Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[Thaciscokidd]

That Baund Doc is fabulous!


In related news just found out that SRW W got a full English fan translation. With the (hopefully not) Final Original Generations SRW on the horizon its cool that this one got translated since it should be included.

[LLSmoothJ]

Still have a ways to go with this kit, but it's progress at least...

[Misplaced_Marbles]

The conversation a little above about female armour, I think Monster Hunter got it right in some cases. There's probably sets I'm missing that hit the cliché skimpy points for the female version, but RN I can remember none. Perhaps the Kirin set? Wasn't it revealing for guys too? The Nargacuga armour was sexy for females, but honestly that looked too cool so I excuse it.

Lol, that Kirin set showing a little skin on males was just the exception that proves the rule. I'd rather give the females some pants instead anyway.

Alas, selling waifu ASSets is easy money.

[MilkieTea]

Update on my computer-acquiring escapades! Computer is fully set up and ready to go, and the benchmark shows a score of... drumroll please...

!!!

This is with the game set to borderless windowed (but nothing else is changed). Average FPS was 111 and minimum was 50 during the really high intensity scenes.

Basic PC specs are as follows:
CPU: 11th gen Intel core i5
8 gigs ram (to be upgraded to 16 gigs once another stick comes in the mail)
Motherboard: Gigabyte b560
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (a huge step up from my 1050ti!!!)
And a 500gig SSD, a step up from my 2TB HDD.

[Illmaeran]

Dunno about most of you, but to me there is nothing hotter than a woman in full plate mail. I will die on this hill.

Femroe starting racial gear.

MEDIC, WE NEED A MEDIC FOR KAORU!!!

:P



Being serious for a minute, I've grown quite fond of seeing my Femroe in the traditional chainmail outfit 99% of Ishgardian soldiers wear. She's got a generic "light armor because boats" outfit that I appreciate, but it's hard not to like a Goddess in full chain mail; particularly in the frozen wastes of Coerthas.

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

Femroe starting racial gear.

MEDIC, WE NEED A MEDIC FOR KAORU!!!

:P



Being serious for a minute, I've grown quite fond of seeing my Femroe in the traditional chainmail outfit 99% of Ishgardian soldiers wear. She's got a generic "light armor because boats" outfit that I appreciate, but it's hard not to like a Goddess in full chain mail; particularly in the frozen wastes of Coerthas.

Femroes certainly have some of the best starter gear imo, but they also become 100x hotter to me when they're in a full set of heavy tank armor. xD Armor just does wonders for people's silhouette - and the more grungy and battle-worn it is, the better tbh.

Which is part of why I super appreciate the aesthetics of Soulsborne armor sets (and man, some of what I've seen from Elden Ring so far is already blowing a lot of the old stuff out of the water). That said, Dragon's Dogma also had some really nice armor sets!... you just had to find them, and layer well.

[SturmChurro]

I've just been really hooked to Lost Ark, haven't even been posting. Never bothered with Elden Ring, but I probably need a new controller for it anyway. I've been needing one for like two years now, but I play so few games that actually play better or that I would prefer with a controller, that I just never bothered buying a new one. Stopped me from playing games like Monster Hunter: World.

I can say that the "pay 2 win" aspects of Lost Ark seem heavily exaggerated - at least for NA release. Much of it definite clickbait, as I had thought. I am just about tier 3 (bad luck), and I still haven't spent anything, not even on the ten dollars for the optional sub (though, it's pretty strong allowing you to repair and access storage in abyss dungeons). It certainly is "pay 2 win", but it's nowhere near as overbearing as any other korean mmorpg I have tried. I have been taking my time with it, doing all stories, reading them, and watching all cutscenes. Alts are being leveled on the side, I haven't tried using a boost.

By the way, I am nearly tier 3 without even accessing the mats from being in a guild (nor any alts to funnel them yet) - I also play it solo.

One gripe I have is the localization. You have characters constantly misgendered, your character misgendered sometimes. Like, it's really bad. I mean, it just kind of takes you out of the game's story. Also, as a sorceress, who is a silvain (elf), you are constantly referred to as a "human", aside from a couple lines and your actual homeland. They really need to go back and fix it. One thing I appreciate about FFXIV is a lot of effort actually goes into making it work for english speakers.

[Shibi]

TFW you want to show off your weapon, but Limsa is empty.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Wow, they really HAVE been going to town on the RMT, huh?

[Theodric]

An empty Limsa genuinely looks odd simply because there's always people there no matter the time of day or night on Cerberus.