Well, I just wasted $5 because I forgot EA doesn't give us English versions of their games.
Only Russian and machine translated Polish with amateurs doing the voice acting.
Fuck you EA.
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STEAM | July 2017 - Magical Pyres can't melt Cold Steel
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Well, I just wasted $5 because I forgot EA doesn't give us English versions of their games.
Only Russian and machine translated Polish with amateurs doing the voice acting.
Fuck you EA.
The Dear Leader
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Does Ubisoft ever revoke the Uplay keys for refunded Steam games? I refunded a game like 6 months ago and it's still in my Uplay library. I haven't tried reinstalling to see if it works I would imagine it wouldn't?
claytonlee101
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Man PUBG is the real deal. First time playing a survival game/battle royale and it is so intense. Probably at least 2 jump scares per game, it's gonna kill me one day. Just won my first squads game and the feeling I had at the end was incredible.
Ghostmaster
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From what I remember, Defiance, the final game, has a satisfying conclusion, nothing really cliffhangery; there was always and still is a possibility for someone to do more in that universe.
Aren't all EA made games refundable on Origin? That used to be the case
I'll see if I can find import files from the English version first.
Managed to do so in DA:I.
Still, fuck EA.
I'm fairly sure that Steam versions of Uplay games still require for you to boot the game through Steam, so they don't need to revoke it because you can't play it anyways.
Chance Hale
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Is beam.ng worth buying?
In another "Holy shit W10 is one shitty fucking OS" news...
https://arstechnica.com/information...-could-be-ending-early-on-some-intel-systems/
https://arstechnica.com/information...-could-be-ending-early-on-some-intel-systems/
thesaucetastic
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Fuck Microsoft.
I bought a Destiny 2 Nvidia promo key a few days ago. It's effectively the first non-Steam PC game I've ever pre-ordered.
Yeah. If you try to launch them from Uplay, the action is rerouted to Steam:
That sounds so weird.
"Thanks for using Uplay, but it's just another pointless layer because we're going to have you play your games with Steam anyway, lololol"
The Dear Leader
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Interesting, that makes sense.
Rickenslacker
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Ubisoft's tactics with Uplay are a bit counter-productive because I would be more inclined to sometimes use their client on its own to play their stuff and perhaps even buy from their storefront instead should the deal be good, but this just means I'd rather go the Steam route exclusively.
Wok
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Spring-Loaded
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Now's the best time to get HITMAN. All the elusive targets are over.
This kind of criticism is incomprehensible. It's not exactly a meaty part of the game and they will keep coming as part of the live component of the game during the second season. And any future one for as long as the game is supported.
If you want permanent contracts there is already another mode for exactly that.
The Dear Leader
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5 days until the last ones over champ.
AHA-Lambda
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So where is the cheapest place currently to get PUBG?
NingenJanai
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finished the room two, great game.
bobnowhere
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$21.89 at GMG but you need to have received the 27% off voucher or know someone who is willing to use theirs for you.
Rockin' Ranger
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The ones I have received said they were only good when purchasing with my account, so they're not likely to be useful to anyone else.
Tizoc
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That one is on steam last i checked?
Unless it is frommbefore 2014 :x
InquisitorAles
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I played first two missions in Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions and it's... kinda sucks? I thought it was decent game, but everything in this game feels so mediocre, story doesn't make any sense, gameplay is so cliche and boring even by 2007 standards, and there is almost no music so most of the time you just walk (protagonist can't run or dodge) and shoot things in silence. Also, DX10 version frequently crashed until i added some dll files in game folder, and it's not supporting Steam overlay for some reasons so i stick with DX9 version anyway.
bobnowhere
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Wok
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Lesson learnt: never sit on a Groupees coin.
InquisitorAles
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Yeah! I had 2 last night during solo games one was someone just sitting behind a door with a shotgun Kill Bill style without any prior warning someone was there, no noise, no open doors, loot still around etc. Scared the begeeeezus out of me.
The other one was down to the last 15 in a fairly large cicrle and as I was running to the circle while checking my flanks no one was there then BOOM an AK right next to me. I still have no idea where he came from, I wish there was a kill cam or at least a larger zoom out when you die.
I really enjoy it and there is a good amount of content! Treat it as a sandbox though rather than a game even though there is quite a few missions now. Decent mod support and developer support as well.
Rockin' Ranger
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The other night I waited almost a total 10 minutes in a building watching a door. At one point I heard a vehicle come up and someone come in, but no one came in the door I was watching. A few minutes later another vehicle came up and soon there was gunfire right outside the door. It turns out that the first guy to come in was waiting just on the other side of the door, so as soon as I heard it I came out and killed both of them.
I'm with you.
I bought it (again) with the GMG coupon and kind of regret it (again). The ratio of fun to not fun is tilted hard on the not fun side for me.
I'm hoping that the other maps they are working on will change the game in some meaningful way. Maybe a smaller map, maybe a different biome, maybe camo matters more, maybe something else.
If they are just more abandoned Russian installations and houses on a similarly sized island with trees and bushes, no thanks.
The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
Next map will be a desert map, so something completely different
Maybe I'm really just lucky, but PUBG runs overall super nice on my PC... sure there are still performance improvements to be made..but thats EA for you...
Server performance is a way bigger problem imo
Oh, that's intriguing. I guess I will keep one eye on it.
The pre-game lobby island is a murder for any somewhat older cpu, but once the actual game starts and you jump out of the plane, the client performance is perfectly fine and seems in line with what I expect based on my settings.
The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
Yeah, the lobby and the first seconds on the plane are the only real choke points, as soon I hit the ground the performance is really good imo... as long the server doesn't lag
KainXVIII
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A little dilemma - play original Tomb Raider first (i have huuuge nostalgic feeling about it), pc version with Tomb Raider Automated Fix 1.1, maybe even with gamepad (but keyboard controls feels tighter) or start Rise of Tomb Raider which i bought from last summer steam sale 😀
Tizoc
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Play Rice first; OG Tomb Raider was about platforming, exploration and some puzzle solving.
The reboot is all about flinging arrows at people's faces, which is fun, but otherwise the games are mediocre and don't bother to rise above modern gaming elements (uninspired crafting, uninspired upgrades, etc.)
You can always first ask support to change your version. You have nothing to lose.
Well Uplay games are cheaper in most of the cases so UPlay as a client is growing constantly. Not to mention that you have 20% off for pre-orders on UPlay Shop. And you have a choice to pay more and use Steam version. In my opinion that is best case scenario.
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Baron von Loathsome
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Disney Infinity 3.0: In which Ultron can harvest tomatoes by punching them.
Endruen
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Goddammit, that's Thanos.
someguyinahat
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Yeah, Ultron is the one who started out as evil because he had daddy issues and an Oedipus complex (wanting to kill Ant-Man and bang Wasp.) It was only later that they decided to give him more of a Skynet personality (make the world a better place by eliminating humanity.)
I don't remember have I recommended this game yet or not, if not, that's a fun push stuff game with some performance issues:
in other news, I so badly want Yonder, but with Steel on horizon, I just can't
he clearly prefers ketchup, simple
in other news, I so badly want Yonder, but with Steel on horizon, I just can't
he clearly prefers ketchup, simple
Fun is such a subjective qualitative term.
For me a Tomb Raider game should be about tomb raiding, the exploration and puzzle solving should be the main focus of the game and the combat should be a secondary or tertiary focus. That's why the original games were fun for me and why I'll defend Angel of Darkness till the day I die.
Legend and Underworld tried to balance combat and puzzles and imho failed. Even the "remastering" of the original game using this principle (Anniversary) failed. I'm not saying they were bad games, I'm saying they were bad Tomb Raider games.
The reboot just threw any semblance of puzzle solving and critical thinking out the window and all that was left was the pedantic combat. It's the equivalent of a summer blockbuster movie, all show and no substance, which is fine in it's own right, I enjoyed TR2013 for what it was, but it's not what the series should be about.
At this point, it feels the Lara Croft games (Guardian of Light and Temple of Osiris) are the true Tomb Raider games.
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