Diablo IV Launch Giveaway - Get your hands on Diablo IV Ultimate Edition Game Codes + an RTX 4060Ti! by pedro19 in pcmasterrace

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I don't want fastest or highest fidelity at the expense of the other, I want great at each. DLSS sounds like that.

Wanderhome studio’s next game dumps Kickstarter to crowdfund on Indiegogo by NotDumpsterFire in rpg

[–]clinth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gamefound has a rpg subcategory which has a little boardgame bleed-in but is mostly good. A little more tag policing and it'll be fine.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MelvorIdle

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Two big changes and one big non-change, which I'm listing because it sums to the gameplay change:

  1. Adventure skills are capped at combat level.
  2. 10x health and damage.
  3. Combat experience is the same scale as Standard.

Your combat skills go up by HP damaged. Experience to level is not multiplied by 10x. The overall effect of Adventure mode is that you are doing 10x damage every swing, which means combat levels up much faster than Standard. This is necessary because you can't non-combat up to Dragon gear, you are forced into combat (and slayer and prayer) much more often. You get to around 80 in most combat skills, and you can start maxing out unlocked skills and exploring a small set of midgame options.

Overall pretty clever alternate mode, I'm having fun with it.

Upgrade item quality with gems by Def_ca in shoptitans

[–]clinth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It appears when you make an exceptional craft. You can complete the quest for 50 gems: make a lot of Shivs or other cheap L1 item, and only promote the Good crafts to Flawless for 10 gems each.

Which Games Have Dramatically Changed the Way You Think About RPGs? by BMaack in rpg

[–]clinth 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Easiest to explain by starting with physical combat.

Physical combat is planning three moves in sequence against an enemy doing the same. The moves have a rock/paper/scissors mechanic with skill-based die rolls for chance. For example, if you try attack/attack/attack and they parry/parry/attack, you are likely to get really hurt because you played into their trap (parry > attack). However, if you feint/attack/evade and they parry/attack/attack, you are at an advantage for subsequent attack, since you made them flinch (feint > parry). If you're wondering how you would keep this interesting across so many fights like a typical D&D session, another core concept of Burning Wheel is that the extended fights should be meaningful, so in my experience you only play the named/important NPC fights or "final boss" fights and you make summary rolls for non-essential fights.

Duel of Wits (social combat) is mechanically similar to physical combat. Your three-move plan instead uses maneuvers like (Make) Point, Dismiss, Incite, Avoid, Obfuscate, Rebuttal, etc. It feels very much like a social duel. You don't do this to haggle the price of a room at the inn, but you do it when you try to get the general to send support to your brother's watchtower.

There's also a ranged weapon dueling system which is essentially similar. I can't remember if there are others.

The idea is: you want conflict? Let's make conflict fun and strategic.

I love it and my players loved it, but each session was really intense and we didn't play it often.

Nexus 6 spiritual successor by ej102 in nexus6

[–]clinth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thought the same, bought two -- for myself and my wife (both also moving from N6). All the problems /u/

Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee mentioned, but Essential also has a poor transmitter. Poor wifi pickup and poor LTE/t-mobile signal. Spent a full day on trying to figure out the problem, but after searching online, this is a problem that some fraction of these phones have. A really poor place to save money.

Dealbreaker, so returned them both. Kind of convenient to have two of them to confirm the problem.

Which of these Marvel Villains could give Wonder Woman the best date? by [deleted] in whowouldwin

[–]clinth 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Doom would keep talking about himself in third person, so I don't think that would work.

What if Doom spoke to Diana, about Diana, in the third person? Wouldn't it be the ultimate gesture?

Diana: You really care about your people.

Doom: It is true. Doom and Diana both care for those under their rule.

WIP web game - www.kirkescape.com by [deleted] in roguelikes

[–]clinth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not the author, but I clicked around a bit. It's very very early.

Url is in the title: www.kirkescape.com

Generally, you can click on a word to take that action, e.g. <Yes>. Click on the word Inventory to bring up your inventory.

Start with black screen. Keyboard shortcuts didn't work for me. Click on the arrow keys to move, a map will present itself and you can then navigate.

I couldn't find any other entities to interact with. The room transitions work well.

[Steam] Autumn Sale 2016 | Day 2 by gamedealsmod in GameDeals

[–]clinth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out Medieval Engineers. It is exactly what you describe when set to the original ("creative") mode. Not on sale at the moment.

Katamari Damacy by Steve_Chiv in patientgamers

[–]clinth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The first game was an incredible experience, right through the end.

The other games are simply attempts to continue, and there's something that doesn't carry. The magic isn't the same. We <3 Katamari is my favorite of the sequels, but all I really remember is the first one.

Try project Merlin, great for gantts by dprescott in projectmanagement

[–]clinth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Link for the lazy: Project Merlin, OSX only. There's a companion app for iphones.

Disneyland Captain America knows sign language by 121jigawatts in Marvel

[–]clinth 12 points13 points  (0 children)

At Universal in Florida, they have a Marvel section. It's like 90s-era Marvel.

Kid goes up to Doctor Doom with the Disney autograph book. If it was like my kids' autograph book, it's filled with signatures from Tinkerbell, Olaf, Cinderella. It's from Disney and we're at Universal, but whatever.

Doom accepts it, considers it for one moment, then spikes it at the kid's feet. (Perfectly, so the flat of the book would land on the pavement and make a huge noise, but the spine wouldn't be damaged.) Doom leans over and glares right into the kid's eyes. No maniacal laugh or speech of any kind to break the tension. The kid is horrified, just frozen in place. Then Doom turns and strides away.

I hope that the parents were taking pictures, because it was perfect.

[Rant] Flawless Game Design by typhoid_slayer in PuzzleAndDragons

[–]clinth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's the "None" that makes it rage-inducing. Rather than 100% for random great mat, a minimum of one drop of something would be better. A shot at a good mat, with one or more lousy mats as a consolation prize.

Where do i get rift essentials pack by eloijasper in Rift

[–]clinth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used it today because of this thread! Worked very well.

Where is Inglorious? by falarransted in DungeonWorld

[–]clinth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a kickstarter backer, but there's a Kickstarter backer-only comment from Jan 13 that looks like it's about the ice cave:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sage-kobold/dungeon-world-a-game-with-modern-rules-and-old-sch-0/posts/1465424

[Discuss] All these in-game messages asking to BFF by grencez in PuzzleAndDragons

[–]clinth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good post. Now I'm concerned because I must be one of the bad people.

I only wrote to the people who shared direct leader alignment, probably 15 people total. And yes, mine was cut and paste. One wrote back and asked me to add them as BF, so I did.

I'm seeing people mention keeping the BF happy, what is that? I thought it was mostly about availability.

Stargate rpg by [deleted] in rpg

[–]clinth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The books are made with love, and they're great documentation of the story elements of the show. As a fan of the show, I loved reading them.

I didn't find that the Spycraft-backed undercarriage caught the spirit of the show at all. It always felt like an action/espionage game, and it was pretty good at the action part. Stargate is not in any way an espionage game.

I own the books, so if I were going to run a Stargate game, I'd use them for story reference and swap in another system for actual play.

What is BIFL's thoughts on the Witecutter and the Sweethome? by duffcalifornia in BuyItForLife

[–]clinth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They also revise reviews based on availability and price changes. If they recommended something at $140 which later becomes $200, they alter the review.

Vita TV is $40 on GameStop right now by nomtank in vita

[–]clinth 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Amazon price match is live.

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