I looked into 1600x1200 (since Guru3D doesn't do 1680x1050) versus 2560x1440 a while back and found that the hit to the reported framerates was generally ~35%. In the end, I decided that buying a second GPU now to help drive a 27" monitor wasn't worth it, so I sidelined the idea and will revisit it come Pascal. With any luck, VA/IPS G-Sync monitors will be a little cheaper by then.
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STEAM | September 2015 - The Phantom Pre-Load or: AAA Movies Are Just +1s To Us
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I looked into 1600x1200 (since Guru3D doesn't do 1680x1050) versus 2560x1440 a while back and found that the hit to the reported framerates was generally ~35%. In the end, I decided that buying a second GPU now to help drive a 27" monitor wasn't worth it, so I sidelined the idea and will revisit it come Pascal. With any luck, VA/IPS G-Sync monitors will be a little cheaper by then.
Mine is max 1680x1050 ,but looking for good one for exchange.
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Snakethesniper
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Does anyone have experience with chrome tunnelbear VPN? I read on reddit it should work with nuuvem, but is it safe or it's like hola?
It's safe.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
27" ?
You don't need that extra 7"
You don't need that extra 7"
Is that the biggest one on the market ?
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I found a work around for the problem I had with Costume Quest: I just have to hold down w continuously, and use the arrow keys in conjunction with it. I guess the w cancels out the upward movement, so I can use the arrow keys to move properly. Whatever works, I guess!
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*fist bump* Happy birthday to you, too.
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Snakethesniper
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Ok, so the correct procedure would be to log on nuuvem, activate vpn, put in the cart, click checkout and disable the VPN prior to logging in Paypal right?
Keep the VPN enabled when using PayPal. The transaction may not complete otherwise.
A Fish Aficionado
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Mine have ver line after service for no screen..
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loading times for doing simple R&D stuff on Mother Base in MGS V are pretty HIDEOus
Snakethesniper
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but in that case I would send my paypal credentials via VPN
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
You take your pc to a pub?
Leafhopper
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I was opposed to getting a really big monitor but I guess I will get a 27 inch next time.
Dell have a good monitors.What will be replacement ?
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It's my only friend. Like the toilet Gene finds in that episode of Bob's Burgers.
Probably Acer's 27" Predator unless there's a comparable alternative that's cheaper. I want something with good colour reproduction (i.e. a VA or IPS panel) and G-Sync.
You should read your post again. It's not even funny.
The first couple suck you in as they complete instantly but then the further tiers are 18 mins, 30 mins, an hour and a bleeding half and so on. Still at least it's better than Peace Walker where you had to go do an Op to get R&D to complete sometimes.
All the bosses test you on you competency of the games mechanics right up to the final encounter where you need to have got everything down pat. The Monsoon fight is the test if you can counter in succession and multiple directions one after the other. Some of the enemy pair ups in Bayonetta would pound you into the ground if you hadn't learnt the right approach and W101 you needed to use the right Unite Form or combination of on certain enemies to knock them over quick.
I'm in a predicament. I really want something bigger than 23", I want 1440p and 144hz refresh, and I want Gsync AND a panel with good colours but low ghosting and latency.
Such a panel barely exists, and sure as hell doesn't exist anywhere near my current budget. :/
It totally is funny. And also true.
Heavy use of cutscenes are the best tool of a story-telling developer who can't figure out how to tell a story in an actual game.
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CheesecakeRecipe
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Not really, videogames can have more than one approach and do just fine telling their story. There are moments where a game's direction can go overboard, but I'd rather see things than just hear them. Metal Gear has always walked that line, but that's one of the hallmarks of the series. MGSV sees this toned way down and it suffers a lot as a result. There's no "one size fits all" solution, unfortunately.
On the subject of MGSV... I feel lost when it comes to using Quiet. She never has her bond raised even after S-ranking story missions, sometimes she'll never move from an outpost and I don't appear to have commands to issue orders to her, and in the most recent case, she disappeared from the battlefield completely, leaving me without a buddy for the mission. Ocelot did mention something about how useful she'd be assuming she follows orders, but I can't imagine this behavior is intentional.
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Audio logs are a blight on video games. They only barely works in MGS5 because of the huge travelling/setup downtime you can have, but even then it's a clunky mess that would be better off gone. For every other game, especially action ones, it becomes a game of "how far away can I travel before it turns off," or "how much action can I have before I can't hear the logs anymore." Terrible in all cases.
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Bond raises by issuing commands/using. Quiet's issue is that she needs time to get in position before she's active, and she'll need to travel to other spots to keep up with you, or to avoid heavy counterfire. Enter the buddy menu to order her to go to / attack from specific vantage points to help alleviate some of her problems, and always remember to order her to fire when you want her to (otherwise she'll only fire on enemies aware of you). And, yeah, she disappears which I think is a bug. Once you actually get her firing on things your bond level will raise very quickly.
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Bond raises by issuing commands/using. Quiet's issue is that she needs time to get in position before she's active, and she'll need to travel to other spots to keep up with you, or to avoid heavy counterfire. Enter the buddy menu to order her to go to / attack from specific vantage points to help alleviate some of her problems, and always remember to order her to fire when you want her to (otherwise she'll only fire on enemies aware of you). And, yeah, she disappears which I think is a bug. Once you actually get her firing on things your bond level will raise very quickly.
You heathens haven't played Snatcher! Actually I saw a copy of Policenauts for £15 including postage the other week so may have to give that Kojima 'masterpiece' a spin.
I think you build you bond with your buddies just by having them present as under the upgrades menus you can see certain items require a certain bond level in a numeric value and that will slowly increase even mucking about doing Side Ops. Regards to Quiet you need to go into the iDroid and under Buddy Support issue you her to either Support or Attack and then select a location. So if she's disappeared just move her to a different location. She a bit different than the others and not as autonomous as say D Dog (who's my fav Buddy)
I think you build you bond with your buddies just by having them present as under the upgrades menus you can see certain items require a certain bond level in a numeric value and that will slowly increase even mucking about doing Side Ops. Regards to Quiet you need to go into the iDroid and under Buddy Support issue you her to either Support or Attack and then select a location. So if she's disappeared just move her to a different location. She a bit different than the others and not as autonomous as say D Dog (who's my fav Buddy)
Speaking about monitors... since mine is on the verge of death (a prehistoric Dell) I'm looking forward to have more solid news about the Asus PG279Q... I hope it'll release soon.
Jawmuncher
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If you missed it you have to control her though buddy support. Press start and you'll see it in the missions tab. Then you can tell her to scout the area. Or position her in a attack area. Then using LB and telling her to kill will work. I was confused at first but now she's pretty good.
To issue orders (rather a sniping point) to her look at the map and press down or up on the digipad.
I just used the talk to Quiet command regularly to raise the bond. At least that's what I think it does.
Jawmuncher
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Well shit didn't know that, saves time.
LurkerPrime
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Oh yeah, and Quiet will target soldiers you're looking at if she can. It helps for precision snipes.
The 'Quiet' command stops her from counterattacking at enemies, FYI.
The 'Quiet' command stops her from counterattacking at enemies, FYI.
Hahaha I know. until I realised that you can do more than just place markers on the map and that you actually have a quite comprehensive quick select menu for everything you need the map for (helicopter evacs, supply drops even removing all markers) I was bumbling through menus. No idea why the game does outright tell you as it really speeds things up.
Se7enSword
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All interesting points to note.
I've just captured her recently, so this helps plenty!
I've just captured her recently, so this helps plenty!
Yeah, of course.
Still, not something one should try to beat at 1 am, after a hard week at work to boot.
Do you keep all your old avatars Jase?
I like it, though I'm not so great at it. Gives L4D flashbacks.
I like it, though I'm not so great at it. Gives L4D flashbacks.
MulderYuffie
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Has anybody else received any Steam Account CD Query e-mails? I've never seen any before, and now I've gotten two in the last month.
(have not stolen any keys nor purchased any from disreputable vendors. Would be nice if the e-mail included which Key/Product was being queried!)
(have not stolen any keys nor purchased any from disreputable vendors. Would be nice if the e-mail included which Key/Product was being queried!)
Today i took this screenshot in Mad Max and it looked familiar.
Then i remembered
And then it hit me. Max Payne lost his
, Mad Max lost his
. Max Payne wandered around to fix his issues, Mad Max wandered around to fix his issues. Max Payne 3 ending scene is
, Mad Max is set on former
. Could it be? Mad Max is Max Payne in alternate universe? Mad Max is Max Payne? XD
Then i remembered
And then it hit me. Max Payne lost his
family (wife and daughter)
family (wife and daughter)
in tropical place near ocean/see
sea bed
Dongs Macabre
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Did you get the free Lucius key? I got some too, and the first key I tried was a dupe, but reloading the page got me a working one.
I think you're onto something.
Thinking of that, that girl in LiS is called max too. Is it maybe Max Payne in his teenage years, before he had a genderchange operation?
Mad Max was around long before anyone ever thought of Max Payne. It's weird that they changed him from having a son, named Sprog, to having a daughter. Don't know what the deal was with that. Was it something they changed in the new movie/game or was it before that?
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
Warren/Max offspring though.
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