All Posts by Mysk

Sure I could Google, or just use the list of sites available from GameRankings, but that wouldn't necessarily tell me which site people tend to think of as worth their time. Some sites just like to tear into games... I was reading a review at 1up earlier and the reviewer tore the game to pieces and made some awful (yet funny) things, but the commenters all rated it A to B-.

I'll check out gametrailers, thanks. :D

Originally posted by Sicc1

Ive been doing this since i started playing doom deathmatch.In most MMO's you have to be facing your target to attack so if i can jump around and circle strafe and make it hard for you to hit me then im gonna do it.Im competitive and want to win and dont care what makes you mad when were fighting in a game.I will use every advantage i have.Is that not why we pvp to have a challenge and try to find ways to come out on top and best the opposition?

^ This.

People do it because it works.  It's also more entertaining.  I can't imagine how it could be fun to have two characters facing each other auto attacking while I hit hot keys.  You do that against mobs, but there is a reason why fighting a person is more challenging than fighting brainless exp fodder.

If there was some new magical physics engine - for a MMO no less - that would add all sorts of realism, benefits, and cons and turn a clash of steel into a true clash of steel then that would be incredible.  Go back and forth parrying, attempting to take an opening, fainting an opening, the whole nine yards...  That would be incredible.

That's not going to happen.  People still have computers that have such old hardware that they're unsure of whether or not their computer is going to run the WoW expansion.

Until we're all on incredible machines we'll have to make do with what's what.  Until that time, if my bouncing around annoys you then all the better.  That just means that I'm getting into your head.

I recently picked up an xbox 360 and I am looking for a good website that has information about console games.  This isn't something that I've done in quite some time, so I don't know which sites are worth my time.

Obviously I want to avoid gamespot, and that is the site that I used to use.  GameRankings is useful to see scores, but it doesn't get into the meat of the games.

Any suggestions for websites to hit for console gaming?  In particular the 360, but a site that covers them all would be good too.

Thanks for any info.

Buffy's pretty cool.  Great show, great acting, good story.  An enjoyable show.

I'm doubtful how a Buffy MMO will work though. O.o

I don't want to think about the titanic game; I already have a headache.

Hello folks,

I'm seriously considering selling my PC.  Obviously I would no longer have a gaming PC, but I may not have use for a gaming rig for a year or two anyway.

So I'm considering selling it off on ebay and using the funds to get a laptop.

The DxDiag.txt link is in my sig, but here's a brief run down of the hardware and software.

Note:  I would buy a much bigger HDD before selling my system.  The new drive would be between 500 GB to 1 TB.

• Windows Vista Ultimate x64 (including the DVD of course)
• 4 GB DDR2 RAM
• Sapphire Radeon 4850
• Intel Q6600 quad core processor
• XClio Tower [info]
• EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard [info]
• Soundblaster X-Fi XTreme Audio (which I don't personally use, but whatever...)
• 22" wide screen HDCP ready monitor (brand may be unknown to most, KDS, but I've certainly been happy with the view)
• Dual layer DVD burner
   
• Software:
  •  Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007, pre-installed, legit license, including the discs.
  •  I may also include PC games with it, such as Mass Effect, UT3, and maybe some others.
  •  Avast! anti-virus and other security software would be pre-installed to protect against viruses and spyware.

Obviously the HDD would be new, but any personal information would be securely wiped from the PC using Eraser or a similar privacy tool.

Let's try to keep the Vista bashing to a minimum, ok?  That's not what I'm looking for here. :)

All other thoughts appreciated.

edited to give additional information.

Was in beta, was in retail, am in the US, received no notification and my account is listed as unplayable.

Kind of funny really.  I've been curious about the game lately and this month would have been the perfect time for them to toss some free time out.

Oh, well.

Honestly, I'm as perplexed as others here.  Some of these models look identical to what is already in the game.  Others, as has been mentioned, are hilariously unproportioned.

It looks like many of these models got into an argument with Beetlejuice and have had their heads shrunk.  On others the body looks like an 80's attempt at an "Action Figure" what with all of their harsh angles and stiff body & limbs.  The female wood elf torso looks like the body of an old bag lady.  The lower (butts / legs) body doesn't appear to have been changed at all.

This is what all of the work, hype, and wait has been about?  ....  Fixing the animations would have been infinitely more productive and helpful.

Seriously, this is one of the most comical things that I've seen in a long time.. I agree with the previous poster who said that at first he thought that this was a joke thread.  If it wasn't a link to Ten Ton Hammer then I would swear it is.

Originally posted by TasTY

I dont know WHY people suggest buying quad cores, but DON'T BUY THEM!

No games need more than 2 cores.

The UT3 engine (thus any game made with UE3) makes use of quad core processors, as does Crysis.

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/236/Tim-Sweeney-Talks-UT3-Tech

Beyond two cores or hardware threads, UE3 performance continues to scale up, as the additional threads accelerate physics and decompression work. However, not all scenes are performance-bound by such things, so there are diminishing returns as you go beyond 4 cores.

In other words, anything above 4 cores would be wasted on this particular engine, but 4 cores will be happily used.  Hopefully one of the titles using UE3 is worth running, unlike UT3 itself...

Crysis is also confirmed to take advantage (and run best) on a quad core processor in a 64bit O/S:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/98121-13-crysis-confirmed-runs-quad-core

What kind of performance difference will we see in Crysis between Single/Dual/Quad/ core processors?
 
You will see a large performance increase on multi-core processors, especially regarding the worst case frame rates during intense action sequences allowing the player to experience a more stable frame rate through out the whole game. A quad core system should provide the best gaming platform for Crysis.
 
What technologies, effects, enhancements etc. will we see in Crysis with the use of the multiple core processors?
 
The most significant enhancement is the increased frame rate but it doesn’t stop there. Multi-core systems benefit from being able to generate much more complex visual particle effects using the additional cores to offload the work from the main game code.

Other titles will or do make use of quad core processors as well.

Not to show ya up, just saying.  Quad cores are now supported and this support will only improve from here on out.

edit: More general info: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2quad-q6600_8.html

2nd edit: I just discovered that the Source engine supports quad cores as well, so Half Life 2, Episode 1 & 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2 all make use of quad core processors.  Coolness.

Here's a convienient link for you:

Intel Quad Core Processors @ Newegg

If the link works as intended then the list will be sorted by lowest price first.  That's $185 at the moment for the OEM Q6600 or $190 for the retail.  The price jumps noticably from there.

I can't give a similar link for AMD because I have no idea what their latest processor is.  Their website, as usual, is uselessly corporate.

Laters

I can't help but experience disbelief over seeing a familiar name like this pass on.  This doesn't seem right.. not at all.

It's difficult to wrap the head around this kind of news without some sort of reason behind the passing.

edit: Thanks for letting folks know Teala.

Brutal, but very cool video.  Looks promising.

Also, I enjoy the fun things that NCSoft puts at the end of their videos.

Originally posted by heartless

Hell, I think my wife can take him and she's 5'4 and 93 lbs.

That doesn't sound too healthy mate.  She should be about 100 to 120, I'd imagine, depending on her bone density and her age.

/just say'n

Turbine is definitely not an honest company.

Turbine released an expansion for Asheron's Call 2 at a point when they knew that the MMO was going to close.  Obviously, the closure of AC2 had not yet been publicly announced.

When they were asked why they done this, the PR more-or-less admitted that they were getting as much money out of it as the could before they shut off the servers.

As far as I'm concerned, Turbine is one of the worse companies in the genre.

edit:  Dethnoble gives the name of the expansion above.  I really should be in bed, so I missed that.. that's what I get for skimming when I'm this tired..

Originally posted by trancejeremy

Originally posted by Mysk

Originally posted by trancejeremy

Originally posted by Pyrostasis

Sorry been gone from the game for a while, what did k2 do? New expansion pay only or something? Are they offering subscriptions now?

 

They are offering gold-subscriptions. You sign up for a certain amount of money per month or year, and you get X amount of gold per month

 

"$14.99 (1 Month)/ $39.99 (3 Months)/ $119.99 (12 Months) = 2000 gold, 1 Mystery Box/month
$19.99 (1 Month)/ $54.99 (3 Months)/ $164.99 (12 Months) = 3000 gold, 3 Mystery Boxes/month
$49.99 (1 Month)/ $139.99 (3 Months)/ $299.99 (12 Months) = 10000 gold, 6 Mystery Boxes/month"

The original post floating the idea had some pricier options, some of which made my eyes bug out (and probably spawned the original post), but that seems to have disappeared.

The sad part is, on the thread on the official forums, at least one member mentioned getting multiple $299.99 ones. 

Sigh, I think people like that have some sort of addiction problem with gold buying.

 

This doesn't seem so bad.  It's the same subscription model that you see on other MMOs.  You pay this for most MMOs just to sign in and get "Kill 25 critter and collect 100 toenails (that won't always drop)" tasks.

At least your character gets something for $15/mo.

As far as $600 year goes, I agree, that's just nutty.  I hope for their sake (especially if the have families) that they actaully have the income to support that kind of habit.

 

Bear in mind, the original post in this thread was complaining about the proposed price list from a day or two ago, where it was $600 a year for the most expensive plan

http://forum.swordofthenewworld.com/index.php?showtopic=25939&view=findpost&p=242550

(the original post in the thread was edited, but you can still see people post about it, like the one I linked to).

And I know people in the game who spend $100 or more a month. This sort of thing will be good for them, but at the same time, I'd really prefer some sort of buying cap (say $50 a month) and simply cutting the current price of gold in half.

One of the things wrong with the game is there is a huge gap between players who spend a lot in the cash shop and those that don't. This is likely only going to make things worse. And it's not like just spending a little is enough, either, I spent about $150-180 on the game for the first 6 months I played the game. Some of it was spend poorly (like probably $60 on outfits for some of my guys), but some was spend on gear which is now pretty much obsolete.

Aha, thank you for that link.  Now I can understand why some would complain about it.

I have read the thread and I like the attitude of the staff posting there.  They were having a real back and forth with the community and were genuinely willing to change the package based on their feedback.  That was cool to see, though I wonder what solution they will come up with in the end.

Originally posted by trancejeremy

Originally posted by Pyrostasis

Sorry been gone from the game for a while, what did k2 do? New expansion pay only or something? Are they offering subscriptions now?

 

They are offering gold-subscriptions. You sign up for a certain amount of money per month or year, and you get X amount of gold per month

 

"$14.99 (1 Month)/ $39.99 (3 Months)/ $119.99 (12 Months) = 2000 gold, 1 Mystery Box/month
$19.99 (1 Month)/ $54.99 (3 Months)/ $164.99 (12 Months) = 3000 gold, 3 Mystery Boxes/month
$49.99 (1 Month)/ $139.99 (3 Months)/ $299.99 (12 Months) = 10000 gold, 6 Mystery Boxes/month"

The original post floating the idea had some pricier options, some of which made my eyes bug out (and probably spawned the original post), but that seems to have disappeared.

The sad part is, on the thread on the official forums, at least one member mentioned getting multiple $299.99 ones. 

Sigh, I think people like that have some sort of addiction problem with gold buying.

This doesn't seem so bad.  It's the same subscription model that you see on other MMOs.  You pay this for most MMOs just to sign in and get "Kill 25 critter and collect 100 toenails (that won't always drop)" tasks.

At least your character gets something for $15/mo.

As far as $600 year goes, I agree, that's just nutty.  I hope for their sake (especially if the have families) that they actaully have the income to support that kind of habit.

Originally posted by gestalt11

 I would suggest paragraphs.

 

/QFT

I'd say that all they need to do is read their own forums, but they seem uninterested in their subscribers' concerns.

Then again, perhaps the devs want to fix it but the person running the show can't stand to acknowledge the problems that exist.

The results of having a PR rep post over here was just predictable though.