Nerve

Awesome from start to finish, also Chris Pratt is sexy.

Finally got my first 10 competitive matches done, Gold Nova II... 

Thanks fish, I'll check 'em out.

Congrats Alex, well deserved

Figured I'd ask this here rather than create a new thread, so can anyone recommend any books on Games Design? I'm gonna pick up 'Level Up!' by Scott Rodgers and wondered if there was anything else worth a read.

If your current job kills your spirit and you are already single, with no other ties and have chance to go to the city you love, I would say, do it. 

I'm thinking this way myself. In some ways I guess I want to hear other people say it so that I'll have the balls to do it... if that makes sense.  

Reviving an old thread but anyway... I've been in contact with the AAA studio again, they have a QA position open until the end of October.

My position is slightly different to last time, as I'm not longer in a long-term relationship and I guess I'm free to do as I please. I am still working full time, so it'd mean taking quite a hefty pay cut, relocating 4 hours away (to a city I'd actually love to live in) and living in a flat share for 3 months which is about a 30 minute bus journey from the studio.

Again, there are no guarantees the contract will be renewed and I don't think it would be, but even if it's not, I can see myself looking for work in the city. From looking around on LinkedIn, a lot of the QA staff seem to be around for some time or end up working in more specific areas - I'm starting to think it's a chance I might as well just take as it could possibly open up other doors. After living expenses, I wouldn't have much left to go out on but I could get by.

Current job is sucking the life out of me and I feel like I need a fresh start somewhere. If it goes tits up, then it goes tits up... at least I tried and had the experience - but maybe I'm just trying to reassure myself there! You guys always offer sound advice, I guess I'm just looking for opinions again, what would you guys do?

I have no idea how to put this in English but I'll try. Those rear drums are connected to the rest of the car with rods. Those all turn when you are driving. So this shouldn't happen when you are standing still. You hear the sound when you release the break making it sound like it's either the rear drum or the connection between the rear drum and the rod that causes the problem.  If it already happens when you drive really slow, get a mate and have him follow you (walking) when you drive slowly. He can then locate if it's the left or right side. Climb under there and check if the rod is properly connecting (not making a sound when touching it or hanging). When in doubt, check the other side that's not making problems to see how it should look.

 

You now have isolated the problem and know what to do. Visit your old garage, demand your money back, insult their mothers and find a proper garage to fix the problem (that is, if the above assumptions lead to you actually finding it).

Thanks for the explanation! It was doing it when stood still, but that was only the handbrake, which seems to have stopped completely since my last visit when they 'adjusted' the cable. I had my dad inspect the rear ( ) and the sound is coming from around the drivers side rear tyre when I release the brake, so I guess that's where the problem is! Even though I'd told them that's where I thought it was. I need to find a better garage, official dealer garages sux.

Right, I've had an issue with my Focus for a while.

It squeaks from the rear (and what sounds like directly underneath) when my brake pedal or handbrake is released. Garage have had it several times and say they've cleaned and adjusted stuff but no change. I'm convinced something needs to be replaced.

Brakes work fine, it's just the squeak that is driving me mad now. One thing to note is that if the handbrake is on then the brake pedal doesn't squeak, which after looking around on-line, makes me think it's a rear drum and/or handbrake cable issue.

Does anyone here know much about cars? Any ideas?   

Do you ever recruit for QA roles? 

Lord Friendzone does not approve of Daario 

I would rather watch the awesome teaser trailers over and over than have to watch this from start to finish again. I was so excited, but it was incredibly disappointing imo.

I was hoping Bryan Cranston would carry this film, but... 

Godzilla looked derpy and seemed to be more of an extra. Much preferred Pacific Rim!

Haven't been on in a while, lots going on.

I recently started a new job and also split with my girlfriend of 5 years. I feel like a bit of a bitch for letting it affect me as much as it has after reading some of the stuff you guys have gone through/are dealing with. Not really sure what to feel about anything at the moment.

I guess it's motivated me to start working out more and means I can concentrate on myself and having fun for a while, which is always good. 

Glad to see some exciting things happening for some of you folks

I need me a mug   also dux, dem shoulders.

edit: ordered 

More products will be added this week if the current ones aren't to anyone's taste.

Mouse mat would be pretty awesome.

Amazon dispatched my copy last night!

Agree with the others about the paths, but definitely interested to see where you take this. If you can capture the atmosphere of those references images then it will be sex.

Best of luck to you man, I'm sure it will all work out in the end

Are there plans for supporting competitive play in tournaments and such?

 

Respawn: That really hasn’t been our focus. Our focus has been to get a really solid foundation out. A game that is really fun, that will attract players, and keep them playing for a really long time. That said, we have a TON of interest from the e-sports community, and I know we’re not going to be shipping with all the features that they’re going to be wanting in the game, but we’re in our first iteration. A lot of the games that have developed good e-sports features and the competitive community are ones that multiple iterations to get that done and to build in those things. So while that couldn’t be a priority for us here, we’re definitely listening to all of the feedback. We’re interested in what competitive players think when the game ships, and it’s definitely something we’ll look into, but not something that’s been our primary focus.

 

Source: http://majornelson.com/2014/02/17/respawn-answers-your-titanfall-questions/

I've been playing the Xbox One beta... wow. The movement is so fluid and easy to control, absolutely love it so far. Still a bit unsure on the AI running around, yeah it's great to feel like you're constantly in the action but from a competitive standpoint, meh, they're just distracting.

That feel when you crush another Titan with Titanfall though... da hype iz reel. 

I've been meaning to get myself a MTB for a while now so I can try out some trails in the Yorkshire Dales with friends, but I have no idea what I should be looking for in a decent entry level bike. This is the one I've been looking at: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&productId=810639&catalogId=10151

Any cyclists that can help?

Still nothing

Has anyone had an invite to the Xbox One beta?

Movies : 7

Books : 0

Games : 7

Movies : 

Beta sign-up now open for anyone interested: http://www.titanfall.com/beta

This looks great and I'm sure it will be fun, but I don't see how they're gonna keep it interesting once everyone figures out the best tactics.

The Killzone mp is pretty good imo. Highly recommend AC4 though, I hated the others but agree with Mazy, this one feels fresh and there's so much to do and explore. Definitely gives off a 'next-gen' feel compared to the other games out at the minute.