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STEAM- Announcements & Updates 2011 Edition
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Your computer is broken then. Dead space 1 and 2 both work fine if you force Vsync through your gfx control panel and not in the game.Campster said:
If you think your mouse takes too long to turn, turn the sensitivity up. you should be at least 50% sensitivity anyways unless you're using a touchpad.
This is what mine is for example
jaundicejuice
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I've purchased all of the DLC that provides you with new missions, didn't touch the costume packs because they all look rather stupid. I would say all of the mission packs are worth buying, I enjoyed playing all of the mission DLC but if I had to rank them...
1. Lair of the Shadowbroker
2. Kasumi - Stolen Memory
3. Operation Overlord
4. The Arrival
Lair of the Shadowbroker is the longest and most varied of the dlc missions. There's multiple locations and some varied gameplay. The events of that will likely be central to ME3 in some way. If you were to buy only one of the dlc mission packs, Lair would be the one to get but honestly, they're all worth playing through.
1. Lair of the Shadowbroker
2. Kasumi - Stolen Memory
3. Operation Overlord
4. The Arrival
Lair of the Shadowbroker is the longest and most varied of the dlc missions. There's multiple locations and some varied gameplay. The events of that will likely be central to ME3 in some way. If you were to buy only one of the dlc mission packs, Lair would be the one to get but honestly, they're all worth playing through.
Dog Problems
Banned
Picked up both Mass Effect games. I haven't played a Tomb Raider game in over a decade and fell in love with that Lara Croft game so I'm going to get it on GamersGate.
Gvaz said:Your computer is broken then. Dead space 1 and 2 both work fine if you force Vsync through your gfx control panel and not in the game.
If you think your mouse takes too long to turn, turn the sensitivity up. you should be at least 50% sensitivity anyways unless you're using a touchpad.
This is what mine is for example
I kinda agree. I'm running it at 1080P/locked 60fps/D3DOveridier triple buffering, but the pointer on the menus is way laggy. I can spin on a dime in-game, but it's still not completely crisp. There's some jank even there. It's way beyond playable, but I wouldn't hold it as a shining example of how a shooter should control.
EDIT: Ick. You have mouse acceleration turned on? Why. That's user created lag right there.
jaundicejuice
Member
Gvaz said:
You would honestly recommend a gun pack over Overlord and Kasumi - Stolen Memories. Really? Hell, I found The Arrival to kind of be a disappointment, but I wouldn't recommend the Mass Effect equivalent of Horse Armour over it.
I actually saw that was on and turned it off. I hadn't really noticed it was on, and now that it's off it feels a bit better but it's barely any difference :\1-D_FTW said:
As for "a shining example" I never said that, he just said it was unplayable except with a controller which I stoutly disagree with.
jaundicejuice said:
LOTSB > Overlord>Zaeed >Kasumi>Firewalker>Normandy>the arrival > skins
I suggested the gun packs because the guns are very good, though not necessary.
Schmattakopf
Member
Any impressions on Assault Squad? I love the original, but I don't really understand what this one is.
prodystopian
Member
How does one buy the DLC for ME2? And am I able to get the 'free' DLC from ME1? Do I need to do anything to get it?
jaundicejuice
Member
prodystopian said:
From the ME2 launcher there's an option to buy the DLC, which will then direct you to Bioware's website :/ You'll have to buy and download the content from there.
Ickman3400
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jaundicejuice said:
Yes. Those 2 dlcs don't add anything of value from a story perspective. They're just throwaway side missions.
Shadow Broker at least kind of ties into the universe, though it's debateable how important it really is.
someguyinahat
Member
Well, that was convenient. I'd been thinking about ME and this price is just dandy. I've heard that ME2 isn't as much of an RPG, but is the experience worth the 10 bucks at this point, or should I just work on that backlog, as well as ME, instead? (Yes, I'm still enjoying Bloodlines, thanks.)
prodystopian
Member
someguyinahat said:
ME2 got rid of the inventory aspect of the RPG, but the way the story unfolds (and the control you have) was similar. There is also less exploration, but the exploration in the first wasn't great, either, so I can't imagine that would be a deal breaker for most. I thought both were fantastic, and if you love the first, I imagine you would feel similarly about the second.
CoffeeJanitor
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Is ME worth $5 if I've never played it, and will it run on my computer fine if it can run the Orange Box fine?
Also, I'm wondering if the gameplay is very good in ME. I'm not too big on stories in games so this would probably be a deal breaker.
Thanks
ps: I'm frugal as hell so no impulse buys here
Also, I'm wondering if the gameplay is very good in ME. I'm not too big on stories in games so this would probably be a deal breaker.
Thanks
ps: I'm frugal as hell so no impulse buys here
someguyinahat
Member
prodystopian said:
Okay...I'll get it. Damn you, Steam, and your convenient access to cheap products! It's like Price Club - you go broke saving money.
jaundicejuice
Member
someguyinahat said:
Mass Effect 2 just gave up on Mass Effects failed ambitions rather than trying to improve them. There was nothing wrong with the Mako persay, it was that the worlds you could explore with the Mako were horribly designed. They were painful to navigate and there was a limited palette of prefabricated buildings to explore. Rather than improve the exploration of other planets outside of the main quest ones they simply excised that gameplay component and replaced planetary exploration with something that was both better and worse. The better being these smaller, intimate dungeons that were more tightly designed than the pre-fabbed huts of ME1. The worse being that those dungeons were nothing but shooting galleries and you had to discover these optional dungeons through the incredibly tedious planet scanning mini-game. Also rather than trying fix Mass Effects inventory system, they just completely removed it in ME2. They also boiled down the character building/development to a few basic stats per class in ME2.
The combat is leagues better in ME2 tho and it's a lot of fun to play. Mass Effect 2 is less of an rpg and more of a third person shooter with rpg-lite mechanics that's heavy on the branching dialogue paths. I can't emphasize how much fun it is to play though, warts and all, Mass Effect 2 is well worth the 10$. And once you start to play it, any quibbles about whether or not it's an rpg, a shooter or the bastard love child of the two will melt away.
I say buy ME2.
Castor Krieg
Banned
CoffeeJanitor said:
Don't know about hardware question, but if you didn't play ME you should get it - it's one of the best RPGs this generation.
TheExodu5 said:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh yeah just wanted to say Steam is awesome! Just joined today and ME1 is the first game I've ever bought on Steam. Do we have some kind of thread here where GAFers can add each other as friends for co-op or online multiplayer?
I have all of 3 friends who are on Steam. =(
someguyinahat
Member
Dice said:
Actually, no I won't. I've bought games with bundled expansions (King's Bounty Crossworlds) and retail expansions (Tribunal and Bloodmoon for Morrowind) but I've never once bought a game, then bought DLC after. I'd rather put that money into other games.
CoffeeJanitor
Member
Castor Krieg said:
Alright I'm gonna get it. I'm putting my trust in you guys.Kevin said:
Lasthope106
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CoffeeJanitor said:Alright I'm gonna get it. I'm putting my trust in you guys.
If you can run the OB, you can definitely max ME1.
Here are my specs
E6750 DC2D OC @ 3.3 GHz
8800GT
4 GB DDR2 SDRAM
Windows 7 x64
Res: 1440x900
I can run both ME1 and ME2 maxed at a solid 60+ fps.
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