LadyCrimson

What's so terrible about the KB/mouse UI setup? I see ppl complaining but I can't get a clear idea of it...you can reconfigure some of the hotkeys & hotkey some stuff so is it mostly about the design?

Glad to hear it's going so well. I love new toys! Going to OC yours or leave it at stock? Someday I'll learn how to do that...maybe. heh

It is by time zone - locally. US/Canada gets it at the same time (which is affected by our local timezones). But worldwide, different regions do have some difference, AU, because otherwise they'd have to wait a long time past the 11th (I think) to get it, since they're 18-19 hours ahead of (me) or something. Among other reasons or possible localized problems, of course.

I'm rooting for you, Tarna. Here's hoping those scans in a couple months will be positive news.

Ok, that's what I kinda figured. Aliasing definitely shows up more in screens than in motion, even when you have it up high sometimes. Drives me crazy. Heheh.

How's it going/what do you think so far?

SSD's don't need defragging (so hubby says anyway) so that saves some wear and tear. I do think for the average user longevity probably wouldn't be too big a concern. I'm just personally very, very hard on my drives re:data writing. But in any case, backup system/lots of redundancy is always important.

Rage is fairly fun, at least at the start. I know gameplay mechanics are very different but now that I actually have the game...it still reminds me heavily of Borderlands because of the town setups and the graphics. For some reason I'd thought Rage was going to be a bit more graphically awesome than it is, too. It looks great overall but the textures for most non-NPC up-close things are of the fuzzy sort & it doesn't put much stress on the GPU. Not that it matters to me...just surprised me because I'd thought it was supposed to be more cutting edge. I guess that was more about engine work or something. Gameplay wise, so far it has that more casual shooter aspect that I seem to enjoy. No tech issues w/latest nvidia drivers either.

Curious: is the aliasing on a lot of the non-npc straight lines because of the extra widescreen, you don't have it on, or is the game just poor at it? I like the shot on the battleship/cruiser whatever it is, with the city in the background. Very cinematic.

That long? I'm betting about 24 hours. That about says it for me, too. The crafting system has me intrigued. I have the feeling it won't be as complex I'd personally like it to be, and don't know if it'll feel useful to gameplay but still...I'm interested.

Ah what the heck, Steam has Rage for sale for $40...20 bucks off, I'm game. I'll gift a 2nd copy to hubby too and maybe we can play it together.

It's up for pre-load on Steam now. Edit: which may be the reason why my DL of Rage is going kinda slow...tho Rage is a big DL...

I get comment spam bots posting on galleries that I haven't touched in months. They drive me nuts... ...currently watching hubby trying to figure out how to turn some of his old spare pc parts into a computer that will hold/work with my old gtx-275 so he can play games on the big TV again this winter. He's so cute. Also...I love my

All these new CPU chips but my i7-920 still far exceeds what games need. Think I'm good for a few more years at least, if not more. Sometimes I'm not unhappy consoles have slowed things down re: needing to upgrade pc's for gaming. Easier on the pocketbook.

Ohhh, I missed your post before. Thanks for putting it up, loved it.

Factions, smactions....I'm just ready to kill a dragon and turn it into a hat.

Users on Metacritic are tearing MW3 apart. Stark contrast to the "pro" reviews. Trollish angry fans I assume.....it can't be that bad, can it?

Most games these days seem to be pretty but not much else. And way too many scripted scenes in so many of them now, where I feel like I'm just watching vs. playing. *joins entrerix in the Skyrim waiting game*

Currently annoyed by all the npc tag alongs/yapping. I guess I'm not into companions in my shooters.

I IS FAIL BOAT

If by streams you mean stuff like twitch.tv or even just YT Let's Plays, I've become rather fond of people who do such without ever saying a word. Or at least not more than an occasional exclamation. It's rare that one is funny or interesting enough to be a successful chatty gameplay narrator...most of the time they end up just being an annoying hyper-speaker who's voice overrides every game sound. Edit: oh, and I read that Skyrim will be patched to version 1.1 on day of release.

They've gone up a bit here too, and availability is dropping. Just not that much....yet. I don't disagree. Don't get me wrong...for certain applications or usage they'd be more than worth the price & space sacrifice. Like, with AutoCad, or other such software say. For hubby's tech/work they make a lot of sense, for instance. But I'm just not seeing enough of an advantage for the average gamer/user (for the price), that's all. All individual files I click on open in a second and programs open in like 3-8 seconds - photo editing is still lighting fast for me. I guess having Firefox open in 1-2 seconds would be nice, but I'm not that impatient. That's a personal nitpick preference, not a necessity. The longevity is still a question mark for me as well. Considering how often/how hard I can abuse writing to discs, I'm not yet convinced the SSD would last long enough for my liking (again, for their current price). 99% of mechanical drives I've had lasted 7+ years and were still going, after a lot of abuse. So I think I'll wait for a bit more info on that too.

Beyond the sunset color scheme against a desolate landscape, which many games/movies have, I don't really see it.

Heard Andy Rooney finally died. Never a big follower of him but his bits on 60 minutes, I think it was (?) were sometimes pretty funny...my parents loved him so it's kind of like I grew up with him thru them. Last time I saw one of his segments tho, I was like "Is that guy still alive? What is he, 200?" Cya, Andy. Woke up early. Or late, if you consider DST. Take your pick. Played laser-pointer tag with cats. Noted to self that my big toe seems to have a minor infection. Thinking about doing some more PC shopping.