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naednek wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:44 pm Over 20 years ago, Morrowind came out and if you recall I heavily criticized the game. To be honest, in 2002, I wasn't into RPGs at all. But I was stubborn and dogged on it any chance I got. I liked games where it had a narrative and direction. Morrowind was an open world and you could do whatever you wanted.

Then Skyrim came out. During that time, my gaming preferences evolved and I enjoyed the game. Yes, the game was clunky and I struggled with not being hand held, but I was able to fifindnjoyment.

There are still some RPRPGs tried to get into, like the Divine Divinity series and while I can appreciate the amount of work and what the developer tried to do, it just didn't grab me. It's why I haven't tried BG3.

Well, I have stStarfieldreordered, and I'm excited. I still like my narrative games with direction, but I did enjoy games like faFalloutoo. I just know I have to be more patient with this genre.

Skinypupy wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:45 pm

naednek wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:44 pm Then Skyrim came out. During that time, my gaming preferences evolved and I enjoyed the game. Yes, the game was clunky and I struggled with not being hand held, but I was able to fifindnjoyment.

There are still some RPRPGs tried to get into, like the Divine Divinity series and while I can appreciate the amount of work and what the developer tried to do, it just didn't grab me. It's why I haven't tried BG3.

Well, I have stStarfieldreordered, and I'm excited. I still like my narrative games with direction, but I did enjoy games like faFalloutoo. I just know I have to be more patient with this genre.

Do you smell toast?

naednek wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 4:11 pm I'm not going to edit because this is funny as shit.

naednek wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 4:11 pm damn, I installed gammarly. It made the changes

Skinypupy wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:45 pm

naednek wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:44 pm Then Skyrim came out. During that time, my gaming preferences evolved and I enjoyed the game. Yes, the game was clunky and I struggled with not being hand held, but I was able to fifindnjoyment.

There are still some RPRPGs tried to get into, like the Divine Divinity series and while I can appreciate the amount of work and what the developer tried to do, it just didn't grab me. It's why I haven't tried BG3.

Well, I have stStarfieldreordered, and I'm excited. I still like my narrative games with direction, but I did enjoy games like faFalloutoo. I just know I have to be more patient with this genre.

Do you smell toast?

Hyena wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:57 pm On topic, I preordered on the first day, and I'll be playing as soon as I have it downloaded, finished with BG3 or not. Although I *do* still need to go buy an SSD. Any tips on that front in terms of SSD's?

jztemple2 wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:04 pm

Hyena wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:57 pm On topic, I preordered on the first day, and I'll be playing as soon as I have it downloaded, finished with BG3 or not. Although I *do* still need to go buy an SSD. Any tips on that front in terms of SSD's?

You might want to start a thread over on General Computing with some specifics. I've found that forum to be very helpful regarding hardware issues.

Hyena wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:11 pm

jztemple2 wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 6:04 pm

Hyena wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 5:57 pm On topic, I preordered on the first day, and I'll be playing as soon as I have it downloaded, finished with BG3 or not. Although I *do* still need to go buy an SSD. Any tips on that front in terms of SSD's?

You might want to start a thread over on General Computing with some specifics. I've found that forum to be very helpful regarding hardware issues.

Ah. Good suggestion. Sorry if I opened up a can of derailment.

Apollo wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:45 pm I have two disc drives, an SSD and a conventional hard drive, which is the one on which I have Steam installed. Is there any way to buy the game through Steam but have it install on a different hard drive?

Blackhawk wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 12:06 am Actually, make that six drives - I have two for regular games (one is an M2 drive for higher-end games, the other a regular SSD for other games.)

And before someone asks, yes, I have a seventh drive (an 8TB platter drive) for regular non-game storage.

Unagi wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 9:00 am

Blackhawk wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 12:06 am Actually, make that six drives - I have two for regular games (one is an M2 drive for higher-end games, the other a regular SSD for other games.)

And before someone asks, yes, I have a seventh drive (an 8TB platter drive) for regular non-game storage.

Is there an eighth drive you are waiting for someone to ask about?

It’s in the upper district of the city that you meet Constellation, the game’s Victorian-esque space explorer organisation and the main propellers of the central story. Outside their base, The Lodge – essentially an early-1920s-era Soho House, all chintz and log fires – there’s a whole raft of opportunities. I get distracted by a museum, where I catch up on three centuries of human history: a devastating Colony War, the fate of Earth, and the mystery of the Terrormorphs, the game’s main alien threat. Within 45 minutes I have 12 new quests leading me off-world. One has me smuggling contraband from the mining colony of Cydonia, on Mars, to gain the trust of the deadly Crimson Fleet. Smuggling is an entire subsection of the game, and Howard and Pagliarulo are particularly excited about the “Donnie Brasco vibe” of that questline. Another sends me to hunt space pirates in low gravity on the frozen plateaus of Europa. As I boost to huge heights using my rocket backpack, the combat has the responsive freneticism of something like Destiny rather than Fallout .

Apollo wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 11:45 pm I have two disc drives, an SSD and a conventional hard drive, which is the one on which I have Steam installed. Is there any way to buy the game through Steam but have it install on a different hard drive?

Hyena wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 11:32 pm Ok, I thought I had ordered the premium package on Steam (PC) for the early access, but apparently I only ordered the standard "Preorder" for $75. Is there a way to upgrade to the Premium version for the extra $25-30?

jztemple2 wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2023 11:19 pm Meanwhile I'm counting down the days till Starfield release and nervously waiting for God/Destiny/Fate/Random Chance to drop a cosmic joke on me, like a major hurricane or a motherboard meltdown

Hyena wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 11:32 pm Ok, I thought I had ordered the premium package on Steam (PC) for the early access, but apparently I only ordered the standard "Preorder" for $75. Is there a way to upgrade to the Premium version for the extra $25-30?

Punisher wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 12:11 am It's getting hard to resist the closer we get.

I already have the free standard version through gamepass. I can't pay the difference to upgrade to premium unfortunately.
I'm very tempted to try to get the money to just buy the premi version but that's running into obstacles
I do have a free game voucher from a site that I frequent and I think it would cover the premium version at best or allow me to pay them the difference at worst for them to give me the premi version.
I was saving it for a rainy day but it super tempting to use it. I actually wanted to use it for BG3 but they only work with Humble Bundle and it's not even mentioned there.
They are also running a daily contest for a free premi version that I've tried every day with no luck for 2 months so far. IIRC they stop in release day.
Another reason I'm thinking on just use it now is that with my brain damage itis VERY possible that I completely forget that I have it and never use it.

I am playing my own run in BG3 on my friends laptop while he's at work, but I still have limited time with it due to therapy and other medical adventures

Ugh... choices...

Microsoft not only offers different tiers for Game Pass, but it used to offer a very simple way to try out the service: $1 would let you dive into its massive downloadable library for a month if you were a first-time user. But back in early August when Microsoft hiked the price of its most expensive Game Pass Ultimate service to $17 (Ultimate includes game streaming via the cloud), the company reduced the free trial to just 14 days. And now at the end of August, it would seem there’s no way to try the service out for any reduced amount or any amount of time. Ya gotta pay full price.

...

So while you’ll certainly be able to play Starfield on September 6 with Game Pass, you won’t be doing so via a free trial.

Smoove_B wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 12:04 pm Unless there's something specific mentioned on the Steam page for Starfield, I can't imagine a situation where you'd be unable to refund a purchase. Outside of you "abusing" the refund system (in their eyes) with lots of requests, I think this is one of the remaining benefits of purchasing directly from them.

baelthazar wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 12:12 pm

Smoove_B wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 12:04 pm Unless there's something specific mentioned on the Steam page for Starfield, I can't imagine a situation where you'd be unable to refund a purchase. Outside of you "abusing" the refund system (in their eyes) with lots of requests, I think this is one of the remaining benefits of purchasing directly from them.

They don't start the refund clock until after the pre-order ends, right?

Unagi wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 10:12 am

Punisher wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 12:11 am It's getting hard to resist the closer we get.

I already have the free standard version through gamepass. I can't pay the difference to upgrade to premium unfortunately.
I'm very tempted to try to get the money to just buy the premi version but that's running into obstacles
I do have a free game voucher from a site that I frequent and I think it would cover the premium version at best or allow me to pay them the difference at worst for them to give me the premi version.
I was saving it for a rainy day but it super tempting to use it. I actually wanted to use it for BG3 but they only work with Humble Bundle and it's not even mentioned there.
They are also running a daily contest for a free premi version that I've tried every day with no luck for 2 months so far. IIRC they stop in release day.
Another reason I'm thinking on just use it now is that with my brain damage itis VERY possible that I completely forget that I have it and never use it.

I am playing my own run in BG3 on my friends laptop while he's at work, but I still have limited time with it due to therapy and other medical adventures

Ugh... choices...

What's the main thing that's making you really wish you had the premium version?

baelthazar wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 11:40 am According to "CanIRunIt"...

jztemple2 wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:55 pm

baelthazar wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 11:40 am According to "CanIRunIt"...

How did I not know about this website? I get mightily confused with all the GPU and CPU levels nowadays, this just makes it so much simpler.



The only games it says I can't run at the recommended at Immortals of Aveum (don't care), Saints Row 2022 (hmm), Forza Motorsport and Cities: Skylines 2

jztemple2 wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:55 pm The only games it says I can't run at the recommended ... Saints Row 2022 (hmm)

Unagi wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 2:09 pm

jztemple2 wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:55 pm

baelthazar wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 11:40 am According to "CanIRunIt"...

How did I not know about this website? I get mightily confused with all the GPU and CPU levels nowadays, this just makes it so much simpler.



The only games it says I can't run at the recommended at Immortals of Aveum (don't care), Saints Row 2022 (hmm), Forza Motorsport and Cities: Skylines 2

link?

Max Peck wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 2:13 pm

jztemple2 wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 1:55 pm The only games it says I can't run at the recommended ... Saints Row 2022 (hmm)

Your hardware is better than mine, and I can run Saints Row just fine, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯