Thread:Vorknkx/@comment-3547390-20161116194210/@comment-3547390-20161207170858

Heh, it has gotten better during the years, I am not reviled by everyone and am able to do a job. Still, I mostly keep to myself and prefer my isolation. The whole menace to society thing comes simply because of the culture here, we are so afraid of offending anyone that everyone freaks with me.

Yeah, I do have a lot of Italian blood, but I have rather pale skin. You definitely couldn't confuse me for any other ethnicity. The one thing about your country is the whole just escaping communism thing and the fact that it pretty much looms over you guys. You know it is bad, but yet still have many that disagree, sounds like bad tension.

Oh, yes, it is a massive issue over here. PC culture, safe spaces, SJWs, all that good stuff. We have had numerous colleges recently break down and need to be served cookies while they draw in coloring books. No, I am not exaggerating. A little bit of tolerance is fine, but as I said it is like America has gone so far down a path of prejudice that now it is trying to revamp its image and take the other extreme. That extreme being the majority putting down the majority and the minorities being empowered enough to lash out at the majority. If you were an American, you probably would be snapping at some of the things I say, because we gotta not offend anyone. The problem is that what you say will always offend someone out there. I can tolerate you, but I shouldn't need to demoralize myself in the process, and that is exactly why it is as big an issue as it is.

No, I didn't hate Heretic. Games I hate I tend to refuse to play entirely, such as old NES titles. I liked the challenges offered to me by Heretic, I just didn't like the whole maze-like architecture given to me with the expectation that I could just use the map. I don't like having to spam every wall in the level. As for the sequel, I have thought about it at times too, but the problem is that every time I reflect on it I realize it will just result in me getting into another DOS era game. I doubt you have been listening to all my videos lately, but one of the major things I covered was the fact that Quake wasn't just a jump to 3d. With source ports, it was also the first escape from DOS, which I feel was more important. DOS is heavily clunky, frustrating, and results in constant headaches. The performance difference from DOS to Windows is important not to be ignored and I have grown to revile DOS based games for the poor performance and absolute hassles I have had with them. I still can't find DOSBox settings that do what I want on a high-end computer. I pretty much am making my powerful computer into a notebook and fighting with it every step of the way. The problem then is that GzDoom isn't the true experience, as you said before it was a lot easier than if I had played it back then, and it ended up feeling more like I had set it to easy mode than avoided the problems of DOS.

Plus, personal to Hexen is the fact that as far as I am aware the game is nothing but puzzles. I hate puzzles. They are non-replayability based frustrations that make me regret playing the game, so why would I choose a title that features nothing but that? Plus if I was to do it I would probably stream, which could be harder since our time zones are so funky. Plus the fact that puzzles just don't make for a good streaming environment. When I play something, I like to examine my situation and try to figure out the answer, but when streaming you have commenters yelling over your shoulder to the point that you feel you can't be allowed to figure out things yourself. Backseat gaming is a real problem with streaming and one that can really detract from the experience, but the alternative is sitting there for hours and having everyone get frustrated. Basically, if I chose to do Hexen, nobody would win. I would be getting frustrated at the comments spoiling little details about the game I have decided to try investing in, others would get frustrated at my pacing, and all of us would get frustrated as tonight was the night Hitbox decided to fail me.

Heh, lately the only thing I have been doing is Quake, mostly just working my way back up to Aftershock so we can finally finish up the articles on it after a year+ hiatus. When I listen to music, I build up a lot of hype, often re-listening to everything by the band up to that album. Needless to say, it takes a while. New PC games, haven't tried anything new since Daggerfall.

You know, the irony to my appeal of old-school games exclusively is that I am obsessed with computer builds. I find myself constantly working towards making my system better, more for the potential than the actual application. I get obsessed to ensure I have a top of the line system to play Dosbox games that will lag horribly due to the horrible allocations of that program. Right now pretty much my life involves listening to albums slowly, playing Quake, working, and a massive amount towards a new computer build I plan to construct in early 2017. There is a lot of planning going into this design as it pretty much will necessitate a reinstall of Windows (basically, I have improved everything but the stuff that would require a reinstall, so now I need to group the rest together so I can make one good system). I have no idea how interested you are in this stuff, especially since you said you were happy on old stuff that worked fine. All stuff is pretty much subject to change as I continue to research and debate the benefits of various pieces of hardware, but I am expecting to pay a pretty penny in the end.

Pretty much, I am upgrading my 4790k setup to a 7700k setup. The last 3 Intel generations have had worse performance in regards to single-core performance speed in comparison to a 4790k. As I prioritize single-core due to my old school setup, that meant I didn't want to upgrade any of those generations, but now we have one with some minimal performance upgrades. Is it worth it? Probably not. But then again I am crazy and like to have a high-spec computer just in the event that I want to play the most demanding modern game ever made. I might even get .2 MHZ clock speed! Now, before I devote a bunch to changing my entire computer setup, I need to ensure it actually is faster and so am waiting for benchmarks... lots of benchmarks. Plus Kaby Lake only supports Windows 10, which I despise due to forced updates, and so would need to run an unsupported Windows OS and need to know how stable it will be before it is done. I think I am finally willing to jump to Windows 8.1, I just need to test it in a VM environment for certain things. Specifically, I hate how Windows 8.1 is out of box, but unlike Windows 10 (with its constant setting changes) I can change it to be just like Windows 7, mostly through Classic Shell and re-enabling Safe Mode. I just want to test that to performance in Windows 7, I don't want it to perform worse due to Classic Shell being needed at bootup. Windows 8.1 has some benefits over 7 under the hood, specifically native support for USB 3.0 without needing to tear apart the disk to add drivers. Plus I also plan on updating to a M.2 SSD (currently on a 1TB and 2TB 7200RPM HD, my main goal has been that I don't want my SSD to be small capacity. Now is the time with a 960 Pro 2TB and 850 Pro 4TB, the latter of which coming in January), which is not really supported on 7. Needless to say, I could potentially get it working on 7, but it would be a lot more reliable to actually work on 8... especially when the CPU itself is already unsupported. As for updating the CPU, that is the real reason, to gain better thermals than the 4790k while retaining the same speeds and to not need to hunt around for legacy hardware. I think Socket 1151 has better support for M.2s if I am correct, plus then I can go insane with RAM (currently eyeballing DDR4-3466 RAM, fastest speed around for a 16 GB stick, which x4 will be the maximum allowed by an Asus Formula VIII. Sure, my DDR3-2400 16 GB (8x2) is plenty powerful, but why not go all out?) It all just depends a lot on the CPU so things are still very unsure and will be until 2017. If I do this, I seek to go from high-end to as powerful as I can make it, debating the pros and cons of various pieces of hardware while not really having a limit on my budget. Is it insane? Yes, but I love my computer and want the best computer in the world to play Q2 and Dark Hour on. The saddest thing is that it is harder than looking up the most expensive thing around, a lot of it involves hunting down and comparing specs and trying to find something that can beat it until I found the best.

The hardest part of being obsessed with building my computer? The fact that is most of my obsessions, which means most people just look at me like I have two heads when I ramble about this stuff. Or they think I am doing it just to brag. It is more just the odd need to share my obsession with the world and it unluckily costs a lot of money that most feel is a waste since they prioritize other things in their life. I take pride in the research that goes into it, the hours upon hours it takes to actually figure out which part would be most beneficial due to some slight statistic nobody else cares about. Even people obsessed with computer builds don't get as insane as me, they think about price and if the upgrade is actually worth it, they actually consider if the thing will truly benefit them. Or if they do an insane build, they do it just for insane price and not actually caring about the specs. Yes, I am a crazy person. This isn't about future proofing, as I will do it all over again when something more powerful comes out, it is just an odd obsession with computers and the need to have the best, which means I can't even relate to others interested with building computers. PcPartPicker doesn't even have my PSU - the AX1500i. Yes, I have spent $400 on a power supply that, when all is said and done, I am probably not even using half of. But I can expand amazingly if I need to and have a lot of leg room. At the end of the day, I am probably one of the craziest people you can meet for computers, so I am used to being an outcast even among nerds as absolutely nobody but me is this irrational. It isn't about impressing everyone, just about the hunt for the best computer, and yet everyone will be angered just by some of the insane choices I make.

Plus I have completely different needs to most users. IPS panels are supposedly what high-end systems will have, but I play in a dark room where I feel IPS glow is ridiculously visible (I have gone to a computer store and tested a PG279Q to see if I could tolerate IPS, I can't). So instead I hunt for the best TN panel you can get, so far I have been rocking a pair of PG278Qs. 144hz 1ms with 1440p and G-Sync, definitely a powerful setup if you have the ability to afford a graphics card with 2 display port panels (I think the Titan X Pascal, which is what I have, has 3, but I forget as I have no desk space for 3. I would make desk space, but more monitors means slower computer and the extra displays don't really benefit me the way going from 1 to 2 monitors did).

Today I will actually be getting a new headset (hopefully, either today or tomorrow) and testing it out, supposedly it has a lot better sound quality than what I currently have. Hopefully someone is around to actually help me with testing the thing, it has been a rare day when I can actually get Dominus on voice chat lately.

Sigh, I got enthusiastic and wrote up a lengthy paragraph. I have real problems with making things short and sweet. Now I doubt you will devote your time to reading all I just wrote.