Posts by Marvin.Star

  • Diablo 3

    Quote from PogoP

    Just started a Wizard, having a blast! Me and my friend got past Belial on Act 2 Inferno last night, that was so much fun!

    Observation: When I 'just start' a character I don't tend to get past nightmare in the same day (often not passed normal in one sitting either).

    How much do you guys play!? Also, Wizards are a lot of fun

  • Euro 2012

    UKR beating SWE only surprised me in that I recognize a number of the SWE players as being good players, and I don't know many of the UKR players. But when I watched the game I was not surprised SWE lost at all; they're tactics were awful; the only time they really played well was a little bit during the start of the second half and the end, and both times their team moved forward and there mid-fielders played mid-field properly. That's the most significant issue the SWE team had, otherwise I think they could have won or tied that game.

  • What are you playing now?

    Quote from Chimeray

    Finished I Am Alive. Pretty cool gameplay, somethimes iffy level design though (not knowing where to go) and an awful ending. But overall still pretty enjoyable and with a price tag of 1200MS I definitely got my moneys worth. Finished it in about 5h30.I'm inclined to recommend it but you'll probably only like it if you're into these kind of games, there are some frustrations here and there

    Is that the one where you can lose limbs and keep fighting? Rolling around as a head might be fun

  • Diablo 3

    Quote from Marcos

    To compare your rings, hold the alt key to see the other one

    Did not know you could do that... thanks! I've just been switching the rings i'm wearing to test them

  • Euro 2012

    Quote from SpronyvanJohnson

    Well no offence but so far none of the teams in group B impressed me. GER - POR was a very dull game. Probably not for the fans, but both teams didn't convince. Holland was really poor. No fight in them. Denmark didn't play good either, but atleast they know how to score. I think they were even more amazed then us that they won. I really hope POR goes out the first round. I hate that team.

    Yea, Germany - Portugal was ok; their performances were rather disappointing, but you have to give props to players like Ozil, he played really well (UNLIKE PODOLSKI). For the most part, each match has at least been competitive, even if they didn't play as well as they should/ could.

    I don't dislike Portugal, but I do prefer Netherlands and Germany from that group.

  • Diablo 3

    I just skimmed through and read a few parts, but a couple thoughts about the bosses I have to say:

    - Bosses are too easy, personally I liked the boss fights in D2 far better because they actually presented a challenge (so far in D3 I have never lost a boss fight, or died in one). Consider the old bosses, Andariel, Duriel, Mephisto, Diablo, Baal, even from Diablo 1 The Butcher; none of these bosses were so simple and easy. Part of this is due to a design issue (I think); because boss fights were made into events which you had to complete start to finish with out dying the bosses were made to be much more predictable and easier to evade than they used to be. I preferred the challenge of fighting a sincerely difficult battle and sometimes having to flee up the stairs and plan my entrance once again. This often involved using town portals which are no longer a valid form of escape; I do like that they are not an object you must find or buy, but it would be more interesting if I had say a 'Scroll of Escape' which acts like an old town portal for a time. I wish the bosses involved more strategy, and actually felt like a real accomplishment to beat. Although, I must admit the difference in difficulty from melee characters to ranged is huge, and thus killing Belial with my Barb is more satisfying than killing him with my Witch Doctor. That, is a design flaw if you ask me; instead of just having predictable attack patterns the bosses AI could have been better, if it were made to consider fighting ranged or melee a little bit more (there was some of this behavior, but nothing more than spawn a couple bugs beside them, Diablo did teleport, but not much). Also, I found that when I fought bosses with my friend it was stunningly easy, it was like the boss did not scale in strength or difficulty at all. Essentially I wish there was more strategy involved in tackling a boss.

    - Boss fights lack potential atmosphere. This is mainly a gripe against the use of The Butcher, while I enjoyed him (as I do the entire game really) I found myself remembering how scary The Butcher used to be. In the first Diablo the dungeon atmosphere made it difficult to see very far, but you could here enemies and some could even attack you from outside your vision. When you got near The Butcher, before you could see him he would say his line "AH FRESH MEAT!". The fact that I just heard something unfamiliar and threatening that I can't see built up a tension, it created great atmosphere. I just wish that they had tried to create more atmosphere like the older games did, there was a lot of potential for The Butcher to have some amazing build up.

    But as usual, still a fun game.

  • What have you watched recently?

    Watched 'Berserk: Ougon Jidai Hen', it's a new medieval anime strangely enough made by Warner Bros. Animation/ art style is pretty neat (I watch a lot of anime... I'll just list recent good ones). Other current good animes: 'Zetman', 'Area no Kishi' (football anime), and 'Accel World'.

    Otherwise... watching Euro cup , and planning on watching some Firefly (again) some time soon

  • Euro 2012

    Quote from Sentura

    so you think unjust judgements are fair in regards only to entertainment in a game that is mostly played for financial gain? lol....

    Your assuming that its unjust to make a call based on the perspectives of three different men (with different vantage points) if they are not necessarily correct. Wrong calls can be made in all sports, even with video replays. Also, the existence of the sport is definitely not played just for financial gain; certainly there are people who stand to gain a great deal from the sport, but there are obviously more people who are willing to pay for this entertainment than there are people profiting from it. The business side of the sport is not a factor I consider when I think about how the game should be judged, football is entertainment and thus entertainment value is absolutely to be placed above 'technical accuracy', which you seem to think is the fine line between fairness and unfairness. The refs make calls for both teams a like, there is no imbalance here.

  • Unreal 4 Engine Demo Reel

    Quote from Warby

    the dynamic gi looks really cool but i am also worried that i dont see anything that would imply to me that this stuff will run more than 20-30 fps

    Yea I've heard a number of people expressing that concern, specifically when they're talking about Starwars 1313 and how it was being shown on top of the line PCs at E3. There is concern that the next consoles may end up running games like Starwars 1313 at 30 FPS or so, just like they did with hefty UE3 games this console generation. Here's hoping that next year with the new console releases we will be shocked by the quality of the tech (and hopefully prices too?).

  • Crytek to make free-to-play games only

    I think this is a really interesting, bold and exciting idea! Stoked to see how their products will turn out. What I want to know most before speculating too much is whether or not they are sticking with AAA glossy shooters or switching up genres?

    Also, I imagine the idea is not so risky as it sounds; Crysis sells for $60 yes, and hoping people buy enough in game / expansion stuff sounds dicey but the idea here is that by removing the high price point a far greater number of people will buy into small chunks of the game say $10 for a map pack, $2 for a character skin or w/e. So instead of 5 out of 30 people paying $60 you end up with 22 out of 30 paying $10 - $50 (probably more for some people) over some time. The initial profit may be slightly lower, but what they make over time could be far greater. A few companies have successfully pulled this off, I'd like to see what Crytek plans to do!

  • Euro 2012

    Quote from Skjalg

    I know this is a controversial issue, but soccer needs video judging asap. The only good reason against it is nostalgia.

    I am against this, I think video judging hinders the flow of the game and the refs authority. Frankly, I enjoy the fact that the official decisions are made in a very human way, you don't have to like them and they are not always right but it would feel very synthetic if they stalled to check videos on offside plays/ goals all the time. Part of the enjoyment of watching football without video reviews is that you have your own perspective on the play you just saw and can say 'That guy was WAY offside!' or 'There was no foul, wth!'. For example: the Greek player who got two yellows yesterday, he barely deserved even one, but it made the game more interesting. Also, now I have an opinion of that ref (you get to recognize a lot of the pro refs when you watch enough games), and it makes me appreciate some refs more, or have an excuse to blame the reffing in a game for the result .

  • Euro 2012

    Quote from SpronyvanJohnson

    I'm so disappointed with the Dutch team. Unbelievable!

    Wow, yea no kidding... *stunned* They still have a chance to get past the round but that was just poor. My predictions = Germany beats everyone, Portugal beats Denmark and loses to Netherlands. If that happens than it will come down to points though, we shall see. Unfortunately I don't have live access to the second games, so I'll chime in on that tonight or tomorrow I suppose.

    Yesterday though! Greece vs Poland started out really stale for the first 20 minutes or so, but man did that game pick up! During the first half I was rooting for Poland, but in the second half Poland slowed down and Greece actually acted like a solid team on defense and offense, good game and I didn't mind the tie (despite some of the reffing).

    Russia vs Czech... very entertaining game from the start, but also very one sided. Arshavin played really well (so did a number of russians whos names I do not want to type out), and the star for Czech for me was Vaclay Pilar. Even though he didn't necessarily need to contribute to the win Pavlyuchenko was really excellent for what he played as well.

    So far EURO Cup 2012 is awesome! All of the games have been entertaining, and the upset just makes it more interesting I think (although I did want Netherlands to win...). Cannot wait to watch the next game tonight

  • Euro 2012

    Quote from cincinnati

    give us a break. soccer is what the english used to call it to distinguish it from other football games, mainly rugby (still officially called rugby football, i believe).given the english invented the game, i think we can quit feeling guilty about calling it that.

    Nothing against any Americans that are still living cincinnati I know you didn't do it!

    Quote from cincinnati

    too much fake crying in soccer, anyway.

    Unfortunately I must agree there are a fair number of pansy pro football players. But hey, we can all dislike the diving together! :science:

    Here goes four hours of consecutive football matches

    EDIT: Blarg! Looks like I can't watch the second game until 11 pm here... tonight anyways

  • Euro 2012

    :embarrassed: Haha, I put football in there intentionally, because the name just makes sense! Leave it to the Americans to screw up the naming conventions of sports t.t That may actually be one of my pet peeves lol. I always want to call it football, but I'm always afraid everyone will get confused (what with being in Canada).