Discussion What's your favourite video game you've been playing?

[Frag Maniac]

That game drives me insane. If you bump another vehicle you get penalized.
Whatever floats your boat, though.

Well it IS called Euro truck SIMULATOR. How realistic would it be if a diesel truck driver could go around smacking into vehicles and still keep his job? They teach a LOT more than just how to shift a big rig in truck driving school. If it's a simulator, they should penalize you for ANY traffic violations, including not staying in your lane and running stop signs and lights. If that's not your cup of tea, simulators are not for you.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

I'd rather play watching paint dry simulator 1.0 than a truck driving sim. At least paint drying is nice and relaxing. I guess if you can't drive or don't have a car it might be interesting. If you've ever had a commute in traffic you probably feel like I do about it. :lol:

 

[Frag Maniac]

I'd rather play watching paint dry simulator 1.0 than a truck driving sim. At least paint drying is nice and relaxing. I guess if you can't drive or don't have a car it might be interesting. If you've ever had a commute in traffic you probably feel like I do about it. :lol:

Well, we all have different likes and dislikes, no need to be rude. Most of us might find long haul truck driving boring, but you sure as hell would miss those deliveries you get by truck if they didn't come, wouldn't you? It's by no means an easy job, especially since those they work for task them to do things that put them in jeopardy of driving without adequate sleep, especially since fuel prices went crazy. And that doesn't even cover the fact that the ones that are married are away from their spouses most of the time. It's a job with few luxuries.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Not boring, frustrating. Road rage simulator more than truck driving simulator. That's not a nice relaxing game to me that's something to avoid. I worked for a trucking company for a summer right after high school driving a big straight body Mack Midliner on a state delivery route where I'd go pick up and deliver semi parts. I have nothing but respect for truckers and I'm one of the only people I know who give them a courtesy flash when it's safe to get over. Maybe that previous post came out wrong. I play games for fun. Traffic simulation is not fun. That's all I meant by it. I'd rather watch paint dry than play something that makes me want to throw the keyboard through the window.

 

[Frag Maniac]

Not boring, frustrating. Road rage simulator more than truck driving simulator. That's not a nice relaxing game to me that's something to avoid. I worked for a trucking company for a summer right after high school driving a big straight body Mack Midliner on a state delivery route where I'd go pick up and deliver semi parts. I have nothing but respect for truckers and I'm one of the only people I know who give them a courtesy flash when it's safe to get over. Maybe that previous post came out wrong. I play games for fun. Traffic simulation is not fun. That's all I meant by it. I'd rather watch paint dry than play something that makes me want to throw the keyboard through the window.

Well, really, Road Rage Simulator is more of a poke at road rage drivers than a practical sim. I don't think it can be taken too seriously. And sorry, but saying you'd rather watch paint dry not only screams bored, but kinda rubs it in in a very sarcastic way, so how else COULD it be taken? :lol:

I don't doubt that you drove truck, because for many it's a stepping stone job that's more dread than anything. What I'm saying is it's OK to acknowledge such long hauls can get boring, but implying watching paint dry is more exciting is not only unrealistic, it's rude. I mean look at Ice Road Truckers, they made a cable TV show out of it, and it's one of the most popular and long lasting reality TV shows of it's kind.

That kinda puts the kibosh on boring talk. Everyone has different things that excite them.

 

[harrystam]

That game drives me insane. If you bump another vehicle you get penalized.
Whatever floats your boat, though.

Well it IS called Euro truck SIMULATOR. How realistic would it be if a diesel truck driver could go around smacking into vehicles and still keep his job? They teach a LOT more than just how to shift a big rig in truck driving school. If it's a simulator, they should penalize you for ANY traffic violations, including not staying in your lane and running stop signs and lights. If that's not your cup of tea, simulators are not for you.

No. I get it. I've clocked a few hours in it too actually. It has its moments. Keyboard play is just painful.

 

[Frag Maniac]

Keyboard play is just painful.

Ah, OK, I get what you mean. Videos I've seen do tend to indicate the game was not given proper algorithm filters to make KB keys arc turns smoothly. You can tell by how twitchy the steering is. A lot of sims unfortunately are best played on craptastic gamepads, or wheels, which obviously require more expense, maintenance, and setup.

I kinda gave up on GRID Autosport and ProjectCARS 2 because of that. It was especially annoying since the prior titles in those series I could manage on keyboard. At least on Medium level AI setting anyway, except for GRID 1, which I beat on max AI, except for Le Mans. Took a lot of patience, but at least it was doable. Lately they don't even bother applying KB algorithms though.

The gaming industry has been going downhill for some time in everything from shoddy development, to great studios being shut down (like Visceral Games), to mining that drives up hardware to insane prices.

 

[ahs89]

Diablo 2 played it, again and again, many times.

 

[ashleywolf88]

It's easy Battlefield for life

 

[J_E_D_70]

^ this.

 

[aafusc2988]

Overwatch (still, been here since Day 1)
PUBG
Rocket League (still, been here since Day 1)
Battalion 1944 (still has early release server issues and is early access)

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Dead Space is free at Origin if anyone doesn't have it yet.

https://www.origin.com/usa/en-us/store/free-games/on-the-house

 

[Rafael Mestdag]

I'm about to start the Dead Space trilogy, so far all I've played from it was the first couple of stages of DS2 and I loved it. I'll install all three games and try to complete them all.

 

[Rafael Mestdag]

Keyboard play is just painful.

Ah, OK, I get what you mean. Videos I've seen do tend to indicate the game was not given proper algorithm filters to make KB keys arc turns smoothly. You can tell by how twitchy the steering is. A lot of sims unfortunately are best played on craptastic gamepads, or wheels, which obviously require more expense, maintenance, and setup.

I kinda gave up on GRID Autosport and ProjectCARS 2 because of that. It was especially annoying since the prior titles in those series I could manage on keyboard. At least on Medium level AI setting anyway, except for GRID 1, which I beat on max AI, except for Le Mans. Took a lot of patience, but at least it was doable. Lately they don't even bother applying KB algorithms though.

The gaming industry has been going downhill for some time in everything from shoddy development, to great studios being shut down (like Visceral Games), to mining that drives up hardware to insane prices.

Give Euro Truck Simulator a try using the mouse to control the truck, A,Z keys for the gears and W,S for throttle and brakes. It's much easier and smoother than using the keyboard once you get used to it. I never understood why people prefer the keyboard to steer in Euro Truck Simulator 2, it's way rougher than mouse steering.

 

[Rafael Mestdag]

It's easy Battlefield for life

I must've played BF3 from back to back at least 4 times now since its release, I love it so much!!

 

[Frag Maniac]

Give Euro Truck Simulator a try...

I don't take interest in those types of games. Closest thing to that I did was some title that involved driving 4w4 vehicles on extremely rough courses. It's a timed event that competitors do one at a time (though slowly due to the tough terrain). I tried to find the game again, but for the life of me cant recall the name of it.

Ditto for those whom mentioned the Dead Space series. I had my fun with Wolfenstein II, but before I even finished the DLC, here I am having another go at Dead Space 3 on Impossible mode. DS2 is still my fave, but none of them have as much challenge as DS3 on Impossible with a fresh start.

 

[TMTOWTSAC]

The Piramid on a Tandy TRS-80. Galaga. Original Warcraft and Starcraft. FF11 and BF Vietnam.

Oh my god, watching my mother play that game.

Go Pyramid. Walk Pyramid. Climb Pyramid. Go N. Go E. Go W. Go S. Take Pyramid. Kick Pyramid.

<1 hour later>

ENTER PYRAMID!!!

More recently though, I've been playing a lot of Forts on steam.

 

[imrazor]

Speaking of pyramids, I've been enjoying the Discovery Tour in Assassin's Creed Origins. Gives the game context, and is a fascinating history lesson, too.

 

[loki1944]

Speaking of pyramids, I've been enjoying the Discovery Tour in Assassin's Creed Origins. Gives the game context, and is a fascinating history lesson, too.

Given the premise, I'd be more comfortable with it if it was reviewed by someone who has a Doctoral Degree with an emphasis on Egypt from the Old Kingdom thru the Ptolemic Kingdom. As far as I can tell Ubisoft's resident 'Historian' only has a Bachelor's in History; so not very reassuring on the accuracy.

 

[loki1944]

Played some Attila Total War with my dad with the Fall of the Eagles mod; makes that game actually worth playing! In other news Kingdom Come Deliverance is quickly becoming my least favorite game in recent memory. Very boring.

 

[Frag Maniac]

Going through Ghost Recon Wildlands still, down to Tier 7 now. Just 2 more tiers to get that LVOA-C Bad News assault rifle unlocked. Last night I was playing just from game beginning after a format though (don't worry, saved my save game folder).

I formatted to install my new i7-8700k, ASUS Prime Z370-A MB, Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 3200 RAM, and Cryorig H7 cooler. I was able to jump from 900p to 1080p, and run High vs Med settings, which was how it was with my i7-950 and 8 GB 1600 RAM. I'm still on my 7970 while waiting for prices to drop on GPUs, but these new parts have breathed new life into it.

Not only am I getting the same FPS (42-43), it runs way smoother with no FPS drops or micro stutter. This is no doubt because the CPU is only running at 19% usage according to the in game bench. Of course the worrisome thing is, it also means my GPU is running at 99%, and it's a little over 5 years old now, so I can only hope it lasts until I can get a good price on a 1070 Ti.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

That's a nice upgrade.

Lots of rumors of new Nvidia cards soon. I really want a 2080 to replace my 980 Ti. Hopefully they make it gimped for miners. Or make 2 versions.

In fact just saw this a few hours ago. Should be taken with a grain of salt though considering the source.

https://wccftech.com/rumor-nvidia-gtx-2080-2070-ampere-cards-launch-march-gtc-2018/

 

[Maarsch]

I've been having a stressful time.

To compensate I've been tending a farm in a little place called Stardew Valley

 

[Frag Maniac]

That's a nice upgrade.

Lots of rumors of new Nvidia cards soon. I really want a 2080 to replace my 980 Ti. Hopefully they make it gimped for miners. Or make 2 versions.

In fact just saw this a few hours ago. Should be taken with a grain of salt though considering the source.

https://wccftech.com/rumor-nvidia-gtx-2080-2070-ampere-cards-launch-march-gtc-2018/

Yeah, I've said many times myself that mining shouldn't be possible on gaming GPUs. If they want to supply miners without disrupting their gaming customers, they need to consider somehow making gaming cards incapable of mining, then maybe make a new type of card that is. I'm not sure they'd want to invest in a new product line for what is basically a very volatile market though.

As for that article, it isn't that wccftech is always suspect. They got pretty much everything they said about Coffee Lake right, when many on tech forums were dismissing it as "I'll believe it when I see it". The only reason the 8700k released at well over wccftech's claimed MSRP is it was selling so well they couldn't keep them in stock. I got mine for an incredible price though, even well below MSRP..

Regarding the stuff about Ampere though, if it IS true, even though the 2080 isn't a Ti version, it seems odd to have the next ##80 series card have the same performance as the last one released (1080 Ti). In my experience dabbling into 4K, a 1080 Ti is surprisingly ineffective at playing titles like Far Cry 4 and Just Cause 3 in 4k at max settings. You end up in the middle 40s FPS, much like Ghost Recon Wldlands in 4K on same card.

I gave up and refunded all that 4k stuff for a combination of reasons. 1, lack of content to justify it, 2, horrible picture with 1080 broadcasts on even one of the better TVs touted for great scaling and up-converting, 3, some program's GUI's do not work right in 4K, 4, games that use MS's HDR are not working right (read ME Andromeda), 5, not good enough performance in some games (though most were fine). Performance needs to have some overhead to last 3 yrs or more of use. Bottom line, 4K is not ready for prime time.

I'll end by saying I watched a lot of the winter Olympics, and even though it was broadcast in 4k in many parts of So Korea, not once did I hear any mention of it from commentators. I know the ATSC 3.0 (UHD) broadcast standard is now pretty much finalized, but this time around it's not going to be gov mandated here in the US, it will be completely voluntary. It makes me wonder if it will take some time to implement, and some are worried it will turn free over antenna network TV into pay TV.

Here's Digital Trends' POV on Nvidia's upcoming cards BTW. It's mostly speculation of course, but it seems plausible. https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/nvidia-turing-ampere-graphics-cards-gtc-2018/

 

[teufel44]

I must admit that my favorite game of all time would be Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002). I've spent so much time in it, and last time I checked, it hasn't aged at all!