Yamada Zero

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I grew up playing 1942 and Wolfenstein: ET on my grandfather's computer, almost to an unhealthy amount of game time. In fact, I have the CDs for 1942 right next to me as we speak.

I just checked out Day of Infamy on Steam. From what I've seen, it looks great. Probably will buy it whenever I can in the future. The only thing of note is that those DLCs are rather overpriced for cosmetics. Four to eight dollars just to give your character a fancy look from another unit? Oof. You can only play certain units on certain maps, which is understandable for historical accuracy, but not price. At least you can buy them for cheaper from the community market.

@Sola

Oh man, Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Now you're talking my language. That game was so much fun to play back in the day, and it was completely free to play too. Yeah, the DLC for Day of Infamy is purely cosmetic and I think it's more marketed toward WWII buffs who know all the different divisions and such.

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Not to sidetrack the conversation, but I'd like to say I'm rather disappointed with the new "Battlefield V" trailer. I've been waiting for a remastered 1942 for years, and this... this just looks awful. Not that the graphics aren't stunning, but I struggle to think of what in the world was Dice/EA thinking when they decided to release this trailer to the public.

@Sola

Huh, I didn't even know there was a new Battlefield trailer until seeing your post just now. Goes to show how late I am to the party when it comes to video game news and such. I haven't played a Battlefield game since...Battlefield 3, I think? It was fun to fly around in a jet but that's all I took from the experience. A remastered version of 1942 would have been great, because 1942 was probably the best Battlefield game.

That said, I just don't have much motivation or interest for shooters nowadays. Haven't played a Call of Duty game since the first Black Ops title. If you're looking for a decent alternative to 1942, you should consider Day of Infamy. It often goes on sale and it's one of the most enjoyable World War II team based shooters that I've played in a long time. Think of it as an improved take on Day of Defeat: Source.

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Bought Overwatch, found out I couldn't play it with my OS. Even WoW is upgrading to 64bit, so I'm screwed until I can get a new laptop.



Still looks fun though from what I've seen of others playing the game. Will likely play it after upgrading alongside renewing my WoW sub.

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But have you had to yell at someone who won't get out of the fire?


I find PvE far friendlier like you do, but both PvE and PvP are still toxic piles of game mechanics in the end. Whereas you have people trash talking/trying to roast you in an edgy tone/teabagging you for outplaying you in PvP, I've seen and heard people screech like a pterodactyl for someone not knowing mechanics or having awful gear in PvE. It's just PvE tends to have less of the toxicity compared to PvP.

@Sola

This is the part where you're going to hate me. I main as a ret paladin (Alliance, human because I wanted to be Tirion Fordring) in WoW and more often than not I avoid one-hit kill mechanics (like the Iron Reaver's 'Blitz' charge attack in HFC) with Divine Intervention. I'll stay in, get the damage in and take that free immunity bubble, even though it pissed off the raid leader. But you're right, as someone who used to do mythic progression raiding, PvE can be just as horrendous when it comes to toxicity, especially if you're running with PUGs. LFR is notorious for this too, and any kind of LFG content since there's no consequence for being a toxic player.

Back in the days of The Burning Crusade, you had to actually go out and meet up with other players out in the world, group up, form friendships and run dungeon content together. That's how a lot of guilds were formed, including my own. If you were a shitty person, you developed a reputation and that actually made it difficult for you to find dungeon content. Nowadays with LFG, there is no consequence. Just get kicked, hit the queue button and you're back in within fifteen minutes or so, even shorter if you're a healer or tank.

Teabagging is silly though, I agree. It's like, come on, how old are you? Thirteen?

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Yet somehow I still play competitive Overwatch when the fancy suits me. Always get paired with idiots, though.

@Inkarnate

Story of my life with that game. It's like I get to around 2400 SR and then the game decides 'That's it, you're done getting any higher' and then it's a gradual decline. The issue doesn't so much lie with a lack of skill but a lack of communication, and people being too stubborn to switch off characters that aren't working.

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I like to spend my free-time writing and having fun writing. Sometimes not having fun writing. I'm a mess.

also commenting on music and animation, but shhhhhh

@Inkarnate

Honestly, at this point that sounds like a hell of a better alternative than Overwatch.

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Competitive is the zone of professional gamers or people who don't work for a living.

@Inkarnate

Hah, truer words were never spoken. I'm between jobs at the moment so I kind of fit into that demographic, unfortunately!

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My friend plays that aspect and says it's infinitely better, which honestly isn't a surprise since that was what Fortnite was advertised as before this Battle Royale trend happened.

@Inkarnate

That's good enough for me, I much prefer a fun co-operative PvE game rather than PvP these days. Overwatch competitive has taught me that valuable lesson. People seem far friendlier in PvE too, in fact I can't ever recall a time when I had an adverse experience with co-operative play. But that goes without saying really since people need to work together.

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I'm hyped for the PvE aspect of Fortnite, it sounds infinitely more enjoyable than the PvP mode.

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@HeroThat's fair, I admit that I never played PUBG. My only experience with those games was Fortnite and that was enough for me. Played it, enjoyed it for what it was but I think it and games like it are overrated. Makes me glad that Radical Heights was shut down, was obnoxious seeing it streamed just about everywhere and it looked and played like trash.

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@Hero I'm with you on Fortnite, and pretty much all of the "battle royale" genre games like PUBG. Fortnite especially, since you can get the drop on someone, you can be a far better shot than them and all of that is irrelevant since you just get wall spam flung everywhere. It makes it a frustrating and ultimately pointless endeavour.