Recent content by Socrastein

Jax, I've always loved your passion and your intelligent analyses and criticisms. You're one of those few who seem able to remain objective about the game even though you fell deeply in love with it, and the community is all the better to have you, your insights, and your work. Get better soon...

Yes to super saturated sunsets that almost feel like horde night. I think they need toned down just a bit; the color and effect is beautiful, just a litttle too much.

@Madmole thanks for the video, it confirmed my impression. When you say 435 squat for reps, I didn't assume you meant 90 degree half-squats on a machine; I figured you meant full range barbell squats (aka squats). The two are incomparable, and with the latter I thought "that's extremely...

Madmole This is tangential... AT BEST... but can you post some videos of your claimed lifts? High rep 300lb+ rows, 400+ squats, etc.? I've been a strength coach for 14 years so I have been diligently practicing not taking lifters' claims at face value for, well, over a decade now. I want to...

The double barrel shotgun is just so fantastic. ESPECIALLY once you find the "20% more damage to targets with full health" perk book. "Hold until you see the whites of their eyes!" all day, every day. I'm playing on always sprint @ nightmare speed, and I JUST encountered a biker zombie who...

I think they are *somewhat* broken because it seems you have to throw the rock very close to get any reaction, and then even when you throw it about 6 feet from them it seems there's a chance it still won't cause a reaction. But still, you toss a few and you can definitely get them to go...

Playing always nightmare speed on nomad right now. Really puts the stealth system to the test. And I've never used the rock distractions so much before. You're seen: you're dead. It's pretty exhilarating. I started in the snow biome trying to sneak around lumberjacks and pumas. Dear lord.

@MadMole Makes sense when you talk about geeking out over the engine changes, framework for cool future features, and just all the pure potential amazeballsness you could imagine with the overhauls. You're still hyperbolic as ♥♥♥♥, but I can see where the hype and excitement was coming from...

Madmole I was honestly worried about A18. I thought it would be solid, but not amazing. You spoke SO highly of A17, best ever amazeballs etc., but it was just solid, not really amazing. So knowing your hyperbolic style I tried not to get too worked up when you said books were amazeballs, looting...

I didn't find talk of this in a search: has anyone come across this creepy face that can form when the textures come together a certain way? I saw it and wondered... is this a cleverly hidden and creepy fingerprint left by someone?

LOOOOOOOOOOL!!! “If I want to ram a cactus up my butt you should let me!”

Man I have so much fun making absolutely useless constructs, specifically electrical/mechanical, in video games. The more it looks like it does something (or many things!) whilst doing nothing at all, the better.

I see what you did there :tickled_pink:

I care how other people play. I care how other people do all kinds of things - workout, read, train their dog, raise their kids, play their games, cook their food, talk to their spouse, etc. etc. etc. "Do whatever you find fun, who cares?" - I find any 'life philosophy' of this sort to be...

I think this is a great idea. Increasing acid damage to vehicles + writing some basic path projection so they lead their shots, forcing one to drive unpredictably and evasively so they don’t get melted by the cops and vultures, sounds awesome. Acid resistant mods would be cool.