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Balrog0 posted...

this never happens to me because there are usually only 1-3 skins I like for each event, and its pretty easy to save up the money for that imho

I got two from the Uprising event, only one of them legendary for a character I only play in random heroes but my friend who I partner up with all the time literally got all of them. Same amount of boxes opened too.

It was a sad time for me.
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Terra-enforcer posted...

And again, you keep ignoring STREET FIGHTER V. Not sure how many times I have to mention it. It's like you're intentionally ignoring that because it shows a flaw in your logic. People complain a lot about SFV, but people complain in particular about the costume treatment as well even though they are entirely free and you can actually choose what you want as opposed to playing the lottery for it.

I don't even see how "free" is a proper explanation when you aren't simply choosing what you want. You are GAMBLING for it, so it's not the normal kind of free. It's "maybe it's free if you got lucky, otherwise pay the fuck up."

Not familar with SF5 so correct me if my assumptions are wrong here.

The difference for me with Overwatch is that due to the cosmetic-only microtransaction system, we are able to to get the substantial content such as modes, maps and characters for free which AFAIK isn't true for SF5 (though I vaguely recall you can earn them maybe?). This works great for a couple reasons -- First it ensures Blizzard are making enough profit off the game they can keep pumping out new essential content without even really having to hesitate about it and second it keeps the community on a level field, nobody gets segregated for matchmaking and the balance doesn't get fucked up based on which DLC you do or don't have. The latter being an issue that killed the new Battlefront dead.

It really fucking sucks that I don't always get the skins I want but so far I haven't dropped a dime on OW since the base game launched a year ago and I have access to 3 new characters, a bunch of modes, several maps and lots of new cosmetic items that didn't even exist back then. It beats having to pay for each individual thing or waiting for some kind of expansion which then eventually splinters the playerbase and thus overall is a good trade-off, or has been so far. Who knows what they'll do in the future and I do feel Blizz could be a little more generous with lootboxes, especially during events.
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Anything from an Overwatch lootbox is cosmetic only and you can earn those. It's a grind, don't get me wrong but in exchange for buying the base game and having the cosmetic lootbox only system, all new CONTENT such as maps, modes and characters are completely free.
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Huh, from all of this it's actually sounding really good.

Cautiously optimistic, just hope I can convince a friend or two to pick it up.
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Wario. Always and forever.

I actually have no memory of ever playing as anyone else in the Mario Party series. I might have done, played them a lot and started with the first but... I also might not have.
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TheDarkCircle posted...

I watched the first season, and absolutely loved it. Really really good.

It seems to get a lot of shit but I don't really know why. Dialogue is usually a big complaint but I found most of it to be very self-aware and tongue-in-cheek. If a character says something cringey or ridiculous it tends to be on purpose.

Also visually it's a beautiful show. Some really cool shots, especially in the finale.
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Darmik posted...

People not complaining about a Smash Bros roster? You must be dreaming.

Ha, true but it would be refreshing to see new names thrown around. These ones are constantly popping up and have been for multiple titles now. I'd be curious to see which group of characters would get fixated on next.
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Honestly if/when 5 happens I hope the first thing they do is just include the picks that everyone ends up bitching about every single game. Just to stop it.

Daisy, Toad, Waluigi, Ridley, K.Rool, Krystal and (preemptively) Wolf and Ice Climbers. Just start there so that at least we don't have to spiral down that montonous vortex of topics and complaining for the nth time. It would just be soooo nice.
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The games peaked with Armageddon/World Party and then instead of Team17 taking everything those two did right mechanically and content wise and just adding more stuff, they keep releasing titles with less stuff, worse physics and random gimmicks nobody is really asking for.

I kinda feel like all they need to do is copy and paste Armageddon, add more weapons without removing any, more customization options for your teams and games, Wormpot mode for multiplayer and boom best Worms game. That was practically what they were doing pre-Worms 3D so I don't know what changed.

To this day whenever me and friends feel like getting a couple games of Worms in, we always end up back on Armageddon. Even when a new title is out we'll play for a grand total of maybe 3-4 hours before just reverting back. It's not even that the newer games are bad they're just all lacking in comparison.

If they could merge the content between Armageddon and World Party, release it as a new title and then just make expansions for it over time I'd be a happy camper.
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Lost_All_Senses posted...

Nothings as bad as Chefs Luv Shack tho

I really liked Luv Shack. Not nearly enough content, though.
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Deluxe AFAIK is basically just the game + season pass. With the bonus of those metallic skins (some do look cool).

Thing is like most season passes it's pretty vague. I'd consider buying them if they weren't practically gambling. I get they probably don't have all the details finalized so don't want to make any promises but then maybe they shouldn't be selling it yet either.

CDPR is probably my only exception, after the quality of The Witcher 3 expansions, I'll totally give them the benefit of the doubt with their upcoming cyberpunk game.
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Having only played it the once I don't really remember any. My jaw dropped at the Rayquaza boss fight though. Had no idea he was in and the sense of scale was pretty cool considering how little/poorly it's used in actual Pokémon games.
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One worth mentioning because it got pretty dire for a few seconds. I was alone in a bathroom (ran in there after it started, who even knows why) and remember thinking "Holy shit, I might die". I think I was choking for all of maybe 10 seconds or so but it felt longer before I coughed it out.

Weirdest part is that I wasn't really scared, the whole scenario was just a shock. It only felt kind of like "wow". Difficult to describe.

Any other time it's happened to me it was over in an instant but this tends to play on my mind now and then.
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A Streets of Rage title made in a similar vein to the Yakuza franchise could work pretty well. Not sure how hard they should go on the story, though. I think it could be awesome.
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ME:A was a definitely a bit of a step down compared to the trilogy but it's still a huge IP and there's money to be made there so it would be crazy for them to never attempt another.

The real question is how long it'll take.
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I tend to be able to power through third person horror titles but anything first person is too much for me. I get too immersed in it and am just in my head too much causing myself anxiety.

I have a friend who's exactly the same but what he likes to do if a game is too big/important/enticing to ignore (RE7, Alien: Isolation) is to stream it to me while we voice chat. It really helps him get through it and we both end up having a fun time.
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Never watched it but am a fan of James Marsters; was he good as Piccolo at least?

I'll watch it one day, maybe...
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It's a controller for someone with the patience to experiment with it and the robust options as well as wanting to use it for games that a controller was never intended for. It struggles with other clients too like Origin and Uplay, getting it to play nice with them can be a trial depending on the game. Definite cause of rage at times. So if you just want to "Go", it's probably best to stick with the DS4.

I have no idea how well the DS4 works, though? Never tried it with PC. Steam actually does support it now so you can edit the configuration similar to a Steam controller so you could try playing around with that.
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GOATTHlEF posted...

Or the dude with lightsaber knees.

New canon has already done silly shit like this though. The Inquisitors on Star Wars Rebels for instance using their lightsabers as helicopter blades so they can fly around.

Dumb.

As far as the EU is concerned just, none of it matters. If they had kept the original EU, they would have retconned the shit out of it eventually. They'll also retcon the shit out of the new EU too, it'll just take longer because there's less of it so things won't conflict as soon.

The best way to deal with this stuff and stay sane is to just read/watch/listen to whatever parts of the EU(s) you enjoy accepting it might not be canon and if one day it appears in a movie, chalk it up as a win.
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I'm watching near enough anything comic book related on TV right now but had to drop Powerless mid-episode 2. I liked the cast but it just wasn't funny. The jokes didn't have punchlines; there was no wit. It was all reactional humor like facial expressions and "Uhhh, okay..." type dialogue.

I almost always give something a whole season before dropping it and this might be the first time I stopped in the middle of an episode. I hope it got better and out of curiosity (and love for Alan Tudyk) I might check it out again in the future but yikes.
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Darmik posted...

but some of the quest design in particular is just really bad and at odds with the rest of the game.

I'll probably have a few sleepless nights remembering those unmarked fetch quests... Just driving around in circles and stopping at every single camp hoping the next item spawns. Ugh.
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I hope the patch they're releasing tomorrow at least fixes the MP crashing and disconnects if nothing else. I had to give up it became so frustrating that like 35% of my games would end with one of those and that's before factoring in the myriad of other non-gamebreaking bugs or even seemingly ubiquitous lag. It was like being back on a 56k modem.

Even the singleplayer had its share of issues; I really enjoyed the game but it was released in an incredibly poor state. I'd be surprised if there's much of an online playerbase left at this point.

The CEO definitely downplayed things in that conference...
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DC because Marvel wouldn't put any X-Men in theirs.

Flash would be amazing to play as.
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FF_Redux posted...

I'd be pissed if the comics went offcanon tbh.

I imagine for anyone who hadn't read the books, it would be a lot to digest all at once and even worse for new-viewers (not that I feel they should be particularly catered to after all this time). I'd be surprised if he didn't draw from it though. Not like it'll happen anyway but I can dream :(
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I've had DW8: Empires installed for like a year now, this topic might be what pushes me over the edge to finally play it. Looks like a lot of fun.
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FF_Redux posted...

Would not work, unless they take in the stories from the comics since they are canon.

I don't have a source but I remember reading a quote a long while ago where Joss said if he were to ever bring it back he'd probably have to throw out the comics.

Alexis Denisof hasn't aged a day since Angel S5. Like, most of them have aged pretty well but Wes looks practically the exact same.
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Monster Slayers is very addictive, relatively cheap and has enough to do to keep you going awhile. Only need to use the mouse too.

It's a rogue-like though and has a card-based combat system.
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Mikablu posted...

They wanted a GOOD explanation about how it was a sentient universal mystical energy field or something. NOT microorganisms in someone's blood.

Yeah, I'm not defending it. It was never even really something I felt like needed explaining.

Another part that bothered me was the PT trying to establish that if you didn't have The Force as a young child, you could never have it (Luke presumably being an exception due to his father). Made getting older much more sad and a lot of the EU ignored it anyway.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

And this explanation is a bunch of stupid ass unecessary exposition that doesn't need to be given when people are already just taking it at face value. Kind of like what happened when George Lucas tried to explain The Force scientifically.

This isn't the first time this discussion has popped up, be it on the internet or even with friends IRL. I don't even care that much about this particular subject it's just an observation.

The Force thing is also a lot different as it changes the entire theme and essence of the idea and redefines how it works. Also ironically, I read somewhere George did it because a lot of fans back before the prequels actually did want a fleshed out explanation (until they realized they didn't).
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ChromaticAngel posted...

No. It's speed, but you're seeing it from his perspective instead of the audience. The Flash / Quicksilver both can and do see everything in super slow motion although like Superman's Super hearing and such they can turn it off and experience normal time, but their reflexes remain super fast.

I know it's supposed to be speed but he's simply moving way too fast for it. He's so fast (remember it even looks like he comes to a full stop during these scenes to just mess around but is presumably still going at super speed) that even if it is somehow just his speed the difference between that and slowing time is negligible at this point. Quicksilver especially has never been as fast as Flash. It'd make more sense for the movies to just explain after a certain speed threshold he begins to warp time, IMO.
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V-E-G-Y- posted...

daum dat one fast dude is....hella fast



faster den barry looks like it lol

His power in the movies isn't so much speed as basically stopping time.

It's weird and not true to the source at all but always seems to end up the most memorable part of the movie so whatevs.
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I actually really enjoyed the fishing in FFXV. Not enough to catch all the fish because the progression system just wasn't there (you can get all/most the best equipment before you even bother with the minigame) but it was solid.

Kingdom Hearts: BBS had a Fortune Street style minigame to unlock skills and such. Most people seem to dislike it but I LOVE Fortune Street so it was pretty fun to me. I'd play a full KH Fortune Street game for sure, why hasn't there been a new one since the Wii game!?

Not sure if Adventure Mode in Smash Bros. Melee counts but it was and to this day is my favourite singleplayer SSB mode. Brawl took it a bit too far with Subspace Emissary, though (and really should have stuck with pre-existing Nintendo baddies to fight, not the weird Heartless knock-offs).


Also, Chao.
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I noticed right away but I put it up to a combination of gaming and knowing Peter Cushing was long dead.

I watched with someone and they had no idea, though.
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Games that don't require a guide in the sense you can 100% without spending hours of your life running around in circles or easily miss something I find enjoyable to fully complete.

Anything else though just isn't worth it most the time.
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I'm a bit of an outlier on these shows. IMO Clone Wars and Rebels are mostly mediocre. They do have some gems in there and the people behind the shows can clearly create some great content but the majority of the time they don't.

The praise the shows get from fans seem to indicate it's Avatar level quality throughout but it really isn't. It's worth a watch if you want some Star Wars media but if you're just looking for a good show to watch I don't think I'd recommend it.
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The Pokémon anime. It was too long ago to remember if the trailer they played was solely for Pokémon or just the cartoon lineup for the channel in general but yeah, "she left me roses by the stairs" specifically brings up an image of Ash and Pikachu for me.
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If I could afford to rig up wireless speakers into every room of the house I'd probably have Balamb Garden playing at low volume 24/7.
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It's fantastic, definitely.
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Opening that door into City 17 will always be one of my most iconic gaming moments.

It's funny how small the city seems now with all these huge open world games we have but that image has never left my mind.
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Between P3 and 4 I like 3 the most. I'll admit a lot of it is due to the atmosphere and themes, as opposed to gameplay -- though SP was less stressful to manage.

Haven't played the rest.
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I prefer having the option to watch when I want to rather than whenever it happens to be on.

Also makes it so much easier to schedule if you're watching with someone else too.
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Possible he was savouring the moment, I guess.
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known2FAIL posted...

I know that's a big deal. That's honestly the only flaw and it's a big one. The thing is that how often are people not only falsely convicted but have the case re-opened and freed from prison with the majority of their life ahead of them? That seems super rare. If a man is wrongly convicted for life and his case was never revisited his entire life why did you make him suffer? I know it sounds very cruel but maybe it is even more cruel to rot in jail.

It's more than a big deal, it's a deal breaker. Imagine if the authorities grabbed one of your family members, accused them of murder said we have proof and killed them all the while you're there like "Wtf is happening" and it's later found they were innocent like you knew they were and it was all just a huge misunderstanding. It's a fundamentally broken system and sure as shit not justice.

I'd argue giving the person the option to choose to die at any time during their sentence is generally an okay alternative but it gets complicated when you start to factor in mental health issues and the potential for abuse (people could be coerced into it).
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Going back to DLC months/a year down the line when you're rusty is pretty awful. Especially as they tend to structure the DLC like you've just finished the main content. Basically have to relearn everything in a non-friendly way.

For huge expansions like The Witcher 3's it's fine because you're practically playing a whole game which gives you plenty of time to reacquaint with the mechanics and still have a good (even majority) chunk not fighting the game itself but most DLC is super lacklustre in this regard.
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Myself as Wario and my friend as Waluigi. That's how we've always done it and it's worked out pretty well so far.
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ShadowElite86 posted...

Funny that you bring this up. I haven't played it but it randomly caught my eye when I was in Slackers yesterday. I added it to my list of games to check out at some point. Does it play fine with just a controller? I don't see myself picking up a light gun just for one game.

I'm pretty sure I finished it without a lightgun and I don't really have patience for tough singleplayer games so it should be fine. Though I was a lot younger, then...

I'd kill for more Dino Crisis, I want Regina back and for some reason I was heavily invested in the second game's story. Not sure how I'd want them to format it though, Dino Crisis 2 was good because it separated itself from Resident Evil but ironically modern Resident Evil plays closer to Dino Crisis 2 (barring 7).

EDIT: Wow, forgot 3 even existed. That was a shit game. Do that but in reverse, I guess.
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