@Coronus I got Diablo 3 when it came out. I could not play for a solid week after I had purchased the game. Months later, there was still tremendous lag issues. Because of that, I no longer buy "must be online to play" single player games.
I haven't touched diablo 3 for about a year now - nor do I intend to. I was just noting my past experience with "must be online to play" for single player games and how I have no desire to purchase them. I am very happy with Torchlight II which I got recently.
0 lag, play whenever I want, no login que and bonus part - I can hex edit my character :)
@badp I still haven't tried any other than Bit.Trip Runner. I looked up gameplay videos of Core and uh...Beat. Neither one looked that impressive to me.
@YiJiang'sEvilClone Every 60 seconds it steps up the difficulty significantly.
@StrixVaria The part where you make music with every successful movement feels very satisfying. I sometimes find myself humming parts of the 15 minutes long runs, with each beep
Unlike Runner2, however, each movement has its own sound
(it's the same every time)
so it pretty much feels like playing a most impractical musical instrument for 15 minutes straight
...and unlike Runner if you screw up once you aren't forced back to the start
Edited this question earlier to remove the elements of game-rec, since there's definitely a very good question in there. Please reopen: gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/107421/…
The only thing that would is a document that says, "I will buy the game if the DRM is removed."
Also, EA's PR is spinning like there's no tomorrow.
> In what has to be the most incredible display of PR spin seen in a videogame crisis, an Electronic Arts spokesperson has claimed SimCity's notoriously awful DRM setbacks are a result of the game being just too gosh-darn enjoyable to quit! No, this isn't an Onion article.
I figured out the discs in sequence mode for the first 71 levels. They are listed on my blog:
http://programmablebrick.blogspot.com/2013/03/drop7-with-lego-mindstorms-nxt.html
That looks like self promotion to me.
Especially after he refused to add the info to his answer.
I'm still disappointed in my self I bought Simcity, its such a clusterfsck
attempting to get a refund on the game and then worst case scenario. I do a charge back. They nuke my Origin account that only has BF3 on it and I take that as a lesson learned never to buy from EA again.
That's already in the plans.
There are no details to be shared yet, but we will do some sort of a promotional ThingTM for Heart of the Swarm.
Stay tuned!
Oh, and Jin's been leaking snippets of his design
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I like stuffing my face with pie. MUST EAT MOAR PIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
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@fbueckert I wish that Harvest Moon movie was real because I would watch it in a heartbeat
I know many of people want to change from a storm cloak to an imperial or vice versa. But, I was wondering is there a console command to change to storm cloaks after completing the imperial quest line? Or is there some other solution to change besides having to start again? Thanks.
Sometimes Tomb raider is launching with windows modes. I have checked both full screen and exclusive fullscreen option. Resolution is 1366X768. What is causing this?
This is my configuration.
Windows 7 64 bit
6 GB RAM
Intel Core i5 2.3GHz
GeGorce GT 525M
Pandora's box is an artifact in Greek mythology, taken from the myth of Pandora's creation in Hesiod's Works and Days. The "box" was actually a large jar (πίθος pithos) given to Pandora (Πανδώρα) ("all-gifted", "all-giving"), which contained all the evils of the world.
Today, the phrase "to open Pandora's box" means to perform an action that may seem small or innocuous, but that turns out to have severe and far-reaching consequences.
In mythology
In classical Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman on Earth. Zeus ordered Hephaestus, the god of craftsmanship, to create her, so...
@AshleyNunn Did you not recognise it because you didn't know her, or because I didn't draw it properly?
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Also, what does SEI mean? *General Chat Room for Arqade.com. The main quarters of Arqade's SEI AskQuestion Mothership, wherein we aim our LAZERS at arqade cabinets, fancy new spaceship logos and the eyes of people who would like to deny others the joys of waffles.*
General Chat Room for Arqade.com. The main quarters of Arqade's Stack Exchange, Inc AskQuestion Mothership, wherein we aim our LAZERS at arqade cabinets, fancy new spaceship logos and the eyes of people who would like to deny others the joys of waffles.
I'm confused about the skill "Staff Mastery" in Torchlight 2. I'm pretty sure I'm right, but let me just get this straight. If I use Shockbolts, (in addition to the other skills) it lowers the targets resistances? Does it also lower it if I hit them with my staff? And also, I am REQUIRED to wield...
In a region I can see each city has a border outline, some are green, yellow, blue, black and my own is white. What are these colors for? Is there a master-list somewhere?
The Manual doesn't list them at all.
Every now and then, I receive notifications of replies to James's chat messages in the Bridge. Example. This seems to happen more often when I just engaged in a conversation in chat not very long ago. I will keep receiving notifications not meant for my eyes for a week or so, then it stops.
I d...
In Crash Team Racing, you can get up to 3 turbo boosts by power-sliding. There is a power-meter that, when it turns red (about halfway on the meter) means you're ready to perform a boost.
The bar on the bottom right, filling up:
Ready to boost!
However if the power meter fills out, you'll b...
Some people have a habit of saving everything to their desktop.
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@YiJiang'sEvilClone I cleaned mine before I moved a month and a half ago, and it isn't too bad now. I do have to remember to check the fans periodically because they get a lot of cat fuzz.
@BenBrocka I just looked it up, it looks pretty good - just one question, what is the point of adjustable weight? I don't understand how you could configure that feature to customize the mouse for you.
@SimonL It's the "feel" of the mouse, how easily it glides. There's a set of weights they include to give you just the heft you want. It sounds a bit silly until you try it out
I prefer mine a bit heavier as I keep it on extremely high sensitivity, so I don't accidentally bump it too far
Basically try the mouse at minimum then maximum weight, and keep adjusting the weight until you find what feels right
I have been using an mx510 for around 4 years now, but it died on me the other day :(. so I've been taking a look at different stuff. the two big brands I have seen are logitech and razer - any razer suggestions I should also take a look at?
I wasn't as sold on the Razer ones, they seem like a better option for MMO gamers/people who need more buttons. They make nice mouse pads for sure though, using one now
I wouldn't worry about it with the G500 though. It's a fairly "old" mouse (they have one or two significantly different newer models) and I haven't had it update since I got it months ago
Also the G500 has fancy profiles stored on the mouse for different applications...but I've never had a need for anything like that
I want to stab the jerk who decided that, in order to get Sora's ultimate weapon in Kingdom Hearts, you needed 3 of an item that drops 10% of the time from an enemy you have a 5% chance of encountering...
I'm unable to drop an airport in my city. It's my first time trying to create one, but it's always red.
When I move it to an open area it says must plop on snap point!. What does that mean?
> And to get us back in your good graces, we’re going to offer you a free PC download game from the EA portfolio. On March 18, SimCity players who have activated their game will receive an email telling them how to redeem their free game.
@fbueckert They're locked down pretty tight. They have me a coupon code for messing up (but not ACTUALLY messing up) my dead space 3 order, and I tried it on a random item just to see what it WAS. When I then tried it on a second item, it was already consumed. Juist by LOOKING without purchasing, I had used up the code, without actually getting the benefit
@BenBrocka They've made mistakes, though. For Origin's anniversary, they sent out a $20 coupon code to existing users. There were only two problems: 1. The coupon code can be used by anyone, which isn't really a big issue, and 2. By adding items to the cart in a certain way, users can make the coupon apply individually to each item in the cart
There were users sweeping up every single item on Origin that's below $20.
It was hilarious, and surprisingly enough, EA didn't revoke those purchases
@YiJiang'sEvilClone The skins are, yeah. Most of them, at least. Some alter the way a champion behaves, but not to the point of affecting the game at all.
We have started a region and had plans to build specific City Hall modules in our respective cities, so that the benefits would share between our cities. The same goes for things like Fire Trucks and Police Cars and the like.
None of our upgrades seem to "register" with other cities, and there d...
I am having issues with mass amount of traffic being backed up coming into my city. I already have 2 Bus Terminals running 13,000-15,000 Sims per day fully capped out on buses with a wait time of about an hour still for them. I also am utilizing my train station's with about 1,000 Sims using thos...
I was wondering how often should I charge my laptop?
I have heard that using my charger plugged in will cause the battery to heat up and reduces battery life. Thus I've decided to stick to using my battery, since it is here for a reason. (my battery is built-in, non-removable).
However, I am no...
I am having issues with mass amount of traffic being backed up coming into my city. I already have 2 Bus Terminals running 13,000-15,000 Sims per day fully capped out on buses with a wait time of about an hour still for them. I also am utilizing my train station's with about 1,000 Sims using thos...
I'm playing Trackmania 2 Stadium (beta) and I've noticed that the first time after I retry a race after beating the gold medal time, it offers to let me do an "official" race for SP points. But after that race is complete, or if I decline to do the race, I don't know how to try for another offici...
So i downloaded Fort Conquer on my cellphone and i tend to be very anal about my gameplay wanting everything to be perfect. I soon realized that in these kinda games its really difficult to accomplish that so i settled. I played for a while and i realized that when your life is low you do not get...
In the process of working around a problem in my Linux + WINE + Supreme Commander + SC patch 3280 setup, I had to disable bloom rendering in the graphics options. The retail version (3189), however, does not seem to have the same problem, even at the maximum graphics quality settings.
Does the r...
Playing spacechem now for a few days.
I was looking up some of the solutions on solution-net and attempted the fastest dissassembly for methane in nothing works level. From least cycles leaderboard, fastest solution reactor 2 (http://spacechem.net/solution/nothing-works/34239)
Anyway, on his so...
I would like to join a game, but each slot I click on, I see every city has a major. I was getting tired clicking in and seeing all were taken. It was not helped by seeing the blue default avatar that looks like an empty slot but is really a player without a picture.
What do I look for so I can ...
I have made it to the front area outside the college but I need to cast a fireball spell on this eye thingy and as I am a powerful Mage every time I cast the spell the elf lady gets hurt or if I am successful doing this without hurting her nothing happens.
I had pre-ordered this game and was told that I will get DLCs Explorer Bundle and Combat Strike. However, I am not able to find those in Steam. Any idea when will they be released?
I am wondering how evolving algorithm works in the game. Does it pay of more to buy lots of weak creatures evolve them and then buy more of the weak creatures or will that end up costing more money than buying couple of more powerful creatures and evolving them that way.
What is the better strat...
I tried all 9 single-rune spells, and they all "fizzle" or it says I don't have enough skill to cast them. I am assuming that the single-rune spells are the simplest, low-level spells.
So my question is, how can I improve my magic skill when I can't even cast spells?
If anyone caught me in chat, I'm currently having problems with Steam, which is keeping me not only from playing Portal 2, but also from accessing any of the other 28 steam game shortcuts on my desktop.
I'm considering just uninstalling and then reinstalling Steam, hoping that will knock loose w...
I am a terrible driver right now, so I'm afraid to spawn a costly tank or aircraft. But say I do spawn them, and constantly get killed, is there any problem other than the ire of teammates? In fact, does anyone other than me know I was the one who spawned that aircraft and crashed right at the wa...
I believe my current city meets all the requirements to build the Bureau of Bureaucracy, yet I am unable to unlock it.
Many websites state its requirements to be the following:
Residential population: 39,000
Mayor rating: 30
Education funding: 101%
Health funding: 101%
Courthouse has been buil...
The moment I reach the fighting, or find my squadmates and want to help them fight, I need to leave my scooter or deconstruct it. Any place I can park it so it does not go waste? Once spawned, is the only way to get back the resources to deconstruct the vehicle?