Brute Force Competition 2022

[Solitude]

I will get to this again today if all goes well.

[GregRedd]

Week 12 - 18 September

Article

Assassin's Creed Mirage - Baghdad Bound

Topic

[Wyvern]

https://community.mostepic.win/t/the-division-heartland/4135/2

[DarthMol]

Discussion for 12-18 Sep

How Long to Beat?

PC Game Pass has recently integrated stats from How Long to Beat into the Xbox App. It’s a simple but clever addition. Of course one could always visit the How Long to Beat website and type in the relevant game to see its expected duration. It is now just more convenient. And I might add a perfectly suitable addition since Game Pass’s subscription model really lends itself to those shorter experiences. With that in mind, how much of a factor is a games length in your picking a game to play? Wit…

[Solitude]

I just have to make time for this today.

[GregRedd]

Week of 19 - 25 September

Article

Session: Skate Sim - Realistic Skateboarding Sim Out Now (mostepic.win)

Session: Skate Sim - Realistic Skateboarding Sim Out Now

Topic

Nvidia Reveals its New GPU Flagship - the GeForce RTX 4090 - Tech - Most Epic Win

Nvidia Reveals its New GPU Flagship - the GeForce RTX 4090

GeForce RTX 4090 Coming 12 October. Pricing starts at $1599. That’s about R30 000 (excluding shipping, import duties and taxes). The NVIDIA® GeForce RTX® 4090 is the ultimate GeForce GPU. It brings an enormous leap in performance, efficiency, and AI-powered graphics. Experience ultra-high performance gaming, incredibly detailed virtual worlds, unprecedented productivity, and new ways to create. It’s powered by the NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture and comes with 24 GB of G6X m…

[Solitude]

22 - 28 August
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 2
@DarthMol - 2
@Beo - 1
@Wyvern - 1
@DieGrootHammer - 0

29 August - 4 September
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 1
@DarthMol - 2
@Beo - 1
@Wyvern - 1
@DieGrootHammer - 0

5 - 11 September
@GregRedd - 2
@czc - 1
@DarthMol - 2
@Beo - 1
@Wyvern - 1
@DieGrootHammer - 0

12 - 18 September
@GregRedd - 2
@czc - 1
@DarthMol - 2
@Beo - 1
@Wyvern - 1
@DieGrootHammer - 0

19 - 25 September
@GregRedd - 3
@czc - 1
@DarthMol - 1
@Beo - 1
@Wyvern - 1
@DieGrootHammer - 0

Standings
@GregRedd - 99
@czc - 71
@DarthMol - 52
@Wyvern - 41
@Beo - 37
@DieGrootHammer - 10

Phew, that took a while. Future Soli, don’t wait so long to do this.

If I made any mistakes, please let me know.

[GregRedd]

@Solitude

Phew, that took a while. Future Soli, don’t wait so long to do this.

Thanks for pushing through Soli! Going to start thinking about how to restructure the BFC for next year to try lessen the admin load if possible. Will post up my ideas for comment soon.

[GregRedd]

Week 26 September - 2 October

Article

New Game Releases for October 2022

[DarthMol]

Topic for 26 Sep to 2 Oct

Local Area Network Gaming - The LAN!

Since the average age around here is at least 30+ I can confidently say that you’ve been to at least one, if not scores of LANs in your day. I am one of the few diehard traditionalists who carry on the sacred practice of the LAN along with a group of friends I’ve known since primary school. A couple of times a year, mostly when there is a public holiday we drag our PC’s to my one friend’s offices and set up a good old LAN. Despite the fact that most games have gone online only, there’s actually …

[czc]

Week 26 September - 2 October

Topic

New steam seasonal sales

Steam is replacing the Lunar sale with a new spring sale. Many people complained that it is too close to the winter holiday sales. Upcoming Seasonal Sale Dates Autumn Sale: Nov 22nd to Nov 29th Winter Sale: Dec 22nd to Jan 5th Spring Sale: March 16th to 23rd

[czc]

03 - 09 October

Topic:

Gamers can help city services

There is a guy on twitter that I follow that posts interesting tweets about walkable cities, etc… This tweet caught my attention, seeing as we have many issues of our own here. Imagine how quickly all the potholes, missing manholes, etc would be documented if that was implemented here. How else could the power of gamers be used for the greater good.

[GregRedd]

Week of 3 - 9 October

Topic

Steam Next Fest October 2022

Some nice looking games there. Gonna start with Soulstone Survivors and take a look at a few others.

[DarthMol]

I utterly failed last week, think I missed out on the posts quota by a few and then got caught up with playing The Cycle and Rocket League last night so I didn’t post a topic. Will have to do better this week

[czc]

10 - 16 October

Topic:

Games to play with shitty/no internet

This was the discussion in Don’t Assume My Topic Thread - #3464 by GregRedd So what games can we play with no or shitty internet these days. Considering all the subscription, always on services these days. I’m thinking any game on gog.com should be playable offline.

[GregRedd]

Week of 10 - 16 October

Topics

Marauders - Shoot, Loot, and Scoot!

Earth has reached its breaking point and law and order is out of reach. Welcome to the new Wild West! [marauders-desktop-1800x536] Marauders is a tactical first-person multiplayer looter shooter set in a sci-fi universe. As a space pirate, work solo, or in a squad with up to 3 other players to navigate a hostile battleground, hunt for loot, craft new weapons and gear, and salvage what you’ll need to survive. [Marauders | Early Access Launch Trailer | OUT NOW!] Marauders takes pl…

Meta Quest Pro - $1500 Worth of VR/AR Headset

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has debuted the Meta Quest Pro VR headset that will cost $1,500. (Alternatively Metaverse Man shows off Meta Pro VR with Mega price tag.) [image] [Meta Quest Pro] [Zuckerberg Reveals Meta Quest Pro] This expensive, new pro-level headset from Meta arrives Oct. 25, blending VR and AR with eye and face tracking. We got an early test-drive at Meta’s research lab. All the details:

[Wyvern]

https://community.mostepic.win/t/im-officially-old-emojis-are-officially-now-too-complicated

[DarthMol]

Content for 17 - 23 October

Phantom Abyss

Have you ever refunded a game and why?

Most digital game stores have decent refund processes. I think GOG was one of the first to offer and probably still has one of the most generous considering you get a DRM free copy of the game: The updated policy lets you refund a product up to 30 days after purchase, even if it was downloaded, launched, and played. Yes, you read that correctly. Steam has an automatic refund process for games that have been bought within 14 days and have under 2 hours play time. Outside of tha…

And with over 30 posts for the week I finally have a full house for once!

[Wyvern]

https://community.mostepic.win/t/mew-secret-santa-2022/

[GregRedd]

Week of 17 - 23 October

Topic

The Sims 4 is now FTP

Anyone keen on The Sims 4 but just not comfortable with paying money for it now has no more excuses - The Sims 4 is officially Free-to-Play!* [image] For those who’ve never had the pleasure of seeing your blurred out Sim taking a shower, here’s CNet’s easy to follow guide to getting started in the Sim World. [image] And if you’re feeling bad about no longer having to pay for an Electronic Arts title, you can always fall back on any of the collection of 59 DLC packs currently available. M…