OT: Video Game Computers/Gadgets/Gizmos Thread

[FrieAaron]

Pretty sure my group is going Syndicate on the West coast. Not sure of a server yet, just as long as there are no streamers.

[StickeeFingaz]

Where we at boys?

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I've been trying to figure this out with people I know for a week now and still unsure! What are you thinking? I'm looking for a pvp, yet chill group. Was thinking going Marauders as their whole thing is pvp.

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Any NA East server. I don’t know any IRL friends playing so I’m open to joining the same server as some of you guys. I don’t really care about faction, I’m down for whatever.

[ClassicJack]

Just started my 2K21 season. Nice that they have the ring ceremony before the first game.

[MikeIsGood]

D2R is good. I am happy.

[WRau1]

Two of my favorite things.

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[GoldenAntlers]

New World:
My buddy and I have decided on NA East server "Oceana" and are going to roll as Syndicate (purple).
If we were going NA West, we def would have rolled with you Frie.

[FrieAaron]

New World:
My buddy and I have decided on NA East server "Oceana" and are going to roll as Syndicate (purple).
If we were going NA West, we def would have rolled with you Frie.

All good. I had better ping on East, but a bunch of my gamer buddies are West Coast so their Eastern ping would be worse than mine on the west. If anyone else rolls west for some reason, as of now it's looking like we'll also be Syndicate on Yggdrasil server.

[GoldenAntlers]

New World:
My buddy and I have decided on NA East server "Oceana" and are going to roll as Syndicate (purple).
If we were going NA West, we def would have rolled with you Frie.

All good. I had better ping on East, but a bunch of my gamer buddies are West Coast so their Eastern ping would be worse than mine on the west. If anyone else rolls west for some reason, as of now it's looking like we'll also be Syndicate on Yggdrasil server.

Yggdrasil is a sacred tree and one of the best names ever. Bummed it's not out East.

[Sauce Boss]

Castlevania Advance Collection and A REMASTERED ACTRAISER OH MY **** GOD I JUST CAME SO HARD I BROKE MY BACK.

ETA: LOL both are apparently Playstation releases too so two of the three things I cared about I won't even be playing on the Switch.

Any of those Castlevania games worth playing? Always been amused that I love Metroidvania games and yet have never played Castlevania nor Metroid.

I'm kind of with you. I grew up with the NES Castlevania games, which predate the Metroidvania format. Have also never spent more than 30 minutes with a Metroid game, though I recently started playing Super Metroid.

Have never played the Gameboy Advance Castlevania games (the DS games were good) but always wanted to because I've always heard they're classics.

But man, if you haven't played Symphony of the Night and you love the modern Metroidvania games then holy **** you're in for a treat. It's an all-timer that still 100% holds up. Once you're done with that, pick up Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. It's the same game director essentially remaking SOTN twenty years later with modern sensibilities.

I haven’t played Symphony of the Night and I’ve wanted to for quite a while now. Is there a good way outside of emulation to play it? Is it in some Konami collection out there?

I also started Super Metroid on Switch to prep for Dread, but I doubt I’ll complete it before release.

[ReasonablySober]

Any of those Castlevania games worth playing? Always been amused that I love Metroidvania games and yet have never played Castlevania nor Metroid.

I'm kind of with you. I grew up with the NES Castlevania games, which predate the Metroidvania format. Have also never spent more than 30 minutes with a Metroid game, though I recently started playing Super Metroid.

Have never played the Gameboy Advance Castlevania games (the DS games were good) but always wanted to because I've always heard they're classics.

But man, if you haven't played Symphony of the Night and you love the modern Metroidvania games then holy **** you're in for a treat. It's an all-timer that still 100% holds up. Once you're done with that, pick up Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. It's the same game director essentially remaking SOTN twenty years later with modern sensibilities.

I haven’t played Symphony of the Night and I’ve wanted to for quite a while now. Is there a good way outside of emulation to play it? Is it in some Konami collection out there?

I also started Super Metroid on Switch to prep for Dread, but I doubt I’ll complete it before release.

Castlevania Requiem package on the Playstation includes SOTN. On Xbox there's just SOTN for $9.99.

[Ron Swanson]

Finally got into the new Hitman games (2 was free on PS Plus). Absolution pretty much soured me on the franchise, but they clearly made an effort to get back to their roots with 2, and I'm having a blast with the sandbox style levels. Is the first season content worth it?

[MikeIsGood]

Metroid isn't even out yet and I'm already feeling some anxiety (dare I say...Dread) over the amount of games I want to play. Not a bad problem to have, just hope I don't errantly not come back to something.

[StickeeFingaz]

Finally got into the new Hitman games (2 was free on PS Plus). Absolution pretty much soured me on the franchise, but they clearly made an effort to get back to their roots with 2, and I'm having a blast with the sandbox style levels. Is the first season content worth it?

I’ve enjoyed all of the additional Hitman 2 and Hitman 3 content.

[SupremeHustle]

Finally got into the new Hitman games (2 was free on PS Plus). Absolution pretty much soured me on the franchise, but they clearly made an effort to get back to their roots with 2, and I'm having a blast with the sandbox style levels. Is the first season content worth it?

My favorite series to help me unwind. All three of the latest games are very good. 3 has a "meh" addition to 47's arsenal but it doesn't make the game worse. I think 2 has my favorite maps, though. It put the Maldives on my real-life map as a place to visit lol.

[GoldenAntlers]

Created my character on New World: wait on queue to login for first time is over 1,000 people. Really thought I was picking a lower population server.

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[FrieAaron]

Created my character on New World: wait on queue to login for first time is over 1,000 people. Really thought I was picking a lower population server.

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Yeah, we decided on a last minute change to Sarragalla because the Yggdrasil queue was over 8k.

[WRau1]

I haven't been able to get on at all yet, even on the least populated servers. Haven't seen a que less than 500. Oh well, I'll try later. I have things left to do in Valheim anyway.

[GoldenAntlers]

This queue is crazy. Mine is estimated 2 hours and thats one of the better ones. Some are listed at estimated 25-30 minute waits. i might switch server. "Morrow" is listed at a 91 hour wait. Eden 199 hours...
https://newworldstatus.com/

[Nightfall]

Even though I purchased it on impulse about a month ago, I started playing Valheim last week and I enjoy it a lot.
Just finished the first Boss.

[GoldenAntlers]

well, after an hour and 40 minutes, my queue got down to 1347 people in line.... then i accidently canceled my wait. No, "Are you sure you want to cancel?" Nothing. Just misery. 2466 ahhhhhhhhhhh