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Created 13 years ago2010-12-11 02:04:50 UTC by AJ AJ

Posted 11 years ago2012-11-23 00:48:26 UTC Post #311100
Black Ops 2, Wizorb, Planetside 2, Diablo 3

Oh and I made the roster of Reddit's Battlefield 3 team. Pretty damn stoked. They we are undefeated 11-0 in all matchups, but we focus on 32v32.
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-23 01:04:22 UTC Post #311101
Played some Hitman Blood Money for the first time in years. I think the first time I played it I didn't really plan anything out and blasted my way through it. Taking my time this time around and enjoying it a lot more than I remember.

Also, despite not having any money to spend on it, the summer sales have netted me Dota2, Civ V and Arma 2 + Arrowhead (for DayZ obviously)

My friends are awesome.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-23 09:04:31 UTC Post #311105
Far Cry 2 is a really fucking shit game.
well i like it, so shove that up your jumper :glad:

Im playing Cod2 with a german mod installed which swaps the sides the player is on. i am enjoying shooting some americans for a change
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-23 12:33:59 UTC Post #311106
You like Far Cry 2? I don't understand...

Do you like the bit where you're driving from one side of the map to the other and nothing happens or the bit where you kill every single person you ever meet because fuck friendlies?
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-23 13:26:46 UTC Post #311107
I'm in the process of buying Arma II, mainly for Arma II itself tbh, and I'm getting it now because it's cheap. I might end up getting a new pc in two years or so, so maybe I will be able to play it eventually. :cry:

And I quite liked Far Cry 2. I didn't actually mind all of the driving and stuff, and I liked the weapon mechanics. If it were up to me however I would make it so that weapons degrade a lot slower, and do something to stop it being so easy to just go in and get a new weapon. Maybe closing the arsenal as well as the gunshop during missions. I don't think there was ever a single time during that game where I used a weapon that wasn't in perfect condition.
Alabastor_Twob Alabastor_Twobformerly TJB
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-24 00:34:26 UTC Post #311110
yeah the driving didnt worry me because the worlds were full of detail and atmosphere.
The weapons were cool, with degrading and jamming and stuff
sure the driving past checkpoints all the time was a bit dumb too, but i thought it was good. atleast it had a decent story and some good characters

And it kinda reminded me of Apocalypse Now, so that was cool.
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-24 00:47:49 UTC Post #311111
I just couldn't get into it. Tried it first on 360 when it came out, found it boring. Years later, bought the PC version because I figured it would at least be full of eye-candy, being a cry-engine game that came out after Crysis... big mistake. On max settings it looked like garbage compared to max settings Crysis, and surprise surprise, I still found it boring.

I guess everyone's tastes are different though. I'll probably give 3 a shot once it's on sale on Steam, considering the good reviews some of you are giving the series. Maybe impressive visuals will allow me to remain interested for five-ten minutes longer per mission and get farther in the game.
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-25 21:48:21 UTC Post #311158
Sooo... DayZ.

It fucking sucks... :rly:
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-25 21:53:45 UTC Post #311160
Can you play DayZ again? Last time I checked there were hackers on every server, even the small ones. It was unplayable. Did they somehow solve the hacking problem?
Madcow MadcowSpy zappin my udder
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-25 22:56:02 UTC Post #311161
Not until standalone, which will use both VAC and in-engine anti-hack measures (of which arma 2 has none whatsoever).

Until then, play on a private hive. Most have whitelists to get on, and hackers are perma-banned on first offense by real living human moderaters. That's what I'd be doing if I still played, but I'm waiting for the standalone.

Either scan the server browser for the word private and visit some sites you see, or check out http://www.reddit.com/r/DayZServers, where server owners make craigslist-style posts looking for more players. (minus the kinky sex stuff)
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-26 11:05:58 UTC Post #311168
So you guys enjoy DayZ?

...would you mind explaining how you do that? :P
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-26 21:58:53 UTC Post #311201
It's not for everyone. Rocket built a game that he wanted to play, (kinda like Notch did, rocket just has more niche tastes) he's in the military and he LOVES wilderness survival. The zombies were actually added after the fact, a suggestion by his friends, to spice up the survival gameplay. The game is essentially a social experiment. Turns out that like 95% of videogamers are complete sadistic assholes. The 5% that aren't are what makes DayZ fun for me. Without those murderous assholes, finding friendly survivors wouldn't be nearly as exciting.

Offering someone who's about to die of thirst one of the two cans of soda in my backpack genuinely makes me feel good about myself, considering my other option, and so few games can do that. Maybe that guy is ten or twenty hours into his character. Maybe he's fifty hours in. Imagine how good he feels after being saved when I could've just put a bullet in his head and taken his gear, causing him to start all over? And when someone does the same for me, I feel just as great. Really no other game I've played feels the same.

To make the most out of the enjoyment, playing in a group is best. There's safety in numbers. If you're alone and you encounter a douchebag with a gun, you're probably going to be shot in the face for a can of beans. If that same douchebag encounters you and three of your friends, he's going to be begging you to you to allow him to pass unharmed.

I hope that's sufficient explanation!
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-27 02:19:33 UTC Post #311211
While I admit I got some enjoyment out of it, I couldn't get immersed because of how clunky everything feels in the Arma 2 engine. Doors which work when they feel like it, laggy zombies running through walls and the worse movement I've ever experienced in a player avatar.

There was one moment when I was walking along the coast and I spied a police car coming down the road, followed by another blue car. I hit the dirt and didn't move. They stopped not far from me and as far as I can tell they were looting a body. Then they headed off back the way they came. I reckon the corpse was a friend they were communicating with over TS. Seemed kinda cool, saving his gear for him and everything and I can only assume that they had some kind of base further down the road.

Then I stood up and ran a few feet before a shot ripped though my back and out of my chest. Fell to the floor unconscious, bleeding out at a rapid rate, then someone ran over and put a revolver to my head.
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monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-27 02:48:13 UTC Post #311212
Yeah. Sounds like a third party was watching your entire little encounter unfold from a distance. After the two vehicles(cop cars aren't in the game, so, must've been two blue sedans) left, they sprung on the opportunity which presented itself(shooting you for your gear).

Shit luck, but look on the bright side, you were a fresh spawn (if you weren't, what in the living hell were you doing on the coast) so you didn't really lose anything. Imagine if you were 30 hours in.

"could've been worse" - DayZ official motto
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-27 10:25:17 UTC Post #311217
cop cars aren't in the game, so, must've been two blue sedans
It was definitely one of these.
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monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-11-27 23:16:32 UTC Post #311218
Ow, wow, server must've had it's own hive and those were added by the admin. Either that or I've somehow managed to miss the flashiest car in the game all this time lol

Also, as usual, playing Battlefield
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Posted 11 years ago2012-12-01 00:08:04 UTC Post #311221
LMFAO

IMMERSHURN!

Playing Civ V with Archie from time to time and for SP I'm now playing Arkham Asylum courtesy of Alastor Twob. :D
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-05 00:55:18 UTC Post #311351
Far Cry 3.

It's fucking good.

[edit] Maybe I should elaborate.

I had just bought a bow and quiver of 5 arrows. Since I've just started the game a few hours ago, this bow replaces my only existing weapon slot out of a possible four. I decided to walk rather than drive or fast travel to my next objective, probably because I desired to try the bow out. I'm walking through dense foliage and come to a clearing when I hear someone way ahead yell "Shit! Dogs!"

Rabid dogs are a problem on the islands. I sprint to a very large rock in the sand and duck down. Automatic gunfire erupts ahead of me. I hear at least two men yelling. More gunfire. After a few seconds, silence.

I peek around the rock to see one man with an AK-47 walking slowly towards his two friend's bodies in the sand and a few rabid dog corpses strewn about. I duck back behind the rock, draw my bow tight, peek out and put an arrow through the last mans head. I walk up, retrieve my arrow, find they belong to the terrorist faction who kidnapped my friends and I don't feel bad. I loot them, decide not to skin the rabid dogs, and move on back into the jungle.

4 minutes later I am attacked by a tiger that I didn't see. I hit him with one arrow, he pounces on me and grabs my arm, I slash him with my machete with right arm as his jaws are clenched on my left, he lets go and staggers back, and I get up. I draw and fire an arrow as fast as I can. It misses. He pounces again, mauling me, and goes for my throat.

LOADING SCREEN :(
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-05 08:12:16 UTC Post #311355
It's an ok game. World around is fine, but objectives and challenges are damn repetitive. Got bored after a few hours of gameplay.
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-05 12:43:03 UTC Post #311356
I've checked out a few user reviews on metacritic (Which I now find far more reliable than official reviews)

There are currently 105 positive reviews and 32 negative which is a nice gap in my eyes. What puzzles me is a lot of the negative user reviews, and even points made in the official reviews, complain about how they've stripped out a few of the systems seen in Far Cry 2... What exactly are they missing about it. The complete lack of wildlife other than zebras? The absence of ANY friendly AI? The buddy system? FUCKING MALARIA!?

These were all utterly shite features! Why would you ever want anything to do with them ever again?

Regardless, I will be getting Far Cry 3 (for Christmas now, I'm poor). If it holds on to some of Far Cry 2's good features and adds more wildlife, RPG elements and weapon customisation, I say that is a very, VERY good thing.

(I'm gonna customise me a sniper rifle. :badass: )

In other news, BF3 Aftermath was unlocked yesterday. Not tried it out yet but I've heard good things. :)
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-05 13:15:41 UTC Post #311358
Also, what I liked about FC3 was Winchester 1887 lever action shotgun... Made me feel such a badass :)
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-05 15:49:31 UTC Post #311359
I have fond memories of the Winchester from Point Lookout for Fallout 3. It was built to dismantle heads. It dismantled heads. :D
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-05 21:59:27 UTC Post #311365
Urby the aftermath maps are probably the best in the game now. Also the crossbow makes you feel like a badass.
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-06 17:08:46 UTC Post #311373
I'm enjoying Far Cry 3 at the moment.
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Idiot.
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I got killed by it.
The Mad Carrot The Mad CarrotMad Carrot
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-06 20:12:40 UTC Post #311379
Pissed myself at that first shot.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-09 13:12:41 UTC Post #311439
Improvised gaming:
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Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-09 22:37:21 UTC Post #311451
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-10 19:06:23 UTC Post #311470
Sorry for asking, but are you being bored lately? I noticed you change your avatars quite often. And they're probably carefully hand picked and edited.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-10 20:03:20 UTC Post #311471
I've always changed my avatar quite often. This one is just an image I found amusing so decided to use it.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-11 01:49:19 UTC Post #311479
Urby any tips on recording/uploading? My first 19 seconds of test-recording whilst dicking around in BF3 took a little over 2 hours to upload. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzF0BGFHbVc

That seems like an EXTREMELY long time, considering my teammates upload videos MUCH longer, MUCH faster than that. Example from Daskro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDA1UaLbMEE&feature=g-user-u

Dafuq?
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-11 02:04:13 UTC Post #311480
Don't upload raw files. Compress them.

H264 Encoder
Crollo CrolloTrollo
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-11 04:07:50 UTC Post #311483
Kk, I recorded a full 30 or so minute match with my friends just now, I'll use this as my for-realsies test upload. I'll check your link.

[edit] can't find that program anywhere after installing it...

[double edit] found another program, it didnt ask me to install six search bars and browser tools with it so this looks more promising.
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-11 09:57:50 UTC Post #311489
Well, definitely use a program to render the footage into a compressed file firts. I use sony's movie studio. It's prettty good and offers everything I need and you can get it for around the price of a videogame. It lets you choose what resolution to render at so you can throw in any image or video file you like. :D

Incidentally, that 6 minute video took 2 hours to upload. I live in a field.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-12 23:42:01 UTC Post #311522
I've been dicking around in movie maker just to learn some basics. Once I finish some sort of 1 minute or so test video I'll try uploading again.

Back to "now gaming" here's our latest comp match against Rebel Regiment via my squadmember's POV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHbCJ7E0nYA&feature=g-high-u
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-13 15:53:14 UTC Post #311536
Farcry3.

Really enjoying it, and my pc seems to handle it a lot better than I had anticipated, which is a bonus. A fine game, but the protagonist and his stupid friends are impossible to relate to, or care about.

A bunch of loud and obnoxious Americans are taken hostage? /Care
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-13 18:46:49 UTC Post #311540
Trying to dictate to the computer :D Not very much success, sadly.
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-13 20:33:33 UTC Post #311541
I really want to play Far Cry 3... :(

Hey ho, 12 days to go. :glad:
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-13 20:53:44 UTC Post #311543
A fine game, but the protagonist and his stupid friends are impossible to relate to, or care about.

A bunch of loud and obnoxious Americans are taken hostage? /Care
It's nothing to do with their nationality, it's because the "incident" happens before you even start playing. You basically watch a 3 minute video of people you don't know having fun and then you are told they are kidnapped. When the game actually starts you are already in a cage. I know nothing whatsoever about the characters and have no connection or feelings for them. I might as well be rescuing strangers like on a cs_map. Even that's more engaging though because hostages actually would be strangers.

At least I'm not being forced to rescue some dirty, communist, drunkard Europeans. (c wut i did thur)
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-14 01:25:53 UTC Post #311549
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-14 08:12:09 UTC Post #311554
At least I'm not being forced to rescue some dirty, communist, drunkard Europeans.
Whatch your step there, young fellow. Target's engaged and missiles are ready!
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-14 11:19:39 UTC Post #311557
I've been playing a lot of "Chivalry: Medieval Combat"
And I just started playing Planet Side 2 - Which is probably the best free game i have ever played :)
Tetsu0 Tetsu0Positive Chaos
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-14 14:59:11 UTC Post #311562
It's nothing to do with their nationality
I disagree. They are stereotypical americans, and that's one of the reasons I don't like them :P
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-14 22:47:09 UTC Post #311582
Congrats, you're a bigot. You win the prize! The prize is nothing.
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-14 23:00:29 UTC Post #311583
I recently played a game where you take on the role of a wehrmacht soldier of the Third Reich out to take over Stalingrad for the glory of the Fatherland.

Do I relate to this character? I don't think it matters.
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-15 00:37:14 UTC Post #311584
It's all about the story.

Ever seen the film American History X? This film is especially powerful to me, from a story-telling perspective, because of one particular scene. The main characters are neo-nazis and white supremacists, but much of the film is spent showing the connection that the older and younger brother have with eachother, and their friends as well. Their father was a racist, and he raised them to be racists of course, but now that he's gone they just have eachother.

A bit into the film, a basketball game takes place between the group of white supremacists and a group of black guys roughly the same age, and who are also clearly friends. The winner of the game will get rights to the court. The game is tense, and when it was over, and the skin-heads won(a group I normally would instantly hate, because racists are scum) I was excited. I realized I was rooting for them to win the game the whole time, not because I like white supremacists, but because by that point I had gotten to know the characters and saw them as human. Then, at the end of the film, the hardship and climax has happened and the story completes.

Farcry 3 fucked this up completely. The hardship happens after a 3 minute video of some dumb kids partying.

Quality of story telling is everything.
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-16 13:13:01 UTC Post #311603
However, you can shoot pirates in the face with explosive arrows.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-16 17:08:51 UTC Post #311605
Pretty much why the game is still fun in a nutshell right there.
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-17 11:18:33 UTC Post #311611
8 days to go...

I hope the boxed copy has a cd-key which I can activate on Steam.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-19 00:07:56 UTC Post #311637
It's so worth it. I went to buy it for my bro for Christmas, turns out the console version is $60 instead of $50 like the PC version. Apparently a single CD costs $10. Still bought it.

Also, still playing BF3. If you watch a single frag video, let it be this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BiAFceV0fk
Posted 11 years ago2012-12-19 11:53:00 UTC Post #311646
I guess I am not the only one who noticed that steam is promoting a recent release called the War Z?

It is basically a standalone version of the Day Z mod, developed by a different company.

Apparently there are some big discussions going on and many have bad things to say about the game, like it being p2w, lacking advertised elements and generally being a rip off.

From first glance it looks to me like it could have potential though. The p2w claim doesn't seem to have any ground, but regarding the rest, I guess you have to buy the game to figure out if is true or not.

Do any of you know it?
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