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[Rickenslacker]

[TF2 rant]

First of all:
From Dust mask is a Demoman item, the Deus Ex arm is a Heavy item, so you wouldn't find someone attacking you with both on.

Other than that, it's a fair point. There's definitely more added complexity to the game due to the new weapon additions. The general strategy to approaching some classes have completely changed depending on their gear, and I'm always a bit paranoid when I take out a spy. However the reason you'll find people don't throw a shitfit over weapons being a certain price at the store is because they are worthless in the trading market after a couple weeks of being introduced, so they're very easy to get for free or in a random drop.

Not to mention a lot of the new weapons end up being extremely gimmicky or situational. The Cow Mangler rocket launcher that you mention is pretty crappy compared to the stock rocket launcher. It may have 5 rockets and infinite ammo, but it reloads slower, does less damage, does awful damage against sentries, and has no crits, besides who the hell runs out of rockets anyway.

 

[Odrion]

Oh god, and they brought trading servers into existence! That's a thing! I load up my browser and it's flooded with idle and trade servers!

Gabe always said piracy was the result of customer dissatisfaction, did they ever load up their server browser and seen what sort of consequences occurred with their own tacked on systems?

 

[KenOD]

Explosive barrels should be grey, not red.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Oh god, and they brought trading servers into existence! That's a thing! I load up my browser and it's flooded with idle and trade servers!

Gabe always said piracy was the result of customer dissatisfaction, did they ever load up their server browser and seen what sort of evil they hath wrought with their shitty tacked on systems?

oh no players are getting what they want and are happy about it???

 

[Card Boy]

oh no players are getting what they want and are happy about it???

And how about players that "Never asked for this"?

 

[Odrion]

oh no players are getting what they want and are happy about it???

It's a very archaic way to get what they want that could've been avoided with a more cohesive system, and it results in me (and others) never wanting to see the public server list because it's bloated with that terrible stuff.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

And how about players that "Never asked for this"?

They ignore it, which is incredibly easy.

It's a very archaic way to get what they want that could've been avoided with a more cohesive system, and it results in me (and others) never wanting to see the public server list because it's bloated with that terrible stuff.

The overwhelming majority of the server list is non-trading or idle stuff.



Getting upset because other people are enjoying an optional aspect of the game is like some severe dogmatic shit.

 

[Riposte]

The whole "gaming as a service" sounds nice and all, but it will definitely end up biting competitive games (well, good games in general) in the ass. I'm pretty ambivalent about Valve, aside from being completely in love with Steam.

 

[Rickenslacker]

It's a very archaic way to get what they want that could've been avoided with a more cohesive system, and it results in me (and others) never wanting to see the public server list because it's bloated with that terrible stuff.

You don't have to then, there's quick play. You can favourite a server. You can blacklist servers. You can use a number of filters to refine your search results.

 

[Princess Carl]

It's a very archaic way to get what they want that could've been avoided with a more cohesive system, and it results in me (and others) never wanting to see the public server list because it's bloated with that terrible stuff.

You kidding me? I never see the trading servers when I am searching. Like ever.

You are seriously exaggerating a shitload right now.

 

[Sapphire Dreams]

Here is something I forgot to mention:

Goldeneye sucks, it is filled with horrible design decisions and boring gunplay. The multiplayer is not THAT good I am sorry its just not.

 

[Odrion]

That's a lot of bloat. Maybe it's not the majority, but it's significant trash that I have to eye through if I want to join a custom public game.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Then sort by map, or by latency, or use the matchmaking menu and select your mode.

 

[mickcenary]

Everything made by Bethesda is fucking hideous, inside and out.

 

[Odrion]

Then sort by map, or by latency, or use the matchmaking menu and select your mode.

Latency searching is still a problem, since I'll be looking for populated games, and a lot of the ones that are, are still trading/idle servers.

So it'll be a lot of "0, 0, 0, 0, 22/24!.... Trading server. 0, 0, 0."

But even still, restricting myself to a certain way of finding public matches doesn't excuse the problem. If anything, it would anger me further.

And that's how I kinda feel about all this. Like I'm some grumpy old man angered that my beloved game isn't what it use to be, and those damn kids with their jazzy helmets and flashy custom taunts went and ruined the purity of it. And yes, I feel quite lame about it. But hey, it's there, slowly rotting my soul, and I'm glad there's some thread I can express it in (and people can at least find it reasonable.)

 

[Mutombo]

Dark Souls is simply not fun to play, never. The game is hard because of the clunky controls and the way enemies cheese their swords through walls.

 

[danmaku]

Wow, Americans must be really obsessed with hats. Italy here, and in the first page of my server browser I see a grand total of 1 idle server and 1 trading server.

 

[Sseklebeast]

Dark Souls is simply not fun to play, never. The game is hard because of the clunky controls and the way enemies cheese their swords through walls.

Dark Souls is a ton of fun.

 

[I'm an expert]

Dark Souls is simply not fun to play, never. The game is hard because of the clunky controls and the way enemies cheese their swords through walls.

Hmm...that's a unique one. What system of choice? At least on the PS3 the controls are pristine and everything you could ask for from a two-handed weapon based action rpg.

 

[Vagabundo]

Dual Analogue controls (esp for FPSs) should be destroyed and wiped from public memory. I want to see newer control methods for 3D gaming.

 

[SmokyDave]

Dual Analogue controls (esp for FPSs) should be destroyed and wiped from public memory. I want to see newer control methods for 3D gaming.

Keyboard and mouse are for controlling spreadsheets, games controllers are for controlling games.

Come at me.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Keyboard and mouse are for controlling spreadsheets, games controllers are for controlling games.

Come at me.

Games are for babbys, let's play Excel spreadsheet

 

[Lionheart1337]

Keyboard and mouse are for controlling spreadsheets, games controllers are for controlling games.

Come at me.

Keyboards are made for input. Keyboards work best (by a lot) for almost all game genres, especially fps despite being and probably due to being a more general device.

With a mouse you get to aim with your entire hand instead of just a thumb.

Spoiler

controllers work on pc

 

[Anteater]

Keyboard and mouse are for controlling spreadsheets, games controllers are for controlling games.

Come at me.

:lol

I kind of agree to that, I'm not saying keyboard/mouse aren't better than controller, but I've always thought that they weren't really designed for games, but games were designed to fit the keyboard/mouse control scheme.

 

[AdventureRacing]

Keyboard and mouse are for controlling spreadsheets, games controllers are for controlling games.

Come at me.

I play RTS's so no. Also in a lot of ways i find mouse and keyboard to be more comfortable than gamepads (considering how widely they are used and generally for excessive periods of time they need to be designed for comfort). I'm not saying gamepads aren't i just find they aren't as comfortable.

 

[Mr. Saturn]

Nintendo consoles and handhelds are for little kids and anybody over the age of 14 who owns one should be embarrassed. Fuck Mario games. He's a fucking plumber, I played that shit when I was 6 years old, fucking retire him already.

Console video games will be essentially dead in 10 years. By that point PC and mobile devices will be so powerful that their will be no reason for a "console". However, arcades will make a big comeback with 3d immersion technology too expensive for homes. ~10 years after that the technology will be cheap enough again for home console/immersion videogames will make a comeback.

Spoiler

And Nintendo will still be making fucking Mario games.

Why so angry weekend_warrior? At the end of they day the Sony and Microsoft's consoles are toys just as much as Nintendo consoles, so then I guess anyone over the age of 14 should be embarrassed to own any system right, and besides I guess people own Nintendo consoles because they find the games fun and may not care if their games are "family friendly". At least that's my take on it.

Oh well as for my controversial opionions I have a few.

• 
  I think Okami is overrated
  
  I enjoyed Yoshi's Island DS
  
  I think Final Fantasy is just an ok series, if you like it that's cool but I don't care for it.
  
  Gamecube controller is the best controller ever made.
  

 

[SmokyDave]

Alright, maybe don't come at me. I can't really defend my opinion

On the plus side, if you're gaming with a KB&M you're on a PC. If you're on a PC you can control your games with whatever the fuck you please. Awesome.

Spoiler

controllers work on pc

I know. It's 50% of the reason I've switched back to PC gaming and I love it.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Don't be like that. I just spotted the opening I'd left in hindsight, and hoped that you would fill it. If I were the sort of person to thrust that sort of criticism in someone's face, it'd be hard for me to justify my own low comedy without being a big, thick hypocrite.

I was doing internet Pesci.

Gah, kids today.

 

[Yagharek]

Everything made by Bethesda is fucking hideous, inside and out.

This isnt controversial. It's an incontrovertible fact.

 

[Vagabundo]

KB/M for my PC oh yeah.

I only buy Move FPSs for the PS3 now. Other genres of games are on a case by case basis depending on what their dual analogue controls are like.

 

[AdventureRacing]

Alright, maybe don't come at me. I can't really defend my opinion

On the plus side, if you're gaming with a KB&M you're on a PC. If you're on a PC you can control your games with whatever the fuck you please. Awesome.

Using a K&M allows me to alt tab from my game and start posting on GAF without even having to move my hands, what could be more awesome than that?

In general though i kinda agree with you. Outside of certain genres i tend to prefer a gamepad even sometimes for FPS as well.

 

[AntiFacebook]

- FF7 is a bad game and Cloud is a bad character.

- Dante is a bad character,and i don't mean the new one.

- Platinum games\Clover hasn't made a single good game since viewtiful joe 2.

- Xenogears' story is nice, but far from being the best story even written, and is in fact not even the best story in a video game.

- The Japanese game industry was never better than the western one, they just excel in different areas

- Baten Kaitos 2 is the best JRPG of the previous gen

- There are no more than 10 games in history which deserve to be called an RPG (none of them is a JRPG). That does not mean that the rest are bad games.

- Morrowind is far superior to Oblivion and Skyrim, which are dumbed down versions of it, and is one of the greatest games ever.

- Nintendo makes many great games ,but people tend to give them much more credit than they deserve, just because they are Nintendo's.

- The ultimate control method for a video game is a keyboard + mouse, not a gamepad, and certainly not motion controls.

Not related to gaming, but while i'm at it:

- Batman begins is an awful film, TDK is nice, but they both pale in comparison to the first 3 batman movies.
- Superman > Batman
- Facebook sucks

 

[Anteater]

- Dante is a bad character,and i don't mean the new one.

Agree to this, especially with the dmc3 Dante, there were some things I liked about the character, but eh.

 

[Fahrenheit]

Nintendo has been rehashing games since NES, while they are still good they are the "been there, done that" and feel stall. Only expectation is when they let Retro make them.

 

[FoxSpirit]

That's a lot of bloat. Maybe it's not the majority, but it's significant trash that I have to eye through if I want to join a custom public game.

There is also a filter option below for the maps, so you can filter to only cp_ etc. Used this since almost forever.

 

[Mutombo]

Hmm...that's a unique one. What system of choice? At least on the PS3 the controls are pristine and everything you could ask for from a two-handed weapon based action rpg.

when i play and friend come over they all say how clunky/slow it looks. Not to mention the framerate drops (not patched).

Maybe you guys are used to it. Maybe I suck. Either way, i'm not having fun fighting or roaming around.

 

[Xux]

Everything made by Bethesda is fucking hideous, inside and out.

Any developer whose name starts with a B seems to be total garbage.

 

[Wallach]

Any developer whose name starts with a B seems to be total garbage.

Black Isle called, they said to get caught in a dickstorm without an umbrella.

 

[R_thanatos]

Any developer whose name starts with a B seems to be total garbage.

Blizzard ????

Nope it doesn't work ...

 

[KenOD]

Analogue controller like Playstation Move navigation controller plus mouse would beat keyboard plus mouse or controller.

Nintendo doesn't make more original IPs because people don't buy them or outright ignore them for existing since the SNES. Wii ____ titles, Miis, Endless Ocean, Xenoblade, and a dozen others or so being the small exceptions this generation. I guess it's more fun to pretend they never do anything new.

Sony should rehash, bring back, reuse a lot of it's old owned IPs. I want my Lemmings curse them.

Kameo is better than Banjo-Kazooie.

The first section of World 1-1 for Super Mario Bros where it explains everything about the game and how to play right from the start is the Citizen Kane of gaming others should learn from.

 

[NBtoaster]

Bad Company 2 is average to bad in all respects.

A shame, because I really liked the MP demo/beta. The controls/movement are really lacking, the extreme bloom ruins the visuals, and the single player squanders everything the first game had going for it.

Being able to be killed suddenly, instantly, from the other side of the map is bad game design (applies to other games. You should always be able to defend yourself).

 

[LeleSocho]

WASD controls are worst thing ever but the mouse is good
the best way is a Nunchuck+Mouse combo

Fuck WASD

 

[InfiniDragon]

- 98% of people who berate Nintendo games for being toys and plays an Xbox or PS3 are either sheep, hypocrites, or both. News flash genius, it's still a video game, and you're not cooler than anyone because you paid more for it.

- FFX-2 is not that good of a game, and not because of the story alone. The whole layout of it from the battle system, to the mission layout on down is just not good.

- Though I do not hate Xenogears by a long shot, I preferred Xenosaga Episodes I and II to XG (Episode III is garbage).

- Morrowind was overrated and I'd rather play Oblivion or Skyrim.

- iOS/Android as game platforms over a actual game console/handheld is a retarded idea and should never happen, and if it did I'd likely stop playing video games.

 

[TaroYamada]

Blizzard ????

Nope it doesn't work ...

It still works.

 

[Dead Man]

- 98% of people who berate Nintendo games for being toys and plays an Xbox or PS3 are either sheep, hypocrites, or both. News flash genius, it's still a video game, and you're not cooler than anyone because you paid more for it.

- FFX-2 is not that good of a game, and not because of the story alone. The whole layout of it from the battle system, to the mission layout on down is just not good.

- Though I do not hate Xenogears by a long shot, I preferred Xenosaga Episodes I and II to XG (Episode III is garbage).

- Morrowind was overrated and I'd rather play Oblivion or Skyrim.

- iOS/Android as game platforms over a actual game console/handheld is a retarded idea and should never happen, and if it did I'd likely stop playing video games.

Wow, you seem really angry. Here's a question. Is Bambi aimed at the same audience as Citizen Kane? Obviously there are a variety of games on Nintendo platforms, and no one has made a gaming equivalent to Citizen Kane, but do you see how two things that are the same medium are not the same?

 

[InfiniDragon]

Wow, you seem really angry. Here's a question. Is Bambi aimed at the same audience as Citizen Kane? Obviously there are a variety of games on Nintendo platforms, and no one has made a gaming equivalent to Citizen Kane, but do you see how two things that are the same medium are not the same?

Not angry at all, actually, just kinda dishing it back to the people that feel the opposite in that first case.

And yes, I can see how two things aren't fully identical just because they're the same type of thing. But the more pertinent question should be this in my mind; is that product still good? If it is, then the intended audience should be irrelevant and the product should still be supported. Just because a game is intended for younger audiences does not mean it should be treated as if the product cannot be a quality one (which is how sadly, most people that I was directing that little jab at treat it).

 

[SmokyDave]

Wow, you seem really angry. Here's a question. Is Bambi aimed at the same audience as Citizen Kane? Obviously there are a variety of games on Nintendo platforms, and no one has made a gaming equivalent to Citizen Kane, but do you see how two things that are the same medium are not the same?

Careful man, that's one angry 3DS owner. Don't get bitten!

 

[Dead Man]

Not angry at all, actually, just kinda dishing it back to the people that feel the opposite in that first case.

And yes, I can see how two things aren't fully identical just because they're the same type of thing. But the more pertinent question should be this in my mind; is that product still good? If it is, then the intended audience should be irrelevant and the product should still be supported. Just because a game is intended for younger audiences does not mean it should be treated as if the product cannot be a quality one (which is how sadly, most people that I was directing that little jab at treat it).

Yeah, fair enough, you just seemed to be making a more general statement than that.

Careful man, that's one angry 3DS owner. Don't get bitten!

Calm questioning soothes the savage beast

 

[NinjaBoiX]

Oh here's one more: Dark Souls isn't actually hard. People are just too dumb to reorient themselves to a game that is different from a lot of popular games.

Yet another person seemingly unwilling to accept that the Souls games are intentionally hard, that's the way they are designed.

They aren't easy.

They are difficult.

They are a lot harder than most other games.

How else do you want to say it?

"You guys are just too dumb to play it."

Yeah, fuck off dude. Take your high horse with you.

 

[InfiniDragon]

Careful man, that's one angry 3DS owner. Don't get bitten!

My 3DS is pretty awesome, yeah. But then again, so are all the rest of my consoles and handhelds, I've had pretty much all of them across the board. And I plan to get a Vita whether the thing bombs or not. XD