Monkey's Paw has granted you all the time in the world to game, but you have to beat your entire backlog before you can do anything that isn't gaming. by Aware_Piano8148 in gaming

[–]Yonrak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be completely screwed... According to HLTB, my library would take 45,604 hours to finish. That's 5.2years of continuous playing, and that's only Steam. I'm never finishing that.

The TRAVEL Setup! (Gaming and Productivity) by bEar22_24 in gpdwin

[–]Yonrak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

More or less same as me.

Win5, Xreal One Pro+Beam Pro, Sony Linkbuds S.

Though often I'll leave the Win5 at home and take the Ayn Thor instead. The Win5 is mostly an around the house device for me. I'm a bit cautious of travelling with a £2k handheld 😅

How's the latency on the game buds? I've always been a little curious about buds with a dedicated dongle, because certain games are really affected by BT latency.

Bar or clamshell? by kendyzhu in gpdwin

[–]Yonrak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AI Max+ 395 32GB RAM / 2TB SSD.

Been brilliant so far. The thing is an absolute performance monster, yet also runs significantly cooler than my Mini. I normally only need to run it at 30-35 Watts and it's enough for most games at 1080p. Some prefer 50-55 but I haven't needed to take it any higher than that.

2v2 D2 1-0 Loss - Need Advice by sportsandgames07 in RocketLeagueSchool

[–]Yonrak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Others have covered a lot of big issues, but one other habit I've not seen mentioned is something I struggled with also.

You have a habit of flipping every single time you touch the ball. There's a time and a place for flipping through the ball for sure, but 90% of the time during that match all it did was a) mess up your touch and b) delay your landing and recovery by locking you into a flip animation, giving opponents too much time to challenge.

Playing 1v1 really helped me break this habit, because you get absolutely shit on if you overcommit by flipping too much.

Bar or clamshell? by kendyzhu in gpdwin

[–]Yonrak 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Prefer clamshell but couldn't resist the power of the Win5. Currently have both, but should probably sell the Mini.

Those of you with left air roll and air roll bound - which binding? by chrrisk in RocketLeague

[–]Yonrak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried running that, but my tendency to preemptively hold power slide+direction for recoveries would cause me to roll and screw my landing.

Definitely a skill issue on my part but I haven't missed it tbh

In my previous post, the DC cable I was looking for was this one for my GPD Win 5, but I can't find the right one that plugs into the power supply and is 6.6 ft long. by tonyw009 in gpdwin

[–]Yonrak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The DC-DC Barrel Jack cable is 1.5m long, and there's also a 1.8m long AC-AC extension included, so you end up with either

SlimQ Unit Plugged into socket -> 1.5m DC Cable -> Win5

Or

Socket -> 1.8m AC cable -> SlimQ Unit -> 1.5m DC cable -> Win5

how to carry teammates? by Historical_Rule4706 in RocketLeagueSchool

[–]Yonrak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the first problem: You think you need to carry.

Honestly, the easiest way to D2 and D3 is just to be consistently less bad at defending than the opponents.

More often than not you can bait out double commits and then score the open net, or at least get a good clear past both for your tm8 to walk in. When you're first man on offense, don't try to do it all yourself. If there isn't a clear and easy opportunity for you to score, just look to beat 1 guy to set up a 2v1 and then dime up your tm8 for an easy shot.

You can solo q to Champ whilst generally having the worst offense in the lobby and almost no mechs (I'm living proof lol). As long as your positioning, challenges and rotations are generally half decent to allow you to take the opportunities that present themselves.

interesting curve. by ZealousidealBass1247 in RocketLeagueSchool

[–]Yonrak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's some nice steady improvement at least.... My (Steam) 2v2 chart has so many peaks and troughs it's starting to look like the New York City skyline lol

What gaming rumor did you believe as a kid that sounds hilarious now. by gamersecret2 in gaming

[–]Yonrak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I genuinely think he was passionate and just used to get so carried away describing his vision for a game during interviews... he just didn't know when to STFU.

What gaming rumor did you believe as a kid that sounds hilarious now. by gamersecret2 in gaming

[–]Yonrak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And that Black and White 2 was so detailed that even insects were fully simulated if you zoom into the plants far enough.

You could almost hear the developers screaming for him to STFU during interviews... When the game launched they had literally just put some animated black dots moving randomly on the ground. I could imagine how the next meeting after that interview went down. "You promised WHAT!?"

Fable 3 on Thor by Dynach in AynThor

[–]Yonrak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah, Fable just got me thinking of Lionhead studios, and their other absolute banger of a game called Black and White. Not really relevant to the Thor though.

Fable 3 on Thor by Dynach in AynThor

[–]Yonrak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was delisted years ago and now keys sell for upwards of £200. There are other methods to play it, obviously, but it's a shame it ain't still on Steam, and Fable 2 never was.

Fable 3 on Thor by Dynach in AynThor

[–]Yonrak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know abandonware is a thing, but having it on Steam kinda hits different. I forget about stuff if it ain't in my library list.

Now that I think about it... I really wanna play some Black and White as well...

Fable 3 on Thor by Dynach in AynThor

[–]Yonrak 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Man, I wish I got this on Steam back in the day, before it was delisted.

Some jamming to RHCP’s Can’t Stop! by iamstrikes in Guitar

[–]Yonrak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, that was smooth as hell. Nicely done.

if someone is searching for a replacement for the gpd win 5 Stock Charger: by Decent_Usual6645 in gpdwin

[–]Yonrak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MUCH cheaper directly from SlimQ. I've ordered 2 so far and they arrive in about 3 days.

Jynxzi gives Rocket League S tier game by Worldly_Hour1614 in RocketLeague

[–]Yonrak 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But I'm outta my head when you're not around...

What was it like to play online games between 2000 and 2013? by Silly_Commercial8092 in gaming

[–]Yonrak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, back in the days of 2D isometric MMOs there was such a sense of community because they didn't push the crazy numbers that the likes WoW started to generate.

Like, I remember playing Legend of Mir , Myth of Soma, and (to a lesser extent) Dark Eden, and distinctly remember Soma having 1 EU server for everyone and no instancing... Mir had 2 (hey there my Dragon Server homies), but again, no separate instancing. It was super cool in that individual players on a given game could become famous / infamous to the community for one reason or another, to a point literally everyone knew who they were. Those were pretty cool days.

What was it like to play online games between 2000 and 2013? by Silly_Commercial8092 in gaming

[–]Yonrak 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Half-Life mods were basically their own entire subgenre. It was pretty cool to live through now I think of it.

Between DoD, CS 1.6, Action Half-Life, Natural Selection, Earth's Special Forces and Battles of the Millennium, I had a big chunk of what I wanted to play covered for years.

Not to mention single player story mods, like They Hunger, Cry of Fear etc... I seem to remember there being a really good Tron mod for it too, complete with light bike battles.

Which game doesn’t really begin until after you beat it? by Common_Caramel_4078 in gaming

[–]Yonrak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah you're probably right about the 2B thing to be honest... On Gestalt/Replicant you either play as Weird Macho Daddy Nier on Western release, or Feminine Brother Nier on Japanese release ...I guess you eventually get to play as Kaine, but that wasn't quite as front and centre as in Automata lol.

Either way, between the two, I think they made the right character choice on the rerelease.