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    What game are you playing now?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HTWingNut, Jan 28, 2016.

  1. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    [​IMG]

    sorry couldn't resist :D
     
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    Scanner Notebook Deity

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    Currently playing Rise of The Tomb Raider. Just bought Skyrim complete edition form Bundle Stars for 10 bucks. Can't wait to play and mod, mod, mod it.
     
  3. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Skyrim's alternative box art:
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    RichardEmbry Notebook Enthusiast

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    For 10hrs playing and all they did is just rolling and rolling on the floor?
     
  5. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    No man, it's just a 10 hour edit.
     
  6. hfm

    hfm Notebook Prophet

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    Deleted, was ruining the thread view. ;)

    Sent from a 128th Legion Stormtrooper 6P
     
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  7. James D

    James D Notebook Prophet

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    Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (SoD currently).
     
  8. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    Tom Clancy's: The Division. I am enjoying this game a lot. :vbthumbsup:
     
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Same here playing with some BF4 and WOT clan members and it's fun :p
     
  10. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    There are so many NBR members playing it that I think we should all get together and make a clan as well!
     
  11. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    Yeah, I've tried adding you as a friend in Uplay, but you don't respond to friend requests, it seems. :)
     
  12. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    If you tried this weekend, I'm not available, as I'm away from my main rig.
    I'll add you as soon as I will be able.
     
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    PrimeTimeAction Notebook Evangelist

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    Just finished main campaign of RE0 remake. Short game but I took my sweet time exploring each and everything :) and alot of saves. Got C rank due to that :D
    This was the only game I had not played in the original series. Felt exactly like old RE games.

    Now I dont know what to pick-up. Maybe MGS TPP. But I have never been a fan of the series. Tried one long time ago (I think the first one), did not like forced stealth. But TPP looks good. So i dont know. Maybe Ill just wait for Blood and wine.
     
  14. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Had mixed feeling about TTP. On one hand it has awesome gameplay, which doesn't limit you to stealth, and after 100h spent in-game still was fun. Actually, you can do pretty much anything in TTP gameplay wise.
    But on the other hand, dead open world, story, characters didn't live up to gameplay... And there's always Konami...
    I would still grab it, because B&W is still long way from release, and despite its all shortcomings, TTP is a fun game...
     
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  15. triturbo

    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    Got the Rise of the Tomb Raider, well it runs like $hit even at lowest resolution and lowest quality :D M7820/MHD 5870 really is old, after all, the game minimum spec is HD 7000, no matter the tier. Well I hope that this year I would finally get a GPU that would work properly in my machine... or build an eGPU, which I'm hesitant to do.
     
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  16. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    You must suffer through! For Lara, for tits!
     
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    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    Finishing up Prince of Persia (2008) :D
     
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  18. Kaze No Tamashii

    Kaze No Tamashii Notebook Evangelist

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    ass.
     
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  19. triturbo

    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    Exactly :D

    The thing is that with all the visual glitches, I could barely make anything out of it :D Even overclocked the GPU to an inch of barely stable, still the same :eek: I REALLY need a new GPU right about now!

    Waiting on @HTWingNut 's Steam controller review to finally get into the series (trying to decide what controller/joystick to get).

    EDIT: Disabled ABSOLUTELY everything - IT RUNS!!! WOOOO :D
     
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  20. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Por que no los dos?
     
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  21. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    Just finished Darkest Dungeon. It's such a good take on the roguelike genre.

    Not sure what to play next. Maybe Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak.
     
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    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    Can recommend.

    A friend has the game :D
     
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    Primes Notebook Deity

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    I'm back to playing BF4. I did see wingnut playing a couple weeks ago and gave a shoutout and he was like dufug?? :vbsmile:
     
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    Scanner Notebook Deity

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    Just discovered FO4 older cousin-Skyrim. I've gone mod crazy.
     
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    Ionising_Radiation ?v = ve*ln(m0/m1)

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    I just got Anno 1404, DRM-free, 50% off at GOG.com. Downloading it now at 60 MB/s (or 480 Mbps) - GOG's servers are insanely fast.
     
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    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Great game! I have it on Amazon somewhere.
    Speaking of GOG Ubi sale, I snagged Beyond Good And Evil. First impressions are very positive. Wish GOG had XIII as well...
    Also grabbed Firewatch from GOG. I knew it was worth waiting for them to release it.
    Now gonna try System Shock 2 I had in my library for quite some time..
     
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    nick81 Notebook Evangelist

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    Playing Quantum Break on Xbone.
    Took a break from Child of Light to play that, so I'll get right back to it once I beat QB.

    On PC, I've been delaying that first expansion pack of Witcher 3 for a while so I guess I'll get into that after I beat Child of Light. Also have Automatron for Fallout 4 to check out...

    Edit: GOG is amazing. Still can't believe I got Witcher 3 with season pass for 30 euros from them (had to use a VPN to use an Ukrainian IP when accessing their website but hey, it worked...)
     
  28. killkenny1

    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Oh man, Firewatch with "show location on map" disabled is so good :D.
     
  29. be77solo

    be77solo pc's and planes

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    Party Hard at the moment... picked it up last week during a Steam sale. Surprisingly addictive game, with just enough game play variety to keep me coming back.

    And the music ha, sure it's a love/hate thing but it makes the game.
     
  30. triturbo

    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    Looking at Caesar III at GOG. In my opinion the best city building game. Can't really explain it, but I have always looked for that kind of experience and feeling ever since. Also it wasn't my first game of this kind, so it's not "my first love would last forever" thing :D I'll get it in an instant, just wonder if I should get the Zeus and Pharaoh pack, or just Caesar III. In the mean time my main (and probably only) gameplay for foreseeable future would be Visual Studio :D
     
  31. ryzeki

    ryzeki Super Moderator Super Moderator

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    Dark souls 3, and so far so good. It's midway a souls and bloodborne game somewhat, and I am digging it. Playing it at 4K is a bit hard though, I notice I am averaging 45-50fps. But considering consoles play it at 30fps, I am doing fine.

    Just discovered how weapon arts work and its a nice gimmick, as well as ashen estus. I think I will go mostly ashen with my cleric.
     
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    Plants vs Zoombie... kinda boring yeah today here
     
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    Kaze No Tamashii Notebook Evangelist

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    Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, $1 on Humble Bundle. So fun even though combat is a bit chunky.
     
  34. nick81

    nick81 Notebook Evangelist

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    Just beat Quantum Break (on Xbox One). Amazing game, don't care what reviews said. The moment you realize this is not a cover game and start charging and chaining your powers, the game changes completely. Will replay it on hard eventually.

    I need to finish Child of Light now. Will then jump back into Witcher 3 and finish heart of stone before blood & wine is released next month
     
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    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    I'm sorry, but somehow this post makes me want to proper slap you.
    This game has so much value, even at it's original price, and you still felt like cheating when buying it. Shame on you!

    Then again, I guess I'm no better. I bought the base game on G2A. I did make sure not to make the same mistake when I bought the Expansion Pass...
     
  36. nick81

    nick81 Notebook Evangelist

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    Wow someone's angry

    Well when I first read about this "trick", I experimented a bit and the price I was quoted from my location was higher than the prices in US and Europe. For a digital purchase I found this ridiculous.
    So yeah, I used a VPN to get the best price available. Deal with it.

    I would've paid 100 Euros for the game if I was getting extra content. I am not going to pay 3 times what I paid for no reason. They aren't a charity. I support 2 charities on a monthly basis. I am a firm believer of supporting kickstarter startups, which I do quite frequently.
    So I wasn't being "cheap" or "cheating" as you wrote it.

    Witcher 3 is the first game I bought in the series and I loved the game so much that I bought the Witcher 2 soon after beating W3.
     
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    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    finished quantum break so will be going back to some older titles to see if i can finish them off before overwatch comes out...or i just do some practice for my IELTS test (even though i can only ever speak english).
     
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    nick81 Notebook Evangelist

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    You need to practice for IELTS? Seems to me like you wouldn't have any problem acing that test... Just game bro :p
     
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    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    it's not so much my proficiency in english but rather just getting used to the type of questions being asked and the test format.
     
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    nick81 Notebook Evangelist

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    Just do one or two sample tests, which believe me, you will get a 100% score on and you'll be all set to take the test.
     
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    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    i wish it was THAT simple.
     
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    nick81 Notebook Evangelist

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    Which part are you worried about? Reading and listening were an absolute piece of cake. And writing isn't much difficult considering you're already doing it here... Heck , I thought English was your mother tongue.
     
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    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    Not angry, just disgusted.
    It's not like you had to use the cheapest region to buy the game...
     
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    So you wanted me to use all regions available in the VPN and choose an "average" price? Do you honestly think that it's the developer who will cash in the difference in price?

    Even if it were the case, please enlighten me as to why I should pay more than YOU or some Ukrainian dude for EXACTLY the same game, the same content.
    If I had pirated the game I would've understood your violent outburst. But right now, this is just ridiculous.
     
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    killkenny1 Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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    No, you could have just went with US or EU. Instead you opted out to conveniently choose the cheapest region.
    And since GOG is the official CDPR store, yes, they will cash in the difference, minus the tax.

    Why did you pay at all then? You could have just said "screw you" and walked away. If you are so against the practice.
    Now I'm curious. How much exactly is the base game and expansion in UAE? How much are taxes? Here it's 50+25 (Steam) or 44+22 (GOG) in EU region.
     
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    Ashtrix ψυχή υπεροχή

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    TW3 is DRM free on the other side... :p :cool:
    And I'm playing Bo3, they made a mess this time tbh.

    EDIT : Just because it's FPS...
     
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    nick81 Notebook Evangelist

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    I think no one in their right mind would NOT go for the cheapest option. I mean when you go shopping for parts for your rig, would you go for the "average" price GPU?
    I repeat, this is a AAA developer releasing a AAA game. This is no an indie developer nor a startup.

    The day I purchased the game, there was a significant difference in price. Even today, the game on GOG is priced at $75. And this is WITHOUT taxes as we don't have any in the UAE.
    I hardly ever purchase anything locally, especially hardware. The AW17 in my sig, costs upwards of $3000 here. I bought it off eBay at $1500. This is 50% less, does this make me a cheap person as well ?
     
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    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

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    Correct me if I'm wrong. But doesn't G2A and other like it simply procure their keys from cheaper countries anyhow?
     
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    nick81 Notebook Evangelist

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    Exactly!

    That's how I bought Rise of tomb raider for example! I saved almost 20usd off the steam store price!
    And I also use g2a or cdkeys to get good prices for renewing xbox live gold

    I don't understand why I should feel bad about this....
     
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