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INMATEofARKHAM said:
I really didn't come away with that sort of feeling on Dirt Rally... It sort of grabbed me but I know Dirt grabbed me more. Dirt 2 did little for me and I don't think I ever played 3.

I guess just racing a clock isn't for me.
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I thought I would like it but not be enamored with it (hence me getting it in the HB) but something about it is just hitting the right notes for me. I'm all wanting to get a cockpit and a wheel now for 1 game which is madness, but alas, what 'cha gonna do?

 
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juanjava said:
Crap. Forgot to unsuscribe from the humble monthly
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Go sell Stellaris for $11, theres plenty of people still offering that either in the cesspool or Steamtrades.

I think Humble will give a refund for it as long as the other games havent been revealed and obviously Stellaris not used, but YMMV as Im not sure. I usually buy it early and never dealt with the auto thing, but selling Stellaris is prob the way to go. $1 for the monthly is a steal.

 
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cobolatrix said:
At least tonight we'll be able to use that "premium with friends", I'm still waiting to get the Premium pass at ~$30
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There's a negative to it for users who don't own premium. Any XP you accrue will not be given during the session on the DLC maps, but you get it once you own premium so its effectively applied retroactively. You can't use the weapons, unlock the codexes, or get the medals that are exclusive to the DLC either. I remember last time the event was going on Kyanos joined us and wasn't able to get XP, but he will get what he earned if he ever buys premium.

 
Preedatore said:
State of Derpcay finally on sale? I was thinking of buying this during summer sale and not playing it in anticipation of not buying or playing State of Derpcay 2 anywhere near the time it releases. I'll bite and see what happens with humble monthly since I probably won't put 2 hours into it in the next 5 years let alone next week.
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If you don't own the original/non YOSE then it's worth picking up at the price. For me, since I do own the original I'm not shelling out $7.50 for the upgrade. I would be surprised if it goes any cheaper although I suppose it could be in a future Humble bundle.

 
warreni said:
+100

Mass Effect 3 had the best multiplayer in any MP or SP game I've played in ages.

Thanks for the opinions on FO4 and ME4. You've all successfully convinced me to fakey neither of these things, so, hey, more money in my pocket.

Fallout 4 sounds pretty mediocre based on D's typically-thorough analysis. Also, my 29 minutes of playtime last night didn't really do much to sell me on it.

I think I'd rather play the new Mass Effect, but I think waiting on the bug-squashing and price-dropping are probably a sound strategem.
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If you are looking for a FO-style RPG - well, FO4 probably won't do it for you. It's disappointing in the RPG-decision making factor, which famously FO1+2+NV are great at and FO3 still does a pretty good job of. (especially for a BethSoft game!). You're better off w/ FO:NV in that regard for wanting a FO-style RPG, TBH.

FO4 feels more like an open-world shooter/ARPG hybrid with some base-building elements.

Since I do like ARPG's and shooters - it's probably why I still like Fallout 4 a hell of a lot, despite its (RPG!!!!) shortcomings. I still sunk ridiculous hours into it (over 110+ there), so I still like it a hell of a lot. Most games - yeah, you'll never see me sink that kind of time into it; so I still dig it.

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I don't think 29 minutes is really going to tell you much about FO4. The story's just getting going (if you actually try to stick with it) + you're just getting out of the tutorial section (if you ain't speed-demon'ing your way through it). Get your feet wet, get running around, do some quests, explore some cool areas - that's always what Bethesda was great at, anyways, since pretty much Morrowind.

 
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Mooby said:
If you don't own the original/non YOSE then it's worth picking up at the price. For me, since I do own the original I'm not shelling out $7.50 for the upgrade. I would be surprised if it goes any cheaper although I suppose it could be in a future Humble bundle.
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Also if you own the original the DLC for it is now on sale for $1.75 each.

 
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Preedatore said:
State of Derpcay finally on sale? I was thinking of buying this during summer sale and not playing it in anticipation of not buying or playing State of Derpcay 2 anywhere near the time it releases. I'll bite and see what happens with humble monthly since I probably won't put 2 hours into it in the next 5 years let alone next week.
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y u no buy state of derpcay yose [steam key] on uplay during ubisoft glitch-fest for $3.75 on 11/29/2016?

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Reds303 said:
Also if you own the original the DLC for it is now on sale for $1.75 each.
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I am missing Lifeline DLC for original version of State of Derpcay.

Though, I already (obviously) have SoD YOSE Remaster - and that has Lifeline.

 
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IAmTheCheapestFox said:
Sell it for $11
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I may try it. But my PayPal account doesn't have the "gift" option, so I have to pay the fees. Besides that, I already had a bad experience selling/buying keys to complete strangers. I'd rather keep it, looks like a great game to start on the "Grand strategy" genre. Who knows, I may even like it (if I ever play it, of course xD)
 
warreni said:
+100

Mass Effect 3 had the best multiplayer in any MP or SP game I've played in ages.
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I still think the best MP I ever played was from an equally unlikely source... Uncharted 2. It was a bit bare bones compare to what other games where doing at the time had some ugly warts that where frustrating as fuck but you could play the "All Competitive" game mode for hours and not get bored as it always changed something up. (Uncharted 3's MP was more complex and a step backwards. Don't own a PS4 so no idea how it truly plays.)

 
Rising Storm Vietnam drops on Tuesday. Will be interesting to see how it stacks up against BF1.

INMATEofARKHAM said:
I still think the best MP I ever played was from an equally unlikely source... Uncharted 2. It was a bit bare bones compare to what other games where doing at the time had some ugly warts that where frustrating as fuck but you could play the "All Competitive" game mode for hours and not get bored as it always changed something up. (Uncharted 3's MP was more complex and a step backwards. Don't own a PS4 so no idea how it truly plays.)
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Along the same lines, the multiplayer on Assassin's Creed Brotherhood was ridiculously fun. Unique, lots of customization and incentive to keep playing an level up, good balance, just all in all a lot of fun. Never played the later iterations of it, but I remember really liking it.

 
Syntax Error said:
I don't think I was done playing with my appearance sliders after 29 minutes.
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Yeah, for real. That can be said of most Fallout games. They have a very strange pace to them. They don't just throw you into the action and give you a feel for the game early on at all.

I remember before I ever played any Fallout games, my friend bought FO3. He played it for 30 mins or so, got through the vault, and just wasn't feeling it. So I borrowed it, gave it time, and was totally hooked. I told him how amazing it was and he was like "Ehh, really?" So he took it back, and 350+ hours later, finally had his fill of it, lol.

I even feel the same way coming BACK to Fallout games. I know I love them, but if I only play them for a bit, they don't pull me in. They're too slow paced and have so much rooting around through drawers and whatnot to just pull you back into the action and get you addicted. I guess I'd liken them to reading a slow building book. It takes time to set things up before it really gets going, but when it does, you're hooked.

 
Reds303 said:
Also if you own the original the DLC for it is now on sale for $1.75 each.
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I'd say if you don't have the DLC you should just cough up the extra $4 to get the better version (it includes the DLC with a few more perks).

Re: FO4 for warren - I enjoyed it for what it is but don't go into it expecting New Vegas. The writing, story, and quests are mostly awful. But the gunplay and mechanics are solid. It's more like a fleshed out version of Borderlands. That they put forth the effort to make scavenging meaningful in terms of crafting/upgrading weapons is a step in the right direction.

The base/settlement building is wholly pointless and feels like an afterthought thrown in to appeal to Minecraft players. $20 for the base game is fine but I would not bother with the DLC.

 
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I will say that the SETTLEMENT system is pretty pointless, but the actual BUILDING system is pretty awesome. One of my favorite things in past Fallout games was customizing and decorating my houses. As silly as it might have been, there was something cool about going through the game, finding awesome items and weapons and whatnot, and instead of just letting them become outclassed and unusable, thrown away, sold, or sitting in a container, it was cool to display them and whatnot (I remember having all my shiny Mothership Zeta weaponry set up on a shelf).

You are limited to certain areas to build your houses, but I believe there's a simple mod that removes that limitation and allows you to build wherever you want to. There are some frustrations about the building system, but it's honestly not bad at all. I built a three story base last time I was playing it with multiple rooms, turrets on the roof, etc, and it was pretty damn fun. Definitely an upgrade to the series.

 
To be fair, settlement building was something people had been asking for.  I was happy with the fact that it wasn't necessary though that does make it arguably pointless.  From what I hear, it has more value if you play the hard core mode since you need friendly places to stash stuff, conduct business and rest and fast traveling is not an option.

 
Idiotekque said:
Rising Storm Vietnam drops on Tuesday. Will be interesting to see how it stacks up against BF1.
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its fun, but more realistic. 1-3 shot kills, less run and gun, but it feels more forgiving than red orchestra. Been playing the beta with some friends and we all got in on the 12$ preorder, so far it seems worth it

 
Syntax Error said:
To be fair, settlement building was something people had been asking for. I was happy with the fact that it wasn't necessary though that does make it arguably pointless. From what I hear, it has more value if you play the hard core mode since you need friendly places to stash stuff, conduct business and rest and fast traveling is not an option.
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I didn't mind it, but it just wound up being more annoying than fun for me. The more settlements you have, the more you have calls to protect them, it just became a nuisance when a bunch of settlers die because you were 15 seconds to late to go sit around and wait for raiders to show up. I ran into many cases when the settlement was "under attack", I go back, sit around for 10 mins before the raiders either show up. And then they wouldn't show up sometimes, I'd say forget it and leave, and then bam the settlement gets wrecked.

It just seemed like a poorly executed addition to the game. I love the building and think it's neat to create and mange the settlements, but it just felt sloppy to me.

 
Syntax Error said:
To be fair, settlement building was something people had been asking for. I was happy with the fact that it wasn't necessary though that does make it arguably pointless. From what I hear, it has more value if you play the hard core mode since you need friendly places to stash stuff, conduct business and rest and fast traveling is not an option.
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I played the beta of the hardcore mode and I'm presuming it's mostly the same as live but it isn't that important. Food is pretty easy to come by and for water all you have to do is carry around empty bottles and find a water pump (there's one at Grey Gardens or whatever that place is called -- and conveniently enough you'll find a ton of empty bottles in the nearby Brewery). You can ignore the building and make use of the existing settlements. Or simply put a bed and water pump at the custom ones.

The biggest 'limiting factor' in hardcore was weight capacity so you had to pick and choose what weapons/gear you carried. So unless you pumped a huge amount of points into strength/carrying capacity you couldn't lug around a rocket launcher and tons of missiles.

 
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I should note that I Noped my way away from Preston when he asked me to lead his group and join the Minutemen so I never had the oft-lamented "Another settlement needs your help" nonsense.  That probably helped improve my opinion of the settlements.

 
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Syntax Error said:
I should note that I Noped my way away from Preston when he asked me to lead his group and join the Minutemen so I never had the oft-lamented "Another settlement needs your help" nonsense. That probably helped improve my opinion of the settlements.
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Alternatively you can simply walk past him in Concord and leave him there the whole game. All of the 'settlement need your help' quests were of the 'radiant' variety that either had you do some short defense or go to a location and kill X monsters.

If someone is into building stuff, though, it's nice. If you're looking for a standard kill stuff arpg I'd probably leave him there and explore at your leisure.

 
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FissFiss said:
Was going to but downloaded trial lol
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I just started the download... (Edit: They're servers are not impressing me so far... Big file, "poor" speed, at about 18-19 MBPS)

Looks like they have the same deal going on via their website... but with a better description of the items you get from the different starting bundles. (At least I assume they're the same items... same names and same cost in all.)

 
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Idiotekque said:
Yeah, for real. That can be said of most Fallout games. They have a very strange pace to them. They don't just throw you into the action and give you a feel for the game early on at all.

I remember before I ever played any Fallout games, my friend bought FO3. He played it for 30 mins or so, got through the vault, and just wasn't feeling it. So I borrowed it, gave it time, and was totally hooked. I told him how amazing it was and he was like "Ehh, really?" So he took it back, and 350+ hours later, finally had his fill of it, lol.

I even feel the same way coming BACK to Fallout games. I know I love them, but if I only play them for a bit, they don't pull me in. They're too slow paced and have so much rooting around through drawers and whatnot to just pull you back into the action and get you addicted. I guess I'd liken them to reading a slow building book. It takes time to set things up before it really gets going, but when it does, you're hooked.
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Funnily enough, I have pretty much the same exact story as your friend w/FO3. I played Oblivion in college and was completely addicted to it so my roommate suggested FO3...played for about 1-2 hours and it just didn't grab me at all so I stopped. My roommate convinced me to give it anohter shot and I got completely hooked.

Re: FO4...it feels like they tried to cobble together poor man's versions of popular elements in terms of the settlement system (minecraft) and the loot system (borderlands) and the dialogue system (mass effect) and none of it works or meshes well imho. Didn't like the shift to the perk system, the voiced protagonist was a mistake, the art style was too cartoony and bright for my tastes, the combat music is overly "epic" and damages the atmosphere, and the majority of the quests continue bethesda's downward spiral of lack of creativity (to me, they peaked w/the quests in oblivion and have gone downhill since). That said, the world is still fun to explore, and the gunplay is much, much, much better than in either NV or FO3. Still a fun game and one that i've spent about 180 hours in, but imo the worst of the modern bethesda games (morrowind on). As much as I just bashed it, it's easily worth 18 dollars, though. Good game, just disappointing in the context of past FO and ES games.

 
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pasports31 said:
Funnily enough, I have pretty much the same exact story as your friend w/FO3. I played Oblivion in college and was completely addicted to it so my roommate suggested FO3...played for about 1-2 hours and it just didn't grab me at all so I stopped. My roommate convinced me to give it anohter shot and I got completely hooked.

Re: FO4...it feels like they tried to cobble together poor man's versions of popular elements in terms of the settlement system (minecraft) and the loot system (borderlands) and the dialogue system (mass effect) and none of it works or meshes well imho. Didn't like the shift to the perk system, the voiced protagonist was a mistake, the art style was too cartoony and bright for my tastes, the combat music is overly "epic" and damages the atmosphere, and the majority of the quests continue bethesda's downward spiral of lack of creativity (to me, they peaked w/the quests in oblivion and have gone downhill since). That said, the world is still fun to explore, and the gunplay is much, much, much better than in either NV or FO3. Still a fun game and one that i've spent about 180 hours in, but imo the worst of the modern bethesda games (morrowind on). As much as I just bashed it, it's easily worth 18 dollars, though. Good game, just disappointing in the context of past FO and ES games.
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Besides the voiced protagonist (I feel like leaving that out of modern games tends to come across as lazy), pretty much agreed on most of that. I didn't mind the color in the game, plus making things look bleak and unsaturated again is just a mod away anyhow. But yeah, overall it was a lot of decent ideas put together in a sloppy manner, along with Bethesda's classic awful writing skills, simplified RPG mechanics (we know they're trying to sell to the masses, and the masses aren't hardcore RPG fans), and modernized gunplay.

Still a flawed gem in the end, and tons of fun to play. I'd kill for them to hand the next game off to Obsidian, even if it was another New Vegas situation where the game was more or less just a mod of Fallout 3 with better writing. It would also be interesting to see the game set in a more interesting area... (like New Vegas)

 
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INMATEofARKHAM said:
I just started the download... (Edit: They're servers are not impressing me so far... Big file, "poor" speed, at about 18-19 MBPS)

Looks like they have the same deal going on via their website... but with a better description of the items you get from the different starting bundles. (At least I assume they're the same items... same names and same cost in all.)
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Ugh.

I don't think I'll be getting it... The character naming conventions are beyond ridiculous.

First you need a family name. It needs to be unique from every other player in the game, which makes sense as this could basically be your username. I have very limited MMO experience but Champions Online did something similar.

Next, you need a first name. It needs to be unique also BUT instead of just needing to be unique to your own characters (aka no giving two characters the same name) it has to be unique to ALL other users also. Which just makes no god damn sense at all. Anyhow, after a few years in service I cannot imagine just how many names have been taken but everything I thought of was sure in use... Oh, minus the joke name I tried. Already Taken

Already Taken wasn't allowed because it has three As (as in the letter A) in it and your only allowed 2 uses of the same character... I cannot even fathom how or why they came to this design but I know I have no desire to invest in a character with some horribly stupid name that's constantly hoovering over my on screen avatar's head.

 
INMATEofARKHAM said:
Ugh.

I don't think I'll be getting it... The character naming conventions are beyond ridiculous.

First you need a family name. It needs to be unique from every other player in the game, which makes sense as this could basically be your username. I have very limited MMO experience but Champions Online did something similar.

Next, you need a first name. It needs to be unique also BUT instead of just needing to be unique to your own characters (aka no giving two characters the same name) it has to be unique to ALL other users also. Which just makes no god damn sense at all. Anyhow, after a few years in service I cannot imagine just how many names have been taken but everything I thought of was sure in use... Oh, minus the joke name I tried. Already Taken

Already Taken wasn't allowed because it has three As (as in the letter A) in it and your only allowed 2 uses of the same character... I cannot even fathom how or why they came to this design but I know I have no desire to invest in a character with some horribly stupid name that's constantly hoovering over my on screen avatar's head.
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I believe SWTOR and a lot of other MMOs are the same way. It's a little silly, but I dunno. I always come up with odd original names so I've never had too much trouble. It doesn't matter much in the end unless you're roleplaying anyhow.

 
INMATEofARKHAM said:
Ugh.

I don't think I'll be getting it... The character naming conventions are beyond ridiculous.

First you need a family name. It needs to be unique from every other player in the game, which makes sense as this could basically be your username. I have very limited MMO experience but Champions Online did something similar.

Next, you need a first name. It needs to be unique also BUT instead of just needing to be unique to your own characters (aka no giving two characters the same name) it has to be unique to ALL other users also. Which just makes no god damn sense at all. Anyhow, after a few years in service I cannot imagine just how many names have been taken but everything I thought of was sure in use... Oh, minus the joke name I tried. Already Taken

Already Taken wasn't allowed because it has three As (as in the letter A) in it and your only allowed 2 uses of the same character... I cannot even fathom how or why they came to this design but I know I have no desire to invest in a character with some horribly stupid name that's constantly hoovering over my on screen avatar's head.
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When all else fails.

 
The more + more I hear about Human Head's cancelled Prey 2, the more I scratch my head at Zenimax + Bethesda....ugh....

Plenty of spoilers here about storyline, plot, plot twists, connections to Prey 2006, gameplay elements, and other stuff that HH planned for this game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KcV3O_SODk

 
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