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[Hawkian]

Sketchy.. I'd prefer Steam.

Wouldn't we all. $45 for the deluxe was too good for me to pass on though.

So far as I can tell from these streams, the way your hacking capabilities work is:
-Simple mechanical interface stuff like gates, bridges, forklifts, elevators, whatever are just always hackable the moment you encounter them
-For each region, "cloud"-ish stuff like ATMs, cameras, the cell phone profiler, is not hack-active until you hack the local ctOS control center
-More advanced city-wide or OP hacks (like the Blackout) are craftable "items" with a max capacity

Still filling in the blanks but if this is accurate I think they pretty much went about it the best way possible.

 

[murgo]

3 tries and all of them sucked. It was failed stealth, failed Gears of War style, barely successful Gears of War style

The IGN guy is being creative about it and not even coming close to being detected and I love it.

edit: you can hack in-store speakers to play your MP3s. come on guys you aren't digging this? -_-

Yeah, it's so much more fun to watch. Hacking looks like a lot of fun, I actually can't wait to do all the privacy invasions, hack bank accounts etc.

 

[TalonJH]

IGN vs GameSpot streams shows how watching a competent player makes a game look more interesting to watch. I think people that watched only the GS steam might have actually left with a negative opinion of the game because of it.

 

[dex3108]

If I was playing, I'd hijack a couple cars, block that offramp, and set up some explosives. Or post up and snipe them when they get stopped.

That's the beauty of this game. Do things your way.

 

[ttocs]

I ended up going with the PS4 version for this game. I was going to go with PC but my CPU wasn't up to snuff and I only hit minimum requirements. Regardless though, I'm excited to play it and hopefully the PS4 will look really good.

 

[Darryl M R]

Their attempt with the frag and bumping into the car was hilarious. If I can have experiences like this in game I will be happy.

 

[Hawkian]

that was. so funny. one of those situations where the person playing died in a panic and I was totally right there with them rather than yelling at them

IGN vs GameSpot streams shows how watching a competent player makes a game look more interesting to watch. I think people that watched only the GS steam might have actually left with a negative opinion of the game because of it.

This all the way. I think someone was saying that these streams are a pretty hit or miss was to decide if you like a game or not and I couldn't agree more. This is the most stark example of it I've seen.

 

[DNAbro]

IGN stream has been great. Looks like tons of fun.

 

[Yasae]

I have no idea what those 2 games should have in common regarding this?

The overlay didn't work on Witcher 2 for quite a while. Just because a game's on Steam doesn't mean the overlay will always work properly.

Dota 2's another offender, and that's a Valve game.

 

[TalonJH]

Their attempt with the frag and bumping into the car was hilarious. If I can have experiences like this in game I will be happy.

They should have ended the stream right there. Hilarious!

 

[Hawkian]

They should have ended the stream right there. Hilarious!

Yeah they're not topping that. He really almost made it, too. A lucky bounce...

 

[murgo]

Now that was cool. Blasting the fools, running away and getting away on the train.

 

[M.Steiner]

3 tries and all of them sucked. It was failed stealth, failed Gears of War style, barely successful Gears of War style

The IGN guy is being creative about it and not even coming close to being detected and I love it.

haha yeah. This IGN stream has been much more enjoyable as opposed to the other which was actually annoying me at that point. Wanted to pull the controller from him heh.

Can see myself spending a lot of time just messing about in the open-world/doing side activities.

 

[Teddified]

That fast travel was pretty quick.

 

[dex3108]

Finally open world game where we can set time of day when we want to wake up.

 

[garath]

Wouldn't we all. $45 for the deluxe was too good for me to pass on though.

So far as I can tell from these streams, the way your hacking capabilities work is:
-Simple mechanical interface stuff like gates, bridges, forklifts, elevators, whatever are just always hackable the moment you encounter them
-For each region, "cloud"-ish stuff like ATMs, cameras, the cell phone profiler, is not hack-active until you hack the local ctOS control center
-More advanced city-wide or OP hacks (like the Blackout) are craftable "items" with a max capacity

Still filling in the blanks but if this is accurate I think they pretty much went about it the best way possible.

Hmm.. What about GMG? Any codes working for that? Failing that, not sure how to get to Origin Mexico. There a post howto anywhere on that?

 

[Darryl M R]

They should have ended the stream right there. Hilarious!

They ended it with the burst of stream which was also good so I'm happy with the stream even though I only saw 10 minutes of it.

 

[MayMay]

That was an amazing stream, unlike the other one lol

 

[Twinduct]

Any way to watch the IGN stream's archive? Jumped in but seems to cache only from the part you open it at.

 

[Mashin Haters]

3 tries and all of them sucked. It was failed stealth, failed Gears of War style, barely successful Gears of War style

The IGN guy is being creative about it and not even coming close to being detected and I love it.

edit: you can hack in-store speakers to play your MP3s. come on guys you aren't digging this? -_-

but but ps4 doesnt support mp3

 

[TalonJH]

Lol, he stole her phone and broke it at the end.

Edit: I actually had fun watching that stream. I guess I should close my browser now and do some work. Lol

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Hmm.. What about GMG? Any codes working for that? Failing that, not sure how to get to Origin Mexico. There a post howto anywhere on that?

I just did this, and it is working. Use the chrome extension called "hola", go to origin website, click on hola logo, select mexico, wait a few seconds, and it should be in spanish now. might have to refresh. watch dogs is listed at $39.99 USD.

Still on the fence though.

 

[Yasae]

Hmm.. What about GMG? Any codes working for that? Failing that, not sure how to get to Origin Mexico. There a post howto anywhere on that?

Hola extension for Chrome. Also the discount codes on GMG don't work on Watch Dogs, though only if you're in the US.

 

[Evil Beaver]

The multiplayer looks like fun. I just watched Jack Frag's video on it and I wish he would have showcased other MP types.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33muCkef288

 

[Wulv]

Very good stream by IGN.


I'm actually surprised.

 

[garath]

I just did this, and it is working. Use the chrome extension called "hola", go to origin website, click on hola logo, select mexico, wait a few seconds, and it should be in spanish now. might have to refresh. watch dogs is listed at $39.99 USD.

Still on the fence though.

Hola extension for Chrome. Also the discount codes on GMG don't work on Watch Dogs, though only if you're in the US.

Thanks for the info/link. So sketchy lol. I may just skip for now until first Steam sale. It's Ubisoft so I predict a quick sale come Summer sale. As awesome as it looks I still have Dark Souls 2, LoL and Diablo 3 keeping me going.

 

[M.Steiner]

Any way to watch the IGN stream's archive? Jumped in but seems to cache only from the part you open it at.

I think this might be it: http://www.twitch.tv/ignlive/b/531144600
Just checking now... [Edit: Or I would if my internet hadn't started crapping out on me. It looks like it though]

 

[murgo]

Very good stream by IGN.


I'm actually surprised.

Same here, my faith in the game has been restored.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Got lucky and snagged an Nvidia code someone was selling BiN on Ebay for $30. Added to my uPlay account, now the wait begins.

 

[Hawkian]

but but ps4 doesnt support mp3

Errr.... well I mean, in-universe, it's still an MP3 player on his phone, so, you know, still works!

 

[iMax]

PS4 version looks better than I expected. Especially at night when it's raining.

 

[Psoelberg]

IGN vs GameSpot streams shows how watching a competent player makes a game look more interesting to watch. I think people that watched only the GS steam might have actually left with a negative opinion of the game because of it.

Yeah, I definitely was more hooked after watching IGNs streaming

 

[Guri]

Sketchy.. I'd prefer Steam.

EA actually allows people to buy from other regions. I bought for $30 (Digital Deluxe) from the Indian store deal. And if you really want it on Steam, you can add it as a "non-Steam game". It will behave the same as it would on Steam: launch uPlay so that can launch Watch_Dogs. It doesn't use Steamworks whatsoever.

 

[Hawkian]

The Indian store deals are over now so far as I know, just to clarify.

 

[Gaz_RB]

The multiplayer looks like fun. I just watched Jack Frag's video on it and I wish he would have showcased other MP types.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33muCkef288

Oh my god... that looks so fun.

 

[Simonnnnn]

Simply Games took money for pre order today, dispatched tomorrow apparently, hopefully here by Saturday! Excited! 😁

 

[Spazznid]

Oh my god... that looks so fun.

Yeah, wasn't at all looking forward to the MP, but that video really looks fun.

 

[Gaz_RB]

 

[kriskrosbbk]

IGN stream has been great. Looks like tons of fun.

Is it available to watch now?

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

The Indian store deals are over now so far as I know, just to clarify.

Yeah, just checked, it's 2,999 Rs which comes out to $51.43

 

[sjay1994]

rekt

 

[Hawkian]

Right. This doesn't look fun at all, pre-order canceled

 

[Symax]

The multiplayer looks like fun. I just watched Jack Frag's video on it and I wish he would have showcased other MP types.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33muCkef288

What is wrong with the physics in this game?

 

[hbkdx12]

hahaha it's like the scene from terminator 2....gone completely wrong

 

[Enco]

I'm no analyst but I feel this game will end up with a dead online community within a few weeks.

Like most games.

 

[Gaz_RB]

Fuck traffic.

Tons of pedestrians, even in 8 player online.

 

[dex3108]

I am really surprised by amount of destruction in this game. I expected less breakable objects to bi honest.

 

[sjay1994]

What is wrong with the physics in this game?

I don't know.

Part of me hates how ridiculous it looks.... the other part of me remembers he had more fun in saints row driving over GTA's more realistic driving.

So... maybe a happy medium?

 

[nevernamed]

Fuck traffic.

Tons of pedestrians, even in 8 player online.

love that one. fuck traffic indeed!

 

[Ser Goje]

Driving is horrible.

Is it available to watch now?

Yeah.

http://www.twitch.tv/ignlive