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| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=24580 |   jacobvandy (1630) Jan 16, 2012 - 05:00 pm
| | I wouldn't think so. As mentioned in the post, even if the rumors are true and they're taking some drastic measures, they're probably not shutting down. And even if they do, I'm sure Relic would have a home somewhere else or be able to do their own thing. As for the Warhammer 40k IP, that would be up to Games Workshop as to whether they let them keep working on it. I don't see why they wouldn't. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=24564 | jacobvandy (1630) Jan 11, 2012 - 01:06 am
| | I'm pretty sure the whole idea of making it work at such short distances (50cm is only about 1 1/2 feet) was so you can use it sitting at your desk. Sure, that wouldn't work if they release Dance Central 3 or whatever for PC, but it would be cool to track head movements and recognize hand gestures, stuff like that. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=24552 | jacobvandy (1630) Jan 05, 2012 - 05:46 pm
| | It is a little slow, but I'm sure they'd add a fast-forward button. Also have to consider what kind of controlled chaos you'll have to manage if you had like 100 of those worker guys. You have to appreciate being able to plan out any kind of building you want and then setting your minions to constructing it, though. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=24529 | jacobvandy (1630) Dec 23, 2011 - 05:54 pm » Edited on Dec 23, 2011 - 05:55 pm
| You could boil down every PC game to "just clicking on stuff" though, and none of them have any "real" meaning because their purpose is purely recreation/entertainment/diversion.
But there's a huge difference between Mafia Wars, which is basically a spreadsheet game, and TOR that actually engages you in a story, gives you a character and a ship and companions to explore the universe with, not to mention offers combat that is really cool to watch (as opposed to clicking "Attack" and getting a text response as to how much damage you did).
Also, space battles. I had actually forgotten about them being in the game until I encountered my first one, and they're awesome. Maybe I like them more than most because I grew up playing that kind of stuff in arcades and on Sega Genesis (Star Wars Arcade 32X!), but it's still a nice change of pace that earns rewards equal to questing. Does any other MMO have something like that? Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=24541 | jacobvandy (1630) Dec 23, 2011 - 05:40 pm » Edited on Dec 23, 2011 - 05:41 pm
| | I like how they try to hook you in to Railworks 3 with a 90% off sale, in attempts to get you to buy some of their $1800 worth of DLC, which is AFTER the 50% discount they have on it right now. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=24541 | jacobvandy (1630) Dec 22, 2011 - 05:52 pm » Edited on Dec 22, 2011 - 05:53 pm
| | I've actually shown some self-restraint with this sale... Only bought Tropico 4 so far ($14 was way more fair a price to pay for what's basically a standalone expansion) but I'll probably get Blur, too, because some guys want to do that for Frag Night. I'm completing all the objectives I can, but haven't bought any game strictly for that purpose. Probably helps that I've already bought most of the games I've wanted already. :p Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=24529 | jacobvandy (1630) Dec 14, 2011 - 06:46 pm
| But how many hours was that before you got bored? I bet it was more than most games. I rarely play an MMO for months straight, but as long as it's good I come back to it now and then.
I made a Bounty Hunter after I got out of the prologue area for the Sith Warrior, that's a whole other unique 6-8 hour thing. I noticed two classes share each prologue area though. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=24480 | jacobvandy (1630) Dec 06, 2011 - 03:03 pm
| | That's been a rumor based on the 3 seconds of footage we've seen (see image above). It's still a possibility at this point, though, for all we know the "real" domain could be generalsalliances.com for Command & Conquer: Generals - Alliances or something. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=24469 | jacobvandy (1630) Dec 01, 2011 - 02:24 pm
| | I think most people are having the same reaction because it was so unexpected, but there's no reason to believe it's not for real. A proper South Park game with all the familiar voices, brilliant writing, off-the-wall parody/humor, and random variety, especially in an RPG, would be pretty sweet. Even if the game sucks, it'll sell like hotcakes to their millions of fans, so why wouldn't they want to do it? Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=24457 | jacobvandy (1630) Nov 28, 2011 - 05:35 pm » Edited on Nov 28, 2011 - 05:35 pm
| | I'm not familiar with any Imjin war DLC, is it something they've talked about before? Why would releasing a stand-alone expansion prevent them from putting out more content, even for the base game? Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=24450 | jacobvandy (1630) Nov 25, 2011 - 06:47 pm » Edited on Nov 25, 2011 - 06:48 pm
| Oh, yes, I've got a link to the LAA work-around and everything on the 'Modding and tweaks' page of the article.
I'll be starting new characters now, too. I only dabbled in magic with my stealth assassin guy, so I want to go full-blown High Elf wizard, really zap some fools. I was quite jealous of the mage mercenary you can hire (in Riften, I think); for a while he was killing enemies before I could even get a shot off. Pretty overpowered for the pittance you pay to keep him with you indefinitely, IMO. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=24450 | jacobvandy (1630) Nov 25, 2011 - 06:41 pm
| Heh, but did you know anything above a 567 armor rating is useless? Damage reduction maxes out by then at 80%, so there's not really an advantage to investing in heavy armor perks. You still need the perks if you want to reach the armor cap with high-end light armor, but if you fully exploit smithing by boosting it with enchantments and potions, ANY armor can give you full protection. How's that for balance, lol. :p
Link: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Armor Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=24449 | jacobvandy (1630) Nov 25, 2011 - 11:52 am
| | I don't think anyone who's upset by this would deny that piracy exists and can be a problem. But for Ubisoft (or at least people that make their games) to take such an extreme stance, let alone have the audacity to flaunt it in public view, is pretty ridiculous. They have absolutely no idea what they're doing on PC, and instead of recognize that fact and try to accept our feedback and improve, they put their fingers in their ears and insist it can't be their fault the games aren't selling well. Flag this | Edit this post |
| Siteseeing Link » /news/siteseeingarticle.asp?searchid=4711 | jacobvandy (1630) Nov 18, 2011 - 02:23 pm » Edited on Nov 18, 2011 - 02:40 pm
| Yep, they were touting their fancy 3D map all throughout development, how you can zoom in and rotate it, etc. But come release day, we all find out you can only zoom between about a mile up and 0.9 miles up, and rotate about 120 degrees, with the terrain at the barest level of detail...
This 'Google Streetview' style zooming and free view is what most people assumed you would be able to do from the start, I think. Really awesome, and it's not even really a mod that you have to download and install, you just tweak existing settings from the config file. Flag this | Edit this post |
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