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Btw that BDO Explorers Pack is not a glitch

It's $30 on their site too

Though I guess it might go up a couple bucks on steam
 
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BMXJouster said:
Best Buy's Deal of the Day includes Mass Effect Andromeda on PC for $29.99 ($23.99 with Gamers Club Unlocked).

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/mass-effect-andromeda-windows/5705668.p?skuId=5705668

I'm thinking of finally biting on this. I was gonna wait for $20 or less, but I don't see it dropping much lower than this anytime soon.
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BMXJouster said:
That's kind of similar to the face I made when I placed the order. LOL

They did improve this animation (and others) with a recent patch though.

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Yeah, I'd probably be all over this if I had GCU. I don't buy enough from BB to go the GCU route.

Youtuber YongYea did a decent job w/ showing off the difference b/t all of the versions of the game, if you haven't seen his video on the animation improvements.

Still tempted, since this is basically half-price so damn price (i.e. about 2 months) + b/c I likely will get mileage out of a BioWare-branded game (even if Edmonton wasn't the lead here) - but, not sure if I will actually pull the punch here, though.

 
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MysterD said:
Still tempted, since this is basically half-price so damn price (i.e. about 2 months) + b/c I likely will get mileage out of a BioWare-branded game (even if Edmonton wasn't the lead here) - but, not sure if I will actually pull the punch here, though.
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Yeah, I would pass on it at $30. I told myself I wouldn't touch this game until it hit bargain bin price (around $20 or so), and with the $5 RZ certificate I used on my order I paid just over $20 for it. Plus my local Best Buy has it in stock so it's not like I have to pay for shipping and I can get it right away.

 
Yeah I'm tempted by ME at $24 but I will just wait. I'd do it if VCO was going on

Do we have any idea when and what dlc will be for this title?

 
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Yeah I'm tempted by ME at $24 but I will just wait. I'd do it if VCO was going on

Do we have any idea when and what dlc will be for this title?
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Honestly? There might not be any.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mass-effect-reportedly-on-hiatus-changes-made-at-b/1100-6449945/

Basically EA moved a bunch of the team to another team working on Star Wars Battlefront 2, and the rest of the team left over are working on multiplayer content and patches. They claim they're going to put more content out for it, but who really knows at this point. The game hasn't performed nearly as well as they'd hoped it would.

 
Hardware dilemma for you guys since that's a favorite topic round these parts.

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I'm now debating between these three combinations.

i5-6600K + Z170 - $302 ($272 after mail-in rebate)
i7-6700K + Z170 - $388 ($358 after mail-in rebate)
i5-7600K + Z270 - $339

I'm thinking the 7600K isn't worth the premium over the 6600K.

I guess the question is, is a Skylake i7 worth $86 more than an i5?

After what seems like forever, games are starting to really take advantage of hyperthreading/multiple cores, especially since the XB1/PS4 are multi-core.

I've also seen some benchmarks where i5s have fairly lower minimum FPS compared to their i7 counterparts, but that's generally AAA titles and even then, few and far between.

Honestly, the only games I can remember being CPU-bound with my 2500K were Borderlands 2 and Chivalry, and an overclock solved that.

I plan on sticking with 1080p for a while, don't run >60hz, and when I upgrade from my GTX 1060 in 2-3 years, it'll probably be a card in the $250-350 range.

Any thoughts?

 
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Idiotekque said:
Is it just me, or is sniping even more prevalent in BF1 than the rest of the series? Semi auto rifles tend to take 3 hits to kill and have pretty high damage drop off with range, while even the starter sniper rifle is more often a one shot than not. The closer range game modes/maps are all but entirely inactive from the looks of it (unless you want high ping on an overseas server), and the vast majority of maps are massive and make scouts by and far the most useful class for control, while vehicles make up the brunt of flag capturing.

Assault and other classes are still viable for taking and defending flags, but if there's any range, the balance is heavily in the sniper's favor. It feels like most weapons (besides SMGs and shotguns) were decent at medium to longer ranges as well in previous Battlefield games, but the antique weaponry of BF1 just doesn't deal much damage at ranges, leading to more and more sniper dominance.

Simple answer is that I need to stop sucking, but I've been in more than a couple games where our team just gets demolished due to snipers controlling lanes or the entire field on certain maps (especially ones that take place on massive fields and hills).
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there are probably 2 maps that you can get locked down and owned. probably 2 of the 4 dlc maps suffer this as well. Really though, is is snipers getting you or just people with rifles as more than half the battlefield is rifles. you get the odd one shot kill but i wouldnt call it very common, usually you can take one bullet. Still, if more than one rifle on you over open ground you are not going to survive.

pro tip: gas mask, gas grenades, shotgun. Cap points and profit.

 
Syntax Error said:
I don't think anyone is looking for that. We just, in our experience, don't agree. I'm level... uhh... I dunno, 50+ anyway (58, I just checked) and just don't have the same opinion. No big deal though.
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im like lvl 80 or something, and i agree that snipers are not a problem or dominate. Rarely do I see a tank driver good enough to dominate. The die pretty easy. I play mines and get 2 or 3 tanks in a map that has them. For the bulk of my leveling assault I did it with a shotgun. Sinai was the only real map where it was hard to earn your keep if your team sucked so bad you couldnt make a push in the city by point C.

 
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The behemoth is different according to the map, right? Zeppelin, assault train, etc? Not sure I've seen the behemoth on that map, but I may have just not been paying attention. Honestly the deadliest vehicle I've come across or used on that map is the light tank. If your team is in the right position, the light tank + some competent snipers can literally halt the other team to the point of making it a joke. If you control the right points, they're forced to fight down some of the long wide streets where the tank has mobility and snipers have good sight lines, while the tank can utterly shut down the other paths which are usually tight alleyways with blind corners where the other team is pretty much forced to rush into death at times. I've been in a few games where one team held nearly all of the points and just controlled the entire match that way from beginning to end.

Granted if it's an tight match and everyone is in a bloodbath on the bridge, that's a different story lol.
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the behemoth is only on one of the dlc maps, there is no pity vehicle in 3 of the 4. In the base game there is a pity train in like 6 of the maps, a pity blimp in 2 and a pity ship in 2. Dont see much of the pity ship anymore, people rarely vote for those maps. I hate the map voting. People always pick the same 3 or 4 maps. Sure some of the maps are not as good, but at least it was variety.

 
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there are probably 2 maps that you can get locked down and owned. probably 2 of the 4 dlc maps suffer this as well. Really though, is is snipers getting you or just people with rifles as more than half the battlefield is rifles. you get the odd one shot kill but i wouldnt call it very common, usually you can take one bullet. Still, if more than one rifle on you over open ground you are not going to survive.

pro tip: gas mask, gas grenades, shotgun. Cap points and profit.
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Center of mass seems to be a 1 shot with any sniper rifle though, correct? That's what I've been experiencing on both sides of the barrel.

I feel I should reiterate regarding this whole subject that I never actually said snipers completely dominated or anything (save for in certain scenarios on certain maps), lol. Just that they're far more prevalent in BF1 and stronger in comparison to the rest of the antique weaponry in the game.

Basically everything in the game is old WW2 gear and feels like it, but snipers are around the same or better than bolt action rifles in past Battlefields. That's the difference I'm talking about.

 
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Black Desert Online is STUNNINGLY beautiful. If you like purdy games, it is worth playing it just to see the sights. I liked the trading routes/carts and fishing and some other aspects of it quite a bit as well.

Having said that, unless things have changed greatly you either need to grind your ass off or spend a lot of cash to be competitive in the end-game PVP because it revolved around gear that took a lot of time/effort or just money to level up.

Although when I was playing there was no PVP until you did a quest at like level 45 or something so although you will be "stuck" at a certain point, you could explore a lot of content, mess around with the trading system, fish, and just be super casual without ever having to worry about getting murdered if you don't do that quest.

The character creation is absolutely amazing too. You can fiddle with the details to a ridiculous extent. Outfit-wise your character will be stuck in... well rags basically unless you spend cash though. The only good-looking gear is in the cash shop, or was when I quit after everybody else I knew gave up and I was tired of logging in alone. I doubt that has changed.

Really annoyed that you can't buy the game on Steam and log in to your old BDO account though. That is pretty silly. Every other MMO I have played on Steam lets you buy it and then log in with whatever account you want.
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PVP + PK is just what turns me back from buying the game.

Do you know if you can skip that PVP quest and keep progressing on main quest stories or do you get perma-stucked till you finish PVP quest?

 
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GBKeroberos said:
Hardware dilemma for you guys since that's a favorite topic round these parts.

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I'm now debating between these three combinations.

i5-6600K + Z170 - $302 ($272 after mail-in rebate)
i7-6700K + Z170 - $388 ($358 after mail-in rebate)
i5-7600K + Z270 - $339

I'm thinking the 7600K isn't worth the premium over the 6600K.

I guess the question is, is a Skylake i7 worth $86 more than an i5?

After what seems like forever, games are starting to really take advantage of hyperthreading/multiple cores, especially since the XB1/PS4 are multi-core.

I've also seen some benchmarks where i5s have fairly lower minimum FPS compared to their i7 counterparts, but that's generally AAA titles and even then, few and far between.

Honestly, the only games I can remember being CPU-bound with my 2500K were Borderlands 2 and Chivalry, and an overclock solved that.

I plan on sticking with 1080p for a while, don't run >60hz, and when I upgrade from my GTX 1060 in 2-3 years, it'll probably be a card in the $250-350 range.

Any thoughts?
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Yes. Are you going to do overlocking on the CPU?

 
GBKeroberos said:
Hardware dilemma for you guys since that's a favorite topic round these parts.

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I'm now debating between these three combinations.

i5-6600K + Z170 - $302 ($272 after mail-in rebate)
i7-6700K + Z170 - $388 ($358 after mail-in rebate)
i5-7600K + Z270 - $339

I'm thinking the 7600K isn't worth the premium over the 6600K.

I guess the question is, is a Skylake i7 worth $86 more than an i5?

Any thoughts?
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Unless you do a lot of video encoding or streaming while gaming, I don't see what the appeal is for the extra threads of an i7 vs an i5. Despite your above conclusion, if it were me, I'd go for the 7600K and Z270 combo. Agreed that I don't think there is much difference in the i5 CPU themselves, but I'd be willing to pay the ~$40 for the updated z270 chipset.

But if all you're concerned about is gaming performance @1080p I don't think you have to worry about any of those combos as all would work about the same (see http://www.pcgamer.com/intels-kaby-lake-everything-you-need-to-know/ "Kaby Lake for Gaming" section). If you don't need the extra threads outside of gaming and don't care about the Z270 chipset feature 'upgrades', then just go for the cheapest option. Your gaming will not suffer a bit!

EDIT: Somehow, I just glossed over the MIR prices. With that wider spread, I'd just stick with the Skylake i5. For as PC Gamer says:

Kaby Lake is clearly better/faster than Skylake, but while it might be a statistically significant improvement, it's not generally going to be practically significant—especially for gaming. Overclocking doesn't really change the story, as the new chips generally get an extra 200-300MHz compared to Skylake, which in practice amounts to 3-4 percent more performance at best—and in games, not even that.
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Tomasety said:
PVP + PK is just what turns me back from buying the game.

Do you know if you can skip that PVP quest and keep progressing on main quest stories or do you get perma-stucked till you finish PVP quest?
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It's unavoidable after level 45. That said, it's not like you're playing Rust. If you mind your own business, watch your surroundings, stay out of popular high level grinding areas, etc, you shouldn't have that much trouble honestly. It's certainly not a reason to avoid the game since there's so much more to it than running around killing mobs and running into the odd douchebag PKer.

When I played the game I was a part of a nice roleplay guild and spent most of my time doing that sort of thing. They held PvP events as well, but I'd recommend getting in with a nice guild who can answer any questions you have and give you a bit more security. The community that I've come across in BDO is excellent.

 
Thanks for your reply hostyl1.

Seems like I should stick with an i5. Part of me still wants a Kaby Lake because "newer is better" but I'm hoping the cheap side of me can quell that feeling.

 
Idiotekque said:
Center of mass seems to be a 1 shot with any sniper rifle though, correct? That's what I've been experiencing on both sides of the barrel.
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It might be and most snipers might just be terrible shots. I don't really like playing scout so I don't know. It's rare that I get one-shotted and, when I am, it's almost invariably because I was standing still watching or aiming at something else and presenting an easy stable target. I get clipped while moving all the time, of course, but since I'm not dead I usually don't know what actually hit me; could be a sniper at range or a medic rifle closer in.

 
GBKeroberos said:
Hardware dilemma for you guys since that's a favorite topic round these parts.

EDITED:

I'm now debating between these three combinations.

i5-6600K + Z170 - $302 ($272 after mail-in rebate)
i7-6700K + Z170 - $388 ($358 after mail-in rebate)
i5-7600K + Z270 - $339

I'm thinking the 7600K isn't worth the premium over the 6600K.

I guess the question is, is a Skylake i7 worth $86 more than an i5?

After what seems like forever, games are starting to really take advantage of hyperthreading/multiple cores, especially since the XB1/PS4 are multi-core.

I've also seen some benchmarks where i5s have fairly lower minimum FPS compared to their i7 counterparts, but that's generally AAA titles and even then, few and far between.

Honestly, the only games I can remember being CPU-bound with my 2500K were Borderlands 2 and Chivalry, and an overclock solved that.

I plan on sticking with 1080p for a while, don't run >60hz, and when I upgrade from my GTX 1060 in 2-3 years, it'll probably be a card in the $250-350 range.

Any thoughts?
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Syntax Error said:
It might be and most snipers might just be terrible shots. I don't really like playing scout so I don't know. It's rare that I get one-shotted and, when I am, it's almost invariably because I was standing still watching or aiming at something else and presenting an easy stable target. I get clipped while moving all the time, of course, but since I'm not dead I usually don't know what actually hit me; could be a sniper at range or a medic rifle closer in.
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From my time playing scout, snipers don't one shot unless it's a headshot or you were already damaged. In fact, I've traded shots with snipers where we each get 1-2 poorly placed shots on each other and the first to get the third wins. I routinely get dinged 1-2 times by snipers and live to tell about it.

Now aimbots, those can be annoying. There have been times I have the jump on someone and they kill me before I get a shot off, but those tend to be few and far between. I'm thinking maybe Idiotekque is playing on bad servers.

 
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Center of mass seems to be a 1 shot with any sniper rifle though, correct? That's what I've been experiencing on both sides of the barrel.

I feel I should reiterate regarding this whole subject that I never actually said snipers completely dominated or anything (save for in certain scenarios on certain maps), lol. Just that they're far more prevalent in BF1 and stronger in comparison to the rest of the antique weaponry in the game.

Basically everything in the game is old WW2 gear and feels like it, but snipers are around the same or better than bolt action rifles in past Battlefields. That's the difference I'm talking about.
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yeah, still not buying what you are selling. If there was a major advantage to the sniper people would whore out the class and I just dont see it in actual gameplay very often, and when you do its often at the hands of a team beatdown one way or another. Team loses because of too many snipers, or a team is getting owned so easily, the other team has them penned in and just switches to sniping.

Now Bf1 is much more rifle based than previous battlefield just by the nature of the historical guns. True sniping from a scope at extra long distances though is not happening in increased amounts to be more noticeable than any other BF.

 
I can never remember what I own from this game series with their confusing naming structure, but I already own this so...

Rising Storm Game of the Year Edition - 0NR72-VA5JC-WL8MJ

 
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GBKeroberos said:
Hardware dilemma for you guys since that's a favorite topic round these parts.

EDITED:

I'm now debating between these three combinations.

i5-6600K + Z170 - $302 ($272 after mail-in rebate)
i7-6700K + Z170 - $388 ($358 after mail-in rebate)
i5-7600K + Z270 - $339

I'm thinking the 7600K isn't worth the premium over the 6600K.

I guess the question is, is a Skylake i7 worth $86 more than an i5?

After what seems like forever, games are starting to really take advantage of hyperthreading/multiple cores, especially since the XB1/PS4 are multi-core.

I've also seen some benchmarks where i5s have fairly lower minimum FPS compared to their i7 counterparts, but that's generally AAA titles and even then, few and far between.

Honestly, the only games I can remember being CPU-bound with my 2500K were Borderlands 2 and Chivalry, and an overclock solved that.

I plan on sticking with 1080p for a while, don't run >60hz, and when I upgrade from my GTX 1060 in 2-3 years, it'll probably be a card in the $250-350 range.

Any thoughts?
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unless you are really pinched on price, id just get the i7. Ive had my i7 like 5+ years. Sure the benchies now might be similar now but what about in 4 years. If the extra cash now buys you another year or two in the upgrade cycle its worth it.

everyone really wanted ryzen to be the second coming of the athlon but its just not there for gamers. I wanted an excuse to upgrade my cpu (not because of the performance, more the old ass chipset, barely supported usb3). Now, I still dont see a reason to upgrade.

 
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yeah, still not buying what you are selling. If there was a major advantage to the sniper people would whore out the class and I just dont see it in actual gameplay very often, and when you do its often at the hands of a team beatdown one way or another. Team loses because of too many snipers, or a team is getting owned so easily, the other team has them penned in and just switches to sniping.

Now Bf1 is much more rifle based than previous battlefield just by the nature of the historical guns. True sniping from a scope at extra long distances though is not happening in increased amounts to be more noticeable than any other BF.
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Agree with this entirely.

Yes, there are snipers, but its not nearly like Ive experienced it in previous BFs or even things like CSGO.

Last week is a perfect example of things. We got slammed most of the night despite our squad regularly performing well, and almost every time we weren't keeping it close (i.e. when we were on Suez) was because more than a 1/4 of the team were playing scout. I complained about it loudly and even counted them in multiple games and I think the high was 12 of 32 playing scout and we were getting mauled. I just don't agree with Idio on this at all. If anything, the sniper's effectiveness is lessened in BF1 because of the tech. You're gonna get popped from time to time, but that's par for the course.

 
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Well... I just received this email from GameStop on the Yeti bundle. I can't say I'm completely surprised since my order didn't process/ship within one day. Did some people really have their orders ship? Man, I really wanted a good mic setup too.

Dear Motiv,

Due to extremely high demand, we will be unable to fulfill your order [Number]. We will be canceling your order and you will not be charged. We sincerely apologize for any frustration this may cause you.

We would also like to send you a $10 Coupon Code for your next GameStop.com order:

[Coupon Code]

Simply enter this coupon in the “Promotional Code” field in your cart next time you check out. Offer is Online only and while supplies last. Not valid with other offers. Not valid on consoles, pre-orders, bundles, special editions, gift cards or DLC.

Again, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

If you have any further questions, please let don’t hesitate to let us know. You can reply to this email, or call us at 1-800-883-8895.

Have a great day,

Your friends at GameStop.com
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Yep, same here.  Got cancel notice and $10 code.  I guess that's nice of them.  I do think they shipped all the mics they had and just canceled once they ran out, can't really blame them except they need to fix their online inventory system to reflect real time stock.  

Oh well.  My quest for the Yeti continues.  

 
Motiv said:
Well... I just received this email from GameStop on the Yeti bundle. I can't say I'm completely surprised since my order didn't process/ship within one day. Did some people really have their orders ship? Man, I really wanted a good mic setup too.
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Mine was delivered a couple hours ago, I just won't be home for a couple hours to check it out.

Unrelated, who wants a WatchDogs 2 key for $40? ;)
 
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IAmTheCheapestFox said:
Yep, same here. Got cancel notice and $10 code. I guess that's nice of them. I do think they shipped all the mics they had and just canceled once they ran out, can't really blame them except they need to fix their online inventory system to reflect real time stock.

Oh well. My quest for the Yeti continues.
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Have you used a Yeti before? I've had a Yeti Pro for several years and while it is a great quality mic, it is a foot tall and weighty enough I would never use it while gaming.

 
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I don't plan on attaching it to myself while I play.
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Haha, fair point. It's fairly sensitive even in cardioid mode so you don't want to have it to close to your pc if you have loud fans, you don't want to have it your line of sight to your monitors due to the height of it, etc.

Not trying to turn anyone off from it, it's just a much larger item than I think most people expect it to be.

 
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Haha, fair point. It's fairly sensitive even in cardioid mode so you don't want to have it to close to your pc if you have loud fans, you don't want to have it your line of sight to your monitors due to the height of it, etc.

Not trying to turn anyone off from it, it's just a much larger item than I think most people expect it to be.
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They are pretty big, yeah. I've been using one for a while though, since I got sick of gaming headsets breaking on me.

The mic does pick up a lot of sound, but it's mostly avoidable with push to talk and higher thresholds for hands free. It isn't for everyone but I use it for gaming all the time.
 
The Yeti is fucking overkill for 95% of the population unless you have some need of it for broadcasting/recording videos/vocals etc. For general everyman use, there's just no need. As a glitch, I get the idea of getting it but for most its just not going to be a useful item unless you decide to offload it for a profit.

Grab a pop filter and/or windscreen for it if you're worried about it picking up too much noise.

 
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Kyanos said:
Mine was delivered a couple hours ago, I just won't be home for a couple hours to check it out.

Unrelated, who wants a WatchDogs 2 key for $40? ;)
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How about WD2 UPlay key for one whole dollar? ;)

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Motiv said:
Well... I just received this email from GameStop on the Yeti bundle. I can't say I'm completely surprised since my order didn't process/ship within one day. Did some people really have their orders ship? Man, I really wanted a good mic setup too.
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Does GameStop ever really even have anything (especially in the PC gaming department) that's worthwhile to get an actual $10 off of?

 
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