I think that was my only gripe with it, i just couldnt make enough progress on it to really enjoy it. If i could sink 5 hours a day into it for a few weeks then i know id be totally consumed by it and love it, but having two kids and a wife that frowns on gaming i only get a few hours here and there. I'd spend 2 hours just wandering round on my horse catching animals and skinning them. I'd spend two hours just to get a perfect scene in the moonlight or going over the top of hill to see a distant valley to explore. It really was incredible, but i just made no progress on it so lost interest. One day i will go back to it and enjoy it for what it is.
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Elbow beards
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Heard that the server,'s shit and can take ages to login using rockstar starter. Do you have any issues? Also is it graphics intensive. I have gtx980ti.Got for my new build pc and it is simply incredible and visually spectacular.
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blueinsa
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Heard that the server,'s shit and can take ages to login using rockstar starter. Do you have any issues? Also is it graphics intensive. I have gtx980ti.
I dont play the online mate, just the story so wouldn't know, sorry.
I have a RTX 2080 Super OC and cant have all the sliders on Ultra.
That said i play at 1440P and have a mixture of ultra and high with water and shadows at medium and dont believe the difference is noticeable. Key is to have ultra textures and 16x Anistropic whilst dialing down other, FPS killers.
Not done it myself but some of the in game overlays you can do these days look simply incredible.
Elbow beards
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Read that you still have to have Internet connection in single player as well, just said its a nightmare login in.I dont play the online mate, just the story so wouldn't know, sorry.
I have a RTX 2080 Super OC and cant have all the sliders on Ultra.
That said i play at 1440P and have a mixture of ultra and high with water and shadows at medium and dont believe the difference is noticeable. Key is to have ultra textures and 16x Anistropic whilst dialing down other, FPS killers.
Not done it myself but some of the in game overlays you can do these days look simply incredible.
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blueinsa
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Read that you still have to have Internet connection in single player as well, just said its a nightmare login in.
No issues for me mate other than the usual having to log in via Rockstar/Epic to verify its a legit copy of the game but im straight in with no issue whatsoever.
Gareth Barry Conlon
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My tastes over the years has changed though the one constant has been world of Warcraft I’ve sunk so many hours into it, although nowhere near what some people do. I always like to think I want o play the latest COD or battlefield but then I get on and I’m shit, reactions etc are crap, with 6 year olds beating me so I just get frustrated and bin it. This latest craze for last man standing is shit, I run round for 20 mins see no one then get shot. Things like Red Dead, Skyrim, Fallout etc are appealing but for me you have to play every day or forget what you’ve done and have to start again.
My first PC was a Dragon 32 with Chucky Egg but I loved playing on my mates Speccy 48, Manic Miner and jet set willy, then it was consoles SNES, Megadrive, N64, Xobix 360, PS3, PS4, Chuck in an Amiga 500 with speedball2, currently only using my PC for Warcraft now but I’ll no doubt get a next gen PS5 as I can use the 4k disc drive as well.
I'm not a gamer but my 12 year old is so i do bits with him. I found minecraft interesting and COD warzone is ace all the others i'm not drawn in.
I like warzone cos its very hard, its realistically hard. If you dropped into a warzone you would end up dead and that is how it is. If i manage to kill someone its a buzz. Most of the time i'm just fodder for the nerd gamers out there that sink hours into it and i know that but i still get a buzz.
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I started playing it after christmas for a week then my playstion picked up dust until a few weeks ago, got a lot more into it second time. Its not great but worth completing more like Tomb Raider than Battelfront.I started playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order last night. It seems OK so far - I have received mixed reviews from friends and so far it's living up to that. Decent, but mediocre so far.
I started playing it after christmas for a week then my playstion picked up dust until a few weeks ago, got a lot more into it second time. Its not great but worth completing more like Tomb Raider than Battelfront.
Speaking of which, is there a way to clean out the dust without taking the PS4 apart with a screw? I've watched a few how-to tutorials and they all show the same method. My console sounds like a plane taking off at Heathrow every time I start playing - almost to the point where I can barely hear what the characters are saying to each other unless I put to the volume up really high.
Warzone is just so frustrating. Either drop in to the midst of the battle and dead within seconds or land outside the zone and spend 10/15 minutes wandering round, looting etc and then die whenever i first encounter someone. I actually really enjoy the multiplayer games, especially deathmatch and kill confirmed. All good fun, fast paced and you revive once dead so get a good go at it. When i started id be getting 1 or 2 kills, now regularly up to 10 /11 kills so slowly improving. Its bloody hard though.I'm not a gamer but my 12 year old is so i do bits with him. I found minecraft interesting and COD warzone is ace all the others i'm not drawn in.
I like warzone cos its very hard, its realistically hard. If you dropped into a warzone you would end up dead and that is how it is. If i manage to kill someone its a buzz. Most of the time i'm just fodder for the nerd gamers out there that sink hours into it and i know that but i still get a buzz.
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Same problem here mate but im absolutely shite at everything and dont fancy my chances of not breaking it. Good luckSpeaking of which, is there a way to clean out the dust without taking the PS4 apart with a screw? I've watched a few how-to tutorials and they all show the same method. My console sounds like a plane taking off at Heathrow every time I start playing - almost to the point where I can barely hear what the characters are saying to each other unless I put to the volume up really high.
ponyntrap
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Warzone is just so frustrating. Either drop in to the midst of the battle and dead within seconds or land outside the zone and spend 10/15 minutes wandering round, looting etc and then die whenever i first encounter someone. I actually really enjoy the multiplayer games, especially deathmatch and kill confirmed. All good fun, fast paced and you revive once dead so get a good go at it. When i started id be getting 1 or 2 kills, now regularly up to 10 /11 kills so slowly improving. Its bloody hard though.
Do you play solos or trios/quads in Warzone?
The game is heavily reliant on you working as a team. I find that I only do well when I play with people who work to an objective. If you all drop in trying to loot different buildings, you end up getting hammered.
You can drop somebody, but then there's always another squad mate who will down you. If you have no support, you're finished.
I'm bang average, with a 1.3 k/d. But if I get in with a couple of similar level players who work together, we usually get to the last circle, which is as intense a moment as you will find in any video game.
Gareth Barry Conlon
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Warzone is just so frustrating. Either drop in to the midst of the battle and dead within seconds or land outside the zone and spend 10/15 minutes wandering round, looting etc and then die whenever i first encounter someone. I actually really enjoy the multiplayer games, especially deathmatch and kill confirmed. All good fun, fast paced and you revive once dead so get a good go at it. When i started id be getting 1 or 2 kills, now regularly up to 10 /11 kills so slowly improving. Its bloody hard though.
Depends on your level of aspiration. I think any game were i kill someone is a result, if i kill 2 or more then that is over achieving. I tend to drop away from trouble, find a decent gun ideally a sniper then head to a roof top. A solid strategy is to look for a roof top just inside the circle with a decent view over surrounding open ground. You can then pick people of as they run from the gas.
Id be ecstatic to get one kill in all honesty. I've realised the worst thing i can do is run around in the open as people are soo good at shooting and accurate you just get picked off without even seeing it coming. Never really tried the sniper approach yet but will defo give it a go.Depends on your level of aspiration. I think any game were i kill someone is a result, if i kill 2 or more then that is over achieving. I tend to drop away from trouble, find a decent gun ideally a sniper then head to a roof top. A solid strategy is to look for a roof top just inside the circle with a decent view over surrounding open ground. You can then pick people of as they run from the gas.
shevtheblue
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I'm starting to get the itch to build a PC again, probably because of lockdown boredom, but i don't really get much time generally to play. I've got my eye on an RTX 2080 with at least an i7 9700 and 16gb RAM, but it starts to get mad expensive. I have however seen that PayPal are offering 12 months interest free credit on items over £99 on eBay from today until some time in June. Seems a good opportunity.
I have got an Nvidia Shield and they have introduced some RTX games, i've tried Quake 2 RTX and its noticeably better. Apparently they have Control on there with RTX as well as Metro Exodus and Wolfenstein Youngblood so might try them too.
I have got an Nvidia Shield and they have introduced some RTX games, i've tried Quake 2 RTX and its noticeably better. Apparently they have Control on there with RTX as well as Metro Exodus and Wolfenstein Youngblood so might try them too.
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Do you play solos or trios/quads in Warzone?
The game is heavily reliant on you working as a team. I find that I only do well when I play with people who work to an objective. If you all drop in trying to loot different buildings, you end up getting hammered.
You can drop somebody, but then there's always another squad mate who will down you. If you have no support, you're finished.
I'm bang average, with a 1.3 k/d. But if I get in with a couple of similar level players who work together, we usually get to the last circle, which is as intense a moment as you will find in any video game.
I tend to do quads and get how this is much better but then i find i end up with others who are far more aggressive dropping straight into a fire fight. It also pisses me off when they are clearly far better than me a run around way to fast and i end up just following them up until i get shot. I tend to balance it by dropping a bit behind them, if they go into trouble i will head of somewhere not to far away and find myself a decent gun before approaching wherever they are, if they are in a fight i can sometimes sneak up and kill people but more often than not my squad gets wiped before i arrive on the scene.
Been playing a few more trios with a couple of mates and that defo helps. Sticking together, exploring slowly and backing each other up in fights is the way to do it. You come acrss some trios and they are super slick. All kitted out in the same gear, tactics for clearing buildings and fights, you can tell they really put hours into it.Do you play solos or trios/quads in Warzone?
The game is heavily reliant on you working as a team. I find that I only do well when I play with people who work to an objective. If you all drop in trying to loot different buildings, you end up getting hammered.
You can drop somebody, but then there's always another squad mate who will down you. If you have no support, you're finished.
I'm bang average, with a 1.3 k/d. But if I get in with a couple of similar level players who work together, we usually get to the last circle, which is as intense a moment as you will find in any video game.
Scottyboi
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I'm starting to get the itch to build a PC again, probably because of lockdown boredom, but i don't really get much time generally to play. I've got my eye on an RTX 2080 with at least an i7 9700 and 16gb RAM, but it starts to get mad expensive. I have however seen that PayPal are offering 12 months interest free credit on items over £99 on eBay from today until some time in June. Seems a good opportunity.
I have got an Nvidia Shield and they have introduced some RTX games, i've tried Quake 2 RTX and its noticeably better. Apparently they have Control on there with RTX as well as Metro Exodus and Wolfenstein Youngblood so might try them too.
AMD processors are better value for money these days Intel are slacking, new nvidia cards come out in 5 months.
shevtheblue
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Some of the processors i've been looking at seem to be much closer in price to what Intel are producing, than they used to be. Maybe i can have a look at the Ryzen 7 if i can get it for a good enough price. GPU's don't seem to be as good value as they used to be.AMD processors are better value for money these days Intel are slacking, new nvidia cards come out in 5 months.
Yeah i think the 3000s are coming out soon, but from what i can see even the gtx 1080 keeps good price (maybe that's more symptomatic of lockdown).
shevtheblue
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I've not got Warzone, but from what i've seen when playing similar games like PUBG and Cod Mobile, you need to be willing to take your time and be patient. It's better to allow players to kill each other off, just get some gear as quick as you can but find the quietest place to hide (camp). I generally try and find somewhere in a house that only has a a couple on ways in, stay away from the windows and then listen out, if you can go upstairs so there's only one way up then even better. Move fast between circles and try and find somewhere quiet as soon as you get there, obviously until you can't and then it's just luck and trying to distract the opposition.Id be ecstatic to get one kill in all honesty. I've realised the worst thing i can do is run around in the open as people are soo good at shooting and accurate you just get picked off without even seeing it coming. Never really tried the sniper approach yet but will defo give it a go.
Also, team mates get you killed. If you are playing in a party, use them as distractions or just stay away from the cunts all together :D
Scottyboi
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Some of the processors i've been looking at seem to be much closer in price to what Intel are producing, than they used to be. Maybe i can have a look at the Ryzen 7 if i can get it for a good enough price. GPU's don't seem to be as good value as they used to be.
Yeah i think the 3000s are coming out soon, but from what i can see even the gtx 1080 keeps good price (maybe that's more symptomatic of lockdown).
What is your budget? And yeah PCgamer and some others have said the lockdown has caused prices to go up as factories were shut for a while ect and i'd guess whilst in lockdown people started buying more parts maybe?