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Oculus Rift Launch Thread: Ballpark 2016
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Awesome, thanks. Sounds like I'll love the CV1 then, since I really like my dk2 outside of the SDE sometimes.
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
No 4/12 email here.
USA :06
USA :06
How are people still getting to sell at these prices?! I really need to just sell mine. I have the Vive CV1 and the Rift coming and I already have the Vive DK1 at home.
A few days before CV1 release they were selling between $400-500. They are now selling $550-650 with new in box going for $700-800.
Not sure exactly why the jump up but it probably has to do with current new preorders being fulfilled in July or later and all the controversy with slow shipping with early orders.
I'm selling my DK1 (1day left) also on ebay which are currently going for $175-220.
I think it helps a lot that the 1.3 SDK seems to work fine with DK2 so you can play all the games without a CV1
Fuck it. I'm selling mine then.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Morning all. Looks like a lot happened while I was sleeping!
I haven't gotten the "we dun fucked up" email yet, but I'm not too worried about it. Their gesture of apology (refunding shipping) seems weird to me because it affects people disproportionately. I'm not complain--I didn't expect any restitution--I just find it a bit odd. Store credit would have been more equitable, although they probably don't have that functionality in the Oculus Store yet.
I haven't gotten the "we dun fucked up" email yet, but I'm not too worried about it. Their gesture of apology (refunding shipping) seems weird to me because it affects people disproportionately. I'm not complain--I didn't expect any restitution--I just find it a bit odd. Store credit would have been more equitable, although they probably don't have that functionality in the Oculus Store yet.
AwesomeMeat
PossumMeat
So, kinda a mini review. I've been using the Rift for 3 days now, and it honestly exceeded my expectations. After hearing about all the complaints people were dropping on oculus I was honestly a bit worried, but it looks like for nothing.
One thing I haven't heard too many people comment on is "Farland". It's sort of like Pokemon Snap, but with aliens. It actually a really chill game. For the past 3 days the first thing I've done after getting off of work was to hop in for an hour and wind down. I really recommended at least trying it since it's free. (While I'm on the topic, anyone else playing know how long it takes for fruit to fully grow? I cleared everything out last night and now I can't grab any of the new stuff because it's still growing).
Also, Chronos is super fun. The game would stand on it's own without VR, so I'm not sure if it was super necessary, but it certainly adds to the experience. I find myself stopping after I've cleared each room of enemies just to poke my head out windows, or gaze down some deep shaft.
I just can't wait for more games; While I'm loving the release day stuff there's so much more that can be done, and I really hope VR catches so we get to see some of it.
Anyways, while my bank account is probably going to hate me, I guess I'll be keeping both my rift and vive. Vive in my spare room set up for roomscale and my oculus at my desktop. I don't want to miss anything that comes out.
One thing I haven't heard too many people comment on is "Farland". It's sort of like Pokemon Snap, but with aliens. It actually a really chill game. For the past 3 days the first thing I've done after getting off of work was to hop in for an hour and wind down. I really recommended at least trying it since it's free. (While I'm on the topic, anyone else playing know how long it takes for fruit to fully grow? I cleared everything out last night and now I can't grab any of the new stuff because it's still growing).
Also, Chronos is super fun. The game would stand on it's own without VR, so I'm not sure if it was super necessary, but it certainly adds to the experience. I find myself stopping after I've cleared each room of enemies just to poke my head out windows, or gaze down some deep shaft.
I just can't wait for more games; While I'm loving the release day stuff there's so much more that can be done, and I really hope VR catches so we get to see some of it.
Anyways, while my bank account is probably going to hate me, I guess I'll be keeping both my rift and vive. Vive in my spare room set up for roomscale and my oculus at my desktop. I don't want to miss anything that comes out.
flyinpiranha
Member
I think I might do this too. I haven't actually sold anything on ebay but have had an account for years. Is scamming much of a thing nowadays? I don't think I really need to keep the DK2 and honestly might put it towards a video card.
AwesomeMeat
PossumMeat
Scamming is obviously still possible with reversing paypal charges etc. I had great luck selling my DK2 though. The biggest issue (which is really just an inconvenience) is either other sells placing fake bids or people putting in fake bids in general and backing out.
Just make sure you document things well so that you have a leg to stand on should someone try to reverse a charge on you. It seems China are buying up a lot of the DK2s.
chrominance
Member
Oh, so did I. I guess I'm just used to getting screwed on shipping and taxes as a Canadian, thanks to our low population and shitty dollar, so I'm extra paranoid about this stuff.
I havent experienced any funny business since I first created my acct in 1998. A few deadbeat buyers here and there but ebay has systems in place to protect you against that and other stuff so you dont get stuck with unwarranted fees.
The Elite
BOSS
No more $65 charge. You will still have to pay duty at the door.
Is there an OT for Eve: Valkyrie? I couldn't find one searching... Wondering if anyone else has experienced the controller issues I have with it..
It looks like a rad game and it seems to run well with my rift, but when I spawn in the controller is always holding a hard Right on my left analog stick.. tried rebooting, tried different controllers.. always get the same thing.. I just need like an in game calibration tool and I would be good, but I can't seem to find one in there either.. lame!
Also, let Oculus Home download its version of Elite Dangerous all night.. woke up to it hung during the install process.. rebooted my PC to it wanting to do a full redownload.. Loving the rift, but this Oculus Home software definitely has some kinks to be worked out.
It looks like a rad game and it seems to run well with my rift, but when I spawn in the controller is always holding a hard Right on my left analog stick.. tried rebooting, tried different controllers.. always get the same thing.. I just need like an in game calibration tool and I would be good, but I can't seem to find one in there either.. lame!
Also, let Oculus Home download its version of Elite Dangerous all night.. woke up to it hung during the install process.. rebooted my PC to it wanting to do a full redownload.. Loving the rift, but this Oculus Home software definitely has some kinks to be worked out.
flyinpiranha
Member
Cool, thanks! I'm still up in the air. I have actually thought about getting something cool to put it on and just keeping it.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Got my apology email, took €42 of shipping off.
Grateful, but more just glad they said something.
That's what they should really learn from this, being more communicative.
Grateful, but more just glad they said something.
That's what they should really learn from this, being more communicative.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Do you have a joystick, racing wheel or other controller plugged into your PC? I had this issue a couple years back with certain games and an Xbox controller. Turns out it was because my Joystick was plugged in.
Dude. You are the shit. I had my Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS plugged in, and unplugging it fixed me right up. First out of maybe 100+ PC games with controller support I have tried that did this though.. lol
Its a neat game after doing some of the training! But pretty awful they don't support sticks and doubly awful that the game wont function correctly with one plugged in lol!
Sleeping Lesson
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Where'd the guy go that was saying there was no problem, and that shipping was going as Oculus intended?
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
The DK2s fetching the prices they are are mainly going to China. Big VR scene developing there and the best headsets avail are Oculus regardless of which model
While this is good(ish) news, this launch has been a problem. You don't run into 'component shortages' for a launch this important. That's ridiculous. Did they just suddenly realize there wasn't enough components a week before launch? No, I'm sorry but there is something else going on here and Oculus have handled it badly.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
I'm still not convinced there wasn't an issue with already-manufactured Rifts. Something was missing, and they're just spinning it as a general "component shortage" to avoid pointing fingers.
Yeah people kept thinking this was a logistics problem. The more this drags out, the less it seems to be the case
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
I still think it's the lenses.
Once Oculus realized they shipped rifts using an older hybrid lense design they decided to ramp up production on that older design rather than have a superior and inferior version out there.
Likely advised by lawyers as that would be a real headache when those early receivers found out and demanded refunds or exchanges.
Lol. Sigh...
Sleeping Lesson
Member
I hope you're not basing that on the Reddit "leaker" that claimed the lenses were the culprit. He admitted it was an April Fool's prank.
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
Well shit. There goes my theory. Didn't know the leaker admitted that.
If this were true, then it wouldn't be long before someone does a comparison and proves it. They will have to end up handling refunds/exchanges anyway. So all they would be doing is postponing the headache. There is no getting around it
Oh! Lol.
Enordash
Member
Ooh, some activity today? Nice.
The Elite
BOSS
Hmm. And the CS person on the Reddit thread just said they weren't shipping on Saturday.
Edit: Yeah, seeing some kickstarters report in. Good stuff.
Pops Maellard
Member
I'm an :07 order apparently, and I didn't get either. I'd think you're ok, Oculus has been pretty bad with their email pipeline.
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