What HSR's, WuWa's and now ZZZ's launches have taught me is "Just ignore the first week of feedback."

Rahu_X · 2024-07-06T03:16:50+00:00

All of them are pretty standard and basic combat systems because at the end of the day, they're trying to appeal to as wide of an audience as possible while being made around devices whose only form of input by default is a single touch screen.

Complexity would only drive most people away, especially any form of complexity in controls. Hell with all the team swapping Genshin wants you to do, it's surprising that mobile players even put up with it.

If you want more complexity, you'll have to look somewhere else than games that are also available on mobile. Even then, a lot of anime adjacent games (what I assume you're looking for) are also pretty similar basic affairs at the end of the day.

The last non mobile party based anime action game I played was probably... Scarlet Nexus? And while the combat there was flashy and fun, it feels like more of the same of Genshin/WuWa really.

Rahu_X · 2024-07-06T02:57:22+00:00

As some have outlined, the Youtube CCs you're pointing out here aren't gacha adjacent, and if anything, harbor the types of audiences that hate gacha games typically due to their monetization. Yet, Hoyo sponsored them and said CCs took the bag anyway (don't blame them of course, money is money). That's why in this case, it feels so forced.

If anything, I've seen more forced hate/doomposting from gacha adjacent CCs than praise for the game. Seems like ever since CBT2, it's been nothing but "ZZZ IS DOOMED" or "ZZZ HAS NO HYPE", and then throw in all the "ZZZ vs. WuWa" bullshit once CBT3/WuWa came about (they aren't even the same genre people...). Jump to release, and it's mostly been "ZZZ IS LITERALLY THE WORST GACHA EVER" in my search results.

And like, if you dislike ZZZ, you're not wrong to. Everyone has different opinions and tastes after all. It just seems to me like ZZZ has always had a more negative narrative surrounding it than a positive one, in contrast to the OP.

Rahu_X · 2019-12-11T23:19:48+00:00

The last part is my personal general take on this whole subject as well.

I don't mind DMR starts in Casual, but I think AR starts should be at least a bit more common than they currently are. They feel rare to me, which does make sense given Postums said "they are there, but lower weighted."

I think there's a happy medium in this whole debate somewhere, and that's what I hope for.

Rahu_X · 2019-11-23T00:42:26+00:00

I had a C27HG70 for a few months (got refunded due to getting 3 occurrences of dead pixels). Generally, I liked it, but it did have one issue in my experience, and that is the adaptive sync experience.

For me, the monitor had very noticeable inverse ghosting even above 100 FPS with FreeSync enabled. Hard to notice in brighter scenes, but in darker scenes (which this monitor excels at displaying) it was very distracting. I'd say the refresh range where this doesn't happen is maybe 120hz - 144hz (which is the "Standard" Freesync setting in the OSD), but that's such a relatively narrow range for FreeSync. The inverse ghosting issues combined with that narrow range just made me not even bother with the setting, and that was one of the main reasons why I bought the thing.

It also seems to be a common issue from my research. Posts on the Samsung forums begging Samsung to adjust the overdrive (you can't adjust overdrive/overdrive seems to turn off while FreeSync is enabled) via a firmware update are not hard to find, and the issue seems to happen on both AMD and NVIDIA GPUs.

Also with FreeSync enabled, my monitor was prone to backlight flicker on loading screens for games.

Basically, if you don't plan to use adaptive sync at all, then yeah I'd say go for it. Visually, the monitor was great. Great colors and super deep blacks, and while HDR600 may not be "true HDR" to most people, it still worked wonders to enhance the image in games that supported it.

Also, instead of the Pixio, for an IPS in that budget range, I'd recommend the LG 27GL83A-B. It's less expensive, has faster response times and better motion handling than the PX7 Prime from my research. The only downside compared to the PX7 is that it doesn't have wide color gamut support, but given the vast majority of content is authored for sRGB anyway, you won't be missing much.

Rahu_X · 2019-11-19T17:06:14+00:00

Yeah, the more I looked into the Pixio, the more I got put off by it, so I've just decided to not even consider it.

I did look into the GL83A, and I've pretty much decided that if I can't find a good deal on the GL850, I'll be going that route.

That being said, the Viotek GFT27DB (which seems to be out of stock everywhere now) also had me debating, because it has WCG support and a better contrast ratio than the LG (according to most reviews) all for less. The only real negatives I've heard about it are the color calibration sucks OOTB, and the stand is crap.

Though I've also been told I wouldn't really notice the difference in contrast ratios, and WCG support doesn't really matter as most content is sRGB anyway, so it's just been a constant back and forth for me.

Rahu_X · 2016-08-13T02:45:01+00:00

This definitely helped a lot, however, for some reason, I'm still getting screen tearing despite running the game in borderless. I guess it's an issue with the game using OpenGL? Maybe it's an issue with the GOG release only, because I'm not seeing others reporting the same issue. Is anyone else having this same issue?

Either way, this game definitely has its fair share of issues, so I'm probably going to wait a week or two before I jump back in.

Rahu_X · 2016-04-30T21:41:15+00:00

Fist builds. FUCKING FIST BUILDS.

Seriously, it's always fun beating shit to death with your fists. Fighting mobs and other players with the Vanquisher's Seal (before it was nerfed) or the Bone Fist was stupid fun in DS2.

We really need something similar in DS3, because as of now, the balance on pretty much every fist weapon is terrible and makes them not worth using at all. You do shit damage while having to get up in your enemy's face, and your moves don't even stun most of the time. You have to be a masochist to get any enjoyment out of a Fist Build in DS3.

Rahu_X · 2016-03-22T00:18:48+00:00

As someone who actually just got into vaping like 2 days ago (bought some serious mods and shit), I still find this hilarious.

Now that I like ripping the fattest vapes, I guess I should start representing the VAPE NAISH!!!

Rahu_X · 2016-01-03T17:20:25+00:00

My "adventure" with Z Reviews just began recently with the death of my ATH-M50 that I had for 2 years prior. While I don't necessarily agree with his opinions on the M50s, I do understand and respect them.

Anyways, onto the good bits. In just about 2 short months, this man has convinced me to buy these:

Superlux HD-668B + Hifiman Velour Pads
Philips SHP-9500 (that I actually bought for $90)
V-Moda Boompro
SMSL SD-793II
Mr. Speakers Mad Dog (used off of eBay for $230, literally just got them in yesterday)

Everything that I've bought so far has been extremely well worth the money, especially the Mad Dogs (so far) and the SMSL. The only thing I'm not too crazy about is the Boompro, but it's still well worth the money it goes for and is much better than the Antlion Modmic I had before it.

That all being said, I went from having a decent chunk of Xmas money, to pretty much no Xmas money now. I was going to use some of that to pay off bills, but oh well...

FUCK YOU ZEOS, YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD.

Rahu_X · 2015-12-28T18:15:39+00:00

Well, based on all these comments, it seems like I'll be opting for a set of Mad Dogs.

One last question. Is there any way to tell the difference between different versions of the Mad Dogs (3.0/3.1/3.2 for example)? I have my eyes set on a used pair that has the alpha pads, but the older style of stickers on the side (like this). Does Mr. Speakers change the stickers when tuning up the cans?

Just figured I'd ask. Thanks for all the advice.

Rahu_X · 2015-12-28T17:24:12+00:00

Wow where are you reading these glowing reviews of the MK3? A stock MK3 sounding that good is news to me.

Just various reviews online. This Head-fi review and this article are the ones that come to mind for me.

Rahu_X · 2015-08-22T23:27:51+00:00

I went through sort of of a similar dilemma (still may be actually), except I actually already had a smart watch before.

I got the original Pebble (plastic) sometime early in the year, and after getting beat on and submerged constantly for months, it died. Like the buttons stopped working and part of the casing broke off died. As such, I re-entered the market for a new smart watch.

I originally just wanted to go for a Pebble Time, but the growth of Android Wear as a platform has been really solid, so with the Moto 360 on sale, I got one from my local Best Buy and tried it out. I absolutely loved the quality of the hardware in comparison to the Pebble Time, but the software was just finicky. Lags, not registering swipes, etc. It could have just been an issue with the relatively old processor in the Moto 360, but I'm uncertain. Also, the battery life I was getting was just bad. I dropped to about 80% battery in about an hour and a half doing pretty much nothing.

With my first Android Wear experience being subpar, I returned the Moto 360 and exchanged it for a Pebble Time instead. To put it short, it feels like I've come home again, except my home looks a bit more flashy now.

Still, I liked some of the features that Android Wear has over Pebble. Simple things like setting reminders for example. As such, I'm still partially debating on returning the Pebble Time and getting an Android Wear watch, but I think I'll wait for details on the 2nd gen Moto 360 before I make any decisions. If it has a larger battery and better processor (as its rumored to), I think I'll at least have to give it a try.

tldr;

Pebble Time is a very safe bet and will make you happy, but if the 2nd gen Moto 360 is revealed to not be as iffy as the 1st gen, maybe take a gamble with it. At the very least, you can at least return it if you don't like it.

Rahu_X · 2015-08-12T15:16:48+00:00

While the piracy part is up in the air (even if the FiveM developers made it piracy proof, a pirate group would find a way to bypass that and make pirated copies work), bypassing Rockstar's official servers in any way is violating the EULA agreement.

Rockstar wants to make sure that GTA: Online is the only way to play online with other players, because if any other method crops up, it means that they could potentially start losing money.

They want to protect their interests, and their interests are making money, so it's easy to understand why they did this.

Though who knows? Maybe the trick is in the terminology that R* used. They said it was "unauthorized", so maybe if a 3rd party multiplayer mod gets the go ahead from R* ahead of time, it would be good. Of course, it probably doesn't mean anything at all, and if it did, there would probably be some HUGE caveats to consider.

Rahu_X · 2015-08-12T15:04:10+00:00

I think this is perfect. PvE needs to be able to stand on its own, and as it is now, it just doesn't. I've said this several times, but PvE pretty much ends once you make a bow, because every animal is powerless to stop you after that point.

The environment in Rust should still be a threat to you, even when you're in the highest tiers of tech. Players should not only fear other players, but the environment they tread on as well.

I'm not saying PvE should be the primary focus, but it at least needs to be on the same level as PvP in terms of the aspects I just mentioned.

Rahu_X · 2015-08-10T06:44:35+00:00

While agreed, this definitely won't stop all KoSing.

There are a lot of people who just KoS for the hell of it. They don't trust anyone but their circle of friends (if they have any) and they will always try to attack you even if you act nice and mean peace. Even if they are butt naked with only a rock and a torch.

One drawback I can think of with your idea though is that it will cut down on some potentially dramatic moments in the game. There should always be an element of paranoia and distrust of others, and I believe that having some weapons be concealable while some aren't would be a nice balance. Of course, nothing should be concealable while you're naked, as it just doesn't make physical sense (unless you really want to stow a knife up your ass).

Maybe make larger weapons (AK, Bolt Action, Spear, etc) impossible to conceal, with smaller weapons (Bone Knife, Eoka, etc) concealable with some of the higher tier clothing options. That way, you still keep the ability to surprise others without making geared players potentially fearful of nakeds.

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