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Can confirm. Game is fucking awesome.

This looks awesome. Definitely checking it out

Humble Bundle is a big contributor to my unplayed games. There’s usually only a few games in a bundle that I’m interested in at a good price, and the test I’ll eventually get to… Maybe when I retire… If I get to retire…

The weekend crew rolled in

RIP KSP2

Still bleeding in a warehouse wondering WTF just happened.

Generals was really fun. The C&C series really started to decline once EA went balls deep on what was left of Westwood studios for the games after that.
3D is great. I just don’t trust most AAA companies to make a decent RTS these days.

To Tiberian Sun and StarCraft were my obsession for years. SC2 was pretty awesome, but I would not trust Blizzard to make another good RTS at this point.

It’s easy. You cut down the quality of your products rapidly and start being recommended against by the people that used to buy your products.

Corsair used to be good. I enjoyed their products. However, their quality has plummeted over the past few years, and their iCue software is absolutely terrible. It will routinely crash, and completely lock up my keyboard and mouse.

That’s true. A little communication during the deactivation period could have gone a long way. I’m not surprised it was overlooked, all things considered.

Speaking candidly about business negotiations can harm a good working relationship if you say the wrong thing. You also don’t want to say anything that could be perceived as badmouthing the people that hold the keys to your success. He’s likely just trying to be careful while being as transparent as possible.

It’s called “Not reading your fucking contract or doing due diligence for the people who paid for your product and then kicking the can to the people you signed a contract with.”

If people had read the bright yellow text above the buy button on the Steam store page or the EULA, the account linking announcement would not have been a surprise.

They didn’t ignore it. They shut it off after the first week because Sony’s servers were so clogged up, people weren’t able to set up their accounts. Plus, they were dealing with all the other server issues. It was only a matter of time before they were going to have to turn it back on.

Not only has the “requires linking a PlayStation Network account” advisory been on the Steam page from the start, but anyone that picked up the game at launch is already linked.

I’m not a fan of the linking; but since I don’t own a Sony console, it’s just yet another account that serves no purpose to me other than letting me play a couple of games I own on PC.

I used Vortex in the past, and it was not a good experience for me. I’m assuming it’s improved over the years; but it’s basically a master installer for mods with a lot of bugs.

The biggest advantage of MO2 is being able to set up mod profiles that are separated from your game and each other. You can drop in/out mods for troubleshooting, adjust load orders, and toggle specific parts of a mod. For example, you can have an entirely vanilla version of Skyrim, and then launch a modded version through MO2. If something isn’t working, you can toggle mods without messing up the load order or specific settings you’ve made. It also allows you to adjust the “overwrite” order of mods on the fly without losing the files from the original mod, which has been an absolute game changer for modding.

Install 50 mods at once and the game broke? You can temporarily disable half of them and check if the game still loads. It works now? Re-enable half of the ones you disabled and try again. Within a handful of launches, you can narrow down the issue to a specific mod. Was the issue a specific plugin that’s supposed to make it compatible with another mod you don’t have? You can disable that plugin and keep the whole mod.

Got everything working great, but now you want to make a new save with different mods, but want to be able to go back to that old save file? Make a new profile and load up whatever mods you want just for that save.

Really though, MO2 is awesome. It makes modding super easy, especially when you break Skyrim yet again.

Bethesda’s formula is pretty dated. They changed up a few things for Starfield, but it’s still same the old dialog system.

The challenge only requires a successful attack, not a kill. Try using a rifle. Chances are, the stealth detection is bugging out and they are detecting you at the last second. A sneak attack bonus message should appear in the corner of your screen.

I managed to stack up several sneak attacks with melee by EM blasting a squad, and then going around crouch-stabbing them.

If none of these work, then I’m not sure. Hopefully the unofficial community patch fixes it, or gets updated soon.

True. Thankfully, it’s a common part, so I was able to replace mine relatively easily and it’s held up well.

If it is a Deckard coming soon, I’ll definitely be working out for one.

It’s still fulfilling its role well. Meanwhile, the Index is getting pretty old compared to current-gen VR headsets. It’s still a fantastic headset, but it would be nice to have something smaller, lighter, and wireless.

Bigscreen’s Beyond headset should be looked at as something the next wave of VR headsets should strive for.

MW2 (the current release) is a broken, buggy, unfinished mess that has only gotten progressively worse with each update. They did eventually add some very basic features that people had to beg for several months after release. The game is drowning in hackers and toxicity with no end in sight; and runs about as stable as someone taking anti-depressants and anti-psychotics at the same time. It honestly feels like they’re rushing to get to their next game as quickly as possible so they can leave this trash heap in the past, while continuing to bleed their current user base dry of as much cash as possible. Their fans are likely hoping that maybe THIS time, Infinity Ward finally learn from the mistakes of the past (but they absolutely won’t).

From a basic cash value standpoint, MW2 has been a ripoff. The game started at $70, and immediately they bombard you with in-game ads to buy a $30 pass that’s only good for 60 days. Half of the multiplayer content is locked behind this paywall. Each new release of content is $20-30, and they release more DLC packs on roughly a monthly basis while ignoring the core issues ruining the game. With each new update, the style of the game gets closer and closer to looking like Fortnite. If you refuse to buy any of that stuff, you end up with 1/10 of a game that will be decommissioned soon. If you were to go maximum whale mode and buy everything they’re pushing to have everything unlocked, you’re probably looking at close to $1000.

If you’re missing old CoD/Battlefield vibes, just go buy Battlebit Remastered for $15 and have the time of your life. It’s been a couple of months since release, and it’s still near the top of the Steam charts.