The Gaming Thread

[ArcadiaGP]

HOLY **** , i dont know how familiar you guys are with Fo4 but im on a survival play through and you cant save unless you are sleeping in a bed.

Im trying to get to kellogg right now and the landmines one hit me.. ive been at this for hours. Its so infuriating. But so so satisfying

If I remember correctly, you also have to account for hunger/thirst, and deal with injury differently.

I like doing similar things with Skyrim... all-out survival mods... where you have to eat/drink/sleep... and exposure is a factor... have to wear warmer clothes in the colder areas, get dry by a fire, etc.

Good stuff.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

These 'tards are going to make me defend Fortnight.

It’s proven that VIOLENT games like Fortnite increase aggressive behaviour and a lack of empathy in players. Will you let your kids continue to play?

https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/1006661774706278400

 

[jamil]

These 'tards are going to make me defend Fortnight.



https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/1006661774706278400

of course she’s full of ****. There are *some* studies that show *some* kids show more aggression after playing violent video games. It’s not 130 studies concluding the same thing. It’s not unequivocal. And she’s cherrypicking. She did not mention the studies which show the opposite. She did not mention the beneficial characteristics uncovered by some studies.

 

[JettaKnight]

These 'tards are going to make me defend Fortnight.



https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/1006661774706278400

Man, if violent games increase aggression... I can't image what a wuss I would have been without all those hours of Doom, Duke Nukem & GTA.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

 

[OakRiver]

After watching quite a bit more of the E3 coverage I'm looking more at Insurgency Sandstorm and Cyberpunk2077. Battlefield V is starting to lose my interest.

Looking forward to Crackdown 3 too.

 

[Haven]

Cyberpunk 2077 is the only thing I saw that sparked any interest for me. I gave up on CoD & Battlefield a while ago.

I miss games where you could run your own servers and build up a community around it.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

If you're looking for the pinnacle of VR... Omnidirectional treadmill.

 

[T.Lex]

That's amazing.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Now that'd be quite the crossover...

 

[ArcadiaGP]

10 Gabe Newell Facts you probably didn't know.

10. In 2017, Gabe cracked the top 100 richest people in the US... and the only gaming-oriented person in that list.
9. Gabe dropped out of Harvard. Convinced by Steve Balmer. First job was at a "new" Microsoft.
8. In 2003, a German hacker stole the source code for Half Life 2. Gabe offered to hire him as an in-house security auditor (to trap him).
7. In 2011, Valve announced Steam Guard (account security). He published his Steam password and account name as proof that it works.
6. Gabe's favorite games: Mario 64, Doom, and a Star Trek punch-card game.
5. Gabe once had a disease called Fuch's Dystrophe, "dead people eyes"... had double cornea transplants in 2006/2007.
4. In an interview, he once confirmed he liked "My little pony"... after which, 'bronies' lost their minds.
3. Bill Gates tried to buy 'id Software'... but he didn't... Gabe Newell headed the port.
2. Gabe worked for 13 years at Microsoft (became a fabled 'Microsoft Millionaire'). Was the 271st employee.
1. Gabe is very generous. Once of the writers of Portal 2 was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. Gabe changed his job description to "get better", giving him extended paid leave.

0. Bonus fact, from me: Gabe responds to every e-mail that people send him. Try it.

[video=youtube;5HMmgJaqYns]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HMmgJaqYns[/video]

 

[ArcadiaGP]

CD Projekt Red know what they're doing. Ciri (Witcher 3) has mentioned the world of Cyberpunk 2077.... she's even been there...

They did say it was the "same world" as Witcher 3. Wonder exactly how much crossover there'll be.

Spoilers for Witcher 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ6A3GvEVo0

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Also, picked up Elder Scrolls Online since it's on a pretty good sale, $10... no monthly cost to play. Wife got into it last week and is liking it so far.

Apparently shouldn't get it on Steam, though... they're having a lot of downtime. Better to get it directly from the ESO website. Figure along with that and my Skyrim re-play... I'll fill that Elder Scrolls void for a little while before TES6.

 

[T.Lex]

Portal is one of the best examples of a near-perfectly executed game. Never knew that stuff about Gabe.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Portal is one of the best examples of a near-perfectly executed game. Never knew that stuff about Gabe.

It's definitely worth going through again with developer commentary turned on. They talk a lot about how they got the levels to flow together so well, how testing groups reacted to certain things, etc...

Near-perfect is a good way to describe it.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

"Everything we know about Cyberpunk 2077"

[video=youtube;cisf4Gy4oV8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cisf4Gy4oV8[/video]

 

[jfed85]

Picked up Until Dawn on PS4s E3 sale. Figured for $4.99 Id give it a go. Pretty good so far if you like those kind of games.

 

[Itchytriggerfinger]

I really like Helix Jump.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

WHO classifies 'gaming disorder' as mental health condition

Games industry pushes back against new 'Gaming Disorder' classification

 

[jamil]

WHO classifies 'gaming disorder' as mental health condition

Games industry pushes back against new 'Gaming Disorder' classification

I haven't looked at the criteria for "gaming disorder". But I'll say this. If you've just gamed for 3 days straight with a few dozen bottles of **** lying around because you can't pull yourself away long enough to use the bathroom, you've got some screws loose. I'm okay with calling that a mental disorder. Normal people can stop playing long enough to live some daylight, at least on occasion.

But if it's defined in terms far short of that, then of course, it's nonsense.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

I haven't looked at the criteria for "gaming disorder". But I'll say this. If you've just gamed for 3 days straight with a few dozen bottles of **** lying around because you can't pull yourself away long enough to use the bathroom, you've got some screws loose. I'm okay with calling that a mental disorder. Normal people can stop playing long enough to live some daylight, at least on occasion.

But if it's defined in terms far short of that, then of course, it's nonsense.

Back before broadband was mainstream, I'd go to weekend LAN parties... just sit around, eating pizza, playing games for three days in a dark room with upwards of 300 people.

Occasionally we'd stand up and catch t-shirts. I think everyone did use the restrooms provided.

Back then, games weren't made to be as... well, addictive... as they are today. There are elements of modern games (mostly mobile) that give you that drip-drip-drip of progress and satisfaction, incrementalism, that keep you hooked and possibly spending money.

... Quake, MOHAA, Counter-Strike... not so much.

... We probably didn't smell all that great back then when it wrapped up. Did see some neat computer cases, though... and I was quite the popular guy the year I brought a girl to one... a rare site in the mid 2000s.

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Man those were some good times. Broadband really killed those. Being around a couple hundred people you've never met... some you might've played with online... putting faces to names... that was a pretty unique experience. These days I hate being around most people.