LadyCrimson

I'm not sure I'd get to 17. I have hand/finger and knee arthritis, that's my excuse! I can still sit in a lotus position or all manner of odd leg sitting contortions in a chair pretty comfortably for hours - it's the getting up again part that is trouble.

So are you saying if one buys a game through Epic, installs it, then completely uninstalls Epic's client, the game will still run/play?

Not sure exactly as all I have is Win 10 but I'd guess it's not built into the OS. Not sure if they can't just use the web store https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/games/windows Windows Store games/apps, last I knew, are not built like normal/regular desktop apps most of us are used to. They use an API currently called Universal Windows Platform (UWP). At the moment such needs Win10 to even run. When it all began, it was Win8 required. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Windows_Platform I have not researched it recently (i'm guessing they've at least made improvements...) but when I asked people on forums if Win7 could run FFXV's mobile animated version when it "came to PC" via Windows Store, everyone said "no." I took it at face value and didn't try.

I haven't used them yet because I had Win7. And I still won't use them because ... I don't want to give them any more support than I already do via their O/S. It's not rational perhaps but yeah. I can sort of understand a perspective that extreme measures might be needed in order to get consumers to move away from what are current clients. People are often resistant to change of course. But I'd prefer/like if they could offer something more concrete to the consumer - like, different services/abilities Steam does not, or something along those lines - then "buying" exclusivity. Even something like a longer refund policy, like extending it to 3 or 4 hours played instead of just 2. Or how about being able to play Offline mode without having to login to Online to tell it to go Offline, first. Or a "revert to last version" patch ability in case the most recent patch makes you unable to play for some reason. Stuff like that.

I still haven't finished watching the 2nd season.

Yeah, I totally get that. I just reach a point where my thought process ends up like "I'm already spending an extravagant amount what's another few hundred on something that hopefully will last many years". I'll skip the next gpu generation just like I skipped 10xx. Might even skip two generations, the way my gaming habits have become.

Today I searched for "do si do" on Youtube. I was looking for dance videos. I did indeed get quite a lot of dance related videos, but I also got a lot of results about marijuana, judging by the picture frames. Looks like there's a growing strain called dosido, or something. I did not click on any of those videos since I'm not interested, but it did make me reflect how much word, phrase, etc associations have changed over the years - at least as far as search engine results are concerned. Whenever I socialize now (which isn't too often I admit) I'm half-afraid to say a lot of phrases I'm used to saying from when I was younger, wondering if they mean something different now. If I said I really loved to do si do! would they think I was a pothead? It's like a minefield!

I skipped the first episode to be honest. I always go to the Episodes list and read the descriptions, if such is provided. The description didn't sound appealing to my tastes so I didn't start there.

Took a long shower, thought about it. Going to stick to my original thought of not buying under those options/waiting. I remember that the whole reason I finally registered/installed Steam was because of Fallout:New Vegas. I wanted to play that so badly. So I caved. And it was a great game. For almost a year it was the only game I had on Steam. But this time I can't follow you, Obsidian. I'm sorry. I'll buy it when it's somewhere else besides Epic and MS-store.

If you're talking about playing in 1080 resolution at 60fps, I say you're probably fine. If you mean 1440, maybe to maintain a super-solid 60 you might have to concede something like lowering shadows or some such, who knows. If you mean 4k - haha, no. Maybe 30fps with a mix of low/medium tho. Or not at all. Again, hard to say/predict. Honestly the only way to know is to play the game, even if there were min/recommend listed, and since you can't do that, hard to say for sure. Just save up regardless, then if you think the 980 isn't good enough you have the cash to upgrade. And if the 980 ends up being fine for your needs, you now have extra cash saved up to do whatever with. Saving/putting a certain amount away every month on a regular basis is never a bad thing, even if there is no specific goal.

I feel like we need an "Epic News" thread now. Well...Outer Worlds on Epic and MSstore. Neither would be my chosen place to acquire it (especially MS) and if I wait the year, that means like 1.5 years before I could play it maybe (since it likely won't be releasing until Fall? Dunno?). I mean ideally I could buy a Key for it or something and just install it without any launcher, but those days are largely gone. Pfft. I don't know. For me it was a concession even to use Steam. And no, I would not like it if Steam started with exclusivity either - I do not worship Steam. Sigh. I don't know. I feel like more and more either I have to keep redrawing the line on personal principles or eventually have to give up (new release/larger title) gaming. It's not a feeling I enjoy either way. Guess I'm not sure exactly where my personal line absolutely stops, yet. Btw, I don't blame Obsidian. They (and publishers and whoever else) make their decisions and follow trends. It's my decision what to accept and what not.

I watched several of the very short episodes of Love, Death & Robots on Netflix. It's very much like you're watching high quality student short animated films. Most of them are not suitable for children, or at the least, be aware many are uber violent or nudity/sex moments. There are some lighter/cuter ones however. Quality and subject varies a lot so some you'll probably like, some you won't, etc. I don't care about death-match type scenarios so a couple of those to me were bleh. One of my faves so far was the one called Suits. Another one was Good Hunting...which was kind of disturbing, bizarre, and sad all at the same time. Anyway, since they're all like 6-15 minutes, worth skipping around for ones you like.

I wonder if I'll find newer-graphic System Shock as unbearably suspenseful as the old-graphic System Shock. I mean, in that teaser I actually laughed when the digital face come up. Not even creepy. The rest looks ok/typical tho. Edit: for some reason I find "uber awesome" 3d graphics not scary. Rougher graphics with awesome soundtrack can still creep me out tho. I'm not sure why. Uncanny valley related, or not leaving enough to imagination, or ....

I play the game and I still have no idea what is going on. But one is a Summon, which is something that randomly prompts in combat (or is scripted to occur), different ones do different attacks, all have flashy animations. The interesting thing (to me) is how little of it they actually show you vs. what you can see while using Ansel. I mean I know it's cherry picked for dramatic effect and all but I still wish they showed more. It's like how dance in movies used to show more of the full body, following dancer around, and now they just show you and arm or leg or flash on a movement for 1 second. (Skip to 30 seconds if you want)

I almost never watch late night talk shows so I miss all this stuff. To me, that's what YT is for. Oh man, I was dying. Paul Rudd has it down. And they do their own singing. it's perfect.

Finally got around to doing the FFXV - FFXIV collaboration quest - Garuda boss and summon. The mission was kind of boring (and leads to new gear you have to grind for, meh, plus silly bro outfits, double-meh) but I like the garuda wing design.

I had a cat who didn't like to walk on carpet, once, a few months before he passed from sudden liver failure. He would jump/leap/contort on stuff as much as possible to avoid touching it. It was really weird. Over sensitive paw pads I guess. I figured it was from the disease affecting that but vet said he'd never heard of such before. *shrug* ...today I've been trying to make the two 27" monitors match in color calibration as much as possible. The 1440 from hubby's stash is constantly a bit more yellow with the lack of blue tone and brightness to whites/overall contrast that I like (or the other way, too much red). I can make them fairly close but not enough for me to ignore re: consistency across all workspaces. eg, I need a new monitor. Pick, pick, pick.

Weather's getting a bit warmer so hubby's back at the cheap 3D printers and getting them to print "properly.". I wonder if he can do R2D2. Also, it's really hard to get a decent shot of something black and reflective w/a cheap PoS camera.

And that's how I feel about that. ...also, my tooth or gum hurts. Not sure which. I could probably "self-treat" it like always and the pain would leave eventually but I suppose I'll have to stop avoiding the dentist soon. Edit: yes I hate dentists ... I can just eat jerky puree, right.

Thanks, Cheat Engine people. Any chr in any mission (cutscenes excluded ofc). So I was able to play with the panther a bit before I even reached that point in the game. More fun than practicing in "the Void".

I don't disagree Steam could use some more store competition. What I dislike (so far) about Epic is the whole exclusivity thing, especially the time-length of it. I'm never a fan of exclusivity contracts for games even as I understand why it's done. But if Epic - or someone else - comes up with a launching client that gives me, the user, a lot more control over stuff like WHEN to install game patches, online/offline features, game search indexing and exception rules, than Steam does etc, I would consider moving.

That is ... well, not exactly encouraging. I wonder what they'll come up with as a rationale.

That sounds like a good deal - couple years of lower rent to be able to save etc. Especially important/useful around here. Congrats. We (especially hubby) used to like projects like that but yeah...it's a lot of work especially if you're in a time crunch of some kind. It's amazing tho how just a fresh coat of paint and/or some cheap new carpeting can make a place look/feel so much better. Good luck/have fun! :D

Speaking of Epic ... I guess the new Epic "panic" is from some twitter remarks Pitchford made regarding Epic a few months ago. So folks are drumming up fear that BL3 could be Epic exclusive. Rather counting eggs before they hatch but I can understand why ppl are worried, with all these exclusivity stories. The actual tweets: https://mobile.twitter.com/DuvalMagic/status/1070125621785714688

Ducks/waterfowl hanging out in their element is something I've always found relaxing. Taken my fair share of photos, too. :D -------- The KVM switchbox I bought worked but every time I switched PC's it'd move and resize open windows. Piece of expensive $300 trash if you ask me. So I crammed a 3rd monitor on desk so I don't have to switch monitors and bought a small $30 USB KB/mouse switch instead. With a cheap 5V power added, it powers the LED keyboard just fine and doesn't move your windows. Much better arrangement all around even if I have to crane my neck to the right to view the 2nd rig's monitor. Hubby had never seen a switchbox where the cable was a USB connector on both ends (vs. one end having that sort of square plug). I told him he just wasn't hip anymore.