I'm trying to find a good prebuilt gaming PC and I'm really starting to hate reviews. Every time I find a computer I like, I find a bunch of reviews saying how bad it is.
My first pc was from a local shop as well and i had a really good experience. I wouldnt do it now that I can and have built my own but id recommend it over a prebuilt.
Thoughts about the beta test if you got in. Also how are y’all feel about always online and denuvo drm being a “feature” cause honestly its breaking my heart
Im a couple hours in now and im enjoying it. I dont know anything about dnd but enjoyed dos2 so i picked it up. Im delightfully surprised so far. Everything is so high quality and detailed. Idk how thatll hold into the later game but so far id recommend
I noticed quite a bit of people not knowing you can opt out of the dead voice chat recording (where it transmits your mic audio when you die for a couple of seconds)....
There is very clearly a message upon install that tells you about the feature and that you can turn it off in the future. Cant be more clear than that. But yes i think most people just consent to every form they see starting up a game because its usually just EULA garbage
This is just a reminder, if you think some subscription from a gigacorp is a good deal. It even might be, for a while. Then the price will go up and up once people get used to the idea....
I try and convince my friends all the time that yt premium is not worth the money and a scam. They dont listen its “just too convenient”. Like using an adblock or 3rd party apps is difficult?
Something a bit different for this community. How do you feel about this kind of extravagance? Would you do it if money wasn’t an issue? Do your frugal values run too deep to ever pay such prices?
I played all the GBA games as a kid because I was dumb and thought it would be somewhat similar to the PC release. I still had a lot of fun with them. I really enjoy the quirkiness of them....
The sims 2 on the ps2 was the first sims i played way back when and i loved it. It wasnt till way after (2016) I played sims 3 on pc and realized that sims 2 was not a standard sims experience
Any weird/controversial opinions? I’ll start. Before the remake, the best version of Resident Evil 4 was the Wii version. The Wiimote controls old Resi’s tank controls better than any other controller at the time. The PC version had a bunch of little bugs and detractors that the Wii version just doesn’t have....
Everyone i play games with gets the “sbmm is one of the worst things to happen to video games” rant every single time i play a game that has it. I dont play them often thankfully
The short of it is really 3 main issues and ill use cod as the example:
First it makes it difficult for friends of different skill levels to play together and have fun. Me and my boys cant play cod together because ill go 30-6 one game where they barely break even and then for the rest of the night theyll go like 6-12 because i popped off too hard. Making it so we play 3 games before they arent having fun cause im just better at the game than them.
Second reason is it ruins any casual experience. Most days, for me a grown adult with a full time job, id like to just hop and play casually in my free time but with sbmm and the constant fluctuation in the system and where it places you can spend many, many games in a row in an absolute sweat fest without any reprieve. The skill level of a playerbase is typically on a bell curve meaning your much more often to face average players without sbmm, because thats where most players fall in the skill range. With sbmm you are waiting for whatever algorithm to have mercy on you and give you an easier lobby. Which can lead to a cycle of getting stomped for a couple games then stomping others for a game, rinse, repeat. Most people would i know would rather just roll the dice than trust some arbitrary system to place them in a lobby that may be fun.
Third issue is its redundent. In most competitive games there is a casual and competitive/rabked mode. If i wanted to play against people guaranteed to be my skill level id play ranked. Refering back to issue one, i dont play ranked with those friends because we vary in skill, casual would be the mode for that situation but due to sbmm being in casual both modes really just seem to be ranked.
Bonus reason: When mw2 came out in 2022 there was talk about using sbmm to manipulate people using the data to keep them winning just enough to keep playing but not enough to ruin others experience. Sounds great to some but to me thats not what competitive games are about. And i definitely dont need some studio dictating how much fun i have in a game, telling me essentially when i get to win.
Glorious PC Mustard Race
Glorious PC Master Race was originally coined mocking PC users superior complex, according to the person who coined it....
PSA: if you can find a copy of ENB for SSE 0.493 then hang onto it.
Because that is the last version prior to Boris adding personal outbursts in further versions after the appearance of Community Shaders.
Piracy > resellers (lemmy.ca)
Anon is simping (lemmy.world)
How much 5e do you have to know to enjoy Balders Gate 3?
I mean, the title is mostly it. I haven’t played DnD for…long enough that I know none of the rules and few of the classes. I didn’t play BG or BG2....
How do you all feel about Payday 3?
Thoughts about the beta test if you got in. Also how are y’all feel about always online and denuvo drm being a “feature” cause honestly its breaking my heart
Baldur's Gate III has passed Half a Million Concurrent Players on Steam (twitter.com)
Probably the worst Deck 2 design I've seen (sopuli.xyz)
Here’s the article with the rest of the photos.
PAYDAY 3 will use Denuvo anti-piracy technology in its PC version (gamerkick.com)
The official Steam page for Deep Silver and Starbreeze’s PAYDAY 3 game has been updated to show the use of this ever-controversial third-party DRM.
What game do you guys have on 'post-order'?
I’m still waiting for Elden Ring to go on sale for $20 but might end up settling for $30.
Tencent to become Techland's majority shareholder (techland.net)
Do people automatically consent to the death voixe chat?
I noticed quite a bit of people not knowing you can opt out of the dead voice chat recording (where it transmits your mic audio when you die for a couple of seconds)....
If you're wondering what "record padding" looks like, here it is. Gladiator Challenge is the CA promotion that Giga Chicadze and Jordan Wright rode to UFC, despite Tapology etc warning many of the ... (www.youtube.com)
Anthony DeSilva (Red Corner) vs Alex Martinez (Blue Corner)ProfessionalWeight: 165 lbsAnthony DeSilva def Alex Martinez via TKO Punches 0:08 Rnd 1
Another request for Payday 3 (lemmy.world)
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/70e04cb0-8e89-4007-ba7d-f6e637f94bec.jpeg
Don't we all love third-party launchers? (lemmy.world)
Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month (9to5google.com)
This is just a reminder, if you think some subscription from a gigacorp is a good deal. It even might be, for a while. Then the price will go up and up once people get used to the idea....
Blizzard games are coming to Steam (www.theverge.com)
I guess they’re giving up on convincing people to download their launcher.
‘It’s like there’s no cost of living crisis’: visitors splash out at Wimbledon (www.theguardian.com)
Something a bit different for this community. How do you feel about this kind of extravagance? Would you do it if money wasn’t an issue? Do your frugal values run too deep to ever pay such prices?
What console versions of the Sims did you play and what did you think of them?
I played all the GBA games as a kid because I was dumb and thought it would be somewhat similar to the PC release. I still had a lot of fun with them. I really enjoy the quirkiness of them....
Gaming hot takes?
Any weird/controversial opinions? I’ll start. Before the remake, the best version of Resident Evil 4 was the Wii version. The Wiimote controls old Resi’s tank controls better than any other controller at the time. The PC version had a bunch of little bugs and detractors that the Wii version just doesn’t have....