Oh yeah, ended up buying Fallout 4 GOTY anyway on the last day of the sale since apparently Bethesda doesn't like to drop pricing on their games ever...

Anyway... So you can't name the spouse you aren't playing as, so that's disappointing, but I made him as pretty as possible before he was killed by the kidnappers. Vengeance will be mine with my future lesbian partner. That's ok, trying to get used to the whole game play itself as well as the stats and perks system. Already kinda messed things up despite looking into things prior since I wasn't entirely sure on the play style I'd like. Meh, suppose with enough levels it'll all work out anyway. I do know I like VATS, since I'm mediocre at best with FPS games and it allows a somewhat tactical approach to an otherwise FPS RPG game thing. Sure there's melee weapons, but I don't see how that'd really work effectively when everyone else has guns or is a giant monster of sorts. Maybe I'll actually warm up to Fallout this time around, it helps that the environment isn't overwhelmingly depressing(except for the Glowing Sea) in terms of colour and lighting. I must have SADD, because I couldn't play Fallout 3 with everything being dark and muted greenish grey.

So far so good on FO4, have actually been able to get into it for the most part. I think it also helps that you can have a companion around, even though it's just an AI companion but it's nice to "not be alone" and have someone to have your back(more like take aggro, but hey...) as well as their being no shortage of supplies with all the friendly settlements around and loot aplenty when questing/adventuring.

ANYWAY, the real reason I'm here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtnfYYlvCVA
Which I was sorta excited with the announcement trailer, but this one really cements it showing off more of the characters and story. I think what impresses me most is how they're able to portray emotions in character's faces, especially on Cloud who in the original game seems indifferent between the text and then often misplaced shrugging. When he sees Aerith at the Golden Saucer and then at the end of the trailer after the Sector 7 plate has fallen really shows what I'm talking about, moments in the original game were awkwardly texted and shrugged...

Well...that just looked like a bunch of random things in CGI but I know nothing about Final Fantasy.

It's a little random, and things are quite different than the original game so even for me it took a second with all the things that're new. So many story changes(more so expansions on preexisting elements) though, so it's exciting that they're making such an effort to fill in the blanks of the original game. Most importantly is the squatting mini game making a return. People were worried about them cutting all the mini games since that's such a 90's JRPG thing, but they've even added some like darts and pull-ups just off that trailer. I'm looking forward to it.

Oh, and in other news apparently Poison was added into Street Fighter V in August so that's exciting since she's the only trans video game character I know of: https://streetfighter.com/characters/poison/ Though it's annoying seeing all the transphobes saying how "she's retconned to a cis girl" but her story dialogue heavily alludes to gender dysphoria and then the game itself doesn't disclose her sex like it does for all the other characters. Of course these days Capcom likes to keep it slightly ambiguous, but in the past she was clearly labeled as being trans in her first debut as well as consequent releases which the transphobes love to ignore of course. It actually pisses me off since they're like "what's the big deal if she's trans anyway" when it's a very big deal to trans people, just because they don't want to admit they think a trans girl is attractive so they need her to be cis to protect their delicate manhood. It's like, gah there're plenty of cis girls already out there for you to have the hots for so if you don't like her being trans or the fact you think a trans girl is hot then just off yourself... This is why I hate most cis men by the way, not so much that specifically but that general way of thinking...

This post has been edited by Box: Sep 14, 2019 - 3:28 PM

Not to stir the pot but FTM is really lacking representation in media. MTF is all over the place because I guess straight douches just can't handle it the other way around that maybe just maybe not everything centers around them and their dicks.

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Oh I totally agree, and I think part of that is because in a way it's more socially acceptable to be FtM as opposed to MtF. Since MtF undermines the whole "male superiority" ruse that those delusional fools live by, but then FtM "proves" it so they're more tolerant. I have started seeing more FtM outside of the mainstream though, so it's a start. I'd love to see more LGBTQ in general portrayed in a positive light in mainstream media, and maybe some day soon we'll get there. I don't expect everyone to understand or agree, but they can at least respect it enough to be a decent human being. It's sad that this song is more relevant than ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzGnX-MbYE4

Oh it happened while the forum was down, but on the lines of FtM in media... I was finishing up Dragon Age Inquisition and one of the minor NPCs is a trans man, which I thought was pretty cool and especially since he's portrayed in a good way. Which you have responses ranging from nice to rude, and I was nice of course, but I wish there had been some kind of "Me too" or "I know how you feel" option. It's nice that they did that and are trying to expose people in a positive way(and after watching videos on YouTube afterwards, aren't afraid to tell you you're wrong if you pick the ruder dialogue), but it's like they didn't think that maybe somebody trans would be playing. When he talked about being a kid looking in the mirror hating himself and hating how he was dressed it really hit me in the feels.

That's pretty awesome and that's why I think that including a wide variety of character types can be very important.

Yush!!! Which allegedly Cyberpunk 2077 will have a non-binary character creator and your character is just referred to by name, if true that'd be nice. Spose will see as it gets closer to release.

Here is a question/ problem for you...
So recently got a new phone a Google Pixel 3a but it seems that it has a known issue with 4G connection. It will drop 4G data connection even though there is at least half bars. The only way to get data/ internet connection back is to turn airplane mode on & off again. That will fix it for a bit then happens again. Old phone did not have this problem. Thinking it's a phone and/ or a software, hardware (whatever you want to call it) issue.
Here are some links to the issue...
Link #1
Link #2
Those are just some of the most relevant links. According to others, new phones didn't fix the issue. I've tried every option that I know of & researched.

I'm going to switch out the phone maybe this weekend if I can't get this issue resolved. BTW on Sprint network.

This post has been edited by navseal345: Dec 3, 2019 - 8:24 AM

I'd swap for a different phone. Sprint and their CMDA network is going to be going bye bye in while anyways.

Yeah might just do that. I guess Samsung kinda has the market for phones. And I'm not going Apple.

Why can't they make **** that works worth a damn anymore.

And why won't those damn kids stay off my lawn!

I like my Chinese phone except when I don't.

But here is another thought... At work the issue never happens, at parents house it seems fine, but once I get home the problem is persistent. Maybe the issue is with how the phone handles weak 4G signal.

Thread hijack... Halo Master Chief Collection just launched Halo Reach and the library to PC. Never thought I'd see the day. Been playing Halo on XBL since 2005.

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That may be possible, are there any options for it to drop to 3G more readily? Is it in your house only or all around your house?

I did try 3G only and it was fine, no drop of connection. But that was like a week ago so truly don't remember.

It was now or probably never... So I gave up a car part to build my PC. Got it completed right before Christmas. Runs beautifully, and I love it.
Spent way more than I had intended; but I'd figured everything is good and the only thing that would need upgrading in the future is probably the GPU.

Hate to break it to ya, but your wallpaper is wrong.
And yea, def budget a GPU upgrade - RGB action on your current one is weak.

I upgraded my Core2Duo E8400 to a 2700X with 32GB DDR4 3400 and carried over my RX580 from another PC, gathering the rest here and there. Scored a RM1000X for $100 shipped so plenty of power lol.

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Lol but I wouldn't mind a 964 tbh, although if I ever did get one it'd probably be a 977.2 instead. Yeah the 2070 super here should do me good for now; and I didn't want heavy rgb as it can get annoying. Even w/ these all the lighting sits at 50% brightness only.

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Nice! I never done AMD but w/ this build I went w/ the 3700x. I only have 16gb DDR4 3466. Dang $100 only?!?! That's a steal!

Yeah, and my 2700X was $135 too, my X470 Asus ROG Strix Gaming F was $70+$8 part to repair it. I'm super budget eBaying this thing together lol. Only thing I overpaid on was the RAM I bought like 7 months ago. 32GB CJR die 3600 DDR4 CL18 I think. Not the best but good enough, can't get it to run at 3600 though but running 3400 is good enough. I'm going to repaste and remount the cooler on my RX580 soon and hope for better thermals there and I need to source a NVME drive for it but that'll have to be new. All told I'm like...
$135 CPU
$120 GPU
$150 RAM
$80 MotherBoard
$100 PSU
about $600. I've been hoarding my Amazon points and have $250 saved up so far, I think once I'm around $300-$400 in points I'll go for something new and nice maybe and kick in another $100 of my own money too. I'm hoping that Ampere is as good and efficient as they say it might be or that it tanks the prices on some older stuff perhaps.

Love the RGB. What are the specs? The only thing wrong with that wallpaper is that it’s not screen size. I would prefer a 993 but I wouldn’t kick a ‘90 964 out of bed.

Crappy pic but you get the idea.

Honestly, don't care about air cooled 911's - hyped up prices, nobody drives them because they're all "collector cars", crap AC, all the usual issues that come with old cars. No thanks, I'll take a 996/7.
Was checking out 944's for some time, though they've gone up in price, a lot, so I'm out. Boxsters are now cheaper and better in every way.

And I'm glad AMD is back in town. Always had AMD back in the day, Duron 700, Athlon 3200, Phenom X4, then X6, but had to switch to Intel for a while (i5-760, then i5-4670k) because AMD had nothing competitive. Ran right back to AMD with R5 1600, now R5 2600X. Never liked Intel's business practices - price gouging, forcing people to upgrade MB with every new gen, among others. Vega 56, 970 Pro NVMe, 16GB G.Skill RAM (also cannot get it to work at advertised speeds... ehh), Asus X470-I complete my miniITX build.

I had wanted to do ITX for my AMD but none of the ITX boards had good enough VRM for a 2700X and I couldn't find any broken that I knew I could repair.

I’ve been happy with my i5 but wouldn’t want to switch mobos either. My G-Skills are supposed to run at 1600 but they’re at 1333 for some reason. I can run XMP but not as stable. CL7 though.

I like that 911s are worse than Coxsters. Yeah they’re overpriced, but I want to dance between under- and oversteer. Plus, my name. I’m destined to have a 911.

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Yea, miniITX boards are expensive. The Asus X470-I I got was pricey AF, I really cringed buying it. Had the ASRock X370 miniITX before, but ASRock sucks on AMD these days (build a ASRock Taichi + R7 1700x for a buddy, and the board could barely handle the CPU at stock speeds...), so I had to upgrade. Asus has been pretty good to me, the on-board audio is almost as good as a decent USB DAC, so I called it good enough. Too many issues with USB dropping out on external DAC's for me, annoying.

I have never been able to build a PC that I was 100% happy with. Current setup is pretty good, but I'm not happy with the noise and stock fan control. Asus now has the best stock fan control I've ever seen (w/ ramp up delay, custom map), but it's still driven by CPU internal temp, which jumps too much. Planning to build a custom hardline loop w/ Corsair Commander Pro and water temp probe where fans would ramp up based on water temp - been planning for a year now, lol. In WC loops I've build in the past, the pump was usually the loudest part.

It was on sale, so I bought one:


Can't wait for it to get here, have wanted a synth with voltage controlled oscillators for some time as well as something semi-modular.

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PC itself:
Asus ROG STRIX RTX 2070 Super
MSI x570 Carbon PRO WIFI
AMD 3700X
Corsair H115i AIO cooler (+2 140mm RGB fan)
Corsair Spec-Omega RGB Mid Tower (+2 120mm RGB fan)
Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 3466 CAS 16
Western Blue Digitbal 1TB SSD M.2 (probably get a second 1 TB NVME)

Other stuff:
Corsair K95 keyboard
Corsair Glaive mouse
Dell S2716DG monitor (1440p, 144hz, g-sync)

He he I would be okay w/ either tbh. But the price for these old ones are wayyyyyyy over-priced at the moment. Sure they're good, but I wouldn't be able to spend that much.

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Agreed on the price, I know of a guy who owns like 20 near perfect models of the 964/993/etc. I wouldn't mind a boxster; but I think I'd rather go w/ the hardtop Cayman. If I could I would love a 997.2 4S (the S is good; but living in MN having that extra grip is nice).
Yeah, I was never AMD; but from all the research and my buddies AMD is definitely putting Intel on suicide watch w/ their new thread-ripper. Lisa has really turned the company around.

This post has been edited by TimeslideZ: Jan 6, 2020 - 9:25 PM

My R5 1600 AF (reduced clock 2600 basically) came in today, I repaired the B450 Tomahawk board I got a while back, and now I'm just waiting on RAM so I can make sure this motherboard works but I expect it to work. After that a graphics card, PSU, NVME, and my friends mid range gaming PC will be done. Hunting graphics card deals and there's just crap for good deals with used hardware still. I'll probably do like 1660 Super.