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matchmaking was the death of gaming

the golden era of multiplayer fps was when community servers were standard

mmorpg type games are more tolerant of latency but fps games are impossible past a certain ping

so as a CS gamer i'd always filter the server list by ping, as we did, and toronto servers would be at the top of the list

gamers in toronto area would try to join up on toronto servers and a core group of regulars was always there through the years. we'd get to know each other on comms and the servers grew communities and we'd even meet up for BBQs. it was ppl from all walks of life - young, old, guys, girls...

also gamed with ppl i've met from BL, we'd split an 8-ball and mob a 24/7 cybercafe for some fy_iceworld

IIRC, I first heard about BL from someone I met through CS.

gaming had its own subculture here in the golden era. one of the first viral web series (pre-YT) was even about a degenerate toronto gamer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_pwnage

twenty years later... i probably wouldn't be gaming anymore if my job weren't about gaming but it is so... reloads
 
shabih said:
say that to shinji ikari
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wasn't i responding to him...?

Didgital said:
Just curious. Does anyone here play EVE?
I tried it but learning curve is super steep.
Seems like a cool game though.
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YESSSS I got into an EVE arc after CS days, at first I tried it solo and kind of dropped it but then a coworker got me back into it and he turned out to be a legend at the game. We built a corporation that became so notorious that we were on everyone's watchlist, we'd throw battles on weekends that were so intense they'd last a full hour. An hour is a long time when you're at 100% focus for all of it.

I'm pretty sure we caused a few divorces, those battles would consume most of the day with the prepping and logistics before the battle.

The time commitment is pretty much why I haven't picked it up in years, it can be like having a second job for no pay :|

That said, if you can have an awesome experience it's worth doing it for a while. If I had to start over, I'd immediately try to join one of the bigger noob-friendly corps (you will have to use comms, a lot) and they should be able to provide good guidance and also get you into fleets to go brawl.
 
eve is a sort of pay to win but at the same time, you'll lose all your money and manual progress even with or without real investment. It's a interesting space-ship strategy game, draws maybe too much from Mass Effect and Star Wars but it does the job at the end, of being a space simulator. I think the aura of this type of games, is mainly absorbed by the ideas of the developers where they think they get a broad audience all way from similar fps shooters to war of thunders or whatever the fuck was the name of that game where you'll battle with jethunters.

I wanted to play it but finally the game wasn't my thing... and i'd rather replay the mass effect saga than trying it out. I just cannot wrap my head around the game, it does a marvelous thing then a nasty one. But again, in the near future, the devs could listen a lot more to the playerbase and i'd pay off.

Speaking of playerbase, yesterday I just saw a preview of the upcoming racing/action oriented game "Clutch". It's made by the ex-forza devs and I guess, it looks cool but doesn't play good. I could point my finger to a lot of things I just saw, but i'd be futile as the game will get released as it is. One videogame I am thrilled on seeing what the bloody hell is about, is SAW. Outlast Trials sucks, period.. hope saw picks up the slack.
 
Shady's Fox said:
you need a controller for that game

otherwise you end up with a broken mouse or buy a shitty 3eur mouse just for it, that's how I had and indeed the mouse did end up half broken
and it was a wireless asus discount mouse
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i play on laptop using keyboard splitter to map the right joystick to keyboard buttons
 
Anybody ever play Idle games?

What did you think. I seriously got into a few, and finished one and then got bored.

Idle games were on the smart phone, but Google Play offers them on my laptop too.

(Unlike Planescape Torment Enhanced).
 
GaumarolBostich said:
I know, I know, you are right. It is me who looses interest even when the story is brillant and the game is challenging in a nice way. I did love Minsk and my characters in chapter 1, I developed them to neat the king of ghosts, read through hours of storyline, cherished the dagger +2, scientificed skill trees and developed companion bonds but after half the game I get bored by discovering and walking back and forth to complete quests. I really would love to be so on love with a game til the end but after the honeymoon phase ... well you know probably.

Also, I prefer cooperative games because I like to play with my buddies online.
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I suppose then it's just a matter of taste really. What I really like about BG2 are the unique concepts that you just don't have in other RPGs. Take that interdimensional orb that crashed in Athkathla for example. You go in and it eventually turns out that the "ship" is controlled by some demonic entity that is trapping people inside. It's like the sci-fi horror movie Event Horizon had a child with some DnD RPG game. That's why I can't play modern games anymore: devs just don't risk anything anymore. Everything is streamlined, simple and predictable.

Btw, a cult classic game that everyone loves except me is Fallout 1 & 2. Never understood the appeal. So I can kind of understand where you are coming from. Some games you just can't get into even though they are objectively good.

Shady's Fox said:
its good that you touch on the modders because they often make the games more playable and keep them alive, and rarely, even surpass the OG(Stalker:Anomaly). I once had a private wow server hosted on hamachi and people were begging that I update the server rig and I said fuck yeah bro, and let the whole hood play... ah 2010's
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Aahh yes, the old Novo's Easy Mangos Days lol.
 
Chaurus said:
Anybody ever play Idle games?

What did you think. I seriously got into a few, and finished one and then got bored.

Idle games were on the smart phone, but Google Play offers them on my laptop too.

(Unlike Planescape Torment Enhanced).
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Got Planescape Torment Enhanced on my deactivated Steam account.

It does work.

From Neverwinter Nights, it only has the soundtrack for sale.

Not sure what other game I might try.
 
Hexenstahl said:
Btw, a cult classic game that everyone loves except me is Fallout 1 & 2.
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Jepp, I kind of liked the setting with that odd mix of retro and scifi, found the PIP innovative as an alternative hud, had some fun with my online-buddies but then boredom crept in and I put it aside.

Bioshock 1/2 was the game I finished. Surprising, challenging and intriguing almost every minute. They lost me with "Infinite" though.

Do you prefer german or english versions in games?
 
GaumarolBostich said:
Do you prefer german or english versions in games?
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Depends really on the voice actors. We Germans have superb voice actors when it comes to AAA media that can afford them, like blockbuster Hollywood movies or big budget games (just listen to Ralph Fiennes or Bruce Willis german voices and you'll see what I mean. Those voices sound more like them than their actual english voices LOL), however when it comes to indie stuff I prefer english versions.

Shady's Fox said:
never ever have I met a more expert AI than FEAR 1.
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The MIT University actually made a study back then on FEAR's sophisticated appearing AI, however it turned out that it was simply due to good level design (which is actually in and of itself quite impressive). The replicas aren't really intelligent if you pay attention to how they are actually reacting to you. It doesn't matter for example if you are actually flanking them or not, they will always comment on how you are supposedly flanking lol. Even though I usually don't play FPS games, FEAR and its two DLCs Perseus Mandate and that other one of which I can't remember its name, are hands down the best FPS games I have ever played. Also, the soundtrack of that game is really well made. A shame what they did with the other FEAR games. They are more like COD games with horror elements.

Oh also: a game everyone somehow hates but one that I love is DOOM 3. That lighting FX was the best the gaming world had to offer back then. The beginning of the game until all hell breaks loose is just the engine showing off its lighting. I still think its impressive actually...

P.S.: if you guys like the original FEAR, then Trepang 2 is something I would recommend you.
 
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Hexenstahl said:
Oh also: a game everyone somehow hates but one that I love is DOOM 3. That lighting FX was the best the gaming world had to offer back then. The beginning of the game until all hell breaks loose is just the engine showing off its lighting. I still think its impressive actually...
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I enjoyed that too. Also the 1337 speak messages.
 
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