Nique's happy fun time thread ~ Super general discussion

[Zerosion]

Just me that I love this WHM AF ???*-*

Totally want it 1 !!!

Now I want it mine.... NOW in game ;____;

Oh I would love to get one of those in game lol.




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Onto a topic though, im curious about what you guys think of it.

The Oculus Rift. http://www.oculusvr.com/

With many big name developers getting behind the technology, do you think that this will be a really cool device for consumers in the future.

[Bowen]

With many big name developers getting behind the technology, do you think that this will be a really cool device for consumers in the future.

I don't see any games coming out on it any time soon. It look nice and all, but I can see some serious health issues that may come up from having a screen so close to your eyes for a long period of time. It has a lot of potential, and I'd love for a Final Fantasy game to one day use this kind of technology, but I can't see it happening within the next ten years.

But who knows? A few years back this was only a distant dream.

[Obsy]

Late to the party, aaaaas usual!

Magical Girl Obsy's hair color: brown, outfit theme: gypsy, weapon: bone.

[Dhalmel]

I like this one the most.

For stupidity!!!! And also because I was sad after watching Grave of the Fireflies!!!!

Magical Girl Nique:
hair color: lt. blue
outfit theme: angel
weapon: frying pan

This needs the obligatory magical girl pet sidekick.

[Aldora]

Even though i was slightly afraid what might be presented as a results, i've entered some combinations in the "Contract?"-page. Just for shits and giggles... Well... Here goes...

Main character: Caitlyn Aldora

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Magical Girl Caitlyn's hair color: grey, outfit theme: baker, weapon: screwdriver.

Quote: “Excuse me? You’re saying that this Van’illa Darnus Bun has a screw loose? Lemme fix that for you…”

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Magical Girl Aldora's hair color: peach, outfit theme: cheerleader, weapon: flute.

Now where did i put those pompoms... Ah! Here they are!

Quote: “Trick ‘m, wreck ‘m, rock ‘m, rake. Stick that sword into that Drake! *flute solo* /cheer”

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Magical Girl Caitlyn Aldora's hair color: magenta, outfit theme: goth loli, weapon: roundworms.

Uhm… What? Roundworms? *googling* ... "The nematodes (pron.: /ˈnɛmətoʊdz/) or roundworms are traditionally regarded as the phylum Nematoida or Nemathelminthes."

(-_-; ) … Right. *Ahem* Here we go…

Quote: “Go forth my faithful Naelthelmintheminimees~! ”



My 2nd Character (soon to be a Male Miqo'te): Zeith Aldora

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Magical Girl Zeith Aldora's hair color: burgundy, outfit theme: jungle, weapon: paper fan.

Quote: "What do you mean... 'Ook'? /slap!"

[Aldora]

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Also Antanias - I was not sure exactly what you meant, but I sketched that and thought it was good so ~ I hope you are satisfied ^_^

There's no question that he will be very satisfied with that one Nique! As usual, your art is cute, funny and gorgeous! (^_^ )-b

These are my favorites from the latest batch (especially the Sophia one, great job!):

[Abriael]

Oh I would love to get one of those in game lol.




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Onto a topic though, im curious about what you guys think of it.

The Oculus Rift. http://www.oculusvr.com/

With many big name developers getting behind the technology, do you think that this will be a really cool device for consumers in the future.

I tried it, and it's absolutely fantastic, but it has a problem, and a big one.

The big problem about the Oculus Rift is that it requires a VERY powerful machine (it really needs to run a game near to a constant 60 fps with vertical sync to work well, and multiplied by two). So basically if you'll want to enjoy it with a current generation game, you'll always have to have a PC that's very near the top end of the spectrum.

That limits the viability of the Rift as a mass market product by a lot (don't ever expect to see it on consoles for instance), as most gamers besides the most enthusiastic hobbyists with a lot of disposable income simply won't be able to justify mantaining a top-end PC constantly updated and buying the rift as well.

IE: At least for the foreseeable future it'll be a very cool thing, for few.

[Soukyuu]

it requires a VERY powerful machine (it really needs to run a game near to a constant 60 fps with vertical sync to work well, and multiplied by two). So basically if you'll want to enjoy it with a current generation game, you'll always have to have a PC that's very near the top end of the spectrum.

And that's just the devkit... they want to bump the resolution on the release version to 1080p. I do think it's a very cool thing, first step to .hack//-type games being viable

As for games, it seems it's pretty easy to port existing games to the Rift, Team Fortress 2 got ported to it pretty fast. Hawken has support for it afaik, too. Doom3 BFG edition was supposed to be bundled with the devkit of Oculus, but something got delayed and they called it off. Then there is that one exploration oriented game... what's it name... (edit: this one)

Anyway, more games will surely follow, but it seems like they are focusing on fps. Some people will have problems with disorientation while wearing it, those won't be able to use it, sadly. I wish I could try it myself... my next PC upgrade will most likely be done for Oculus - if it kicks off and they make some MMOs supporting it.

[Abriael]

Anyway, more games will surely follow, but it seems like they are focusing on fps. Some people will have problems with disorientation while wearing it

I was disoriented the first few minutes trying it with hawken. Stomach was seriously in a knot. Once I got used to it, though, it was pretty natural. I don't see it as something I'd use for long gameplay sessions though.

I'd probably love to use it with Star Citizen, considering how they're handling cockpits, but the game already seem like it'll be a true hardware hot, so I can't even imagine what kind of machine it'd need in order to play it at maximum detail with the Rift. Most probably a machine out of my monetary range lol.

[Soukyuu]

Yeah, Star Citizen looks interesting as well. Like, the fact that they calculate which thrusters to use to finish a maneuver and the fact you actually lose maneuverability when losing thrusters

I would still want to see an MMO with it though. I mean, looking around is one of the most natural things to do in a MMO. Better not be action MMO though, imagine jumping around a la TERA... you're need a bucket pretty soon lol