I run Borderlands 2 on lowest settings in windowed mode using a 'gamebooster' program to squeeze a playable frame rate out of my laptop. It looks ugly as fuck, especially compared to running it at max spec on my desktop, but I'd rather take the massive graphical quality drop to achieve a frame rate at which I can actually hit things. For those wondering why I bother to use my laptop at all, the answer is LAN co-op is much more fun than co-op over Skype.Skeleon said:Oh noes, they didn't clearly state they were joking when they referred to themselves as "the master race". Well, then I'm sure there was no sarcasm involved whatsoever of course!Thr33X said:That's a common mechanism there that PC Gamers use to defend other PC Gamers, the same way a console fanboy's gonna defend his ilk. When it's said 90% of the time I've seen it, it's not followed by the atypical LOLs or J/Ks to imply it's a joke.
Anyway, regarding the fps-debate: Depends a lot on the game. FPS in particular require high fps (confusing with the acronyms, eh) for precision gaming. 30 fps is too low there. Try playing a game like Painkiller with low fps. Awful. It's less of an issue with FPS on consoles because the controller-based gameplay is already a lot more floaty. Some platformers have issues with low fps, too, like Super Meatboy. Certainly not a game that is heralded for its high-def graphical brilliance, but fps actually has gameplay-implications there. In fact, fps is much more important to a lot of gamers than graphics. Who cares whether the textures are slightly more detailed if the flow of the game suffers? So, reducing your graphical settings to fulfill the "snooty" desire for high fps is quite common among PC gamers who don't have the newest hardware.
You can't punch someone through Skype for stealing the epic sniper that you need. You can punch them when they're sitting ~3 feet away.
I didn't have a problem with Steam until a few days ago when I found out you can't install games, from the disc, offline. Also, the inability to save more than one account for offline use is really annoying when your mate forgets to pay his internet bills.Hoplon said:Wait doesn't everyone get GSB? (general steam bullshit) Fuckin' steam, I like it a lot but some days it's just asking for a punch in the balls.