The Gaming Thread

[MilliJac]

anyone playing Ark?
ARK: Survival Evolved on Steam

survival rpg start off naked and can craft / gets mats / tame dinosaurs all the way up to riding a dino wielding an assault rifle with a raptor pet just been looking at it but have not bought it yet seems interesting

I played about 150 hrs of it right after it released. I played so much that I burned right out. However, its a great game and the developers push out new content crazy fast. Well worth the price.

*Edit*
Soo.... Correction. I played 364hrs per Steam

 

[steveh_131]

Soo.... Correction. I played 364hrs per Steam

Dude.

 

[PaulF]

'Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3' Beta Is Now Open To Everyone

I purchased my last Call of Duty title when "Gosts" released...unless they do a full reboot and return to WWII-based single-player campaigns.

At this point I feel like they should make the multiplayer component a subscription-based service with ongoing content updates, like an MMO or a MOBA.

I put countless hours into the original "Black Ops" multiplayer, though...still never got my K/D above 1.0.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

I purchased my last Call of Duty title when "Gosts" released...unless they do a full reboot and return to WWII-based single-player campaigns.

At this point I feel like they should make the multiplayer component a subscription-based service with ongoing content updates, like an MMO or a MOBA.

I put countless hours into the original "Black Ops" multiplayer, though...still never got my K/D above 1.0.

I played a bit of the MP, but not much. I think I'm one of the few COD players that actually played for the single-player story. I'm not a huge fan of the futuristic combat... and much prefer WW2/Vietnam theaters like the early Black Ops.

 

[OakRiver]

I think CoD reached its pinnacle with Modern Warfare. The games after that just didn't live up to the hype.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Mega Man Legacy Collection just released on Steam. First 6 games reproduced.

Mega Man Legacy Collection on Steam

 

[Baditude]

I played about 150 hrs of it right after it released. I played so much that I burned right out. However, its a great game and the developers push out new content crazy fast. Well worth the price.

*Edit*
Soo.... Correction. I played 364hrs per Steam

now I have to play it thanks ... kinda need a time sink so this sounds like it will do it. Server suggestion?

 

[MilliJac]

now I have to play it thanks ... kinda need a time sink so this sounds like it will do it. Server suggestion?

Play on an unofficial server with 4-6x gather and tame speeds if you don't like grinding. If you DO like grinding, the official servers are fine. They had lag issues at launch but those are pretty well sorted out.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

"YouTube Gaming" - Google's Twitch.tv competitor - launches tomorrow

YouTube Gaming?Google?s Twitch.tv competitor?launches tomorrow | Ars Technica

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Dreamcast console sales spike following Shenmue III reveal | Games industry news | MCV

Always regret having sold my Dreamcast years ago... I'm sure they're not hard to come by. ThinkGeek was selling them a couple years back

 

[ArcadiaGP]

MGSV Phantom Pain released today. Initial reviews seemed good.

Also, Don't pre-order Deus Ex: Mankind Divided:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Vx4_prmvo

 

[jamil]

MGSV Phantom Pain released today. Initial reviews seemed good.

Also, Don't pre-order Deus Ex: Mankind Divided:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Vx4_prmvo

I don't preorder anything anymore. Developers have ****ed us enough on preorders that they'll have to earn back my trust.

 

[tatic05]

I will be picking up MGS V tonight but I have to wait to play it. I did have it pre-ordered though. Mainly because my buddy did it so we could get an extra 10 dollar gift card on top of the Best Buy gamers club discount.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

I will be picking up MGS V tonight but I have to wait to play it. I did have it pre-ordered though. Mainly because my buddy did it so we could get an extra 10 dollar gift card on top of the Best Buy gamers club discount.

Apparently the retail PC version only has a Steam Installer included on the disc. That's... pretty amazing, I think.

 

[PaulF]

I don't preorder anything anymore. Developers have ****ed us enough on preorders that they'll have to earn back my trust.

Same here. They don't get my money until I have seen reviews from sources that I trust (youtube gameplay videos).

Too many broken/incomplete/over-promised titles have made me gunshy.

I didn't even pre-order Fallout 4.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

MGSVPP Port Report

[video=youtube;lAq9YU2FhIM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAq9YU2FhIM[/video]

 

[jamil]

I don't preorder anything anymore. Developers have ****ed us enough on preorders that they'll have to earn back my trust.

Same here. They don't get my money until I have seen reviews from sources that I trust (youtube gameplay videos).

Too many broken/incomplete/over-promised titles have made me gunshy.

I didn't even pre-order Fallout 4.

I was just thinking about this the other day. There are exceptions. EA Sports Madden NFL series has been pretty trustworthy. As long as they continue to release games that are solid on day one, I'll reward them by pre-ordering, depending on what kind of deal they offer. Madden 15 has been pretty solid.

 

[DarkRose]

Same here. They don't get my money until I have seen reviews from sources that I trust (youtube gameplay videos).

Too many broken/incomplete/over-promised titles have made me gunshy.

I didn't even pre-order Fallout 4.

i miss the days of demos being released for most major games... With few exceptions I don't buy a game unless I can try it first... I guess there are still demos, they just call them torrents now...

 

[OakRiver]

Same here. They don't get my money until I have seen reviews from sources that I trust (youtube gameplay videos).

Too many broken/incomplete/over-promised titles have made me gunshy.

I didn't even pre-order Fallout 4.

I won't buy a Bethesda game until the Game of the Year Edition comes out. That way I get the game and DLC for less than the launch price, and the release bugs should be fixed

 

[ArcadiaGP]

I won't buy a Bethesda game until the Game of the Year Edition comes out. That way I get the game and DLC for less than the launch price, and the release bugs should be fixed

Takes a lot of self-control and patience to wait that long to play a triple-A game.

Just saw a couple of my Steam friends finally start playing things like Portal, or Skyrim. Can't imagine how they waited so long.


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