Posts by kleinluka

  • Happy 4/20!

    Quote from Puddy

    but still bad

    Hehe... Well, lots of "normal" things could be considered bad. But it really depends on how you consume it.... smoking it obviously isn't good for you...not because it's weed but because you're inhaling smoke. There are other ways to consume it though, like eating, vaporizing etc. which are all pretty much harmless to your body. According to some recent studies even smoked cannabis does not cause any significant long-term damage to your lungs as the plant matter does not stick to your lungs the same way that tobacco residue does. There's a lot of bad stigma attached to cannabis but when you really look at scientific facts and research that has gone into the matter you will see that most of the negative things you have heard about it have probably long been proven false. You can't even OD on it, no hangovers either.

  • Battlefield 3

    Quote from Puddy

    It is a very dramatic change really (with suppression). If you're moderately suppressed, your first three fired rounds will have the accuracy of the 8-10th rounds non-suppressed (guesstimation). I still haven't decided if it's for the better or worse. The bonus of the change is that it can give support a whole new role it didn't really have before, which is good.

    Whenever I get suppressed I go find cover and two seconds later I am fine again. I dunno, I don't think it's that bad. Just put your sunglasses on and deal with it.

    No, but seriously... according to an interview with DICE they are going to lower the suppression again in the next update. I forgot who they interviewed, I think the producer, and I don't have the exact quote but basically he said that "we knew where the min was before, now we know where the max is, so we are going to find a middle ground between the two".

    Quote from Vilham

    My god. The latest patch turned this game into a crock of shit. I believe the DICE moto is: Nerf everything, buff snipers.

    I think people often forget the complexity of balancing a game like Battlefield. I mean here is a game that you can play online with 64 players. Every bullet travels in real time, there are different classes....each with their own specialization, there are many different vehicles, even armored vehicles,...tanks, helicopters, freaking JETS and rocket launchers and somehow all of them have to be balanced while still retaining their own individual trademark feel that makes you say "yes, this is how an M4 should behave". On top of all that there are large open maps, tight close quarter maps, but the game needs to feel evenly balanced no matter which map you play. And it needs to appeal to all sorts of different play styles.

    I dare any company to try and get this perfectly right on the first try.

  • Survey regarding Goals in Computer Games...volunteers needed

    Quote from cincinnati

    he wants to make sure you're not a bot.

    What he did make sure is that I got so bored with the questionnaire that I didn't finish it. Insta makes a very good point. There are too many duplicate questions or questions that are terribly worded.

    Example:

    "When playing a computer game...My goal is to avoid learning less than it is possible to learn"

    "When playing a computer game...My aim is to avoid learning less than I possibly can"

    This doesn't even make any sense.