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IcE ColD · Post #201 by **IcE ColD** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 6:42 pm

RTWAP wrote:What is Live?

A console thingy. :pacman:

RTWAP · Post #202 by **RTWAP** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 12:27 am

IcE ColD wrote:A console thingy.

Thought so but wasn't sure. I play Borderlands 2 on the PC, in case that wasn't obvious by now. My steam account name is RTWAP.

senate · Post #203 by **senate** » Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:45 pm

So this is pretty much Alpha Centauri 2.

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Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award-winning Civilization series. Set in the future, global events have destabilized the world leading to a collapse of modern society, a new world order and an uncertain future for humanity. As the human race struggles to recover, the re-developed nations focus their resources on deep space travel to chart a new beginning for mankind.

As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, you will write the next chapter for humanity as you lead your people into a new frontier and create a new civilization in space. Explore and colonize an alien planet, research new technologies, amass mighty armies, build incredible Wonders and shape the face of your new world.

As you embark on your journey you must make critical decisions. From your choice of sponsor and the make-up of your colony, to the ultimate path you choose for your civilization, every decision opens up new possibilities.

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Seed the Adventure: Establish your cultural identity by choosing one of eight different expedition sponsors, each with its own leader and unique gameplay benefits. Assemble your spacecraft, cargo & colonists through a series of choices that directly seed the starting conditions when arriving at the new planet.

Colonize an Alien World: Explore the dangers and benefits of a new planet filled with dangerous terrain, mystical resources, and hostile life forms unlike those of Earth. Build outposts, unearth ancient alien relics, tame new forms of life, develop flourishing cities and establish trade routes to create prosperity for your people.

Technology Web: To reflect progress forward into an uncertain future, technology advancement occurs through a series of nonlinear choices that affect the development of mankind. The technology web is organized around three broad themes, each with a distinct victory condition.

Quest System: Quests are injected with fiction about the planet, and help to guide you through a series of side-missions that will aid in resource collection, unit upgrades, and advancement through the game.

Orbital Layer: Build and deploy advanced military, economic and scientific units that provide strategic offensive, defensive and support capabilities from orbit.
Unit Customization: Unlock different upgrades through the tech web and customize your units to reflect your play style.

Multiplayer: Up to 8 players can compete for dominance of a new alien world.
Mod support: Robust mod support allows you to customize and extend your game experience.

Hooker · Post #204 by **Hooker** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:54 pm

I'm going to let you off with a warning on that one since you're probably too young to have played Alpha Centauri, 19nazzy.

vf · Post #205 by vf » Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:53 pm

Once I can get a Gold pack for ~$10 I'm going to rush out and buy this.

Konecny HypeTrain Captain · Post #206 by **Konecny HypeTrain Captain** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:00 am

Hate that I had to buy another laptop because I don't have room for a desktop. That was a good 900 bucks out the window... at least I will be able to play Dark Souls 2 on the PC now though

HS · Post #207 by HS » Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:21 pm

Welp, I just went back to BF3 and enjoyed myself.

Konecny HypeTrain Captain · Post #208 by **Konecny HypeTrain Captain** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 2:29 pm

Dark Souls 2 tonight, I am pretty excited

Whoops, shot my load early I meant tomorrow-ish

Just picked up Skyrim with all the DLC off of steam, nice to finally have a computer that can run some good games

Konecny HypeTrain Captain · Post #209 by **Konecny HypeTrain Captain** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:38 am

Red Orchestra 2 was apparently free on steam today, I was able to pick it up thanks to somebody giving me a heads up

jester · Post #210 by **jester** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:45 pm

Trials Fusion is a lot of fun. Recommend the download.

Vector · Post #211 by **Vector** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 1:50 pm

I just launched a Kickstarter for an adventure game I'm making.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1032352981/the-floating-world-0

HS · Post #212 by HS » Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:45 pm

Vector wrote:I just launched a Kickstarter for an adventure game I'm making.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1032352981/the-floating-world-0

I'm a little poor at the moment, but I wanted to say that posting a picture of an extremely attractive singer will take you far.

Vector · Post #213 by **Vector** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:11 pm

Thanks! It's part of my tactics. She's also one of my close friends and connected to my time in Japan (we trained together).

HS · Post #214 by HS » Fri Apr 25, 2014 5:34 pm

Vector wrote:Thanks! It's part of my tactics. She's also one of my close friends and connected to my time in Japan (we trained together).

Very cool. I wish you the best! Battlefield takes up my gaming time -- haven't played anything else in months.

Macbeth · Post #215 by **Macbeth** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:46 pm

Vector wrote:Thanks! It's part of my tactics. She's also one of my close friends and connected to my time in Japan (we trained together).

What the fuck are you doing in Japon, mon chéri ?

Vector · Post #216 by **Vector** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 12:53 pm

Macbeth wrote:What the fuck are you doing in Japon, mon chéri ?

I taught English their for two years. Moved back to Canada in December.

Craig · Post #217 by **Craig** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 1:05 pm

Vector wrote:I taught English their for two years. Moved back to Canada in December.

IcE ColD · Post #218 by **IcE ColD** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:11 pm

Anyone can post any kind of feedback on Dark Souls II yet? Kinda interested, but would like to get an idea of how it holds up so far (yes, only a couple days in, but still)

Vector · Post #219 by **Vector** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:57 pm

Craig wrote:

I was teaching children. As was my overall ability was drastically lowered.

Vector · Post #220 by **Vector** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:59 pm

IcE ColD wrote:Anyone can post any kind of feedback on Dark Souls II yet? Kinda interested, but would like to get an idea of how it holds up so far (yes, only a couple days in, but still)

Lots of feedback. Check all over the internet. People seem to love it. The series isn't for me, however. Does some things I really like but I don't have the patience or free time to learn how to play it.

Craig · Post #221 by **Craig** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:59 pm

Vector wrote:I was teaching children. As was my overall ability was drastically lowered.

Vector · Post #222 by **Vector** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:01 pm

Craig wrote:

Exactly!

Also, racist!

IcE ColD · Post #223 by **IcE ColD** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:02 pm

Vector wrote:Lots of feedback. Check all over the internet. People seem to love it. The series isn't for me, however. Does some things I really like but I don't have the patience or free time to learn how to play it.

Yeah, every gaming website have their own reviews, but I tend to have more faith in a review made by a fellow gamer rather than believing all the stuff the gaming website got from sucking on dev' companies' dicks. Let's say I actually mix both kinds of reviews and watch a couple of gameplays vids on YouTube before jumping on such a game.

Vector · Post #224 by **Vector** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:08 pm

IcE ColD wrote:Yeah, every gaming website have their own reviews, but I tend to have more faith in a review made by a fellow gamer rather than believing all the stuff the gaming website got from sucking on dev' companies' dicks. Let's say I actually mix both kinds of reviews and watch a couple of gameplays vids on YouTube before jumping on such a game.

Me too. I also follow Giant Bomb since I know how their opinions and tastes line up with mine.

If you're interested in reading a forum thread; this is a thread from a gaming forum I'm a part of.

HS · Post #225 by HS » Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:17 pm

Well, someone gifted me the first Dark Souls, so I may end up getting the second one if the first one is as good as advertised. DS2 has received critical acclaim since its release, so there's that.

Vector · Post #226 by **Vector** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:20 pm

I really didn't like DS1. I love the concept behind it but the actual execution is not what I look forward to in a game. I just don't have time to learn to play a game.

IcE ColD · Post #227 by **IcE ColD** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 4:26 pm

HS wrote:Well, someone gifted me the first Dark Souls, so I may end up getting the second one if the first one is as good as advertised. DS2 has received critical acclaim since its release, so there's that.

By gaming websites, sure.

Now dig a little further in some PC forums and read a little on the PC version.

HS · Post #228 by HS » Mon Apr 28, 2014 5:20 pm

IcE ColD wrote:By gaming websites, sure.

Now dig a little further in some PC forums and read a little on the PC version.

Every game has its bugs, especially at release. I heard that the world's first completion was based on a glitch that allowed him to bypass an area of the game.

IcE ColD · Post #229 by **IcE ColD** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 5:31 pm

HS wrote:Every game has its bugs, especially at release. I heard that the world's first completion was based on a glitch that allowed him to bypass an area of the game.

I know. It's very sad, but I know. In any case, it,s been a while since I've bought a game in the first 3 months of its release because of that.

But the "controller prompts/keyboard mappings" issue is making me iffy. I might end up buying the game on PlayStation rather than PC.

I'll monitor and I'll see, I guess.

Just wanted to know if it was an option or not, so the answer to this is "not right now"

TGR · Post #230 by **TGR** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:05 pm

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/28/ataris-et-what-video-games-deserve-to-be-buried-in-the-desert

Konecny HypeTrain Captain · Post #231 by **Konecny HypeTrain Captain** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:29 pm

I am loving DS2 and I loved DS1. I would highly recommend it if you enjoyed DS1.

RTWAP · Post #232 by **RTWAP** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 7:32 pm

Craig wrote:

Eye think your bean to critical. He said he taut, knot that he was an expert.

jester · Post #233 by **jester** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:50 am

The Great Nodldamus wrote:I am loving DS2 and I loved DS1. I would highly recommend it if you enjoyed DS1.

... game needs to come out for PS4. Of course, when Destiny comes out, I think that's going to dominate my time for a while.

Anyone seen the Evolve gameplay? Looks cool.

Konecny HypeTrain Captain · Post #234 by **Konecny HypeTrain Captain** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:19 pm

jester wrote:... game needs to come out for PS4. Of course, when Destiny comes out, I think that's going to dominate my time for a while.

Anyone seen the Evolve gameplay? Looks cool.

I am really looking forward to Evolve, right now I got DS2 and waiting on the Show next week and that will be all my gaming time. The online franchise should be a ton of fun.

Konecny HypeTrain Captain · Post #235 by **Konecny HypeTrain Captain** » Thu May 01, 2014 1:19 am

Offseason Shredder · Post #236 by **Offseason Shredder** » Tue May 13, 2014 7:04 pm

HS · Post #237 by HS » Tue May 13, 2014 7:14 pm

Offseason Shredder · Post #238 by **Offseason Shredder** » Tue May 13, 2014 7:17 pm

It's automated script. So like someone on the Devs board said..someone in IT is getting fired lol

Offseason Shredder · Post #239 by **Offseason Shredder** » Wed May 14, 2014 8:37 am

I just want my fucking controller to sync.

jester · Post #240 by **jester** » Sat Jun 14, 2014 12:38 am

Just got invited to the Destiny alpha without asking. I'll take it.

Konecny HypeTrain Captain · Post #241 by **Konecny HypeTrain Captain** » Sat Jun 14, 2014 3:41 am

jester wrote:Just got invited to the Destiny alpha without asking. I'll take it.

They gave it to everybody, it's fantastic.

Offseason Shredder · Post #242 by **Offseason Shredder** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 6:01 pm

Titanfall is amazing.

HS · Post #243 by HS » Sat Jun 28, 2014 7:43 pm

Titanfall is shit. I mean, I have since quit gaming as of two weeks ago, but having played Battlefield 3 and 4, some Call of Duty, and then some random console FPS over the years, Titanfall pales in comparison to the 'hyper-realism' of warfare first person shooters. Even Half-Life was more fun and it was mostly RPG.

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Offseason Shredder · Post #244 by **Offseason Shredder** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 7:48 pm

I like BF better, but COD is the same shit every single year with a few tweaks. I got Titanfall for free so I can't complain. I think it has high replay-ability whereas COD collects dust after a week. We'll have to agree to disagree then. I find it fun, but then again I am usually stoned while playing.

HS · Post #245 by HS » Sat Jun 28, 2014 7:55 pm

Shredder wrote:I like BF better, but COD is the same shit every single year with a few tweaks. I got Titanfall for free so I can't complain. I think it has high replay-ability whereas COD collects dust after a week. We'll have to agree to disagree then. I find it fun, but then again I am usually stoned while playing.

Yea, I can understand that. Titanfall is brainless entertainment. I totally get that. I like Battlefield 3 and 4 because it isn't a brainless shooter. You actually have to think and listen. Some of my best highlights have come from playing it smart. Example:

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It's just one minute long, and I went on a 27 kill rampage because of it. But the base of how I did it is in that video.

Offseason Shredder · Post #246 by **Offseason Shredder** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:23 pm

HS wrote:Yea, I can understand that. Titanfall is brainless entertainment. I totally get that. I like Battlefield 3 and 4 because it isn't a brainless shooter. You actually have to think and listen. Some of my best highlights have come from playing it smart. Example:

[YOUTUBE]PEOGCVIkb_s[/YOUTUBE]

It's just one minute long, and I went on a 27 kill rampage because of it. But the base of how I did it is in that video.

Nice. That's exactly why I love BF. I might only finish a game with 5-10 kills, but I enjoyed how I would have to stalk my victims and use certain strategies to go on rampages as a sniper. I can't stand when people complain about map sizes. You have to play it like you are in reality. COD you find yourself going to the same spot every time, using the same gun a lot etc etc.

HS · Post #247 by HS » Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:47 pm

Shredder wrote:Nice. That's exactly why I love BF. I might only finish a game with 5-10 kills, but I enjoyed how I would have to stalk my victims and use certain strategies to go on rampages as a sniper. I can't stand when people complain about map sizes. You have to play it like you are in reality. COD you find yourself going to the same spot every time, using the same gun a lot etc etc.

Yup. I love Lockers and Dawnbreaker. Lost Islands too. I love close quarter game play. I've had some major games to the point where I look back on the battle report and I'm like holy. shit.

Vector · Post #248 by **Vector** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:22 pm

How is Half-Life an RPG in any way?

HS · Post #249 by HS » Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:26 pm

Vector wrote:How is Half-Life an RPG in any way?

Should have said ARPG, but same application. It's a fusion FPS.

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