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[Splinterdog]

This is the last but one race in NFS - The Run...

Spoiler: Final race

The final race is preordained which is a let-down.

 

[The King]

Toki

 

[Bomby569]

I went back to Anno 1800, it's my "summer game", i usually return by this time of the year, let's see all those new updates. Any anno fans here?

 

[Sithaer]

Finished Evil Within 2 last night, it was a pretty good game imo if not underrated. 'even tho I'm not a fan of the genre this I had fun with same as the first game'

Time for something ahem less dark and messed up so I finally picked up Immortals Fenyx Rising Gold Edition while its on a sale+coupon, already liked the demo and had it on my backlog ever since.
My kinda game with the Mythology theme and the narrative + art style, this will definitely keep me busy for a month if not more with all of the DLCs.

well...

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a bit less than a day in ... not bad, no major bugs, i'm not in a "banned" country (tho ... there is 0 lootboxes or gambling in the game ) 4 legendary gems, 2 legendary items, soloing most of it (might go co-op later for higher difficulties..)

i have some cosmetics due to pre registration and a pair weapon cosmetic from a 0.99€ pack and the 9.99€ battle pass, earned most platinum via quests and challenges, created my own clan for ... "reasons" ("Crimson Thunder" yep ... Hammerfall fan) useful for the player market for gems, although i got all gems via dungeon and elder rift using 3x1 modifier crest most of the time and since the normal look of the gear look already awesome i do not use cosmetics, nor i am tempted to get the other more expensive one
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being a Diablo player since the original ... i have to say Immortal is indeed a Diablo albeit being mobile first (play mostly on PC but my F3 5G can run it maxed at 60 fps ) and more mmo in the open than pure co-op i do enjoy it ...

unlike most mobile games it has no limiting ressources (stamina or other similar mechanics) and like a game like Genshin Impact feel more PC first than mobile
did not try the gamepad but i read some people saying it's quite well optimized for it (like Genshin )

edit: one awesome mechanic : when you swap gears from an enhanced one with gem, it carries out the enhancement and the gem to the new one (no need to restart all the work from zero)

I also wanted to at least play for the story and casual PvE content but nope I got denied by whatever mix of Blizzard/Game/Connection/Isp issue that reconnects me from the game every 15-30 seconds rendering the game unplayable.
Happens with both of my home Wi-Fi connection and direct Ethernet on PC.
Apparently some ppl have this issue from various places and theres a topic already on the official forums with like 50+ posts already but Blizzard is like nope everything is fine on our end here have this copy/paste answer and finish the generic troubleshooting issue guide that wont help you anyway.
This is the same connection I use to play D3 hardcore with for 2+ years now and its solid stable and also no issues in any other online game 'both PC and mobile games' so theres clearly something wrong there.

 

[GreiverBlade]

I also wanted to at least play for the story and casual PvE content but nope I got denied by whatever mix of Blizzard/Game/Connection/Isp issue that reconnects me from the game every 15-30 seconds rendering the game unplayable.
Happens with both of my home Wi-Fi connection and direct Ethernet on PC.
Apparently some ppl have this issue from various places and theres a topic already on the official forums with like 50+ posts already but Blizzard is like nope everything is fine on our end here have this copy/paste answer and finish the generic troubleshooting issue guide that wont help you anyway.
This is the same connection I use to play D3 hardcore with for 2+ years now and its solid stable and also no issues in any other online game 'both PC and mobile games' so theres clearly something wrong there.

strange, i have a very slow connection by today standard and zero connection issue on EU-FR (yeah ... i went on a server an old friend got on and forgot he was french speaking ) between 25 and 66ms depending on the time of the day and recently i am on quite often (3 to 4hrs per session) and on 4G+/5G no issue either.

lvl 40 now 3 rare items 3 legendary items 6 legendary gems socketed

i got one rare helmet (facemask or rather "eye and nose mask" yuck...) i was "nope nope nope nope" but at the same time i noticed i also dropped another "horny skullface" (no lewd pun intended ... it literally has a horn ... right? ) 1pts lower stats and well "fudge the stats! look is everything!!!" (not that 1pts is big ... i would need at least 10pts stats less and 50pts score less to be bothered)

ah, yeah i have one issue, but no biggies, sometime my ultimate refuse to activate ... but i overleveled and i enter a lvl 20 recommended solo at lvl 40 thus i reap (pun intended i use a combination of Grim Scythe, Necro reaper skeleton mage modification, bone spike and extended corpse explosion radius and dmg, which i prefer over Skeletal command and corpse lance) thru anything

btw Immortal (oh ... i saw that somewhere... ) Fenix Rising look like something i would definitely play ... but i dread to add a new game to my already backlogged to the bone (necro pun intended ) library

edit: damn... down to 2 rares now ...

BUT 4 legendary

i swear that game throw legendary at me like it's Christmas every half hour (not that it's a bad thing ... )

 

[Vayra86]

Finished Evil Within 2 last night, it was a pretty good game imo if not underrated. 'even tho I'm not a fan of the genre this I had fun with same as the first game'

Time for something ahem less dark and messed up so I finally picked up Immortals Fenyx Rising Gold Edition while its on a sale+coupon, already liked the demo and had it on my backlog ever since.
My kinda game with the Mythology theme and the narrative + art style, this will definitely keep me busy for a month if not more with all of the DLCs.
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I also wanted to at least play for the story and casual PvE content but nope I got denied by whatever mix of Blizzard/Game/Connection/Isp issue that reconnects me from the game every 15-30 seconds rendering the game unplayable.
Happens with both of my home Wi-Fi connection and direct Ethernet on PC.
Apparently some ppl have this issue from various places and theres a topic already on the official forums with like 50+ posts already but Blizzard is like nope everything is fine on our end here have this copy/paste answer and finish the generic troubleshooting issue guide that wont help you anyway.
This is the same connection I use to play D3 hardcore with for 2+ years now and its solid stable and also no issues in any other online game 'both PC and mobile games' so theres clearly something wrong there.

You actually put me on the Immortals FR trail a few pages ago, I think I just entered the game ahead of you...
Its hilariously good imho. Literally! The back and forth between Prometheus and Zeus, voiced damn well, is brilliant! Or 'earning' a few of Charon's coins, with the eye.

 

[plastiscɧ]

well...

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a bit less than a day in ... not bad, no major bugs, i'm not in a "banned" country (tho ... there is 0 lootboxes or gambling in the game ) 4 legendary gems, 2 legendary items, soloing most of it (might go co-op later for higher difficulties..)

i have some cosmetics due to pre registration and a pair weapon cosmetic from a 0.99€ pack and the 9.99€ battle pass, earned most platinum via quests and challenges, created my own clan for ... "reasons" ("Crimson Thunder" yep ... Hammerfall fan) useful for the player market for gems, although i got all gems via dungeon and elder rift using 3x1 modifier crest most of the time and since the normal look of the gear look already awesome i do not use cosmetics, nor i am tempted to get the other more expensive one
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being a Diablo player since the original ... i have to say Immortal is indeed a Diablo albeit being mobile first (play mostly on PC but my F3 5G can run it maxed at 60 fps ) and more mmo in the open than pure co-op i do enjoy it ...

unlike most mobile games it has no limiting ressources (stamina or other similar mechanics) and like a game like Genshin Impact feel more PC first than mobile
did not try the gamepad but i read some people saying it's quite well optimized for it (like Genshin )

edit: one awesome mechanic : when you swap gears from an enhanced one with gem, it carries out the enhancement and the gem to the new one (no need to restart all the work from zero)

The armor looks fantastic!!11eleven

 

[Space Lynx]

strange, i have a very slow connection by today standard and zero connection issue on EU-FR (yeah ... i went on a server an old friend got on and forgot he was french speaking ) between 25 and 66ms depending on the time of the day and recently i am on quite often (3 to 4hrs per session) and on 4G+/5G no issue either.

lvl 40 now 3 rare items 3 legendary items 6 legendary gems socketed
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i got one rare helmet (facemask or rather "eye and nose mask" yuck...) i was "nope nope nope nope" but at the same time i noticed i also dropped another "horny skullface" (no lewd pun intended ... it literally has a horn ... right? ) 1pts lower stats and well "fudge the stats! look is everything!!!" (not that 1pts is big ... i would need at least 10pts stats less and 50pts score less to be bothered)

ah, yeah i have one issue, but no biggies, sometime my ultimate refuse to activate ... but i overleveled and i enter a lvl 20 recommended solo at lvl 40 thus i reap (pun intended i use a combination of Grim Scythe, Necro reaper skeleton mage modification, bone spike and extended corpse explosion radius and dmg, which i prefer over Skeletal command and corpse lance) thru anything

btw Immortal (oh ... i saw that somewhere... ) Fenix Rising look like something i would definitely play ... but i dread to add a new game to my already backlogged to the bone (necro pun intended ) library

edit: damn... down to 2 rares now ...

BUT 4 legendary
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i swear that game throw legendary at me like it's Christmas every half hour (not that it's a bad thing ... )

I tried playing Diablo Immortal on launch day, i thought it would be nice on my 120hz OLED screen, but it was a laggy mess. turning down settings to make it not a laggy mess just made the pixels look horrible. not sure why people like this game, Diablo 3 is still way better, especially on a nice PC.

 

[GreiverBlade]

I tried playing Diablo Immortal on launch day, i thought it would be nice on my 120hz OLED screen, but it was a laggy mess. turning down settings to make it not a laggy mess just made the pixels look horrible. not sure why people like this game, Diablo 3 is still way better, especially on a nice PC.

Even more strange, I run it maxed 2880x1620p75 uncapped no vsync no major lag (uncapped vsync 75hz obviously better since 75 is my sweet spot)

 

[Space Lynx]

Even more strange, I run it maxed 2880x1620p75 uncapped no vsync no major lag (uncapped vsync 75hz obviously better since 75 is my sweet spot)

Well I was playing on phone, sounds like you playing it on PC?

 

[Sithaer]

You actually put me on the Immortals FR trail a few pages ago, I think I just entered the game ahead of you...
Its hilariously good imho. Literally! The back and forth between Prometheus and Zeus, voiced damn well, is brilliant! Or 'earning' a few of Charon's coins, with the eye.

Well I'm glad then.
Yea I also like the overal mood in the game that its not taking itself seriously and its a funny take on the mythology theme which I like since the days of Titan Quest.

I only have a few hours in the game so far but I can already see that its gonna take me a long time but I don't mind ofc.
Also since I did not play AC Origins or Ody, this type of gameplay is kinda new to me. 'Same dev team as Ody, supposedly'

 

[GreiverBlade]

Well I was playing on phone, sounds like you playing it on PC?

Both but mostly PC atm, and on phone as I mentioned on my first post about it high settings 60 noAA i get 60 no matter if i put my phone in balanced or performances (no dips in combat if i let it on performance, about 48-50 dip on balanced)
putting the screen on 120hz (it's a Poco F3 5G with a 2400x1080 Samsung E4 super AMOLED 60/120hz refresh 360hz touch sampling) i get around 90fps in quiet places and around 68-75 during hectic combat


can't put on ultra settings hehe ... even tho the SD870 is still a beast

 

[Space Lynx]

Both but mostly PC atm, and on phone as I mentioned on my first post about it high settings 60 noAA i get 60 no matter if i put my phone in balanced or performances
putting the screen on 120hz (it's a Poco F3 5G with a 2400x1080 Samsung E4 super AMOLED 60/120hz refresh 360hz touch sampling) i get around 90fps in quiet places and around 68-75 during hectic combat
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can't put on ultra settings hehe ... even tho the SD870 is still a beast

Have you made any money on it yet? you can sell gear for IRL money ya?

 

[GreiverBlade]

Have you made any money on it yet? you can sell gear for IRL money ya?

uh? nope ...

i sold a few legendary gems on marketplace for platinum to create my clan (alongside quest reward platinum)
didn't see any info on that (not that i would do it anyway, was it a thing in D3? even there i did not notice anything)

 

[Space Lynx]

uh? nope ...

i sold a few legendary gems on marketplace for platinum to create my clan (alongside quest reward platinum)
didn't see any info on that (not that i would do it anyway, was it a thing in D3? even there i did not notice anything)

ya it was a thing in D3, an actual auction I think? I don't know I never played D3 until they removed that feature.

Want to completely max out your Diablo Immortal character? It could cost $110,000

Diablo Immortal has proved controversial since it was revealed back at BlizzCon 2018. Unveiling an FTP mobile Diablo famously led to an audience member asking if the...

www.techspot.com

Edit: Blizzard actually has a statement that says "some Samsung chipsets are causing issues with this game" so actually it wasn't just me. lol

 

[GreiverBlade]

ya it was a thing in D3, an actual auction I think? I don't know I never played D3 until they removed that feature.

Want to completely max out your Diablo Immortal character? It could cost $110,000

Diablo Immortal has proved controversial since it was revealed back at BlizzCon 2018. Unveiling an FTP mobile Diablo famously led to an audience member asking if the...

www.techspot.com

Edit: Blizzard actually has a statement that says "some Samsung chipsets are causing issues with this game" so actually it wasn't just me. lol

ah yeah .... well i did play D3 a lot (and previous one) but never got interested into selling for real money, after all it's a game and for me money ruins the fun (which is why in immortal i stopped myself at the 0.99€ beginner pack and 9.99€ battle pass to show some support but not ruins myself )

oh yeah i also did read Exynos SOC have some issues (well, Samsung is on my list of "never ever again" since the Galaxy S3 which was the last i owned )


as for "lootbox" crest induced ... i did not pay for a single crest till now and the standard crest are enough (iirc, i got an occasional free legendary tho ) i think the Legendary can also be bought at the hilt merchant, i think i got one like that...

plus i get most my gems from marketplace, sometime buying the cheaper one of the list to sell it slightly higher

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

I'm puzzled as to why this French Resistance fighter in Sniper Elite 5 is black and Scottish? Woke agenda perhaps?
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She does indeed look Scottish or Irish with a tan. (Like in New Hampshire and Vermont summers)

 

[Cvrk]

You can play Far Cry 6 in 2k at 700 frames.

during the static loading screen

 

[Vayra86]

Toki

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That Maximum CPU VID you got there is the real sign of an old school gamer!

 

[The King]

That Maximum CPU VID you got there is the real sign of an old school gamer!

Not sure if that reading it correct. Several readings in HWINFO seem suspect!
Playing DS3 at the moment locked 60 fps no issues. 1.313V 4.0Ghz

 

[Calmmo]

Just got done with Elden ring after 1.5 month. Nothing to play atm..

Spoiler

 

[Bomby569]

Just got done with Elden ring after 1.5 month. Nothing to play atm..

Don't you have a backlog of games to play. Are you not human?

 

[Vayra86]

Just got done with Elden ring after 1.5 month. Nothing to play atm..

Spoiler

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Go Elden Ring-lite (super lite)!

Having a blast in Immortals: etc etc. I think I might up the difficulty though. The slightest bit of gear upgrading trivializes the combat.

 

[Cvrk]

@Vayra86 i have the utmost respect. Immortals did open world very very well. no one played this game. except you. Ubisoft in their own studio took a huge step back from the Far Cry and Assassins Creed open world and rethought the entire process. everyone praises ER for their unique and innovative open-world design, which it is great - just saying Ubisoft did it first.
But hey, if it's not dark souls on the cover.....bleah

I am still incredibly salty. Fromsoftware has their grasp firm on the design: hitbox (that's basically 99% of combat) and world design, and no other company seems to be able to push them aside. The application of their games is abysmal. Always has been. Always! Dark Souls 1 port to PC was infected. Dark Souls 2 is almost unbelievable and it took them 2 years to finish DS3 on PC without frames drops and other major issues. At this very moment trying to recommend this technical mess which is Elden Ring ....c'mon. They still have the 1 FRAME bug on all RTX graphics cards on the planet. - no fix in sight. It's A Crying Shame

 

[Space Lynx]

@Vayra86 i have the utmost respect. Immortals did open world very very well. no one played this game. except you. Ubisoft in their own studio took a huge step back from the Far Cry and Assassins Creed open world and rethought the entire process. everyone praises ER for their unique and innovative open-world design, which it is great - just saying Ubisoft did it first.
But hey, if it's not dark souls on the cover.....bleah

I am still incredibly salty. Fromsoftware has their grasp firm on the design: hitbox (that's basically 99% of combat) and world design, and no other company seems to be able to push them aside. The application of their games is abysmal. Always has been. Always! Dark Souls 1 port to PC was infected. Dark Souls 2 is almost unbelievable and it took them 2 years to finish DS3 on PC without frames drops and other major issues. At this very moment trying to recommend this technical mess which is Elden Ring ....c'mon. They still have the 1 FRAME bug on all RTX graphics cards on the planet. - no fix in sight. It's A Crying Shame

I played Immortals briefly, it was alright, but I felt it was missing something. It's been awhile, so I can't remember exactly what off the top of my head. I did like it overall though.