LadyCrimson

Did anyone expect the new top # 'ti' version of an nvidia series to not be expensive? There are always those that want to buy the latest every single time even when they don't really need the boost yet, (like those who bought a 1080ti and now want this new one and feel peeved) but I'd guess sales-wise that's a fairly low percentage. And if you don't care about ray tracing yet ...

360/"vr" - click for bigger - yeah, the skybox has lines in it when you can see too high and too much of it. :/ Because it's cool. Being a huge Ignis-nut, you'd think I'd like this. But I don't. It's just too weird and since you can't alter body or head size in main-game, Ignis' head on Noct's body model = a stumpy, large-headed mini-Ignis with Noct-voice. Clunkily implemented new "feature."

I tried to watch this last night. I wanted to turn it off in the first 10 minutes but I forced myself to watch two episodes. The 2nd was slightly better than the first but I think I only cracked a tiny smile a few times. I got the jokes ... I just didn't laugh at the presentation. The little demon chr. was the best thing about it. I've heard it gets a bit better later but the reaction I had to the first two episodes didn't make me think I'd become fond of it for becoming a "bit better." Utterly boring, mostly.

But ... how much of an actual gaming performance boost are we talking about, over the 1080ti (which I skipped, since the 980ti is still absolutely fine for me)? And will it do 60+fps/4k consistently (instead of 30ish) on taxing games with high/max settings and all the nvidiaworks on etc? I have no issue with the price for something I buy only once every 3-5 years but not much point for my current old system so. I will build a new rig specifically for 4k gaming performance at some point but I'm still too lazy/still don't care enough. I guess I'm finally too "old" and not geeky enough to become very excited at hardware releases. On top of that, I'd also need a few more games that I really want/like that require or benefit from such upgrades first. I spent enough just because of FFXV-only already. That all said ... it's nice to know when I do get around to stuff, the performance increase will be so noticeably massive that I may need to chain it to the desk to keep it from launching into outer space.

Amazon Fresh does well with frozen, convenience food and household item delivery, although I've never seen such wasteful "packaging" as they do. "I want six cup yogurts." "Here's your yogurts swimming inside a ginormous paper bag with a frozen bottle of water included as the cooler part." (Don't they have any smaller sized bags for smaller orders?) Also, the first time I tried them I nearly "burned" my finger tips because I thought the red bags at the bottom of one bag were bagged frozen food boxes ("what are these?"). Thus I picked up several and carried them to the kitchen before I realized they were dry ice. Doh.

An Asian drama I've been watching used her "River" song as a chr. theme which ofc led me to YouTube. Where I ended up liking her more recent single even more. I don't typically like female (pop/diva) voices but she has the tonal range and vocal style I tend to prefer. Really good for bopping to on a walk. Why I haven't I heard of her before, I need to buy some albums ... I really do only "discover" music via games and TV/media anymore.

Jeans/shirt with coveralls, who knows. Cindy's obviously "fan-service" to use a term that seems to get tossed around. So yeah, ofc the outfit is unrealistic. Doesn't bother me at all, I forget she's there most of the time. Sometimes people ask for Ansel-pics of her and I occasional do a round. The bro's after all are really just the other side of the coin. Gladio especially is just as much fan-service as Cindy. Especially that shirtless outfit he has, which I still have never bothered getting in-game.

Anyone see The Meg yet? Seems to have been popular/made a ton of money over the weekend. I guess people were in the mood for a shark movie. I've liked a couple indie-shark films in recentish years, I wonder how this one, with its more action vibe (vs. slow suspense) will be. Nothing beats Jaws tho ... not yet anyway.

Everything I've read is that MS seems to be putting out a lot of letters on intent. Which doesn't mean Obsidian will actually go for it. Still, as others have pointed out, it wouldn't be totally surprising if they did ... assuming there's really an offer/intent and it's a decent one, of course. I wouldn't be very happy about it, tho. I mean, can't blame them if they did want to cash out and they have to do what feels best for them, but acquisitions of this sort are rarely things I end up liking/often equal the eventual company/product deathknell from my perspective. More importantly, what might happen to the forum! But such can happen to companies regardless of buyouts, whatever the reasons. Time and the changes time brings tends to do that. I think it's been amazing they've managed as many years of making games that I (personally) enjoy, as they have.

More weird outfit mod choices. But the red soles are awesome. Ignis can jump really really high. As well as jump right through the belly of the beast. Since I'm always posting the handsome bro's, here's Cindy for the guys More Cindy: https://ffxv.crimsonkeep.com/blog/archives/287

Is this combat or a dance revue? And ...

Y'know, people said that Morgan Freeman didn't age, for a long time. But I saw Patrick Stewart at a convention in ... maybe '91? Watching that video, he still looks quite the same. He even ... wears the same jeans and black belt with a white shirt. He must be time-traveling.

Doubtful that would get her of her couch... rofl ... most likely not. ...when in doubt, move furniture/reorganize. Which is what I'm in the middle of doing.

Same here. Not that I owned any console besides the original NES, along with some joysticks and gamepads for it. Which I kept in a closet for the longest time. Maybe I tossed it a year or three ago finally, can't remember, don't feel like checking. But I don't sell/trade (physical or digital) games. If it gets to a point where I no longer want a game, I just toss it into the garbage can. On PC with digital tossing isn't physically literal, ofc. I'm of the mindset that even if I think I'm completely over a game, I never know when I might want it years down the road so I'll hold onto it as long as I have something that will run it.

Hubby decided he doesn't like the new van and is returning it. No comment. I'm still in my apathy-mode. Haven't washed my hair in a week. Still slouching around, FF-ing through Korean day-dramas between naps. I think I sat outside briefly yesterday but I'm not sure. It's all a blur. I did attempt to break lethargy a bit by installing a new WordPress subdomain for FFXV screenshot blogging (since I hate tumblr etc). Dunno if I'll actually use it or just uninstall it again. WordPress sure has changed a lot since 7 years ago. Still the easiest but the premade theme concept has become really commercial (and harder for me to figure out how to slightly reconfigure them) even for simple pic-posting themes. Can't be bothered to create my own style/look from scratch these days however so whatever. *back to couch-slouching*

I always found Worf's character boring. But I really wasn't into the whole ST:TNG Klingon thing. I liked the old Klingon's better, and I don't just mean the makeup. A new series with Patrick sometimes being in it would be interesting however. Picard songs - those are both classics at this point. The past 5-6 years, excluding game soundtracks, I think 1/5th of my favorite songs have been silly parody things like that.

The trailer was only so-so for me, but about 20 seconds in, the song they were using seemed like something I'd really like ... until the trailer effects drowned it out after 30 seconds or so. Does anyone know what song that was?

I didn't watch it all, but they were playing the newer Jumanji film on Starz the other day. It's not really a movie for my tastes but every single time Dwayne Johnson was on screen acting like a nerd-teen in a hulking adult body, I lol'd. He's so utterly charming with decent comic timing and great expressions. He may never win an Oscar but who cares - he's so much fun on-screen.

This. I also prefer (PS4) controller over xbox, because I have small hands and some hand/finger arthritis ... the PS4 just fits my hands and short finger reach much better [ snip ] We were lounging on the sofa after dinner and this thread came to my mind for some reason. So I took a picture showing why hands are the "thing", at least for me. Hubby's hand (he's 6' 1"-ish) against my hand (I'm 4' 11"-ish): Hubby probably has slightly longer hands than average for his size, but still, you can see what I mean when I say I have a short finger/thumb reach. It's not just finger length, but having a lot less palm length to go with it. It's also why I dislike certain KB hotkey configurations. ...hubby prefers the Xbox controller overall, I think. Although his hands started to ache using it (he's getting old too, haha!) recently so he hasn't gamed much since to prevent it from getting repetivive-worse.

Ready Player One ...I liked all the culture references, some of which made me chuckle (and most of which I "got"). But overall it was more CGI flash and effects then a good story/characters. So much cgi business the rest gets kind of lost most of the time. The lead actor/competitor was very bland - his costars were more lively. The section re: The Shining was the best thing about it. I actually dozed off for 10-15 minutes somewhere after that, dunno if I missed something vital in that time, but it just felt like all reference and no substance. The lead baddie did have that 80's baddie type of feel to him, which was amusing. I would have liked a bit more focus on the outside/real world vs. the game/avatar world. Anyway - I'd give it something like 5.5/10. Watchable and the pop culture and CGI stuff was cool (I'm sure that part was a lot more impressive in theaters) but nothing special imo.

People sure make weird outfit mods. But at least they're cute/funny. Coeurl scarf - goes with the leopard print shirt I guess. The banana distraction technique.

The heatwaves have completely passed us over, where I am. All this news for a while about massive high temps and the fires but nothing like that here. Not complaining. Death Valley is the hottest place I've ever been in. Sure it was a "dry heat" but even with the car A/C on I was sweating through my clothes driving/sightseeing through there. I have no desire to ever revisit that spot. Unrelated: I love Korean dramas, I've liked some Taiwan/Japan dramas. I've tried some Chinese dramas and I might like some, but what drives me crazy with them is their constant dubbing (they dub almost all dramas because of many regional dialect issues). Thus you can watch one, start liking an actress/actor and then try to watch another one of their shows ... but even if you're using subtitles, the completely different dub-voice coming out of their mouth throws you off. I can't stand it. lol.

This. I also prefer (PS4) controller over xbox, because I have small hands and some hand/finger arthritis ... the PS4 just fits my hands and short finger reach much better and doesn't cause any thumb joint flareups from moderate-heavy time use, while the Xbox one cramps up my hands (the way you have to grip it doesn't fit my palms well so I tend to grip it a lot tighter) and makes my thumbs hurt fairly quickly. I also prefer the feel of the PS4 joysticks motion wise. I don't know why, I just do. So just depends on individual.

1- What country do you live in? The USA, West Coast. Main attraction is fairly temperate weather (where I live anyway) and the easy commutes to many different environments. I prefer to stick to the Western USA. 2- What country would you prefer to live in? Why? Some other countries sound interesting on paper for various reasons, but (for me) unless I've spent several months (or more) in any such country, I don't think I could state some kind of specific preference. eg. 2 week vacations aren't enough to go by.

I've been really lethargic and find myself just slumping in bed/chairs reading long recaps of TV series (either faves I've seen or ones I don't care to watch but don't mind recaps to get the gist of it instead). I need to get out of this strange mental rut. My brother and sister emailed me last week with more parent-estate stuff (I swear that stuff takes forever/never seems to entirely end) which probably triggers all kinds of mental avoidance foolishness I suppose. Hubby's new van: despite the fact it's 98% closer to his original van than the last one he bought, his general thought so far is almost exactly the same: "It's not as comfortable to drive (various small reasons)." To which I replied: "Nothing you buy will be, because that van of yours has had 20+ years to mold itself to your skinny butt (plus spine, shoulders and mental aura)."