it's a baffling situation.
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Metal Gear Solid Community |OT4| God Bless the Chopper!
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In the corporate environment, the Q/A is your everyday work force!
I remember when they changed what software we used when I worked customer service, shit didn't work right for the first month or so of the roll out.
It really is, because as it stands now console copies get both pre-load and unlocks at midnight EST, in the US. Where as PC players get no pre-load (another asinine decision, but there's a whole topic on that) and it doesn't unlock until half way through the 1st in the US, and later in other parts of the world. Obviously the unlock time can change between now and release, but the no pre-load really hurts people with slower internet.
Lmao, we share the same pain, the last semester for our team will be spent on QA, it's gonna make me go insane!
Anyway goodnight Tom, see you tomorrow.
it's very weird. it doesn't even unlock on midnight on the 1st either, but weird arbitrary times like 10am or 1pm.
i'm going to cross my fingers there's a weird arrangement going on that pre-purchasers get to unlock at midnight NZ time, the TPP/GZ bundle disappears, and then the store page for TPP changes over to a single purchase of TPP at the steam unlock time. i swear i saw someone mention an example of this happening with another steam unlock before
Strazyplus
Member
CambriaRising
Member
Shoulda got a vita.
PST, we're in sunny Southern CA.
I had my buddy boot up the PC ver. It has Shooter Type and Action Type under control style, but you can rebind just about anything under key assignments (there are additional control options for pads as well like switching stick inputs and sensitivity, etc). I don't recall exactly how Action Type-B was different but I think it will provide robust enough for your needs.
If you pre-purchase you will be playing at it's earliest release on 9/1. And it should be 9/1 for all territories on Steam, minus perhaps Japan where it launches 9/2.
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Xpike
Unconfirmed Member
Cmon Tora, can't you do anything about this second class citizen treatment of pc owners? Especially since everyone with a console already got it early
Alright, thanks for the clarification!
Just get a Vita for remote play so you don't "waste" precious time.
Wow I never thought of that. That's brilliant. I was thinking of setting up an elaborate set up of mirrors from my bathroom to my TV.
We did! It was moved from 9/15 to 9/1 to keep parity with console release. I get the frustration, it comes from a place of love, but we're seriously trying to appease all parties here, I assure you.
It's the nature of moving parts, we have no direct control on any platform or first party and certainly not retailers.
I love my Vita, but I kinda like this option more for the low budget lolz.
can you confirm what the graphical settings are like? or will there be an nvidia blog post about that in a few days?
What are you talking about? I didn't get anything early.
Trust me, every PC player is eternally grateful for this. The two week wait from console launch to PC launch would have been hell.
Dude... they worked their asses off to get the PC version out the same date as consoles.... btw, people who bought the game via PSN need to wait too you know.
If it helps you sleep at night i will get the PS4 version and don't have the game yet, so you're not the only one who has to wait, most people will have to wait for Sept. 1st.
CambriaRising
Member
So it's available to everyone who preordered at the unlock time for NZ, globally? I just wanna be clear.
Strazyplus
Member
I wish the game could be unlocked sooner but much grateful for releasing it along side consoles. if this was not done I would not of pre-ordered when I did and lickly would now be sitting her suffering as I wait for the game to unlock.
THANKS ALOT REALLY!
7DollarHagane
Banned
you guys know why the CE digital item codes are missing, right?
cause MGO3 is never happening lol
cause MGO3 is never happening lol
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Xpike
Unconfirmed Member
urgh i get it, but it's pretty frustrating. Especially since no preload probably means I'll have to wait until the 2nd.
GringoSuave89
Banned
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
I really prefer the classic top down stealth of MGS1 and MGS2 but I've been playing lots of Ground Zeroes and have to say I really enjoy it.
It has more arcade stealth DNA than I initially realized. Holding down guards on the ground is just as fun as collecting dog tags, and shooting out lights is much faster than Chaos Theory.
In fact, the less binary nature of getting spotted (shadows and shrubbery give you a 'camo index' so to speak) plus the crouch running are really the only Splinter Cell elements. It is still very much like MGS4 but with a much better aiming system. It's waaaaaay too easy to get tranquilizer headshots in MGS4 with over the shoulder aiming. You almost never have to use first person aiming in MGS4. In Ground Zeroes it's almost straight up preferred.
It has more arcade stealth DNA than I initially realized. Holding down guards on the ground is just as fun as collecting dog tags, and shooting out lights is much faster than Chaos Theory.
In fact, the less binary nature of getting spotted (shadows and shrubbery give you a 'camo index' so to speak) plus the crouch running are really the only Splinter Cell elements. It is still very much like MGS4 but with a much better aiming system. It's waaaaaay too easy to get tranquilizer headshots in MGS4 with over the shoulder aiming. You almost never have to use first person aiming in MGS4. In Ground Zeroes it's almost straight up preferred.
I'm not sure about the NZ stuff, and generally I would just move away from that. Just go with "What it says on the Steam store page, (subject to change) with a guarantee of 9/1 for those that Pre-purchase."
Thank you so much for getting back to me Tora.
If you don't mind me asking one more question.
Will the you be able to import tracks on the PC version that are FLAC. ?
Thank you for taking the time out of your day to answer mine and other fans questions.
If you don't mind me asking one more question.
Will the you be able to import tracks on the PC version that are FLAC. ?
Thank you for taking the time out of your day to answer mine and other fans questions.
Please thank your friend for me.
Is that for keyboard controls only. ?
Action-type-B moved CQC to square.
beatdowniidx
Member
cant begin to tell you man how excited i am for this so much so ive bought everything twice Ground Zeros both pc and ps4 plus The Phantom Pain both pc and the collectors edition ps4
Thank you so much for getting back to me Tora.
If you don't mind me asking one more question.
Will the you be able to import tracks on the PC version that are FLAC. ?
Thank you for taking the time out of your day to answer mine and other fans questions.
Please thank your friend for me.
Is that for keyboard controls only. ?
Action-type-B moved CQC to square.
I don't want to get too deep into it (not sure how much I can say), but I think you should be able to change most if not all the settings to what you need. It's very flexible.
Also, I won't thank him, he's got too much of an ego already, we try to keep him level headed.
This is known. I expect nothing less than darting eyes and frothing mouths come Monday.
Strazyplus
Member
I second this, if you do you will face the furry of my FOB raids endlessly!
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Xpike
Unconfirmed Member
In Outer Heaven, men become demons
Ahh. ok thank you again. <3
LOL. Ok.Also, I won't thank him, he's got too much of an ego already, we try to keep him level headed.
Raven Prime
Member
Tora can you tell us what is wrong with some of the Collector's Editions of The Phantom Pain? Because a lot of people have gotten their preorders cancelled.
I don't want to get too deep into it (not sure how much I can say), but I think you should be able to change most if not all the settings to what you need. It's very flexible.
Also, I won't thank him, he's got too much of an ego already, we try to keep him level headed.
This is known. I expect nothing less than darting eyes and frothing mouths come Monday.
Doin' a great job, man! People are just getting riled up that the console editions are breaking street date, which I do not approve of since it leads to this madness. The rest of the 99.98% of people (including myself) need to wait for the official release in 3 days (plus some hours). Thanks for having the PC date pushed forward though!
CambriaRising
Member
Thank you. I fully understand that it's probably a hard question to answer. I don't mean to come off as abrasive, I just tend to be very direct. Sorry.
Even I know this one. Sept 1st.
CertifiedFP
Member
I don't want to get too deep into it (not sure how much I can say), but I think you should be able to change most if not all the settings to what you need. It's very flexible.
Also, I won't thank him, he's got too much of an ego already, we try to keep him level headed.
This is known. I expect nothing less than darting eyes and frothing mouths come Monday.
Don't know if this has been asked before but, have mouse controls been added to menus?
Strazyplus
Member
I never done a OT before but I have seen some good looking OTs, I wouldn't mind helping making it one time. like a co-creator. If something comes up and have to abandon I would't want to put someone in the situation of having to rush a OT together.
This isn't confirmed is it? Are CE shipping without the codes it promised?
I actually saw the CE box today at my local GAME and it only had 5 items on it.
Raven Prime
Member
Bottled water and sandwiches.
get down cat, you can't make an OT with those paws
Jimmy and I agreed that he'll handle OT5 and I'll do OT6.
Jimmy's up for working together on the OT though!