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It's tricky, PCs are great with many advantages but you run the risk of being one of the Master Race tinkerbell fanboys like Dirtbox. /Shudders. Edited by Phattso at 08:14:22 27-01-2015 |
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Armoured_Bear 31,234 posts
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Mola_Ram 26,196 posts
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Registered 9 years agodrhickman1983 wrote:
I bought Sniper Elite 3 on disc (I got a retail voucher for Christmas). The disc installed about 50% of the game, and the rest I had to download. I thought that was pretty poor.
Since I bought my PC i've purely been digital, but I have to admit if I could buy the disc as cheaply as the download, I'd be tempted.
yeah, we have day one patches, but most patches are still vastly smaller than the 40gb or so some games are. -
Armoured_Bear wrote:
Yeah, Master Race bell end fanboys are just as bad as Nintendo bell end fanboys. Remember them?
It's tricky, PCs are great with many advantages but you run the risk of being one of the Master Race bell end fanboys like Dirtbox.
/Shudders. -
Mola_Ram 26,196 posts
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Registered 9 years agoMost people who use the PCMR thing are doing so ironically. Including Yahtzee. -
Armoured_Bear 31,234 posts
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Registered 10 years agoPhysically_Insane wrote:
I agree, I haven't seen evidence of the latter for a long time though, I think they're extinct around here.
Armoured_Bear wrote:
Yeah, Master Race bell end fanboys are just as bad as Nintendo bell end fanboys. Remember them?
It's tricky, PCs are great with many advantages but you run the risk of being one of the Master Race bell end fanboys like Dirtbox.
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@Mola_Ram
That is pretty poor, but it's still half the size to download.gif)
The problem I personally have is that my download speeds are shite, like 1000 kb/s if I'm lucky. -
Mola_Ram 26,196 posts
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Registered 9 years agodrhickman1983 wrote:
700kb/s for me. And that's the highest it goes. So yeah, having a disc that actually installed the game would be a bit of an advantage for me.
@Mola_Ram
That is pretty poor, but it's still half the size to download
The problem I personally have is that my download speeds are shite, like 1000 kb/s if I'm lucky. -
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Armoured_Bear 31,234 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI use this on the sofa :
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/wireless-touch-keyboard-k400r?wt.ac=HPB3-CTA1-k400
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Mola_Ram 26,196 posts
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Registered 9 years agoArmoured_Bear wrote:
You can be both! If I was going to get a console, it would probably be a WiiU. Nintendo consoles don't have the same "cheap PC in an expensive case" feel that the XB1 and PS4 have. They feel different, and they have games that you can't get anywhere else.
Physically_Insane wrote:
I agree, I haven't seen evidence of the latter for a long time though, I think they're extinct around here.
Armoured_Bear wrote:
Yeah, Master Race bell end fanboys are just as bad as Nintendo bell end fanboys. Remember them?
It's tricky, PCs are great with many advantages but you run the risk of being one of the Master Race bell end fanboys like Dirtbox.
/Shudders.
Love the new 3ds too. -
Armoured_Bear 31,234 posts
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Registered 10 years agoMola_Ram wrote:
Aye. But bloodborne...
Armoured_Bear wrote:
You can be both! If I was going to get a console, it would probably be a WiiU. Nintendo consoles don't have the same "cheap PC in an expensive case" feel that the XB1 and PS4 have. They feel different, and they have games that you can't get anywhere else.
Physically_Insane wrote:
I agree, I haven't seen evidence of the latter for a long time though, I think they're extinct around here.
Armoured_Bear wrote:
Yeah, Master Race bell end fanboys are just as bad as Nintendo bell end fanboys. Remember them?
It's tricky, PCs are great with many advantages but you run the risk of being one of the Master Race bell end fanboys like Dirtbox.
/Shudders.
Love the new 3ds too. -
I've been tempted by a wii-u. It has more upcoming games I'm interested in. -
mal 29,326 posts
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Registered 20 years agoDirtbox wrote:
It seems to me, (based purely on people moaning on t'internet to be fair) that a lot of PC gamers are happy to set up any walled garden from Steam to Origin or U-play. Granted, having three walled gardens is better than being limited to one, and the fact you can set up DRM free stuff alongside these systems, combined especially with the fact nobody's charging 50 quid on PC.
they don't have a walled garden or depend on publishers charging £50 a throw in Game for an antiquated physical media format
I can't argue with your other points. Just seems to me that a lot of the PC master race lot are rather too happy to trade their freedom when it comes to cheap games. -
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The 5 or 6 games you'd get for £20 aren't directly comparable to a full price new console game.
As far as I'm concerned the only valid comparison is the same game on PC. Which is still usually cheaper on PC, but not always by that much.
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Armoured_Bear 31,234 posts
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Registered 10 years agoOf course Steam could decide you've broken their rules and disable every one of their games. You don't really own the games, cheaper though they may be. -
RyanDS 14,074 posts
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Registered 13 years agoI am slowly drifting back into PC gaming thanks to the resurgence of old RPGs and that, Pillars of eternity and so on.
Anyway my random thoughts.
I prefer console gaming most of the time as it is plug and play. Coincidence I know but when I moved back to PC gaming 4 years ago the first 2 games I had to faff around with drivers etc to run. It is rare and most games do just work, but I prefer knowing my console will just run.
Similar point, consoles will always be an adequate experience. Sure, the PC version may run better, but just as likely my PC may not run it well. Being a busy person these days, jusyt give me medium guarenteed than maybe great.
I'm not 18 anymore. When I was 18 I loved tinkering and trying to make stuff better, now I am approaching 40, I just want stuff to work.
Lastly consoles ruined PC gaming. See Skyrim, where it has fucking awful controls that need a retard console pad attached, Some ports are poor, and playing on a PC feels dumbed down these days. Where are my X-Wing and such with 10000 key combos? I miss the days of my force feedback joysticks and wheels, nowadays the PC doesn't really offer much unique that you don't get on a console.
Finally, to counter my last point, the last year has been fucking amazing on PC, enough to make me buy a gaming laptop. It is starting to feel like the late 90s again with great RPGs and Elite and such, stuff that actually feels like PC gaming as opposed to console ports, and I am starting to fall inlove with the PC all over again. -
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Registered 17 years agoIf you are going to argue a point in favor of consoles the last game you use is Skyrim. -
Mola_Ram 26,196 posts
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Registered 9 years agoI can't really think of all that many recent PC ports that have been particularly bad. Dark Souls and Deadly Premonition are the only two that spring to mind currently.
I guess Skyrim, but you can mod out most of the awful stuff on PC.
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magicpanda 15,130 posts
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Registered 17 years agoThe only thing wrong with Skyrim is that it was held back by making it with consoles and console players in mind. -
Rodney 5,029 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI dobt know if its just my perceptiin but whenever I go into a PC game thread on here I see a lot of talk about settings, drivers, graphic card compatability issues, server connection issues etc.
I think its a bit of a,myth that PC gaming just works. It does most of the time but people tend to remember the few games that are a masive ball ache to set up -
Aye, I haven't had to tweak anything for 98% of games for yonks. -
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Registered 9 years agoSo in conclusion, what should matter, and matter alone is what games are available on the format you choose to go with? I couldn't make my mind up whether to get a PS4 or XB1, and the more I looked at it I figured a PC currently had more to offer me. I bought a bare bones tower, put in some ram and a better CPU. I will get a decent graphics card for it, and will need a new PSU. It will cost me just under three hundred quid, but more importantly, it will have the games on it I want to play.
Complimented with my Wii U and 3DS, and loads of old consoles, I have a library that caters for every mood of gaming that takes me. And that is all that should matter. Taking an interest in your rig to get the best performance form the parts and set up is fine and dandy. But it is a separate hobby to gaming. It is a sub set of it. -
Phattso 27,426 posts
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Registered 18 years agoDirtbox wrote:
Hmmmm. Tempting, but not _quite_ enough.
@Phattso
Armoured_Bear wrote:
Here you go.
It's tricky, PCs are great with many advantages but you run the risk of being one of the Master Race bell end fanboys like Dirtbox.
/Shudders.
Oh OK, maybe a little sit-down in chokey but definitely not enough for a lie-down in chokey. -
Phattso 27,426 posts
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Registered 18 years agoDirtbox wrote:
I dunno - that's black and white. There's something to be said for getting a game while it's still 'new' and unsullied.
But if you think a game is somehow better when it's brand new then you're kidding yourself.
Looking back at the dim and distant past, I don't remember anyone on the playground saying "Wow - Speedball 2 looks amazing! Can't wait until next year when I pick it up on a budget release!"
No. They pirated that fucker on the spot and played it for hours. Not that I was on a playground when Brutal Deluxe was released (restraining orders, innit) but you know what I mean.
There are a few games this year that I'll be wanting the picosecond they're released, and would be narked to wait for. Anticipation being part of the enjoyment, etc. etc.
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Mola_Ram 26,196 posts
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Registered 9 years agoWell, people don't usually go into PC troubleshooting threads to say that everything is fine. It's like calculating public opinion on an issue by looking at a letter to the editors page in a newspaper.
I think most PC gamers will be completely fine with the vast majority of games. Since I've gotten my current PC (about 3 years ago, no upgrades since then), there has been zero faffing about. Every game has worked pretty much straight out of the box. If there's ever been a problem, it's been one that was easily fixed. So, for me, PC gaming does just work.
EDIT: @Rodney
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magicpanda wrote:
It was the control scheme. A curious mix of mouse and keys that really made no sense.
If you are going to argue a point in favor of consoles the last game you use is Skyrim.
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