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Destiny Beta - PS4

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Coordinate Fireteams, strategies, and overall adventuring in the upcoming Destiny Beta on PS4!

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scrypt Supporter Post Author wrote on 07/20/2014 at 02:08am

No Destiny love :(

scrypt Supporter Post Author wrote on 07/20/2014 at 03:35am

If anyone wants Beta codes for North America/PS4, let me know. I have a couple.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/20/2014 at 04:14am

Yeah. I'd be joining you if I had a PS4.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/21/2014 at 05:13pm

I would as well! How is it so far?

scrypt Supporter Post Author wrote on 07/21/2014 at 09:12pm

It's pretty amazing! A bit more polished than the Alpha, so if you've seen footage of that, the Beta is more or less the same but better. They've been teasing events and items, which of course makes the wait that much more unbearable. I got this drop ( http://i.imgur.com/ssOKYfd.jpg ) in PvP yesterday. Unusable in the Beta, but cool to see these things pop up.

I can't tell if it's just me or they actually tweaked it, but I've noticed that the weapon handling is much more fluid, and feels more similar to the way some weapons felt in Halo. Of course, this might be expected, but I didn't notice it as much in the Alpha. Whatever they did (or whatever it is that I'm perceiving), it feels good.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/21/2014 at 10:26pm

That looks like a rad gun.

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Steam Summer Sale

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This the rumored time for the Steam Summer sale, so I figured i'd create an event so we can talk about it and what games we get. Plus, you an all add it to your calendars so you can prepare you credit cards.

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jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/12/2014 at 05:57pm

The games I am planning to get during this Steam sale are.

Magicite, Broforce(still early access, but maybe it's ok), Dishonored(+ all DLC) & Farcry 3(+all DLC).

:godmode:

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/13/2014 at 12:34am

Dishonored is interesting. I was interested in that game but had forgotten about it.

Depending on if Watch Dogs goes on sale, I really want to get that game, but I don't want to spend much.

And I am waiting for Transistor to go on sale to pick up as well.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/18/2014 at 02:07pm

I really enjoyed what I played of Dishonored on console. Picked it up on Steam a while ago and feels just as good, if not better. You'll probably be reminded a bit of Bioshock while playing, with more stealth options. Beautiful game, too.

There are a few games in the $10-$15 range that I'm hoping drop to the basement, like Secrets of Raetikon, Ikaruga, Syder Arcade, Final Fantasy III. Beyond that, maybe Might & Magic X - Legacy, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and/or Dark Souls II, if the prices are right. That could change entirely, depending on what enticing thing the Steam Sale presents.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/18/2014 at 09:46pm

Awesome video about the sale circulating around the internet.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=yr2GdRBDOmU

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/18/2014 at 10:16pm

DON'T GO BELOW 60%!

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/18/2014 at 10:39pm

Maybe Spintires, Civilization 5, Goat Simulator, Borderlands and Borderlands 2, Kerbal Space Program, South Park: The Stick of Truth, MAGIX Music Maker 2014 Premium, Assassin's Creed IV... all posibilities

Travis Admin wrote on 06/19/2014 at 03:03am

Adym-- You gotta get Borderlands if you haven't played them. They're both fantastic. There's a certain charm the first has that I don't get in the second, but the game mechanics and pacing are improved in the second one.

AC4 is one of the best in the series. Tons of fun.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/19/2014 at 04:51am

Yeah, I can't put my thumb on it with BL2 either. It's fine, but much less interesting even though it's seemingly improved in nearly every respect.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/19/2014 at 07:05am

I'm falling further and further behind with the AC series as they crank out games like wild, ninja rabbits. Revelations is my hang-up. I suppose I could rush through it, but I like finding all the secrets. The idea of spending 60+ hours in this game gives me a headache. Maybe it's Ezio. I think I'm done with him, as a character. He just doesn't interest me anymore. But I have to push through, because I really want to get to AC3, and 4, and Unity, and fuck-all (I suppose that includes Liberation). If they end up tying the Watch Dogs and AC universes to some substantial end, and keep continuing each individual series, I'll hate Ubisoft forever.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/19/2014 at 02:35pm

Black Flag looks kind of interesting.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/19/2014 at 05:20pm

AND it's started and Steam is down... :godmode:

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/19/2014 at 05:25pm

"Remember, it's an adventure, but it's not your adventure. It's your money's adventure. It will bravely travel in small amounts through the vastness of the internet, and, while you'll never see it again, you will receive a game to forever remind you of its journey."

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/19/2014 at 05:26pm

There wasn't anything I wanted for sale when I checked at about 10:02 lol.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/19/2014 at 05:28pm

Go Team Blue! I hope a bunch of other people craft their badges, because I probably won't lol

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/19/2014 at 05:32pm

I might pickup the Far Cry franchise pack. It's $15 for all the games.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/46028/

Not sure it could get much better than that.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 06/19/2014 at 06:12pm

It begins.

Divinity: Original Sin looks like a fun Co-op RPG. If I can find that on a steep discount I'd like to pick that up for me and the wifey. :)

Borderlands is awesome! I think I may be in the minority here when I say I actually do like the second game better than the first in nearly every way. The ONLY thing I didn't like in the second game is that not all characters have their own method of ammo regen. In the first game everyone could either find an infinite ammo gun or get a class mod that allowed ammo regen for at least one gun type. In BL2 only the Gunzerker can do that. But really it's a pretty minor thing and every other aspect of the game is improved over the first.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/19/2014 at 06:49pm

I can be difficult to see all the games on sale, but if you go here http://steamdb.info/sales/ it lists them all. You can fliter to Games/DLC/Guides/etc Only, and sort by Discount percent, Price and Savings. Super handy.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/19/2014 at 06:49pm

4965 items on sale right now lol

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/19/2014 at 07:04pm

Should we keep track of our loot here? So far I've picked up:

They Breathe
Syder Arcade

Really, I just like making lists, so we don't have to do this!

Travis Admin wrote on 06/19/2014 at 07:11pm

I'm on team pink. I feel like Steve Buscemi in Reservoir Dogs now.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/19/2014 at 07:11pm

Jon, our Team Purple isn't doing so hot...

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/19/2014 at 07:13pm

TEAM PURPLE!

Nabbed the Far Cry Franchise collection for $15. So much game...

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/19/2014 at 07:13pm

That's a nice take!

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/19/2014 at 07:15pm

Suck it Team Pink! Jon, your Franchise purchase just put us in second place!

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/19/2014 at 07:16pm

I don't think we'll catch Adym and Team Blue. Can they finish, though??

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/19/2014 at 07:19pm

This is the Steam Olympics!! http://youtu.be/jp77WTBLYCA

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/19/2014 at 07:26pm

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/19/2014 at 08:53pm

Not sure how many more games I plan to buy. I just got 4 games and am pretty happy with the Witcher 2(the intro was pretty fun as is the normal game so far. Witcher 2 is very Game of Thrones like).

That said, I might not be able to hold out on getting Broforce.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/19/2014 at 10:38pm

Just picked up an interesting game called They Breath for $0.61. So far I'm holding onto my money.

Travis Admin wrote on 06/19/2014 at 11:24pm

Whoa, whoa.

$0.61? Damn. Big spender.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/20/2014 at 12:18am

FIRST WORLD ADyM

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/20/2014 at 05:01pm

I don't know anything about web domains/internet traffic, but sometimes I can get onto store.steampowered.com at work, and sometimes it's blocked (https://bpb.opendns.com/a/store.steampowered.com/), because my company blocks all opendns websites. I've noticed that the site is blocked when I would imagine it's busier (like right now with new sale items). Is there some sort of switch Steam makes depending on internet traffic to the site?

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/20/2014 at 10:05pm

With so much focus on badges, card price demand seems to have gone up. I looked through most of the cards I'd need to complete sets of games I've played, and the cheapest card I could find was .09, but most were at least .10. That doesn't sound like much but at lot of you guys have plenty of cards that you could put in the marketplace and make around .08 each (again, not much, but when you sell a bunch of cards, it adds up)

Just thought I'd put that out there for anyone who cares :)

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/20/2014 at 11:48pm

For whatever reason, I feel compelled to hang on to my cards. What I should do is list my remaining Summer Sale cards, which have been averaging $.50 each, and those are going like hotcakes. It's interesting, too, that Valve has implemented a new interface, just for these cards. Before, you had to constantly refresh the page to try to find a decent price, and grab before someone else could. Now, you simply place an order at the desired price, and when one becomes available, it gets sent to you. Pretty crazy!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/21/2014 at 12:58am

I have all my cards from the 2013 sale, curious what those are going for.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/21/2014 at 01:18am

Looks like those are around 8 and 9 cents. I'd be interested to know if those actually worked toward badges anymore.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/21/2014 at 01:24am

I'm a little bit confused on which badges people are going for too. Is it just badges from this summer's sale's cards, or any badge from any game's cards?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/21/2014 at 01:31am

I just traded a 2014 sale card with Tungsten for The Orange Box.

10/10 would trade again.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/21/2014 at 03:01am

For the contest of teams, Summer Sale badges earn 10 points, while other game badges earn 1 point. Foil badges are 10x the point value in each catagory. I'm not seeing to much of an increase in regular card prices, maybe a few cents here and there, but the Summer 2014 cards are quite high, though not as high as they were yesterday.

@jdodson, that's quite a trade!

Travis Admin wrote on 06/21/2014 at 05:22am

Wait, Jon, you didn't already have the Orange Box?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/21/2014 at 05:34am

I have Half-Life 2 & Portal on Steam. I never owned the rest on Steam BUT I have The Orange Box on PS3(where I originally played all the games the first time).

That said, I think i'll hold on to it to give to someone. The only things I need are the Ep1 and Ep2 to round out my Steam collection for HL2.

Travis Admin wrote on 06/21/2014 at 06:00am

You guys lucked out with team purple. The team switcher items for purple are going for like $35

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/21/2014 at 11:44am

You can do that?! I'll switch teams for $35. Holy knight!

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/21/2014 at 12:05pm

Ahh, you have to still have your token intact to sell it. Booo!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/21/2014 at 03:07pm

Token?

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/21/2014 at 03:49pm

I thought it was a token, but I guess they automatically assign you to a team when you craft a Summer badge, so I don't know how people are acquiring tokens to sell.

Travis Admin wrote on 06/21/2014 at 04:27pm

You can get them at random from crafting badges.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/21/2014 at 10:03pm

A couple more games. I've bought Ducktales and ORION: Dino Horde

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/21/2014 at 10:55pm

I'll have to download ORION again, give it another try. I was severely disappointed in the initial release, deleted it, and forgot about it, but it looks like they've change some things. Looks like they may have gravitated more toward their original ideas.

Travis Admin wrote on 06/22/2014 at 05:37am

Adym, Duck Tales is short but it feels just like the NES version. Tons of fun.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/22/2014 at 06:27am

I've only played a few mins of it, and totally love it all over again!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/22/2014 at 02:41pm

It also seems like a proper episode of the Cartoon, which is great.

Gavinanimator wrote on 06/22/2014 at 03:10pm

I've Never Heard Of That Game

Gavinanimator wrote on 06/22/2014 at 03:11pm

... Well If It's A Game

Gavinanimator wrote on 06/22/2014 at 03:23pm

Amnesia - A Machine For Pigs Is On My Whish List, It's An Indie Horror Game Made By The Creators Of Amnesia - The Dark Descent, It Focuses On One Of The Best Horror Stories Ever Written, And It Takes Place 60 Years Into The Future

jaelte wrote on 06/23/2014 at 06:25am

I've bought The Walking Dead: Season 2, The Wolf Among Us, and Jazzpunk so far. I *may* just have a thing for adventure games. :)

That said, I haven't started playing any of those yet as all my recent video game play time has gone into Wildstar (which, by the way, is not on the site's game list). That's not a Steam game, though, so I'll discontinue this off-topic chatter.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/23/2014 at 11:48am

Jazzpunk looks really interesting. You'll have to let us know how it plays, when you get around to it.

Just added Wildstar to the game list, by the way (which also looks amazing. Is it the WoW killer everyone thought it would be?)

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/23/2014 at 04:42pm

Wow, I hadn't heard of Wildstar, but that looks amazing!

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/23/2014 at 11:59pm

Just picked up an interesting looking game called The Political Machine 2012. It'll be a bit dated, but I love political simulations. You play as a presidential candidate trying to win enough electoral votes to win the presidency. Either an actual candidate, or your own creation. Can't wait to dive into this one and geek out on politics!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/24/2014 at 12:04am

That's a great game idea, hope it is fun!

jaelte wrote on 06/24/2014 at 06:02am

Jazzpunk was on my wishlist for awhile, so I'm glad I could finally get it cheap. I may end up playing that one before the other two I bought because the others still have unreleased episodes. We'll see.

Wildstar is incredible. I don't really know if I can type to its WoW-killerliness, but I do know that I'm having a blast so far. The main thing that keeps me interested in MMORPGs is being able to play with my friends, so I imagine I'll continue to play it as long as a good portion of my friends are playing. This, of course, does not preclude me playing other games.

In other news, it looks like the my team (Blue) is winning today. I don't know how it all works, but the system looks rigged to me -- each day one color end up way ahead of all the others. It's probably explained on the site somewhere, but I guess I'm not too worried about it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/25/2014 at 04:53am

http://www.dorkly.com/post/64641/the-true-purpose-of-steam-sales

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/25/2014 at 04:51pm

As it's just about 10, and the new day is about to start, it's somewhat amusing to watch the team points at the beginning of the day. It's like watching a horse race lol. I accidentally stumbled upon it yesterday and thought I'd pass along the amusement to y'all :)

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/25/2014 at 05:14pm

It is interesting to watch, and I've wondered the same thing, jaelte. I wonder if it has anything to do with time zones. Maybe while the other teams are sleeping, the waking team has the initial advantage?

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/25/2014 at 05:44pm

Here's a really interesting article about Team White and Valve's efforts to disrupt them

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/06/24/how-the-internet-tried-to-rig-the-steam-summer-sale-and-how-valve-is-trying-to-stop-them/

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/25/2014 at 07:18pm

So today I decided to try and play the Team Token Market today like a stock day trader. I bought a Green Team Token for $1.50 and now am attempting to sell it for $2.00 (meaning I'll actually get $1.75). Right now it is hovering in the around $1.80. I might be stuck with a useless token at the end of the sale, or make an easy $0.50 lol.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 06/25/2014 at 11:33pm

Boom! Just sold it for $2! Easy money man lol (I meant make an easy $0.25 in my last comment)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/26/2014 at 12:01am

If you could do that a few hundred times in a day you could quit your job.

jaelte wrote on 06/29/2014 at 08:30am

Thanks for posting that article, Adym. I thought something fishy was going on.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 06/30/2014 at 01:33am

If any of you are looking for a last minute, cheap game to pick up, I highly, highly recommend The Fall. A cool blend of something like Limbo and The Swapper, with a top-tier Sci-fi story, fully voice acted. Almost a crime to get it for the sale price.

Travis Admin wrote on 06/30/2014 at 02:11am

You talked me into it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/30/2014 at 02:19am

Yeah, I think i'm gonna pass. My list of amazing games is already stacked pretty high right now.

That said, maybe at some point!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/30/2014 at 03:54am

Oh and it looks like we have 13 hours left of the sale and they are bringing back some of the really great deals. Terraria for $1.99? Crazy great deal.

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Come To The Cheerful Ghost Booth @ OMSI After Dark

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Cheerful Ghost will have a booth at the upcoming OMSI after dark. OMSI after dark is an event for Portland based science nerds to have fun with tech and eat...

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Wolfenstein: The New Order Release

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Wolfenstein: The New Order on Steam

The new Wolfenstein game launches in May. If you are going to pre-order the game or just buy it at launch, join the event!

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jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/24/2014 at 08:44pm

Yep. Going to get this on drop day.

http://www.pcgamer.com/previews/wolfenstein-the-new-order-hands-on-loud-violent-and-utterly-idiosyncratic/#null

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/26/2014 at 03:04pm

Really nice review of the press beta: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAs9BJ-bLU

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/15/2014 at 03:44pm

I'm so torn! I have credit at GameStop from trade-ins, enough to get one or two games (AAA + indie). More than a few good ones coming out in May. I've been putting of Reaper because of it. It's a toss-up right now between Watch Dogs and Wolfenstein. The fact that Wolfenstein is causing me to reconsider getting Watch Dogs says something. Then there's Transistor, and I've been interested to try out Killer is Dead, which is on sale on Steam right now. Decisions, decisions.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/16/2014 at 12:51am

I hear you. I don't have much interest in Watch Dogs myself so the choice between that and Wolf is pretty easy :D

As to Reaper or not, I am incredibly biased. :D

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/17/2014 at 12:24am

hmmm... Joystiq deals has it on sale for $49.99
https://deals.joystiq.com/sales/wolfenstein-the-new-order-pc-pre-order-doom-beta-for-pc

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/17/2014 at 02:04am

That's a great deal. It's reduced price and you get a Steam key too...

Travis Admin wrote on 05/17/2014 at 02:44am

Ha, and I just got around to preordering yesterday. I guess I should have waited a day.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/19/2014 at 05:39pm

pre-loading it now on Steam. It's 40 gigs. Holy shit.

I hope this game is awesome.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/19/2014 at 08:53pm

I'm glad I cleaned up my Steam hard drive the other day. I have 100 gb free out of a 1TB. I probably need to clean it some more.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/19/2014 at 09:33pm

If I get a few more games like this i'll need to get a larger hard drive! Then again, I could clean up some old games I don't play much as well. I think we'll be in a new age when a game cracks 100G. Which may very well be the next Elder Scrolls game.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/19/2014 at 09:38pm

I did a very, very stupid thing yesterday, and am suffering the consequence now. Clean wipe and install of everything :(.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/20/2014 at 12:51am

Wow. Well, sometimes you need to do that. Good luck and hope you had backups of the important stuff!

Travis Admin wrote on 05/20/2014 at 03:26am

Oh dear. I'm almost afraid to ask, but I must: What was the very stupid thing?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/20/2014 at 03:29am

Yeah, I kind of what to know too but I don't want to "dwell on the pain" in whatever way it turned out to be bad.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/20/2014 at 05:10pm

Would you knowingly stick your hand into a box of poisonous spiders? I did the internet equivalent. I downloaded an untrustworthy .exe, and then ran it. I can't explain it. The only excuse I can muster is that I've only been in a PC environment for two years (all Mac, prior), and my brain had a moment of "Well, it's not like it can kill my system." It can, kids. It can.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/21/2014 at 12:07am

Oh man. Yeah, that happened to my wife a bit ago. It looked like an update for Firefox and it exploded the computer. I was able to beat it into submission but WOW it exploded with spyware in seconds.

Windows really is a cesspool security wise.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/21/2014 at 12:08am

PS The New Order is fun. Lot's to say about it and i'll save it for the roundtable/future review.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/21/2014 at 01:53am

Excellent! Glad you're enjoying it, and can't wait to hear the good news :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/21/2014 at 04:38am

Did you pick it up scrypt? I wasn't sure how that turned out.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/22/2014 at 02:53am

I haven't decided yet. Watch Dogs was the whole reason I got a Ps4, so to change gears at this point would be tough. However, Wolfenstein seems to have the power to do that.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/22/2014 at 05:40am

You got a PS4? Awesome. I've heard Wolfenstein: New Order is awesome on the PS4 so you have great options in getting it. I can't say which you'd prefer.

That said, I really have been loving the shit out of Wolfenstein. I hope they release DLC for this one because i'd love more of it.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/22/2014 at 12:46pm

I've had one since launch. I haven't been playing it because... well, there hasn't been much to play on it. Watch Dogs was supposed to be included in the bundle I pre-ordered, but delayed, and now it's finally coming out. I might wait until both have been out for a week, to get a general consensus. Your vote for Wolfenstein means a lot :)

Travis Admin wrote on 05/24/2014 at 05:49pm

This game is incredible. I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't played it, or haven't gotten far enough into the game yet, but one of the most over-the-top things ever just happened and it made me realize that The New Order balances absolute insanity and excess with poignancy on the head of a pin, and doesn't seem to ever lose the balance. I'm just blown away. Not done yet, I'm not even sure how far through I am. I'm intentionally avoiding walkthroughs or anything like that.

But seriously, over 7 hours in I can't recommend this enough. If it was over now it would be $60 well-spent.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/24/2014 at 06:06pm

Goddamnit, Travis. I was 80/20 in favor of Watch Dogs. Is it worth going into debt $60?

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/24/2014 at 06:16pm

Nevermind. I did it. I hate you both. (Not really. I love you!)

Travis Admin wrote on 05/24/2014 at 08:00pm

Haha, I hope you dig it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/24/2014 at 11:42pm

It's a great game. One of the most satisfying games of the last bit. Not finished with it yet, kind of want to take my time.

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Cheerful Ghost @ The Victory Condition Arcade

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Cheerful Ghost will have a booth at this years Victory Condition Arcade, so stop by and check us out if you are in Portland May 14th or the 15th from 5pm-10pm.

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PIGSquad's Mayhem Game Jam 2014

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Portland Indie Game Squad is hosting a May game jam open to anyone that wants to get together with like minded individuals to make games over a weekend. If you are interested in breaking in to the game scene and have the time, this is your chance!

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Age of Mythology Extended Edition Release

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Age of Mythology: Extended Edition on Steam

Finally, Age of Mythology gets the HD treatment. May 8th is the date it drops, join the event, add it to your calendar and talk about it in the comments.

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Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Launch

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Diablo III: Reaper of Souls on Battlenet

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is dropping on March 25th and I am creating an event for everyone that will be picking it up. Join this event to talk about the game up to launch and your initial thoughts on it.

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Travis Admin wrote on 12/28/2013 at 05:52am

My wife and I will probably jump right into Act V with my Monk and her Wizard or Monk, then come back to the Crusader later. I'm looking forward to the new content more than the new class. In fact, out of all the new mechanics and things, the new act is what I'm most looking forward to. I've been clicking my way around the same 4 acts for far too long. I guess we'll get at least one physical collectors edition.

At this point in the process, I can't see any good reason to pick up the game right now.

Travis Admin wrote on 12/28/2013 at 05:53am

Oh and I will definitely be making an all-crusader event shortly after launch. Unless someone beats me to it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/28/2013 at 06:52pm

Unsure if I am going Crusader right away. I want to experience the new rad of the Crusader and how the game plays with loot 2.0 and the improved mechanics. Let you know when I make up my mind BUT either way i'd love a "all crusaders" event. :D

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/02/2014 at 10:17pm

Let me know where you plan on pre-ordering it from. I want to get it from Best Buy as it's the closest to my house and I can just walk in and pick it up on launch day.

Travis Admin wrote on 01/02/2014 at 10:19pm

I will probably do the same. I don't like Best Buy but I like them more than Gamestop.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/02/2014 at 10:28pm

They seem fine for an electronic super store, but I hear you. Hopefully we can pre-order it soon.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/10/2014 at 05:00am

Thought this was fun. I think the Alien US President would be a good addition to the game. Seriously. It wouldn't maybe fit in with the world lore but it would be a fun class.

http://m.ign.com/articles/2010/12/22/rejected-diablo-iii-classes

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/30/2014 at 02:03am

For anyone that joins up in the future, they just dropped the info on the full Collectors Edition and what's included.

http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/1853

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/08/2014 at 11:29pm

I am nearly certain when this drops I am going to start a Crusader and head into Sanctuary from the start. Since i've only ever gotten to Hell with my main character i've only beaten the game a handful of times. So I am not upset to play the main story again and in fact I just played D3 the other day and was wanting to do it all over again.

I am digging the idea of starting over with the Crusader because not only will I get the new loot system from the start but also the full Crusader dialog options and how that feels. Unsure if ill roll a man or woman Crusader and if Blizzard showed off what she looked like that might help me out a bit.

I am so fan-boying it right now and I know for many that might seem odd as D3 was a let down, but for what it was I like the game quite a bit and can't wait to check out the new stuff.

Travis Admin wrote on 02/09/2014 at 01:51am

D3 was never a letdown for me. Blizzard handled some things questionably but I always had tons of fun. I got way more out of it than I ever expected.

And yeah, I'm making myself wait until the release to dive back in. It's getting harder and harder.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/09/2014 at 01:57am

Totally, it's only a little under two months...

Travis Admin wrote on 02/09/2014 at 02:11am

I know! I keep hoping I'll get that email from Blizzard inviting me into the beta. The PTR for the new stuff that isn't included in RoS is nice though. I love the changes they're making.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/09/2014 at 03:22am

Yeah, I can't wait. I wonder how many more expansions they are going to do? If they are all as awesome as RoS I don't think i'd mind a couple.

Travis Admin wrote on 02/09/2014 at 03:54am

I don't know. Traditionally Diablo games have just had the one expansion but I would be surprised if that sticks for D3.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/09/2014 at 04:15am

True, but D2 expansion contained two characters and this one is one. I mean thats not a great metric, but i'd personally dig a few more acts and characters.

Travis Admin wrote on 02/09/2014 at 04:35am

You also have to look at Starcraft. It got one expansion, but Starcraft 2 is getting two. I think the gaming world is moving toward more acceptance of expansions and DLC so I expect Blizzard would want to take advantage of that.

What I'm most looking forward to is the loot changes. With the AH shutting down, they've got a lot to do to keep up with loot demands.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/09/2014 at 07:22am

From what I've heard the PC version is going to be very similar to the console version which had great loot drops. In fact when you completed quests you got some pretty great loot geared for your character so hopefully that makes it to PC too.

I'd also live to get controller support for PC but they have said that might not ever come.

Travis Admin wrote on 02/09/2014 at 04:26pm

Yes Loot 2.0 is a big focus in the PTR. I think it's even better than the console version. I imagine that I will never miss the auction house on my way to level 70, but the endgame stuff is where it gets harder.

If you don't mind waiting for another massive download, I recommend checking out the PTR. It's a nice peek at what's coming and you can mess around and take chances without worrying about it affecting your main character.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/09/2014 at 08:54pm

Yeah, I might do that, thanks Travis.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/25/2014 at 12:56am

They are adding two more pre-order incentives. If you don't digitally pre-order, you still get the goods if you register your key before March 31st. I appreciate Blizz doing the right thing for people that pre-order outside Battle.net.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/13032539

scrypt Supporter wrote on 02/26/2014 at 01:41am

Okay, fine. I'm in :)
As it is, I haven't played since we all played back in the mid 2013's. Will I be completely outmatched for Reaper?

Travis Admin wrote on 02/26/2014 at 02:08am

I don't know how the difficulty curve will be adjusted for Reaper, if at all. Since the curve went perfectly between Act 4 Normal - Act 1 Nightmare, I'm not sure where Reaper will fit in.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 02/26/2014 at 03:01am

So, you're saying I should play more Diablo III. :)

Travis Admin wrote on 02/26/2014 at 04:37am

Always!

I hear the 2.0 patch is coming soon. It was supposed to be out today but there were issues. Awesome of them to push that out early, if it actually happens.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/26/2014 at 05:12pm

> As it is, I haven't played since we all played back in the mid 2013's. Will I be completely outmatched for Reaper?

They have taken some tips from the console version to adjust the difficulty. So, if the game is too hard you can turn it down and if too easy, turn it up.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/27/2014 at 05:00pm

http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/1907

After playing the update I have the impression Reaper is actually done. Oh well, so much new stuff with this update.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 03/02/2014 at 06:18pm

" Yeah, I would say that's it. I would call Adventure Mode the primary feature of the expansion. That said, I think Act V is our best act, so we did take everything we learned there. And you do have to kill Malthael once with one character before Adventure Mode is unlocked. But knowing that you don't have to play story mode over and over again allows people to relax and just enjoy Act V for what it is; and they may or may not come back to it after that, but they don't have to. It doesn't feel as onerous to sit through those things."

Seems like you have to beat Ep. V before Adventure mode is unlocked. I'll play Ep. V first but why the unlock? I don't know how I feel about that.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/02/28/diablo-iii-interview-lead-designers-reflect-on-their-mistakes-look-ahead-to-reaper-of-souls/

Travis Admin wrote on 03/02/2014 at 06:29pm

It does seem weird that they would require that. I mean it doesn't change my plans at all. Act V and the Crusader are the two things I want to check out first, but I'm not sure why they'd lock that down.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 03/02/2014 at 08:16pm

To make the game feel larger? Or maybe there is some story element in Act V that makes adventure mode unlocking make more sense.

In that interview Blizz did say that the expansion primarily hangs on adventure mode.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 03/21/2014 at 09:53pm

Whoa, this weekend only, they are handing out 100% XP boost.

http://us.battle.net//d3/en/blog/13407841

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