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[Lil Puddin]

Honestly, Widow is pretty difficult to balance

By reversing her nerfs, Tracer basically gets invalidated for no reason because bodyshots would OHKO her once again

Making her reach 100% power faster would make it easier for players with good aim to annihilate the other team

I'm not sure exactly what they could do to make her better, but I'd definitely start with fixing her grappling hook (it's so broken) and making it so she can't be poisoned by her own venom mines. Maybe reduce the spread on her smg, too?

And the PTR changes are supposed to be crazy. They wanted to try a bunch of huge changes and see how it works out.

edit:

No

However, there are weekly usage rates/meta analyses that give a pretty good idea of who's the best

As of now, Lucio, Zarya and Ana are the big 3. Other good characters are Reinhardt, Genji, Reaper, McCree, Tracer, etc.

I have been agreeing with/saying the same thing the entire time. Her sniper scope is OK, but her strafing speed needs a small boost too. She's kind of just a few tweaks away from being good. Venom Mine on the other hand should probably still poison her, but deal half the damage. It is supposed to be used as an alert signal and you gun down the flanker with M1 (if you can aim it lolololol buff spread to suck less pls). So having it at your feet is pretty useless.

New Overwatch PTR patch
http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20749857162
Not sure if I'm on board with the gamewide ult nerf tbh. And those D Va buffs are just wow.

I'd honestly like it if most of these changes didn't make it into the game at all, or at least tone some of them down.

Edit: Forgot that they didn't change Widow in any way which is just lol. She's probably the second worst character rn, behind Symmetra (and they said they weren't going to change her yet since they're going to basically overhaul her entire moveset) so I don't see why Torb should get changed but not Widow.

D.Va's HP buff seems so far out of nowhere. Buffing her strafing speed was all she really could've used, tbh. Though with the longer Mecka-Call time, it might be necessary to have that 100HP since her critbox is so huge.

I think they are going to test many options, but only plan doing small batches of characters at a time to better gauge what the buffs should actually be.

 

[r_greening1]

Rizen I guess it's important to note that the weekly usage rate, meta analysis, etc. only addresses fully-coordinated 6-man teams at the professional level.

 

[BJN39]

Spoiler

I knew about the paralysis/twave nerf, but the confusion one is news to me. That's pretty neat.

I also heard there was some sort of effect added that nullifies priority moves, so it sounds like they're putting more emphasis on mons with high speed stats rather than mons with access to priority moves now.

Spoiler

The abilities Dazzling and Queenly Majesty (Bruxish and Tsareena) as well as the upcoming move Psychic Terrain were the priority boppers.

I also saw that move Aurora viel which is a like five turn dual defense boost. Sounds kinda broke, but perhaps to counterbalance it versus reflect/light screen it only boosts it one stage each? Either way, the new moves so far are looking pretty cool. I hope distribution is better this time.


The idea that speed will actually matter more than anyone with Twave or priority is a pretty good thing also

Though most of my favorite Pokemon are hella slow

Though those same Pokemon are not saved by some priority move, so the change is pretty moot I guess.

Also I'm really intrigued by some new abilities like Stakeout and Triage. Though I'm worried that being on likely underpowered Pokemon like Gumchoose and Comfey will limit their uses. THOUGH, maybe Stakeout could work full team-side. (I.E. teammate will get to inflict 2x damage as well) In which case it would be ultra broken.

 

[wedl!!]

people keep saying that Bethesda never confirmed Skyrim for the Switch which is ??? why ???

if it's not on there, why the **** would it be in the trailer (regardless of how true it is)

 

[Ffamran]

Late replies and Nintendo Switch. First off, and since I haven't watched the trailer nor do I want to 'cause.... Anyway, when I saw the "main" controller, I thought it looked bulky and uncomfortable. The way they placed the controller and the system made it look way bigger than it really is which apparently, it's pretty normal-sized / small.

Spoiler: Images to help explain what I'm talking about

Also thought the tablet itself would be pretty big too when I first saw the image.

This collage makes it look not bulky.

Spoiler: Nintendo Switch thoughts

So, for me, the Nintendo Switch is a combination of a Wii U (tablet and switch from "console" to sort of portable gaming), (3)DS / Gameboy (portability), and (S)NES / Famicom, N64, GCN (console), and Wii ("compact" Wiimote controllers). In other words, it's a combination of everything Nintendo has done and experimented with; it's a product of their successes and failures. It also does something else which Microsoft and Sony aren't doing and something Nintendo has been doing since their beginnings: it's a "toy". The Switch right now fills a niche that is not and hasn't been covered by MS, Sony, and even Nintendo maybe after the GCN, PS2, and Xbox generation and that is it's more of a "console" and more of "toy" rather than a closed, limited, gaming PC which is what the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One really are. The problem with the recent consoles is that they don't really do anything more than game and some multimedia which the PC also does, but expands on since they're "open-systems"; they're [gaming PCs] "fully-fledged" computers unlike the PS4 and Xbox One. Contrast this to the Switch. It's probably a closed gaming PC which is fine and pretty much all consoles are. What it adds on is that it can be portable which outside of handheld which Nintendo dominates and mobile gaming, aren't a thing with the PS4, Xbox One, and even gaming PCs -- gaming laptops have horrible battery life for one. In a way, the Switch is two systems in one: a console, a closed PC, and a handheld, a portable system. On the other hand, the PS4 and Xbox One are one system: a console, a closed PC. And then you have PCs which are just that: (open) computers that can, with the right hardware and software, also game.

Spoiler: Concerns aka speculah BS

I guess my main concerns about the Switch is can Nintendo market it right. They did with the Wii which kind of rode on the whole health craze. Part of me doesn't feel like this will be an issue, but regardless. The message is there: a console and handheld, home and portability, "switch". This is more like the Wii: "motion control", which is in contrast to the Wii U which was something like tablet controller to allow some portability?

One concern that's apparently not big of a deal is that since the Switch uses Nvidia's Tegra, an ARM-based chip and not an x86-64 chip like the PS4, Xbox One, and most PCs, there could be some issues with porting. Probably not going to be as much of a problem like with the PS3 and the Xbox 360, but it's still there. Slight differences, so developers can't do one thing and hope it runs for all of them which is a problem for PCs and possibly all systems since "same" systems can run stuff differently.

Another concern is its power. No, this isn't about if it's powerful enough, but consider that it's released in a similar time placement as the Wii U right before a (potential) next generation. With the Wii U, it wasn't that much powerful than the PS3 and Xbox 360. If the PS3 and Xbox 360 were, in terms of GPU rankings, GTX 1050's, then the Wii U was a GTX 1050 Ti, a slight, step up, and had to compete with the PS4 and Xbox One which were GTX 1060's, a tier above the GTX 1050 (Ti). To make it worse, the PS4 Pro and Xbox One S exist and they would be something like GTX 1060 Ti's which doesn't exist. I don't think we know how powerful the Switch will be, handheld or docked as a console, but if it's about the same or just slightly stronger, that could be a problem since Nintendo will likely lose third-party support when the PS5 and Xbox "whatever the hell they want to call it" comes out. The fact some developers choose to make games that run poorly -- no, unstable 30 FPS is not "cinematic", idiots -- on what are considered low-end PCs -- PS4 and Xbox One run AMD APUs with modified AMD Radeon HD 7870 and 7850 which are 3 generations old and used to be mid- and mid-low GPUs, respectively -- makes it a problem when a system is out that's weaker; the problem the Wii U faced. If this wasn't the case, then it would still be a problem since there are times when it's impossible to actually run a game no matter what you do unless you, but it wouldn't be as much of a problem.

This could be addressed easily, though. Assuming the dock is also an external GPU, then they could just offer an upgrade. They could totally be ***** and make the option slightly, but noticeably stronger than the PS5 and Xbox "terrible names" while being slightly inexpensive since you're only paying for the eGPU and not a new system. There is still the problem of, well, for one, the tablet not being stronger and that some people, the usual bumbling families, probably not understanding or wanting to buy an upgrade thinking it's the same damn thing. Yes, yes, stereotypes, but whatever.

Switch looks so cooool
Innovative without being too gimmicky
Hopefully the specs when hooked up at home are nice

I don't think the specs were released, but it's running Nvidia's Tegra chips: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/10/20/nintendo-switch/. Nvidia's Tegra and Intel's Iris Pro are APUs, but they don't call them that because AMD. APUs are just CPUs with integrated GPUs which technically makes all CPUs APUs like AMD's own, "not" APU CPUs and Intel's Pentium have iGPUs. It's just that "before" AMD, iGPUs generally weren't powerful. This changed and AMD pretty much wanted to be special and probably for marketing reasons, called their blend of CPUs with "strong" iGPUs: APUs.

For reference, Nvidia Shield Android TV -- not sure about the tablet one --, is able to run not stream, but run games like Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel pretty well. The most recent ones uses Tegra X1 which has its GPU based on Maxwell, so GTX 7xx to 9xx's generation. At most, 3 generations old to at least 1 since the GTX 9xx's and Maxwell itself were succeeded by the GTX 10xx's and Pascal. The upcoming and potentially what the Switch may use, is the Tegra X2 which has its GPU based on Pascal. This is all speculation, but it's probably going to do fine.

This is both for un-docked and docked. If the dock is also an external GPU, it could hold a stronger GPU which could be a neat solution for mid-generation upgrades since CPUs tend to not become obsolete as fast as GPUs do. If not, then it could be something like when un-docked, the Switch clocks down for battery, temperature, etc. reasons.

Anyway, there are better sources to guess on stuff like this; not an expert on tech after all.

God Damn it!

I've been saving up for that Wii U, but now what's the point?

Wii U exclusives and a backup Wii? Considering that even though the Switch may have Wii U games ported over as its only means of Wii U and Wii backwards compatibility as it's cartridge-based and not disc -- this could change if the dock also has an optical drive making it sort of this weird external optical drive --, not all games might be ported over for one reason or another.

For me, also the "10 game" rule which doesn't matter if you want to be an adopter.

Edit: Just realized that the Switch's logo has a yin yang thing going on.

 

[Eddie The Pacifist]

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[Cress!]

Did gud on loot boxes today, got Reaper and Ana's Halloween outfits (also got one of Lucio's hockey outfits but lol who cares about those).
Missing 5 Halloween outfits now; Bastion, Junkrat, Pharah, Roadhog, and Symmetra's. About 2 weeks left and there's definitely a few outfits I could live without coughroadhogwhatisgoingoncough

 

[Buddhahobo]

Grabbed some PAX East tickets.

Major gaming convention in the beginning / middle of March, Nintendo will hopefully be there. Can't wait, it's how they sold me on the 3DS and Splatoon.

You know Eddie The Pacifist , if I wanted to be on twitter, I'd be on twitter. One or two is okay, but let's not dump your entire twitter feed into the thread, yeah?

 

[Eddie The Pacifist]

Grabbed some PAX East tickets.

Major gaming convention in the beginning / middle of March, Nintendo will hopefully be there. Can't wait, it's how they sold me on the 3DS and Splatoon.

You know Eddie The Pacifist , if I wanted to be on twitter, I'd be on twitter. One or two is okay, but let's not dump your entire twitter feed into the thread, yeah?

Edited for your satisfaction

 

[EODM07]

Morning girls. How's everyone doing?

Gotten up early because I was told my results have come in from my University for my previous course I did. I can safely say that I passed. For my overall examinable score, I got a 70. For my overall continuous assessment score, I got a 73. Which is all good.

Didn't expect it to be available this quick, was expecting it to be later this month or during November.

Once I've gotten changed and had my breakfast, that's when I'll proceed with my Uni work on my current course.

Spoiler: Yuri pic of the day~

 

[Buddhahobo]

I meant it being designed to also act as a handheld comes at the cost of processing, graphics and money while being a feature I don't care about.

I take it you aren't the type to get a laptop, tablet or 3DS, either?

A lot of people would love to go back to playing video games, Nintendo games, if there was a way to do so without being confined to the couch for hours they don't have anymore. The market, as mobile gaming and portable electronics shows, is most certainly there.

This could be addressed easily, though. Assuming the dock is also an external GPU, then they could just offer an upgrade.

It's been confirmed the dock is just a dock.

That doesn't mean plugging it in won't give in some sort of boost (running off battery and utilizing a display still takes power), but it won't be as noticeable as a brand new thing.

I don't think the specs were released,

There are several "leaks" floating around. Some have the Switch comparable if slightly exceeding the Xbox One and PS4, others only have it a couple of factors better than the Xbox 360.

For reference, Nvidia Shield Android TV -- not sure about the tablet one --, is able to run not stream, but run games like Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel pretty well. The most recent ones uses Tegra X1 which has its GPU based on Maxwell, so GTX 7xx to 9xx's generation. At most, 3 generations old to at least 1 since the GTX 9xx's and Maxwell itself were succeeded by the GTX 10xx's and Pascal. The upcoming and potentially what the Switch may use, is the Tegra X2 which has its GPU based on Pascal. This is all speculation, but it's probably going to do fine.

Between the X1, X2, and Xavier, it's looking more like a modified X1 which is a potential shame, given that I thought Nividia stopped making their own console-quality handheld because of the NX. That would theoretically put it closer to the lower end of the leaks then the higher if it is true.

Something to keep in mind is that the alleged frame drops in the portable Breath of the Wild section may not have been frame drops at all; apparently that game has some sort of cinematic slow down "Witch Time" - esque mechanic to "enhance the experience" of hitting weak points, capitalizing with rapid hits after a parry, etc.

Then if we take what Aonuma said, that the NX (Switch) version of Breath of the Wild would just be a graphical bump for the most part, and I think we can at least expect that the Switch will be a more powerful Wii U.

Trying to match the One S and the 4.5K would be...a thing, I guess, but I'd rather have a system that could at the very least do consistent 1080p @ 60 fps first.

Also, I can't wait to see how people misuse the Switch click down effect:

Now for the bad news; we aren't expected to get any more Switch news until next year. No official specs, No price point, No word on if it's region locked like Nintendos newest systems or free like all of their old ones.

This is likely to ride the wave of good feelings and optimistic speculation and hopefully get potential consumers to save their money through Black Friday / Holiday Season to 1st quarter next year.

 

[Burgundy]

I take it you aren't the type to get a laptop, tablet or 3DS, either?

A lot of people would love to go back to playing video games, Nintendo games, if there was a way to do so without being confined to the couch for hours they don't have anymore. The market, as mobile gaming and portable electronics shows, is most certainly there.



It's been confirmed the dock is just a dock.

That doesn't mean plugging it in won't give in some sort of boost (running off battery and utilizing a display still takes power), but it won't be as noticeable as a brand new thing.



There are several "leaks" floating around. Some have the Switch comparable if slightly exceeding the Xbox One and PS4, others only have it a couple of factors better than the Xbox 360.



Between the X1, X2, and Xavier, it's looking more like a modified X1 which is a potential shame, given that I thought Nividia stopped making their own console-quality handheld because of the NX. That would theoretically put it closer to the lower end of the leaks then the higher if it is true.

Something to keep in mind is that the alleged frame drops in the portable Breath of the Wild section may not have been frame drops at all; apparently that game has some sort of cinematic slow down "Witch Time" - esque mechanic to "enhance the experience" of hitting weak points, capitalizing with rapid hits after a parry, etc.

Then if we take what Aonuma said, that the NX (Switch) version of Breath of the Wild would just be a graphical bump for the most part, and I think we can at least expect that the Switch will be a more powerful Wii U.

Trying to match the One S and the 4.5K would be...a thing, I guess, but I'd rather have a system that could at the very least do consistent 1080p @ 60 fps first.

Also, I can't wait to see how people misuse the Switch click down effect:

Now for the bad news; we aren't expected to get any more Switch news until next year. No official specs, No price point, No word on if it's region locked like Nintendos newest systems or free like all of their old ones.

This is likely to ride the wave of good feelings and optimistic speculation and hopefully get potential consumers to save their money through Black Friday / Holiday Season to 1st quarter next year.

I think the dock has to add something in order for this to be considered a home console, and not just a portable that you can hook up to your tv

And as for BotW, not only was there intentional slowdown due to the games witch time mechanic, it was a 30 FPS video showing a tablet that's likely going to be 30 FPS at default, so I think people are really jumping the gun on this

 

[Buddhahobo]

I think the dock has to add something in order for this to be considered a home console, and not just a portable that you can hook up to your tv

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/10...nintendo-switch-clarifies-additional-features

Nintendo continued: "The dock is not the main console unit of Nintendo Switch. The main unit of Nintendo Switch is the unit that has the LCD screen, which the two Joy-Con controllers can be attached to and detached from. The main function of the Nintendo Switch Dock is to provide an output to the TV, as well as charging and providing power to the system."

But, like I said last time, the Dock doesn't actually need to have it's own GPU to run parallel with to enhance performance some.

On whether it's a portable or console:

http://www.polygon.com/2016/10/20/13347910/nintendo-switch-home-gaming-system

While the Nintendo Switch is designed for play both in the home and on the go, Nintendo wants to be clear that it’s a home system first.

“Nintendo Switch is a home gaming system first and foremost,” the company told Polygon when asked if the system was going to impact the sale of the 3DS portable systems. “We have made no announcement regarding the future of Nintendo 3DS.

“Obviously with sales of almost 60 million 3DS portables worldwide, there’s still a huge hunger for new games, such as Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon. There are many more games in the pipeline.”

 

[wedl!!]

Grabbed some PAX East tickets.

Major gaming convention in the beginning / middle of March, Nintendo will hopefully be there. Can't wait, it's how they sold me on the 3DS and Splatoon.

You know Eddie The Pacifist , if I wanted to be on twitter, I'd be on twitter. One or two is okay, but let's not dump your entire twitter feed into the thread, yeah?

Ohey, nice. I'm going this year too.

 

[Buddhahobo]

Ohey, nice. I'm going this year too.

It was a great event every year I went when I lived in Boston for undergrad. It'll be tight scheduling and housing wise, but I'm optimistic that I won't have to sell my tickets again this year due to school / work.

Boston itself is a great city too, if you get a chance to take in any of sites, or just take a walk around the Commons or along the river.

 

[Y2Kay]

The ending of Pokémon XYZ episode was so sad! I'm really gonna miss Greninja. He was super cool and gave the show some real exciting battles.

At least they sent my boy off right.

 

[Rickster]

The Switch looks really great to me

It's pretty much exactly what I was hoping for except they added the detachable controller thing which just makes it even better to me

But we still have to wait until March...now idk if I should get the Skyrim remaster when it comes out then buy the NS version again (essentially triple dipping on a $60 game), or just wait for the Switch version only

 

[Eddie The Pacifist]

I've been listening to the Sun & Moon music on Brawl and I gotta say, they NAILED IT, NAILED IT I tell you.
I think Team Skull's theme is the best (The fighting one, not encounter)
Yeah.....
Yeah....
Yeah.....

 

[Y2Kay]

A mild rap beat in a Pokémon game?

Sign me up fam.

 

[Buddhahobo]

A mild rap beat in a Pokémon game?

Sign me up fam.

Is this what you're talking about?

It's all about how Mimikyu wants friends who like it for being it, not for looking like a Pikachu or something.

 

[Ffamran]

It's been confirmed the dock is just a dock.

That doesn't mean plugging it in won't give in some sort of boost (running off battery and utilizing a display still takes power), but it won't be as noticeable as a brand new thing.

Aww... The dock looks large enough it could hold a GPU inside. I say this since the Shield Android TV is pretty thin looking.

Spoiler: Images

Internals are basically console, laptop, and custom small PCs.

Spoiler: Dock size and eGPU solution

AMD, Intel, and Nvidia have been able to cram strong GPUs into small enclosure for a while now. It's just in AMD's case, theirs weren't as efficient or temperature friendly as Intel and Nvidia's. AMD's supposedly getting there -- AMD Zen... --, but anyway, you have laptops and other small enclosure systems from Nvidia that basically have GTX 750 Ti's which run cool and don't draw a lot of power while being able to run most games as well or even better than the PS4 and Xbox One. And the GTX 750 Ti is a budget and outdated card at this point.

The point is that the dock could have held a reasonably powerful, but not expensive GPU. It could also in the future and if need be, hold a dock to deal with next-generation and mid-generation upgrades that could be less expensive than buying, upgrading to a new system like the PS4 and Xbox One have you do. Getting a dock that's essentially an eGPU could be something like $100 to $150 -- incidentally, this is how much the GTX 1050 (Ti)'s MSRP is -- to compete with say a PS4 Pro 2 or PS5 that would cost $300. The only downside is the main system, its CPU, memory, etc. can't be upgraded which isn't really a problem as most of those don't become obsolete as fast as GPUs.

But yeah, being on battery probably would mean its going to gain some power in some way; down-clocking when off battery and up-clocking when on battery. Pretty much how some laptops with dual GPUs work; a weaker GPU when unplugged and unneeded and a stronger GPU when plugged and needed.

There are several "leaks" floating around. Some have the Switch comparable if slightly exceeding the Xbox One and PS4, others only have it a couple of factors better than the Xbox 360.

Between the X1, X2, and Xavier, it's looking more like a modified X1 which is a potential shame, given that I thought Nividia stopped making their own console-quality handheld because of the NX. That would theoretically put it closer to the lower end of the leaks then the higher if it is true.

Something to keep in mind is that the alleged frame drops in the portable Breath of the Wild section may not have been frame drops at all; apparently that game has some sort of cinematic slow down "Witch Time" - esque mechanic to "enhance the experience" of hitting weak points, capitalizing with rapid hits after a parry, etc.

Then if we take what Aonuma said, that the NX (Switch) version of Breath of the Wild would just be a graphical bump for the most part, and I think we can at least expect that the Switch will be a more powerful Wii U.

Trying to match the One S and the 4.5K would be...a thing, I guess, but I'd rather have a system that could at the very least do consistent 1080p @ 60 fps first.

This is all speculation, so it's basically BS.

Spoiler: It's got the power!

It kind of has to be at least PS4 / Xbox One level when docked. At worse and if it was based on X1 with barely anything improved, apparently it would actually be weaker than the Xbox 360 which would also mean it's weaker than the Wii U. That would be really, really stupid... except if that's only the tablet's power which would make sense.

Modified, older tech isn't uncommon. The PS4 and Xbox One rock 3 generation old GPUs that are modified, downclocked, while the upcoming PS4 Pro and Xbox One Scorpio are using modified, downclocked AMD RX 480 for the PS4 and for the Xbox One Scorpio, supposedly a downclocked Vega GPU. Despite that the RX 480 should be capable of 1080p, 60FPS gameplay and the Vega definitely that, they're aiming for 4K which those cards are not made for, especially if they're downclocked versions. The fact some of their games aren't even 1080p and can't maintain stable 30FPS because publisher/developer decisions is already a problem... If the Switch manages to and forces publishers/developers to make games on it run at 1080p and 60FPS, then it already has a massive leg up on the PS4 (Pro) and Xbox One (Scorpio).

Edit: Watched the trailer and the backpack scene... Yeah, the Switch is doing something really great. Gaming on laptops is fine, but it can be "bulky", it can be very expensive, and there's the issue with battery. Traveling with a small gaming PC is possible, but there are compromises like price e.g. Intel's Skull Canyon NUC which is about as small, but it's ~$500 and that's without a display, mouse, keyboard, RAM, etc.; temperature which is a given -- don't try overclocking the hell out a small system and cramming extreme parts into it --, size and weight e.g. mini-ITX PC builds which are still pretty big -- PS4-big -- like making systems with Silverstone's RVZ02's case.

Bringing the Switch for possibly Smash, Guilty Gear, Blazblue, etc. tournaments would be amazing. Small systems people can easily bring with them.

It's still, first and foremost, a home system and a closed PC, but the portability in being able to be a handheld and its small size allowing people to easily travel with it makes it really special. A Switch plus an "everyday" laptop or tablet would be an amazing combination for travel.

Edit 2: Edit Harder: Intel Skull Canyon NUC video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G105ZbHL2l0.

 

[Buddhahobo]

And the GTX 750 Ti is a budget and outdated card at this point.

My computer runs on that =/

I built it...about a year and a half or so, I believe. Is it honestly that obsolete already? I remember it didn't really play SFV well, but it's been doing great with KI and everything else I tried with it.

At worse and if it was based on X1 with barely anything improved, apparently it would actually be weaker than the Xbox 360 which would also
mean it's weaker than the Wii U

The basic X1 was billed as 2x the functioning power of the Xbox 360. For reference, the Xbox One can be considered 5x and the PS4 as 7x.

If it were running a basic X1 (which we know it isn't), it would still be stronger than the Xbox 360.

That doesn't invalidate anything you said, just wanted to correct (as far as I know, anyway) that bit.

 

[Eddie The Pacifist]

A mild rap beat in a Pokémon game?

Sign me up fam.

 

[Ffamran]

My computer runs on that =/

I built it...about a year and a half or so, I believe. Is it honestly that obsolete already? I remember it didn't really play SFV well, but it's been doing great with KI and everything else I tried with it.

It's 2 generations old already -- succeeded by the GTX 950 and the GTX 1050 (Ti) -- and 1 generation old in terms of architecture; it's Maxwell to the about to be released, Pascal-based GTX 1050 (Ti). GPUs become obsolete fast, but that doesn't mean it's still not good. You just lose out on some stuff like older GPUs can't run DX12, are more power hungry, and of course, frames which depends since if you're not looking to run Crysis 3 at max settings, then whatever decent GPU should be fine at reasonable settings. It was the GPU I suggested Rizen get if he couldn't get a RX 460 to run games like Dark Souls 3 pretty well. Also, the GTX 750 Ti is kind of stronger than the PS4 and Xbox One's GPUs, so... yeah.

The basic X1 was billed as 2x the functioning power of the Xbox 360. For reference, the Xbox One can be considered 5x and the PS4 as 7x.

If it were running a basic X1 (which we know it isn't), it would still be stronger than the Xbox 360.

That doesn't invalidate anything you said, just wanted to correct (as far as I know, anyway) that bit.

Yeah... I can't find a lot of benchmarks on the stupid thing. There's probably a library issue since I don't think it has access to many of the games other systems have. Mostly got Digital Foundry stuff where it showed it running at lower FPS than the Xbox 360 on games like Resident Evil 5 and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. It's just weird.

The fact it was touted to be able to run Borderlands 2 fine when the Shield was released as a handheld if I remember correctly should probably say the current Tegra chips should be doing fine and should be pretty strong. Problem: I can't find benchmarks. There's also the fact that AMD, Intel, and Nvidia have gotten powerful GPUs on very small systems ranging from relatively to really powerful like Nvidia offers full GTX 1080's, so not mobile versions, on laptops. The recent Shield Android TV with Tegra X1 are $199, so it might be possible for Tegra X2 to be priced similarly which if the Switch is about $300 and is at worst, as powerful as the PS4, would still be pretty damn good considering what the Switch does compared to the other consoles and in general, other systems.

It's best to just wait.

 

[Y2Kay]

Yoooo no joke Shellie is the best Pokémon Girl.

Damn son.

 

[Buddhahobo]

Yoooo no joke Shellie is the best Pokémon Girl.

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Damn son.

Please, everyone knows Gary Oak is the best Pokemon Gurl.

 

[EODM07]

I thought Courtney was best Pokemon gurl. Along with Hex Maniac (Gen 6).

 

[McKnightlíght]

Yoooo no joke Shellie is the best Pokémon Girl.

View attachment 119472

Damn son.

tf is that pose

 

[EODM07]

tf is that pose

Lucina when she's doing her Shield Breaker.

 

[Buddhahobo]

tf is that pose

She's looking down upon you so much that she's actually looking behind herself.

 

[McKnightlíght]

Actually...

Spoiler

 

[EODM07]

So I checked briefly on Crunchyroll due to my curiosity on Ghost Stories. It comes with the option of Dub and Sub.

And I'm hoping it's THAT one Dub I am thinking of. Not the one where the script is more close to the original source material, but the one where they were told to do whatever the hell they wanted with it.

One example I think is of the kids talking about what they have to do in order to defeat the ghost of an episode. In the dub, it goes more like this:

Girl: What do we do?
Boy: Okay I'm sorry, when are you going to need another dramatic plot point until you decide to whip out that damn ghost book?
Girl: :D

It is pretty hilarious from what I saw of some clips on YouTube, though the humour can get pretty crude and offensive.

 

[Lil Puddin]

Any computer gorls around? I have a really... Well, bad setup. I bought it premade from Best Buys because of a sale and I was afraid of building one. (Here's the kicker: I had to take out the power supply and put in a new one ANYWAY, and found out it woulda been a cinch to build my own - Kinda stuck with this thing now :SecretSadPop: aaaa)

I only have 1 ram card (8GB - DDR3 - 1600). Would that be a problem? I have a 6 core processor with 3.5ghz, so I'm assuming that can't be why my computer sometimes goes "derp hurr???" and freezes for a moment. Sometimes even crashes if I'm a Firefox with multiple tabs/gifs while playing Overwatch or watching a video. I was wondering if the problem was the ram not being able to keep up sometimes because it's just one lil thing working by its lonesome. Or the other problem maybe being FX6300 (6 cores - 3.5GHZ - 4.3GHZ when overclocked but I don't do that nonsense) or NVIDIA 750ti graphics card.

If it's the RAM I was gonna spend 40 bucks on another similar card to keep the other one company. If not, I'll just save my money for... Like... Food that's not instant noodles.

I've been listening to the Sun & Moon music on Brawl and I gotta say, they NAILED IT, NAILED IT I tell you.
I think Team Skull's theme is the best (The fighting one, not encounter)
Yeah.....
Yeah....
Yeah.....

It made me have flashbacks to the Daytime New Los Angels in Xenoblade. That game was REALLY fricken fun, but felt so short. I hope NSwitch has a follow up for it with more meat to it. It's funny because it was only a year ago that I played it, but I am having the "nostalgia" factor tacked on anyway. Never had that with Smash Bros or Final Fantasys, tbh. Maybe with just the GOOD Paper Marios (1/2/kinda 3) and Pokemon Emerald/Platinum.

 

[EODM07]

Welp. TF2 has now got it's Halloween Update!

Added three new Community Halloween maps, new crate full of Community Cosmetics, two new Taunts, a new item called the Unusualifier which allows the owner to give any of their Taunts an Unusual effect (So I could potentially get either an Unusual Pool Party or Unusual Rancho Relaxo). Plus general fixes too, like the Pomson 6000 using a Shotgun reloading sound, finally the Merasmissions have returned, giving us any Halloween Cosmetic and a chance for the new Community Crate when completing a Merasmission.

I'll be jumping back into TF2 once they've fixed some issues that some players are having on Mac and some PCs with the client crashing when joining a server. Get to it Valve~! <3

Least this got added to the game through this update:

 

[BJN39]

When I see Nammy and Koiba, brother and sister, in the Zelda social at the same time:

I mean, can you name a more iconic duo? I'll wait.

Also there's Evan

Spoiler

Spoiler alert Evan and I are CLEARLY a more iconic duo

He spams Shakira and I ban him for it

 

[McKnightlíght]

Wow BJN my online presence is set to private.


Way to expose me...

 

[evmaxy54]

We should theorycraft sometime

 

[Lil Puddin]

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When I see Nammy and Koiba, sista and sista, in the Zelda social at the same time:

I mean, can you name a more iconic duo? I'll wait.

Also there's Evan

Spoiler

Spoiler alert Evan and I are CLEARLY a more iconic duo

He spams Shakira and I ban him for it

Fixed your post, sis.

 

[McKnightlíght]

Fixed your post, sis.

Spoiler

 

[Rizen]

So I checked briefly on Crunchyroll due to my curiosity on Ghost Stories. It comes with the option of Dub and Sub.

And I'm hoping it's THAT one Dub I am thinking of. Not the one where the script is more close to the original source material, but the one where they were told to do whatever the hell they wanted with it.

One example I think is of the kids talking about what they have to do in order to defeat the ghost of an episode. In the dub, it goes more like this:

Girl: What do we do?
Boy: Okay I'm sorry, when are you going to need another dramatic plot point until you decide to whip out that damn ghost book?
Girl: :D

It is pretty hilarious from what I saw of some clips on YouTube, though the humour can get pretty crude and offensive.

http://www.gogoanime.to/category/ghost-stories
You can watch said dubs here. The dubs are really funny.

Dad says something about how it's a shame they're destroying the old Japanese (?) countryside to build apartments, setting up the plot about how the ghosts were released.
His construction supervisor replies "just dig the hole, hole digger"
The dad says "sure thing" and mutters "jack***" under his breath.