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General discussionWhat video gaming fads/trends grind your gears?(139 posts)(139 posts)
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Posted July 17, 2019
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ResidentLeever: Ok and that goes for both original (gb port) and remake versions in the WSC game regarding the saw bug? Thanks.
Yes.

(At 100 Strength, there are only two enemies you can saw apart:: One of them is that bird that you are not supposed to be able to kill, and the other is the final boss.)

(In SaGa 2, the ChainSaw has more sensible behavior.)
Posted July 17, 2019
Having to tap to do something that should be automated. It's a mobile thing, I know, and of course I stay away from that garbage, but I've also seen it in a couple of Windows releases, such as Plague Inc. Taking away convenience for the sake of ''engagement'' is such a cancerous practice.

Truth be told though, that last sentence sums up one of the reasons why I don't think MMOs are not as engaging as they used to be. Nowadays, you just get given everything you need, I miss the days when you had to craft your own poisons and carry bags full of soul shards. Of course, that was a little more involved than just jabbing at your screen every few seconds.
Posted July 17, 2019
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TentacleMayor: Having to tap to do something that should be automated. It's a mobile thing, I know, and of course I stay away from that garbage, but I've also seen it in a couple of Windows releases, such as Plague Inc. Taking away convenience for the sake of ''engagement'' is such a cancerous practice.
That was a big complaint on Raid WWII. On console it worked fine, but on PC it made the gameplay a chore.
Posted July 22, 2019
I can add one more - poorly described dialgoue options. Seriously, it's one of the most annoying things in RPGs (and other dialogue heavy games I guess). I'm playing the Witcher 3 right now, and I love the game, but still it's super annoying when I have to re-load and start a conversation over, beacuse the super-short description of a dialgue choice can suggest something entirely different than what the character ends up saying.

For example, in one conversation I get asked how I learned about something. One of the options is "X told me", and X is someone both me and the person I'm speaking to know is dead. So I was sure it's a sarcastic "fuck off" kind of answer. But no, Geralt actually started telling some elaborate ridiculous lie about the guy having faked his own death. And I had multiple situations like this.

The same kind of thing would happen in Mass Effect games. I miss RPGs that let me see the actual thing I will say, rather than a three word summary that often ends up being misleading. I can't be the only one who thinks this sucks, right?
Posted July 22, 2019
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Breja: I can add one more - poorly described dialgoue options. Seriously, it's one of the most annoying things in RPGs (and other dialogue heavy games I guess). I'm playing the Witcher 3 right now, and I love the game, but still it's super annoying when I have to re-load and start a conversation over, beacuse the super-short description of a dialgue choice can suggest something entirely different than what the character ends up saying.
I still miss how in the first Witcher you'd know in advance the exact full sentence you'd be saying... How can this be considered an improvement?
Posted July 22, 2019
- Dumbing down, especially in the AAA game industry.
- Politicizing games.
- Game companies chasing maximal profit over maximal quality of their games & their gameplay.
- Games consistently being released unfinished with the presumption that the playera will do the heavy lifting thag QA should've. "We'll patch it later. The gamers won't care. Just ship it!" has become an industry mantra.
- Gamer chairs.
Posted July 22, 2019
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ColJohnMatrix: - Gamer chairs.
*Buries his ass deeper into the stack of plastic Really Useful Boxes used as a chair*

And whats wrong with gaming chairs?!
Post edited July 22, 2019 by DetouR6734
Posted July 22, 2019
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DetouR6734: [url=][/url] And whats wrong with gaming chairs?!
Complete lack of anything remotely approaching ergonomics for purposes of sitting in a chair at a computer for long periods of time. The requirements of a racecar & computer use are completely different. No professional office environment with heavy computer usage (EG - IT/Software engineering/Game industry) use them. Why do you think that is?. They're trendy & people just buy them to "look cool" when they really scream to the world "I'm 16!!" If you care about your body at all just spend the money on a good quality office chair instead. It's a much better investment.
Posted July 23, 2019
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ColJohnMatrix: - Politicizing games.
So on a differently weird tangent, how do you feel about games that are directly political?
Posted July 23, 2019
Having to buy DLC that should have been in the game in the first place in order to get the proper experience. For example, when it comes to Rome II from the Total War series...blood was not included but sold separately. And the Greek factions weren't included... And then having to deal with fan boys and shills telling me to STFU about this practice.
Post edited July 28, 2019 by De4thstroke
Posted July 23, 2019
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DetouR6734: [url=][/url] And whats wrong with gaming chairs?!
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ColJohnMatrix: Complete lack of anything remotely approaching ergonomics for purposes of sitting in a chair at a computer for long periods of time. The requirements of a racecar & computer use are completely different. No professional office environment with heavy computer usage (EG - IT/Software engineering/Game industry) use them. Why do you think that is?. They're trendy & people just buy them to "look cool" when they really scream to the world "I'm 16!!" If you care about your body at all just spend the money on a good quality office chair instead. It's a much better investment.
*removes gaming chair bookmarks*


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On that note, i have been looking at ergo chairs for a while, what do you recommend? though i ain't spending the amount of a new PC on a ergo chair.
Posted July 23, 2019
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DetouR6734: On that note, i have been looking at ergo chairs for a while, what do you recommend? though i ain't spending the amount of a new PC on a ergo chair.
- If you're willing to buy a chair that will outlive you, your PC, & probably the apocalypse, you can pick up overstock Herman Miller Aeron chairs on eBay for significant discounts. There's been some debate on its ergonomic properties, but I used to do years of 12-hour days programming in it with no discomfort. That said, there's probably better "true ergonomic" chairs at this point. Brand-new they run about $1300. You can get overstock (which are still new) for about half that if you look on Amazon or eBay. IIRC I paid $900 for mine.

This site seems to think pretty highly of it. I bought mine about 13 years ago & cleaned it periodically. Still looks new & is very comfortable to do anything on a computer in.

https://ergonomicshealth.com/herman-miller-aeron-review/

- If you want something cheaper (IE - you're not a paid professional), I recall Staples having some chair with TempurPedic memory foam (actual TempurPedic brand, not a knock-off), for about $300 & that was the most comfortable chair I've ever sat in outside my Herman Miller. Let me see if I can find a link.

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https://www.staples.com/Tempur-Pedic-TP9000-Polyester-Computer-and-Desk-Office-Chair-Black-TP9000-BLK/product_324021

You can go to a local Staples & sit in them & see what you think. I had previous employers that would have niceties like the Herman Miller chairs as standards, so I had a months of using one to judge that high price as being worthwhile.

I think it's wise to look at it this way : Good equipment makes the act of doing whatever it's for better & a chair is an essential piece of hardware for using a computer. Having something that makes it so I don't have to consider how long I've been sitting because it's so well-designed that I don't even notice it, making its contribution transparent, is a huge boon to both my productivity & health, both of which are important. Not to mention the aggregate cost of successive chairs I could've bought which would've made sitting eventually miserable, thus replacing them in an endless cycle, & instead having a chair that I'll likely still have in another decade is a problem solved for me. No need to look at chairs anymore. I can spend that time instead using it. IE - Long-game viewpoint.

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ColJohnMatrix: - Politicizing games.
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Darvond: So on a differently weird tangent, how do you feel about games that are directly political?
Still not a fan. I don't mind, & even greatly enjoy, games that have existential dilemmas & considerations (like Planescape). But, if it's a current zeitgeist, then absolutely not. It's off-putting & will look silly 20 years from now after this trend hopefully dies a savage death. There's a difference between sociological & political themes in things. One is universal & timeless. The other is just a window in time. Plus I don't want to be proselytized.
Post edited July 23, 2019 by ColJohnMatrix
Posted July 28, 2019
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David_Kuhn: - Mobile games... not because they're mobile but because they've given AAA houses some really terrible ideas.
Do you guys not have phones? :P
Posted July 28, 2019
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Everything these days just give me a solid shooter without the SJW crybaby garbage in it PLEASE!
Seriously, If you only have some make believe sh!t to whine about, You have a very good sheltered safe life.
Unlike most I've done horrible things to make ends meet.
Like scab cigarette butts out of GARBAGE BINS, to support my parents addiction to siggies!
If I made a RPG maker game about my life you people would probably cry!

You people have a far better life if these simple nonsense things upset you the most!
Going home with NOTHING in my gut while everyone around me eats!
Only to get attacked or made fun of on my birth date by people like starmaker and tinyE and such after scabbing in bins ON MY B,DAY for you guessed it cigarette butts.

Or having A Vegemite sandwich on Christmas day, Yeah Merry f#cking Christmas kids - my parent said.
You lot think I've had a good life... while you wine and dine... in your mansions... driving your sports cars.
and ALL you care about is your non issues what a fat f#cking joke, Eh.

Or having your electricity cut off ($3400 bill) while everyone else has it because your neighbours are freeloading pricks
Or having people break into you house and take a fair bit of stuff, Which was shit stuff to begin with but it was still our stuff
Or being abused by the whole community because of things THEY said that were untrue, You all wonder why I'm so aggressive
Or being gang stalked, Then savagely beaten by the two random thugs.
Hearing someone scream blue friggin murder on the street after a car hit them IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE in the middle of the night I can still hear that guys scream... I hope he got the medical attention he needed.

Oh but safe spaces and I'm all speshul... makes me sick.
Post edited July 28, 2019 by fr33kSh0w2012
Posted July 28, 2019
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ColJohnMatrix: - If you're willing to buy a chair that will outlive you, your PC, & probably the apocalypse, you can pick up overstock Herman Miller Aeron chairs on eBay for significant discounts. There's been some debate on its ergonomic properties, but I used to do years of 12-hour days programming in it with no discomfort. That said, there's probably better "true ergonomic" chairs at this point. Brand-new they run about $1300. You can get overstock (which are still new) for about half that if you look on Amazon or eBay. IIRC I paid $900 for mine.
You spent $900 on a chair. Christ.
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