The PC gaming Thread. Steam/GOG/Origin/Etc. Game/Software/Hardware talk

Is there any benefit to crafting badges? I been selling most of the cards I get for chump change.

I got fb manager, reus, prison architect and skyrim cards to spare if anyone wants it. Managed to buy torchlight II, Borderlands 2 dlc and MK9. Though MK9 requires a lot of power to run, I got to change the settings.

ePeen status

Hang on to those summer trading cards a little longer. Prices are starting to go up a bit. Might be able to snag couple more nickles for them in the next few days

I’ve noticed it when I sold one of my doubles. The price has gone up by a few cents. Would love for it to go as high when the sale began.

They tell you which of your friends have the cards you need, I hit some up and traded and completed my set…

then learned you can go to level 2 and above by crafting more! lol

For completing the set, I got a badge, a background image for my profile page, and an emote for chat (mini airplane wtf) and of course experience to level up (+5 friends on my list)

Guys, Rise of the Triad 2013 comes out next week!

http://riseofthetriad.net/web/app.php

^ Pre-order bonus on their site gives you the original RoTT for free+the Blake Stone games.

^ Video of the campaign.

^ Multiplayer video.

I’ll be getting the GOG.com release, but I’ll keep Steam open if you guys want to get some matches going. Game looks like the #1 arcade/arena style FPS to come out in a long, long time.

Q3 and especially UT04 are among my favorite multiplayer shooters but for some reason I’m not that hype for RoTT…maybe it’s the gun sounds or their lack of impact but it just doesn’t have that visceral feeling those games do.

Enemies and players explode into ā€œludicrous gibs!ā€ when they die to an explosion. You don’t get a better sense of impact than that, and that’s about as visceral as it gets. I’d say RoTT is gorier and a in lot of cases more off the wall than Q3 and UT2K4. It looks that way to me anyway, I can’t wait to play it.

This entire generation has gotten very few arena/arcade-style FPS games, and RoTT looks way better than them all.

I just preordered rise of the triad, so I’m definitely down for getting a group of srk members and getting some games in. I’m also down to play any of the Unreal tournaments (99,04, and 3)as well. Steam ID: FadedRevolution

Got a 50% off Alan Wake franchise coupon from crafting a badge. If anyone wants it add me on steam and send me a message. http://steamcommunity.com/id/D1rtyMcN4sty/ I’ll be on for a little while longer tonight. The coupon expires on the 29th.

I sold most of my cards so can barely get enough to buy Giana Sisters.

I bought a mid-level Sager almost 2 years ago for around that budget and it plays Planetside 2 about as well as I could hope for, as poorly optimized as that game is. Great price for gaming computers and no bloatware on it. I know a lot of people don’t buy i7’s in desktops unless they stream to save some cash, but laptops aren’t the same cpus.

Anyone using mechanical keyboards? I’m about to head to my local PC enthusiast store and see if I can touch one before ordering this from newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823129003

http://www.bjorn3d.com/Material/revimages/Keyboard/CM%20Storm%20Quick%20Fire%20Pro/cm-storm.jpg

My current keyboard is straight. A Logitech K350 but the keys are getting sticky and it’s making typing annoying. Plus it’s rather big on my desk. Still works 100% fine but I think I want something more… tactile.

That’s my keyboard…almost its a slightly different make I believe. I’ll check when I get home though. I’m not a keyboard enthusiast by any means, mostly because I am ass at KB+M controls, but I like mine a lot. Typing on it feels great, hasn’t given me any trouble in 8 months.

I have a 9 dollar Logitech K120 and its money.

Magical Drop V freezes up when I start the story mode. Anyone else has that problem?

^ Pre-order bonuses are up on GOG for Rise of the Triad: 2013.

I use a random-ass keyboard that I’ve had since 2001. The WASDZXCVBFGE keys are all completely faded from all the gaming I did on it over time, combined with the 1 key, caps lock, tab, alt and ctrl on the left side being completely faded too. Thing’s a beast…I have a spare keyboard lying around somewhere but I will never change keyboards until this one magically breaks/dies, but I don’t see that happening ever.

I used a random-ass Creative branded mouse, but the right click died, so my brother gave me his stock HP branded mouse. It works fine. I’ve gone through 2 mice and 2 PC’s but I still use the same keyboard, PSU, PC case and fans.

I’ve never played the game myself, but all the reviews I read about Magical Drop V complain how buggy it is.