Video Games

[Martin]

gotcha... thanks for the info y'all. that was my impression but wasn't sure. personally, i'm not into online games too much. -M

[Plutonic Panda]

Is the new Tom Clancy game The Division strictly an MMO? I thought it was a going to have its own private campaign, but the trailers make it look like it online only.

[Achilleslastand]

Is the new Tom Clancy game The Division strictly an MMO? I thought it was a going to have its own private campaign, but the trailers make it look like it online only.

Learn more about The Division & discover its setting

Welcome to an online, open-world RPG experience where exploration and player-progression are essential. Use your skills, weapons and wits in combat. Play in a persistent and dynamic environment that combines the Tom Clancy™ series’ core authenticity and tactical decisions, RPG action, trading and much more.

[td25er]

Just a quick FYI that steams holiday sale is got some very good deals right now...
Skyrim......7.49
Max Payne 3........7.99
As well as numerous others!
Welcome to Steam

Amazon.com: Max Payne 3 + LA NOIRE [Online Game Code]: Video Games

Amazon has a Max Payne 3/L.A Noire combo deal for $7.99. This deal requires Steam and includes a key for both games for Steam.

[elitespy]

gotcha... thanks for the info y'all. that was my impression but wasn't sure. personally, i'm not into online games too much. -M

Yeah I have a few friends that are like that...

I'm an online gamer through and through, my first online game was 007:Nightfire on PC and have been hooked ever since. I usually don't even buy a game now unless it has a good multiplayer. There are a couple of games that if the story is good enough and can make it through the whole game. I have a huge back log of games that I just never finished because I would get bored with the story or just wanna get online and play.

[elitespy]

One of the many reasons I love this game. You never know what you are going to run into

DayZ - Tiny Tim - YouTube

[Dustin]

One of the many reasons I love this game. You never know what you are going to run into

DayZ - Tiny Tim - YouTube

I've logged many hours, maybe days, playing this game!

[elitespy]

Yeah, I have spent about 25 hours so far and I love it, even in it's alpha stage. If you play for any amount of time you are going to come away with a great story.

[Richard at Remax]

Spent some time at a friend last week who had an Xbox One. I came away from it thinking it had some really cool features. I liked how you can watch cable through it and you can tell it by saying "Xbox + command." If you cursed in NBA 2k14 it would give you a technical foul. However it froze too much and speaking/hand motions weren't as fluid as I had hoped. The battlefield 4 graphics were almost as good as high end PC so I was impressed with that. I really don't care for windows 8 and it had that interface. Seemed more of an entertainment machine with a game console included. Ill probably end up getting one some time though, maybe at the first price cut.

[elitespy]

Spent some time at a friend last week who had an Xbox One. I came away from it thinking it had some really cool features. I liked how you can watch cable through it and you can tell it by saying "Xbox + command." If you cursed in NBA 2k14 it would give you a technical foul. However it froze too much and speaking/hand motions weren't as fluid as I had hoped. The battlefield 4 graphics were almost as good as high end PC so I was impressed with that. I really don't care for windows 8 and it had that interface. Seemed more of an entertainment machine with a game console included. Ill probably end up getting one some time though, maybe at the first price cut.

I know I am probably going to come off as a PC elitist here, but.... well I am one so whatever. The new consoles can't come close to looking as good as a high end PC. I know you said "Almost as good" but it really isn't even almost, my PC is a couple of years old and I am still pushing out better visuals than what the PS4/Xbone can do. PS4/Xbone are equivalent to a low end PC in today's standards not a high end PC.

I'm not trying to start an argument really, I just don't like people to be misinformed. Say somebody came here and read that and was like wow an Xbone is like a High End PC and then they actually went out and bought one?!?! I can't even imagine, lol.

But seriously though Xbone/PS4 = Low/Medium PC roughly.

[Richard at Remax]

Im with you. PC snob as well. My PC is 3 years old and it looks better than the new consoles. Just saying that the graphics gap has closed somewhat.

[Plutonic Panda]

I know I am probably going to come off as a PC elitist here, but.... well I am one so whatever. The new consoles can't come close to looking as good as a high end PC. I know you said "Almost as good" but it really isn't even almost, my PC is a couple of years old and I am still pushing out better visuals than what the PS4/Xbone can do. PS4/Xbone are equivalent to a low end PC in today's standards not a high end PC.

I'm not trying to start an argument really, I just don't like people to be misinformed. Say somebody came here and read that and was like wow an Xbone is like a High End PC and then they actually went out and bought one?!?! I can't even imagine, lol.

But seriously though Xbone/PS4 = Low/Medium PC roughly.

Agreed, I have an Xbox One and I also just dropped 3g's on a new rig and the graphics don't even come close to med-high gaming computers.

[elitespy]

PCGamer get's their hands on a Steam Controller

Hands-on with Steam Controller at CES 2014 | PC Gamer

[Achilleslastand]

Agreed, I have an Xbox One and I also just dropped 3g's on a new rig and the graphics don't even come close to med-high gaming computers.

3g's you say?
That must be a heckuva pc.
Specs please?

[Richard at Remax]

I dunno how much these cost but im going to keep my eye on them for a future purchase

Concept Project Christine

[Achilleslastand]

A little birdy told me the Elder Scrolls Online is having another beta this weekend. The same birdy told me that they{ZeniMax} have tons of spit and polish to do before April or the game may be a major flop.

[elitespy]

Yeah, I have a beta invite for this weekend... not sure if I am gonna use it though. I have been getting invites for the past few months but it just hasn't really interested me.... Maybe I'll check it out and it can change my mind.. I do think it will still flop though, just like SWTOR did. I think that monthly fee is going to kill it, when you have great "buy to play" games out there not to mention it's not being made by Bethesda... I dunno, I could just be 100% wrong too.

[Plutonic Panda]

3g's you say?
That must be a heckuva pc.
Specs please?

I'll put together some specs specifically from Tiger Direct. For the longest time I wanted a quad monitor set-up but now I think I will just upgrade my existing dual screen to a better dual monitors. I will likely just connect my commuter via HDMI to my TV.

[Mississippi Blues]

I have a question my fellow nerds. I'm looking to become a PC gamer, but I do not know who has the best setup or really even where to start at. Could someone give me an idea & put my on the path to the promised land?

[Achilleslastand]

Depends.....
First rule of pc building/gaming is to stay away from anything that follows under the words Best Buy and/or the Geek Squad. And that includes all sales/service.

Locally I would recommend Computer Masters which has 3 metro locations and as far as ordering parts online newegg is pretty good Computer Parts, Computer Hardware - Newegg.com

For your processor you have basically 2 choices, AMD and Intel. Both offer many diff models depending on your needs and both are great but Intel is probably a notch better as far as performance and AMD offers a better value for your buck.
Then youll need a solid video card which fall under those made by Nvidia and/or ATI/AMD. I prefer ATI/AMD but some prefer Nvidia. Apples and oranges.

You will also need at least 4 Gigs Ram but ideally I would have 8. Im pretty sure just for gaming youll never go over needing 3-4 gigs so get 8 to be safe.
Get a good case as well as a good power supply to power it all and then you will need a HDD {hard disk drive} to store everything on{operating system aka windows, games, programs etc}. I got a 2TB HDD for around 100 bucks summer before last.
So basically you will need these parts to put together a good gaming pc.
CPU/Processor......
GPU/Video Card.......
Motherboard......
RAM......
PSU/Power Supply.....
Case........
Monitor....
Keyboard/Mouse....
And don't forget a copy of Windows to keep Mr Gates rolling in the semolians.

Alright im out......hope this helps even a bit.

[venture]

I have a question my fellow nerds. I'm looking to become a PC gamer, but I do not know who has the best setup or really even where to start at. Could someone give me an idea & put my on the path to the promised land?

Figure out a budget and then get it built by someone. I do it as a side business so if you need help picking out components and such let me know. I can also tell you if you are getting a good deal or not. Some out there ask for incredibly high margins when others will give you a fair price. Some will blow a few thousand for no reason.

[venture]

Yeah, I have a beta invite for this weekend... not sure if I am gonna use it though. I have been getting invites for the past few months but it just hasn't really interested me.... Maybe I'll check it out and it can change my mind.. I do think it will still flop though, just like SWTOR did. I think that monthly fee is going to kill it, when you have great "buy to play" games out there not to mention it's not being made by Bethesda... I dunno, I could just be 100% wrong too.

I did the beta weekend for ESO during the invite session the last time. I liked it, but I don't see any point in going back and testing the beginning content over and over again with very few changes to it. If they gave premade characters are higher levels to test different aspects that would be one thing.

I think "flop" will just depend on the definition. SWTOR is profitable right now and still going with a decent player base. I think the F2P mode is too restrictive and essentially just gives you KOTOR3 for the level content and then dies. I enjoyed it when I played it after launch but the end game content was just so weak that it couldn't keep us together. I've resubbed to WOW since then (I know, I know) after a 5 months break and have been enjoying it again.

I don't think the monthly fee will kill it, I just think people need to not expect subscription numbers compared to WOW. No one is going to ever meet the level WOW did (12 mil) or what they currently are (7 mil). Too much out there to choose from.

[Mississippi Blues]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the help. David, if need be then I'll take you up on that offer. Appreciate it, man!

[Achilleslastand]

For anyone interested in MMOs/RPGs in general and/or fans of Lord British and the Ultima Series they have a new title due at the end of the year titled "shroud of the avatar" https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/ It has already got like 3 million in funds from backing from the fans and all those who backed at 45 or more will get a alpha/beta testing period beginning in the next couple of days. From what ive seen/read about the title im hoping that it blows all the competition out of the water. Perhaps Ultima Online 2 would have been a better title.

[Richard at Remax]

Finally got a PS4 though Amazon. I really like it and it is very straightforward to operate compared to the xbox one with the Kinect. Only downside is there aren't too many games our right now for it that I haven't played already so after Killzone I am in a holding pattern til Infamous Second Son

As for the PC question above, if you aren't comfortable with having someone build it for you, I have had great success with buying gaming PC's from Alienware and Dell. A plus from Alienware is you still can have windows 7 on them.

And just a random question, what do you guys think about the steam machine? I really couldn't tell you exactly what it is. Is it a console or does it replace your PC? Regardless it looks like it is aiming to suck in a whole new demographic of gamers that have never played many of the PC's games we've been playing for years.