Recent content by Octorok

I actually played Next during its public playest, for about a year or so. Wizards know about the issues in 4e and tried to fix them, at least. The combat doesn't drag on nearly as long, spells are spells again etc. I can say fairly honestly that isn't MMORPG pandering. What it is, is a...

From the article - Emphasis added. Now, I don't have a source for Valve's measurement of "active" accounts, but if Shamus were correct, it would exclude people with Steam accounts tied only to F2P games. It's quite possible that the total number of Steam accounts is significantly higher...

This user speaks the truth. The saddest part is that this doesn't even approach the complete list of problems with the game. It's genuinely a little heartbreaking to see such a vocal, enthusiastic core fanbase end up turning so much hatred on a series they love. I was late to the Mass...

I wasn't going anyway, but I'd like to say that I also hate Smosh (and their affiliates) with a fiery passion. I'm also fascinated to see that I'm not alone in blocking Smosh thumbnails from popping up. Honestly, Smosh? Really? That's what the Escapist is tied to? Jesus Christ. QFT

I'd been waiting about 3 years for Total War: Rome 2. I learned that companies you trust will absolutely lie to you, and game series you love will burn you.

... Well, apparently I've just become my Dad, because I barely recognised a single goddamn one. Honestly, what the hell? I recognised maybe 2 of these cosplays. Am I mad, or were these particularly obscure?

Well then. I feel that I can only express myself adequately in reaction gifs. EDIT: I mean, come on! Come on! What the hell, Cosmo?! 5 minutes later, and still, my mind lingers on how awful this idea is. FOR EVERYONE. Not just those involved, but everyone. I guess... Someone...

Well, if you're like me, the announcement of a Company of Heroes sequel, set on the Eastern Front, should have made you explode with delight. It's a great game, and I kind of love that its mechanics are the same as those of its predecessor. With the bonus mechanics like True Sight, snow and...

I would be sad about the loss of Dead Rising 3, but it looks like they killed the series. Which does indeed upset me, but it means that I lose absolutely nothing by staying with my PC. Related note - Who the fuck decided Dead Rising needed a brown, gritty redesign? Dead Rising 2 solid in the...

I checked, and I think nobody answered this question. It's very simple, really. SLI and CrossFire basically just mean "using more than one graphics card". Nvidia and AMD just use different names for it. When people say "in SLI" what they're saying is that they've got two copies of a...

While I wouldn't agree with any analysis that didn't credit Roman soldiers with fighting ability (their strength in battle came largely from drills and hardcore training as a unit), their ability to adapt and use new tactics was absolutely vital. It's really less about the fact that people with...

Ah, there was some confusion - when I referred to Legion territory, I meant the future towns the Legion hopes to frighten by destroying Nipton. As in - their strategy is to use fear to keep other towns in line, but in reality this just causes them to fear Legion control. And a large part of...

I think you're absolutely right. I love that New Vegas tried to move away from Fallout 3's morality system, but it shot itself in the foot by making the Legion objectively morally reprehensible, as well as a highly impractical faction. You basically covered the two major problems with the...

The Game listing for it cracks me right up. "Only £125000.00 Free UK Delivery" Hahahaha And the Product Summary section is just this -> http://img.game.co.uk/images/content/SpecialEditions/GRID2BacMonoLarge.jpg Oh, and "Please note: prices in GAME Stores may differ."

Not really. Even if we all had the kind of preposterous bandwidth needed to actually offload work to the cloud, and this bandwidth was somehow cost-effective, this is terrible for three reasons. 1) Even if the ability to do this worked, it is completely impractical. "The cloud" isn't just...