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07-04-2020 1:46pm

I've played both on PC. Not sure which avenues I used at the time.

Varik · 07-04-2020 2:02pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I've played both on PC. Not sure which avenues I used at the time.

Only Epic so far, steam in June and maybe Xbox pass then as well but who knows.

Glebee · 07-04-2020 2:18pm

I could of swore I saw Wilds on PC Game Pass a good while ago. Had no interest in it until I played on Xbox version of Game Pass, but when I went lookin on PC Game Pass, no sign..

Gunmonkey · 07-04-2020 6:46pm

Glebee wrote: »

I could of swore I saw Wilds on PC Game Pass a good while ago. Had no interest in it until I played on Xbox version of Game Pass, but when I went lookin on PC Game Pass, no sign..

Sometimes they throw games that will be coming into slots on the game pass screen. Haven seen Gears Tactics and Ori WotW pop up multiple times even as far back as January.

CastorTroy · 04-05-2020 10:21pm

Anyone finding the Steam client hanging on them lately?
Was just going through my library, clicking on some games and it would cause the PC to hang. Could move my cursor but couldn't switch windows or do anything else then it would start working again after a wee while.
I'd say it'd probably due to trying to load all that Steam Community crap.

Robert ninja · 05-05-2020 5:01am

Sounds like it might be your system since I've gotten nothing like that although I'm using a very different version of the client than you, proabably. Just make sure nothing else is running that could be causing that. Anything from CPU spikes, slowing drives/hardware could cause it.

The steam client has always been a bit sluggish tbh. I use the website when I want to trade or buy thing (tabs help!) along with the augmented steam plugin. The only thing I use the client for is library view and overlay chat.

MOH · 05-05-2020 10:58am

CastorTroy wrote: »

Anyone finding the Steam client hanging on them lately?
Was just going through my library, clicking on some games and it would cause the PC to hang. Could move my cursor but couldn't switch windows or do anything else then it would start working again after a wee while.
I'd say it'd probably due to trying to load all that Steam Community crap.

Now that you mention it I've noticed the last few days that every time I start it it throws up some crap Community window that I definitely turned off in the options before. Seems to have lost some settings

CastorTroy · 05-05-2020 2:43pm

This is just browsing my library. If it's just my pc, I don't see why since everything else works grand.

I do get that notification when I start a game about how to access the community while playing

ancapailldorcha · 05-05-2020 2:44pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

This is just browsing my library. If it's just my pc, I don't see why since everything else works grand.

I do get that notification when I start a game about how to access the community while playing

Store hasn't worked properly for me for a good while now. Images and trailers do not play. Aside from that, all is well.

Spear · 05-05-2020 3:30pm

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Store hasn't worked properly for me for a good while now. Images and trailers do not play. Aside from that, all is well.

Curious, have you done a packet capture or viewed the HTTP responses to see what's happening? The images and videos would normally load from a third party CDN, so it looks like that step is failing.

ancapailldorcha · 05-05-2020 3:47pm

Spear wrote: »

Curious, have you done a packet capture or viewed the HTTP responses to see what's happening? The images and videos would normally load from a third party CDN, so it looks like that step is failing.

That's gone straight over my head, S.

Spear · 05-05-2020 3:52pm

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

That's gone straight over my head, S.

Are you accessing the Steam store in a browser, or in the Steam client itself? The latter would make it easier if the error is there as well.

ancapailldorcha · 05-05-2020 4:14pm

Spear wrote: »

Are you accessing the Steam store in a browser, or in the Steam client itself? The latter would make it easier if the error is there as well.

The client itself. On chrome, the store is fine.

Spear · 05-05-2020 4:31pm

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

The client itself. On chrome, the store is fine.

To catch what's happening there would need a packet capture. Reckon you'd be okay with installing Wireshark and capturing the traffic while it fails to load images?

Glebee · 05-05-2020 4:41pm

God, I cant remember the last time I bought something directly from Steam. I have 4euro credit in my account for at least the last 18 months and have not touched it.

ancapailldorcha · 05-05-2020 4:45pm

Spear wrote: »

To catch what's happening there would need a packet capture. Reckon you'd be okay with installing Wireshark and capturing the traffic while it fails to load images?

Is that fairly simple?

ancapailldorcha · 05-05-2020 4:47pm

This is what I've got now:

ancapailldorcha · 05-05-2020 4:54pm

Never mind. Just went into options and cleared the Steam browser's data, cookies and so on. Working perfectly now though it's beyond me why.

Glebee · 07-05-2020 9:51pm

Is Warzone free to play or do you need Modern Warfare?

RobertFoster · 07-05-2020 10:26pm

Glebee wrote: »

Is Warzone free to play or do you need Modern Warfare?

You don't need Modern Warfare.

gazzamc · 08-05-2020 9:56am

RobertFoster wrote: »

You don't need Modern Warfare.

But be aware that if you do own MW its nearly a 200gb download :eek::eek:

Glebee · 09-05-2020 6:59am

Big download alright. Plays very well. Never was really into the online shooter stuff but being playing a bit more recently especially games that feature cross play. Fortnite, warzone, sea of thieves all playing very good. Anyone give Dauntless a try??? Is seems like a dumbed down Monster Hunter in a Fortnite style looking game and gets decent reviews.

Homelander · 09-05-2020 6:36pm

Warzone is pretty good. The crossplay though is what sells it for me - I can play with a range of friends across PC, Xbox and PS4. I wish more games had this optional feature. Apex Legends doesn't even have cross-console play.

23-05-2020 9:43pm

I'm waiting a month now for my new processor to arrive. I cancelled one when they said they couldn't tell me where my package was... now my second order is late. Is there a shortage of ryzen 5 3600's right now?

wotzgoingon · 23-05-2020 9:55pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm waiting a month now for my new processor to arrive. I cancelled one when they said they couldn't tell me where my package was... now my second order is late. Is there a shortage of ryzen 5 3600's right now?

I doubt it but never read anything like that. Who did you order from?

23-05-2020 9:57pm

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I doubt it but never read anything like that. Who did you order from?

A 3rd party seller from amazon and now amazon themselves this time. I'm rather annoyed as my new graphics card, motherboard and ram is useless without it.

ewj1978 · 24-05-2020 10:00am

Amazon are dog slow these days. Ordered a few things. 2 never arrived. one re-sent after contacting customer support and the other monies were refunded to my account.
no arguing needed.
DPD had previously messaged me to say that another order would be delayed by 5 days due to how busy they are.

CastorTroy · 24-05-2020 4:02pm

They were slow before the pandemic. I got the 3 months Prime offer before Christmas. Only used it once to order a SSD. Got lost. Reordered it then it took over a week to get here. I didn't renew my Prime. That was from amazon directly.
Yet I ordered a new phone from Amazon Germany and got it within a week with standard delivery

25-05-2020 12:14pm

I've ordered 2 processors with the plan to cancel/return whichever one doesn't arrive first... I've gotten that desperate. The one I ordered 2nd (4 days apart) has now been dispatched. I'm glad I went for this unorthodox strategy now.

Burgo · 25-05-2020 6:12pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I've ordered 2 processors with the plan to cancel/return whichever one doesn't arrive first... I've gotten that desperate. The one I ordered 2nd (4 days apart) has now been dispatched. I'm glad I went for this unorthodox strategy now.

Damn thats some crap luck. I ordered a processor on the 6th of May, delivered by the 11th. Between myself and the wife we have been ordering a fair bit of stuff mostly from amazon and we havent noticed anytihng been overly delayed.

ShadowHearth · 26-05-2020 5:32pm

Lads, Anyone used Instant Gaming for keys? They have tropico for 18eu and from little googling they are just another Grey Market reseller, but with good reputation on delivering keys.

Just one thing that kind of pushed me off, that if I pay with paypal they needed my phone number and called me from unknown number ( I did not answered, but from what people said its just automated call to give code, same way they do with texts these days ). So I backed off and did not put in any more details. Would it be normal? Anyone actually bought of them? I usually use cdkeys.com and prices there higher, but they had no Tropico 6 in stock. Used them for years.

Robert ninja · 26-05-2020 5:37pm

Have not used them specifically but I've noticed key sites have gotten a lot worse. They often have stock issues and prices are not nearly as attractive as they used to be. The last time I tried to buy something Paypal would not accept it. I don't know what happened. I usually only used them once or twice a year though. Most of the time sales on their official storefronts or steam would be enough for my frugal habits.

Dcully · 26-05-2020 5:39pm

Ive used instant gaming and cd keys many many times, never an issue.

ShadowHearth · 26-05-2020 5:41pm

Dcully wrote: »

Ive used instant gaming and cd keys many many times, never an issue.

Did instant gaming did same thing with paypal for you? I heard sometimes they ask to send a photo of ID too. Ran in to those things?

Taylor365 · 26-05-2020 8:30pm

I remember buying a key off eBay from a key seller with +100k feedback. Got a phone call from someone Asian, looking to verify i was the buyer.

Since long gone off eBay now.

lmimmfn · 26-05-2020 9:54pm

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Did instant gaming did same thing with paypal for you? I heard sometimes they ask to send a photo of ID too. Ran in to those things?

They asked me for I'd, I sent it and they wouldn't accept it for whatever reason, I just used another site which was 1 or 2 euro more expensive.

K.O.Kiki · 27-05-2020 12:27pm

lmimmfn wrote: »

They asked me for I'd, I sent it and they wouldn't accept it for whatever reason, I just used another site which was 1 or 2 euro more expensive.

You gave your photo ID to a shady seller, who "didn't accept it"?

OK...

Off-topic, can you DM me your bank details? :pac:

lmimmfn · 27-05-2020 4:20pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

You gave your photo ID to a shady seller, who "didn't accept it"?

OK...

Off-topic, can you DM me your bank details? :pac:

lol, i would hardly rank them as G2A tbf

Glebee · 29-05-2020 7:05pm

My headset and mic is driving me cracked. Is connected through my xbox controller to the PC. Sometime it works other times theres no sound through the headset even though everything seems to be working.

Skerries · 03-06-2020 12:15am

does it work plugged in directly?

Glebee · 03-06-2020 9:20am

Skerries wrote: »

does it work plugged in directly?

Its tempremental as hell as well when plugged in directly. Behaving its self a bit better these days though. I rather have it connected to my controller, even though I dont use it that much as I get the extra cable length from the controller. I inherited a very decent set of Sony noise cancelling headphones but with no mic. Ordered a gaming microphone cable from Amazon and its work great.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07XXQ1XRT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Glebee · 12-06-2020 2:24pm

I have an old PS3 under the TV in the office that never really got much use. I see there is a copy of The Last of Us there as well. Think I might give it a go what with the sequal being released.

jaxxx · 14-06-2020 5:27pm

What do you get when you get an old school city builder and combine it with some survival aspects?

Banished.

What do you get when you combine Banished but humans are extinct and beavers rise as the new society?

Timberborn.

Very very very very very very very very very very very early build as of right now though there is an open beta on the 18th for 4 weeks or so for anyone interested.

Gbear · 15-06-2020 12:28am

I haven't done any miniature painting since I was a child, but I quite like some channels on youtube who do some painting stuff, and my favourite is Goobertown Hobbies.

With Games Workshop releasing a anti-racism message, he decided to do a video on the subject.

If it's a bit full on for you, the rest of his videos are also very good, and also more targeted at hobbyist painting.

Glebee · 28-06-2020 9:43am

Anyone else have problems starting some games through Epic? Tried a few over the last few days and ive got a similar crash at start up on the all. At least 4 games ive trive give me a pop up crash message.

28-06-2020 12:12pm

Glebee wrote: »

Anyone else have problems starting some games through Epic? Tried a few over the last few days and ive got a similar crash at start up on the all. At least 4 games ive trive give me a pop up crash message.

Just fired up Borderlands 3 there and launched no problem.

Kintarō Hattori · 14-07-2020 9:44am

Folks,

I can't imagine this being an issue but as I've never run into this before I said I'll double check.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Minecraft-PC-Mac-Code-DRM/dp/B010KYDNDG/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Minecraft+for+PC%2FMac&qid=1594716089&sr=8-2

My sister wants to get that for her son, for the PC.

It's saying however that she can't buy it due to geo-restrictions, she's living in Ireland. I assume if I get it for her it won't actually cause any issues?

dreamers75 · 14-07-2020 11:27am

https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/

Just buy it there?

Have seen .com games not work over here so wouldnt take the chance.

15-07-2020 2:08pm

Had a few rounds of that Hyper Scape last night. Absolute tripe !

Homelander · 15-07-2020 2:22pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Had a few rounds of that Hyper Scape last night. Absolute tripe !

Felt the same, gun play is absolutely terrible, feels like playing an arena shooter from 10 or 15 years ago and not in a good way.

Can't see it being popular when Apex Legends exists.

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