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Friendly notice that Servant Leader, the new Scout Rifle that drops from Gambit this season, is one of the best-feeling guns this game has ever put into our filthy little hands, and that's saying something.
I honestly couldn't get over how smooth it feels, especially with how shite scouts have generally been in D2 for the most part. But do yourself a favor and cop one.
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Vinny, Alex and Brad are starting their own podcasting/production company together. Called Nextlander, funded through Patreon.
https://www.patreon.com/nextlander
Fuckin' wild.
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Jeff opened up a little bit more on all of this tonight on one of his (frankly incredible) garage streams.
More open, honest and frankly emotional than I was expecting tbh. Really comes across like they were kicking around some very different ideas for the site, and Vinny/Brad/Alex just didn't feel like coming along for the ride this time.
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To be clear - Bakalar didn't join Giant Bomb East. He joined the Games Group, which includes oversight of GameSpot, and I wouldn't be surprised if that's where the majority of his energy will be directed. But anything's possible at this point I guess.
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Apparently Rorie's leaving too, but that wasn't announced? I dunno. Bleurgghh.EDIT - this is wrong, Rorie's staying I think. Probably confirmed later this week.0 -
Gutted. Both how I'm feeling, and how Giant Bomb will be after Friday. Jeff, Jan and Jason... just isn't Giant Bomb.
Fucking wild, man.
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THIS GAME.
Here are my Top Tips for snatching that no. 1 spot:
- Board clears. Do them, as much as possible, preferably early on while still things are relatively calm. Each time you completely clear the board of pellets, you gain a permanent speed boost, which you're very much going to need when it gets down to the final 5 or so. I generally stop going for board clears and transition into survival mode when there's around 30-40 players left, but if I can grab an extra one during a calmer moment even after that, great.
- Honestly, don't worry too much about the power ups on the left. I leave it as Standard and seem to be doing just fine. I'm sure in top-level play it'll come into its own, but for now, the trade offs for each one seem to be kind of a pain for what you get in return. If you can build up your speed enough via board clears, then the power-up that makes you go even faster isn't as worth it, and the fact that the power-up pellet time gets reduced down to 1/3 when using Stronger feels bad.
- As for the right, I stick it on KOs right from the start and don't touch it. Probably a better strategy long-term, but again, it's working for now, and I don't want to have to think about it.
- Speaking of power-up pellets: you pretty much want to have them active all the time, even when you're not actively hunting trains of ghosts. They keep the 4 main ghosts away from you, clear the board of blockers entirely, and pause the red pac-men too. Most of the times I've died have been when I've left it too long between picking one up - the game is very much about chaining them together.
- Don't instinctively rush for the fruit as soon as you've eaten enough pellets to make it appear, at least while there's still 20-30 players left. It can be a good thing to hold off for a while, either to destroy a train that's been built up, or even to wait until someone has sent over a few more red pac-men to your board. There's nothing worse than picking up a fruit, only to have a couple of reds be dumped on you immediately after, as it makes that next clear all the trickier.
- When you get down the last ten, and then five, it's just about getting from one pellet to the next, and getting that fruit on the board to clear reds. Try to get a feel for how many pellets you still need to pick up to make the fruit appear, it's something you'll start to get a read on the more you play. If you can make a beeline toward the spawn point on your way back down the board, anticipating that you'll pick up enough pellets to make it appear by the time you get there, that's a solid approach. Destroy any trains that form as you go - don't go for the ultra-long ones, just keep the board manageable.
- There is a little luck involved, mostly in terms of where the blockers and red guys get placed on your board. It is what it is. I've had a red pac-man spawn right in front of me numerous times, killing me instantly. Nothing you can do about it, deep breath, Rematch.
I think I might actually prefer this to Tetris. It doesn't have as long as a build-up, and even though one mistake usually means you're out, the games are quick enough for you to just jump back in and go again. Which I've been doing... all day.
THIS GAME!!!
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54 minutes ago, Clipper said:
timing just based on it appeariong on Steam super cheap
Bear in mind I know nothing about BloodBowl really - is Bloodbowl 2 a good intro regardless despite it being 2016 ruleset? As in just learning the ropes or are 2020 rules so very different?
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Yeah, it'd work, especially cheap on Steam. The nice thing is that combat/tackling is nearly identical in both versions, so that wouldn't be a problem. It's just how they treat things like passing the ball, which is now its own stat rather than being based on Agility as before. But the fundementals are very much the same, passing dice checks to succeed (or not, as is more often the case...)
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Weird timing on this one.
Blood Bowl 2 on Steam is based on the ruleset of Blood Bowl 2016 edition. However, the boardgame got a new release at the end of 2020 (referred to as 'Second Season Edition'), with some pretty fundamental changes to things like Agility/Passing. There is no video game equivalent of this available yet - however, Blood Bowl 3 is due for release later this year on Steam/consoles, and that will be based on the newest rules.
So, if you intend to play BB2016, yes, the current video game is a pretty good introduction. The single-player mode is woeful, but there's still a very healthy online playerbase, with some friendly leagues out there. But if you intend on playing the newest version of Blood Bowl with your group, it may be worth holding out.
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Jump 'em in like jump rope, double dutch
Then turn on the mic with a thumb stroke, subtle touch
Cuddle clutch, is this thing on?One last gut punch for this complete train wreck of a year. RIP.
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Also, if anyone has any general recommendations on settings for:
i5-3570k
8GB 1070
16GB RAM
I'd love to hear them. I know my CPU's time is up - but I was kidding myself by thinking it'd be okay, especially running recent stuff like Destiny 2 and Resident Evil 2/3 Remakes on PC at 1440p with no issues.
Otherwise, may just stop playing this for now and build a new desktop in the new year.
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1 hour ago, Nate Dogg III said:
Been struggling quite a bit with this today. 2080Ti and i7-9900k, I know Task Manager isn't considered especially accurate but it has my CPU maxed and GPU sitting on like 20%, so not entirely sure what's going on.
Have settled for now on 1440p, RT Ultra, Performance DLSS and all settings on High/Ultra except for Cascade Shadows and I'm getting around 45fps, up to 60 in bog-standard interiors. I suppose it'll do for now but it's nothing like the showcase I was hoping for. I wanted my balls blown off, like.
Struggling with the aim settings — I can't hit a barn door — and the driving controls too, though seems like there are fixes for those which I'll try later. If I can at least get the game feeling okay in the hands I'm tempted to just bang everything up to max and see if I can lock it to 30.
Are you playing on controller? If so, doing this helped me so much with the aim settings. Stopped feeling like I was fighting against the controller whenever I tried to adjust my aim slightly:
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I'm delighted to report that the PS5 controller is an excellent means to play Bishi Bashi Special.
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I just feel bad for Alex and Vinny. They're basically back to square one in terms of staffing from when they first set up the East coast. Hoping they get to fill at least one of the open positions soon, otherwise I can't see that office lasting much longer.
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11 hours ago, HarryBizzle said:
Geometry Wars 2: Retro Evolved is a much better game than 3. The latter is far too spread out and sprawling. 2 only had 6 modes to hammer away at and getter ever better and angrier at.
@lewismistreated I don’t know if you’re still out there, but buried away in the depths of my soul is special hatred for you and your god damn Pacifism score.
This pleases me far more than it rightly should.
Tetris 99. Loads up super snappy, and then boom, you're murdering fools right away in the best Battle Royale game out there and it's just bloody Tetris.
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So I guess I figured out how to do a Wrath deck with The Watcher.
Super fun run. Start off with the 250 gold bonus in exchange some damage. Immediately pick up Molten Egg from the first shop, so I guess I'm taking Attack cards from this point. Very quickly end up with 2 x Reach Heaven, so Act 1 is now just about not taking too much damage until the 0-cost, 40 damage Wrath-boosted Through Violence cards come out.
Relic for the first boss is Black Star, so fuck it, now we're hunting Elites too. Somewhere along the way I pick up the relic that lets you take +2 max HP instead of taking a card, so that, plus multiple Sash Whips make it so Block is now a dirty word. Inflicting weak and healing up is my savior now.
Four upgraded Ragnaroks and far too many useful Elite relics later, job done. Ended the run at 126 maximum health. I do like this character a lot.
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9 hours ago, Nate Dogg III said:
Yeah I'm the same. I have one A20 heart kill with Ironclad and that feels enough like finishing the game for me not to need to do it ever again, haha. I'm on A17 with Silent at the moment, I basically alternate runs at that with A1 Ironclad stomps to cleanse the palate. Had a lovely thing going last night with self-forming clay, barricade, corruption, snecko and every two-cost card I could lay hands on.
Really struggling with Silent though. Ironclad suits my playstyle very well, and because it's by far my most used class I'm so used to the autoheal that I struggle terribly without it. I've barely touched Defect or Watcher, but will pick one of them up once I ding A20 with Silent.I'm trying to complete the Ascension levels with all 3 characters before allowing myself to move up any further. I'm up to A17 or so across the three older characters. For the Silent, I'm finding that Poison stacking is really the only way to go at the higher tiers.
The Watcher seems really neat, and definitely the character with the most burst damage potential so far. She has two pretty reliable ways to activate a double/triple damage multiplier through Divinity and Wrath, and the A1 run with her I completed last night posed little challenge at all. Very much looking forward to the higher difficulty levels. She almost feels like the most 'tuned' character for what the game is, especially against single enemies - if you can line up the rhythm of her turns, to get her Calm and defending when needed and then bursting as much damage as possible when the enemy isn't going to be hitting you, it's powerful stuff to say the least.
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2 hours ago, Rob Rule said:
What was it missing? It released on PC, after all.
Less what it was missing, more what it required... Windows Vista.
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Frosthaven announced! Coming to Kickstarter next year.
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/97777/isaac-childres-heads-north-gloom-prepare-frosthave
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Friendship ended with Recluse, now MOUNTAINTOP is my best friend.
This quest was no fun at all and I do not recommened any sane person doing it. But if you must, there's 3 more days of Momentum Control left. Grab your Fighting Lion/Play of the Game combo, and leave both your brain and your soul at the door.
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RIP in peace Recluse, you beautiful, broken bastard.
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You know what they say about Giant Bomb written reviews - you wait six months for one, and then two come along at once. Both from Jeff? Being a parent does weird things I guess.
https://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/control-pc-review/1900-792/ - Control
https://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/gears-5-review/1900-793/ - Gears 5
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The Miniatures and Scale model appreciation thread
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I'll take the hit. What I lack in quality, I can at least try to make up for in quantity.
Quantity, and MOVIE MAGIC.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/uDETw9vdiUPTt4QA7
Had all week off work and just decided to plow through it all - Resident Evil 2 the boardgame, if it wasn't obvious. Never want to paint another tooth or giant eyeball again.