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Yami Fenrir
Jan 25, 2015

Is it I that is insane... or the rest of the world?

Au Revoir Shosanna posted:

unironically looking forward to year 3 when dice finally caves to demand and drops a specialist that combines the grapple hook and squirrel suit

You understand me on a level nobody else does.

That was one of my first thoughts about both of these gadgets.

Yami Fenrir fucked around with this message at 05:21 on Jun 15, 2021

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Node
May 20, 2001

KICKED IN THE COOTER
:dings:
Taco Defender
I don't know about the flying suit, but the grappling hook was cool. BF2: Special Forces was a good expansion.

Shinjobi
Jul 10, 2008


Gravy Boat 2k

Inner Light posted:

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/alienware-aurora-r12-gaming-desktop/spd/alienware-aurora-r12-desktop/wdaurr1230h

Got my eyes on this baby if I can swallow the $2.4k price, for a 3070 and all that jazz.

Shinjobi how much did you drop?

Honestly that's about what I paid. If I could go back and change anything, I'd have paid a little extra for a chunkier rig. It runs just dandy but it can get a little loud sometimes.

Yami Fenrir
Jan 25, 2015

Is it I that is insane... or the rest of the world?

Node posted:

I don't know about the flying suit, but the grappling hook was cool. BF2: Special Forces was a good expansion.

I love the extra mobility options. I especially love mobility options that help me murder rooftop camping snipers and engineers.

I just yesterday played a bit of BF4 and did the mistake of trying to play a Tank on Siege of Shanghai. The amount of rooftop engineers I can't do squat against is INSANE.

I had to hide in the display area on AI with my tank just to not have permanent rockets flying in my direction.

:negative:

Yami Fenrir fucked around with this message at 05:33 on Jun 15, 2021

Raskolnikov2089
Nov 3, 2006

Schizzy to the matic
At this point I'm probably just going to buy a console and hope for crossplay.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
Me trying to find a goddamn 3080 since last fall:



Me after finally last week:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z4VO0wbbG0

Next up: Beyond Cyberspace

veni veni veni
Jun 5, 2005


Raskolnikov2089 posted:

At this point I'm probably just going to buy a console and hope for crossplay.

um, I have some potential bad news for you about that.

Alkydere
Jun 7, 2010
Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.



Bleh, I tried to enjoy V, I really did, but I couldn't. Especially not after whatever lobotomy patient was in charge decided "Nah, TTK is too low, I'm gonna just arbitrarily gently caress with all the numbers." That event really killed what fun was left.

Now despite being burned so badly by V I'm trying to fight the hype at least enough to hold out until I hear the reports from the first beta.

jisforjosh
Jun 6, 2006

"It's J is for...you know what? Fuck it, jizz it is"

Welcome EVGA 3080 brethren :hfive:

jisforjosh
Jun 6, 2006

"It's J is for...you know what? Fuck it, jizz it is"
Dev Chat starting soon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCZLl2Cwbkk

Yami Fenrir
Jan 25, 2015

Is it I that is insane... or the rest of the world?
The Recon Drone can be equipped with C4?

:getin:

Blue Raider
Sep 2, 2006

Has there been any mention of how this game will handle spotting?

Orv
May 4, 2011

jisforjosh posted:

Dev Chat starting soon

I feel like there's no way Hazard Zone isn't some kind of Tarkov-like experience which would be rad and also kind of a nightmare.

Au Revoir Shosanna
Feb 17, 2011

i support this government and/or service

Yami Fenrir posted:

The Recon Drone can be equipped with C4?

:getin:


add a shotgun and you've got the full bc2 assault wookie experience

Blue Raider
Sep 2, 2006

Orv posted:

I feel like there's no way Hazard Zone isn't some kind of Tarkov-like experience which would be rad and also kind of a nightmare.

It’s just a matter of time before somebody with a AAA budget copies Tarkov and absolutely eats it’s lunch.

Orv
May 4, 2011

Blue Raider posted:

It’s just a matter of time before somebody with a AAA budget copies Tarkov and absolutely eats it’s lunch.

Ideally!

Yami Fenrir
Jan 25, 2015

Is it I that is insane... or the rest of the world?

Au Revoir Shosanna posted:

add a shotgun and you've got the full bc2 assault wookie experience

Well, you can equip any gun now.

Also this doesn't seem actually have had that much new information as far as I can tell, other than the thing I spoilered above.

Just a whole lot of "Oh we got so much cool stuff to show you! ... except not right now."

Yami Fenrir fucked around with this message at 16:56 on Jun 15, 2021

Orv
May 4, 2011

Yami Fenrir posted:

Well, you can equip any gun now.

Also this doesn't seem actually have had that much new information as far as I can tell, other than the thing I spoilered above.

I think it was more of a managing expectations kinda thing, we'll get proper info at EA Play presumably.

jisforjosh
Jun 6, 2006

"It's J is for...you know what? Fuck it, jizz it is"

Yami Fenrir posted:

Well, you can equip any gun now.

Also this doesn't seem actually have had that much new information as far as I can tell, other than the thing I spoilered above.

Just a whole lot of "Oh we got so much cool stuff to show you! ... except not right now."

We got to see how many Hamada's the maps are

Symetrique
Jan 2, 2013




Hamada better stay a unit of measurement for the franchise.


For disappointment, lovely map design, and size.

Yami Fenrir
Jan 25, 2015

Is it I that is insane... or the rest of the world?

Symetrique posted:

Hamada better stay a unit of measurement for the franchise.


For disappointment, lovely map design, and size.

For me that's Operation Metro and Locker.

I'm still baffled at the popularity of those maps tbh.

Orv
May 4, 2011

Yami Fenrir posted:

For me that's Operation Metro and Locker.

I'm still baffled at the popularity of those maps tbh.

I feel like both the best and worst experiences from Battlefield come from one point turning into a meatgrinder of people just piling in from every direction and while it usually turns out fun more often than frustrating I don't know why people enjoy subjecting themselves to like thirty minutes straight of "Walk around corner, shoot one man, eat grenade."

Au Revoir Shosanna
Feb 17, 2011

i support this government and/or service
your reptilian brain demands optimised xp gains

Kibayasu
Mar 28, 2010

I actually thought Locker (Conquest) was pretty okay but only when both teams remember the cliff path exists and that it is perfectly okay to use mortars/UCAVs/XM25 airbursts. I wouldn't want to play it too regularly because even getting to that point is a challenge but it can be fun when you get the rare combination of people. The XM25 airburst indoors on locker was also really fun when you know how to use it. Set the laser on the wall in front of a doorway or window and then fire through the gap and watch everyone scatter or die.

FAUXTON
Jun 2, 2005

spero che tu stia bene

I have a 2070 Super but I guess these days my best option might be biting the bullet and buying a premade system with a 3080 in it since the cards are running like $3000 on amazon anyway.

jisforjosh
Jun 6, 2006

"It's J is for...you know what? Fuck it, jizz it is"
Can't wait for the early bugs and seeing soldiers spaghettified by the tornado

codo27
Apr 21, 2008

Yami Fenrir posted:

For me that's Operation Metro and Locker.

I'm still baffled at the popularity of those maps tbh.

Metro is so loving great, man. I remember in bf3 popping off a m320 round down the locker hallway and getting 8 kills at once or something to the tune of 1000 points for one shot.

FAUXTON
Jun 2, 2005

spero che tu stia bene

codo27 posted:

Metro is so loving great, man. I remember in bf3 popping off a m320 round down the locker hallway and getting 8 kills at once or something to the tune of 1000 points for one shot.

locker is just a maze with moving random killbox chokepoints and it's good mindless unlock grinding as long as you turn the volume down to non-deafening levels

Fart Car '97
Jul 23, 2003

Fuckin lol at making a Tarkov clone and insisting it isn't a battle royale

jisforjosh
Jun 6, 2006

"It's J is for...you know what? Fuck it, jizz it is"

Fart Car '97 posted:

Fuckin lol at making a Tarkov clone and insisting it isn't a battle royale

Because it isn't...? Unless you're REALLY stretching the definition of BR to yoga instructor levels

Insert name here
Nov 10, 2009

Oh.
Oh Dear.
:ohdear:

Orv posted:

I feel like both the best and worst experiences from Battlefield come from one point turning into a meatgrinder of people just piling in from every direction and while it usually turns out fun more often than frustrating I don't know why people enjoy subjecting themselves to like thirty minutes straight of "Walk around corner, shoot one man, eat grenade."
Locker was fun as a palate cleanser every couple of maps but it sucked when every server ran the map vote plugin and it decided that every second vote had to include Locker as an option because I found playing it every second map was tiring.

Blue Raider
Sep 2, 2006

jisforjosh posted:

Because it isn't...? Unless you're REALLY stretching the definition of BR to yoga instructor levels

I don’t know what to call that type of game. Instanced raids? The only game that I’m aware of that’s similar to Tarkov is Hunt Showdown, but even then it’s not 1:1.

Orv
May 4, 2011

Fart Car '97 posted:

Fuckin lol at making a Tarkov clone and insisting it isn't a battle royale

The only meaningful thing Tarkov and Hunt share with battle royales is that you get one life per match, there's literally no other comparison points.

That said I don't think anyone has argued for any particular name for whatever they are so :shrug:

Skyarb
Sep 20, 2018

MMMPH MMMPPHH MPPPH GLUCK GLUCK OH SORRY I DIDNT SEE YOU THERE I WAS JUST CHOKING DOWN THIS BATTLEFIELD COCK DID YOU KNOW BATTLEFIELD IS THE BEST VIDEO GAME EVER NOW IF YOULL EXCUSE ME ILL GO BACK TO THIS BATTLECOCK
They are nothing like BR's. Like what? There is no shrinking map, there can be many many survivors, and the win conditions are completely different. If something is a battle royal because there is permadeath (which in tarkov/hunt have totally different consequences) then your brain is severely deficient.

A tarkov-like without being tarkov would be amazing.

Tiny Timbs
Sep 6, 2008

One of my friends keeps insisting Battlefield was always a battle royale game because it means “lots of players”

V for Vegans
Jan 30, 2009

Yami Fenrir posted:

For me that's Operation Metro and Locker.

I'm still baffled at the popularity of those maps tbh.

I played on a server last night in PC where the map changed from Locker to Metro and I was so mad. I just wanted to play real battlefield

Fart Car '97
Jul 23, 2003

jisforjosh posted:

Because it isn't...? Unless you're REALLY stretching the definition of BR to yoga instructor levels

Tarkov is absolutely in the same vein of games as your standard battle royale titles. Solo or Small squad, open world pvp survival, High stakes, loot based. It's a evolution of the formula but it's much more akin to PUBG than it is a looter shooter or a standard BF or COD MP. Hazard Zone sounds like an obvious grab at the Apex/Warzone/PUBG playerbase but I guess we'll find out on the 22nd.

Foehammer007
Dec 7, 2011

by Pragmatica
Escape from Tarkov is a hardcore and realistic online first-person action RPG with MMO features

tarkov is a mmo nice

FAUXTON
Jun 2, 2005

spero che tu stia bene

battle royale is just counterstrike without teams

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Zzulu
May 15, 2009

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Yami Fenrir posted:

For me that's Operation Metro and Locker.

I'm still baffled at the popularity of those maps tbh.

There is a time and place for meatgrinders. I enjoyed metro mostly because, a) it was a lot of indoor metro environments which was cool (still like the idea of fighting in subways and stuff) and b) because you had basically constant action at all times since it was fairly linear and people weren't so spread out. Also, c) you didn't get poo poo on by air at all~

Speaking of the BF3 map, I dunno if there were other iterations

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