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Hey gang,

I've just picked this game back up after downloading it on my old PC, realising I had nowhere NEAR the hardware for it (5 FPS everywhere, and crashes), but on my new PC, I should be fine.

I'm wondering what, in your opinion, is the most fun class to play?

I immediately want to play an Archer, because I like doing that in games, but I'm also tempted to play a tank Warrior, or a healing/damage mage.

I just can't decide! I have avoided almost everything about the companions, so I wouldn't want to start as say, a healing mage, and then find out the best party member is a healing mage.

Any opinions? Cheers!

Hey gang,

So, I've just reinstalled DOTA, thinking I could get back into it after 2 years off.

I wish I hadn't bothered.

I picked Omniknight, a hero I used to enjoy, thinking I could play a low impact hero, and start to learn the game again. I bought wards, dust, courier, all that good stuff.

The people on my team berrated me nonstop, for the entire game. I was constantly called a noob, an idiot, and that I was the most useless person on the team. I understand that I haven't played in a long time, and getting back up to speed is gonna take time, but Jesus wept, the people who play this game are awful.

Is there an easier way to get back in where I won't just be harassed nonstop? I've only played one game back and I hate it

Hey gang,

With having a brand new gaming PC, I've been looking into big ass PC games to test out my new computer. I've had my eye on this game for a while based on press coverage, but I realised this game is out in the next 2 weeks, and I haven't seen ANY ingame footage of it.

Does anyone know what it's going to be like, or anything we could compare it to? I'm thinking it's like a cross between Mount and Blade and Skyrim?

Anyone have any idea/details?

Hey gang,

I'll be up front about this. I've suffered from severe depression and social anxiety disorder for the last...ten years or so? I went to a Doctor when I was 18 and asked them why I was so sensitive all the time to going out, and why I never had good days. After seeing a few different people, they diagnosed me with depression, and the reason why I couldn't go out, was because I had acute social anxiety disorder.

Like most people with depression/anxiety problems, I've really struggled over the years. At the moment though, I feel pretty great. I have good medication (Mirtazapine) and I have a great job that I love. Most days I feel fine. But there's a huge part of me that always feels down. For the last 5 years, I haven't left the village I live in. I just can't. I live near Manchester in the NW of England, and I just can't go there. The feeling of being around so many unknown people on the tram, the surge of people in the city, the unknown. I haven't been to Manchester because I'm worried I'm going to get mugged or stabbed. That's the anxiety for you.

Like most people. I feel controlled by my anxiety, but I don't let it RULE my life. I still talk to people at work every day, and I work in a school, so I have plenty of kids to talk to to meet my social quota every day.

I read Dan's "Anxiety as an Ally" and like most of you, felt like he was retelling my life. Amazing book. If you have ANY form of Anxiety problems, read that book, it's terrific.

So, why is it when I go online, I see people touting that they're depressed like it's a personality quirk?

There's nothing fun about having anxiety and depression. It isn't some cool badge of honour. It kinda ruins your life. You can't really do a lot of things, because you're so worried about the consequences. I'm not gonna go on Instagram and post some of the asinine pictures off there, but if you've used Instagram's "Trending" button or whatever it is (The second button), you'll likely see people talking about anxiety and depression, it's HILARIOUS.

Has anyone else noticed this trend online? Anyone else suffering similarly want to post their opinion? I'd love to hear from you guys!

Hey gang,

I searched the sites concepts pages for "Musical finales/endings" but came up with nothing!

What games do you think have the best musical endings then? I can think of Amped 3 and the Portal games, but the all time best is the finale from God Hand.

I know it's difficult to appreciate a games ending if you don't have the context, but if, like me, you finished God Hand, you'l know how precious the final credits are.

What about you? Does anything stand out?

When I looked at the talent tree, it was so confusing. What would you say makes POE stand out compared to the other like games in its genre?

Hey gang!

As you probably know, I've just ordered a new gaming PC. Parts due to arrive over the coming couple of days, so I'm looking for things to play once I finally get it up and running. I suppose, here's a list of things I bought in sales, in preparation FOR the new build, and I'm also looking for your recommendations as to what I should be playing that I might have missed. I'll preface with this: I do have a PS4 and I've played quite a lot of the bigger multiplatform games over the last couple of years. Either way, if you think there's something I've missed, please let me know!

Here's what I've already got ready:

Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void- I'm a huge SC2 fan. I played OBSESSIVELY during WOL, and in HOTS, and I'm eager to play LOTV. I'll only be playing the single player, because I know I don't have it in me anymore to dedicate time to MP. I have the GSL to tide me over for watching decent MP games.

A Hat in Time- I hear nothing but good things about this charming looking platformer. It's a shame that GB didn't run a QL of this, because I wanted to see what it looks like running, but I'm eager to play this in the downtime before I buy a Switch and Odyssey

Grim Dawn: When I was growing up, one of the games I dedicated the most time to was Diablo 2: LOD. It was a simple loot driven game that if you've played, you'll know how awesome it was. I enjoyed Diablo 3, but it didn't really have that lasting appeal that LOD had. I also tried Torchlight 2 and bounced RIGHT off that, and POE was too complicated to get into. I'm hearing that Grim Dawn is the TRUE spiritual successor to Diablo 2 and I'm DESPERATE to play this. I originally bought it during the Steam Winter sale, hoping to play it on my laptop while I was listening to the GB GOTY podcasts, but this PC can barely run anything over Spelunky HD, so that was shut down. For those of you that have played GD, will I be okay on the vanilla game, or is the expansion necessary?

Dragon Age: Inquisition: I'm a big fan of Bioware's Dragon Age Origins, and I thought Dragon Age 2 was pretty okay. I know that DA:I is a bit more like an offline MMO, but I'm willing to bet that there's still a lot of good stuff in this game. What do you guys think?

Here's what I'm looking at playing. Reviews and recommendations are very welcome!

Hollow Knight- Heard good things, and I like the artstyle

Stardew Valley- I bought this on the PS4, but couldn't really get into it. Is the PC version any better with the inclusion of mod support?

Night in the Woods- The impassioned talk on GOTY made me really wanna get into this. Another game where the artstyle looks terrific

Rocket League- Wondering if people are still playing this, and if it's worth a look in? I didn't buy it on PS4 because I don't wanna pay for the PS Plus stuff

Owlboy- I liked the look of the QL, and another stunning looking game.

Pillars of Eternity- This is the biggest question mark for me. I NEVER played a classic CRPG, with the exception of Might and Magic 7 (One of my favourite childhood games), but I know that's a FPRPG, and plays a lot different. I tried Baldur's Gate 2 as a nipper, but the sheer amount of systems really put me off. I'm hoping that as an adult, I can appreciate this more. What would you guys say?

Planet Coaster- This looks like modern day RCT. It's a must look at, but I haven't heard much about it?

Divinity: Original Sin 2: Desperate to play this, but concerned over Rorie's complaint that there's TOO much stuff to do. I really enjoyed the original, aswell as Divine Divnity back in the early 00's, but I'm a bit hesitant to jump in.

Civ 6: I liked Civ 4 and 5 a lot, but I'm not sure about Civ 6. I hear they streamlined and stripped a few things that have put me off. Anyone have any input here?

Overwatch: Almost definitely going to buy this. I loved TF2 and I'm looking for another decent class based FPS to just kill time with.

Assassins Creed: Origins: I played the SHIT out of 2 and Brotherhood, and I hear this is a real return to form. I didn't like 4 that much, and I didn't play any more AC games since then. The only concern I have here is the poor PC performance. Has it got any better yet?

Phew. What a long list. I think I've been writing for over 15 minutes now.

Would you guys recommend/dissuade me from any of these games? Would you add anything else in? Have I missed anything super important:?

Thanks so much for reading this MAMMOTH thread. I look forward to reading your comments!

Can I just say a big thank you to everyone in this thread that's suggested advice.

A lot of thought went into building this PC, and my basic build went off some advice based from this thread.

Expect to see another thread in the PC board asking what games I've missed when I actually build it!

This is the build I'm going with:

My friend is a huge computer guy, so gave me a good future proofed PC. It's a little over budget, but he says the 16GB of Memory is future proofed, aswell as the 500GB SSD.

The graphics card is a little budget, but seeing as I'm only intending to play 1080p60FPS, should manage.

Fuck me, building a new computer is stressful!

It's hard to know which of these builds is the right one for me.

The last computer I built was the £300 Digital Foundry PC in 2012. I bought it to play Guild Wars 2.

I like the look of this one just above my post, because it's closer to my budget.