J4MES OX4D
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I've read quite a few reviews from early purchasers and they all say the same:- - Horrendous and relentless loading screens - Mundane gameplay - Ruthless rubberbanding catch-up to other players - Painfully repetitive and incredibly uninspired missions - Pathetic mid-game level gating to string out the 10 hour 'story' further - Worthless and boring loot - Soulless open world design - Brainless AI - Embarrassing writing and characters - Riddled with bugs - Endgame non-existent - Even worse than vanilla Destiny and Warframe 2013 A few have even said it is the worst game of this type they've ever played. I will wait and see how The Division 2 fares as that's out in a few weeks and although not radically different or improved; at least it's a proven brand and you know what you're getting into.
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Black Ops 4 - Game Update - Operation Grand Heist
J4MES OX4D replied to GazzaGarratt's topic in Call of Duty
Yep! Now all they need to do is plant a subscription service on the game and Black Ops 4 will have every single monetary avenue possible for a videogame. You can see how desperate they are having to resort to lootboxes to extort the few loyal players that remain. Shameful really!- 12 replies
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This guy did well. Very well.
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After Moyes, Van Gaal and Boreinho; it is definitely nice to see them playing attractive football for the first time since Fergie. It's also nice to see teams like Chelsea crumbling whilst playing painfully shite football.
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Pretty much. The smoothness is a bit of a deception and netcode quality is kind of masked among things like the armor and general pace of the combat. Until you dissect the technical data; we don't get a clear picture of how it truly runs. It's also fairly noticeable on PC because there is no aim assist as a further handicap so accuracy is essential.
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Pretty surprising considering how smooth the game feels. The combat does feel a bit off at times but I originally put that down to the pace, opponents armour and my bad aim but it's nice to see the game thoroughly tested and the netcode issues laid out. Unlike Blackout, I don't think we've been deliberately shafted with cheap low quality servers but Apex does need a lot of improvements especially when there already so many other factors at play that affect combat.
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It's a disappointing sadly - basically a linear experience with a generic character (nicely rendered arse though) where you try and survive walking through a map to the end. If you die, it's game over. It's great that it's free but honestly, it's fairly low quality that if I paid, I'd be very disappointed. It is a tough experience though and there's things to unlock but in the ten minutes it takes, it's pretty bland.
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3 lane maps are great but I'd also want a variety of maps like we had in BO, MW2, MW3, COD4, WAW etc. Favela had multiple routes, elevation and excellent long sightlines. Sub base had the same plus a lot of outer action and Afghan offered multiple ways to play and significant flanking opportunities. Now days it's start the match and go either left, right or center and maybe chuck a nade or get ready to fire straight ahead. The MW2 maps weren't forced 3 lane maps; they were just well-designed and varied. Even SnD has become a bit of a redundant mode in recent COD's because the maps just don't offer versatility. Traditional sniping has also been thrown out of the window and replaced entirely by quickscoping. I can't remember the last time we actually had a COD game with an iconic map. Nowadays they seem to be very symmetrical, either small or small-to-medium or just long and narrow. A lot of these modern COD maps are built with eSports in mind where the action is pushed into 3 lanes which diminishes different gameplay styles and brings aggressive sweaty gunplay to the fore.
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Finally unlocked Mirage for 12,000 tokens at level 23. Haven't had a chance to play as much as the first week but this one has been tougher because people are learning the game more, becoming more sweaty and some god awful Fornite players have entered the game and they are fucking useless and I have been lumbered with them.
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800 staff laid off in total. That is a lot.
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I don't think they'll ever be able to produce such an iconic game like the old MW ones again. Too much has changed in gaming from shitty business practices to how people want sweaty competitive g-fueled gameplay fought on 3 lane maps in eSport fashion despite the brand being 99% casual. I often revisit the old COD's and they just ooze so much enjoyment and varied gameplay and none of the ones from this generation can get close to. Using real weapons in real life locations with credible characters cannot be beaten. The good news is that a few key staff from Respawn have gone back to IW to specifically work on this game and hopefully they can try and capture the brilliance of past titles but the way Activision and the the way gaming has changed; I don't know if they'll ever be able match what they did a decade ago. I am dying for a proper military shooter again like a modern COD or Battlefield - hard to believe towards the end of last gen these games were saturated but I'm sick of all this futuristic fantasy bullshit now.
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Apex Legends - Best Early Weapons so far
J4MES OX4D replied to GazzaGarratt's topic in Battle Royale
I haven't found a gun I truly like but I tend to always avoid the burst ones. Here's a good video of most things on offer -
I don't think he will because Respawn seem to do their own thing and EA takes a back seat but I can see the latter sticking their noses in somewhere along the lines especially if it continues to thrive. Vince doesn't seem up the publishers arses either so it shouldn't turn into a game for shareholders first rather than gamers themselves. So far everything is spot-on - no P2W or horrible aesthetic cosmetics plus everything can be earned in-game. If EA continue on the sidelines and accepts the business model as is, it will continue to succeed on all fronts. Once the season starts in March, we may get a better idea of how this will play out long-term.
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Exactly. I don't think The Division 2 looks a bad game at all but it just doesn't make the strides I would be expecting especially from Ubisoft who have proven in recent years how ambitious and strong their technology is. To see a game play itself so safe using the old formula is a little disappointing. I can tell a lot about games from just watching videos - I've probably watched over 25 hours of gameplay and information videos in recent months and a lot of people who have had unrestricted access across multiple branches have raised similar concerns that leave me on the fence. I'm looking forward to giving the open beta a go nevertheless but something that irks me in gaming is wasted opportunities and games that should be better than what they offer.
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This is another excellent video on the current situation
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This is the big talking point though especially when it's supposedly a new game and a £50 one at that too. The Division was great but hamstrung by technical restrictions, poorly implemented features, horrendous story, forgettable characters and a flawed concept especially compared to what they originally envisaged. Three years on from the original and they've essentially made the same core game again. There is no reason why a sequel cannot make substantial strides and this game doesn't seem to quite do it. I think a lot of people's expectations are a bit higher than that of just a plain old sequel especially with how ambitious and technically laden Ubisoft are these days. More of a step sideways than a step forward. The atmosphere of the original game was absolutely unreal. I'd never forget the first time I ventured into New York with the eerie silence, gun sounds echoing off buildings and the wonderful snow effects when walking. This game seems to lose all of that and I'm not too keen on all the greenery either. The audio comparisons are particularly disappointing and areas seem a bit bare. I hope the rest of the map is more varied and interesting. Fixed😎
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Open beta was mentioned in the livestream over the weekend so I'm gonna wait to try it then. Bit of a mixed bag from critics and the PC version has a couple of iffy bugs that should be quashed by then but I'll definitely be giving it a try. Certainly looks way better than Anthem.
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You probably have - I posted this over 3 years ago😂😎
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I got an invite but I forgot to play it😎
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Hundreds set to lose their jobs https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/report-activision-will-be-hit-with-substantial-layoffs-next-week/ They are making cutbacks but the first thing they did when they hired a new CFO was pay him $15m for simply accepting the job.
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I can't find that information anywhere.
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I hear Vonderhaar hasn't even been working on the MP and it's shown really. I don't think he's cut out for the BR mode but MP is certainly missing his input and presence in the community. Now he seems to be a battle royale punchbag on social media. It wouldn't surprise me if they pull a MW Remastered and make it standalone around April but charge something like £25/$30 for it. Looking at Blackout last night; I don't think there's enough quality in the economy for it to make decent money being free to play.
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Some Twitch Streamer got perma banned last night attributing to her comment saying that there was only two genders. Twitch banned the streamer for 'hate speech' against the transgender community. It's sad to see someone stating a scientific fact having their livelihood taken down because of social fury. Being transgender doesn't highlight someone's gender precisely from either the one they were to the one they transitioned to, so why aren't people who have made the change wanting to identify to the one they have changed to and not some generic process to make the change? Anyhow, this is more about Twitch and how you can't say even unarguable fact without being destroyed these days. Free speech is on thin ice as it is already in the social digital world but this is a step too far. Funny how non-gamers can go topless on there for some e-softcore but Twitch deems that perfectly fine content...
