my switch it was my only device for years no pc no consoles

#

So i was buying ports left and right

empty furnace
#

is there any advantage to using the punch over the flail

slender night
#

It looks cooler

warm ibex
foggy fable
#

And it was and still is so impressive. And seeing what switch 2 can do power wise adn seeing Indiana jones coming i cant wait

harsh egret
warm ibex
foggy fable
#

Heck im playing cyberpunk rn o my switch 2. So i cant wait for dark ages

#

Ff7 remake demo was also super impressive

#

Pragmata demo comes next year
Indiana jones and fallout 4 day 1 buys

#

I even heard Starfield should be coming so thats juicy

harsh egret
#

starfield is a game alright

foggy fable
#

I personally enjoyed it and it did everything I wanted from it.

#

So i want it handheld now

foggy fable
warm ibex
#

the bethesda switch ports have been overwhelming successes, it seems

foggy fable
#

Eternal took 1.5 years to port if i recall

#

I would imagine TDA shouldnt take as long since way more power to work with

harsh egret
warm ibex
foggy fable
#

I would kinda hope for an eternal switch 2 update too but i kinda doubt they will

slender night
#

They should port Wolfenstein TNO, let people enjoy peak

harsh egret
#

oh was it in march? damn thought it was later than that

foggy fable
#

I would love an old blood port

warm ibex
#

but recorded in march

harsh egret
#

yeye

foggy fable
#

I wonder if Bethesda will be porting more stuff to switch 2. Indiana jones is a good sign and so is fallout 4 anniversary, but from my understanding those are more so part of the current xbox incentive to launch on other platforms

#

So it isnt counting older games

slender night
foggy fable
#

Quadrilogy?

slender night
#

Like a trilogy but instead of 3 games it has 4
TNO, TOB, TNC, YB

foggy fable
#

You found old blood worse than youngblood?

warm ibex
#

I won't judge but that's surprising lol

foggy fable
#

I personally liked youngblood a lot but I wouldnt rank it over old blood

slender night
#

They have gameplay on the same level for me, but Youngblood at least doesn't mess up the story as much as I found Old Blood to do. The paranormal stuff getting reintroduced and then never brought up again specifically

#

Maybe this is even crazier but I think Wolf2 is better than every game after TNO

warm ibex
foggy fable
#

For me again only had a switch as my gaming device. So it was one of the only fps games i had access to

#

And being able to replay every map with every gun as much as i wanted?

#

It was and i think still is the only game i 100% in recent years

#

And boy did it play smooth on switch 1

#

For as fast paced as it was

#

Granted it wasnt until the last update that they actually massively boosted resolution and i realized how blurry it used to look

#

But again a good sign for TDA port

#

I mean heck. Indiana jones is more demanding

#

And its coming

warm ibex
#

if they can pull off indiana jones then no doubt TDA will be smooth

#

even as someone that won't be picking up the TDA port on day one I'm still very excited for it. I can't wait to see the game in more hands

#

and obviously looking forward to the inevitable digital foundry spec comparison lol

foggy fable
#

And what I think will be kind crazy is that its not insane to think switch 2 tda will be 60fps

#

It runs at 60fps almost locked on xbox series S which is a quite comparable device power wise

#

I mean sure we will probably have a graphics and performance mode of course, but not crazy to think about

warm ibex
#

I think it's crazy that TDA doesn't have a graphics/performance mode option on consoles. they managed to do both in one single setting

foggy fable
#

Yeah I probably will wait for a sale just because I paid full price for the xbox version but will sale it later for sure

frail bloom
foggy fable
#

Consoles have a usual high fps low visual option or high visual low fps option

#

But tda just has high fps and visuals

frail bloom
#

Oh well it runs well

foggy fable
#

Granted sure, it doesn’t have a 120fps suepr low res option. But it hits aVERY solid middle ground

frail bloom
#

And looks alright

warm ibex
frail bloom
#

Not exactly the crispiest but it looks good

#

Looks rather wispy sometimes

#

If that makes sense

frail bloom
#

I'm fine if it looked weird

warm ibex
#

I mean I would too lol but I'd say that probably has somethign to do with tracing being built in

foggy fable
#

I think the issue with a 120fps option. Is that its cpu bound not graphic bound

#

So if we lowered the graphics it wouldn’t do much for fps

frail bloom
#

That's a problem yeah

#

I'm fine with how it is tho

#

It's a constant 60

#

Almost never dips

obsidian shard
#

My next pre-set is in progress

void hornet
frail bloom
#

It is

obsidian shard
#

It's either gonna be
Cosmic Cruelty
Or
Ahzraks Abyss

slender night
#

King of alliteration

obsidian shard
#

They sound so good thoo, I can't pass em up

warm ibex
slender night
#

500 fodder demons to kill in one shield throw, absolute cinema
(I wish this was possible to do)

green estuary
#

gimme a bunch of energy shield soldiers and fodder so I can ping pong my shield between them

elder raven
#

500 cyberdemons

slender night
#

55 pinky riders 55 cyberdemons 55 of those big spider guys 55 revenants 55 whiplashes

elder raven
#

THIS GUYS TRYING TO START A SLAY IT FORWARD CHAIN

solar spoke
#

500 Komodos kekw

obsidian shard
frail bloom
#

Yo I abt to delete his code fr

#

He himself is a tuneable

#

Imma make him dissappear

harsh egret
warm ibex
#

obligatory "komodos are jank as hell" comment

grim cloud
#

i lost my controller lid, the one from the collectors edition tda, the one with fucking daisy on the inside. fucking stupid kids

#

like will i have to buy another one for 100 dollars on ebay, im so pissed

obsidian shard
#

Like siblings or cousins, or like your kids or smth

grim cloud
#

my own demon spawn from hell

#

they got into my shit and made a mess, the lid likely was tossed into the garbage

obsidian shard
#

Ahh damn jeez

obsidian shard
grim cloud
#

my boys are 4 and 7. most destructive little devils on the planet.

obsidian shard
#

Coolio! At least they are having fun lol, albeit at your expense(s)

#

When my niece and nephew were over a bit ago they would not stop touching and trying to "steal" the keycards

grim cloud
#

oh they already destroyed most of the numbskull toys.

obsidian shard
#

Oof, I used some crazy glue to glue em back together a bit ago (mainly the slayers equipment launcher)

#

Niece and nephew are 6 and 9 tho

#

So they have a bit more self control

spark elm
#

Ah yes dark ages slander on my Twitter timeline I will not tolerate it

heady trout
#

the algorithm is literally designed to send you shit that will keep u engaged, in this case its something that pissed u off, like Dark Age Slander

spark elm
#

I thought the game was fantastic

heady trout
#

and knowing Twitter from my days on it, I can only imagine the lobotomy opinion you saw

heady trout
green estuary
#

twitter either recommends you stuff it thinks will keep you in an echo chamber or stuff that's purposefully meant to piss you off
no in between

heady trout
#

exactly

obsidian shard
heady trout
heady trout
#

either way both work in a similar fashion like Katsu explained

obsidian shard
#

Some days its worse than others for both lol

heady trout
#

no offense but if this shit pisses u off why even be on these social media sites in the first place, are the funny memes and ecochamber posts validating ur own beliefs really worth it

obsidian shard
heady trout
obsidian shard
#

We are broski

scenic lichen
#

Has it ever been said why fast travel never made it back to TDA?

obsidian shard
scenic lichen
#

Still tho, I wish fast travel was in so i wouldnt have to replay a lengthy level like spire of nerathul just because i missed like 5 gold

elder raven
#

jay will be seeing the point of no return if i die in mancubus mayhem again

obsidian shard
elder raven
obsidian shard
#

yo @mystic barn Sorry to ping ya but were the Recent Changes on the TDA OST you?? If so I can accept them rn!

frail bloom
#

He gone

mystic barn
obsidian shard
mystic barn
#

Just had a look, that’s not how I write. I also don’t agree that Finishing Move has referenced Mick Gordon at all

green estuary
#

when did they do that?
I'm interested to know if the author gives any details/sources there

frail bloom
#

There prob ain't any

#

Some rando got a hold of the page

#

Fm themselves said they strayed away from referencing past modern composers

#

So whoever this is just threw smt at a wall to see if it stuck

obsidian shard
#

alright, thanks guys

obsidian shard
#

dude just updated it again

mystic barn
#

I have a feeling it’s either the guy who made this video https://youtu.be/C_WHZLhZ8RA?si=LoPvct-y_8zT5WoO or one of the people that viewed

YouTube
J-'"V'"-Rocking
References Of Doom: The Dark Ages Ost, Part 1(By J-V-ROCKS)

This video was made as there is none that is covering alot of the OSTs references. There's references of mick gordon, old doom and metal bands. Many of the references were from comments that pointed out which track had what. A few I had to find on my own.

The songs featured in this video don't belong to me nor were they created by me. All songs...

▶ Play video
obsidian shard
#

He's saying Wither and Writhe references Skullhacker but I don't hear it

warm ibex
#

I haven't seen anyone talk about any. just the classic doom stuff

#

the D64 intro reference in Atlan Battleground is super sick

obsidian shard
warm ibex
#

valid

#

probably not intentional then (unless stated otherwise I suppose)

#

I believe it was mentioned in @silent surge 's interview with finishing move that they were told to go for originality over references

#

which is probably why there's less than in 2016/eternal

silent surge
warm ibex
#

definitely a handful (and they're awesome)

obsidian shard
#

Love that they are so easy to talk to, Hope they can sign My OST one day dealguy

warm ibex
#

they all seem like awesome guys

verbal void
#

Hello guys

#

I am planning on 100%ing all difficulties

obsidian shard
obsidian shard
verbal void
#

But after i can rip and tear!

mystic barn
flat elm
#

I wonder why devs scrapped Komodo's chaingun round attack, and vile bomb attack.

wintry forge
# mystic barn Nah

Definitely not, but there’s a riff in Atlan Battleground that is very similar to one of the riffs from Damnation

obsidian shard
twilit stone
#

i doubt they'd even be allowed to make references to Mick's tracks

obsidian shard
twilit stone
#

i mean yeah legally I suppose id still does own the tracks but like.. the drama and all that, it'd be in poor taste in their eyes I guess (or smth like that)

wintry forge
#

Which I’m okay with, I like the games OSTs being entirely original without relying too much on nostalgia

warm ibex
frail bloom
#

Imagine both

wintry forge
warm ibex
#

lmao

#

type shit

frail bloom
#

Does this apply to gameplay too

warm ibex
#

nah

frail bloom
#

Alr just making sure

warm ibex
#

I like the classic doom elements of both the gameplay and soundtrack lol

#

I just also think it's funny when people complain about the lack of references

obsidian shard
#

#music for a lil teaser of My pre-set trailer

warm ibex
#

we are so back

wintry forge
violet zealot
warm ibex
#

we will feed families

obsidian shard
warm ibex
#

something a little more special than just arachnophobia doomguy_grin

wintry forge
# warm ibex I just also think it's funny when people complain about the lack of references

I think they definitely need to be there, but I really like when they don’t overdo it.
For example, almost all of Mick’s battle mode riffs are recreations of classic Bobby prince tracks.
With TDA (and 2016/ Eternal, but TDA specifically) the music took a more original approach, while still paying homage at some moments. it’s almost entirely original and expands the original track roster without being built around or based on classic riffs

warm ibex
frail bloom
warm ibex
#

TDA being mostly original with a handful of references is what I like to see

wintry forge
obsidian shard
nocturne marsh
#

i feel like the from the ashes song is the prowler version of doom slayer

obsidian shard
warm ibex
#

I'm pretty behind on OST trivia at the moment

frail bloom
#

That's surprising, it was the first one the community picked up

obsidian shard
warm ibex
warm ibex
frail bloom
#

Makes sense

nocturne marsh
#

guys if u take off the cape on the phalanx doom the dark ages mcfarlane figure will the articulation improve?

wintry forge
warm ibex
#

the most disturbing classic doom remix...

#

doom the dark ages' most illegal classic doom remix

wintry forge
#

That’s the only reference that I know is entirely intentional, Finishing Move commented on it. That and the Doom 64 tune was also intentional

wintry forge
warm ibex
#

fuck, same

wintry forge
#

Bro lives on EC confirmed

#

Doxxing rn

warm ibex
#

yeah im in est

warm ibex
wintry forge
#

It was so sinister. Sick af

warm ibex
#

my goat being one of the only references in TDA's ost is wild

wintry forge
#

It’s a rarity

warm ibex
#

if only the game itself had doom 64 references lmao

wintry forge
#

I mean, nightmare imp

warm ibex
#

combat shotgun too

wintry forge
#

But yeah that’s literally it

wintry forge
#

He was like “honestly I’m not sure, I’ll have to ask the concept designer”

fleet spruce
#

design speaks for itself

warm ibex
#

as in hugo didn't really think too hard on it, not that it made it in by mistake

wintry forge
#

Well I mean more of it actually being in the codex. He said he wasn’t sure if it was based on it or not. But he’s in charge of the story and the codexes so it’s interesting that he overlooked it

wintry forge
warm ibex
#

I was typing that out 💀

wintry forge
#

Which is untrue

#

He misspoke 100%. This is a new Earth almost certainly

warm ibex
#

he answers semi important questions while being torn to shreds lol

wintry forge
#

That’s fair

warm ibex
#

I don't know how we manage to get so many actual dlc teasers with how much is said under pressure

obsidian shard
wintry forge
#

Literally true

#

He said it was different when he was talking about how it’s a sort of multiverse without being a traditional multiverse

wintry forge
frail bloom
obsidian shard
warm ibex
#

not that the eternal art book is the best place for lore though

frail bloom
wintry forge
frail bloom
#

And some can be interpreted in many ways

#

He gave good teasers, not too spoily and no nothing burgers

#

Besides the ones he repeats

wintry forge
warm ibex
#

brilliant, it's so peak

#

(I'm actually not the biggest fan of it lol)

wintry forge
#

Honestly that would be cool hold up. What if the Slayer remained in the shackles of the Maykrs and never broke free

frail bloom
#

What am I looking at

obsidian shard
#

Very True, But from what we have had so far (and The reaction Marty gave on the 32nd Anny Stream) they seem to mostly partly, Definitely, affirmatively correct!

wintry forge
#

Maykr Slayer skin canon

frail bloom
wintry forge
warm ibex
frail bloom
#

Cultist slayer is horrifying

#

Based on the idea

#

Of a corrupt slayer

warm ibex
wintry forge
frail bloom
#

Or just the head

wintry forge
warm ibex
warm ibex
manic arch
#

Makyr Slayer Dark Ages skin would go hard.

wintry forge
frail bloom
#

Ye I can get the decision

manic arch
#

I imagine it with a hologram-esk cape

frail bloom
#

Animation is very tedious especially if you're trying your best to make it interesting each shot

manic arch
#

Something on the lines of Spiderman 2099’s cape

frail bloom
#

I ain't big but

#

I'm building the blocks

wintry forge
frail bloom
#

(Like I'm gonna change anything)

manic arch
green estuary
manic arch
#

They don’t really add much but the ability to have even the smallest bit of customization is sick

wintry forge
#

It was really engaging, very rewarding. Lots of work will have to go into the ones for TDA tho because of the cutscenes, battle damage, zombie slayer, etc

frail bloom
#

Maybe a nice side

#

But like one of the best qualities

manic arch
#

This does not include gameplay

frail bloom
#

I'd say they're a nice touch

#

That feeds into its campiness

frail bloom
#

Doom 3 is better then Doom eternal

manic arch
#

Uh no

frail bloom
#

Shhhh

manic arch
#

Doom 3 is amazing but not Eternal levels

frail bloom
#

Just agree with me for a sec

wintry forge
#

Doom 3 is doom

frail bloom
#

Doom 3 is better Doom 3 is better

manic arch
#

Doom 1993/Ult Doom is Doom

meager vortex
#

doom3 is nah

frail bloom
#

And Katsu honestly just a skill issue if you don't enjoy it

wintry forge
#

Doom 2016 is just a lame shooting game and doom 3 is true doom

frail bloom
#

Trust

wintry forge
#

(I trust)

frail bloom
#

Doom 2016 is a slop knock off

manic arch
wintry forge
#

Doom 2016 is lame cartoon version of Doom 3

meager vortex
#

are you guys high?

frail bloom
#

Doom died after Doom 3, nothing came close to it

manic arch
#

Wait

#

You’re so fucking right

wintry forge
#

Doom 3 was John Carmack’s swan song

frail bloom
#

That beatiful man hand crafted everything with his mind

manic arch
#

Those classic games are peak (Ignoring RPG 1&2)

wintry forge
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Doom 3 had the best Doomguy and final boss fight and stamina meter

frail bloom
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Best shotgun

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Ever.

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EVER

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E v e r

manic arch
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I just absolutely LOVE the flashlight

wintry forge
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Doom 3 big edition only made it BETTERRR

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Masterfully woven in with gameplay

obsidian shard
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All wrong, DOOM 1993 Wasn't a true DOOM game

manic arch
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In all reality Doom 3 is pretty good but falls flat in a bunch of places

frail bloom
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Shh no it doesn't

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Where's Katsu

wintry forge
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Doom 1993 and II were a prototype so they made Doom 3 to capture their intention

frail bloom
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He needs to be humbled

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And accept that Doom 3 is the cream of the crop

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The highest peak

manic arch
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Acting like Doom 3 isn’t the stepping stone for real peak like Heretic II

frail bloom
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It's the stepping stone and it's also the big huge mountain that overshadows everything else

wintry forge
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Best bfg= doom 3

manic arch
frail bloom
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Yes

green estuary
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Best spider mastermind depiction/ stand-in is doom 3

frail bloom
wintry forge
frail bloom
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Ok I can chill now

manic arch
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2016 BFG + weapon wheel

wintry forge
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Can I retract everything I said now?

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Hm