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Aliens: Dark Descent is pretty good -- ended up not being quite my jam. But I totally understand why there are a bunch of people who love it.

I guess it is possible with a car that started with a low PI to begin with.

I'm pretty sure the AI doesn't have race tires from the beginning, unless the game is lying about their car's rating.

Ok. I hadn't seen a release date beyond 2H 2024 for Battlemage, you've got newer info than me.

I'll be honest, I was expecting a lot more, and something different from this game. It is still a "good game", so I will enjoy what they have designed and see if they make changes going forward that make it more compelling in the future.

Isn't Battlemage still a year away -- about the same time as Nvidia's next gen?

Anyone else see a pattern?

Ok. I think the progression is focused on multiplayer, not single player. I’m not sure I understand the rationale of spending more time practicing.

I understand why you would say that, but I disagree. Adding experience to your car doesn’t give you much, but adds time to your progress.

My brother from Brooklyn finally accepts the truth

Things I missed earlier, and I understand now: 1) In the HUD/GUI menu, there are a bunch of good toggles. I have turned on a time delta box in the top left that shows where I am compared to the lead car and those around me, along with an indicator above each car that shows their position. 2) The "target" time in practice varies with your car (and its upgrades) along with the drivatar level. How you perform in practice is a good indicator of whether you are at the right drivatar level. 3) Some cars can't compete effectively in each cup. If the car you've selected isn't in any of the top places, and you are struggling placing in a cup-- switch it up (preferably to one of the cars that the AI is placing high with). 4) The auto upgrade when customizing your car leaves performance on the table, it is a good start, but I am now in the habit of auto upgrading, then tweaking. 5) Before each practice, set your fuel level and tire compound. This is easy free performance. (I set fuel to one tick above the minimum to complete the race, and use soft tires). 6) When selecting your grid slot, the game uses your practice time to estimate your final position. When you decide to race against high drivatar levels, it can be a good judge about where to move yourself up the order. 7) Turn off most driving assists (stability control, ABS, traction control). You're preventing yourself from getting better by using them. 8) The AI can be very aggressive (and ignores where you are), if you're starting further back, it's often better to let the AI take each other out, and play it safe for the first few corners.

I haven’t seen that yet.

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No, once MS announced they were releasing their games day-and-date with PC, I stopped buying Xboxes.

Embracer never had the type of top-tier franchises that Xbox has decimated (Halo, Gears of War, Forza Motorsport).

Given their financial performance, they're probably not a good company to emulate.

Keeping all of those separate publishing arms has to be the least efficient structure in the history of video game publishing.

Nope. My PC is wireless (Internet is theoretically 1.5GB down), I have 2 Asus ROG GT-AX11000 routers in an AI mesh that gives my pretty good wireless speed throughout my house.

The killing of Warcraft, CoD, and Diablo has franchises has begun.

I could only come up with 142 games that I thought were better.

My download from the MS store was about 15 minutes, so I don't think it is MS's servers.

My shock was that that thedigitalbits.com still exists as a website. I used to that blog 25 years ago as i moved from LaserDisc to DVD. As someone who used to be HUGE into physical media (and has thousands of Blu-Rays and DVDs in my basement). What the fuck took Best Buy so long?

I use an EPOS H6PRO headset (Open side version) on my PC (that I purchased open box). Very happy with it.

Similarly, I never owned a non-Atari 2600 console until Saturn/PSX. I was mostly a Atari/Commodore/PC/Arcade gamer. There are a LOT of old arcade games on the list.

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