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AusGAF 11 - Twice the price, a year late but still moving forward
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codswallop
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Anyone have opinion on consumer UPSes? My Eaton/Powerware 5110 died overnight (after around five years of use), and I'm considering either replacing with a CyberPower BRIC (since it's verified to work with my NAS) or the successor to the 5110, the Eaton 5S.
Loved South Park as well and can't wait for Pillars of Eternity, will be interesting to see how Obsidian go with their own IP not on a publisher's timetable, they can delay it as much as they want as far as I am concerned
.I got your uninterruptible supply of power right here.
I don't have an opinion, although I feel like I should
codswallop
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Thanks guys. I figured there wouldn't be much of an answer, and that APC would probably be it. I've used mostly APC in enterprise level, but I reckon they're a bit overpriced just to protect one NAS and one PC, so chose Eaton last time since they're also reasonably well-known.
Unfortunately they're unsupported with my NAS though, and I'd really like the NAS to auto-shutdown in the event of a power outage, as opposed to the current situation of hoping the UPS lasts longer than the power outage. And cheaper APC models don't even have USB/ethernet connections.
I'm on Steam, yeah. Wait, we HAVE to be Steam buddies, right? Surely. I'm Gazunta if you haven't added me already.
Grats Jambo!!
Neato, I installed Plex last night, but couldn't be bothered getting it all setup on my pc. Is the $6 app on IOS the easiest way to use it to stream between my PC and PS4?
Just added you.
STEAM SAEL!! I bought State of Decay for $5. So it begins.
So I want to swap our broadband from Telstra and go to Optus. Roughly how much downtime would there be?
Neato, I installed Plex last night, but couldn't be bothered getting it all setup on my pc. Is the $6 app on IOS the easiest way to use it to stream between my PC and PS4?
Just added you.
STEAM SAEL!! I bought State of Decay for $5. So it begins.
So I want to swap our broadband from Telstra and go to Optus. Roughly how much downtime would there be?
ThoseDeafMutes
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lol, you *need* a PC based media server. Windows, Linux or whatever, but you need the server software to be running in order to use client apps like the XBO or PS4 or iPhone.
Congratulations to all recipients of various pieces of paper and offspring! Both are hard work.
Thinking about a late present for my wife. She's been talking about wanting a tablet/laptop for a while. She'd probably kill me if I spent a lot (say, $500+). Needs:
Preferable:
Am I asking too much for under $500? Any suggestions?
Thinking about a late present for my wife. She's been talking about wanting a tablet/laptop for a while. She'd probably kill me if I spent a lot (say, $500+). Needs:
- To be able to run Photoshop Elements (she has CS6 on desktop)
- Web browsing and maybe email
- Netflix (so customisable DNS settings)
- Useable offline
Preferable:
- keyboard/mouse
- Capable of running Steam, specifically lighter games (she plays Marvel Puzzle Quest a lot, for reference)
Am I asking too much for under $500? Any suggestions?
Oh yeah I had the plex media server running on my PC. I hadn't bothered adding anything to it. I just figured I would use the IOS software to throw stuff to my Xbone. Or am I confused?
ThoseDeafMutes
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The plex app on xbox one streams whatever you want from your pc server. You don't need any intermediary device.
You can use an iPhone w/ smartglass to act as a remote controller should the need arise.
Xenos, I absolutely don't believe that the combat in this game gets any less tedious. The skill trees each character have all look very barebones, and the cooldowns on most abilities takes so long that even when I do want to micro my party there's no interesting choice beyond letting the party member scoff a potion or just keep auto attacking.
But, giving you the benefit of the doubt, could you give an example of one interesting story / character interaction moment that happens within DA:I, within the next 5 hours of gameplay, that doesn't occur within the stronghold?
In Divinity, the first hour of that game is you talking with people in town. Even once you've left town to go fight zombies, there are still NPCs with / related to quests that you can interact with and have some kind of branching conversation with. Nearly every NPC you encounter gives a branching choice at some point, where you get to consider what you know about them and how they fit into the world. E.G., you have to decide the fate of a lighthouse keeper who let his wife's ship smash into the shore because he thought she was cheating with him.
Does DA:I present anything like that?
But, giving you the benefit of the doubt, could you give an example of one interesting story / character interaction moment that happens within DA:I, within the next 5 hours of gameplay, that doesn't occur within the stronghold?
In Divinity, the first hour of that game is you talking with people in town. Even once you've left town to go fight zombies, there are still NPCs with / related to quests that you can interact with and have some kind of branching conversation with. Nearly every NPC you encounter gives a branching choice at some point, where you get to consider what you know about them and how they fit into the world. E.G., you have to decide the fate of a lighthouse keeper who let his wife's ship smash into the shore because he thought she was cheating with him.
Does DA:I present anything like that?
ThoseDeafMutes
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DA:I has a serious problem with it's exploration areas having hardly any conversations in them. Even in the cities and such you can usually only talk to plot critical NPCs afaik. Even shopkeepers are generally quite automated, you talk to the signs next to them to buy stuff.
Side quests hardly ever have talking beyond the quest giver / finish quest dialogue, from memory .
Side quests hardly ever have talking beyond the quest giver / finish quest dialogue, from memory .
I can't see anything new under $800. People are selling second hand Pro 1s for $400-ish, but I don't know about a second hand gift...
Was hoping one of those shitty looking netbooks I always see in JB for <$500 would get the job done. But in my heart I knew it was unlikely. Will keep an eye out for cheap surface. Thanks, Gaz.
reptilescorpio
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Also Plex is NOT a free app, you need to be a Plex Pass subscriber to use the app until they unlock it for all users.
Plex Pass is $150.
Plex Pass is $150.
I got an Asus Transformer t100 I think for 500, it's borderline on some programs, but does most of what I want and the size is perfect. No idea if it will run elements, but it does run full windows with no major issues.
http://www.asus.com/au/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/ASUS_Transformer_Book_T100TA/
Looks like they are 424 at dicks, didn't look anywhere else.
http://www.dicksmith.com.au/computers-tablets/asus-10-1-transformer-book-t100ta-dk003h-dsau-xc9233
Regarding the combat, I never specifically said it gets any less tedious so you don't have to not believe, that's the system it uses, love it hate it, that's how it is. It does present some different mechanics/skill trees later on that you can't see at the start of the game though. The combat has certainly been dumbed down from origins, there's no denying that. Having said that, I don't mind it, and I have had some great encounters that required me to pause the action and change the strategy of my party members (e.g. make one tank more, one be defensive etc)
Quite early on, there is a choice that affects if you support the mages or templars depending on what you choose presents you with a completely different and imo fantastic mission.
One involves you going into the future and the fade has taking over everything, was quite an eerie parth of the game
Maybe not as involved as that Divinity quest, I remember that having 4-5 parts to it. But you certainly have the opportunity to decide the fate for people from missions prior, ie they can be judged at the throne.
But lets not compare Divinity to Dragon Age. Divinity is probably (imo) the best rpg in 10 years. edit: at the very least, the best CRPG
Did you do many of them? Quite a number I have done have had lots of dialog, and quite a few didn't. For example the scholar in that desert area researching dragons.
Well you could just subscribe for the few months before the playstation app is out of its plexpass period. Assuming you dont just wait. I imagine it wont be that long.
ThoseDeafMutes
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Lifetime pass is $150, you don't have to do lifetime though.
I've done scattershot numbers of quests all over. A lot of them in the hinterlands. A huge number of quests are actually just checkboxes like requisitions, "find all camp sites", etc. I've given the dragon guy all his packages and now he wants some other shit. I may or may not finish that particular quest.
I don't know when I'm going to play again, I'm sort of holding out for more patching.
The hinterlands quests are the worst, big mistake that area. The real interesting ones are in the other zones, the OT title is leave the damn hinterlands for a reason. The quests there make the game feel like WoW offline, just horrible. I think the best advice, is do a few quests, go to the war table and unlock other areas and go there instead.
Also, even in other areas, don't try and 100% them, keep moving, there is no way you can do even 3/4 of everything and not over-level yourself. There are some areas I will probably not even go to.
There are definitely design/technical issues with this game but I have really enjoyed my time with it thus far. Will it be in my GOTY top 3, no way, top 10 yeah probably.
ThoseDeafMutes
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That's a lot of bones to drop on a game series that you might not like.
No.
Yeah, but fuck it, not going to find the (almost) whole series cheaper, and I sort of want to start from the start, a friend had Metal Gear when I was a kid and I never played it because he didn't like it so nobody could play it
Surely I will like at least two of the games, which will be enough for me to justify the purchase.But TDM gave a reason...
But I think it's a bit of a silly reason. Financial responsibility? Why start now?
ClivePwned
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$90 is a lot for a few older games on PS3. If its no biggie to drop that kinda cash- sure, why not?
MGS2 is an excellent game- probably one of the best things on PS2. MGS3 is also really good.
Do you like endless cutscenes and endless codec conversations (basically when you talk to someone on the radio but its in a separate screen from the rest of the game)?
Do you like insane and illogical conspiracy theories?
Do you like to skip cutscenes?
Do you like games from incredibly self-indulgent creators?
Do you think
love can bloom on a battlefield
Yeah, but fuck it, not going to find the (almost) whole series cheaper, and I sort of want to start from the start, a friend had Metal Gear when I was a kid and I never played it because he didn't like it so nobody could play it
But TDM gave a reason...
But I think it's a bit of a silly reason. Financial responsibility? Why start now?
Alright, a reason then.
We used to pay $120 for games here in Australia. New games are still around the $70 mark.
$90 for a whole bunch of games that are critically acclaimed by a large majority is not as huge a risk as he's making it out to be. It's basically a huge bargain if you end up liking it even a little bit.
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That's pretty much my reasoning.
Sod it, I'll get it, and if I hate it and I feel like I wasted my money, TDM can say 'I told you so'
reptilescorpio
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Well yeah. That's why I wrote $150 rather than 'x per month'. Quite aware of that. Would be easier to recommend if it was still $75 for the lifetime pass like it used to be.
Yeah Chromecast app was 3 months I think? Feels like less than that though. Someone at some point said 3 months for the X1 app though for some reason.
bodyboarder
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Buy a chromecast.
I've been thinking of doing that too. Really affordable.
bodyboarder
Member
Best tech purchase in a while for me.
I'll need a hdmi switch as well. But that was inevitable, with a WiiU purchase sometime next year.
https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201751006-Plex-Pass-Feature-Overview
I do use plexsync quite a bit. Plex Home seems nice, but the reasons for its use arent things I currently deal with.
I am pretty happy I upgraded before the price rise. Its my #1 media app and I'm really happy to support all the work they are doing.
ClivePwned
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Bam!
reptilescorpio
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Yeah I'd prefer one without the 3rd party games and preferably a Kinect.
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