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shipwreckers posted...

I'm late to the party, but people griping about Bloodborne amuse me. Playing Bloodborne is like watching plants grow in a garden. The first few days you're going to be staring at dirt, but when when you stick with it, it blossoms into something incredible, giving you a sense of accomplishment for sticking it out.

There's a reason that gardening isn't for everybody.

Days? They can piss right off then. If a player needs that much time to figure a game out to make it good then it's not made properly. Just for reference when I'm off work during the winter I'm here trying to finish at least one game every week.

TallTamryu posted...

Well of course your experience is genuine, but doesn't mean it's correct or has any value to it.

Um, how could it not be correct? I was there, you weren't.

Cacciato posted...

DPsx7 posted...

Smarkil posted...

DPsx7 posted...

Yay, another thing I haven't done. Never asked or been asked.

Huh. Turns out cell phones are useful for something after all, huh?

No, they aren't even related. I was out of school before phones were a thing anyway.

Are you 200 years old?

Cell phones, dumbass.

Far-Queue posted...

"I've played lots of games, so I can't possibly be terrible at this game!"

Nah son. You're terrible at the game and have no clue what you're talking about.

Wrong again. I tried it. I know full well what I'm talking about. It won't appear on my list since I didn't earn any trophies. Would have been next to GTA and Giana Sisters. Unlike the kids on YT I'm not being paid to upvote trash games. I've no reason to lie about my experience.

Hard_Light posted...

DPsx7 posted...

I had everything out for pics or to reorganize, they were fine. They don't just go bad all of a sudden, and certainly not this soon

so you know what to look for?

you tested them to make sure they worked?

no?

yeah.

your other post up there makes it sound like it's because the glue just falls apart from wear

that's not what it is. that doesn't do anything to cause or prevent disc rot.

disc rot is literally what its name is: rot. the glue literally starts rotting.

Ugh. If you don't get it then don't bother. The glue has nothing to do with discs exploding. It's just there to hold the layers. The plastic and the data is still intact. Usage does not put stress on the glue. Moral of the story is if you had a disc break then there was some other defect involved. Or negligence if it got brittle from laying in the sun or if a dog gnawed on it.

As for the main topic if you guys doubt me then look up my trophy card. I finished Demon's Souls. Completed Furi, TxK (Vita), Gungeon with 2 characters. Been through a lot.

Perhaps where my skills are better on reflex games or platformers, those who thought BB was good had the extra experience from the 3 Dark Souls games. I skipped those and wouldn't know the clues (if any) they put out. Then I'll be honest and say I started BB without waiting for the patch to finish in case that added some extras like missing boss characters.

AllstarSniper32 posted...

DPsx7 posted...

You're taking this way too seriously. RE isn't a simulation. I'm going by the gameplay from the original titles, that's what I'm looking for from RE.

Oh ok, so you want every game to be just like the first 2 and for nothing, even the world building, to go beyond that.

How many people think RE4 is one of the best RE games in the series?

"Just like"? No. Games do change a little over time. What I'm not fond of is a radical departure from what the series is known for. RE4 wasn't anywhere near 1/2/3. Jak 1 was a great platformer. Jak 2/3 were weak action games. Doom 3 was closer to Fear than D1/2. Stuff like that.

Probably just the people who started on 4. Granted, if you went backwards then the tank controls are going to suck. You'd have to have played them in order to know what I mean. Then like I keep saying I have high hopes that RE7 is a return to its roots.

Far-Queue posted...

You're trying to take this in a different direction. You seem to be forgetting that this whole thing started because you admitted that you're terrible at the game and seem to blame your complete inability to figure the game out - where others have figured it out just fine - on the developers and "poor design". It's not the game. It's you. If you weren't completely awful, you could find a boss within the first hour, easily. If you're halfway decent at the game, you could find a boss in half that time. Funny you bring up how you wish the game were more linear. It's not exactly a maze with branching paths. Some of the routes you take circle back to earlier areas, but it's not hard to figure out where you need to go, if you have any sense to you.

Stop trying to protect a bad game. It's not my fault. I have years of experience with a huge variety of games so trying to blame me isn't going to work. The part of the game that was unlocked wasn't hard at all. It wasn't until I was partway into GTA that someone said the first boss is literally an easter egg hidden behind some secret blocked off side path. I probably walked by it once or twice. If I need to waste days scouring for a tiny path or rush to a walkthrough for the first area then yeah I'm going to blame bad design.

It's like giving people a word search and not telling them the words to look for. Big difference between 'challenge' and 'vague because we can and F you'. So when I weigh my choices between BB or moving on to better games like UC4, MGS5, Farcry 4, Doom, Last Guardian, or other major games I've not gotten to yet like Horizon, RE7, Hitman, Dishonored 2, Breath of the Wild, etc, it was easy to dump BB to the dud pile.

That's just it. Everything led back to the same point so I knew I wasn't missing anything. A few gates opened, important ones stayed locked. Still, if I was at least earning something for my repeated trips through the campfire area then maybe I'd have stuck around longer. I saw it all in the first hour or so. The remainder of the 3 hours was stuck on repeat.

AllstarSniper32 posted...

DPsx7 posted...

Ok, THIRD person shooter. Ya happy?

Yup, I'm happy that you are using the correct type of person.

DPsx7 posted...

All I'm saying is RE lost its touch when we gave up the residence and item management. Now you blast away at everything that moves and we already have too much of that.

Alright, so you're saying that even though in this game's universe they won't have contingency plans in case another Racoon City happens?

And you're no longer playing as people who just happen to come across a situation. Now they can and are actually prepared for things.

I type FPS way more than TPS, so I think given the context we know what we're talking about.

You're taking this way too seriously. RE isn't a simulation. I'm going by the gameplay from the original titles, that's what I'm looking for from RE. It was almost replaced with Dead Space until EA pulled the same crap by going all shooter with it. This is why I say RE has boiled down to your generic zombie hunting game and if you want something creepy you need to look elsewhere.

RE4 was too much a departure, kinda like Doom 3 compared to the first two. Plus it annoyed me because there was a lot of shooting and I HATE using analogs for those kinds of games. I didn't get my Aimon until the PS3 gen where RE4 was on GC.

rogerskg1979 posted...

Zeus posted...

tbh, googled it to learn a bit more and discovered that DVDs have a projected 20-200 lifespan. I'm still a little surprised that they can wear at all, considering that they require physical contact to be read (well, other than the part being spun)

20-200 year lifespan is so laughably broad. It's like saying the human lifespan is 10-100 years.

I don't even know how they could come up with a 200 lifespan since DVDs haven't been around anywhere close to that. The oldest DVDs are like 30 years old, so how could you possibly know that they may last another 170 years? Do they have a time machine that allows them to go 200 years in the future to confirm that there will still be working DVDs 200 years from now?

Regarding the physical contact part of your post, the layers of DVDs are held together by glue. Glue is going to deteriorate over time regardless of whether or not you actually use the DVD. I really doubt there is any glue in the world that is going to hold together for 200 years. That would be some super strong glue. lol

Thinking about this in reverse, 200 years ago was the year 1818. Is there anything built in 1818 that still works today?

It's like you're scratching for excuses. Of course we haven't tested how long plastics will actually last but it's not like we're seeing them degrade so fast that 100+ years is an unreasonable guess. I mean vinyl records are maybe twice as old and they're still in use.

This isn't Elmer's glue. What's more is there's no stress on the glue to pull it apart. Optical discs don't require physical contact. The glue holds the layers together but the force from spinning is on a different plane. That's all on the spindle and the disc.

Well duh, what kind of answer do you expect? They didn't have electronics back then and there are standing structures that are centuries old.

rogerskg1979 posted...

DPsx7 posted...

Bah, you're a looney. Disc rot is a fairy tale used to scare people into buying inferior digital goods. I have carts that are 30 years old and disc games nearing 20. Plenty of CD's too. None of them are going bad. While I agree nothing lasts forever, these items with minimal care are going to last for decades.

Disc rot is not a fairy tale at all. Just because it has not happened to you doesn't mean it can't or won't happen. That's like saying cancer is a fairy tale because you have never had cancer.

How often do you actually check all your discs? I do mean ALL of them. Most people with really old discs don't check them all that often and don't check them all either. If you have 1,000+ discs, it's fairly safe to bet that at least a few of them will have rotted and you may not even know if since you haven't checked them in years.

Two totally different topics...

It is a fairy tale. A properly pressed disc (meaning you didn't pirate a bunch of games on cheap CDR's) will last way longer than you'll have a need for it.

Now what could be said is how you care for them or that they're being used in the machines they were designed for. Throwing a disc for PS1 speeds into a 50x PC drive isn't exactly the disc's fault.

I rotate through my CD's since that's all I use in the car. The games are mostly packed away because I'm busy with current gen stuff but when I had everything out for pics or to reorganize, they were fine. They don't just go bad all of a sudden, and certainly not this soon.

I'm going to buy it on disc. Then it has a long wait on the backlog.

Bah, you're a looney. Disc rot is a fairy tale used to scare people into buying inferior digital goods. I have carts that are 30 years old and disc games nearing 20. Plenty of CD's too. None of them are going bad. While I agree nothing lasts forever, these items with minimal care are going to last for decades.

AllstarSniper32 posted...

DPsx7 posted...

RE turned to crap at part 4 when they made it a FPS

Since when does a third person camera make a game an FPS?

Ok, THIRD person shooter. Ya happy? All I'm saying is RE lost its touch when we gave up the residence and item management. Now you blast away at everything that moves and we already have too much of that.

I will say I have high hopes for RE7 when I get around to playing it. Not sure I should bother with 6. It's one of the leftovers on PS3.

Far-Queue posted...

DPsx7 posted...

Far-Queue posted...

DPsx7 can't figure out a game that millions of other people have figured out: "It's the game's fault!"

I didn't want to sit through an online walkthrough. Besides, having a lot of players doesn't save it.

Point wasn't how many people played BB as much as how many people played it and figured it out for themselves. Many played BB without a guide and got on just fine. But please, tell us more about how developers should tailor their games to fit snugly around your inadequacies.

'Many' isn't a very clear number. If you want to waste days trying to figure out a game then great. I have way too much else to play to fart away a week on 'world 1'. If I wanted a puzzle game I'd have chosen something else.

Don't get me wrong it's not that I support the extra hand-holding some games offer. I started on the NES and can appreciate tougher games. However I'm not going to write excuses for a poorly designed game that decided to be vague not for challenge but just to be annoying. At least if it was linear then I'd have something to work with. Here you just go in circles, not making ANY kind of progress for my effort. All I managed was buying armor, stockpile potions for a game that never started, and earn ammo for a gun that did absolutely nothing. No maps, no items, no NPC's, no online, no levels, no fun.

My guess is this game launched during a time where people wanted to brag about it versus what XB had. XB never had anything and BB wasn't good enough to ever brag about. And it takes a special kind of dud for me to put a game away before seeing the credits. I'm talking like less than 5% of games I start.

Metalsonic66 posted...

DP begging for senpai to notice him as usual

Wha? I made a side comment about a crappy game and ya'll go crazy. What about the part where Fatal Frame and Silent Hill are better? RE turned to crap at part 4 when they made it a FPS. Revelations was ok though, haven't played anything past that yet.

rogerskg1979 posted...

Buying DVDs in 2018.... automatic -1/10

It's time to upgrade to HD. It's 2018. Heck, you would be better off buying it digitally than buying a DVD in 2018.

DVD's are way cheaper.

Yuck, why would you prefer a PC?

I use handhelds at home. Used them more when it was too hot up here to use consoles but I've since gotten a portable monitor so I can pretty much do whatever, wherever. Even on the porch. I took my Vita the last time I went for an oil change. Non-gamers probably think it's just a weird phone.

TheCyborgNinja posted...

DPsx7 posted...

green dragon posted...

DPsx7 posted...

Bloodborne was terrible anyway.

naw, bloodborne was great.

Nah. There weren't any bosses in the first area because the sewers wouldn't unlock. Gave it 2 or 3 hours then tossed it aside to play GTA5. Never went back.

Do you say "bruh" a lot and vape? jfc

Oh hell no. Smoking and drinking are too expensive.

Far-Queue posted...

DPsx7 can't figure out a game that millions of other people have figured out: "It's the game's fault!"

I didn't want to sit through an online walkthrough. Besides, having a lot of players doesn't save it. Millions play CoD and I have no respect for a single one of 'em. BB was just poorly designed by locking so much of the game behind finding a boss. I mean you couldn't even go online when you start out. It felt like a friggin demo.

I played Demons but not the Dark games so that might have something to do with it. BB looked better on the box by claiming to be more action oriented. Oh well.

Hard_Light posted...

DPsx7 posted...

green dragon posted...

DPsx7 posted...

Bloodborne was terrible anyway.

naw, bloodborne was great.

Nah. There weren't any bosses in the first area because the sewers wouldn't unlock. Gave it 2 or 3 hours then tossed it aside to play GTA5. Never went back.

so because you sucked at the game, that means it's shit

coming from you, why am I not surprised

That's wrong. It's more about bad design. I had no problem with the villager zombies. After clearing them out at least twice I found I wasn't gaining levels. Nothing new was appearing in the shop. Locked paths weren't opening. I was wasting my time on something totally overhyped. And since I'd made up my mind that GTA was on the backlog too long I switched games and GTA was great.

green dragon posted...

DPsx7 posted...

Bloodborne was terrible anyway.

naw, bloodborne was great.

Nah. There weren't any bosses in the first area because the sewers wouldn't unlock. Gave it 2 or 3 hours then tossed it aside to play GTA5. Never went back.

WastelandCowboy posted...

DPsx7 posted...

Dental plan...

Lisa needs braces.

Dental plan...

Lol. Had to.

I have yet to play RB4 and I hope the series doesn't stop there. Music games are still a good part of the variety in my game library.

Dental plan...

You could have tried learning mayonnaise.

Budding?

Bloodborne was terrible anyway. RE is hardly scary. Few jump scares at best. Silent Hill or Fatal Frame are way better. Outlast wasn't bad either although I've yet to play the sequel.

Sometimes if my lip smells garlic-y then a spoonful of worcestershire hits the spot. Other times straight tabasco is tasty.

wwinterj25 posted...

DPsx7 posted...

I'm proving there isn't a biological need for this stuff.

You mean you're "proving" you lack the biological need for this stuff. I mean being attracted to a mate is absolutely needed otherwise we would probably become extinct.

I've evolved past that.

I don't think it worked long enough to find anything.

JOExHIGASHI posted...

DPsx7 posted...

Whatever you want to think. I've confirmed nothing. I'm proving there isn't a biological need for this stuff. I have work time, I have me time, usually for games. There isn't anything to share.

Its ok to not want to be in a relationship but no arousal is weird. People have hormones to cause arousal. You might want to see a doctor.

I wouldn't be attracted to them either.

Whatever you want to think. I've confirmed nothing. I'm proving there isn't a biological need for this stuff. I have work time, I have me time, usually for games. There isn't anything to share.

CacciatoPart3 posted...

DPsx7 posted...

Asexual for the win.

This explains so much.

Just happened that way. Not attracted to people in general (probably because I've been exposed to so much stupidity online and off).

DirtBasedSoap posted...

WizardofHoth posted...

who the heck needs a 50 inch tv for anyway?

a 24 inch Vizio tv is fine with me

lol

24? Get some glasses. Mine is 23". But to be fair it's within arms reach of the chair.

Eagle totally. The SNES chip just makes it sound for fitting for the game.

Yeah it does sound off pitch.

Infected with gay? *facepalm*

Asexual for the win.

Moonjay posted...

I'd be really pissed off because there isn't a good reason for it to be illegal. But I rarely watch it any more, so imagination and spouse would suit me just fine. :P

There kinda is. Not only does it not serve a purpose but the internet would have a lot less malware and invasive advertising without it.

Smarkil posted...

DPsx7 posted...

Yay, another thing I haven't done. Never asked or been asked.

Huh. Turns out cell phones are useful for something after all, huh?

No, they aren't even related. I was out of school before phones were a thing anyway.

Yay, another thing I haven't done. Never asked or been asked.

So THIS is why so many people have cell phones...

Wouldn't change my life because I watch porn about as often as movies. More or less never. What's the point?

Way too big.

Phones aren't the tool, you guys are. Everyone has been conditioned to believe they're useful and necessary but they truly aren't worth the cost. Sorry that you don't see it.

Revelation34 posted...

Well I'm not expecting much. They don't let them get away with as much as they did in the 90s.

Hard to say. Rocko wasn't as extreme as things like Beavis and Butthead or Ren and Stimpy. I just saw the trailer and they have a lot of new things to poke fun at.

PyroBlade1985 posted...

I think the entire series is out on a boxset.

It is. I don't have a robust DVD collection (and to tell the truth the only actual 'movies' I have are Simpsons Movie and MP Holy Grail). Everything else is box sets of B&B, R&S, Futurama, Simps, Robot Chicken, Animaniacs, and Rocko's.

Geesh, too tough to vote. LttP is a long standing favorite and I was pleasantly surprised with LBW. Played through LA a number of times when I had my GB on long car trips. Played through the Oracle games and Minish once each a long time ago.

Seriously? I think this is a little overboard because the first game is incredibly easy and the second isn't tough either. It's been a long time since I played the rest. I'd say X is easier than the original series because of additions like the dash and wall climb giving you more options to dodge.

Maybe it's just me though. I own the entire series and completed them all except for the later X games when they got crappy. This includes 9, 10, and the Legends spinoff.

Greenfox111 posted...

Nade Duck posted...

DPsx7 posted...

Another I've never seen. Nor your list.

why is everything you say terrible

How dare he not see some movies

Just some? You'd be surprised what I've never seen.

SunWuKung420 posted...

DPsx7 posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

So I flipped up the table, underneath was the electrical schematic. I used an EC meter and identified that the solenoid for the broken flipper was bad. I ordered a new one, replaced it and that's how I fixed a pinball machine without any training.

That was lucky. A good portion of the underside is easy to fix. If something isn't moving it's either stuck and dirty or a switch/solenoid is broken. Bulbs and rubbers are simple. My biggest concern are the boards in the backbox.

I'm sure, with the multipliers and keeping score, the backboard is more complicated.

I surprised myself, at the time, that I fixed it. Maybe I'm a genius?

Both types have their issues. Electro Mechanical like the baseball game doesn't have all the fancy electronics the Solid States do. Clean some coils and switches and for the most part EM's will work. Anything else breaks and it takes some time to track down, where a SS has reports to tell you what is broken. But like I said before, my SS has several major electronics boards in the box and if any of those go down, well, I doubt replacements will be easy to find let alone cheap. They aren't anything I'll be fixing myself.

Maybe. Ha. Common sense is a good thing. When one flipper stops working there's only a couple things you need to check. If the mech part can swing freely then check the switch or coil. Something I learned is a coil either works or it doesn't. Any machine with weak flippers needs to have the coil sleeves replaced or the mech part cleaned or adjusted. Don't use oil as that tends to collect 'pinball dust' and turn into gum.

SirPikachu posted...

It's a very important tool, why not keep it close by?

Lol. No no no...

I translated the directions once for a Spanish assignment. One of the few good grades I got. Even I can make this stuff so yeah.