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  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Borderlands 3 is suffering from a raft of technical issues at launch. on the System Wars board

    Hehe. Well, this is one of those few times I'm glad I have my OCD-ish habits. It's the only real reason I'm waiting six months to buy this.

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic It's Saturday, what are your plans?. on the Off-Topic Discussion board

    Pasta and Gears 5.

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic What are you playing this weekend, SW?. on the System Wars board

    Gears 5. Setting up my control scheme as I'm typing this.Couldn't resist. It was just so cheap in my neck of the woods.

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Who's picking up Greedfall this week? Could be a sleeper hit coming from Spiders!. on the System Wars board

    SkillUp has reviewed the game:And so has ACG:SkillUp thinks it's neither good nor bad, just average. Pros: graphics, voice acting, RPG system, combat has some flashes of brilliance. Cons: meh story, m...

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Who's picking up Greedfall this week? Could be a sleeper hit coming from Spiders!. on the System Wars board

    Reviews, then maybe sale.Looks like something BioWare would have made... ...10 years ago. Bittersweet.

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Valve Epicdemic. on the System Wars board

    Sorry to burst people's bubble here, but:That clause of the Steam Distribution Agreement has been there since at least 2017. Valve could use it to take action against developers who violate it, but ha...

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Gears 5 is an amazing PC port. on the System Wars board

    Well, since I'm going to buy the latest Total War: Warhammer II DLC anyway, I've decided I'm going to throw this game into along with it as well. Again, the standard edition is crazy cheap in my neck ...

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Is nostalgia a good or bad thing?. on the System Wars board

    Looking back into the past is fine as long as it's done objectively, with a view of things in terms of both pros and cons, good and bad, merits and flaws.Outright nostalgia, on the other hand, is some...

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Go home Bethesda you're drunk. on the System Wars board

    Meh. I've seen weirder stuff turned into booze.Humans have a habit of going to extreme lengths to get shitfaced.

  • madrocketeer created a forum topic Konami crawling back into AAA gaming... ...just as Japan cracks down on Pachinko machines. on the System Wars board.
  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Whats a game or series that you prefer the actual story and atmosphere over the gameplay?. on the System Wars board

    Dreamfall. It had so little gameplay it might as well be a (barely) interactive novel. But the story, music and world building were great.

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Gears 5 hype thread for Sony fanboys! Update: Gears 5 is a 7/10!. on the System Wars board

    @phbz: Yup. Was just watching Ninja playing it a while ago. Actually looks pretty sweet. The standard edition (not interested in the Ultimate Edition stuff) is also crazy cheap in my neck of the woods...

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Astral Chain is hit with review bombings, and gets resistance. on the System Wars board

    Pff, and people say gamers are toxic entitled cr-Oh.So that's why that stereotype exists. There really should be some kind of a "I'm not with these people" disclaimer.

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Gearbox wants crowdfunding. on the System Wars board

    @uninspiredcup said:3 years is barely any time, it was already in development prior to announcement and it's listed as Gearbox getting the funding.It looks like it's going to hit it, which just goes t...

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Gearbox wants crowdfunding. on the System Wars board

    @uninspiredcup said:They had Homeworld Remastered and Deserts of Kharak to gouge interest.They also aren't some tiny indie company. And aren't really in a position for good-will.Notice as well, they d...

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Gearbox wants crowdfunding. on the System Wars board

    Crowdfunding is often used more to gauge interest rather than actually raising needed funds. Often times, devs will take their crowdfunding numbers to investors and say "hey, look at this, a lot of pe...

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Cyberpunk has no gender options. on the System Wars board

    @phbz: Figures. Another random dude with a mic and exaggerated importance, lionised by his fans just because he has a fancy logo and some video editing skills. I say this as a subscriber to a bunch of...

  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Cyberpunk has no gender options. on the System Wars board

    @PurpleMan5000 said:@Sgt_Crow said: The problem isn’t with the freedom to create whatever character you want. The problem is that it’s apparantely wrong to use or identify with the words “male” or “fe...

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  • madrocketeer posted a message in the forum topic Cyberpunk has no gender options. on the System Wars board

    (Pointed out that you can still make the character you want, so who cares if other people want the choice to do things differently.)(Also pointed out that gender fluidity was a mechanic in the origin...