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Watch_Dogs |OT| PS4 would probably melt trying to do this

Matush

Member
You've been advertising your channel non-stop for a couple of days now. I think it's frowned upon here. Can a MOD check this guy out? It's a bit annoying.
This, it's nice and all but when he posts like 6 videos in this thread in a past couple of days something is wrong. Did he even read rules about self-promotion?
 
Damn sorry it looks like when I like the Uplay Point rewards for WD the link doesn't go through. This is what I was talking about with the gold gun and stealth car. (So does anyone know how they rank for their respective classes of gun/car versus the rest of the items in game, is this basically easy mode once you get them?)

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A lot of the invasion system revolves around retaliation: someone invades you and either fails or succeeds, and you get the option to retaliate by invading their game trying to steal stuff back.

If you let users toggle the online matchmaking on and off on the fly without penalty you will get massive abuse from people invading other players and quickly toggling multiplayer off to prevent people from hacking them back. It's a failsafe mechanic to prevent abuse.
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What if you pull the internet cable out or your internet stops working or you shut the game down? It's not going to prevent anything. It's silly.
 

Crossing Eden

Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
I actually think AC3 is the best in the series.
I also think AC3 is a great game, and so do other people too, all it took was for them to reskin Connor, change the environment, barely add any new animations, and streamline the hell out of boat combat to make people think that AC3 was a good game. AC4 is a great game, but it wouldn't exist without such a stable template like AC3.
 
The fact that AC3 received 9s and 10s considering how half-baked and broken it was is mind-boggling. It's part of the reason I'm skeptical about Watch_Dogs and most open-world Ubi releases honestly.

Though the praise in here shows some guarded promise.

Damnit now I'm scared. I hated AC3 despite its "good" reviews.
 
I was part of the "AC3" early copies crowd. Man the reaction of this game is way better, so I have hope. Not picking up an Ubi game early ever again.
 
How long can you exist in someone's world, do you enter and then there's a hard time of five minutes to hack them - or does this start or reset when the hack is initiated?

I ask because the notion of stalking someone unnoticed as they mess around is very awesome - get in some real spy craft and hit them when they're least suspecting it.

I'd like to know this as well. Does tailing have a different time limit than hacking?
 

Hasney

Member
I also think AC3 is a great game, and so do other people too, all it took was for them to reskin Connor, change the environment, barely add any new animations, and streamline the hell out of boat combat to make people think that AC3 was a good game. AC4 is a great game, but it wouldn't exist without such a stable template like AC3.

Don't forget the more lively towns and not just responding Connor, but actually putting a likeable character in his place, that helped.

Anyway, game is growing on me. Last parts of act 2 have had the story pick up a bit. It's an OK story now, but not horrible like it was. Also stopped driving and taking the train everywhere to get away from the stiffness, shoved the sensitivity down for aiming and using a silenced pistol almost exclusively.

I still feel other games are better, but it's moving away from average territory for me now.

Also, performance wise, if it wasn't for the vram demands on anything above medium textures, I think it would be good. I'm mostly around high and ultra for most settings with ambient occlusion off and temporal AA on with a 560ti.

Almost stopped playing after an eavesdrop mission though... Goddammit Ubisoft.
 
I don't know if gaf is really the place for advertising your channel.

ok. would this be different from posting webm's and screenshots?
I'm not asking for subs just showing stuff i thought you guys would want to see. I wouldn't make a thread just to be all like "CHECKOUT MY CHANNEL"

I know saying this is just going to annoy you guys more but really. What would be a better way of posting a video? not saying its mine? or just posting a link with no image?

Its not just spammy videos with no content to them :/
 
Alright, Watch Dogs unlocks on the PSN tomorrow at 12 EST, and I have absolutely no idea what to do with myself. How are you guys getting through these last hours, because #TheThirstIsReal ;__;
 

Gaz_RB

Member
ok. would this be different from posting webm's and screenshots? I
'm not asking for subs just showing stuff i thought you guys would want to see. I wouldn't make a thread just to be all like "CHECKOUT MY CHANNEL"

What would be a better way of posting a video? not saying its mine? or just posting a link with no image?

I think there is a difference between posting "personality" videos, and videos and screenshots showing the game. That + the obnoxious pictures links you post.
 
I think there is a difference between posting "personality" videos, and videos and screenshots showing the game. That + the obnoxious pictures links you post.

right ok, so would you prefer just gameplay no commentary? and just a link?

anything in particular you'd like to see?
 

Kelsey

Banned
Even Gamestops " The Palace Pack " included in the gold edition?

If so, that's wassup. Bought.

It appears that the Season Pass includes the Breakthrough, Palace, and Signature packs. I don't think there's anything special about the Gold edition. It appears to just be a bundling of the regular game and the season pass.
 

Gaz_RB

Member
right ok, so would you prefer just gameplay no commentary? and just a link?

anything in particular you'd like to see?

I'm not really the one you should ask, as I have the game. A ton of people are interested in the multiplayer though, so maybe some videos of how that works.
 
I'm pretty sure it is. These things almost always go by PST.

PSN did specifically say 12 am EST. I have seen both used so I trust it is right. It usually takes 15-20 minutes after that time for the download link to actually be available. 1-2 hours after that and we can finally play it for ourselves. :)
 
So I've come in after a lot of page progression in this thread.

Is the downgrade not real afterall?!

Slight downgrade on consoles, PC looks pretty good if your computer can handle it.

Consoles and PC both look pretty damn good TBH. Even 360/PS3 are impressive, all things considered.
 
PSN did specifically say 12 am EST. I have seen both used so I trust it is right. It usually takes 15-20 minutes after that time for the download link to actually be available. 1-2 hours after that and we can finally play it for ourselves. :)

Well awesome. Makes it an even easier decision to go digital since I'm CST. Thanks for the heads up on this guys. Gotta go to Target and spend those trade in gift cards on some PSN cards tomorrow.
 
Spider tank is a helluva fun mini-game!

Frankly, there's so many mini-games that it's actually a pretty great "mature" wario ware-style mini game collection.
 

Yoday

Member
it is EST.
but hey, don't worry because it probably won't go up on time, sony has been fucking this up regularly
I had to go look up the PSN notice again. You're absolutely right! It is almost always PST, so I must have just glossed over it. Unfortunately I have to leave for work an hour after it unlocks, so it will just be finishing up the download by the time I leave.
 

OrangeOak

Member
Sorry if already answered but are there some activities/missions randomly generated on the map like in Red Dead Redemption?
Or some repeatable jobs like stealing cars for money or something?
 
The gold edition (season pass) pretty much comes with all of the pre-order bonuses on top of a few other outfits, the extra campain, and the extra digital trip.


there is no Gold edition on PSN in Europe. We have a " digital Deluxe Edition" here. Is it the same with a different name?

i dont want to buy the deluxe version and find out it´s without season pass!
 

Yoday

Member
there is no Gold edition on PSN in Europe. We have a " digital Deluxe Edition" here. Is it the same with a different name?

i dont want to buy the deluxe version and find out it´s without season pass!
Probably, but that is just an assumption. Look at the description on PSN, and it should say if it includes the season pass.
 

ttech10

Member
Sorry if already answered but are there some activities/missions randomly generated on the map like in Red Dead Redemption?
Or some repeatable jobs like stealing cars for money or something?

I've seen the exact same crime in progress on different streams (outside of the first tutorial one). I'm not sure if there are any set mission givers you can go to over and over again to get new jobs. I think they went more for a randomly assigned jobs/activities sort of thing.

I'll wait for someone who has a couple hours with the game to answer fully. Most streams I've seen just show missions or random crimes.
 
You've been advertising your channel non-stop for a couple of days now. I think it's frowned upon here. Can a MOD check this guy out? It's a bit annoying.

This, it's nice and all but when he posts like 6 videos in this thread in a past couple of days something is wrong. Did he even read rules about self-promotion?
E. Self-Promotion and Spam

Do not create new threads promoting a product or service you have any involvement in, or paste PR materials for promotional purposes, or attempt to embed referral links in your posts to generate revenue. If an existing discussion is taking place directly involving something you are associated with, you may participate in order to answer questions, clarify details, and otherwise engage with the community, but as a person, not an advertisement.

I don't see what's wrong or bannable about his posts. He hasn't created a new thread, he's showing gameplay of the PC version, and asking for suggestions. If you find his posts questionable, just don't reply. I wouldn't backseat mod like this, the mods know their job in these big threads and can be contacted through PM rather than dropping a post here which is not constructive.
 

maneil99

Member
I played them back to back, and there is at least as much jank and brokeness and irritating tailing/eavesdropping missions in IV as in III. Thats why the metacritic scores are almost the same. IDK where this idea comes from that III was shit and IV is amazing.

Yup, AC4 has tons of shitty moments, esp with AI and animations, unbelievably stupid ai, I can run around a town assassinating guards in front of others and barely getting them to react. I like AC3s settings and think its visually better then 4.
 
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