Hero Prinny
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Their way of milking more money from the way i see it. Whatever though, its not my money.
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A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
I have enough trouble dealing with insurance in real life, I don't want to deal with them in my escapist videogames.
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Milking imaginary money? This is all from the in game economy.
In an RPG or whatever you need to buy health restoring items. That could be considered insurance against death? Surely it is the same thing here.
Hero Prinny
Member
How is it ingame money only when you can use real money to buy this insurance? Tuxfool pls
The Dear Leader
Banned
I'm actually not sure if there is a way to buy a ship without insurance or if it's required or added into the purchase price.
Who said that?
spindoctor
Member
It's a small game mechanic. Like how RPGs have gear durability. When you take damage or die, you have to pay a small amount of ingame currency to repair your armor. That's all insurance is going to amount to. People who backed the game early got a perk where one part of their ship will have free insurance in perpetuity but they will still have to pay the ingame costs for the rest of it.
The importance of ship insurance in the game matches the importance of paying for armor repairs in another game i.e. it doesn't matter at all. It's not a big deal.
It should also be noted that this long term insurance doesn't cover ship upgrades either so its benefit is really minor.
The Dear Leader
Banned
I said a few post ago that you get extra insurance with some of the packages so I guess he interpreted that as buying insurance with real world money. There's no way of just buying insurance with real world money.
I suspect that all ships will come with a certain amount of insurance included, or at least the beginner ships. That way they can ease people into the mechanic. Because everyone will be a beginner when these mechanics are introduced, that is the reason I guess they include it in the packages.
Hero Prinny
Member
Hmm... Ok SC, ill let you off the hook this time, but Im on to you.
The Dear Leader
Banned
Yeah that makes sense.
I talked to the Star Citizen and he said he'll be keeping his intergalactic eye on you.
Hero Prinny
Member
I dont want to be immersed. Give me a new mech so i can go blow that shit up again, NOW! Thats fun
you can buy a new one and blow it up
or you can buy insurance at 1/3 the cost and blow it up 3 times
up to u
Hero Prinny
Member
Nyteshade517
Member
Will they introduce a Space DMV for you to spend all day waiting in line when you have to renew your Space License?
Immersive
Immersive
corrosivefrost
Member
Yeah, that's the kinda immersion I like.
What's next? Do I get to mortgage things and worry about paying the PMI and taxes with an escrow account?
Hero Prinny
Member
What do you even do in SC? I thought it was a pvp game but now you guys are talking about insurance so it cant be that, right?
The Dear Leader
Banned
A space based MMO is the quickest way to describe it. It will have space flight, dogfighting, FPS shooting, exploration space and planet based, trading, mining and stuff like that.
Small clarification.
freshVeggie
Member
I did vent about Star Citizen last night, true. But the game is in early Alpha really, lots, no most parts are still missing. Gotta give it the benefit of doubt for now. All things I complained about could change drastically come beta/gold. I do feel a bit pessimistic about core flying mechanics and janky firstperson movement I had gripes with, staying like this though but that is really subjective.
For now Elite looks heaps better as a game, not a promise.
Future will tell. Be patient.
For now Elite looks heaps better as a game, not a promise.
Future will tell. Be patient.
The Dear Leader
Banned
Yes that's what I meant, went ahead and edited my post.
texhnolyze
Banned
I always think Star Citizen as the next Eve Online, a space simulator focusing on trades and space battles.
It's kinda similar, right? But SC is way more advanced in tech and features, of course.
It's kinda similar, right? But SC is way more advanced in tech and features, of course.
The Dear Leader
Banned
Just to let you know they are apparently throwing the current FPS movement out and redoing it. Which I'm happy about because it feels like all the worst parts of the Arma movement at times.
LurkerPrime
Member
Star Citizen vs. ELITE: Dangerous? Pfft.
Rebel Galaxy.
Rebel Galaxy.
The Dear Leader
Banned
Yeah that looks awesome.
I still wish I could get a good deal on Elite Dangerous, I'd love to buy it, maybe when the planet exploration comes out it'll go on sale decently.
freshVeggie
Member
Well that is extremely pleasant news to hear. It had that GTA4 feel to it as in, I didn't feel like controlling the movement but more controlling the pull on strings attached to limbs. Not ideal.
It will still lean heavily toward ARMA though. They aren't making an arena shooter.
Strong Firefly vibes from that video.
The Dear Leader
Banned
Yeah I know it's just it didn't feel very good in it's current state, I love me some Arma movement when it's done well.
lost planet 3 so far is a very weird game
seems like a lot of the pieces of a cool thing but they don't really mesh all that well. it has a lot of side questing stuff that seems like just redoing missions in a weird like mercenary kings kind of way and you seem to backtrack over the same areas a lot even a few hours in and i'm already dreading that sections are separated into areas rather than just being one open world. it feels terrible to be constantly going through loading screens
also the game's super janky, i've gotten stuck in walls, i've seen the giant mech thing fly off and i've gotten stuck mid air too. you get a grappling hook but it's context sensitive so it's not that great, and there's a weird cover mechanic that just feels ridiculous when you're fighting alien spiders that are shooting goo at you. the mech is really cool in theory but it's way more boring than being on foot since you got a ton many more tools at your disposal, and both walking in and out the mech feels kind of painfully slow
i really like the the whole "working man" story stuff, it's just that the game feels kind of a mess
Hero Prinny
Member
To think, this was a $60 game. LP1 and 2 had mechs right? Im pretty sure i used them during the demo and they were a blast, maybe i imagined it though
Atraveller
Banned
"Prepare to weather the storm"
jinx from league of legends as chloe from life is strange
:>
i don't think the price is an issue, it's not a 'bad' game so far, it's just a game that feels like it tried to do a bit too much
thesaucetastic
Unconfirmed Member
You should gift her Life is Strange if she's interested in stuff like that.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
Are there any PC games that make use of the Xbone paddle's rumble triggers?
Jawmuncher
Member
I bought lost planet 3 for 12.50 awhile back and enjoyed it. Didn't have any of the issues Zkylon is mentioning at all. LP was always a oddly questionable series in terms of quality anyway. It was always a either you loved it or hated it sort of game. Especially with LP2.
With that said for the dollar it costs I would say the game is well worth playing for that price. Especially if you just want the story which, I don't see the harm in putting it on easy or skipping the side quests. I actually did those and can say they're not worth it at all. Just helps you out with buying stuff you don't necessarily need.
Note: there was one glitch I ran into when I played. It was when fighting a crab alien on foot. You have to shoot the ice on it back and for some reason it was invulnerable. I think just resetting the checkpoint fixed that though.
With that said for the dollar it costs I would say the game is well worth playing for that price. Especially if you just want the story which, I don't see the harm in putting it on easy or skipping the side quests. I actually did those and can say they're not worth it at all. Just helps you out with buying stuff you don't necessarily need.
Note: there was one glitch I ran into when I played. It was when fighting a crab alien on foot. You have to shoot the ice on it back and for some reason it was invulnerable. I think just resetting the checkpoint fixed that though.
Spring-Loaded
Member
Disgusting.
corrosivefrost
Member
This question should answer itself, dragon.
How many XB1 ports are there? How many of those had it in the first place? How many translated that to the PC port... my guess is slim to none.
First party games, should they ever come (gears/KI/etc.) will probably do it? But I'm guessing what's out there right now (Ryse, DR3, Ori) are probably negative on that.
Part of the issue is that devs can't guarantee the input method used, so they may just remove it rather than code around it... x1 games have to be played with an x1 pad, so it's just there prior to being ported.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
league players like to ruin everything. the next sonic fans.
bobnowhere
Member
The emails always take hous or days to arrive for me or never at all. It's pretty half-arsed.
Atraveller
Banned
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
It's the intent not the final product.
Ezreal is totally Warren.
Hey guys as long as everything goes according to plan tomorrow with the finale yall need to play Life is Strange just like you all need Jesus and shit. Just marathoned the 4 eps and its definitely the most "impactful" adventure game since Walking Dead Season 1 and probably a lot better.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
man
the only TT games I've played since they switched to story based rather than PnC are TWDS1 and TWAU
are any of them worth it otherwise
LurkerPrime
Member
Tales From the Borderlands is a must.
Naturally, Ep5 of both LiS and TFtB release on the same day.
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