ZylonBane on 18/9/2021 at 15:16
I'm curious to see if Arkane ever releases statistics on what percent of players disable Julianna invasions. Seems like they'd be more annoying than anything.
henke on 18/9/2021 at 16:48
They're pretty much like invasions in Souls games. I like em! They make you go "oh shit!", drop what you're doing and scramble to find a good defensive spot. I've whupped Julianna's butt every time she's shown up tho. Actually, I feel like the game really is too easy. Both the shooting and the stealth. I'm no pro-gamer or anything, but immsims I usually play on higher difficulty settings, and the absence of difficulty options in this really isn't doing it any favors.
Overall tho, I'm enjoying it a lot. My biggest concern was the permadeath system, but unlike most permadeath games, here you're constantly making progress, either in improving gear/powers, or learning some piece of info that'll come in handy later on. In my most recent loop I learned of a way to kill 2 of the visionaries at once. I feel like I'm forming a plan and getting jacked for an epic mission.
Jashin on 18/9/2021 at 18:43
Quote Posted by Pyrian
You're really selling us on those prebuilds, there. :laff:
Whaa? You know gpu can be defective whether in a box or in a prebuild, right?
Starker on 19/9/2021 at 07:02
You'd assume prebuilt computers get tested whether they actually work, though. And, compared to building a computer yourself with components straight out of the box, there are more things that can go wrong, like shoddy cabling that comes loose in transport and skimping on some components to make more profit.
Jashin on 19/9/2021 at 21:31
You'd assume that, in fact I assumed that. However that's not how prebuilds are built anymore. OS is installed before main assembly and they never run it.
For possible loose cables, do an eye test and tighten. Small troubleshoot is something you'd do regardless if you buy whole or build your own.
As for "skimping on components," you can look up all components on spec and add up the retail yourself and compare. If the difference is big then avoid that specific build like your local ripoff mechanic. The trick is to find the right build, they're not all equal in value.
EvaUnit02 on 20/9/2021 at 01:04
Quote Posted by heywood
That doesn't answer the question.
Multi-platform AAA development with consoles as the lowest common denominator has been the standard since what, 2006 at least? (Outside of games for Nintendo platforms and specific niche genres that are hard sells on everything but PC like strategy, the days of AAA 3rd party games targeting only PC or consoles are mostly over.) As a result there is going to be a leap in minimum requirements for PC ports every time a new generation of consoles is released. Some developers/publishers are going to make their games cross-generation (so minimum PC reqs will remain lax), other are going to make games strictly for the new gen. Arkane/Bethesda clearly chose the latter.
Stop whinging like a child, take a snort of reality and learn to deal with it. Buy a fucking new PC or a PS5 if you have to.
faetal on 20/9/2021 at 10:07
I'm going through my backlog of older games while I wait for the GPU drought to end.
Far Cry 4 on ultra settings is pretty decent.
Starker on 20/9/2021 at 18:38
Quote Posted by Jashin
You'd assume that, in fact I assumed that. However that's not how prebuilds are built anymore. OS is installed before main assembly and they never run it.
For possible loose cables, do an eye test and tighten. Small troubleshoot is something you'd do regardless if you buy whole or build your own.
As for "skimping on components," you can look up all components on spec and add up the retail yourself and compare. If the difference is big then avoid that specific build like your local ripoff mechanic. The trick is to find the right build, they're not all equal in value.
Well, if you're going to spend all that time to the extent of looking up each component individually and checking all the cabling, etc, you might as well use this time to build a computer yourself. If it wasn't for the current GPU price hike, that is.
Also, in my experience with prebuilt computers, being able to even look up all the components is a rarity. Often the only things advertised are the CPU and the GPU and there's no mention of the SSD brand or memory speed or how many sticks there are, no mention at all of the power supply, and even something as important as the motherboard can be a complete unknown. And while sometimes you can look up the case based on the picture if you really know your PC cases, even then you sometimes can't see where all the fans are and whether the airflow actually makes any sense or whether it's all just for show.
Bottom of the line, a systems integrator has different priorities than a customer -- their goal isn't to build the best system for the cheapest price, but to make a profit, which leads to things like poorly matched components and a plethora of other issues that the customer often isn't even aware of. For example, many people wouldn't know to check whether the XMP profile is enabled and the RAM actually runs at advertised speeds.
Jashin on 20/9/2021 at 19:20
Quote Posted by Starker
Well, if you're going to spend all that time to the extent of looking up each component individually and checking all the cabling, etc, you might as well use this time to build a computer yourself. If it wasn't for the current GPU price hike, that is.
Also, in my experience with prebuilt computers, being able to even look up all the components is a rarity. Often the only things advertised are the CPU and the GPU and there's no mention of the SSD brand or memory speed or how many sticks there are, no mention at all of the power supply, and even something as important as the motherboard can be a complete unknown. And while sometimes you can look up the case based on the picture if you really know your PC cases, even then you sometimes can't see where all the fans are and whether the airflow actually makes any sense or whether it's all just for show.
Looking up parts takes a long time? lol okay boomer. :laff:
Starker on 20/9/2021 at 19:33
The point is that the time you spend on looking up parts you can just as well spend on looking up components for building it yourself, not that "it takes a long time".