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Ultimate TF2 Trading Guide - 5 Common Mistakes Traders Made [2015]

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:31:00 +0000

You want to be rich in TF2.

Everyone does, but only a few made it and become top traders.

You tell yourself 'It's only a matter of time before I own a backpack full of unusuals'. But when time goes by your inventory remains the same.

You have come to the right place if you 'suck' at trading. You are not stupid at all, it's just because you trade without strategy.

Let's play a little game : If you had learnt something from this post, share it to your friends and inspire them. If you know everything already, don't feel guilty to leave a comment below to scold me. You can do the same on my previous TF2 gameplay guide also.

It took me 122 hours of playtime to go from one page of random weapons and scraps (a little more than 1 ref) to 266 refs + bunch of hats + bunch of stranges. Even though I had given up trading now, I would like to share my experiences and let you know how I achieved this impressive result in a short amount of time.

I believe you had read many guides before, and you know the basic system of trading in TF2. So I'll skip those basics and point out the 5 things that made you walk on a treadmill.

Here is 5 common mistakes that most traders made, and you are likely one of them.

1. You are passive

Are you one of those guys who type a list of offers and then spam it in a server/website. Like ' Selling keys for 17 ref, s/ minigun for 10 ref. Trade with me plz ;) '. If that person is you, I'm sorry to tell you the truth, you've used the wrong way to promote your offers.

When you list out your offers and wait, other players choose to trade with you or not, they get the initiative, that's why you are the passive one although you are the broadcaster.

What you have to do is listen instead of shout. Be a salesman instead of a crier. In this way you'll be the one who engage others.

Simple maths : It's normal for you to have 5-10 items for sale, but most of the time people only look for a handful of miscs. Let's say the server you visit have 24 players, you are rushing to sell 10 items, and each person in the server are looking for 2. TF2 have hundreds, if not thousands, of weapons, hats, miscs etc. The chance for you to meet the right buyer is quite slim.

A trader should find potential buyers by listening to other people. For instance, a person looking for Batter's Helmet (a scout hat) posted a message, you'll know he's looking for scout cosmetics, which means you can try to persuade him buying your scout miscs even you don't have the hat you want. (He might love your suggested items more!)

On the other hand, if you just spam your offer, he might overlook your offer in case he don't know about other scout miscs, and you'll lose a customer.

In fact, an average player can only remember up to 10% of all in game items, so there should be a bunch of potential customers around. Those who get rich hunt them. Those who get stuck wait for them to come.

2. You trade with the same level of traders

Imagine yourself being a begger, all you have is a bag of bread that worth $1 and a millionaire wants to buy it, although he knows it cost $1, he don't mind giving you 5 dollars.

In this trade, he spent 4 unnecessary dollars for the sake of convenience.

And for you, your assets multiplied 5 TIMES!

This happened in TF2, there are different levels of traders. Some argue over a scrap, while some give out keys as a tip in trades.

Traders earn their profit by providing convenience to people, buyers will pay a bit more than the item's value. That ' a bit more ' varied among players. If you are an average traders and you make a deal with unusual traders, their ' a bit more ' might be a earbud. (As long as you sell an item they want)

On the contrary, when you trade with similar traders, you'll end up earning little in every trade, like gaining a 0.33 ref profit for a 2 ref item. You'll grow steadily, but who on earth doesn't want their asset to skyrocket?

It's normal for one to fear reaching out high end traders, they might reject you in disdain, or even kick you out of their server. But what's the big deal? They succeed after going through harsh days, getting insulted by people, not making any deal a whole day... the list goes on and on.

Want to get wealthy? Reach out your seniors and give them offers. They are humans with feelings, not ruthless monsters.

3. Your tone is too hard/soft

When your speaking tone is too impolite or friendly, your offers will either get turned down or haggled.

Obviously, no one wants to trade with a person using commanding tone. You're not your fellow player's superior, thus you have no right to order them trading with you. This is pretty simple.

How about speaking in a overfriendly manner? Will you attract more traders and earn more in this way? Not at all.

People tend to 'negotiate' with friendly traders. If you act like your are their friends, they'll try their best to rip you off and get themselves a good deal. It's an ugly truth that almost no trader would treat a stranger like a friend.

You must sound professional and firm when trading. Never show any hesitation. If you are dealing with items you don't know about, search its information to estimate their value. Also, don't be afraid to say 'no'.

This is more of a psychological skill. Trust me, the more trades you've made, the better you can communicate with others.

4. You don't build relationship with others

Too often, traders just leave their customer after a finishing a deal. Both of them won't contact each other again.

Wrong wrong wrong! You have to build relationship with your previous customers. Add them in Steam or even at social media. By doing so, you will slowly build a trading network, and if done properly, your need to find new traders will lower as you can just buy/sell with your in-game friends.

This is what happened to me: Long ago, I met a guy who is selling 3 cans of black paint for 3 keys. This is an awesome deal as back then a can of black paint worth about 2 keys. However, he only accept pure keys while I sold out all of mine for refs. With my trader network, I'm able to buy 3 keys in 20 minutes and deal with that guy. Afterwards, I resell those paints to my friends successfully.

In less than 1 hour, I was able to earn a profit of 3 keys. Without those traders, it's likely that someone else will snatch the deal. You can see how powerful trader network can be in this simple case.

5. You have a bad inventory

If your whole backpack is full of currencies (ref, key, earbud) with very few miscs, or vice versa, you'll find yourself losing good deals frequently.

For example, if your inventory have currencies only, and a guy sell his Bill's Hat for an Ellis' Cap (insane), only. You'll then need to buy this hat from others in a hurry. Usually when you get back with the cap, someone else have finished the deal already, because everyone will compete for these deals.

The idea of having a balanced inventory is to increase your chance to be the first guy finishing 'crazy deals'. The moment these deals were announced, everyone would panic and inspect their backpack. Most of the time, those who keep their backpack in a 'good shape' get these trades.

This works the other way around. If you have bunch of miscs without currencies, say goodbye to great deals required to pay in pure.

Feel like being slapped in the face after reading all these? Good, it means you've learnt something. Remember these tips and you'll save yourself a whole lot of precious time.

Additionally, here are some trading sites that I recommend. Hope you'll find them helpful.

Backpack.tf

A website providing accurate values of TF2 items. You can sell your items here too by listing your offers. However, the website shows cheapest offers first, so normally it should took a day or two for your items to be sold if your offer is not the best.

TF2 Outpost

You'll get the latest information here, because Backpack.tf's price reports usually follow the latest trades from TF2 Outpost. I suggest you setting up mass trade offers here, like buying 1.33 items for 1.11/1.22, and then resell it in servers for profit.

Remember to bump your offers often if you aren't premium users.

SteamRep

To cash out your items for real money, I suggest you using the middleman service at SteamRep to prevent scams. A good place to sell unusuals or earbuds.

That's it for my guide, hope you'll trade better in the future. Share it to your fellows to help more players. Leave a comment below to let me know about your ideas! :)

Top 5 Overrated Weapons In FPS Games - Real Life Comparison

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:59:00 +0000

Guns are almost an inseparable part of modern video games. While developers had started to balance out their in-game weaponry in recent shooters, some of them remained overrated as usual, down below are 5 overrated guns in FPS games.

1. Desert Eagle

Desert Eagle had made a name for itself in Counter Strike, bunch of films and TV series. Since then a lot of games add this pistol in their weaponry and turned it into a badass.

In CS games, Desert Eagle deals significantly more damage than some 7.62 rifles like AK. Since then players loved this gun and exaggerated its abilities.

However, in reality, Desert Eagle is not welcomed by armies or enforcement agencies, because of the high price and heavy recoil. One can buy 3-4 glock pistols with the same amount of money for a Deagle. At the same time it's well-known for its recoil, search some videos about that on Youtube, and you'll get plenty of them. It surely kicks like a bull.

The desert eagle is overall a fancy pistol in real life, having an exotic outlook, it is impractical in action.

2. Uzi

Gangsters' favourite! Player's impresson: A few masked thugs riding a sedan empty their uzi at a shop refusing to pay them.

Uzi's rapid fire rate makes it a threatening sidearm. In video games like GTA, they are an alternative solution for gangsters seeking firepower. Also it seemed that they can't part with criminals.

The truth is, Uzi is no longer popular. It once was, but not at all now. The Uzi was developed shortly after WW2, when close quarter gunfights happened a lot. It's a great weapon of choice for armies at that time as its high fire rate compensated the need to aim at close range.

Nevertheless, with the advancement in body armor and weapons technologies, the importance of short range weapons is lowered. Additionally, the inability to penetrate basic bulletproof vests further lessen its military use.

So it is unpopular to no use in armies now, how about gangsters? Still the same. A brand new full auto Uzi cost around $5000 dollars according to some buyers, while semi auto ones cost around $1000. Gangsters wandering on the street don't have too much cash to spend, they would rather buy a few revolvers instead of a Uzi.

3. Double barrel shotguns

In FPS games, double barrel shotguns are beasts that kill every creature in their firing range. No matter how tough you are, you aren't going to survive a blast from these guns right at your body. And for the users, aiming is not a concern, just find your target, get close to him and pull the trigger.

In reality, using these bad boys aren't really that cool. First off they have insane recoil, which forces you to shoot slowly. Also, reloading them is a harsh task in the middle of a gunfight.

And after going through these, they need aiming to use. Most people misunderstood shotguns, thinking that their pellets will spread everywhere and aiming at your target's direction is good enough. In fact, even you fired both shells from about 10 meters away, the hit area is pretty small, it's just slightly larger than average human body size.

4. AK-47

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying AK-47 is a poor assault rifle, but in real life it is not as strong as itself inside games.

In the virtual world, AK-47 usually deals great amount of damage, have decent accuracy and fire rate. For example in Payday 2, Battlefield series.

In military aspect, AK-47 is one of best weapon of choice for soldiers, particularly in third world countries, due to its low purchasing and maintenance cost while being able to provide above-average firepower.

However, AK-47 is not accurate at all. Its damage/penetration power and fire rate isn't significantly higher than other guns, as there are bunch of 7.62s around.

Individually, AK-47 is an average gun. But in warfare, AK-47 is one of the best options.

5. RPG-7

Simply wield a RPG-7 in a multiplayer match, and you will easily become one of the main targets of the enemy team. Whether it is an object or a human, RPG will destroy things it hit completely. If you are lucky enough to sit inside a tank, you can withstand a few hits, but anything more than that will be a death sentence. This is how RPG works in video games.

Outside FPS games, RPG-7 is an awesome anti-material weapon, quite a number of armies purchased this hardware in bulk as one of their main anti-tank weapons.

But video games exaggerated its ability way too much, in real battles, RPG rarely blow tanks up, instead they are used to damage the engine, tracks or fuel tank. The rockets won't explode into a fireball like what games or movies showed us. RPG is good, but not that good.

My list ends here, hope you've learnt something this time!

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Gameplay vs Graphics - New Gaming Trend

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 16:43:00 +0000

It's likely that you have came across one of these 'gameplay vs graphics' articles before. You have seen different people writing different ideas/opinions to emphasize content is more important than the outlook of a game.

But what does that mean?

The gaming trend had changed.

From pixel graphics to 1920x1080, game developers slowly shifted their focus on specs instead of providing the best gaming experiences. Of course, gamers can't immerse into a game well with 8x8 resolution, but that doesn't mean graphic is everything.

At the time when big companies dominated the market and no one cared about startup companies, a small-budget game had proved them wrong - Minecraft.

Recently its PC sales had reached 20 millions, and this doesn't include its Xbox + mobile + illegal copies. Minecraft's total recorded sales is about 50 millions, which is an insane number for a 50-people company. Obviously, the production of Minecraft is much simpler than GTA V, not to mention the development cost, Mojang only pay for the basic softwares while Rockstar used $265M.

Even though Minecraft is an exceptional case, it tells all of us indie games that concentrate on its content can become popular. Gameplay is vital for a game to succeed.

Undoubtedly, having good graphics is always nice. However, putting more effort into creating game content will attract more players, as we are all fed up with beautiful but soulless products. Graphics is decoration of the game core, it's not the core. It's tragic for developers to neglect gameplay quality, like Watch Dogs.

Watch Dogs is the opposite of Minecraft, having amazing graphics + in-game physics, Watch Dogs let down a lot of fans and get criticized for it's poorly designed missions, repetitive side quests and bizarre storyline. This is how over-focus on graphics can ruin a decent game.

Any user of Steam will notice that Steam Greenlight games and early access games are gaining more attention than ever, many of them don't have astonishing graphics due to limited budget. The same had happened on sandbox games, which is not a major game category for top developers.

Why? Because the trend had changed. Players no longer cares only about the outer part of products after years of 'graphics race'. People had started to appreciate the content of games again. Taking the Greenlight platform as an example, it expanded from a testing section in Steam to a category with nearly 100 games in merely a few years.

People's taste will change over time. Before smartphones turn into world-famous gadgets, people would like to have smaller mobile phones. But now, companies release smartphones with bigger and bigger screen size. Gaming trend is no different, it will change, vigorously. For this time, people care gameplay more than graphics.

Apparently, gamers prefers gameplay over graphics nowadays. However, one must ask what high quality 'gameplay' is? Is that gun blazing? Is that car chasing? What on earth is a good gameplay?

From my observation and game sales records, the most suitable answer is 'freedom'. In-game freedom.

Players demand more in-game freedom. As most games in the past are storyline-based, their game endings are scripted, there's no more surprise once the game is finished, that gave players little motivation to replay it. Developers tried to solve this problem by adding more endings, which created another annoying loop. (E.g. This game had 3 endings while this game had 4. Look at that game, it had 5 endings plus a secret one!)

And then sandbox games arise. Theoretically they have unlimited possibilities, players can get their own ending according to their play style. One great (and old) sandbox game is Mount and Blade : Warband, it stands out at that time with its huge amount of content, players can take almost all actions in medieval age they can think of. One can be a bandit, mercenary, vassal or even the king.

That's why every gamer will have the feeling of sandbox games taking over the market in recent years, especially those with survival themes. Because post-apocalypse world settings are easier to give players more choices in different situations. For instance, if you met a beggar in normal life, you have limited options on what to do with him. It's illogical to kill or loot a beggar in a civilized society. On the other hand, in a zombie-infested world, it makes sense for one to rob, to enslave or to murder a panhandler. That explained the popularity of sandbox games about survival. Nevertheless, I absolutely don't want to see Steam or game stores flooded with sandbox games.

To sum up what I've said, gamers prefer content quality over the graphics/outlook of a game at this moment. Also we demand more freedom and replay value of games. To me this is certainly great to every person involved in gaming, be it gamers or developers. Small companies that lacks budget can develop excellent indie games, which leads to more game choices.

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5 Unrealistic Things In Shooter Games

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 16:51:00 +0000

Shooter games are everywhere and they dominates the gaming market. Call of Duty, Battlefield, GTA, Medal of Honor... You name it.

Of course gunfights are getting more popular and realistic, but their physics and logic still have flaws, a lot of flaws. Don't get me wrong, a game is a game, and there is no way they can be 100% realistic. Games are meant to be fun, so sometimes physics must give way to gameplay. The unrealistic features I mentioned below are purely for laughing only. :P

1. Ammunition after reloading

In game: If your rifle fired a round and you reload, you will drop the magazine and load a new one, then your ammo reserve will have one less bullet, that makes sense isn't it? Nope.

In reality: All your ammo in the used magazine is lost if you just simply drop the magazine. C'mon, You have to pick the mag up to get those ammo back. That's why real life gunfights are far more complex, a soldier needs to manage his mags properly. Like remembering the ammo left in each mag in prolonged combat.

2. Silencers / Suppressors

In game: No one will ever notice a guy firing a suppressed gun. You can rush in a building and kill everyone 'silently'.

In reality: It is possible to make a real pistol shot as silent as in game ones. But it takes a lot more work than adding a simple suppressor. High caliber rounds like .45 are absolutely a bad idea, not to mention a 'silenced rifle', .22 is a better choice, so say goodbye to the Hitman Silverballer. Also the suppressor needs to be lubricated to reach the lowest noise, and lubricants usually last for a few dozens shots only.

But after all the effort, a normal person can still hear the gunshot. In fact, the suppressors are intended to be used in noisy areas to make people unable to distinguish the gunshot with their surroundings. To conclude don't think about assassinating people inside a quiet house using suppressors.

3. Gun Barrels

In game: One can fire as many bullets as they like, provided that there are enough ammo.

In reality: Barrels will overheat. Bullets are tiny explosives, and they are blowing themselves up one by one. An actual rifle like AK will be 'red hot' or even burn after firing a couple hundred rounds, and that will have some serious effect on the shooting accuracy. There is no way to cool a barrel down in the middle of a gunfight except changing it with a new one.

The next time you play GTA V, you'll be amazed by the minigun that can fire 9999 shots.

4. Flame

In game: You can rush in a flaming room and continue fighting like nothing happened.

In reality: This is totally ridiculous! And even movies does that, too. A hero can't go in a burning house to fight or to rescue people. Barbecue-flame is hot enough to make people sweat already, so it is impossible to get close to a scorching building as your skin will get burned if you try to do this.

This rule applies on flamethrowers or molotovs in FPS games, but it seemed everybody get used to fire nowadays.

5. Hand Grenades

In game: When a grenade explodes, it will turn into a fireball and kill those who wanders around, and players won't get hurt as long as they stay out of the blast radius.

In reality: A grenade won't create flames at all. Maybe a spark, but definitely not a fireball. Additionally it's not safe to expose yourself to a grenade, as it might be a defensive one (using shrapnel to kill).

After reading this post. You'll know how hard it is to be a soldier in real life the next time you play Battlefield.

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Fallout Game Story + Background Part 3

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 16:58:00 +0000

So this Fallout series quick introduction is coming to an end, this post is the last part. I'm considering to make videos in the near future and wish you guys can support me. :P

Back to Fallout, we'll be talking about raiders/gangs this time.

Raiders was always a trouble for settlements, particularly small ones. They exist almost everywhere in the wasteland and had great significance in Fallout. Raiders can be as small as a tiny group of thugs or as big as a battalion like the Great Khans. But they all make a living by raiding, plundering, trading drugs or enslaving people.

Raiders possess a threat to the player in all Fallout games. You might meet and kill many of them without knowing their story, that's why I'll tell you more information regarding to them.

Raiders in Fallout 3 belongs to no specific factions, they seemed to have no connection between groups, the bandits in Fallout 3 had neither a history nor interesting facts to talk about, so I'll give it a pass.

However, raiders in New Vegas have their own gangs, down below are some information/background of them.

Great Khans

Originally founded by the father of Garl Death-Hand, Great Khans are by far the most organized gang in the wasteland, They live a nomadic/Mongolian lifestyle, such as using tents as shelter and carry all possessions with them.

Great Khans had access to a steady supply of weapon, its armory was located in Spring Mt. Ranch State Park. Their gang members preferred to use guns instead of melee weapons. Their fighting style along with their large numbers is one of the reasons to their success.

Unlike traditional raiders, Great Khans sustained themselves by producing drugs, hunt and farm besides robbing travelers or caravans. Their main consumers are the Fiends and NCR. Generally speaking, Great Khans is the most 'productive' gang in Fallout.

Back in Fallout 1, the Khans is one of the three gangs that came from Vault 15. And it was pretty successful at first until the Vault Dweller rescue the founder of NCR (Tandi), and wiped out the Khans in the process.

Darion, who was the only survivor of that incident, wanted to revenge against the Vault Dweller and Tandi. He then formed a new gang called the New Khans. The group expanded quickly due to his effort, but at the end, Darion was killed by the Chosen One, who was the grandchild of the Vault Dweller.......

Papa Khan, a follower of Darion, led the remaining members to the Mojave Wasteland. From there they built a thriving gang that had huge influence in Mojave, the Great Khans. But they met heavy resistance and retreated from New Vegas as Mr.House formed alliance with tribes against them. Even worse the NCR expanded into Mojave at that time.

Considering the history of NCR and Khans, it was no surprise that they went to war. The Great Khans gained the upper hand at first, the constant raiding of NCR outpost pushed them back. But Mr.House and NCR signed a treaty during the war, which allowed NCR to focus on Great Khans. With the Bitter Springs Massacre, the Great Khans finally retreated into Red Rock Canyon and settled there.

Although it was obvious that Great Khans was decaying because of its poor geological location, it is still one of the most influential gang in Fallout.

Fiends

Another huge gang in Fallout. Fiends don't have much of a history, they were mostly drug addicts. Their organization is loose as fiends were led by 4 leaders who shared similar ranks and members sometimes operate on their own.

Fiends are traditional raiders, they survive by looting their victims and raiding settlements. Even though their fighters might be the worst individually, their large territory and numbers helped them to become the most fearsome gang in the wasteland.

Long time ago, when the Fiends were finding a place to settle, Vault 3's inhabitants got out to trade with outsiders for water. This attracted the Fiends and they raided the Vault with great success. Afterwards Vault 3 had became their base of operations and home.

Jackals

Similar to the Khans, Jackals came from Vault 15 and once was a threatening gang roaming the wasteland.

Jackals is a group of brutal raiders that practice cannibalism, because of a winter storm that forced them to survive by eating their comrades.

Most of the Jackals are poorly armed, their organization is small. They will only attack easy targets. Also their leadership is weak as members will fight over each other for loots.

Vipers

Another gang originated from Vault 15. The vipers like to go out at night and they worship pit vipers (mutated giant snakes). Their fighting style is special, they tend to sneak instead of direct combat.

Overall, the Vipers is a weak gang. In my opinion, this is mainly because of their culture. Vipers in fact is a very religious group, they choose their members by giving them poisonous drinks to test their strength, which the failed ones would be killed and sacrificed to the snakes.

In the event of Fallout 1, Vipers grew rapidly and they brought disaster to everyone around badlands, their power base. This drew the attention of Brotherhood of Steel, and after the killing of a BoS soldier, both sides battle with each other. At the end Vipers were driven away and those who remained fled to the North/East.

That's it for the Fallout introduction series, hope you enjoyed my posts and have learnt something from them!

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Fallout Game Story + Background Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:17:00 +0000

Hello again! This is the second part of Fallout background introduction.

Continue from the previous post, I'll talk about the Vaults. Basically they are bomb shelters for preserving humans in nuclear war, in some cases only. Many Vaults were used to run 'Vault experiments', which studied the behavior of humans under certain situations.

Most, if not all, experiments were inhuman. [Spoilers alert!!!] Taking Vault 11 as an example , its inhabitants were asked to select one person to sacrifice each year, otherwise the Vault will neutralize every person. People inside started to form gangs and kill each other, the sacrifice went on until only 5 survivors were left. They all agreed to stop sacrificing and die together. However, nothing had happened and they discovered that the Vault cheated all of them since day one, the Vault will run normally even no sacrifice was made. At the end four of the survivors committed suicide, the fate of the remaining one was unknown.

For the full list of vault experiment, check it out at here.

Another thing to talk about is the source of mutated/engineered creatures in Fallout that players will encounter throughout the game, not all of them were created naturally by radiation. Those I'll talk about include radroaches, mole rats, coyotes, centaurs, super mutants, geckos, ghouls, radscorpions, yao guai, night stalkers, cazadors and deathclaws.

Radroaches : Cockroaches mutated by radiation

Mole Rats : You might think they are rats that were being mutated by radiation, but in fact, mole rats were engineered by the U.S. before the Great War. They were supposed to breed rapidly and attack citizens in China, furthermore 'kill switches' were implanted inside their body for quick disposal when U.S. take over those territories. Whether they successfully infiltrated China or not, it was certain that many of them remained after the war.

Coyotes : Pure wild coyotes, it seemed the Great War didn't affect them physically.

Centaurs : Created by The Master, centaur is a mixture of humans, dogs and other animals that exposed to FEV virus together (that sounds really disturbing...). They are immune to radiation and sometimes gather around heavily radiated areas.

Super Mutants : Another creation of The Master, super mutants serves as the army of him, they were humans infected by FEV virus. Super mutants are sterile, but they are immortal in theory (won't die naturally), and it seemed they will grow stronger and gain even more strength when aging. Some super mutants were created at Vault 87, where inhabitants were imprisoned in chambers containing FEV virus.

Geckos : The results of original geckos that exposed to FEV virus or radiation.

Ghouls : Humans mutated by radiation. Their skin will rot and their hair will fall off. Glowing ones are severe cases, in which their skin will produce green light in the dark. Some ghouls retained their ability to think, but some became insane and were classified as feral ghouls.

Radscorpions : Scorpions mutated by radiation.

Yao Guai : Black bears mutated by radiation.

Night Stalkers : They were created in Big MT by Dr. Borous. As their appearance suggest, they are mixtures of rattlesnakes and coyotes.

Cazadors : Created by Dr. Borous (again). They were mutated tarantula hawk wasps, and is one of the most dangerous enemies in Fallout. Dr. Borous sure knows how to make deadly animals.

Deathclaw : Being the one of the most threatening enemy in all Fallout games, deathclaw is not naturally mutated. Deathclaws were created before the Great War by the U.S. to substitute soldiers in close quarter combats. After the Great War they were further improved by The Master using the FEV virus, and they spread throughout the wasteland eventually.

That's it for part 2, next time I'll tell you guys more about different raiders scattered around the wasteland. Stay tuned for part 3!

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Fallout Game Story + Background Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 13:53:00 +0000

Fallout 4 is about 4 months away from us, and I suppose there will be a lot more new players of the Fallout games. That's why I'm going to summarize the storyline/background of this epic series. (I'm a big fan of Fallout!)

The story of Fallout is very lengthy. I'll split it up into parts for easier understanding.

The most important thing to remember: The background of Fallout series is not following the real history. The people in Fallout focus on developing energy-related technology instead of communication technology. That explains why the computers in Fallout series looks like those at 1960s even they are used before the Great War (2077). While laser/plasma rifles, atomic engines exist.

Before the Great War, fossil fuels started to run out around year 2050, which leads to the increase of fuel prices. The European Commomwealth finally took military actions against the Middle East when the price of fossil fuel reached an unacceptable level. A small-scale nuclear exchange happened between the two parties afterwards, but the conflicts hadn't cause global warfare. The United Nations was then disbanded.

The battles in Middle East marked the opening of the Resource Wars. Countries fought against each other for fossil fuels. Major parties include the U.S, China, Soviet Union and European countries. During the Resource Wars U.S annexed Canada to gain more military force, which was deployed in Anchorage Front Line to fight against the invading China. Known as the Sino-American War.

In the Sino-American War, U.S utilize robots in combat to reduce casualties and increase firepower. E.g. Liberty Prime, Sentry Bot, Mister Gutsy. Power armors were also developed. These technologies greatly helped U.S in the war. China, on the other hand, used stealth suits to assassinate high rank military officers efficiently.

At the end, Great War, a devastating global nuclear exchange, broke out on October 23, 2077. In two hours all countries were hit by salvos of nuclear bombs. Few had survived by hiding inside Vaults, metro tunnels or other places. And that's how Fallout begins.

Vaults had done a great job on preserving humanity, in some cases only. Although the authority claimed that the Vaults were nuclear bombing shelters. They were actually used for conducting cruel experiments on people to test their reactions in different situations. I'll go further on this topic in the next post.

Those who lived outside the Vaults struggled to survive in their owns ways, some formed settlements while some formed gangs. And of course you will encounter them a lot in Fallout.

Mutated creatures were created at the same time, like mirelurks, radscorpions or cazadors. Few are friendly towards humans. I'll also introduce their background information in the next post.

That's it for part 1. In the next post I'll answer frequetly asked questions from players and discuss further about the world of Fallout. Stay tuned!

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Preview On Star Wars Battlefront 3

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 16:26:00 +0000

A decade after the release of Star Wars Battlefront 2, its sequel was announced at E3 2015. The release date of Star Wars Battlefront 3 is said to be in November, and that drives me crazy as it will crash with Fallout 4! But my wallet doesn't allow me to get them both. :(

Anyway let's go back on topic. Star Wars Battlefront 3 is 10 years away from its predecessor, so much more features will be available in the game. I won't talk about its improvements comparing with the rest of the series because we can treat SWB 3 as a fresh new game, it comes from a new game generation.

First of all, we can see that the gameplay is well-balanced. It's perfectly okay for a player to travel in the map without vehicles. There are advantages of being an infantry, a walker or a pilot.

From the footage, infantries are used to capture objectives, and they can be as threatening as walkers with rocket launchers. They also possess a wide range of weaponry that boost their flexibility in the game. However, they are extremely vulnerable if all of their items are depleted.

The walkers on the other hand can clear out battalions in seconds, bursting out tons of damage wherever they go. But they move really slow which makes them an easy target for missiles.

Starfighters have great mobility in the game, they can support infantries or even bring down walkers, however, from my observation their overall damage output is small. Also enemies can bring them down with ease by placing an accurate shot.

In the previous game, players can feel that walkers outweigh infantries a lot, and sometimes people compete for walkers in multiplayer mode. In the latest game infantries seemed to play a much more important role throughout a match. That is the greatest change in the series, and, indeed, it is great. With balanced vehicles, players are encouraged to choose different roles according to the game situation. Which makes the multiplayer mode realistic.

Another good deed this game does: Grenades were bought back to its glory days! Their blast is just amazing.

Additionally, players might be able to control heroes/villians as far as we know. And of course they can use force in the battlefield to fight. It's cool to let players using main characters outside singleplayer. I can't wait to control Darth Vader and massacre everyone!

However, the map is not destructible as seen in the footage. That is a disappointment for me. But there are lots of defence structures like turrets which can be blown up, so it still looks stunning when you rain down mortars on enemy outposts.

Let's look forward to Star Wars Battlefront 3. Wish it can get itself into the best games of 2015. It will be wonderful to see a Star War game with promising quality again.

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5 Tips To Aim Better At CS:GO

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 15:33:00 +0000

For some strange reasons, I'm not interested in playing CS games even I'm passionate at FPS games. A few days ago I had picked up my long forgotten CS: GO account again, which I found I had improved even without practicing it, I think it's mainly due to playing TF2. My friends were all surprised as they thought I will get massacred.

Again for some strange reasons I want to write this quick guide so bad. These tips are not training programs for practicing aiming, they are small tweaks that gives you an instant boost (big or small) in your accuracy. And here goes the list of my tips.

1. Disable mouse acceleration

Mouse acceleration is a burden for players in almost every FPS games. Even though it is convenient in rare occasions, most of the time your aiming will get worse because of it. A pro shooter memorize the corresponding movement of gun sight with the mouse, but the mouse acceleration makes aiming inconsistent.

Here is a small statistic from 10 of my friends who play CS: GO. Two friends out of 10 use mouse acceleration from day one to now, in which they are generally accepted to suck at aiming. On the other hand, one of my friends who disabled mouse acceleration after chatting with me about that achieved a much better KDR later on (increased from about 3 to 4-5).

So all your effort put on practicing aiming will net you little to no rewards with mouse acceleration on. That's certainly
a tragedy, isn't it?

2. Find the most suitable mouse sensitivity

There are many ways to test the best mouse sensitivity for each players. One of the most popular method is by keeping the crosshair on a small area while strafing, adjust your mouse sensitivity to the point where you find doing so is the easiest. And that is the optimal sensitivity for you!

Many players have the misconception that the most accurate setting is the one they are comfortable with. This is not true because for the 'comfortable' feeling, it means the camera movement is very similar to what we wanted. However, the sensitivity setting that feels the most natural is not always the sensitivity setting that let us aim the best. Don't follow your heart, use scientific methods to search for the ideal sensitivity.

3. Take short bursts instead of long ones

This may seems obvious at first, but most people only follow this rule in the early minutes of a lengthy game. As soon as they get dominated, they will empty their magazines pretty quick.

Long firing is not a bad idea in some situations, like retreating or in close range combats, where accuracy is not a top priority. However, in normal fights long burst are only 'comfort shots' that sounds threatening. There is no accuracy in sustained fire. The first two shots will land exactly at where you aim, but others tend to go upwards, then left or right, and they fly like a mess. Just don't let your temper rule over you.

4. Aim for the neck level

Many people may tell you to aim for the head level of enemies. But in fact, only a few can really hit as both you and your target are moving, and this likely is what actually happened: You see him running out of the corner, you open fire, and try to get your cursor on his head, which is too late as the recoil start to kick in, and your shots are flying above his head.

Aiming at the neck gives you room for error, so you can line up your shots to left/right, and let the recoil push up your shots. In case you aim perfectly below your foe's head, simply aim upwards a little bit for a headshot.

If you have great accuracy (Truly great). You should aim for head level, but considering the fact you are searching for guides, it's likely that you are struggling in CS:GO.

5. Change crosshair

A poorly designed crosshair can get you killed. Colours that blend in with the map is absolutely risky, like sandy colours (blend in with the ground) or dark blue (looks similar with the background when looking at dark corners).

A good crosshair should use sharp colours, e.g. red, green, light blue. I prefer using tiny dots or circles as lines are unnecessary parts of a crosshair that will sometimes block your view, especially at long range, where the target looks small.

To edit your crosshair, follow these steps:
1. Visit CS:GO Crosshair Generator
2. Edit the crosshair
3. Open CS:GO and change it into windowed mode
4. Open the developer console
5. Type the codes inside one by one
6. There you go! Enjoy the brand new crosshair

Hope this quick guide can help you aim better, I personally use these tips on other FPS games too, like TF2 or ARMA 2.

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5 Things We Want In Hitman 6 [E3 2015]

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:19:00 +0000

The latest trailer of Hitman 6 was announced a week ago. As the most up to date game in the Hitman series, Hitman 6 had made quite a stir in E3 2015, let's hope it will live up to our expectations.

From Codename 47 to Absolution, the developers tweaked the content of their games a lot throughout the series. Although Absolution has great graphics during the time it was published and the overall gameplay is stunning, there are some features that we want in the latest Hitman release.

1. Jump / Parkour

Anyone who played Hitman Absolution should get frustrated of the inability to jump. How come a fearsome hitman that killed thousands of people to protect a girl can't JUMP. That sounds stupid in a game costing millions to create. If the jumping option is back in Hitman 6 (it should), I think adding a little bit of parkour will definitely improves the game. It's an optional feature but it's always nice to have parkour.

2. Teammates

Handling contracts alone looks cool, but having backups in assassinations gives you a lot more options to execute the hit. Assassin Creed Unity had done a decent job on co-op gameplay. AI teammates are good enough already, they can serve tons of purposes, like sniping enemies, distracting guards, setting up explosives or go gun blazing with you. The possibilities are limitless, and working in a team is a brand new idea in the world of Hitman. The 'multiplayer' mode before is only sharing of missions among players, playing with friends at the same time in the same map is the true multiplayer mode.

3. Newspapers

This is a far more interesting way to summarize the player's performance in a mission rather than using scores, and this is implemented in other games of Hitman series before, so it's a good idea to let newspapers return in Hitman 6.

Also, the developers can further improve this feature by adding after-mission effects. For example, if you take out targets in a high profile manner, the security force in the next contract will become much more alert, and they may equip deadlier weapons. Using this system to motivate players finishing their mission in a subtle way is more realistic than using scores. At the same time, this gives player the ability to affect the in-game world through their actions, which helps to create a more dynamic game universe.

4. Substitute score with budget

Speaking for myself, nothing in the series can be more boring than the score feature in Hitman Absolution. Scoreboard is a lazy way to encourage players doing what the developers want them to do. Budget is a better alternative of scoreboard. Players can earn budget throughout the mission, which can be used to purchase items for the Agency, such as weaponry, AI teammates or informants. Budget can prompt players to finish contracts in a perfect way. Also the diversity in a mission will become better, as the game offers more choices to complete a mission.

5. Hunting the hunters

Instead of being the only assassin in mission every single time, Hitman 6 can allow players infiltrating into other's mission, so as to protect the target. That will be an amazing element in the game, as players need to hurry on finishing their objectives and leave the area ASAP before the third party interfere, which leaves them less time for planning and more time for action. To balance off this feature, the game should allow players to disable infiltration at the cost of getting less budget. All of these are recommendations only, nevertheless, I really hope they can come true in the final version of Hitman 6.

My suggestions list ends here. Is there any new features that you want in Hitman 6 doesn't appear in this list? Give me a shout if you have more recommendations!

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Is 'Tom Clancy's The Division' Worth The Money?

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 02:30:00 +0000

Another E3 2015 game review! Unlike the game in previous review, Tom Clancy's The Division was announced long ago and had gone through some big delays. Finally the release date was confirmed to be March 8, 2016. I beg Ubisoft not to delay it again and let gamers down.

Many people who have watched the trailers or the gameplay footages might not know the exact background of this game. That's fine as I've done some research on this game, it's set in Manhattan after a disastrous virus outbreak. The game should took place in the near future as some advanced weaponry can be seen (drones, portable sentries etc ). And the player is an agent whom belongs to 'The Division' - a combat group that aims to keep society from collapsing.

First thing first, the combat system in this game is magnificent from what we've seen in the gameplay. The diversity of a fight is great as loads of tools were provided to players, for example drones that can tag enemies behind cover, or 'rolling grenades' that sneaks up on your foes. These items are futuristic and realistic at the same time. I liked the in-game combat very much as they were far more interesting than those in other shooter games. Guns are no longer the king in a fight, and players are encouraged to utilize different weapons instead.

Also, PvP in The Division is complex but impressive. In the gameplay footage, the protagonist allied with a group of strangers to take out some raiders, and betrayed them before evacuating. That's just plainly awesome! PvP is no longer about small groups fighting and looting each other. Even one carry excellent guns and was backed with a huge team, his 'teammates' can turn on him and share all his inventory. In the massive world full of dangers and rewards, there is no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.

Additionally, the developers claimed the storyline will proceed in different paths according to the player's choice, I hope all important decisions made in main quests will have a significant effect on the story, and lead the player into endings which vary a lot from each other, unlike those poorly designed 'choices' in Walking Dead games.

However, there are some bads of The Division, too. During an interview, the game director said they haven't came up with a solution to narrow the outrageous gap between old and new players. That is a serious issue, as an awful leveling system can literally destroy a game. Most players have this kind of unpleasant experiences before. I think you know what it feels like to get killed by the same person over and over again, only because they started playing the game earlier than you. Hope the developing team can fix this before the game comes out.

Another feature that I personally don't like is the damage indication. I have no idea you guys like it or not but that looks a bit silly in an apocalypse game. Armor should be used instead of health to calculate damage. For instance, a player wearing no armor at all should get gunned down by a few shots, it is unrealistic to count health in combat. "Ah, that guy got about 100 health left, so I should use this rifle with 150 damage to finish him off, oh damn! He just healed himself 300 health, I think I should leave ASAP." Imagine how funny that was in such a serious game. But this is only a small flaw in this RPG masterpiece.

So, I recommend shooter games or RPG games lovers try out this game, hopefully it won't let you down with its massive singleplayer + multiplayer world. Let's pay close attention to The Division. And Ubisoft you better not delay the release date again! Yeah, that's the end of my review.

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Is 'Mad Max' Game Worth The Money?

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 02:30:00 +0000

The first gameplay video of Mad Max is out at E3 2015! Which looks awesome and I was tempted to pre-order it. However, a game costing $60 should offer the player more than gun blazing, fist fighting and car chasing scenes.

First of all, I'll try to focus on the game itself instead of both the game and movies of Mad Max. Although many may complain that the game doesn't looks or feels like the original movie, I think a movie/book based game can be great even the plot is hugely different. A good example is the Metro 2033 game, it is a great work even though its storyline doesn't follow the book at all in many ways. So I'll try my best to ignore the original movie and write this review.

For the good side of this game, the best feature in my opinion is the balanced combat system. What I mean is that melee and ranged weapons become as important as each other. From the gameplay we can see that ammo are scarce in the game, that was even mentioned by the narrator in the trailer. In fact, the lack of ammo improves combat diversity as players can't rely on their guns completely, so fights will be a mix between swords and your mighty shotgun.

At the same time, the game is likely to have a vast range of weapons. Unlike the movie which shotguns is the only kind of guns left in Australia after the apocalypse, the Mad Max game feature repeaters and rifles (if you watch the trailer closely). From all my heart I wish there is more weapons to be revealed, like assault rifles or SMGs, a few of them is already enough to satisfy players.

Additionally, the trailer reveals that players can help settlements to grow and expand. Yet I think the player can only do quests for settlement without the option to manage them directly. That's such a pity as the player can immerse into the game world a lot better if they can take control of something big in it. It's always cool to manage a group of people, isn't it?

However, I was a bit worried about the side quests. In both the trailer and gameplay video, Max intercepts convoys of the War Boys for loot or scraps. That may become a loop in the game, like finding scraps to upgrade your vehicle so that you can find even more scraps and further upgrade your vehicle. I hate this kind of repeating side quests that waste players' time, let's hope the developers aren't lazy on making side quests.

Also the game physics and settings are a little bit ridiculous. I'm not saying that it should be 100% real, but there are some absurb moments like a car turning into a fireball because of a single shotgun blast. If Max's double-barrel is that powerful, he should be the ruler of Citadel ... Another thing that the game can improve is the clothing of characters. I understand that the developers want the game to look like the movie, nevertheless, not every single raider needs to be half naked and wear stupid accessories. A War Boy can be dressed up like a modest gentleman and still go on with their dirty works.

To sum up, the gameplay mechanics of Mad Max game is well-balanced and diversed from what we have seen in the announced videos. But the content and logic of the game needs to be improved. Survival game lovers absolutely should give this game a try! Let's keep our fingers crossed for the Mad Max game.

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5 Free And Efficient Way To Reduce Lag In Multiplayer Games

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 14:30:00 +0000

Lagging in multiplayer games can be really annoying, especially when it causes you to lose a match. I'll talk about some methods to stabilize your PC performance in online gaming.

Before going any further, you have to find out what makes your computer lag. Try switching servers and see whether the FPS improves, or play other online games to compare the FPS. If it is the problem of the game server, then nothing can be done by you. But if your PC is the troublemaker, you can follow the tips below to solve or at least relieve the lag.

The following solutions are tested by me and my friends, give me a shout in case these methods don't work for you.

1. Disable in-game shadows

This should provide a massive boost to your FPS, particularly when the map is large. Shadows eat up a huge chunk of your GPU resources, turning them off will give your computer an instant boost. However that won't help if your GPU is not the root of the problem.

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2. Reduce resolution or texture pack quality

Texture pack can gives your CPU some serious pressure if it is uncompressed. The PC memory will then be affected and may cause lag spikes when it hits the limit. You can play in windowed mode if you don't want to sacrifice game graphics for performance.

3. Remove startup programs

Whenever you download applications, they may become startup programs, that means they will be loaded up automatically every time you turn on your PC, and stand by in the background. Bring up the task manager (Ctrl + Alt + Delete), then click 'startup' (that may differ from each window version but the title is similar), next disable unnecessary programs that have high demand on your CPU. This will boost the overall performance of your PC if you didn't clean startup programs for a long time.

4. Configure virtual memory settings

Some PC may restrict the use of its memory, so not all RAM
available is allocated for gaming. This method do a great job on reducing lag, however it is risky to use because the whole game will shutdown when all RAM is not enough for the it to run, this will not happen frequently unless your computer's memory is really low. Follow these steps to free the RAM.
(1) Go to Control panel, and click on System and security
(2) Click on System
(3) Click on Advanced system settings
(4) Click on the Advanced tab
(5) Click on Settings under Performance
(6) Click on the Advanced tab
(7) Click on the Change button under Virtual memory
(8) Uncheck Automatically manage paging file size for all drives, then click on No paging file and click Set
(9) Restart your PC and it should work

5. Use wired connection

This will reduce the occurrences of lag spike to nearly zero as wired connection is far more stable than using Wi-Fi. However, it does nothing to improve your PC performance, wired connection only stabilize your computer. But sudden disconnection is as miserable lag for a gamer, right?

Wish my post can help you to have better gaming experiences, without costing you a single dollar.

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Review on Microsoft HoloLens at E3 2015 and the future technology of gaming

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 22:45:00 +0000

Besides various upcoming games, Microsoft had displayed one of the most stunning technology ever at E3 2015 - The HoloLens, I have watched some of its demonstration videos back in January, and I was surprised by their AR technology.

Before discussing more about the HoloLens, I hope you still remember Oculus Rift, another head-mounted display device developed by Microsoft. Some may get confused between the two products, so I will clarify their differences first.

The 'developer version' of Oculus Rift had been tested and released in 2012, much earlier than the HoloLens. Oculus Rift's concept is different from HoloLens. One being a VR (virtual reality) device, while the other being a AR (augmented reality) device.

Both gadgets bring gaming to its new heights, but in two distinctive ways. The concept of VR technology is about creating a virtual world that looks the same/very similar as the reality, so the user can experience a new environment that can be edited freely. In short, VR technology will take the user into a completely new world where no trace of reality can be observed.

The AR is like a mix between virtual world and reality, the operating device will scan the environment around the user, then input virtual elements for the user to view. To sum up, AR system will add virtual items/displays based on the real world.

Back to the topic, so what improvements on gaming experience will be bought to players by the HoloLens?

The whole universe of a game can follow the player with the use of HoloLens, the whole universe! Taking Minecraft as an example, players can load up their Minecraft map on a table, and control everything at their fingertips. That brings spectating a game to a new level, one can witness a war in Call of Duty while watching TV shows, or even edit the map like a unseen god, add a vehicle there, put some rifles here etc.

At the same time, this technology can be utilized for game development. As HoloLens makes creating or editing a game much easier, software companies can outsource part of their game projects to the public and use their design. This will reduce the workload and improve the quality of games, because players know best on how to satisfy themselves about the level design of games.

However, HoloLens has some flaws, too. The 3D vision doesn't cover the whole device, only 30% of the front display create AR images. So if you peek at the side of the lens, you can't see the images anymore. That forces the user to move their head and body around a lot if the image/animation is large. I beg the developers to fix this before releasing HoloLens as this problem will turn a revolutionary product into a impractical toy if left untouched.

If HoloLens is successfully developed, I think there will be a huge impact on the video game industry. The major gaming platform will slowly shift to AR gadgets from consoles and PC. There may even have FPS games for AR devices in the future! I can't imagine what my home will look like when terrorists break inside.

Actually, gaming is only part of the features of the HoloLens, it has a lot more application than we think. For example the GPS display, wearers can be guided with 3D instructions and waypoints when driving. That will be amazingly helpful if it really comes true, furthermore these functions might even be adapted for military or space exploring purposes.

I'm absolutely anticipated for the release of HoloLens, but lets's hope its price won't rip everyone's wallet off......

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Finished Team Fortress 2 Guides!

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:58:00 +0000

I have just finished writing my Team Fortress 2 Guides, which took me a whole week to complete it. Although it is tiresome to make a game guide, I truly wish my tips on TF2 can help players struggling to play.

Team Fortress 2 is indeed a excellent multiplayer game even at today's gaming standards. However, new players may sometimes get dominated by experts, as they exploit the mistakes made by amateurs.

That's why I will share my tips and recommend some in-game items for new comers of TF2. These tips are different from those you normally find in wikia pages. My guide focus on teaching players how to cooperate with their teammates, for team cooperation is the key to get victory.

I sincerely hope that my guide is able to help players improving their skills, allowing them to fully immerse into the world of Team Fortress 2, and experience the epic battles in it.

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Fallout 4 Gameplay Footage Review

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 15:15:00 +0000

Two days ago, Bethesda Softworks has showed us some Fallout 4 gameplay footage at E3 2015. From the footage we can see a lot of changes (really a lot) compare with Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas.

The graphic of Fallout 4 has great improvement, although some players said the colour palette makes the game 'cartoony', I still think the overall resolution has been enhanced, and future updates may narrow down the colour palette a bit to create a post-apocalyptic landscape.

Additionally, Fallout fans can be pretty sure that the protagonist has finally got his/her own voice! As shown in the gameplay, the protagonist talked with his Mister Gutsy after leaving Vault 111. I was amazed by all the work Bethesda had done on voice acting, every dialogue option of the protagonist had been dubbed, plus the animation that comes along with the your choice.

But the new feature that really stunned me is the
construction system. I have played Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas before, and the 'homes' aren't realistic enough, they are just rooms that let you take a nap or store your items, a temporary place for the player to rest. But in Fallout 4, I can build a whole settlement by myself, furthermore, I can set up defenses and produce items for trading, which means one may earn a living by running a successful outpost instead of doing quests. There are areas that a player can fully control and manage at last.

At the same time, Fallout 4 has introduced a brand new crafting system in the whole series. In the past, players can only craft miscellaneous items like ammo or booby traps. However, in the gameplay we can see the vast range of weapon customization, a simple baseball bat can be turned into a zombie killing hardware (don't worry, there is no zombies in Fallout, but there are ghouls instead).

Last but not least, new modes of transportation are available in Fallout 4, we can now ride Vertibirds or fly with jetpacks! But I absolutely want cars/motorcycles to be implemented in this game, that will take Fallout to a whole new level, imagine the protagonist
riding his improvised car crashing bandits to save his settlement, how cool it is!

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B.H Gaming Blog Begins

noreply@blogger.com (Benson) — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 15:15:00 +0000

After weeks of writing this blog, it is time to publish it for all of you. B.H Gaming is a fresh new blog that is still under construction, bunch of new features and articles will be added in the near future. There is a lot of room for my blog to improve at the moment, I will try my very best to enrich the content of it even I am working on my own.

Right now I will focus on doing gameplays and bringing you all the latest gaming news. Team Fortress 2 and Insurgency will be my primary target besides singleplayer games. I will also write about some hot topics about gaming in weekends, and having discussions with me is appreciated. Updating this blog on a daily basis is my current goal, as tests and exams in high school is quite demanding, so I can't put all my effort on this blog.

Me myself prefer playing multiplayer, open world or RPG games, but any of you can suggest other games for making my gameplays, graphics is not a concern of me as I think the gift itself is more important than its wrappings, and so does video games.

I really hope you can help improving this blog by making suggestions/comments on it. Asking questions on this blog are also welcomed, and I will try my best to solve problems that you encounter. :D

P.S. I am so busy at studying that my bedroom has been occupied by piles and piles of textbooks. Forgot to tell you that I live in Hong Kong :P

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