Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion - Page 9969

On February 20 2019 04:46 Plansix wrote:
That game is so clearly slammed out the door for EA quarterly report that I can’t help but feel bad for Bioware. The game seems acceptable if it wasn’t buggy, slow loading and poorly optimized. That and the demo period, which had to be driven by some business person wanting to create a pre-order bonus that the studio didn’t have the resources for given the tight deadline.

I don’t know about bioware. Companies like EA and Activision seem to be designed to drive all talent from the studios to please share holders who just want stuff to ship and everything to use frostbite for no real reason. I remember when mass effect was good and that was on the Unreal engine.

On February 20 2019 03:32 PoulsenB wrote:
Ah I see, thanks P6. I might watch it if (when) I finally get netflix.

A question to our tech-savvy folks: I'm thinking about upgrading my PC, my current spec is as follows:

motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H
processor: Intel Core i5-6500
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 Windforce 2X 4GB GDDR5 (128 bit) 2x DVI, HDMI, 3x DP (GV-N960WF2OC-4GD)
RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 2133MHz CL14
Power Supply: Antec VP500 500W

Two main things i want to do is get more RAM (at least up to 16GB) and get a 1080ti card if possible. Any recommendations for specific models that will fit into my current motherboard etc.? Sorry if this is very specific but i don't know shit about PC parts.

On February 20 2019 05:06 Artisreal wrote:

I'll try my best to give some general advice, as I've just build my new gaming rig and am quite fresh into digging around.
But first, answer theses questions:
1) what games
2) on what resolution
3) with what target framerate
4) with what kinda budget?

On February 20 2019 04:40 PhoenixVoid wrote:
With how poorly Anthem is being received (60-70% range is pretty much a fail for AAA games), kind of has you wondering if Anthem continues to receive mediocre reviews and sales, then Dragon Age 4 might be BioWare's ace in the hole. If that falls below expectations, BioWare could be buried in the EA graveyard of "underperforming" studios.

Though admittedly I don't know how well Anthem will sell. For all I know it could be a resounding financial success, and let's be real, a good deal of people really don't care about reviews and just want something popular to play with their friend. EA will be happy, and BioWare will continue to live. Though when even YouTubers aren't having many positive things to say, I don't think this will be a big seller, especially with so much competition right now in Destiny 2 and Warframe, and hell, even Apex Legends.


The general consensus is that Anthem was likely crafted by corporate meddling more than a dev team that had passion for the product. The game has combat that feels good and graphically is top-notch, but the content is dull as wet cardboard and may as well be procedurally generated with MMO-esque objectives. Funnily enough I heard they've really upped the facial animations, probably in response to ME:A, but the story is just awful.