☢┃stalker-general

[hallow shadow]

That sounds legit. I’m down with that.

[weary hedge]

The marketplace was the cherry on top of its downfall

[meager crag]

Hivecult has the biggest amount of them IIRC

[hallow shadow]

I’m not too sharp on the lore. I’ve never read any of the books.

I main Nids because I like the Flood.

But I don’t really have enough points to actually wage a game.

[versed reef]

God I hope they have an ork box coming for 11e. Can't wait to start collecting the shroom boys

[meager crag]

I'm personally done with the setting, but I still like talking about it

[dreamy dagger]

@meager crag You Free QA for 1.7?

[hallow shadow]

But what I can do is take some steel, hook it up to my CNC plasma cutter and start trying to make metal minis.

[meager crag]

Wasn't that basically leaked already?

[hallow shadow]

DA BOYZ

[meager crag]

Wuzzat?

[versed reef]

Valrak was saying some rumors about it but then again... What doesn't he say

[dreamy dagger]

Free Quality Assurance/Beta Tester/Slave to the System

[weary hedge]

You should make the nids symbol

[meager crag]

Valrak is always right unless he isn't

[meager crag]

Sure, but I refused

[dreamy dagger]

State your reason

[meager crag]

HoC

[versed reef]

Based

[dreamy dagger]

Your reason is HoC?

[meager crag]

Yes

[hallow shadow]

“But Boss! Iz don’t undastand. Who needs a choppa in a Dakka fight, anyway? All weez gots ta dew is pull da trigga!”
“Put your hand on dat wall ya zoggin git!”
shunk
“Da enemy cannot Dakka if you choppa his hand.”
-Orkship Troopers

[dreamy dagger]

Trash game?

[meager crag]

Yes

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/itstommylove-stalker-stalker2-gif-4308403346216178761

[meager crag]

• only being able to play it on GFN

And having a life outside all of this

[dreamy dagger]

Shouldn't have trusted you to preorder this POS........

[meager crag]

I didn't

[dreamy dagger]

You tricked me!!

[meager crag]

I didn't x2

[hallow shadow]

I could probably do that. Print out a few Imperium logos, too.
Sell em at art shows in Florida.

[meager crag]

I was always critical of the game, even before release

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/shaquille-o'neal-shaq-shaq-turns-head-basketball-funny-basketball-gif-1855258167602598743

[meager crag]

• I always say to not pre-order

[dreamy dagger]

I did...

[meager crag]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[weary hedge]

Nerds would eat that kinda thing up. You can sell 40k stuff for a pretty penny too because the whole fan base is collector haven

[dreamy dagger]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOEH

[meager crag]

[versed reef]

I quit my job to play hoc on release...
(Granted I would have quit eventually anyway)

[meager crag]

Semi based

[versed reef]

Oh the humanity

[hallow shadow]

I might try that.
Weld up some 40K art.

I’ve got enough scrap to make a decent AK or Bolter piece.

[dreamy dagger]

I hit Uncle Lyonya only to have a reason to lock myself in my Steam Download folder on Nov 20, 24

[meager crag]

Make me a Brotherhood of Nod emblem

[hallow shadow]

I know how to work wood, and concrete and whatnot.

I could make a model AK for GSC. Maybe they can trade it to me for a copy of the game.

[dreamy dagger]

Seriously

I would have liked Command and Conquer 3 remaster over Heart of Lacknobyl

[hallow shadow]

Gonna need some Dockets

[versed reef]

Tell me about it, I was looking to buy some purity seals for the memes, the only ones I can find are like... 23k yen (and people are buying it)
Which is around 150 dollars I think

[hallow shadow]

I haven’t played a Command and Conquer game in a while.

Anyone remember an old PC game called Wargasm?

[weary hedge]

My point exactly. That fanbase has fucked the market pricing for literally everything

[dreamy dagger]

Man you had an wargasm or smh

[weary hedge]

Shit I would gift you the game for that 😭

[hallow shadow]

It was a real game!
My time of Afghanistan doesn’t count.

[hallow shadow]

Shheeeeeeeiiittt
Where you stationed, battle? Whats that APO?

[dreamy dagger]

You were a taliban playing Wargasm?

[hallow shadow]

Something like that.

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/shit-the-wire-clay-davis-isiah-whitlock-jr-gif-17292276

[hallow shadow]

I was a SAW gunner. But sure.

[dreamy dagger]

Can yall b-Live?

[hallow shadow]

But. Man. Yall seen these new Witcher episodes?

[weary hedge]

Tbh I’d have to realistically hold off on that offer. I’ve got enough shit as it is. Maybe if I was out lol

[hallow shadow]

That’s fair.

[dreamy dagger]

Witcher episodes. Dude, we're not some Voodoo Witches round this hood, man.

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/stalker-2-podpekaet-gorit-gif-14277328277489550766

[hallow shadow]

I have to go buy a new tank of argon, anyway.

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/ronburgundy-anchorman-beard-beard-of-zeus-gif-4384599

[weary hedge]

There’s probably a handful of people here who’d take up that offer tho

[hallow shadow]

Voodoo is freaky. I don’t fk with voodoo folks.

I tried out for New Orleans PD, and I’m glad I didn’t make it.

Cause naw.
Anyone chanting that voodoo shit at me is getting kneecapped.

“Unga BaJunga Bunga..”
bang!

[weary hedge]

who do you voodoo btch*

https://tenor.com/view/mattjacobs-deadisland2-deepsilver-afterparty-hangover-gif-26572375

[hallow shadow]

But yeah. The whole crying about “Henry Cavill best Witcher” and “don’t watch it”

Funny shit.

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/satanism-voodoo-pornography-demonology-gif-12862698

[hallow shadow]

Like. Books, on screen, don’t translate well.

My biggest examples. Starship Troopers, and I Am Legend.
I think the movie I Am Legend is cheeks.
Because it’s nothing like the book.

The movie Starship Troopers is a satirical bastardization of the book.
(But the new movie is supposed to be closer to)

[weary hedge]

Tbf most adaptations are mediocre or straight up slop

[stark crescent]

You use the books and comics as reference. You should never 1 on 1 transform them into a movie / animation

[hallow shadow]

I still liked the Halo show.

But… Not so much for me. But for my mom.

[weary hedge]

The new one?

[hallow shadow]

Yeah.

[weary hedge]

I’ve only seen the movie, which was a long time ago

[dreamy dagger]

B/tch Lair is going on?

[weary hedge]

Wait no, it was a show.

Halo forward unto dawn

[dreamy dagger]

You have to be more HereCritical

[hallow shadow]

My mom is the only reason I got to play Halo.
When it came out… She couldn’t play it. She has photosensitive seizures.

So… She could never watch it.. She never knew the story.
Until the show came out, and everyone nerfed it out of existence.

It was the one time I could explain to her (through the obvious gaps in the story) what was happening.

[hallow shadow]

Forward Unto Dawn was ass.

[weary hedge]

It was ass. I literally don’t remember shit from it 😭

[upper saffron]

guys what happened to degtyarev in stalker 2

[hallow shadow]

It was the driest shit I ever saw.

He’s hiding in Pripyat somewhere.

[weary hedge]

I think I also saw nightfall

[upper saffron]

i see now

[hallow shadow]

Nightfall wasn’t bad.

But the recent TV Show wasn’t all that bad. I hated parts of it.

But the sheer visual representation of things…
It was easier for me to explain the real story, when she could see the TV show. Instead of standing there explaining to concept of a covenant ship, and all that goes into it.

She could just… See it. And ask questions.
I wish that show would come back.
My mom digs Halo.

Hell. I got her into Witcher. She didn’t know what it was until I got her the books for Christmas, before the show came out.

[weary hedge]

Damn. I’ll have to give it a whirl one of these days. Didn’t it end up getting canceled because of the backlash?

[hallow shadow]

Yes. It’s all weird.
Out of order. People are different.

[hallow shadow]

There’s a whole bunch of weird shit. But. For an absolute NOOB (like my mom) the show helps.

[weary hedge]

I only saw the hate on chief because he got a face reveal

[hallow shadow]

That’s just cryhard neckbeards.

Pablo Schreiber wasn’t a bad Chief.
His writers made him one.

There’s a difference.

[weary hedge]

Yeah makes sense. I mean at least the visuals have improved

[upper saffron]

what did yo mom do

[hallow shadow]

Some stuff happens out of order. Or not even according to the books/games.

[upper saffron]

disrespectful as shit bro

[hallow shadow]

What’s disrespectful?

[upper saffron]

like

[hallow shadow]

Noob to the series. Uninformed. Not indoctrinated.

[weary hedge]

Wish this wasn’t so common in adaptations. I really do want to sit down and enjoy a thorough visual representation. But it be what it be.

[upper saffron]

exactly bro

disrespectful asf imagine callibg your mom thaat

[hallow shadow]

You’re taking it too seriously.

[upper saffron]

my mom is kinda homeless

[hallow shadow]

Don’t get offended by proxy, for my mom.
Not a good look. She don’t need the pity.

My mom would say “yeah. I’m a noob. I don’t know much about halo” and move on.

[upper saffron]

bro

how do u not get the joke

[hallow shadow]

I’m excited for the new Starship Troopers movie.

As far as I’m aware, Blomkamp is doing this one. (District 9/Chappie)

[weary hedge]

I saw that. It looks promising

[hallow shadow]

Especially with the director. Blomkamp is good.

If I even spelled his name right. Niel somethingorother

[weary hedge]

I want an elder scrolls adaptation

Fallouts is good

[hallow shadow]

Hmmm… Which elder scrolls.

Haven’t actually watched Fallout.

[weary hedge]

Doesn’t need to be a specific. The universe is wide enough they can go off many number of things

[weary hedge]

It surprised me. 10/10 would recommend

[meager crag]

Don't watch it, just play it

[dreamy dagger]

Dont play it

[hallow shadow]

Bet

[meager crag]

Fallout series was utter shit

[dreamy dagger]

Delist it

[weary hedge]

Nah brah

[sharp lake]

LMAO the fallout show was awesome

[meager crag]

Brah nah

[dreamy dagger]

Fallout is trash

Better play Luxor or Zuma

[sharp lake]

is it edge lord hour or what?

[meager crag]

Depends

Always

[weary hedge]

The show is better than fallout 4

[hallow shadow]

SOLD

[weary hedge]

Not saying much but it gets the job done

Actually has likable characters for one

2 it makes the wasteland feel more alive

[sharp lake]

anyone play the Stalker online game in here?

[meager crag]

No

[meager crag]

Lies

[hallow shadow]

Watching Witcher. Sorry.

[spring gust]

Guys when you meet Faust ||in the swamps and he saying 'his farewell'.|| At the end of that conversation he ||knocks the scanner over and it goes pitch black and he escapes||. You get two invetory items - 1 is the scanner, 1 is something else and I didn't see the text. What was it?

[weary hedge]

Deadeye pistol

[spring gust]

Oh thank you - I am obviously carrying too much loot, didn't see it there. Same calibre as the Kora too - nice!

I had the most cancerous run to Faust, night time, in the swamp, couldn't see anything beyond my face, being chased by a Chimera, ran into a pack of blind dogs and an emission hit - almost at weight limit. ☠️

I just found an ||RPG|| now I am over my weight limit... T_T

I weight so much, it crashed my game lol

[versed reef]

American playthrough

[versed reef]

That's not a high bar let's be real

[stark crescent]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VCmZIhB8DJs?feature=share

[hallow shadow]

I didn’t know weight could crash you.

Might’ve just been the game having a hiccup.
HoC likes to occasionally shit the bed.

[stark crescent]

well. weight shouldnt crash you. otherwise america didnt had any fat people le.....

i mean, extreme obesity does make your heart stop so technically...

[hallow shadow]

So does stress.
Ever watch an athlete drop like a sack of potatoes?

[stark crescent]

it depends on the type of athlete. i mean, a weight lifter thats easily explainable, they express such forces on their body, the blood literally doesnt get pumped anymore into their brain. so eventually they stall out

[hallow shadow]

I ain’t even fat, bro. Shit don’t bother me.

And it doesn’t depend on the type of athlete.
I’ve watched softball players, volleyball players. Fine tuned soldiers drop mid stride. Heart attacks.

It ain’t just obese, and Americans ain’t the only fat ones.

Largest population of fat folks, sure. But we aren’t the only ones.

[stark crescent]

chill bro. i didnt meant you personally. what? thought we were talking about stalker 2

[hallow shadow]

Weight shouldn’t be a contributing factor to crashes unless you’re running that infinite carry weight. I’m assuming.

And who would actually carry that much on them?

Amnesia runs around with then entire Zone in his pockets.

Wherever my Indian homeboy is, anyway.

[stark crescent]

well yea. weight limitation is always a game mechanic. if the devs dont put in a weight limit for stuff, we would all be freaking hoarders. its literally human instinct at this point

[hallow shadow]

Crashing in Swamps makes sense. A lot of shit is going on, around the player.

It’s almost like, for that one mission, the whole region becomes your spawn radius. And it’s atrocious.

I mean yall might be hoarders.
Even with Shay’s QoL I never find myself anywhere near my weight threshold.

But. I generally don’t like bloat in my carrying capacity.
My Tism makes me think I can feel the weight I’m carrying, and I hate it.

I probably still carry more than a vanilla game would let me. But I can’t be carrying all the things.
Freaks me out.

Hell. Outer Worlds 2 doesn’t even have a carry weight mechanic, and I routinely shave my inventory.

[stark crescent]

yea. ive been playing it lately. they lost the weapon maintenance and carry weight

[fallen latch]

I always take weird water coz theres a lot of loot there

[stark crescent]

and im like, is this a bug maybe? or am i overlooking it? no visible carry weight anywhere

[golden gulch]

Do less DMG than Korra so just stash it for souvenir

[hallow shadow]

You play OW2? You like it, so far?

[hallow shadow]

MY HOMIE MORRI

I be trying to find a Heavy Revolver.
But I’m still crushing the game with this Silenced Designator Light Revolver.

[smoky hawk]

thats out?

is it as mid as the first?

[fallen latch]

Hhellooo!

[fallen latch]

Whuh?

[hallow shadow]

Ah-SUHHHH dude.

[fallen latch]

LOL

[hallow shadow]

Outer Worlds 2. It was meant for Jerusalem.

[fallen latch]

Oohh ok, thats why i don't get it

[hallow shadow]

But I don’t know how far homie is, in his game. Their game.

[fallen latch]

Dunno, I've never played ow2

[hallow shadow]

It’s not that bad. It’s not worse than the first one.

Don’t let the negative reviews scare you.
Those people literally just can’t read.

[vapid galleon]

when I going here, I thought life the Zone was gonna be simple. No laws, you're your own boss, just youu against nature. Maan, was I stupid

[hallow shadow]

I, too, remember my reality check from the Zone.

[fallen latch]

The ward when you sneeze on one by accident:

[smoky hawk]

everywhere you go, someone has already claimed the land

[fallen latch]

Swamps?

[hallow shadow]

That’s for the Snorks.

Or dogs, really

[fallen latch]

They're not people though, theyre targets

[smoky hawk]

they're still dogs

[hallow shadow]

in proud Recruiter voice
“How would YOU like to join the U.S. Army?!”

[fallen latch]

oh no lmao

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/what-lebron-james-wtf-huh-wth-gif-10041254

[hallow shadow]

Mans is perfectly desensitized.

[fallen latch]

Snorks are like those clay targets, and you kill them with a shotgun just the same

[weary hedge]

how YOU would like to die for the rich interests 🤑

[hallow shadow]

Snorks are zombies, with cocaine.

[smoky hawk]

its called being a Bandit

[fallen latch]

Nah red bull, they got wings

[hallow shadow]

Too true.

[fallen latch]

For the country that definitely cares about you!

[hallow shadow]

DA HOPS

[weary hedge]

freedomer we may yet bring peace

[fallen latch]

We may yet indeed

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/fighting-snork-snork-stalker-stalker-2-heart-of-chornobyl-gif-10628218101244278547

[hallow shadow]

Snorks were men, once.

The only reason we don’t feel as sorry about killing any other mutant is literally because they don’t moan about it.

[smoky hawk]

theyre annoying

[weary hedge]

So were stalkers til they found shiny rocks and unmaintained guns

[smoky hawk]

I dont feel anything but joy when one is killed

[hallow shadow]

We swat a mosquito, and call it self preservation. We swat a butterfly and call it murder.
Does that make sense?

[smoky hawk]

stupid assholes ruining my COP runs

[smoky hawk]

both are horrible creatures, whats the point

I swat a butterfly and I call that a good start

[hallow shadow]

Daaang.

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/or-yehuda-edgy-or-yehuda-edgelord-gif-25925736

[hallow shadow]

RIGHT?!

[smoky hawk]

have you ever seen a butterfly up close? they are fucking horrible

[hallow shadow]

Don’t cut yourself on all that edge, bro.

[weary hedge]

Its been an edgy evening

[smoky hawk]

nightmare monsters, theyre like worse flies with RGB wings

[weary hedge]

[hallow shadow]

Whatever you say, Scar.

[dreamy dagger]

Wachutolkinboutmanouterworldsandshitwhatisthiskindofsorceryandwhymewtwoisstilllevel5shouldvebeenatleast10bynowyouallactinguporsomeshitcreepynocap

https://tenor.com/view/sidorovich-laughing-sidorovich-stalker-gsc-game-world-gsc-gif-10511308776135339550

[hallow shadow]

Daaang.

[dreamy dagger]

Sorry, my space bar broke as fk

[hallow shadow]

I can see that..

[weary hedge]

Someone who speakers kruzzish pls translate

[dreamy dagger]

https://tenor.com/view/laughing-hysterically-neil-de-grasse-tyson-hilarious-funny-gif-16244347

[smoky hawk]

he doesnt know what OW2 is and is embarassed about it

[hallow shadow]

I do not speak Krezzinese. Unfortunately v

[weary hedge]

Overwatch 2?

[hallow shadow]

GROSS

[smoky hawk]

both are bad so

[weary hedge]

Ur better off not knowing what that hellscape is

[smoky hawk]

yhea

you could say that

[hallow shadow]

Hero shooters got bad after Siege.

And even Siege is now a bad Hero Shooter.

[weary hedge]

I will never understand why the hell they made a 2nd game

[smoky hawk]

Hero shooters are bad

just that

[weary hedge]

Let alone remove gambling

[dreamy dagger]

bLOLzzard Enterfurment

[weary hedge]

what are you on about? never seen any bug up close?

[dreamy dagger]

Lets talk Grey's Anatomy

[weary hedge]

I hate marvel rivals

[smoky hawk]

yhea and I can tell you there are many bugs that look better than butterflies, moths look cute

if only they werent annoying asf

[weary hedge]

erm wat

[smoky hawk]

suicidal at that

[weary hedge]

That goonslop needs to perish

[smoky hawk]

do you hate it for being made in China or did you actually play it

[hallow shadow]

I live in Georgia. If the bug can’t kill me with a bite, or a touch. It ain’t bad.

It’s just crunchy.

[smoky hawk]

fly sympathisers are on the lower substratum

[weary hedge]

Didn’t even know it was made in china. Played it because I liked some of the movies just to find out it’s a cesspit

[smoky hawk]

you like marvel movies? damn...

Im sorry

[hallow shadow]

Despite my whole starship Troopers gig, I don’t really be killing bugs like that.

[stark crescent]

yea. im still on the first world tho. there is plenty to do just here alone. im amazed how every time i log in, the moon man has something else to comment. they must have recorded a hellotta lines just for that

[weary hedge]

Yeah man shit ain’t sweet out here

[smoky hawk]

youre telling me they wasted budget on shit jokes

[hallow shadow]

Ohhhh hell yeah!
I’m past that. Way past that. I’ve found De Vries.

But yeah. Eden is an awesome world with a bunch of shit to check out, and do.

[smoky hawk]

this, doesnt bode well

[spring gust]

Yeah but my Kora is on 20% atm lol, so will just use this until I get home :D

[smoky hawk]

not using Skifs pistol

[weary hedge]

I only learned recently they have sentience in HD2

[hallow shadow]

They have a god that they worship.

[smoky hawk]

that doesnt really change how I feel about them

[spring gust]

I don't really think it was that, that was just a joke. I think from memory S2 has never crashed for me actually. Or so infrequently I think its never crashed.

[hallow shadow]

The Terminids worship a deity called “Greg”

[weary hedge]

That’s wild. I always thought they were just fuel for the democratic empire

[smoky hawk]

this is movie stuff I assume

[hallow shadow]

I’m jealous. I play on Series S, and there are problem areas for console that will just dashboard us.

[wild epoch]

Wasn't expecting that last mutant in the "In the Name of Science" quest

[hallow shadow]

Helldivers 2

[hallow shadow]

With the dude who lures Suckers into the facility?

[weary hedge]

Is Greg one of the developers?

[stark crescent]

yea. wish they had spend more on optimizing 😛

[hallow shadow]

I honestly couldn’t say.

[smoky hawk]

in that case that doesnt change how I feel about them in the slightest

[stark crescent]

i know my 3080 10g isnt the latest, but 60 fps on optimized high settings is just shameful if you ask me

[weary hedge]

Thad be funny if so cause technically he would be their god

[hallow shadow]

There was a screenshot I saw, online. Some Diver found some totem or something on a Bug world.

In the game files, he’s their god. Known as Greg. That’s all the intel I have.

But… Now that I know those bugs have something to pray to…

Time to go arrange some confessions.

WE LIBERATED OSHAUNE
Thank Liberty. I hated that place.

Now I can go back to Super Credit farming on one of the prettiest planets I’ve ever seen.

And not worry about Bugdivers screeching about the MO, unlike every other MO they never cared about.

[weary hedge]

Any hive lord missions?

I still need to take that fucker down

[wild epoch]

do it with the revolver, its more achievable than you think

[hallow shadow]

Me? Once. Then I lowered the difficulty.
I’ve killed plenty of Dragon Roaches, though.

Hivelords are a waste of time.

[weary hedge]

No, I was asking if there’s any active

I missed the last rotation

[hallow shadow]

They want you to fight that thing without the means to actually fight it.

[hallow shadow]

Ohhhh. I dunno.
I generally avoid Bug planets.
I’m a Botdiver.

[weary hedge]

Oh yeah

[hallow shadow]

Once Oshaune got liberated, I bounced to the Red part of the War Table.

[weary hedge]

I’m a mix between bugs and squids

I hate the ragdoll with bots

[hallow shadow]

There was a recent MO to kill a whole fkload of Hivelords.
But I did my part and killed like one or two in a mission. And never again.

I Hit N Run the Bots. Like it’s the Rice Paddies.

Light Armor, Lib-Penetrator, Autocannon.

I can’t be touched, and I can blow Bot Factories from a distance.

Squids piss me off.

[weary hedge]

Same but superhelldive can get tight with them. You stay a lil too long and the whole planet becomes ragdoll central

[hallow shadow]

Least favorite faction.
Bugs are fun. In small increments.

[wild epoch]

criminial but ok

[hallow shadow]

I’ve never successfully extracted on a SHD

[wild epoch]

bugs make you feel like youre in a horde shooter but I can see why one would feel overwhelmed

[hallow shadow]

I don’t feel overwhelmed. I feel bored.

Bots are overwhelming. Bugs are a chore.

[weary hedge]

It’s the only mode I play. I dont know why, I just stuck to it but those bots are no joke on it. You’ll see like 6 factory striders out of nowhere

[hallow shadow]

I usually stick to Diff 8. Anything higher than that feels… Cheap.

[wild epoch]

Each there own because I find the opposite of what you said to be true.

Bots are a chore cause distance or melee is in their favor. Bugs are overhelming if you let them get close, otherwise you can funnel and easily decimate.

[hallow shadow]

I’ve unlocked all of the difficulties. But 8 is my sweet spot.

I 1vEverything those Bots with my little Autocannon.
I love that thing.

[wild epoch]

also an auto cannon enjoyer, its nice for when the bigger ones get clumped with the small ones so the AoE gets the lot of them

[weary hedge]

Can autocannon take out factory striders and hulk faceplates? I’ve never used it on them

[hallow shadow]

Flak rounds actually shred the Nids, too.

[hallow shadow]

It got a damage buff. Takes a few hits. But I can drop almost anything with enough shots. (Provided I stay alive long enough to land them)

[weary hedge]

Damn that’s nice

It’s a satisfying gun to use

[wild epoch]

believe or not, the anti-material rifle puts in a good amount of work now too

[hallow shadow]

You can stun a Bug Charger with an AP round to the face.
And blow it’s literal ass of with a couple Flak rounds.

[weary hedge]

That gun needed the love. I’m stil waiting on an EPOCH buff

[hallow shadow]

I 1v1 Bile Titans with that thing.

I’ll never not glaze the Autocannon.

[wild epoch]

also two man autocannon team is chefs kiss

[hallow shadow]

Don’t think I’ve ever used an EPOCH

I don’t fancy laser weapons. But I hear how effective they are. Contextually

[weary hedge]

It’s so shit

Literally just a worse version of the primary and railgun

[hallow shadow]

Oh dang

[weary hedge]

The railgun puts that gun to shame and epoch requires a warbond smh

[hallow shadow]

I personally hate when Divers run up on me to load my shit.

I pipe up on the mic so effing fast.

[weary hedge]

We need a manual mortar

[hallow shadow]

That sounds like fun. Until carrying it.

[weary hedge]

Fk them automated ones

Yeah or just make it a stratagem

[wild epoch]

Tbf I only dive with friends and I call out for the two man team when needed

[hallow shadow]

Mortar Sentry go Brrrt tho

[weary hedge]

The ultimate team killer

[wild epoch]

I don't trust the match making cause despite being a team oriented PvE game, I never get people who either A. stick with the team or B. know how to aim and by conjuction kill me

[hallow shadow]

That’s the Guard Dog.
I hate DogDivers.

[weary hedge]

I can’t tell you how many times one of my own dogs shot me in the back of the head😭

[hallow shadow]

They’re good on low diff. Credit farming.

[weary hedge]

Yeah, defense missions too

[hallow shadow]

Otherwise, Autocannon

[weary hedge]

Speaking of which i matched with some dude who had an auto firing commando launcher. Shit crashed my game

[hallow shadow]

Craziness

Them PC folks just be running amok.

[wild epoch]

Oh you helldiver on console?

[hallow shadow]

I do, yes.

[weary hedge]

On the bright side I got 700 medals when we extracted. Bro was hacking 😭

[wild epoch]

blessed be to you cause I couldn't imagine going against bots or squids under 144 fps on SHD

[hallow shadow]

Daaang. Why can’t I get some scoundrel like that?

[weary hedge]

I only got to keep the max which is like 250 but still that was crazy

[hallow shadow]

Yo. I was MAD when I found out there was a Medal cap.

[wild epoch]

crazy cause if RNG blesses you, you can't benefit

[hallow shadow]

Completed my Personal Order, one day and got ZERO
and was like WHAT THE HELL?!

[weary hedge]

It’s so dumb

Cause like I don’t even have any warbond to invest to rn

[hallow shadow]

But I also don’t buy Warbonds. So. I don’t really spend them on anything.

[weary hedge]

The cred farm is painful

[hallow shadow]

The game isn’t stable enough for me to want to invest.

Cred Farming isn’t so bad, depending on where you do it.

Hardest part is passing up Buddy Bunkers if you’re alone.

[weary hedge]

Only need 20 more tho

[hallow shadow]

Otherwise, I be flying through SC Farms in no time.

[weary hedge]

That’s when warp pack comes in clutch

[hallow shadow]

I don’t use that. I still bring my Cannon.

Blew myself up with it, once. Swore off of it.

[weary hedge]

It’s pretty nifty all around

[wild epoch]

best util item theyve ever added cause it doesn't hurt anyone else but yourself

[weary hedge]

I learned yesterday if you warp inside a big bug you just pop 😭

[wild epoch]

you also get funny moments like that

[hallow shadow]

I won’t deny it’s useful, I just don’t like it.

[weary hedge]

I mean jet pack can be better most of the time and it’s free

[wild epoch]

oh hard disagree, thats the LEAST useful thing they have ever added but its definitely the best because of the fun factore

[weary hedge]

It’s just fun to use

[wild epoch]

You will 100% panic dash and just obliterate yourself

[weary hedge]

Or accidentally hit an explosive barrel and get reduced to mist

[hallow shadow]

I prefer Autocannon.
Because I can open loot holes.

Sure. A grenade.
But I hate throwing grenades in that game. It’s so… Weird.

[wild epoch]

fun is a 5/5
pratical is like a 2/5

[hallow shadow]

Cannon closes bug hole and bot farm.

[wild epoch]

i kobe bot/bug holes with jetpack and impact

[weary hedge]

Spear gun is best for hit and runs

[hallow shadow]

I line up the Cannon.

Unless it’s the tall Bot Factory. Then it’s frag out.

[weary hedge]

Not so much bots tho

[wild epoch]

but then again, you could just orbital barrage that hoe and praydge

[hallow shadow]

Gatling Barrage, my beloved.

[wild epoch]

ever since they brought the napalm strike, I could never go back to anything else

[weary hedge]

I just napalm everything

[hallow shadow]

I’m a huge Gatling, Air Burst, and 120 Mike Mike user.

[weary hedge]

Gatling barrage is nice tho because of that cooldown

[hallow shadow]

Napalm doesn’t close bug. holes.

Air Burst cools down quick, too.

[wild epoch]

no but it prevents you from getting interrupted by the bugs themself

[weary hedge]

Nah I use my spear gun for that

500kg on the big ones

[wild epoch]

im usually napalm, laser, autocannon, and then big boy barrage

[hallow shadow]

I drop a 120mm and move on. My RNG/Luck with 120s is satisfactory.

[weary hedge]

Laser is too good. It’s hard not to use

[hallow shadow]

Laser scares me, man. I get terrified it’s gonna cool me, too.

[wild epoch]

napalm for enemy clusters, laser for big lads, autocannon cause weapon, and big boy barrage for any base or holes

[hallow shadow]

Big Boy? 380?

[weary hedge]

Oh I’ve cooked my teammates so many times with it. It’s like it purposely goes for em 😭

[hallow shadow]

380 is such a good time. As long as you aren’t in the splash zone.

[wild epoch]

yes the 380

[hallow shadow]

“Repeat for effect”
“What?”
drops 380
“Run”

[weary hedge]

That eagle cluster is a fun one too. Very satisfying for horde clears

[wild epoch]

im trying to clear as much of that base or hole as possible before I even approach it

know what would be fun little sidearm that would be useless but useful? A stratagem launcher

[hallow shadow]

Like one of those sticks you can use to launch a ball for your dog to fetch?

[weary hedge]

That would be nice. But then the throwing perk in armors would be kinda useless

[wild epoch]

perk still applies to gernade no?

and who says that the armor cant be a stacking buff?

[weary hedge]

Yeah, nobody wears it for Grenada’s tho

[wild epoch]

just a thought obviously, nothing more

[hallow shadow]

Some of these armors need to have swappable perks.
Cause. Fashion.
And half the armor looks bookie

[weary hedge]

Dookie and dookie perks

[wild epoch]

been a firm engineer armor user and perk enjoyer

[hallow shadow]

Yes. I hate it.

[weary hedge]

Like being resistant to arc when you still get slammed by it

[hallow shadow]

Or, less detection range, but Bots can sniff you out anyway.

[weary hedge]

Stealth sometimes does work. I’ve crawled past a lot of enemies before

I think recon is better for that tho

[hallow shadow]

So many armors have the same damn effects.
Just let me put on ODST armor, pick my Armor Rating, and Perk

A happy diver is an effective diver.

[weary hedge]

I literally play like a cavalry scout lmao

[wild epoch]

eventually, I think the game devs will adhere to that at some point, but then it becomes a "why would I buy this pack?" if we can just swap perks and such. Other than of course the new weapons

[hallow shadow]

I play like I’m the VC, in the grass.

[wild epoch]

I play like a mobile artillery gun.

[hallow shadow]

The new weapons are ass, anyway.

[weary hedge]

Cause they nerf them after a couple weeks for literally no reason

[hallow shadow]

The Halo Warbond sucked. Unless you get the Robocop rifle, or Coyote.
None of the warbonds are worth a damn.

Even then. Lib-Pen is still the most viable rifle I can think of.

[weary hedge]

I was incredibly disappointed with the steeled veterans one

None of those guns do damage worth a damn

[hallow shadow]

That one came with an Engineer armor. Right? Got that off the Store. Never wore it.

[weary hedge]

The drip goes hard tho

[wild epoch]

idk could be how you dive, cause bugs have ALOT of weak points where a bad gun in most circumstances, can be good

[weary hedge]

It’s the first warbond other than the free one

[hallow shadow]

Hit N Run.
I don’t stay in one place too long.

[weary hedge]

Oh I know they can be good but is it worth spending creds? Nah

But at the end of the day it’s free

[hallow shadow]

I’ll spend Creds. If I farm them. I don’t buy shit for that game. It’s too unstable to invest in.

[wild epoch]

well yeah but like, what I mean is you would often never run light pen on SHD because thats like trolling, but for a bugdiver, so many bugs have vulnerable spots where light armor pen guns with high damage just cook them.

[hallow shadow]

How is it trolling? It’s a gun?

[weary hedge]

I’ll probably cop the fire one next. The cookout looks fun

[wild epoch]

Trust me, you'd think its trolling too if you play SHD on bug planets.

[hallow shadow]

No. I wouldn’t. Because I don’t understand. That’s why I’m asking.

[weary hedge]

I’ve just found a great majority of the guns are a waste of time compared to others

[wild epoch]

Your primary can't be used for nothing but specific enemies who have very small weak points. And unless you are good af at the game, and know how to not only flank but to hit those weakpoints like a pro. Its practically trolling cause you dont have a gun 95% of the time.

[hallow shadow]

You’re always holding a gun?

[wild epoch]

Well your side arm could be useful depending on what it is. or support gun

[hallow shadow]

My sidearm depends on my foe.
Bugs is usually a melee.

Anything else is just a pistol.

I almost never use my sidearm. No need to

[weary hedge]

I want that secondary grenade launcher. That thing is anti tank

[wild epoch]

primary guns have the most ammo and are your primary for a reason. Thats why it takes a good player to use light pen on SHD for bug planets. Almost every bug will require medium pen at face value. Thats why its difficult.

[hallow shadow]

Lib Pen with a Drum Mag usually works.
I don’t see how it’s trolling.

No one is saying to use light pen.

Liberator Penetrator.

[weary hedge]

Light pen is nothing but a chore on SHD

[sick shale]

Guessing helldivers is flavor of the morning?

[hallow shadow]

Lib Pen

[sick shale]

and SHD as in?

[hallow shadow]

Super Helldive

[sick shale]

ah

[wild epoch]

What I'm getting at is you said that none of the current warbonds are worth a damn, I'm telling you why some of the weapons are worth a damage given correct game knowledge and application.

[weary hedge]

Only light pen I’ll pick up is stalwart

[sick shale]

Well bug wise depending on strain & what enemy group you get for the mission does change this sentence

[hallow shadow]

That Halo SMG actually shreds, on lower Bug difficulty

[weary hedge]

True. Only problem I had with it is ammo consumption

[sick shale]

Brood commanders & the like, I just blast the legs (makes dealing with rest eaiser), stalkers head isn't protected but it does have mainly AC2 on the back

[hallow shadow]

I also can just use Liberator Penetrator, and not buy any of the other stuff.

[hallow shadow]

Yup. Swap the Autocannon to Flak rounds, and I dance with Bugs.

[sick shale]

Hunters, & lower don't have much armor, the armored spewers (Nursing ones I think they are called), Pain.

[wild epoch]

Which is fair, but again I'm defending the notion that more guns are useful than you think given the circumstance that you apply them too.

[hallow shadow]

That’s fair. I was confused

[sick shale]

Rupture strain is well, Rupture strain.... Armored up a decent bit for frontal engagements at AC3

[wild epoch]

I also main the lib-pen because its just a hard gun to put down

[sick shale]

Light pens are great on bots & squids to be honest

[hallow shadow]

I hated Rupture for the longest time.
But I hate Predator more.

[sick shale]

Lib concussive has been a bit of a go to, otherwise the basic liberator here

[hallow shadow]

I don’t know that I’ve seen that one.
But regular Lib? Really?

[weary hedge]

Coyote and Spray N Pray take the cake for me. Hella fun guns.

[sick shale]

just the sheer amount of stalkers & hunters with that acid slow get annoying

[hallow shadow]

I mean. Liberator is dependable. I won’t lie.

[sick shale]

Concussive drives them back when shot, basic lib is good if you line up a decent shot near the head, plus drum mag is handy for the sheer swarm factor

[wild epoch]

But at the same time that I main lib-pen, I can easily find the same success with the ar-2 coyote and SG-451 Cookout

[weary hedge]

There’s a concussed version in steeled veterans that knocks around bugs like crazy

Damage is meh tho

[sick shale]

makes brood commanders charge in reverse lol

[wild epoch]

coyote is honestly so good

[hallow shadow]

That bothers me, too.

[sick shale]

only real bad thing of the coyote is the durable, but the fire proc solves that

[hallow shadow]

Why is every Med Pen weapon weaker than its light counterparts?

[weary hedge]

I’m so mad they nerfed it. It’s still viable but man was it busted in a fun way

[hallow shadow]

Drives me up a fkn wall.

[wild epoch]

fire rate/actual damage vs having the ability to pen

[sick shale]

Over pen, less rotation on the round, etc comes to mind

heavier weapon, less ergo etc etc

[hallow shadow]

If it penetrates more, it would obviously hit harder.
It’s physics.

[wild epoch]

light pen gun = shredder of things it can actually kill
med pen = you can kill the thing that your light pen can't but it sorta takes half your clip every time

[sick shale]

Sorta.

[wild epoch]

Actually thats very untrue

flesh rounds make a bigger hole in your body than a armor piercing round

[sick shale]

If I shot you with a 7.62x39 AKM , it would do less than a 5.56 due to the bullet making a clean hole rather than the 5.56's wobble tearing up the inside

[wild epoch]

because flesh rounds expand on impact while ap rounds allow you to make a whole through thing

[hallow shadow]

Hollow points aren’t an option, in HD2

[wild epoch]

ah but the light pen is essentially our HP rounds

[hallow shadow]

And it’s an entirely different weapon platform.

[sick shale]

Equally mewtwo, what I said above is something to take into mind

[weary hedge]

Probably the way of making the game balanced pretty lame tho nonetheless

[sick shale]

both are intermedian carbine style weapons

But to the point, if medium pens were just better, why would you use lights?

[hallow shadow]

The balance of always being underpowered.

[wild epoch]

dont you disrespect god's caliber like that again you heathen, 762x39 is beautiful and superior in every way

[spring gust]

Is there a trick to using the Hilka detector, or is it just bad compared to the Bear?

[sick shale]

what would be the purpose of adding more AP2 weapons in general?

[weary hedge]

Cannt have fun around here

[hallow shadow]

That’s my point.
Why would they make such a faulty system.
If Light Pen is damn near worthless, after a while..
Why is Med Pen damage so low?
Why even make Light in the first place?

[sick shale]

Hilka has more range, less weight, bear has better "Go this way"

[sick shale]

it isn't worthless through?

[spring gust]

Yeah I like Bear a lot compared to this thing.

[sick shale]

I literally use light pen quite a lot in 6-10s and make good use from them

[hallow shadow]

I used to glaze the Hilka. Until I found the fancy one.

[spring gust]

Especially when artifacts teleport around the place, the Hilka is a nightmare

[wild epoch]

You got to remember we've all started somewhere, and that somewhere is on low level missions with light pen guns.

[hallow shadow]

You must be some sort of MnK god, then.

[sick shale]

bear is strictly speaking simplier to use

[spring gust]

Also, I have an RPG now. What the hell am I going to use an RPG against? o_o

[sick shale]

MnK yes, however I ain't the best shot in the world by any means

[hallow shadow]

RPG in S2 is a meme.

Damage debuff still makes no sense.

[wild epoch]

also again, the thing is that light pen has better fire rate and damage usually when they can actuall hurt but medium is usually slower but can at least kill almost any basic enemy

[sick shale]

Chimeras, Puesdogiants, that person you just dislike?

[weary hedge]

It’s literally just there lmao

[hallow shadow]

It’s a shit balance mechanic. If im supposed to use it on a higher Diff, those numbers should reflect that.

[spring gust]

Does it 1-shot Chimeras/Pseudogiants?

[hallow shadow]

For real. I sell all my RPG shit.

[weary hedge]

I can see brining one specifically to hunt a giant or chimera but it’s such a waste of space to bring along on a journey

[wild epoch]

it is a cumberson weapon BUT it will almost always if not come really close to one shotting the big boys

[hallow shadow]

No, but the “Skif’s Slightly Buffed Pistol” mod does.

[sick shale]

in terms of lights through
Generally speaking (Exceptions, among other things changes based on what we look at)
Better damage(Upfront & durable), Ergo, capacity, RPM

medium pen wise
Tends to have one or more of the following downsides ; damage (Pacifier), Capacity (Reprimand, BR-14), Durable (coyote), or ergo (Dominator)

[weary hedge]

Depends on the difficulty. That thing is nothing but a nuisance on vet. I can’t imagine how it’ll be on master

[sick shale]

I grabbed the one in clear sky base, shot the puesdo giant that is past the hamlet, made that walk home far much more simple

[sick shale]

Kinda hoping master isn't just numbers go up like veteran is

[hallow shadow]

I be using a Cheat Pistol. One of the first mods ever released. On console

GSC homebrew.

[weary hedge]

Hopefully mod game is going to get extra spicy on console soon

[hallow shadow]

I won’t know. S2 comes off gamepass in a couple weeks.

[sick shale]

hmm, So wonder how master will be, any new changes to enemy attacks, additions? changes to how enemies loadouts spawn to be more varied throughout the game rather than enemy upgrade at sphere > exiting lesser zone > post sircaa > Post duga finale

[weary hedge]

Damn. Hopefully that patch drops before then

[weary hedge]

It most likely will before ps5. Who knows tho

[hallow shadow]

“Will Bethesda ever patch the fun into Starfield? Will GSC ever drop A-Life for Stalker? Find out on next week’s episode of DragonBall Z!”

[sick shale]

So we know 1.7 is more immersion based

[sick shale]

bethesda wise, I kinda doubt, last I heard they gave up on starfield

[hallow shadow]

Oh, I was being facetious.
Starfield was a damn letdown.

[weary hedge]

Last I was on stsrfield I saw they added gun skins. Deleted it and never returned since

[sick shale]

they need to check out how they did their older games, examine what made them work, and figure out how to make it better

[hallow shadow]

I preordered the fancy bish version, too.

[weary hedge]

Same

DLC was not it but better then base game so I’ll give them that

[hallow shadow]

I also bought that Starship Troopers game.
Worse than Helldivers.

[sick shale]

tried that again a bit ago

[weary hedge]

Also I’m pretty sure another dlc is coming out unless it got canceled

[hallow shadow]

In fact. I’m happy to see Helldivers. So I can watch Starship Troopers die.

[sick shale]

I was surprised it is about the same as prior to HD2 launch

[wild epoch]

starship troopers game is actually in a really good spot as of late

[hallow shadow]

It’s really not. In my opinion

[sick shale]

new gui for main screen, same loud intro, enemies felt similar, classes got divided up to be more spec rather than generalist

I enjoyed the base building

[hallow shadow]

OWI was a company I had never heard of previous to that game.
I can see why.

[exotic glacier]

You joke, after I reached the last door in x7 and it was again closed... I now consider GSC close to the same level of incompetence as Bethesda.

[weary hedge]

That game looks like something made on Roblox’s engine

[hallow shadow]

I consider S2 to be as technically stable as HD2.
So yeah. I feel that.

[hallow shadow]

Starship Troopers? It’s a UE5 game.

[exotic glacier]

What is HD2?

[weary hedge]

Deadass? God damn

[sick shale]

Helldivers 2

[exotic glacier]

Oh alright.

[hallow shadow]

For real. Outer Worlds 2 is a UE game. Way better looking and stable.

[wild epoch]

Outer Worlds 2 is made by the gods of Obsidian

[weary hedge]

Is outerworlds2 ue5??

[hallow shadow]

Yup.

[exotic glacier]

Did they fix weapon upgrading since the first game?

[weary hedge]

I’ve seen it runs really well

[hallow shadow]

There’s no weapon repair system anymore.

It really is a treat.

[exotic glacier]

No upgrading it, to push it's quality up.

[hallow shadow]

Smoothest UE experience I’ve had, recently.

[weary hedge]

Makes you wonder wtf is going on with this other games

[hallow shadow]

You just get the next better version.
Like the first game “Mk2” or whatever.

[wild epoch]

wasnt kcd2 ue5?

[weary hedge]

Yeah

Oblivion remake aswell

[hallow shadow]

That Oblivion remake was ass.

[sick shale]

cry engine if memory serves

[hallow shadow]

That BIG ASS game for NO real improvement

[sick shale]

graphics in general, hmm

[wild epoch]

nah it is cry engine, which is nice

[weary hedge]

Wait no KC2 is on CryEngine game looks crazy tho

[sick shale]

I think it got rid of some of the bugs

[hallow shadow]

It wasn’t even that pretty.
I wouldn’t even call it a remake.
Just a reskin.

[sick shale]

I do enjoy cry engine

[wild epoch]

Cry Engine really just has aged well

[hallow shadow]

Man. Cry engine is a name I haven’t heard in a while.

[sick shale]

I still miss Crysis Wars from warhead

[sick shale]

Crytek been having some troubles in money if memory serves

[wild epoch]

No need to rebrand it each time, just upgrade the whole thing and keep it cry engine

[hallow shadow]

I need Quake 4 to get remade.
Doom 3, too.

[weary hedge]

I was so disappointed to see it being almost 200gb like bro the original is not even 20

[sick shale]

But They are apperently working on Crysis 4, and they are still working on Hunt showdown

[wild epoch]

quake wars was peak for me, that was a game that actually made a PvP class based war game worth it to me

[sick shale]

Gotta love uncompressed graphics

[hallow shadow]

I played that shit for ten minutes, and uninstalled.

[sick shale]

Planetside 2 & battlefield 1 was that for me

[hallow shadow]

They could’ve used that time to fix Starfield. But no.

[weary hedge]

The least they could’ve done is add another dlc but no

[wild epoch]

Planetside 2 is just the o.g. of the o.g., that game is the definition of a mmo war game

[weary hedge]

I haven played planetside in ages

[hallow shadow]

Hunt is a Crytek game?

[sick shale]

was a different dev studio if memory serves, and I would rather they didn't

[weary hedge]

One of the first games I played on steam

[hallow shadow]

Huh. The more you know.

[wild epoch]

Virtuso of something handled the whole remake

[sick shale]

yeah, first party

crytek made a number of games like Far cry before selling them off to different studios & such to memory

[weary hedge]

Yeah, they should’ve never released the remaster to begin with. Could’ve done Morrowind instead. A game that actually could use one.

[hallow shadow]

They made FC4, I think.

[sick shale]

Crysis is what people know them for, Hunt is one of their big hits too

[sick shale]

that was Ubi, they made first one, maybe second

[hallow shadow]

I remember Crysis, as a kid.

[wild epoch]

Microsoft did this for several reasons

Bethesda can stay at work making the next edition of their games without diverting course
Virtuso got to actually see if they're worth a damn
How UE5 would look on an Eldersrolls title
How ES6 and Fallout5 are probably going to look.

[hallow shadow]

I remember playing FarCry Instincts. I never played the ones before that.

[sick shale]

I am hoping bethesda the dev changes course in their setup

[hallow shadow]

ES6 and FO5 are gonna be 600Gb games, with that UE5

[sick shale]

zenimax with ESO did better writing for quests & such at times

[weary hedge]

Rumor has it we aren’t actually getting a new fallout

[sick shale]

FO3 or NV R emake is what I hear

[wild epoch]

heres to hoping that a small portion of Obsidian is working on Fallout 5 as the final game in their contract with Bethesda that they made eons ago after fallout new vegas

[hallow shadow]

That’s fine. FO4 and 76 are hotdog water, anyway.

[weary hedge]

Yup. Just remakes

[wild epoch]

and with both being under microsoft, its possible

[weary hedge]

Todd said himself his last new project is the ES6 then it gets passed down to whoever

Probably some slop shit pencil pusher

[hallow shadow]

Yeah, and Todd also said Starfield was 25yrs in the making.

[weary hedge]

Bethesda is chopped lmao

Just give us another Skyrim

[hallow shadow]

They called themselves out, on their own game.

[sick shale]

hmm, ya know what, Starfield 2 ; Limit it to fewer systems (like 10 tops), have one being a Neutron star based system or a quasar

Go back to obvlion writing techinques at least

[hallow shadow]

“It’s corporations like these that drove the last nail in the coffin for humanity.”
-Paladin Danse, FO4

[hallow shadow]

Shave all that excess shit. Condense a few systems.
Profit.

[wild epoch]

Don't make a massive open world if you dont want to put effort into a massive open world.

[weary hedge]

There’s no way in hell we get a star field 2 after how bad the first one did

[sick shale]

I would say keep a few planets "Uninhabited" by civilized elements (So pirates still exist), have various planets setup for different roles or generalist

[sick shale]

One word, Rage

I didn't expect that one to for how old it was among others tuff

[hallow shadow]

Rage 2 was also ass.

But Rage was good.

[weary hedge]

100 years in the making - Todd Chadword

[hallow shadow]

Wasnt that an id game?

[sick shale]

nor prey did I expect

[hallow shadow]

Prey was sick. I loved that game.

[wild epoch]

rage was unique and I enjoyed both games, although I enjoyed the first one a lot more.

[hallow shadow]

Space Half Life.

[sick shale]

prey OG or the newer prey

[weary hedge]

I could get behind the clunky movment in 2. It felt like a battle itself

[hallow shadow]

Both, honestly.

[sick shale]

fair

But either way, I did not expect either of those to get a new addition

[weary hedge]

Also the game looked like shit

[stark marsh]

Is MISERY any good?

[wild epoch]

yes but with friends

[weary hedge]

Mod or indie game

[wild epoch]

indie game, most liekly

[sick shale]

but anyhow starfield wise, setup the game on how to deal with the quasar or neutron possibly as one story line

Since if it "Shines" on one of the existing planets, that planet is dead

[hallow shadow]

I didn’t play the Mooncrash DLC

[weary hedge]

When is Left 4 Dead 3 dropping

[sick shale]

makes it interesting, also adds the possibility to make a mission where you need to investigate the neutron while avoiding the beam or such with a personal incentize to deal with it, or adding ways to go madman & make it worse somehow

[wild epoch]

I just don't think there was any way to save Starfield, its a bethesda game that suffered from bethesda writing and it was too massive for them to meaningfully fill.

[hallow shadow]

Bethesda ain’t smart enough for all dat

It makes me so sad that game can’t be saved. That was 100 bucks, man. Of disappointment.

[sick shale]

70 USD min

[hallow shadow]

I can go to the Red Light in Nuremberg, and do the same.

[sick shale]

depends if valve devs want to do a L4D3

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/todd-todd-howard-watch-it-what-did-you-just-say-what-did-you-say-to-me-gif-22673491

[hallow shadow]

I preordered the Cool Kid edition. It was like 100

[weary hedge]

Todd will find you for saying those words

[wild epoch]

I sold the watch after I was disappointed with the game.

Would have kept it if the game was good.

[sick shale]

https://tenor.com/view/compartilhou-codmobile-gif-20291432

[hallow shadow]

Todd better bring level four plates, and a coffin.

[wild epoch]

"Are those level 3 plates Todd?"

[sick shale]

course this doesn't apply, o well

[hallow shadow]

What is Todd’s Armor Rating?

[weary hedge]

You don’t understand the genius behind the master peice that is starfield

[sick shale]

according to which game?

[wild epoch]

I don't and I don't think I want to at this point.

[sick shale]

FO3, FO4, Skyrim or?

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/starfield-sam-coe-bethesda-space-cowboy-todd-howard-gif-7935553716677661515

[wild epoch]

I tried, I tried for exactly 4 playthroughs, and I just didn't like it.

[hallow shadow]

Mods can’t even save it. AND YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THOSE, TOO

[wild epoch]

Nah, there is one mod

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/fallout-3-karma-lost-you-lost-karma-evil-devil-gif-4805527646804962655

[sick shale]

nexus does exist, be it nexus is goin down hill

[hallow shadow]

“I get… Your money”
“You get… Disappointed.”

[wild epoch]

https://genesismodlist.com

[weary hedge]

Bethesda has bad karma

[hallow shadow]

I’m an Xbox peasant.

[wild epoch]

Oh damn, thats tragic

[hallow shadow]

Not really

[sick shale]

consoles now a days are just PCs with different software

[wild epoch]

Cause genesis rehauls the entire game into a star wars open world rpg and thats why I even have a good review for the game at this point.

[weary hedge]

Wait til you find out Xbox is getting steam support

[hallow shadow]

It’s mostly PC kids I hear screeching about “unplayable” when my console chugs those games just fine.

[sick shale]

hmm?

[wild epoch]

Starfield was the skeleton that genesis got to run with.

[hallow shadow]

Like bro.
Just upgrade.

[weary hedge]

Yuh

[hallow shadow]

Whoever made all those Star Wars mods is a mad hero.

But I wish it was Halo mods, instead.

[wild epoch]

Yuh, they get a browser that lets them operate steam and epic

[sick shale]

consoles wise tend to be simplier to design for (Same hardware & software for X console, with some variance but ya know, eletronics lottery)

[wild epoch]

the next gen console (Xbox anyway) will have PC gaming capabilities.

[sick shale]

neat.

[hallow shadow]

That’s what they tell us. I’m hoping it’s true.

[sick shale]

image warhammer or star trek

[weary hedge]

It’ll be nice knowing I’ll finally be able to use all my Xbox games on a pc platform

[hallow shadow]

I’d prefer Halo, but turning the Va’ruun into some Chaos worshipping fools would be fun.

Don’t know enough about Star Trek to be interested.

[weary hedge]

No mans sky is a good second option

[hallow shadow]

MEH

[weary hedge]

It’s more of a chore than anything tho

[wild epoch]

No mans sky is biblical with how they came back with nothing but free updates and creating the game they originally promised.

[sick shale]

it's more exploration/diplo based than combat based til you get to later entries

[hallow shadow]

I wish there was more to NMS than “go here. Build shit. Go there. Build shit”

None of the races have any narrative. The “story” is dull.
Combat feels chunky.

[oak junco]

hopefully they let people actually mod properly like a gaming pc can as i know microsoft and sony do no like or allow external scripts and other things

[wild epoch]

I'm asking this cause I'm actually curious, but how many hours do you have in the game?

[hallow shadow]

FO4 (on console) would not suck so hard, if we had a Script Extender.

[sick shale]

Combat is 100% not a strong suit in any ways of NMS

In terms of narrative it does have it, but mainly background wise (you got to visit the archives & such to get any of it)

Such as the Korvox sacrificing themselves to change the Gek from war to trade

after being used by the gek for their nanites & slave labor if memory serves

[hallow shadow]

Probably not enough to satisfy you.

[wild epoch]

Because once you get introduced into the player hub area, there is so much you can do. "Go Here, Build shit. Go there. Build shit" no longer is the gameplay loop at all.

[hallow shadow]

I thought there would be something for me to do with all those side missions. But like. The space ship fighting is caca.

[sick shale]

but early on, NMS is mainly explore, upgrade, expand your language knowledge base when possible and relations with the three main races

[sick shale]

Caca?

[hallow shadow]

I know that. There’s no real gameplay loop.

[hallow shadow]

Poop.

[wild epoch]

Expeditions?

[weary hedge]

Hello all. So I just completed the mission where Strider and Faust argue. I get a radio message from Quiet to come and see him. I accept the side mission ‘light at end of tunnel’ and as I leave I get attacked by 2 NPCs and I can’t go back to trade with quiet. Is this a bug or scripted?

[sick shale]

mid game tends to be building(Outposts for resource production as a example) & story stuff

[hallow shadow]

Those aren’t that fun, to me. Did a couple Expeditions. Got myself a cape.

[wild epoch]

better question for main quest

[sick shale]

Bug by sounds, attacked by two NPCs where?

[hallow shadow]

Then there was some update that changed Ship Building, haven’t touched it since.

[sick shale]

also what faction were they? (the ones who attacked you

[sick shale]

you mean added ship building or?

[weary hedge]

As soon as I leave through the grey door. Monolithians

[wild epoch]

yeah you can freely build your ship now with different parts. most people think its something they are trying for the next game theyre making

[hallow shadow]

I also hate the survival mechanics. I turn that BS off.

I just wanna do Space Merc things.

[sick shale]

What now?

[hallow shadow]

Smoke Pirates, hunt animals.

[sick shale]

They don't exist, just noon tiders

[weary hedge]

Noontide you catch my drift

[sick shale]

Odd, attack you around shelter?

[weary hedge]

They just appear there and shoot me up

Yeah

[sick shale]

I doubt you decided to go bang bang mic shoot shoot

[weary hedge]

Haha of course not

[sick shale]

I assume weapon is put away?

[weary hedge]

Yeah weapon put away too. And I haven’t purposefully killed any noontide

[weary hedge]

Play Star Citizen for bounty hunting

[hallow shadow]

That game is still in Preview

I also need a PC before I can waste money on the game.

I wish the console version of Elite Dangerous was still being taken care of.

[weary hedge]

Is it anything to do with looting the zombie noontides in the previous mission? Are they pissed at me or something

[sick shale]

sound slike a bug happened

[hallow shadow]

Did you get attacked at Quiet’s shop?

[weary hedge]

Yeah

Soon as I leave through the grey door

[hallow shadow]

And I don’t want to be that guy… Did you accidentally hit someone you shouldn’t have?

[weary hedge]

Haha no course not

[hallow shadow]

Or you opened the door, and just got zooted? Cause that sounds like a bug.

[wild epoch]

I usually call Star Citizen, Space Tarkov because I never believe either would ever fully release. But now tarkov releases in 16 days.

[weary hedge]

Exactly what I’m thinking to be honest

[hallow shadow]

Ain’t Tarkov like PUBG?

[wild epoch]

LMFAO, no.

[hallow shadow]

Or… Whays that game… Vigor?

Wake up. Grab gun. Shoot guy. Get box. Run away?

[weary hedge]

It’s battle royal with the option to leave with loot

[hallow shadow]

Oh. An extraction shooter, or whatever?

[wild epoch]

Hunt Shadow, Gray Zone Warfare, Dark and Darker, Arena Breakout: Infinite, Arc Raiders as of recently.

[hallow shadow]

Like Vigor.

[wild epoch]

Vigor is like the most bogged down extraction shooter made but yes.

[weary hedge]

How is vigor even still up and running lmao

[hallow shadow]

The only one I played. Back when it came out.

[wild epoch]

Gear is lost on death, you extract with loot, do quest, and level up your base.

[hallow shadow]

That game is absolute cheeks.

That whole gameplay loop sounds like ass.

[weary hedge]

It’s like a mobile game port

[wild epoch]

The biggest premise of extraction games is that theyre usually tactical and you die just as easily as anyone else.

[spring gust]

Lord... the entire swamp down SE is pure cancer lol

[hallow shadow]

Worst part of the game. I literally stop there, every run.
Just like the Farron Swamps in DS3.

[weary hedge]

I advise never picking up tarkov. Biggest waste of time known to man

[wild epoch]

^ I disagree, pick up tarkov, get the PvE mode. Enjoy dad-gaming at its peak.

[hallow shadow]

I wasn’t gonna. I’ve seen occasional footage, and. No.
I couldn’t imagine playing something like that.

I also need a PC.

[weary hedge]

Tarkov has actually given people brain rot

[sick shale]

Tall Grass, Lots of mutants in my experience, Flashbang anomalous area that leads out of it back to zanton, etc

[spring gust]

Hordes of dogs, psi anomalies, poor visibility, flash-bang anomolies, more dogs, a pseudogiant, an emission, even worse visibility at night, my best friends are the rocks. There I can climb on top, feel safe and scout around.

I'm enjoying it still, but omg, it's a step up in terms of survival compared to other areas so far.

[hallow shadow]

Tarkov has people convinced they know guns and shit. It’s beautiful.

[weary hedge]

It’s the adult Fortnite

[wild epoch]

PvE is like one of the best things they ever introduced to Tarkov.

[sick shale]

far away from nearest hub

[hallow shadow]

Move slower, and stay on top of things. Like rocks and buildings.

Good luck.

[lost fjord]

Coming soon to Tarkov: the all new penguins of Madagascar weapon pack, only 59.99

[sick shale]

if it helps, Grenades are a good solution to MANY issues

[hallow shadow]

That, I could probably do.

But I couldn’t be playing PvP in a crossplatform lobby.

[weary hedge]

Exactly 😭

[wild epoch]

I don't think tarkov will ever be cross-platform tbh.

Way too many buttons to remap

[hallow shadow]

Was just gonna say that.

[weary hedge]

Let the game release first geeze

[hallow shadow]

Wouldn’t play it, anyway.

[wild epoch]

[spring gust]

Yeah I noticed this, which helps offset my weight too. I have (or had) 22 nades haha

[lost fjord]

I played stalker 2 for a couple hours today because i finally upgraded my SSD so i can play it, and honestly it was worth waiting nearly a year on-top of my pre-order

[sudden rapids]

Wait. Tarkov has a release date?

[wild epoch]

11 days

[spring gust]

I found so many artifacts here, including this beast #📸┃screens_and_videos message

[sick shale]

Otherwise I hope you got some psi block & such

[lost fjord]

Add a couple extra 0s, they will say some silly thing like "to maximise player enjoyment in the extraction process we must upgrade the glorposplort for maximum realism, give us some extra time if you may"

[sudden rapids]

Still waiting for Stalcraft to get pve server. But that prob won't happen

[lost fjord]

Oh yeah stalcraft exists

[spring gust]

Yeah I have a lot, but I don't really understand how it helps - I pop it and still get my mind ripped out, or hallucinate?

[weary hedge]

Bro said st*lcraft

[hallow shadow]

What’s that?

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/stalcraft-stal-craft-craft-ssk-gif-5820480483423266293

[sick shale]

basic summary ; it resets the psi "damage" you have took & stops it for a bit

[lost fjord]

Ive never played it id honestly just rather play a stalker game but if one of my buddies asked me to hop on id download it

[sick shale]

afterwards you are vulernable again

[weary hedge]

Minecraft stalker had a baby with tarkov

[wild epoch]

minecraft x stalker, started as a mod, then became an actual game

[sick shale]

So psi resistance helps a deal with it's usage

[hallow shadow]

That sounds like dirt.

Who plays Minecraft, as an adult? On purpose?

[sudden rapids]

It's good but most toxic pvp ever

[weary hedge]

It’s peak human creation

Honestly so good it could cure cancer

[hallow shadow]

Ehhhh

[wild epoch]

You would think, but it became very very popular several times and has a pretty active player base.

[sick shale]

I will admit, I enjoy a calming mining trip

[spring gust]

Riiiiight OK, I probably would not have noticed that. Thx!

[wild epoch]

L take on so many fronts, but you do you.

[lost fjord]

Depends on if ur playing like modded or not heavily modded minecraft is definitely not comprehensible for kids (looking at you, gregtech)

[hallow shadow]

I see the appeal, to others. I was being facetious.

[weary hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/iamzoie-gotdamnzo-lmao-lmfao-falling-gif-20442861

[lost fjord]

Fair enough then

[hallow shadow]

I associate Minecraft with my younger brothers.
That’s why.

[lost fjord]

Youre lucky to have younger brothers that play Minecraft dude, my brother plays geometry dash and slams the mouse all day every day

[wild epoch]

lmao

[weary hedge]

The tism is strong in that one

[lost fjord]

So loud, he was slamming that mouse during the final scene of rdr2, kinda killed the vibe ngl

[wild epoch]

the tism is overwhelming in that one

[hallow shadow]

I’m really not lucky to have them, but that’s not for here.

[sick shale]

fair

[wild epoch]

No, please, share.

[hallow shadow]

No.

[wild epoch]

[sick shale]

Also if it helps, most important resistances I tend to find for armor in that swamp is just the standard trio of Physical, Psi & Radiation

[hallow shadow]

Psi-Res is weird, in Stalker. Just stock up on Psi-Block.

[lost fjord]

Oh you dont even know the beginning of his tism, it runs in the family, i got very mild tism to the point where most people dont even realise i have it, but he has it so bad its hell 😭 story for another time

[weary hedge]

Stat filler fr

[wild epoch]

Rizz'em with the tism.

[sudden rapids]

Gamma

[hallow shadow]

I went into Swamps and Red Forest with a Falcon, and couldn’t tell the difference.
Good Physical and Radio Res though.

[weary hedge]

One of my bros is the same way. Mf beat geometry dash

[lost fjord]

If i ever want my liver forcefully removed from my body without anaesthetic, i just play gamma

[hallow shadow]

Haven’t seen or spoken to my brothers since 2017.

[lost fjord]

Mine hit 1500 hours yesterday, hes been playing the game for less than a year iirc

[hallow shadow]

GAMMA IS THE BEST STALKER GAME RELEASED! Well. Second only to Anomaly.

PRAISE GSC

[weary hedge]

That’s impressive. They do love their geometry dash 😭

[wild epoch]

just remove the survival aspect where you have to craft everything and turn it into fun mode sandbox adventure, featuring rock and psychopath friends

[sick shale]

would still recommend at least a bar or two of psi resistance

[sudden rapids]

Top 1 controversial topic on here 🔥

[lost fjord]

Praise Kier! For LUMON!
-# i just finished severance everything is a severence reference to me

[weary hedge]

Anomaly lore goes hard

[sick shale]

Buers are PAINFUL WITHOUT PSI RESISTANCE

[hallow shadow]

You’re not wrong. I’m just saying. That stat is really finicky.

[hallow shadow]

I never played those games.
I say that to bait the ones who know better.

[sick shale]

I ain't disagreeing, be it mainly has a soft cap around give or take 2 to 2 & a half bars

[lost fjord]

Honestly if I want an anomaly modpack i tend to just play ZONA, idk its fun just the dev rubs me the wrong way
Game itselfs good tho and its not like hes getting my money or anything

[weary hedge]

It’s a joke. Anomaly has no lore

[sick shale]

past that, you get hard diminishing returns

[hallow shadow]

I’ve never heard of severance.

[sick shale]

(I am saying this mainly from experience with buers & their guns using psi resistance rather than physical)

[wild epoch]

If any of you have done the quest "In the Name of Science" the last mutant in there will absolutely obliterate you if you don't have psi-res

[lost fjord]

Its a TV show on AP+, 10/10 genuinely one of the best tv shows ive ever watched in my life

[hallow shadow]

AP+?

Amazon?

[vapid galleon]

rise and shine raven, rise and shine

[weary hedge]

I’ve honestly no problems in stalker 2 with little to no psi res. Those pills put in work when needed

[lost fjord]

Apple TV+

[hallow shadow]

Ohhh

[lost fjord]

Or you can do what i do and leech off of ur significant other and watch it on their account

[hallow shadow]

I grabbed my Dnipro out of Red Forest with one dose of Psi-Block, and “Special” AKU

Those pills go hard. I wish there were more of them.

[sick shale]

I still recall stumbling upon the cooling tower Dnipro in my first playthrough

[hallow shadow]

But. I have too many subscriptions, as it is. Trying to catch up on Witcher.

[hallow shadow]

Series S can’t go up the tower. I dashboard once I teleport.

[weary hedge]

Have you tried after 1.6?

[lost fjord]

Okay so far ive had literally one singular problem with stalker 2
I tried to get the journalists stash in swamps and there were those dumb teleporting houses that locked me out of getting it for the time being, which is 100% fine but the game didnt communicate to me that's why, so i thought it was some kinda puzzle and i was very happy that i got to try and solve a unique puzzle, but no its an arbitrary progression lock that wasnt explained to the player

[hallow shadow]

No, now that I think about it.

[lost fjord]

Outside of performance issues ofc, i dont like dlss so i put up with locked 30fps

[weary hedge]

You should. If it hasn’t been patched out yet it’s probably not even widely known lol

Cause I’m pretty sure that’s been there since launch

[hallow shadow]

What. Getting dashboarded every time I get to the top?

[weary hedge]

At cooling towers yeah. If not it could be mods

[hallow shadow]

I’m really not interested in going up there, just to dashboard again. I doubt 1.6 did enough to smooth that over.

What mods would affect that?

[lost fjord]

Valid as hell tbh, i dont know if im allowed to talk about the secret third method of watching it here, so i wont, but I'm sure you catch my drift

[hallow shadow]

I get the same issue at cement factory. I can’t go upstairs to sleep, or talk to Voronin.

I also dashboard when going up the stairs during “For Science!” In Chemical Plant.

It’s elevation that kills me.

[golden gulch]

Skiff pistol feel very underwhelming since 1.4, since that patch just lower whatever armor piercing it had.
As I should I guess.

[hallow shadow]

Climb to high, game crashes.

[charred nova]

Anomaly SUCKS

[weary hedge]

It could be a number of things. Do you have realistic forests mod?

[lost fjord]

Skifs pistol needed a nerf, the best pistol in The game shouldnt be the starting GUN

[hallow shadow]

No.

[weary hedge]

Also weather and real days could affect it

[charred nova]

It’s not anymore

[hallow shadow]

I do have DWO

[charred nova]

The best pistol is now the 1911

[lost fjord]

Base anomaly kinda, i dont like the base bgl

[lost fjord]

I know i know, but its dumb that a little makarov could outdo a usp match in the first place

[weary hedge]

Or even a life tweaks having to load those extra dudes in along with the textures

[hallow shadow]

I don’t use A Life mods.

But I would guess it’s the Weather Overhaul.

[weary hedge]

Oh I thought you used shays stuff

[hallow shadow]

I use the QoL. But not the Living Zone.

[lost fjord]

Tec, once you have a second i need to ask you a question about optimisation mods

[hallow shadow]

There are already enough Blind Dogs chasing me around, and reading my inputs.

[weary hedge]

I don’t use optimization mods. I would ask the modders in #en-mods-general about that

[lost fjord]

I hate dogs, i have very shakey hands all of the time, gets worse whenever im fighting something, so i genuinely cant hit the idiots

[lost fjord]

Thank you!!!!!

[hallow shadow]

Get the “Focus Aim” mod.

But honestly. They read inputs.
For “blind” dogs, they sure as hell know how to stop and turn on a dime, the moment I draw a bead on them.

[lost fjord]

They can smell the location youre gonna be standing at in 5s time

[stark crescent]

why are your hands shakey?

[lost fjord]

Medical condition

They shake like all hell no matter what im doing, ill never be a brain surgeon that's for sure

[stark crescent]

got an actual diagnosis on it? not to question the genuinity behind it, but still.

[lost fjord]

Yup

[stark crescent]

did you try alternative medicine of the hallucinogenic type? like for people who stutter alot, if they smoke a lil sumtin sumtin, they suddenly can talk fluently

[weary hedge]

JeruzalemisREAL is a shaky hand disbeliever. He needs the detes

[stark crescent]

nah man. im just interested in other people's lives. its not that deep lol

[hallow shadow]

If you’re smoking hallucinogens, they probably aren’t good for you.

[lost fjord]

I could try but itd be hard to find a doctor to prescribe it, plus i think(?) its harder to get meds like that prescribed for things like what i got, it stems from PTSD, dont wanna get into what happened but tremors and shakeyness has been a very severe thing for me since

Got that checked out with my psychologist and everything

[stark crescent]

it also depends where you are at. in canada its rather easy to get medicinal stuff like that

[hallow shadow]

Do you get medicinal?

[stark crescent]

im dutch. i dont need a prescription for that stuff.

[lost fjord]

Im in Australia, i know our laws around, goddamn everything can be strict
We dont allow Airsoft guns i don't know if our gov would let us get psychedelics like that

[sick shale]

it isn't the best to be honest