Gaming

[Juniper]

Built my own gaming pc many years ago. Most of it is still relevant today, just need a new graphics card and I should be good to go. But I'm not feeling like gaming yet so this may change by the time i want to get back into it.

[MaskedOne]

Re: Gaming

I just ordered everything to build a new gaming PC. i7 6800k, 32 gb ram, GTX 1080, 1 TB SSD.

This is the first PC I've ever built so it should be an interesting experience. I don't know if anyone else here has built a PC before.

Mostly just be sure that the board you're using can take everything you want to put on it. Not all motherboards are created equal. Past that, have adequate power and cooling.

Have you worked on the internals of a machine before? If not then there are general precautions I can add. If you have then have fun and let us know how things go.

[ThePaganMafia]

Re: Gaming

I just ordered everything to build a new gaming PC. i7 6800k, 32 gb ram, GTX 1080, 1 TB SSD.

This is the first PC I've ever built so it should be an interesting experience. I don't know if anyone else here has built a PC before.

I've been playing Overwatch a lot lately. Was playing Battlefield 1 for a while but got bored. Not enough match variety IMO.

[anunitu]

Re: Gaming

We play terraria as a family--its like 2D minecraft, which is more my speed. I like sims (1-4), Civilization, and WoW/EQ2 sorts of games, but I have a hard time with first person sorts of games, whether its minecraft (the kids play it, but just for the crafting bit--or story mode) or shooters.

For those that remember old school Atari games, its like pitfall meets minecraft....



This is my kids fave youtuber, playing the first day/night of terraria

Reminds me of some retro games,one Cave story..I am imagining this is a very good time waster..and BTW that is why I do gaming sometimes(old and a lot of time on my hands) TV gets old at times..online is ok,but you know how flighty us Old folks are...

[Heka]

We play terraria as a family--its like 2D minecraft, which is more my speed. I like sims (1-4), Civilization, and WoW/EQ2 sorts of games, but I have a hard time with first person sorts of games, whether its minecraft (the kids play it, but just for the crafting bit--or story mode) or shooters.

For those that remember old school Atari games, its like pitfall meets minecraft....

This is my kids fave youtuber, playing the first day/night of terraria
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-HES8B9Rfo

Yeah i was into Sims, and Age of Empires, but only on PC. And i just do them to build things. Thats why I got Alex to get me Minecraft lol

[thalassa]

Re: Gaming

I cant game. I just can't. I got up to the point in Mine Craft where I could walk and turn my head at the same time. But then I died when I got attacked by a creeper and I couldn't walk, turn my head, and attack all at the same time.

We play terraria as a family--its like 2D minecraft, which is more my speed. I like sims (1-4), Civilization, and WoW/EQ2 sorts of games, but I have a hard time with first person sorts of games, whether its minecraft (the kids play it, but just for the crafting bit--or story mode) or shooters.

For those that remember old school Atari games, its like pitfall meets minecraft....


This is my kids fave youtuber, playing the first day/night of terraria

[anunitu]

Re: Gaming

I confess to searching for game stuff in games where I get stuck. Some of the puzzles are hard..some older Nintendo(super) games I play on an emulator are still fun..Breath of fire,and soul blazer are favorites.

Soul Blazer


and Breath of fire.

[Juniper]

I used to game a lot. I think at one point, my time gaming rivaled the time I spent at my full-time job. I've since eased up significantly. Right now, all I'm doing is phone games like nonstop Knight, 2dots and Abyssrium. Things I can play for a few minutes, then put down and do something else.

I miss playing Guild Wars (1 & 2) and I've used many LP videos on YouTube to get through difficult spots (like Guild Wars 2's jumping puzzles, and collection quests). I've, from time to time, played videos from pewdiepie, markiplier, cinnamontoastken, and others for the lulz and jokes, too. They're entertaining to me.

[Hawkfeathers]

Re: Gaming

I can't do those kinds of games, either. I still have a handheld Nintendo game boy with Tetris & Space Invaders.

[Heka]

Me too! I just watch others play because I get too anxious and just generally suck.

For a while I was part of a group that would meet on a Minecraft server and chat via Skype to practice Japanese. I had to quit because I was holding everyone back. Kept getting lost in caves or walking 30 blocks from our house (so still in clear view of anyone standing outside the house) and forgetting the way back. We found horses and I rode mine into a ditch and couldn't get it out. It was like that horrible scene in Neverending Story. 'Artex, Nooo!!!'

Hahahahah!!!!!! I'm glad I'm not the only one who sucks!!

[Jembru]

Re: Gaming

I cant game. I just can't. I got up to the point in Mine Craft where I could walk and turn my head at the same time. But then I died when I got attacked by a creeper and I couldn't walk, turn my head, and attack all at the same time.

Me too! I just watch others play because I get too anxious and just generally suck.

For a while I was part of a group that would meet on a Minecraft server and chat via Skype to practice Japanese. I had to quit because I was holding everyone back. Kept getting lost in caves or walking 30 blocks from our house (so still in clear view of anyone standing outside the house) and forgetting the way back. We found horses and I rode mine into a ditch and couldn't get it out. It was like that horrible scene in Neverending Story. 'Artex, Nooo!!!'

[Heka]

I cant game. I just can't. I got up to the point in Mine Craft where I could walk and turn my head at the same time. But then I died when I got attacked by a creeper and I couldn't walk, turn my head, and attack all at the same time.

[anunitu]

Re: Gaming

Just starting to play Skyrim on my PS3..I am liking the game,but at first I had a hard time with the format. I have managed to advance levels,and I think this game is going to take a while.

[Willow]

Re: Gaming

I kind of want to play WoW again, but I just don't have the spare 20h/week required! The Warcraft movie made some of my old WoW friends reach out and we reminisced a bit. Makes me wonder how big a spike in re subscriptions there was the week after it was released.

That's about right. If I play less than 3 days a week I feel it's not worth the money it costs me to sub. Since they removed the option to customize your talent trees in any way you wanted I've really lost interest in the game. Moreso when they removed all the hoops you had to jump through to get things like mounts, flight, class skills, etc... Just all the things that provided enough of a challenge to keep me interested.

[thalassa]

Re: Gaming

I play a few hours here and there.

Well, not right now after killing the PC, but yeah.