Oh yeah, my other name was Omcifer and i used the pic of Rone flipping the bird as my profile pic. Made me kinda notorious., good times

Whoa, this place is still kicking, huh? not sure if anyone remembers me, i may wanna check in to the oldbies thread, and see who else is active that i remember

I went ahead with the GTX 670 because I snagged it for a low 349.99 on Newegg as part of a holiday deal.

On another note, I have the ever-so CPU-intensive Guild Wars 2 and would like to avoid framerate dips. After I stick my new GPU in, would my Phenom II X6 3.2 ghz hexacore CPU be bottlenecking the GPU? I was considering an upgrade but wasn't sure if it was really worth it.

Well thanks but im not looking to build a PC from the ground up, as I have a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849R and 8 gb of DDR3 RAM, but I want to start with my GPU and work from there.

I was looking towards the 7970 but it seems that people have had less issues with Nvidia-brand cards so I was wondering if anyone here has had useful experiences or advice on choosing between them.

So I am looking to upgrade my old GTX 560 in order to get more out of the games I play. I don't have a crossfire or sli compatible motherboard but the option is still open if it's still economically friendly to do so! Basically, being in the range of $300-$400, what would be the best card, regardless of brand, for that price range? I was considering either a 7970 or GTX 670 or anything else that someone could throw in as being the best performance-wise given what I am willing to spend. Thanks guys!

I was listening to "Slick Watts" by the Blue Scholars and noticed that he listed off the roster of what sounds like former players on the Seattle Supersonics and noticed "Jack Sikma" around 2:30. Isn't he kind of vaguely related to you, Dada? I thought it was kind of amusing if anything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udS-OcNtSWo

Lol

On the topic of autism again (is anybody paying attention??):

Someone created a poll a while back here that quantized one's sexuality on a certain scale and it was created by this guy who had the same feelings on the matter; I think this was it, at least: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinsey_scale
Interesting stuff.

I feel like I'm beating a dead horse as far as the forum's interests are concerned, but I've been playing a lot of Quake Live and a tad bit of League of Legends - especially Quake Live. It's a lot of fun, even more so since I was never into the Quake III scene. Anyone who plays should send me their username.

You must really love tacking olives in a lot of your dishes.

PS How do you make your sauce?

Yahoo Answers Strikes Again

The best part of that link is the answer that the asker chose as the "Best Answer".

I seldom get halfway through a game anymore, much less play it all the way to the end - the only exceptions are games that have me engrossed and can hold me steadfast to the dead end just because its so fun and compelling. Im this way with a lot of things that require a greater attention span than what a gnat can produce, and I think it stems from my addiction to the internet, short spurts of information, and multitasking without focusing on one task for an extended period of time without feeling the urge to do something else such as click desk icons and do a poll instead of reading a lengthy article. Some day, I want to have the ability to sit down and finally finish good games, read a 1000 page book in a few sittings, or be able to listen to someone speak without staring at the wall halfway through. Some day...

i don't think you are dumb, they are just uh more freeform/association writings and lot of times you need to know the context/what he is talking about.

It's none of this, it's Asperger's Syndrome manifesting itself through excessively rambling about a particular topic and, judging by the content of a lot of posts here, I'd say that it's relatively common on saltw.

Assuming you're using VICE, you can set up the gamepad controls somewhere in the settings.  Most games let you use a joystick, which has 8 directions and a single button, I'm pretty sure VICE will let you bind these to whatever you want (haven't used it in a while though) so you don't need to worry about using keyboard controls in a lot of games.  Also I think VICE will let you choose to make the keyboard correlate to your computer's keyboard, which is absurdly helpful if you don't know how the C64 keyboard is laid out.

Thanks for the response. Im not using VICE though, but CCS64 has similar input methods, and I simply chose the joystick which uses a certain keyset on my keyboard that I defined. I have found that most games support this keyset that corresponds to joystick controls, but some require what seems like an arbitrary key to be tapped to progress past the title screen and into the actual game.

Also, the Commodore 64 has a very bizarre library of games, including a game called Ducks Ahoy! where youre in this pixelated replica of Venice, navigating an empty gondola around a canal to catch these clumsy ducks and transport them to safety or something, all while avoiding this pink hippo which is partially submerged underwater wholl pop up and chuckle if you happen to capsize your little gondola. Ive only grazed the surface so far and there is tons of totally random titles out there to be played.

Is that an actual plank of wood in the photo or am I not viewing the monstrosity to the scale that I think I am.
I dont think id have the courage to be still enough to snap a photo, id most likely run away and cower in fear because I dislike bugs, especially large ones that could practically eat me.

Okay, the article notes that its wingspan isnt as large as I had surmised so its an illusion but it looks truly humongous from the photo.

I was at my brother's house the other day and there was a large praying mantis that was romping around the garage - his retarded children were prodding and poking at it with a stick and I explained that this wasnt a good idea because it kills other pests. Why am I telling everyone this story? The world may never know.

I just torrented a folder of over 500 various Gameboy games.

Someone wish me luck and bid me farewell before I dive off into the land of the strange, the mysterious, the land of Gameboy.

On that note, I also torrented a lot of Commodore 64 games and since im sorta slow, Im having a little bit of trouble configuring the control scheme. Apparently, the keys on the keyboard correspond to the ones on the C64 keyboard, so what would be the best way to configure the most useful keys for gameplay to a controller..More thinking is in order here...Orr maybe im just too lazy to sit down and work it out, maybe later unless someone with experience can offer suggestions.

Haha. I especially like how he has these sharp metal rods piercing his torso and head with blood splotches everywhere and goes "NO IM OKAY", then proceeds to sit up and walk around so casually and nonchalantly.

I can find solace in knowing that im not the only person who sits around and listens from everything to 8 bit tunes from obscure Commodore 64 titles to the new age tracks in Braid, and everything in between. I know that the Halo series has a bad reputation from a lot of gamers that arent diehard teen fanboys, but I did legitimately enjoy some of the songs on the soundtrack - especially of the second iteration in the series. Heres one of my favs:

Halo 2 - Peril
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liDBB2ZKKKM

Ghosts n Goblins (NES)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA_e0QpVdLc

I dont remember a lot about this tough-as-nails games audio presentation but one thing that distinctly sticks out is the shrieking sounds of the ghosts on level one as they lunge towards you in a lofty and devious manner as your adrenaline kicks up and you frantically go to mash the buttons to elude the sneaky little hellions. It still sorta gives me nightmares to this very day.

played Perfect Dark today, I kind of don't think it's very good now because it is somehow devoid of early N64/Goldeneye strangeness Joanna Dark jumps DIRECTLY into the airvent. It also tries too hard to be realistic with reloading instead of Goldeneye move gun momentarily away from screen. I dunno maybe there's just too much slowdown to be fun have to try the XBox Live version. It totally reminds me of James Bind ridiculous amount of systems for this 12-minute game

I still play this from time to time(including the hi-res, online-compatible, xbox arcade version) and it's still fun to play, although some people would argue that it hasnt aged pretty well, and theyre probably right but its still fun on some level. Probably whats more jarring than anything else is how each multiplayer level seemed to be designed by some sinister sleaze who wanted to make claustrophobics cringe while they navigated around them. Maybe its just me, because there are some spacious maps, but it seems that even these have these windy, narrow corridors in them that cause you to resort to a corner in paranoia because of the prospect of a dark sim blazing around the corner with dual cyclones with a tinge of death in his eyes, which sends a fleeting chill sent down your spine as you lay in your own pool of blood 'til you choose to respawn and try it all over again. The overall design of some of the maps is poor, too, because they feel like these cookie cutter corridors and rooms were slapped together and there was nothing novel or particularly interesting about their individual design. Anyhow, to their credit, not all of the maps suffered from this confined space curse design and instead it felt more fitting, such as the facility classic GE map - it was closed quarters at points but it was tiny and there was this overall cohesiveness to it that made it feel right.

One thing that the game was highly acclaimed for was its sheer level of customization, and huge arsenal/diversity of weapons thats hardly even paralleled by most games of its kind thatre released today. Its nice how each weapon has their own primary function and then a secondary function to accompany it, it adds a new level of fun of fun to the game to keep things interesting. I think that if a true remake for PD were in order, then the developers should revamp some the maps and update the engine and possibly incorporate the ability to jump around.

Yes, you will learn lot of knowledge from all of us guys. You're welcome.