phampire

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#1 Posted by phampire (169 posts) - 5 months, 9 days ago

SLI setups are very dependent on the latest beta drivers and even then there are compatibility issues with some games, which is a bit of a pain. Another thing to consider is the power consumption, running a higher single card could be better for your power-bill in the long run. One card also means less noise and heat, which is why I have stuck with a single card setup. Two 570's should be more than enough for 1080p for the foreseeable future. On a side note Farcry 3 doesn't run that great in DX11 (on my 560ti @ 1080p) so I ended up running it on DX9 on very high instead of low/med on dx11.

#2 Posted by phampire (169 posts) - 5 months, 10 days ago

Gun law debates aside, I think we can all agree that this is both shocking and tragic.

#3 Posted by phampire (169 posts) - 6 months, 9 days ago

I'm pretty sure he said on one the bombcast that he wanted to see the original ending just to see what the fuss was all about.

#4 Posted by phampire (169 posts) - 6 months, 12 days ago

looks great, congrats on a new (and finally working) build!

#5 Posted by phampire (169 posts) - 6 months, 12 days ago

I was in a similar situation with my parents ( who are devoted Catholics) I sat down and talked to them about it, mum was pretty upset at the time. My advice is to keep having talks with her in the hope that you can reach an understanding with each other. I know some people choose to ignore discussing these topics with their religious parents but I think it is important to be honest with them. If they are decent and fair minded people they will respect your choice and still care about you.

#6 Posted by phampire (169 posts) - 6 months, 12 days ago

@MordeaniisChaos: I do play DnD, I don't see how that is relevant to the fact that not everyone likes complexity and that simple systems can often function just as well. If this is an exercise of design with no realistic limitations then how is it an exercise? You said it doesn't even have to be "fun or easy to make". The reason a game on a scope like this doesn't exist is due to limitations in budget, time, tech and design. It would be cool if you could improve on current mechanics and systems with realistic limits by using better design approaches. It just seems like a cool list of things to include in a video game, without much thought in how it could be achieved.

#7 Posted by phampire (169 posts) - 6 months, 13 days ago

Greater complexity doesn't naturally ensure that a game will play better or be more fun. Simple rules or systems that are intuitive can be easier to play, understand and design. Your design doc is pretty ambitious to say the least, you have mentioned 3 of my favorite games in recent years, taking inspiration from them is a great idea but I am not sure if this will result in a game with a direction or focus. DayZ, Skyrim and Dark Souls are pretty focused by design but they still have their issues despite their awesome developers. Out of curiosity have you made or designed a game before? What I have said of course is simply my opinion and I have no real knowledge or experience concerning game design.

#8 Posted by phampire (169 posts) - 6 months, 13 days ago

resident evil 6 by far, I loved 4 I thought 5 was solid but 6 was simply underwhelming.

#9 Posted by phampire (169 posts) - 6 months, 16 days ago

When it has games you want to play. I have never been an early adopter, all consoles will have price drops and revisions. But ultimately the availability of good games will determine when I buy one.

#10 Posted by phampire (169 posts) - 6 months, 19 days ago

@Vextroid said:

@Nux said:

Missingno is the best glitch in my opinion. There is just something about broken data turned "pokemon" that really made Red and Blue for me.

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