Ah, gotcha. I haven't actually paid much attention to titanfall, only enough to see it.
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Ah, gotcha. I haven't actually paid much attention to titanfall, only enough to see it.
Atraveller
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I just noticed Company of Heroes 2's metacritics user score is incredibly low, I know it should not be taken seriously, but 1.7? Did I miss any controversy or anything?
ashecitism
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Theoretically the Valve controller could enable to play Dota2 on the couch. That in itself is enough to get excited. High precision, low latency? Yes please. And there's the biometrics. Though that maybe a separate peripheral.
Russians were upset it portrayed them wrong or something like that.
Russians were upset it portrayed them wrong or something like that.
What the fuck is this?
It's 2013. What piece of shit device isn't chargeable with some sort of cable?
Atraveller
Banned
At one second I thought it was Enhanced Steam derping, but it was working perfectly fine.Tom Chick
No idea what's going on with the user scores
Russians spamming the metacritic user score, because they don't like the way commies are depicted in the game.
Pls, Valve, don't be stupid and do not go for only three face buttons like the teaser picture on the page shows.
Keep the cat, though!
While this comment isn't completely related, biometrics plus the L4D AI Director makes me so freaking excited, I'm not even kidding, it's the future... especially when paired with the Oculus Rift.
I had a PS3 controller that could not hold a charge. I would rather change batteries.
That's not really a valid criticism of internal batteries though, it's a criticism of shoddy build quality.
Rising is still coming, no update on its release yet.
MGSV should be coming. Its an expensive game and Konami will want to recoup their costs.
Isn't X360 pad a solution for that?
(At least the one I got, from the very first X360)'s battery pack is similar to 2 AA batteries and you can both use the rechargable battery pack or... 2 AA batteries.
Its not even build quality, that is just the way batteries function. Eventually the chemistry inside just doesn't function anymore.
The best way to extend the lifespan of a battery is to charge it correctly. Make sure you are not constantly charging when it is full, or when it isn't completely discharged.
Batteries function best when they are allowed to fully discharge and then completely charge again, though it is not good for the battery to charge it when it is at '100%.' Batteries actually slow the amperage in the line down to almost zero as the charge approaches the 100% barrier, because it is much better to charge it at a trickle near the top.
I am not a chemical engineer, I am a mechanical, so I cannot tell you exactly why this is happening, but I can tell you that these things do happen. I also really don't care about the chemical aspect
Atraveller
Banned
I see, they have no better things to do.
I was being facetious =P
Would love to see other Japanese publisher besides Capcom giving the PC a little of love(Dragon Drogma not withstanding)
Just finished Dead Space 3 with my girlfriend. Small coop review if some of you want to play with a friend or a significant other.
Before starting, my GF started playing games this year. She discovered a new hobbie, but she still sucks ass. Her favourite games are FTL and Papers, Please.
We played in normal.
The game is not scary or difficult at all. I think the same amount of enemies appear in single or coop.
You always have enough ammo, and the way the weapon system works means a lot of the times you will be using a shit weapon, and then just by chance you try a good combination and never use anything else again.
There are some stuff you need cooperation in, and these can be frustrating if one of the player is bad, as if he dies, you both lose. This doesn't happen in normal parts of the game, where you can "revive" your partner (it can be removed before you start the game if you want it more hardcore). Careful if you get a grab death, you cant be resurrected.
The story is ass. The ending is even more ass.
The characters motivations are ultra ass.
Graphics are gorgeous, so are the sounds.
Be prepared to spend 25% of your time in Dead Space 3 in elevators. Elevators everywhere. I understand they use them for loading, but boy it's annoying.
Enemies are not like previous games, where a good slice would end them. You will quickly realize that shooting call of duty style is the best way to eliminate them. No ammo problems means a happy trigger.
Resources to build weapons are somewhat scarce the first 30% of the game. 50% of the game we had everything upgraded and thousand of leftover, without any grind whatsoever.
Finally there are some coop missions that have one of the characters experimenting the levels in a different way, which is actually very cool and triggers some conversations like "Wait, so you tell me you were not seeing all these dead bodies and teddy bears these last 5 minutes?"
There are not a lot of good coop games, so you take what you have, but this game could have been much better with some more polish or playtesting.
Before starting, my GF started playing games this year. She discovered a new hobbie, but she still sucks ass. Her favourite games are FTL and Papers, Please.
We played in normal.
The game is not scary or difficult at all. I think the same amount of enemies appear in single or coop.
You always have enough ammo, and the way the weapon system works means a lot of the times you will be using a shit weapon, and then just by chance you try a good combination and never use anything else again.
There are some stuff you need cooperation in, and these can be frustrating if one of the player is bad, as if he dies, you both lose. This doesn't happen in normal parts of the game, where you can "revive" your partner (it can be removed before you start the game if you want it more hardcore). Careful if you get a grab death, you cant be resurrected.
The story is ass. The ending is even more ass.
The characters motivations are ultra ass.
Graphics are gorgeous, so are the sounds.
Be prepared to spend 25% of your time in Dead Space 3 in elevators. Elevators everywhere. I understand they use them for loading, but boy it's annoying.
Enemies are not like previous games, where a good slice would end them. You will quickly realize that shooting call of duty style is the best way to eliminate them. No ammo problems means a happy trigger.
Resources to build weapons are somewhat scarce the first 30% of the game. 50% of the game we had everything upgraded and thousand of leftover, without any grind whatsoever.
Finally there are some coop missions that have one of the characters experimenting the levels in a different way, which is actually very cool and triggers some conversations like "Wait, so you tell me you were not seeing all these dead bodies and teddy bears these last 5 minutes?"
There are not a lot of good coop games, so you take what you have, but this game could have been much better with some more polish or playtesting.
Its not even build quality, that is just the way batteries function. Eventually the chemistry inside just doesn't function anymore.
The best way to extend the lifespan of a battery is to charge it correctly. Make sure you are not constantly charging when it is full, or when it isn't completely discharged.
Batteries function best when they are allowed to fully discharge and then completely charge again, though it is not good for the battery to charge it when it is at '100%.' Batteries actually slow the amperage in the line down to almost zero as the charge approaches the 100% barrier, because it is much better to charge it at a trickle near the top.
I am not a chemical engineer, I am a mechanical, so I cannot tell you exactly why this is happening, but I can tell you that these things do happen. I also really don't care about the chemical aspect
I thought lithium batteries don't like to be fully depleted? Nickel batteries like that, but not lithium which is used in consumer products. It's better to let lithium charge more often than to let it die
Yes, 20-30% is the nominal area for discharge in a lithium battery.
toddhunter
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Technically a fully depleted lithium battery would no longer work, but they will be built to prevent that.
As you said, small charges are better because there is no charge memory. However digital memory (the battery indicating how much charge is left) can be affected by that so a "full" charge is still recommended every now and then to recalibrate them.
They also occasionally explode.
Either way no way am I buying batteries to put into a game controller. I'd rather have something that lasted 6 months if it meant I can just plug it into my pc to charge (I have a launch six-axis still going strong).
Jawmuncher
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I'll see you on the other side SteamGAF!
Jiggaloboy
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Take care, Jawmuncher!
GamersGate's new Daily is 75% off Zafehouse: Diaries ($2.50). The page mentions the game being DRM-free, but in addition to a direct download you'll also be supplied with a Steam key.
Au revoir!
Au revoir!
PedroPanache
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Is Steam having issues? In the UK and trying to sign in, but it keeps saying I'm not currently connected to the internet (lies, bare face lies). Nor will it let me change my password through entering my username and sending an email; it returns an error on that too. First time I've encountered a persistent problem like this before.
the xbone controller
well you need their $25 cable instead of the 300 usb cables everyone has lying around
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Would really like to buy Agarest, but really want to know what each DLC holds.
Atraveller
Banned
Wait, where are you going?
Each holds a piece of the key to my heart.
It's stuff to make the game easier afaik. They can be turned off though.
Tizoc
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The DLC will appear as items in your game inventory, if you use them you get extra items or cash, so nothing to worry about it.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
double post ,oops
Atraveller
Banned
I see, good luck Jawmumcher!
charlequin
Banned
Built-in batteries is a garbage design. It's fine to create a controller that can accommodate either approach (like the 360 controller) but built-in batteries that can't be replaced or swapped suck.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
If we assume 80 Space Bucks will translate to 99c and 160 to $1.99, then pre-purchasing the game nets you roughly $12 worth of DLC for free.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Stay safe.
Those are probably gallery unlocks, instead of playing to get them, you pay.
Be safe out there!
Pretty good...
Pay what you want ($1 minimum)
Games
Vessel
Greed Corp
Jamestown: Legend of the Last Colony
Naval Warfare
Albums
The Clockwork Dolls
Bonaparte
Hellblinki
Marquis of Vaudeville
Bonaparte Groupees Bundle
Books
Girl Genius graphic novel Vol. 1
How odd: with Firefox, the bundle is "[starting] soon", but using IE, it displays just fine.
Edit: Nothing of interest to me at this stage. I'll revisit when the bonuses have unlocked.
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