Comments for Midwest Nerds

Comment on Midwest Nerds Podcast #92 – Adventures in Kickstarting by Nick

Nick — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:55:09 +0000

I actually talk on the next show for a bit about how my PC wasn’t performing at expected levels for 3 years, even after upgrading to a mid-high end graphics card. Turns out my CPU wasn’t playing nicely with my OS (vista) and was causing me to only use about 25% of my max processing power. In SWTOR, I went from 20fps in low graphics to 50′s on high just by downloading some third party application that “fixes” what vista “broke”.

… good times.

Comment on Midwest Nerds Podcast #92 – Adventures in Kickstarting by Michael

Michael — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:26:02 +0000

I’d look into purchasing a new graphics card, Nick. It’ll run you about $100 for a pretty good one, or if you are proactive, you can go for a $200-$400 card which will last you for the next two or three years.

I’m running off an NVidia 9800GTX ($100) and I can play Battlefield 3 (Mid-quality), GTA IV (Mid-quality), Mass Effect 2(High-quality), and even that game that takes a super-computer to run, Minecraft.

The only downside to this is you may need to upgrade other components of your PC, such as a power supply or motherboard/CPU, but you should be able to avoid this with proper research.

Comment on Midwest Nerds Podcast #92 – Adventures in Kickstarting by Whales

Whales — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:48:57 +0000

My desktop and laptop are both HP. HP has a ‘solution center’ that automatically checks for updates for your computer (if you allow it). I let mine update everything, so maybe that’s why I never have to touch anything. Also, I’m using Windows 7, which could help over past OS’s.

Comment on Midwest Nerds Podcast #92 – Adventures in Kickstarting by Nick

Nick — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:11:34 +0000

Then you are a luckier man than I. It seems like every time I get a new game I have to mess with something for hours so that I can get more than 10 fps.

PC games being $60 is something you can blame Activision for. I think the trend started with Modern Warfare 2.

Comment on Midwest Nerds Podcast #92 – Adventures in Kickstarting by Whales

Whales — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:02:08 +0000

I think the only way a console-like PC will ever work is if the games sold for less. Which they should, developers don’t have to fork out money to a PC maker like they do for console version of game, yet the games are the same price. If the games were $10-15 less and the console had the versatility of the PC, I think there would be a fighting chance for that sort of concept. It would be like a pay-as-you-go cell phone deal, no contract, but no subsidized hardware. (At one point I think PC games were actually $10 less, but when I bought Skyrim for PC it was full $60)

As for Baker’s comment about ‘hoops’ on PCs – I’ve primarily been playing PC games the last few years and I have never once had to download a driver or do anything but install the game on my computer and hit go. If a game requires some new version of direct x or whatever, it usually installs with the game.

Comment on MWN #91 – Bad Fiction, New Addictions, and the Ol’ Mailbag by Mike

Mike — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:01:25 +0000

Quick reminder for my favorite podcast: There is just under a month until the release of Mass Effect 3, so if you have any interest in importing a save, get it ready.
Or if you are like me and reformatted your computer without backing it up, time to fire it up and give it a playthrough… or five.

Comment on MWN#89 – Of Dice and Men by Jahkamar

Jahkamar — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:54:31 +0000

I liked the discussion on D&D this episode. My personal take on it is that any system can be fun but the gm and group dynamics matter way more than the actual game mechanics. A gm has the power to let your character try anything as long as your character has the skill set or background to attempt the idea. If you guys ever really do want to debate pros and cons of editions and systems I’m sure we could throw a gmail thread together that would possibly get heated but be fairly entertaining. I have a friend that hates 4th ed and went to pathfinder instead for his group. I was still a bigger fan of 3.5 overall but I do like a lot of ideas behind the combat changes in 4.0.

Comment on MWN#89 – Of Dice and Men by Jahkamar

Jahkamar — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:22:32 +0000

Kobolds ate your baby. All hail King Torg.

Comment on MWN#89 – Of Dice and Men by Nathan Z

Nathan Z — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:09:30 +0000

4th Ed is for babies. /trollface

Comment on Minecraft Primer & Private Server Info by Chronofied

Chronofied — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:32:47 +0000

If that server goes up again, give us a heads-up; I’d hang out and build stuff on occasion…!