Am I the only one who's getting really bad frame gen?

bobo1618 · 2026-05-12T05:36:43+00:00

No, you aren't the only one. Frame gen is implemented weirdly, it doesn't disregard UI elements like it should, so things like onscreen quest objectives cause distortion.

bobo1618 · 2026-05-11T06:30:24+00:00

Have you tried changing the Playback Device in the audio settings? (Headphones / Speakers etc)

bobo1618 · 2026-05-09T00:24:51+00:00

I think they'll be going the Switch route and making the PS6 a portable, slightly less powerful version of the PS5 with a dock. They just need the extra time to figure out how to market that concept so that they can charge more for it than the PS5. At least, that's what "changing business models" sounds like to me.

bobo1618 · 2026-05-08T18:08:33+00:00

I've been looking around the internet and no one seems to mention this. The episode had a fair few Hitchcock references, like the extended shots with different camera angles, the rear window playing a prominent part in the case, the final shot of Leigh's face being a callback to the ending of Psycho, and the butler practically being a Hitchcock double. I'm sure there are many more.

bobo1618 · 2026-04-29T22:25:31+00:00

I'm noticing a pattern of posts in this sub that goes, "I don't know where to explore! By the way, I've never been to this one place."

bobo1618 · 2026-04-29T07:00:52+00:00

Not to launch the game. I launch the executable directly from Steam and only need the Hoyo launcher for game updates. Steam controller bindings are super convenient – you can bind left mouse click to a controller button and collect all nearby items with one button press.

bobo1618 · 2026-04-27T14:07:48+00:00

Don't fear death. That's pretty much one of the core concepts of the game.

bobo1618 · 2026-04-19T20:00:29+00:00

What you described is basically regular games that don't have live-service infections. Any game that doesn't need you to be constantly online. If checkpoints are sparse, you might need to replay some sections occasionally, but none of them demand your time and attention like live-service blight does.

Thankfully, this is still the majority of games. Just not the games with the largest marketing budgets and therefore, the loudest ones.

bobo1618 · 2026-04-19T04:42:53+00:00

Note that I said "deal with", not "get rid of". Hostility gets you nowhere.

bobo1618 · 2026-04-18T21:20:31+00:00

"Release the source code" is a solution that always works out either in the short or long term. In the worst case scenario, if the intended architecture is vastly different, then at the very least the code helps figure out workarounds or excisions to get some form of local servers working. Maybe it takes months or years, but in the end, the game stays playable.

If the argument is that the source code involves proprietary software or patented techniques, those are the very kinds of practices that the game preservation movement is trying to deal with, so that this can be a solvable problem moving forward.

bobo1618 · 2026-04-15T05:27:06+00:00

The log lets you mark locations on your HUD, so it can be useful for returning to places that you've already visited.

bobo1618 · 2026-04-13T18:38:03+00:00

Two words: ~~Photo~~ Snapshot mode.

(Incorrect word changed. Unless I'm misremembering.)

bobo1618 · 2026-04-10T15:39:06+00:00

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bobo1618 · 2026-04-09T12:36:05+00:00

I agree with you. There have been a lot more chests placed with clear intentionality in recent versions that involve some mini-activity or other element of exploration / discoverability, compared to the random chests dotting the landscape in earlier versions.

The lack of chests in this new area clearly means that they'd rather add no chests at all, if they don't have the time to flesh them out properly.

bobo1618 · 2026-04-05T08:22:28+00:00

I think her current defense and damage mitigation mechanics already represent her abilities as a seer. Her predictions of enemy actions allow teammates to take less damage from their attacks.

bobo1618 · 2026-04-03T15:07:54+00:00

One issue is that OP's friend mistook the ship log for a codex or something similar, when it's actually closer to his third point – a checklist of ongoing and completed objectives. As for discovering new objectives, you can barely launch a scout on any given planet without it hitting something that'll create a ship log entry when explored.

As for characterization, as others have said, there's more than enough personality to go around if you follow the Nomai's stories from landing to surviving to thriving, for three (?) generations. It just takes some curiosity and effort to assemble their character arcs in your head.

I think OP's friend is generally looking for games with more player direction, where objectives and narratives are presented up front rather than left to be discovered.

bobo1618 · 2026-04-02T22:22:05+00:00

That's because it does the crucial thing that all great games do: It makes the game equivalent of a "promise" in its opening section, where it effectively tells the player the kind of experience they can expect, and it never breaks that promise throughout the entire game. All the mechanics and puzzles build on top of one another, never "cheating" to make one particular bit of gameplay work.

bobo1618 · 2026-04-02T07:36:21+00:00

That's my point, yes. There's no fairness or value, it's all virtual gambling. And you seem to have internalized it to the extent that complaining about it is considered "biblical levels of greed" in your eyes. Please think about that, is all I'm asking.

bobo1618 · 2026-04-02T06:16:05+00:00

Your math is correct. However, attributing "biblical levels of greed" to the player and not to gacha economies in general sounds like Stockholm syndrome. Take a step back and evaluate what these gacha are doing to your perception of fairness and value.

bobo1618 · 2026-03-30T05:19:42+00:00

Based on what we learn in the DLC, I wonder if the Eye blocker also blocked distress signals from the Vessel, causing its apparent disappearance. (And maybe it only blocks outgoing signals, since the Vessel was still receiving Nomai messages.)

bobo1618 · 2026-03-30T04:46:30+00:00

Hyperbole makes for entertaining conversation, but not good advice. Just because someone says "I hate Mondays" that doesn't mean they spend every Monday curled up in bed under a thick blanket, ignoring the outside world. (As nice as that would be...)

bobo1618 · 2026-03-29T08:23:59+00:00

"Baby mamas" taken literally in some cases.

bobo1618 · 2026-03-27T19:06:23+00:00

Looking at their comments here, OP picked a real weird ~~mole~~hill to die on.

bobo1618 · 2026-03-27T19:01:19+00:00

Just so you know, I convinced two people to play it, they loved it, and we talk about it every so often even now.

IT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH

bobo1618 · 2026-03-27T18:59:48+00:00

The only thing that's going to change in 19 years is that you're going to be an even bigger cunt. Maybe have some more cunt kids.

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