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About the Corsair cables: the most relevant difference between type 4 and type 5 is that the plug at the PSU side is different: other pin corners are rounded vs square. The page you linked doesn't show the PSU side …

For local LLMs, the 5070 Ti can generate text faster than I can read for the size of models that can fit into its VRAM, so in practical terms, it's fast enough. The 5080 only has 7% more memory bandwidth …

Congrats on your new PC!

I like how you included the reasoning behind the part picks. I tend to spend quite some time figuring out the parts I want before building a new PC and it's interesting to see …

I had never heard of Star Stable Online, but I hope the legal precedent will have far-reaching consequences for other games.

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Sorry but this is just bulshit. "given its size, it is almost a game on its own." This sentence is used a lot, used for Witcher dlcs before and it can't be a reasoning. It …

Are you upset that a DLC for Elden Ring was included in the running for Game of the Year?

Not really: given its size, it is almost a game on its own.

I can't get upset …

It's factory building month for me.

First I tried Shapez 2, an abstract factory builder which despite having just launched in early access is very polished. I got through all of the "campaign" (no story, but a series of …

I should get back into Endless Space 2 some day. I started a game, but something interrupted it and over time I forgot how to play.

Stellaris is more of an economic game than a combat-focused game, so it's …

Would a new player actually benefit from adding all those DLCs? DLCs can add mechanics, events and customization options. More mechanics is probably a net negative if you're still learning the basics, extra events is not really necessary if you …

A game that I personally really like is Stellaris. I used to play Master of Orion 2 a lot and Stellaris delivers a more complex and refined version of that. It's not a 1:1 replacement though. Stellaris plays quite slow; …

I've been playing Monster Sanctuary, a metroidvania with turn-based monster combat (similar to Pokemon, I think, but I've played very little Pokemon). Both the exploration and the combat are done well, but I don't think it's an ideal combination, as …

It's hard to compare it to any other DLC, because it's so massive in scope: it's almost a sequel. I haven't finished it yet (although I think I'm pretty close) and I've been playing almost daily since it came out.

Thanks for the tips. Although I know the basics, there are still quite some buff opportunities that I missed and that might become useful if I'm stuck on a boss.

I'm actually having an easier time with the DLC …

Maybe it's interesting if the gyros turn out to be useful, but otherwise I don't really see a significant advantage over other controllers, at least when used with a PC where I also have access to keyboard and mouse for …

Steam claims the DLC will unlock in less than an hour, so significantly earlier than the map shows for my region (CEST). We'll see which is correct. Edit: The Steam counter just jumped up 5 hours, so unfortunately the map …

While the story and atmosphere of Tainted Grail are indeed excellent, mechanically it has some issues, in my opinion. As you start, the combat system is relatively complex and a lot of combos are impossible to trigger because your characters …

Maybe it will start thoughtful, but then they'll expect the revenue from ad placements to grow every year and under that pressure the limits of "thoughtful" will be stretched again and again.

I haven't gone back to Hearthstone yet and as time passes it becomes less likely that I will.

I have started on Eldritchvania, which as the name suggests is a metroidvania with Lovecraftian elements. It seems very much inspired …

About $1400 in 10 years. Some of it was gifts to other people, but I've also bought a significant number of keys on Humble and Fanatical that are not included. I do have a tendency to buy more games than …

Co-op favorites in our group: Zombicide Black Plague (hack your way through undead hordes), The Siege of Runedar (dwarves defending a gold mine; max 4 players unfortunately), Mansions of Madness (solve Lovecraftian horror mysteries).

Flamecraft ("dragon placement") is an …