Tali'Thread vas Clan Zorah nar BSN 6.0

[Grand Admiral Cheesecake]

Looks like some Necron or C'Tan stuff. Either way, I really hope there's more of it to come, hot damn!

Not even a little bit. Too much Warp. Not enough Green light.

General consensus seems to be the Yu'Vatha. A degenerate Xenos species the Imperium largely wiped out in M39.

[Vol]

Yeah, not C'tan. Heard umbra bandied around, but I think it's the creator's original content. Which is good, because the galaxy solely needs to exist outside the main few factions.

Unrelated, but apparently the FF7 remake goes off the rails, to put it mildly.

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Time-traveling Sepiroth, multiverse cops, Zack comes back, etc.

[Alienmorph]

Looks like some Necron or C'Tan stuff. Either way, I really hope there's more of it to come, hot damn!

Not even a little bit. Too much Warp. Not enough Green light.

General consensus seems to be the Yu'Vatha. A degenerate Xenos species the Imperium largely wiped out in M39.

Yeah, I realized it was dumb shortly after I said it. Necron and C'Tan don't have psyker stuff, and are in fact horribly vulnerable to it. So it's either Tzeenchian stuff, or something more obscure like the Yu'Vatha.

[TheodoricFriede]

Piggy?

No, Maderame.

I always hated Maderame's boss fight. It's actually a very enjoyable boss fight now.

Up next is the pig. I always thought he was the easiest one, so we will see. So far all the boss fights have been dramatically improved.

[TTTX]

Unrelated, but apparently the FF7 remake goes off the rails, to put it mildly.

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Time-traveling Sepiroth, multiverse cops, Zack comes back, etc.

Well damn....

[Grand Admiral Cheesecake]

Looks like some Necron or C'Tan stuff. Either way, I really hope there's more of it to come, hot damn!

Not even a little bit. Too much Warp. Not enough Green light.

General consensus seems to be the Yu'Vatha. A degenerate Xenos species the Imperium largely wiped out in M39.

Yeah, I realized it was dumb shortly after I said it. Necron and C'Tan don't have psyker stuff, and are in fact horribly vulnerable to it. So it's either Tzeenchian stuff, or something more obscure like the Yu'Vatha.

Most likely the Yu'Vatha. Tzeentch has pretty clear symbolism and the people behind Astartes know the lore backwards and forwards. Everything about that sphere and the way it acted oozes Yu'Vatha tech.

[Vol]

@Theo: Oh, right. Yeah, that fight fucking sucked until I figured out the gimmick, then it was a matter of doing it doing it over until I got the rhythm down.

@TX: Eh, might be more interesting than an exact remake, I guess? I'd prefer it be true to the classic tho.

Good: Got gifted DOOM!
Bad: My left knee hurts real bad for no reason, can't work out.
Good: I have whisky!
Bad: Canadian Mist is terrible.
Good: DOOM

[TheodoricFriede]

@Theo: Oh, right. Yeah, that fight fucking sucked until I figured out the gimmick, then it was a matter of doing it doing it over until I got the rhythm down.

Im curious what they do with the big fight. I always thought his was kind of boring.

Anyway they definitely have added a lot of content. Plus you get such significant power boosts now that i might actually have to play on hard next time.

[Dragaros]

Unrelated, but apparently the FF7 remake goes off the rails, to put it mildly.

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Time-traveling Sepiroth, multiverse cops, Zack comes back, etc.

I was expecting story changes, but nothing to that extent. Huh.

[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXHmhz_A4YM

[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYNwYo9GA7w

[Dragaros]

"IGN announces Summer of Gaming digital event for early June: Featuring news, previews, developer interviews, and more."

"E3 2021 set for June 15 to 17, 2021: With E3 2020 cancelled, the ESA dates next year's event."

[TheodoricFriede]

So apparently the way they changed the oh-so-offensive "gay men want to fuck Ryuji" scene in Persona 5 Royal was to make them want to turn him into a drag queen.

Also it still seems like they want to fuck him.

Boy its a good thing we made that less offensive, huh?

[TTTX]

@TX: Eh, might be more interesting than an exact remake, I guess? I'd prefer it be true to the classic tho.

maybe, I need to see it being executed and the context to it first before saying it's good or bad.

But we will always have the classic no matter what.

So apparently the way they changed the oh-so-offensive "gay men want to fuck Ryuji" scene in Persona 5 Royal was to make them want to turn him into a drag queen.

Also it still seems like they want to fuck him.

Boy its a good thing we made that less offensive, huh?

I find it way more funny.

I can only imagine how Twitter is going to react.

[TheodoricFriede]

I can only imagine how Twitter is going to react.

The same way they react to anything. 50% will love it and call it progressive/anti sjw. 50% will call it homophobic/too SJW.

...And the last 50% will make porn of it.

[Alienmorph]

Twitter is a cesspool anyway. Who the fuck cares what the morons of Twitter think.

[TTTX]

The same way they react to anything. 50% will love it and call it progressive/anti sjw. 50% will call it homophobic/too SJW.

...And the last 50% will make porn of it.

it will never be progressive enough because that's how Twitter works, they always find something to bitch about.

[Dragaros]

"Xbox Series X GPU Source Code Stolen & Leaked, Leaker Threatens To Sell Information, AMD Responds"

"PlayStation 5 Is Reportedly in Serious Trouble"

[Vol]

Took me 5 or 6 levels to get into the proper rhythm of combat, but now I'm starting to kick ass consistently. Swap, shoot, swap, shoot, chain-hook into point blank shotty, remembering to use the grenade and flamethrower, chainsaw, swap, shoot, swap, shoot. Poetic violence, when it goes well. Though not using the chaingun much at all, hitting '7' is awkward, and the quickscoped rifle seems a better use of ammo most of the time. Super shotty is pretty much vital to combat, getting a massive burst of damage, a dodge, plus armor, plus a blood punch, is so damn useful.

Got to the second boss, and while thematically it's kinda cool, the mechanics of not ripping and tearing, but waiting and dodging everything until he lets me hit him, was an odd momentum shift. P

Pinkies are, oddly enough, the toughest regular demon I fight. Seem to spin on a dime, so I end up freezing them for the one tap from behind.

[TheodoricFriede]

So Kaneshiro (also referred to as the pig) has actually been turned into a much harder fight.

I always thought he was really easy, so its not a big deal to me, but i know Vol thought he was hard, so... yeah.

[Deano]

So I was one of the lucky one's who got FF7 Remake early and the only word I can describe it as so far is Magical, it definitely has a bit of clunk to it but it's just been a joy to play so far.

[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax4Yux9-5m8

[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofRdT2NmjbI

[TTTX]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZXGw3Q25Ys

Cable vs Booster Gold next.

My money is on Cable.

[Dragaros]

Cable vs Booster Gold next.

My money is on Cable.

I concur. Cable all the way. Booster Gold doesn't have a chance in this matchup.

[Dragaros]

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[Dragaros]

"The Eternity Gate by @dehoofdwerker. This artwork had such an effect on me as a kid."

[Vol]

So Kaneshiro (also referred to as the pig) has actually been turned into a much harder fight.

I always thought he was really easy, so its not a big deal to me, but i know Vol thought he was hard, so... yeah.

I attempted to 1-day every single dungeon, and I suspect I was under-leveled for him, given how hard the shadows near the end were hitting me. So on piggy, I had _just enough_ damage to cancel the ball, if everyone landed a hit on every turn from when it started to right before it fired.

[TheodoricFriede]

I attempted to 1-day every single dungeon, and I suspect I was under-leveled for him, given how hard the shadows near the end were hitting me. So on piggy, I had _just enough_ damage to cancel the ball, if everyone landed a hit on every turn from when it started to right before it fired.

I always try to 1-day dungeons, but I was on Normal. He basically gets a stage 2 of his fight.

The game in general is just super easy now though. For example I found an item that nullifies all weaknesses. I'm considering stopping my use of it because its just TOO strong. Its getting boring.

[Vol]

First powerwashing of the year, about 3 hours, tall house.

Sunburned. As a mutt of European ancestry, I swear I have the worst skin of each.

@Theo: Stage 2 was the death ball, no? Unless you don't count the stage 1 pinata.

[TheodoricFriede]

@Theo: Stage 2 was the death ball, no? Unless you don't count the stage 1 pinata.

Then there is a stage 3. You fight him outside of the pig tank.

[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0U8gEjjJHk

[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmJ5C31SJpw

[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciVgq5xO5G0

So essentially "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" the game.

Freaking spiders…

[Vol]

Doom Eternal:

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He _is_ Doom guy! I admit it, it made me smile. Our boy lives on. Though I'm up to "get your sword-batter-thing back," but I don't expect him to die.

[Dragaros]

Doom Eternal:

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He _is_ Doom guy! I admit it, it made me smile. Our boy lives on. Though I'm up to "get your sword-batter-thing back," but I don't expect him to die.

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At the very least, Doom 1, Doom 2, Doom 64, Doom 2016, and Doom Eternal is officially one continuous story, but I'm not sure about Doom 3 though.

[Dragaros]

"Sony unveils the DualSense, the new wireless controller for PS5. We’ve reached an exciting milestone with PlayStation 5, as we’re starting to ship our new controller in its final design to developers who are implementing its unique features into their games. But first, we wanted everyone in the PlayStation community to get a first look at the DualSense™ wireless controller, and hear our vision for how the new controller will captivate more of your senses as you interact with the virtual worlds in PS5 games. The features of DualSense, along with PS5’s Tempest 3D AudioTech, will deliver a new feeling of immersion to players.When PS4 launched in 2013, the DualShock 4 wireless controller garnered a lot of positive feedback from gamers and developers for being the best PlayStation controller yet, and for introducing forward-looking features like the Share button. This brought us to the next question – how do we build upon that success? After thoughtful consideration, we decided to keep much of what gamers love about DualShock 4 intact, while also adding new functionality and refining the design. Based on our discussions with developers, we concluded that the sense of touch within gameplay, much like audio, hasn’t been a big focus for many games. We had a great opportunity with PS5 to innovate by offering game creators the ability to explore how they can heighten that feeling of immersion through our new controller. This is why we adopted haptic feedback, which adds a variety of powerful sensations you’ll feel when you play, such as the slow grittiness of driving a car through mud. We also incorporated adaptive triggers into the L2 and R2 buttons of DualSense so you can truly feel the tension of your actions, like when drawing a bow to shoot an arrow. This provided us with an exciting challenge to design a new controller that builds off of the current generation, while taking into account the new features we were adding. For example, with adaptive triggers, we had to consider how the components would fit into the hardware, without giving it a bulky feeling. Our design team worked closely with our hardware engineers to place the triggers and actuators. The designers were then able to draw the lines of how the exterior of the controller would look and feel, with a challenge of making the controller feel smaller than it really looks. In the end, we changed the angle of the hand triggers and also made some subtle updates to the grip. We also took thoughtful consideration into ways to maintain a strong battery life for DualSense’s rechargeable battery, and to lessen the weight of the controller as much as possible as new features were added.
For the buttons, you’ll notice there is no longer a “Share” button as we had with DualShock 4. Don’t worry – it’s not going away. In fact, we’ve built upon the success of our industry-first Share button to bring you a new “Create” button feature. With Create, we’re once again pioneering new ways for players to create epic gameplay content to share with the world, or just to enjoy for themselves. We’ll have more details on this feature as we get closer to launch. DualSense also adds a built-in microphone array, which will enable players to easily chat with friends without a headset – ideal for jumping into a quick conversation. But of course, if you are planning to chat for a longer period, it’s good to have that headset handy. Now, let’s talk about the colors. Traditionally our base controllers have a single color. As you can see, we went a different direction this time around, and decided on a two-toned design. Additionally, we changed the position of the light bar that will give it an extra pop. On DualShock 4, it sat on the top of the controller; now it sits at each side of the touch pad, giving it a slightly larger look and feel. In all, we went through several concepts and hundreds of mockups over the last few years before we settled on this final design. DualSense has been tested by a wide range of gamers with a variety of hand sizes, in order for us to achieve the comfort level we wanted, with great ergonomics. Our goal with DualSense is to give gamers the feeling of being transported into the game world as soon as they open the box. We want gamers to feel like the controller is an extension of themselves when they’re playing – so much so that they forget that it’s even in their hands! We are thrilled about sharing the final look of the DualSense controller with our fans, and we can’t wait for everyone to get their hands on it! I’d like to close with a message from SIE President & CEO Jim Ryan to the community: “DualSense marks a radical departure from our previous controller offerings and captures just how strongly we feel about making a generational leap with PS5. The new controller, along with the many innovative features in PS5, will be transformative for games – continuing our mission at PlayStation to push the boundaries of play, now and in the future. To the PlayStation community, I truly want to thank you for sharing this exciting journey with us as we head toward PS5’s launch in Holiday 2020. We look forward to sharing more information about PS5, including the console design, in the coming months.”"

[Vol]

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At the very least, Doom 1, Doom 2, Doom 64, Doom 2016, and Doom Eternal is officially one continuous story, but I'm not sure about Doom 3 though.

Doom Eternal:

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Ah, right. Didn't play D3 or the expansion, but I know the gist of the story was about the same as Doom and Doom '16. Suppose it could be for lack of evidence it's not? Since we're playing with multi-verse rules, as far as I know thus far.

Also, what's the deal with the wraiths? So they're native creatures to Argent, and they cause hyper-evolution or whatever when they're active, so they're worshipped by the people, but then the Makyrs come by, and then what?

[Mobius_118]

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At the very least, Doom 1, Doom 2, Doom 64, Doom 2016, and Doom Eternal is officially one continuous story, but I'm not sure about Doom 3 though.

Doom Eternal:

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Ah, right. Didn't play D3 or the expansion, but I know the gist of the story was about the same as Doom and Doom '16. Suppose it could be for lack of evidence it's not? Since we're playing with multi-verse rules, as far as I know thus far.

Also, what's the deal with the wraiths? So they're native creatures to Argent, and they cause hyper-evolution or whatever when they're active, so they're worshipped by the people, but then the Makyrs come by, and then what?

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Doom 3 is generally regarded as a prequel in the larger DOOM community. It almost makes sense, but the DOOM Marine doesn't know what's going on in the original DOOM, so there's that plot hole. It could be concurrent or a separate timeline. Don't know. There's still the Soul Cube, which could be indicative of D3 being a prequel to the original DOOM games.

Now the Wraiths. After the Khan Makyr sentenced Argent D'Nur to damnation, the Wraiths were contained and used as Argent conduits in the merged part of Argent D'Nur and Hell.

[Dragaros]

World of Warcraft Shadowlands spoilers:

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[Vol]

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Doom 3 is generally regarded as a prequel in the larger DOOM community. It almost makes sense, but the DOOM Marine doesn't know what's going on in the original DOOM, so there's that plot hole. It could be concurrent or a separate timeline. Don't know. There's still the Soul Cube, which could be indicative of D3 being a prequel to the original DOOM games.

Now the Wraiths. After the Khan Makyr sentenced Argent D'Nur to damnation, the Wraiths were contained and used as Argent conduits in the merged part of Argent D'Nur and Hell.

Doom Eternal:

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A prequel in what sense? Doom 3 happens, Doomguy is born, then original Doom kicks off, and we ignore the bit about being left to suck red dust with only a pistol? Though really, you could say Doom 3 and Doom (DOS) are the origin, since they lead to the exact same outcome. Though original Doom implies Doomguy is a seasoned soldier with a damn strong conscience.

[Sinekein]

Unrelated, but apparently the FF7 remake goes off the rails, to put it mildly.

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Time-traveling Sepiroth, multiverse cops, Zack comes back, etc.

They had to change some stuff if they wanted to release a full-price game with only Midgar's area.

The problem here is that it is hard to make something that satisfies both the fans of the original game and those of the contents released afterwards, in which the personalities of characters have been changed a lot to say the least.

Aerith has turned into Yuna over the years, Cloud has become Squall, Sephiroth is now obsessed with Cloud (which as far as I remember he was not in the original game)...

[Alienmorph]

They all but admitted it's a reboot/reimagining anyway. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, unless you wanted a scene-per-scene recreation just with better visuals, I guess.

[Sinekein]

I've been replaying FF14 recently and Square Enix can be absolutely brilliant with reimaginings, so I will give them a chance even if on paper it looks like they are doing crazy stuff.

Incidentally, right now there is an incoming 8p raid series based on VII's weapons - so far only Ruby has been released but I tried it two days ago and it is spectacular (and also perfectly inserted in the game's universe). It's also all but confirmed that next comes Sapphire, and I am pretty much certain that Emerald will follow (still 50/50 on whether it will end with Diamond or not, that one is open to debate).

[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6gKivqVPdA

[Dragaros]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laxOfJLBpm4