Not Entirely Stable...

So Thanksgiving was eating, bad movies, and Dystopia.

Dystopia is fun, no joke. But it's definitely still in the beta stages.

Complaints that probably should go on their forums instead of here:
- My mouse gets "sticky" in-game. Movement is jerky, clicks are "lost," and then "found", etc. Makes for a real pain when someone's in your sights, and your rocket launcher doesn't fire. Then you die, respawn, and the rocket launcher automatically goes off in the midst of your team. This immediately increases your popularity with your group. It's not my mouse, I've tested it in several other games, with smooth results. It's just inside of Dystopia.
-Rockets get "lost." Fire a rocket into a room, and sometimes they just disappear. Dying also seems to disintegrate a fired rocket. Amazing. The minimum distance of "safe zone" for firing the rocket seems inconsistent as well.
-The heavy armor power glove attack is waaaay to slow. One attack every 3 seconds or so. I may as well tell my target that an attack is coming, and that they should dodge, quickly, or they might get hurt.
-Thermal vision is useless, since target recognition doesn't cooperate with it. You have no way to distinguish friend or foe with it on. It's supposedly the year what, 2069, and Sony couldn't get thermal and smart-gun tech integrated into one system? Sounds unlikely.
-Needs way more voice commands. Not robust enough. And lose the "I don't think so" .wav file somewhere. Geez.

There's a bunch more. This is going to be a -great- game once it's finished. But for now, it's still rough around the edges.

So what am I playing now?

Honestly, this blog was only started so that my buddies could see what I was playing and join in online.

Sometimes, that actually happens.

I'm very flighty in my gaming habits. I usually only stick to a game for a month or so, and move on. This doesn't mean I buy new games every month. That's actually fairly rare. I usually end up digging out one of my old games or downloading a new demo. Being married and a dad sort of puts me permanently in the bargain bin game market.

I'm okay with that. Delayed gratification is a good thing. Early adopters are suckers.

So, what I'm playing.

Half-Life 2 - Single player game - Okay, Steam isn't so great, but this game is. The focus on fighting fascist stormtroopers in a 1984-esque police state is a great change in tone from most recent shooters. The paranoiac atmosphere is what makes it work. Random house searches, random beatings, locked doors, retina scanners, rooftop chases... it just works. And Ravenholm is freakin' creepy. Good, good shooter.

Dystopia - Cyberpunk HL2 multiplayer-only mod. Free, if you already have Half Life 2. Cortex bombs. Stealth suits. Leg implants. Matrix hacking. If you're a Cyberpunk 2020 RPG fan like I am (drool), you'll probably dig this. Since no one plays Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory anymore (Nein!), and Natural Selection is still way unbalanced, this is my new favorite team shooter. Fun.

WebSudoku - For my lunch breaks. Because crossword puzzles suck.

Tell me if you're interested in jumping on Dystopia, I'm a Heavy Armor junkie. We can shoot people and stuff.

My beloved minigun...