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What I hope Arena inadvertently does for Tarkov
With the recent news that Arena mode for Tarkov is not only real, but being tested later on this year, I figured it would make sense to go over some hopes and anticipations for what Arena mode will bring and ultimately what kind of impact it will have on both the game and community as a whole. This is something a lot of us who have been playing for years now have known has been going on in the background. But to be honest, I really never saw it coming to fruition, simply due to the fact that Tarkov has evolved into something I don’t think BSG every really imagined would happen with their game. I’m sure they are happy so many people are playing and enjoying it, but the scale is something I have a strong suspicion they were never ready for. But they have made solid strides to rectify those kinds of issues and are on their way to releasing another sizable and monumentally game-changing patch for Tarkov with patch 12.12.xxx. There’s a lot to be excited for, but to me personally, the new and updated animations are incredible and will make life in the game so much better. Everyone will actually look like they are carrying guns and running around with them as they should. Instead of the strange hand-over-rifle pseudo reload animation they do currently (if you’ve ever looked at a faraway PMC through a scope you know exactly what I’m talking about). But there’s a ton of goodies coming that we also don’t even know about so get hype; it’s going to be a good patch.
By Jirasu4 years ago in Gamers
How To Get Every Iconic Weapon In Cyberpunk 2077 Part 4: Assault Rifles
Ah, assault rifles. Standard fare for pretty much every first-person shooter out there, but their wide range of uses and features has made them a fan favorite. After all, what's better than mowing down your enemies with a huge gun? (Only in video games. Seriously, be kind to each other.)
By Skylar Banach4 years ago in Gamers
Fallout 4: You Are a Synth Theory (Spoilers)
Across the Fallout games, synths, and the idea of unknowing synths, has been played with and shown to be a common occurrence with no wasteland being without mind-wiped synths of it's own, but no game pushes the idea that you might be a synth harder than Fallout 4.
By Dorian Hardin4 years ago in Gamers
Where to Start In The 3D Fallout Games ( 2022 )
With dates ranging from 2102 - 2287, the Fallout universe and timeline can be confusing, especially at first. However, picking a starting game depends on what you're looking for most in the series. For example, a game like Fallout 3 gives an excellent and lengthy intro to both the ideas of the franchise and your character overall. On the other hand, gamers who want an experience of complete backstory creation will find New Vegas gives the most open feeling. This being said, a proper introduction is hard to find with New Vegas since while you can do just about anything any way you want, you have to have an understanding of the games mechanics.
By Dorian Hardin4 years ago in Gamers
Tarkov Wipes are a Reminder I Suck.
Yup, that’s me, you know; dying in Tarkov. I’m kind of good at that. Every time this game wipes, and we start over, I am reminded how brutal the early game is these days. Everyone has gotten better at the game, there are a lot of ways to optimize the early game for the maximum amount of progression, and the early days of the wipe are still certainly fun. It’s more chaos than anything. Plus, the anticipation of all the new gear and guns helps create the drive to want to level up and use them myself. Not to mention BSG always adds more stuff than the patch notes lists, so it’s a pleasant surprise when we discover things that were added and not mentioned. I am also reminded how bad I actually am at this game. Don’t get me wrong, I have my moments like everyone else where I pop off and make every correct decision, and hit my shots, but most of the time, it’s me being too greedy, ambitious, stubborn, or impatient (ironic considering I am a fairly patient person IRL). Or the case of a classic shitty spawn than has me at the post raid screen at eight seconds into a wipe (that’s happened on more than one occasion sadly). But regardless, this game always kicks my ass every wipe, and to be honest, I wouldn’t want it any other way. I have talked previously about the game changing over the course of its life and getting easier in some regards. But one avenue of the game that has stayed tried and true is being able to smack me around early game and have me overcome the huge early game hurdles. Like some quests and their ability to not be completed upon multiple tries in a row. They end in death, death, and death. Until the universe and lord Nikita himself blesses you with a perfect attempt. Only to get hung up on the next task. I’m sure everyone has that one task that truly just stumps them for a while and really halts and progress from being made. And it doesn’t even have to be tasks related to RNG like the flash drives or gas analyzers. Deliver from the past.... I can’t remember the last time I was able to not only get the document in one go, but then take it to factory and not die there. I always die on either half of the task at least once, so I always dread it. I wonder what other people’s dreaded tasks in this game are. Maybe shooter born in heaven? Maybe the boss killing line of quests? I’d like to hear what other people have for quests that make them go, aw fuck, here we go.
By Jirasu4 years ago in Gamers
The Path of the Event Horizon — Dungeons and Dragons Homebrew
The Path of the Event Horizon — Barbarian Primal Path This is a special, brand new Barbarian — Exclusive on Patreon
By Parliament Homebrew4 years ago in Gamers
The Planar Expert
Durathan frowned. He touched the loose soil in the center of the clearing, bringing it to his nose and sniffing. He crumbled it between his fingers, his frown deepening. He tilted his head sideways, looking at the grass. He took a compass off his belt, looked at it, then turned his head and spat.
By Neal Litherland4 years ago in Gamers
The Dark Souls Series evokes emotions in me only these games can
My history with the Souls series goes way back; to 2012. Maybe 2013, I can’t honestly remember. But it was when on the Xbox 360, games with gold were still fairly new. Where, if you had an Xbox live gold subscription you got free games every month. And one of them happened to be the first Dark Souls game. Interested by the screenshots and what I had meagerly heard online, I wanted to give it a try. So, I got the game and began playing it. And after about 2 and a half hours, I was kind of all set with it. I had chosen the Knight class not knowing about the weight system, so my experience with the game was me slow walking around the Undead Burg, and barely being able to roll out of enemy attacks. I did manage to kill Tarus Demon, but the real enemy that stopped me was the first Baldur Knight that is blocking the knight shield. Stupid enemy to stop playing to, I know. But I was kind of in the mindset of: “I don’t really know what I’m doing so I’ll put it down for now and come back another time”. I remember watching a playthrough and getting some more of the basics down, but I never went back. I guess COD and other games that were hot took my priority. So that was my very first Souls experience; anti-climactic at best. And then March of 2015 happened. And we all know what game released that year.
By Jirasu4 years ago in Gamers
What is the Horadric Cube in Diablo 2 Resurrected for?
The Horadric Cube is very important in Diablo 2 Resurrected and has many uses. This d2r ladder items can be used for everything from upgrading gems to crafting new gems or changing their properties. The following guide will give you a detailed introduction to what the Horadric Cube does.
By Richard Patrick Jr.4 years ago in Gamers
5 Tips For Playing Neutral Characters
Roleplaying games allow us to take on the mantles of great heroes and villains, of wise wizards and noble knights, cunning sellswords and brutish barbarians. They allow us to tell stories in ways few other activities do. However, while it is easy to get caught up in discussions of Good and Evil, Law and Chaos as forces in the world, often times we forget about the fifth aspect of alignment; the Neutral option. For many of us, Neutral isn't an alignment component in and of itself, but an absence of alignment; a gray space we simply chose not to mark.
By Neal Litherland4 years ago in Gamers
The Path of The Crusader — Dungeons and Dragons Homebrew
We have now finished the Artificer class, and we are moving to the Barbarians: The first one is The Path of The Crusader.
By Parliament Homebrew4 years ago in Gamers
The Tale of The Bonsai, And The Fall of The Five Storms
The forest seemed to stretch on forever, a sea of green in every direction with game trails and tiny paths glimpsed one moment, and then gone. The sun barely penetrated the dense canopy, and the only sound for miles had been the whisper of the wind through the branches, and the occasional scurry of small animals in the undergrowth.
By Neal Litherland4 years ago in Gamers