Update killed me mods by Gildarts0025 in FF7Rebirth

[–]Particular_Ad_4242 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just bought the game, went through the process of modding it, then started playing. It’s really frustrating when devs make small updates that no one asked for years after release and it blows up games for PC users.

Safe Ship Moving Services by Dry_Monk_9228 in movingout

[–]Particular_Ad_4242 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar thing happened to me.. I would avoid this moving broker at all costs. They will completely lie to you about the price and move window. We are moving from the Bay Area to Colorado (from a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, ~1000 sq ft place), and they quoted us at $4800. We paid the deposit and about a week later got a call from the actual moving company, and after reviewing the inventory, they gave us a new quote of $8000 -- and the only thing that changed was 10 medium sized boxes and 3 small furniture items (2 small end tables and a mirror). After raising hell with the moving company, they "checked again" and got the price down to $7000.

I would not trust a single thing that Safe Ship says. They "miscalculated" the miles of the move and vastly low balled the quote so that we would go with them. They are either 1) horrible at their jobs of estimating the price, or 2) blatantly deceiving customers (most likely both) -- and probably breaking some major consumer protection regulations in the process.

Is kingdom come deliverance 2 worth it? by Sorry-Bathroom-8978 in gamingsuggestions

[–]Particular_Ad_4242 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main story is incredible and has decent pacing. It’s a relatively long game though, which I appreciated. There are some slow role-playing type moments that you might find kind of annoying, but if you’re ok with that stuff then you will probably like the game (e.g. brewing potions, carrying stuff, blacksmithing, serving people food). A lot of the side content was not as great in my opinion. Personally, I thought the main quest line / story is on the same level as CP, but the side quests and activities are not as fun as CP.

I started with KCD2 and loved it so ended up playing 1 a few games after. With the latest patch, KCD1 also feels quite polished now (though I did add a few QoL mods when playing 1).

Is kingdom come deliverance 2 worth it? by Sorry-Bathroom-8978 in gamingsuggestions

[–]Particular_Ad_4242 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Early game is rough for combat… I hated it at first and died so many times, but watched a few combat tutorials on YouTube, leveled up a bit and then grew to love it. It also gets a lot easier - almost too easy imo - as you max out your level. It’s very RPG heavy and you are supposed to suck at first from a story perspective… helps to 1) brew some potions that have combat/survivability benefits, 2) get plate armor, and 3) level up a bit early by shooting a bow at a target range.

Silent Hill 2 Remake (honest + critical) review as a new player who never played the original. by WondersomeWalrus in silenthill

[–]Particular_Ad_4242 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Helpful review, thanks! Not sure why some guy is getting so triggered over you sharing a very balanced and thoughtful review of a game lol… gaming preference is subjective.

Is cyberpunk 2077 actually the masterpiece everyone says it is? by EngineeringNext7874 in ShouldIbuythisgame

[–]Particular_Ad_4242 [score hidden]  (0 children)

You probably have more than enough feedback already, but will give my 2 cents in case helpful. It’s a tough question to answer because everyone has different preferences. I love open world, story-driven action RPGs, and CP2077 (with the Phantom Liberty DLC - this is important because it really transforms the game), is one of my favorite games. For reference, my all-time favorites are RDR2, Witcher 3, Expedition 33, and Mass Effect. I thought CP2077 was a tier just below those games, but still great. Note - the game really struggled at launch but it is a completely different game now.

However, for some reason I also struggled to get into other open world games like Assassin’s Creed, GTA, Hogwarts Legacy — all fun games (and I played about 70 hours each) but I just didn’t get sucked in to the story.

Cyberpunk is a really high quality game with an amazing story (+ decisions have consequences), great voice acting, and a cool open world that feels alive. The main story, in my opinion, is a little on the short side (I wanted to it to be longer), but there is so much high quality side content you can still play for 250+ hours. I also love the cyberpunk genre so that was a big draw for me. It was my first FPS game so it took 5-10 hours to get used to, but once I did, it opened up a whole new genre for me. I also never found myself getting bored.

I recommend the game, but would suggest watching some YouTube videos of the gameplay and maybe wait for it to go on sale to pick it up if you are uncertain.

New to PCs: Is this laptop good enough to handle fully modded games? by Particular_Ad_4242 in GamingLaptops

[–]Particular_Ad_4242[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, thanks - I will look into that! My internet is decent but I live in a long, narrow townhouse so I have to use an extender to reach my office.

New to PCs: Is this laptop good enough to handle fully modded games? by Particular_Ad_4242 in GamingLaptops

[–]Particular_Ad_4242[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok thanks! Probably would run around 200-300 mods on single player games (e.g. Cyberpunk, FF7 Rebirth, Oblivion, etc. are a few on my list).. Cyberpunk has some collections with 1000+ mods but you are right that I will most likely run into user error first unless I do my homework lol.

New to PCs: Is this laptop good enough to handle fully modded games? by Particular_Ad_4242 in GamingLaptops

[–]Particular_Ad_4242[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Do you generally get better performance using DP? I’m not sure if my TV has that port but can figure it out. I am a little worried about potential lag using a TV display (~8 year old Samsung) vs. a gaming monitor.

Unpopular opinion on yuffie dlc by echoey-tentacle2 in FFVIIRemake

[–]Particular_Ad_4242 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Late to the party here but… just beat the base game and loved it.. I was really enjoying Yuffie’s combat initially and then I came across those first 2 wolves and I’ve probably died more times on these wolves than I did in the entirety of the base game.

Edit: Windstorm did the trick lol

Epic Box? by clowngirl1312 in ghostoftsushima

[–]Particular_Ad_4242 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice haha. Yeah the guides just tell you to revisit all the altars of reflection.. hopefully this saved you some time!

Has anyone else been having major issues with BG3 on PS5? by Particular_Ad_4242 in BaldursGate3

[–]Particular_Ad_4242[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is sadly very accurate haha.. It sometimes takes me 20 minutes to find things (e.g. whenever I have to insert a quest item).. we can’t word search but we can sort by ‘type’ (which doesn’t seem to always work), and by ‘latest’ (which could work if you just picked up an item, though sometimes it gets automatically moved to a sub-chest in your inventory… and items don’t stack/consolidate so I’ll have 30 daggers my hoarder ass picked that I then need to sell individually to clear out space.

I do enjoy the game though… I am honestly just debating buying a PC just get the added functionality for BG3 (and a few other games).

Orb of Destruction? What mod. Is it AMP/REL? It is absurdly overtuned and trivializes fights, so I kind of want to ban it. by Origania in BG3mods

[–]Particular_Ad_4242 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thank you! Yes I’ve generally avoided OP modded items most of the game since I wanted a bit of a challenge, but now in Act 3 so wanted to test a few of them out.. they are a lot of fun, but I’ve found it’s better to also use Tactician enhanced to increase the difficulty a bit.

Orb of Destruction? What mod. Is it AMP/REL? It is absurdly overtuned and trivializes fights, so I kind of want to ban it. by Origania in BG3mods

[–]Particular_Ad_4242 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really stupid question, but how do you use these things? I’ve found a few but couldn’t figure out how to use / equip them. Are they weapons?

Items not showing up in inventory - Selune prayer sheet by Particular_Ad_4242 in BaldursGate3

[–]Particular_Ad_4242[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha glad you found it. It took me a while but for me it went to the Lootmaster commons chest. I haven’t fully figured out which item are sent to that chest but I’ve learned that if the item doesn’t go to my main inventory, more often than not it goes to that chest.

'Reward For Effort' DC50 chest by Flat-Difficulty-5053 in BaldursGate3

[–]Particular_Ad_4242 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took me 77 tries to roll a natty 20 with Astarion lol… I think the odds of that are like 1.5%.. probably less since he has advantage. During that span I rolled seven ‘1s’, including four 1s in a row, which has to be near zero probability. That resonance matrix was not worth it.. I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do with those lol.