Community MetaSteam | April 2019 - "Objection!" the One Finger Fatality
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PC-Era Discord is different from the Steam-Era one. The Steam-Era one seems kinda hidden.
I don't have an invite to give though, as I'm not part of it. Just noting what I have observed.
There isn't an official discord for MC it's just lashman's (robotbrush) server that's usually being talked about in times like this. The people who talk in there are mostly people who joined years ago or people who joined among the chaos that the Gaf -> Era exodus brought on.
Sad to hear about JaseC. I always find his PC performance threads very useful and informative because he always updates it regularly. It's also a shame that the misunderstanding can be avoided by simply adding 
at the end of their sentence. I mean, it's the internet. Conveying meaning in real life is already hard. Even more so on the internet where we're all faceless.
at the end of their sentence. I mean, it's the internet. Conveying meaning in real life is already hard. Even more so on the internet where we're all faceless.
I deleted my ResetEra account, there was so much missinformation about Steam/PC/EGS.
JaseC, you are the MVP, always responded every stupid question i had!
In another news New Patch: Risk of Rain 2 :: Early Access Patch (Build ID #3731106)
JaseC, you are the MVP, always responded every stupid question i had!
In another news New Patch: Risk of Rain 2 :: Early Access Patch (Build ID #3731106)
Had a hearty laugh at this part about the PS5's superduper SSD:
What shittyass laptop is he working on?
don't know about a keyboard with stick but but they do make analog keyboards. Wooting one - Meet your new keyboard
downside is, the configuration for every single game sucks big time. but what I've read and watched, when they are configured they are quite awesome.
thinking about buying the wooting two.
console wars never stop. xbox is dead, pc is the new enemy.
jasec, if you happen to read this, thanks again, your help was much appreciated. don't know what happened but hope you are in a good place.
Ah I see, thanks for your answers. Just joined PC Era discord.
The age of Sony is done.
I've always associated Sony with RPGs, and since most of the noteworthy RPGs of PS3/PS4 are already on PC, I find little reason to get their next-generation console, except maybe for Falcom games.
Almost every game I liked got a PC release/port, and even big fighting games get a day 1 PC release. Sony this generation were the most arrogant when it came to cross-play and BC. No way I'm gonna get a PS5.
Yeah. Launching Excel/Word is CPU intensive, SSD can't help shitty processors.
But change implies that both are running, so no way that is true.
It's not like SSDs are evolving, newer SSDs just sacrifice speed and reliability for lower cost.
They can't include costly nvme ssd. Those cost as much as console.
Imagine if their "secret sauce" SSD is some custom solution, means you won't probably be able to replace SSD without replacing whole system. RIP environment.
I guess software optimization, for sure is possible though, but we'll see in two years-ish.
Steam "does" have Spotify integration.. Valve just never enabled it before Spotify killed API it was based on.
The new game bar looks good, wish steam let me use spotify
There will be a mortal kombat 11 giveaway. Cassie boo deserves some Queen love
PS5 speculation
ALSO WHEN THE FUCK ARE WE GETTING A CYBERBOTS WITH ONLINE PLAY ????
ALSO WHEN THE FUCK ARE WE GETTING A CYBERBOTS WITH ONLINE PLAY ????
The folks expecting flawless 4K60fps are in for a rude awakeningPS5 speculation
ALSO WHEN THE FUCK ARE WE GETTING A CYBERBOTS WITH ONLINE PLAY ????
Best AC game (haven't played IV, Unity, Syndicate and Odyssey though). It starts a bit slow but after the first two ~ three hours it gets way better. There's plenty uPlay useful rewards there, so remember to check that, I remember some useful early swords and shields being there, plus Ezio's outfit.
I was recently taking a look at some SHMUPs, and just found out that Steam has a Darius game! Has anyone here played it?
you can definitely get something cheaper but better
This one is not exactly a shmup per say but it's what Starfox would've been like if it had been near a shmup
This is probably the one you want
Honest to god I've wanted this game PSI-OPS on Steam for so damn long
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It's a damn shame what happened with JaseC, he was the most knowledgeable guy ever in the steam thread. I hope one day he comes back, but I wouldn't blame him if he stayed away. Wish him all the best with what he does in the future.
More Nep2 fun
Hmm, what could it be a reference to...
This game came out before Re;Zero btw
Lies
Hmm, what could it be a reference to...
This game came out before Re;Zero btw
Lies
What am I looking? I know it's Super Mario, but what's special with it?Well this is wild.
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A showcase of games made with Godot Engine
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Still no price. I dont have much faith in Squeenix lolBuy OCTOPATH TRAVELER™ from the Humble Store
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Thanks. I was mostly just surprised to see a Darius game on Steam. I suppose I haven't kept up with the series after Darius Gaiden, which was great.you can definitely get something cheaper but better
This one is not exactly a shmup per say but it's what Starfox would've been like if it had been near a shmup
This is probably the one you want
Honest to god I've wanted this game PSI-OPS on Steam for so damn long
Ikaruga is a classic.
I'll take a look.
I'm not really sure what to make of that, hah.
Posting on the other forum at this point is pretty much account suicide.
Is there a B/S/T thread here? That’s all I’d miss from the other place.
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not yet, no ... i guess no one made one because MC isn't all that active ....
but if you want to make one - go ahead
I wish there is a community where we can talk freely on how we can improve as a community together. But it seems like silencing dissenters is much quicker, I suppose.
Anyway. I'm more than happy to hang out here as long as ya'll have me.
Anyway. I'm more than happy to hang out here as long as ya'll have me.
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I've found the community here very friendly and welcoming
Eh konami salami
Put up the buy option for thar arcade collection already.
Put up the buy option for thar arcade collection already.
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I've found the community here very friendly and welcoming
dayum, son ... you must be loaded (to want to buy that monstrosity)
You know, looking back at the GAF days, maybe it wasn't so bad. At a least they left the steam community alone, other than like one of two raids to ban anime gif posting.
RE went downhill like 3 months in.
RE went downhill like 3 months in.
Quoting myself from era:
Looks like PC gaming era is dead in all but formality.
Very sad. I still remember that one of the reasons I joined were JaseC's steam knowledge, Jshackles being the enhanced steam developer and stumpokapows impressively well reasoned posts.
It was such a nice and welcoming community (apart from one user I shall not name lol), fun to talk with and I even got to chance to play with some of them.
Lethal league with ozium, fighting games with leafy.
Then there were lashmans nigh botlike steam store posts and ListeningGardens visual novel about the community itself and Milamber, who was apparently a vastly bigger pervert than even me (#hero).
But pretty much all of those had already left before we moved to era.
Now with the constant bans for other classic members as well as all the ones that had joined since, the constant "staff posts" and the general dissent, this community isn't the one it used to be anymore.
Heck, it's not even the same in name anymore.
I'm not gonna leave this place completely (unless I get perm'd) but I'll making MC my main forum from here on out. (Feel free to join)
Thanks to all the people that made this community so worthwhile and endearing back on GAF, you were a great community
Looks like PC gaming era is dead in all but formality.
Very sad. I still remember that one of the reasons I joined were JaseC's steam knowledge, Jshackles being the enhanced steam developer and stumpokapows impressively well reasoned posts.
It was such a nice and welcoming community (apart from one user I shall not name lol), fun to talk with and I even got to chance to play with some of them.
Lethal league with ozium, fighting games with leafy.
Then there were lashmans nigh botlike steam store posts and ListeningGardens visual novel about the community itself and Milamber, who was apparently a vastly bigger pervert than even me (#hero).
But pretty much all of those had already left before we moved to era.
Now with the constant bans for other classic members as well as all the ones that had joined since, the constant "staff posts" and the general dissent, this community isn't the one it used to be anymore.
Heck, it's not even the same in name anymore.
I'm not gonna leave this place completely (unless I get perm'd) but I'll making MC my main forum from here on out. (Feel free to join)
Thanks to all the people that made this community so worthwhile and endearing back on GAF, you were a great community
Haven't posted in a while.
But I finished a few games!
-Vaporum.
Bootleg Legend of Grimrock... it really, really feels like it. Not that it's a bad thing, Grimrock 2 is the best dungeon crawler around.
Great visuals, nice atmosphere, good level variety despite being a single dungeon... but since you only have one character in combat, it's definitely a bit simpler, and the progression for both new unique items and skills is also a tad simplistic.
The puzzles are decent enough, but it's definitely a bit too simplified combat wise. On the other hand it's more approachable too, that's definitely a great "my first dungeon crawler".
An expanded second game like what happened from Grimrock 1 to 2 would be great, and it definitely could be just as good.
-Outward.
Quebecjank galore.
It's pretty much the Gothic 3 that never existed.
It does suffer from the same problem of a large open world (made of 4 large maps) with not much in it, a shit ton of backtracking and a complete lack of fast travel. Yeah, it can be a pain.
But on the other hand, you get that Gothic design in the numerous dungeons (with no map so don't get lost) which are excellent, plenty are very long, filled with important stuff to find, and it's not rare to find shortcuts for the open world too! It's almost like giant interconnected maps, and that's pretty cool and unique.
But it really nails the feeling of adventure, with long journeys to prepare to with the survival elements... which I was a bit worried about, but are absolutely not intrusive in the least. Starving or dying of thirst is almost impossible, however making good use of ressources and recipes makes for massive buffs. Like being able to sprint with no concern for stamina or boosting your damage by 50%? Yeah, that's a big deal, far more than just chugging some water every 10 minutes in other survival games.
Plenty of stuff to craft, and you don't need to know the recipe to craft anything. It's pretty fun for multiplayer and subsequent playthroughs... which also benefit from a "New Game +" of sorts, where you can deposit gear in legacy chests and get them on your new character. Neat little gimmick.
The big weak point compared to Piranha Bytes games lies in the writing. There's almost none in Outward frankly. Very few quests, rarely interesting... and just almost no dialogues in general... big downer after Elex, which was miles ahead of the competition with interconnected quests.
On the other hand, the combat is better than anything PB ever managed to put out, and it sure crushes Elex.
Far more fluid, much better hitboxes, a ton of build variety (and you can make broken builds for any archetype)... and of course the usual AI infighting to use at your discretion. It's actually not bad at all when you unlock more stuff and understand how to break the enemy's poise (something that definitely goes above the head of many from what I've seen).
It's pretty much the antithesis to the open world fake RPGs with level scaling, loot scaling and copy/paste everywhere, and it's nice to see a very small team doing it well.
But the lack of means shows... outside of the lighting system, which make dungeons pitch black when you don't have a source of light, and it feels a lot like what Dark Souls 2 was supposed to be; dark, creepy and treacherous. Great use of modest visuals.
Great game, a lot of fun, if massively lacking in the writing department.
It could be the start of another cult franchise with a few fixes.
But I finished a few games!
-Vaporum.
Bootleg Legend of Grimrock... it really, really feels like it. Not that it's a bad thing, Grimrock 2 is the best dungeon crawler around.
Great visuals, nice atmosphere, good level variety despite being a single dungeon... but since you only have one character in combat, it's definitely a bit simpler, and the progression for both new unique items and skills is also a tad simplistic.
The puzzles are decent enough, but it's definitely a bit too simplified combat wise. On the other hand it's more approachable too, that's definitely a great "my first dungeon crawler".
An expanded second game like what happened from Grimrock 1 to 2 would be great, and it definitely could be just as good.
-Outward.
Quebecjank galore.
It's pretty much the Gothic 3 that never existed.
It does suffer from the same problem of a large open world (made of 4 large maps) with not much in it, a shit ton of backtracking and a complete lack of fast travel. Yeah, it can be a pain.
But on the other hand, you get that Gothic design in the numerous dungeons (with no map so don't get lost) which are excellent, plenty are very long, filled with important stuff to find, and it's not rare to find shortcuts for the open world too! It's almost like giant interconnected maps, and that's pretty cool and unique.
But it really nails the feeling of adventure, with long journeys to prepare to with the survival elements... which I was a bit worried about, but are absolutely not intrusive in the least. Starving or dying of thirst is almost impossible, however making good use of ressources and recipes makes for massive buffs. Like being able to sprint with no concern for stamina or boosting your damage by 50%? Yeah, that's a big deal, far more than just chugging some water every 10 minutes in other survival games.
Plenty of stuff to craft, and you don't need to know the recipe to craft anything. It's pretty fun for multiplayer and subsequent playthroughs... which also benefit from a "New Game +" of sorts, where you can deposit gear in legacy chests and get them on your new character. Neat little gimmick.
The big weak point compared to Piranha Bytes games lies in the writing. There's almost none in Outward frankly. Very few quests, rarely interesting... and just almost no dialogues in general... big downer after Elex, which was miles ahead of the competition with interconnected quests.
On the other hand, the combat is better than anything PB ever managed to put out, and it sure crushes Elex.
Far more fluid, much better hitboxes, a ton of build variety (and you can make broken builds for any archetype)... and of course the usual AI infighting to use at your discretion. It's actually not bad at all when you unlock more stuff and understand how to break the enemy's poise (something that definitely goes above the head of many from what I've seen).
It's pretty much the antithesis to the open world fake RPGs with level scaling, loot scaling and copy/paste everywhere, and it's nice to see a very small team doing it well.
But the lack of means shows... outside of the lighting system, which make dungeons pitch black when you don't have a source of light, and it feels a lot like what Dark Souls 2 was supposed to be; dark, creepy and treacherous. Great use of modest visuals.
Great game, a lot of fun, if massively lacking in the writing department.
It could be the start of another cult franchise with a few fixes.
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hey now ... i'm still here
and so is Cheese (occasionally, lol)
That staff post was pretty much 'the beatings will continue until the morale improves'
Isn't that kind of the point with MC, that it is a group effort all inclusive in all matters of the site?
Just saw the PC Era thread earlier. Wow, more old guards are getting banned. The community won't be the same ever again.
I doubt I'll recognize the people there when I get back from my ban in 2020. Or will the thread still even exist by then?
I doubt I'll recognize the people there when I get back from my ban in 2020. Or will the thread still even exist by then?
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Steam library paralysis: the feeling of not knowing what to play, so you quietly slink off to play your standby MMO/GaaS instead.
I loved AC Origins! I've always been a fan of the series, but the added RPG elements and the Egyptian setting really made it one of my favourite AC yet.
And if Humble won't add the DLCs in the Monthly, I recommend buying at least the Curse of the Pharaos expansion, as the added areas and new story are great!
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