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[ati]

^too much thinking is what I thought axe I just hope/guess you pick up better weapons for your main character?  Cause atm I'm mage and I pick up lots of good staff  and have to compare them etc and give them to other mage but sera haven't change her bow since forever!
@ Bethesda...I don't know what I will do if its not Fallout 4

[ati]

Axe99, on 14 February 2015 - 08:53 PM, said:

Was playing some DA:I (quite a bit of it, as there's quite a bit of it to play), and it got me thinking.  You spend more than a little time going through comparing stats of items to see if you've picked up better, and it's generally a very simple comparison you do a lot of, and you can change weapons for some characters quite often.  The UI is set up to make it straightforward, but it's still a bit dull.  Got me thinking about potential other systems that might make weapon choice more personal and interesting - here 'tis:

Instead of just having a weapon (staff/spell) skill, that you apply at a set rate to your current weapon/staff/spell of choice, you have a skill for each particular weapon, that levels up as you use it.  Not only that, but different weapons have different degrees of difficulty, and different 'max skill benefits' to them (so a simple weapon you may learn fast, but a 'learned' user isn't a lot better than a unlearned one, but a more complex one might take a while to master, but once you've mastered it, it's kick-arse).

Then, when you see a new shiny weapon, the fact that it's base stats are better doesn't mean it's a no-brainer, it's actually a choice between that halberd you've had by your side for 20 missions and know like the back of your hand, and the shiny new sword that looks kick-arse, but you haven't used a sword much so will take a while to get good at it.

Thoughts?

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[Axe99]

Ooooh, intriguing news Spec .  All these engines going 'free to use, pay a per cent of revenue when you make money', I reckon, is even bigger than the consoles opening up to indies - back in the day it cost a tonne to get on board with a decent engine, but now the barrier to entry for development is as little as being able to support yourself while you dev, which is about as low as it can get.  Reckon we'll see even more great games from this move .

[GasClown]

Big surprise within...

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After reading this I thought I'd take a selfie and share it with you all...



I also think this is a good indicator for HL3...

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[Axe99]

Two very exciting bits of news there Clowny .  Another (presumably) great free engine for devs as well .

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[ati]

2015 is setting to be epic year for gamers!

[Axe99]

Cheers for the news Spec .  Was always going to happen at some stage, and Harmonix are the original and the best .  I hope they'll get the old peripherals to work though, particularly if they're keeping it the same feature-wise, would be a horrible waste of plastic otherwise.

[Aromaci]

Actually looks quite good. Think I may just have to play it.

[GasClown]

Aromaci, on 10 March 2015 - 02:22 AM, said:

Actually looks quite good. Think I may just have to play it.

Agree mate - Aussie made as well.

[Aromaci]

Always for supporting Aussie devs.

[GasClown]

Awesome - Wings 1.2 update http://www.eurogamer...es-flight-today

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[Axe99]

Haha, get into it Clowny, awesome to see you enjoying it .

[Aromaci]

p1nkm15t, on 11 March 2015 - 07:28 AM, said:

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Why? MW2 was horrid.

[GasClown]

Uncharted 4 for 2016 and Project Cars delayed (again) until May.

Sounds good to me - more time I get to play Elite: Dangerous.

[Aromaci]

GasClown, on 11 March 2015 - 09:08 PM, said:

Uncharted 4 for 2016

Though, I could kinda see it coming. Oh well. Hopefully there are games at the end of the year to fill the void.

[Axe99]

Aromaci, on 11 March 2015 - 09:40 PM, said:

Though, I could kinda see it coming. Oh well. Hopefully there are games at the end of the year to fill the void.

Aye, it's a little sad but also not crazy unexpected.  I'm still catching up on last year, and this year is a bumper year for strategy (Cities: Skylines, Homeworld Remastered and Starships all out within a month, Hearts of Iron 4 within the year and Tropico 5 on PS4 soon) so I'll have plenty to keep me going.

[GasClown]

Aromaci, on 11 March 2015 - 09:40 PM, said:

Though, I could kinda see it coming. Oh well. Hopefully there are games at the end of the year to fill the void.

It is tough, no doubt - but I'd prefer them to strive for their best... good things take time. Imagine the immense pressure they're under to deliver something a cut above their previous games.

Axe99, on 11 March 2015 - 09:51 PM, said:

Cities: Skylines, Homeworld Remastered

Both getting great reviews.