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10/23/09
10/23/09
It got all insulted and threw errors at me.. I then reinstalled XP.. #ruse
10/23/09
When will the touching stop? WHEN WILL IT STOP? #ruse
10/23/09
We'll make it stop, Jonah..
*dramatic man-tear, clutched fist and gnashing teeth*
WE'LL GET TROUGH THIS, JONAH!! WE WILL!! #ruse
10/22/09
says the stupid console gamer and/or idiot.
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It's not like 8 bit era and here comes suddenly crysis making us go from 8 bit to semi realistic graphics.
I like the effects especially the water one looks really nice. And usually i'm not that impressed by small graphical changes. #dirt2
10/22/09
All huge leaps. #dirt2
10/22/09
Lets face it. Its Direct X. Direct X is all about the graphics and nothing more.
And its a PC version. I mean the whole reason people get the PC version of games is to get the better graphics, higher resolutions, effects, etc, that the underpowered consoles cant compete with. (and sometimes because people like to play with keyboard/mouse and dedicated servers) #dirt2
10/22/09
10/23/09
Like i said: The visual quality usually doesn't increase by huge leaps anymore. At least not in todays age and not 5 years ago not even really 10 years ago.
20 years ago is another story..
But today it's more about the small changes, it's next to impossible to throw out a complete new engine that "WOW"'s everybody. #dirt2
10/22/09
It's times like these that make me happy to be a PC Gamer along with being a Console Gamer, Pinball Gamer and Arcade Gamer.
I can't wait to test this on my ASUS ROG and SAGER systems. #dirt2
10/22/09
10/22/09
its not a proper WRC rally game like the old ones were, i dont know if he'd be rolling in his grave over this game or not, but personally i think they should have just kept it DiRT 2 and not included his name #dirt2
10/22/09
RIP #dirt2
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@Kakkoii:
Hmm, tone really is that hard to detect on the interwebs.
I was totally kidding. I know there is no such thing as a tessellation chip, but the word was used like 50 times in the video, and my guess is less than 5% of its viewing audience even knows what tessellations are. I thought the overuse of the word was humorous, that's all. On top of that, I just posted a comment about Windows 7 in todays TAY so I felt like that statement at the end was fitting.
Sorry for any confusion. #dirt2
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10/23/09
You'd already have one customer :) #dirt2
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10/22/09
Dirt 2 uses DirectCompute with the GPU to animate the large crowd. And uses Tessellation to makes them more detailed without a big performance hit. And multi-threading used on the side to make the whole game run better on multi-core CPU's.
Same stuff goes for the water and rest of the game. Along with better and more efficient lighting effects in Shader Model 5.0 #dirt2
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10/22/09
ting their games at the console market, older/cheaper video cards like the 8800GT run pretty much any PC game maxed or nearly maxed. I think the new DX version is a way to make hardware manufacturers some money. #dirt2
10/22/09
DX versions are starting to just not matter. #dirt2
10/22/09
10/22/09
DX11 is more about the coding under the hood, so GPGPU, PhysX, Cuda, Stream(if that was the name) etc.
So DX11 should be able to do everything that DX10 does, a bit more and with less of a performance hit.
And with the expected Win7 uptake compared to the 30% uptake of Vista then developers should have more incentive to use DX11 and just bypass DX10 altogether.
DX10 basically never got a chance to spread its wings as it was part of Vista. #dirt2
10/22/09
The addition of compute shaders means physics and other general compute tasks can be offloaded onto any capable hardware instead of just nVidia cards via proprietary APIs.
And general efficiency of the API's also been improved. Some things that took multiple passes can be done in one pass, and there are generic performance improvements that actually work not just on DX11 level hardware, but also Dx10 level hardware. Stuff that's very easy to implement too. #dirt2
10/22/09
From 7 to 9, there were huge leaps made that changed the way games looked completely and could be played.
From 9 to 11, the only difference is you need a 295 to make a flag go fwoosh better compared to a 9800GTX that looks arguably the same, with less fwoosh. #dirt2
10/22/09
Also, there's very little reason to make software that fully embraces DirectX 10 or 11, considering the GPU in the PS3 is basically a GeForce 7900GT and the 360's GPU is a chimera of the Radeon X800, X1800, and tech that really isn't in any consumer GPU today (like the embedded DRAM). Hence why, as Koztah said, an 8800GT will still run most any PC game just fine at present... #dirt2
10/22/09
10/22/09
It basically means you can do Crysis at a solid 70fps on ultra high instead of barely 30.
And you can do something that would run at 5fps currently, at playable rates.
So you won't necessarily get obvious and amazing new visual techniques, but you do get playable rates for using them, especially all at once.
Eventually you do hit a wall, but not until you get full photorealism with a huge number of items on screen at 60+fps consistent. We're not there yet.
And I will grant that it'll be less of a WOW! effect going forward, because it's going to be more about making sure the user gets an experience where they go "This isn't a slideshow!".
(Also, that 9800GTX is a dx10 part, so that's not a good comparison. Compare say, the Radeon 9700, which is a first generation DX9 part, to an HD5870, which is a first generation DX11 part, and you get the difference between not being able to run Crysis at all, and having 30fps) #dirt2
10/22/09
Whether or not I take advantage of the DX11 capabilities, I should have good fun. #dirt2
10/22/09
At first i was thinking " this is too much like need for speed, i don't care about a story or making friends, silly pop music, silly remarks from your in-game friends" and stuff like that...
The i got motivated to finish off the achievements of the first one, since in my mind it was much better, but the moment i played Dirt again i realized how great was Dirt 2.
I still don't care for this juvenile vibe they put into it, but the racing, the landscapes, the details.... this is a triple A game all right, even without directx 11. Unnecessary as Fahey pointed. #dirt2
10/22/09
But as for the game itself, looks fucking amazing, kinda makes me wanna get a HD 5870 lol.
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Sorry if I sound like a dick there.
10/22/09
damn Sonata 3...quiet, beautiful...and fucking small LOL #dirt2
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What will she do if you use a damn PC anyway, dump you? #dirt2
10/22/09
DX11 works on Vista too. You can download it already (official version from MS) #dirt2
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10/22/09
I wrote about this in that thread about gaming addiction,so she kinda made it her job not to let me into that again.Unlike what the others are saying I do have a dick!.It's called a compromise,and shes just looking out for me.Which I don't mind. #dirt2
10/22/09
10/22/09
the lower, 5700 series as well as the 5850...but i *WANT* the 5870 :)
i've been meaning to get a new, bigger case anyway...i've been looking at the Antec P183, but i wish it had a side window :( #dirt2
10/22/09
The vast majority of my worst gaming experiences were on those servers aswell. It took me months to find just two servers where I would not be bounced because I wasn't interested in clan tryouts, I wasn't a 'regular' or if the mods made the game unplayable. Anyone remember the 'conc jumping' map craze that swept across TF 1(.5)? The torrent of abuse I endured because I wasn't a regular made me almost take the game back. Having dedicated servers, in some cases, creates insular and clique communities who arew far from welcoming to new players.
IW hosted servers is the way to level the playing field for EVERYONE. Not just the veterans and their followers, but people who are new geting into the game and don't deserve the hassle of trying to find a decent server where they can play peacefully. Okay, it's little boring not having the mods and stuff but spare a thought for the gamers who aren't interested in mods. #modernwarfare2
10/22/09
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On the flip side of that the PC has always been seen as the home of customizers, tuners, and hard-core gamers and developers overall recognized this and developed their titles accordingly. Consider the upcoming Dragon Age for PC will be shipping with a script editor that is designed to allow PC users to develop their own campaigns where as the console versions will not have this feature and will instead be focusing on providing DLC and other features for that platform.
So the question really is why is IW and Activision REALLY doing this? I know they claim it's to "improve their game for the vast majority of their players" but that is an argument I do not buy. Their console version, before this was even announced, did EXACTLY that already which is why a good majority of the sales are anticipated to be on the PS3 and 360.
Instead, they are trying to cram this console, or what I like to call fisher-price or Duplo, mindset onto a platform that has historically VERY hostile to such actions. And, predictably, those console players and "casual to moderate fans" are jumping for joy; one for "revenge or payback" and the other for converting their PC into a console.
Am I bitter and angry about all of this? You bet 'ya especially since I REALLY do not like the idea that my gaming platform of choice is being marginalized in favor of "casual to moderate fans" who should have switched to a console if they wished to have a guided and controlled platform.
The bitter part of all of this is that no matter how this turns out we've pretty much been told that as long as consoles exist, who maybe spend about $400 on average for their platform, their opinion matters more than the people who spend upwards of $500 or more for the ability to control their platform. #modernwarfare2
10/22/09
10/21/09
BTW, during the podcast I was talking with someone before I had to leave and can't remember their name so if you see this feel free to add me on Steam under Ladyfox[WTS]. Also, anyone have any idea on how to join the Kotaku group on Steam? #modernwarfare2
10/22/09
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Do you really see them doing that? #modernwarfare2
10/21/09
I play a legit copy of cod 4 and yes I enjoyed my FREE 3 maps which are hardly even played. So who are you really aiming that comment at? Because it sounds like the rumblings of a console player who's still a little upset that he has to pay for stuff that has no business being $10 for 3 maps because that is robbery, any way you put it. #modernwarfare2
10/22/09
10/21/09
The funding for the Kotakuites TF2 server is up for review. Sniper had been supplying us with a server out of his own back pocket as it was on the cheap. However the deal is now finished and it is up to the regular $20 a month price.
So he's asking for small donations to keep it up and running, majors donations get you a stake in the server as Admin.
Now I did the math and it only takes 3 cents each to keep the server alive, but what with paypal charges n all it's probs best to look for 20 $1 donations :P.
So yeah. for those of you that have enjoyed the TF2 server, and for those of you yet to try it out just a small request to help keep it alive and affordable.
(p.s we are currently running nightly TF2 events for those yet to give the server a go) #modernwarfare2
10/21/09
If you'd like to tell me the IP and whatnot, I'd love to donate a bit. #modernwarfare2
10/21/09