Keyrock
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What exactly does "westernization" mean? Will they be changing character names from Svetlana to Suzie?
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Who knows, but any improvement with the chip/TIM contact would be very welcome. People have been able to get their CPU's over 10 degrees celsius cooler by applying their own paste in there. But still, I'm starting to lean over i5-4670K. I bet I'll be able to get one from a good sale when stores are replacing the older models with newer ones and I'm sure it's more than enough to carry me until Skylake arrives. Also leaves room for a SSD drive in my budget. Yeah, further reading makes it seem more and more implausible that Broadwell will actually appear this year. While Intel hasn't given any sort of date, the sentiment I'm gathering is that most people think it will be no earlier than CES next year (which is in January), which would make it far too late for me as my build will likely happen in August or September. It makes sense since, if you're Intel, and you release the Haswell refresh in June or July, why would you release another chip 3 months or so later that would cut into your Haswell sales? I'm not sure if I'll wind up getting an i5 or an i7. The hyperthreading wouldn't do much (if anything) for me gaming wise, but it would be nice to have for other applications. I guess how much I'd managed to get saved up at that point will be the determining factor. As an aside, "Devil's Canyon" is a pretty bitchin' name for a chip.
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Well, the tank game, I'm sure, will appeal to some people. I'm not one of those people.
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I'm assuming this means that even at low level the damage numbers popping up over enemies heads will be in the thousands or ten thousands and will work their way up to millions.
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I don't much care about Iris Pro IGP as I'll be getting a dedicated GPU anyway, but does this confirm higher end Broadwell desktop chips? I hope so. Seems a bit weird to put an IGP into higher end desktop chips, though. Won't the people in that segment of the market be getting a dedicated GPU anyway? It's down to Haswell refresh or Broadwell for me, I've mostly talked myself out of Haswell-E. I don't know if I trust Intel about the "Improved TIM". Does that mean they'll use better paste or just more of the garbage they've been using? I'll likely just drop 10 bucks on a small tube of Arctic Silver, it's a small price to pay for the peace of mind of knowing the chip will run nice and cool.
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They nailed the mandatory 412 different shades of brown and it even looks like they threw some green in there for highlights.
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It kind of looks like Tera, but less creepy. That ludicrous sword, though... Ugh. Well, at least I didn't see any preteen girls with bunny ears running around in ridiculously short skirts with their underwear showing.
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It looks less ridiculous than the last time we saw it, I guess.
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I'm really saddened that Chaos Reborn has gotten so little funding so far. This project will most likely make its goal, but it should have already done so and then some. This is Julian Freakin' Gollop we're talking about here, the man is a legend. Between him and Sid Meier, those two pretty much defined the turn-based strategy genre. This project should be getting a lot more attention and people should be throwing their money hand over fist at him.
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Engine developers undercutting each other has to be a win for game developers, right?
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This is more just plain awesome than funny. The Christopher Walken Dancing Supercut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNaau2uPFqI
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Good news. Hopefully this turns out for the benefit of everyone involved: * Benefit to backers - Obsidian doesn't have to worry about marketing can devote 100% of time and resources to development. * Benefit to Obsidian - Paradox's marketing means more copies sold after release, means more profit for Obsidian, even after Paradox's share. * Benefit to Paradox - I'm assuming Paradox gets a cut of all sales after release meaning more copies sold means profits for Paradox. That's how ideally I see this playing out. Hopefully reality matches the ideal for once. -
13 years later and GNU Hurd still isn't ready. I'm not convinced it ever will be. And yes, Linux was built from the ground up, but Minix is what Linus was working with at the time, so it stands to reason that it would be the flavor of Unix that Linux most closely resembles, or did at its inception. There are, of course, differences in design between Minix and Linux, not the least of which being that Minix uses a microkernel design, while Linux uses a monolithic kernel design. Edit: I'm derailing this thread, aren't I. I'll stop now.
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Shame Nonek, I feel bad for you now. Why do you say " Bioware doesn't care for you "...the fact that they have active forums and take fan feedback seriously, like Romance, tells me they most definitely do care But you right its unlikely you will receive presents from Bioware but don't mistake that for a lack of genuine affection. But don't you think there is such a thing as gratuitous and unnecessary criticism..so in other words not all criticism is good? I would say criticism is good as long as it is genuine, presented in a respectful manner, and with a level head, otherwise it crosses over into rage or trolling territory. I bought it in a sale the other day (the version with enhanced graphics), so I intend to rectify that problem, now please don't hit me! It's okay marelooke, since you plan to play the game you are no longer part of the problem, you are part of the solution.
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I'm shocked by how many people never played MDK2. That was an awesome tough as nails shooter/platformer.
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Spielberg has made a log of fantastic movies, but boy, he's been involved in quite a few downright awful movies too, especially in the latter part of his career. In that sense, comparing BioWare to Spielberg may be a slap in the face of BioWare, as I only consider one of the games they've made to be truly awful, that being Dragon Age 2. Granted, I tend to give Neverwinter Nights a pass because of how great Hordes of the Underdark was and all the fun I had with user created content, and while the last 15% of Mass Effect 3 was abysmal, overall I still think the game was quite good.
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Is that a hair dryer he's holding?
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They are going to take a cut from every copy sold which means less money for Obsidian, which means they need to sell more games. Unless they made a contract whit a fixed amount of money, which I doubt. I imagine the theory goes like this: Paradox markets Pillars of Eternity therefore Pillars of Eternity sells a lot more copies therefore Obsidian makes more money even considering Paradox getting a slice of the pie. Everybody wins. (/cues the triumphant victory music) Of course, that scenario only works if the game does indeed sell significantly more copies due to Paradox's marketing. Only time will tell, I guess.
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Really, it all comes down to the unknown. Windows is like a long term relationship. Even if the relationship has been bad at times, people are scared of change because Windows is all they've known for so long. As far as hardware, pretty much all common hardware (and most uncommon hardware) is supported "out of the box". As far as gaming peripherals go, your typical peripherals work just fine, as I can attest to with my 360 controller and Thrustmaster Flightstick. More niche and specialized peripherals may not have the same level of support on Linux at this time. They will likely still work, but may not have some of the same fine tuning capabilities that come with applications written by the manufacturer. If Linux gains traction, naturally greater hardware (and software) support will follow. I would guess critical mass would be around 10% market share (Linux is around 1-2% on desktops now I think, via browsing statistics, which isn't exactly an exact science). That's not entirely correct. Both Linux and FreeBSD are based on Unix, different flavors of Unix (Linux was based on MINIX, while FreeBSD was, as the name implies, based on Berkeley Software Distribution). Through POSIX compliance, which, to the best of my knowledge, both Linux and *BSD still strive for, there are a lot of similarities between the systems. As an aside, I believe Mac OSX is based off Unix also, though I forget which flavor of Unix.
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Oh man, those backer portraits are terrific! Pretty much everything about druids and wizards sounds good, my one concern is that I hope Obsidian doesn't fall into a rut of trying to mimic D&D too closely, going through spell by spell, ability by ability, and making sure there is some kind of identical, or at least very similar, spell or ability. On the other hand, I'm not saying the game needs to be wildly different just for the sake of being wildly different, I just want the developers to feel free to make the best systems and abilities they feel would fit the game without being constricted by having to make sure it feels as much like D&D as possible.
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Except that the user would have to take extra steps to set up Linux on their PC? Once it becomes an out-of-the-box product, then Linux would offer no drawback. For example, I can get in my car and drive to the store or I can build my car and then drive to the store. Sure they both work but one method is more difficult and prone to mistake. Some Linux distros like Ubuntu and Mint, for example, are damn near every bit as simple to install as Windows these days. The only real extra step, if you're looking to game on Linux, is installing proprietary graphics drivers, which are not installed automatically due to licensing. What that involves is enabling a repo and installing the drivers, which boils down to opening up a window, scrolling down, checking a box, and clicking on a button. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that most people can handle that.
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Awww yeah, Florida's back in da house, bitches! Police Release Composite Drawing of Serial Urinator Holy ****, he looks like a muppet! Also, "urinating bandit".
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I've never understood why people would want to play games on Linux when they can play on Windows, where is the real advantage with Linux? For some people (/points to self) it's their preferred operating system. I've been using Linux for over 10 years now. The only reason I even have a Windows partition is for gaming, it's the only thing I ever boot into Windows for. I like being able to surf the web without a virus protection program and not have to worry (though that will change if Linux ever becomes popular in the mainstream). I like having a plethora of choices on what desktop environment to use (currently XFCE). I like being able to tinker with the operating system to my heart's content and instead of having roadblocks thrown up in my face, I have tools readily available. I like knowing my operating system will never cost me a red cent. When I build my new rig later this year, it won't even have a Windows partition. If a game won't have native Linux support I'll either have to run it through wine or (far more likely) I won't buy it at all. Okay you make some good points, but I assume you wouldn't advocate Linux coexistence at the expense of PC gaming integration and advancement from a development perspective ? I'm not advocating anything to anyone. Use whatever operating system your heart desires. As for developers, the market tends to be what advocates what platforms they develop for.
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I've never understood why people would want to play games on Linux when they can play on Windows, where is the real advantage with Linux? For some people (/points to self) it's their preferred operating system. I've been using Linux for over 10 years now. The only reason I even have a Windows partition is for gaming, it's the only thing I ever boot into Windows for. I like being able to surf the web without a virus protection program and not have to worry (though that will change if Linux ever becomes popular in the mainstream). I like having a plethora of choices on what desktop environment to use (currently XFCE). I like being able to tinker with the operating system to my heart's content and instead of having roadblocks thrown up in my face, I have tools readily available. I like knowing my operating system will never cost me a red cent. When I build my new rig later this year, it won't even have a Windows partition. If a game won't have native Linux support I'll either have to run it through wine or (far more likely) I won't buy it at all.
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Linux Support Coming To GOG Yay! Edit: Oops, looks like someone beat me to it.
