Q&A: October 7th, 2020

DaCody Asks
If you could make any multiplayer game free to play (or turn f2p into P2P) which would it be? 

Siege, because it has all the characteristics of one.

Nah, I'm kidding... mostly. 

Besides, the Free to Play aspect would just bring in even more hackers and cheaters. Previously, I would've answered Reflex Arena, but Diabotical has come out and is free to play, so that's covered, and we'll see how an Arena Shooter handles itself without a paywall.

Call of Duty's Warzone is free to play too, so that sort of large scale high budget experience is accounted for, and most MMOs start these days as Free to Play to replace the old trial system.

I'm honestly not sure if there's a game I would make Free to Play right now, it's a tougher question than I thought. Actually, I do have another answer, Quantum League, or at the very least, to lower its entry fee, because a Time Paradox First Person Shooter is a tough sell, but worth experience, like Rocket League was.

The Great Leveler Asks
What is your favorite lesser known RPG and why? (not counting Alpha Protocol since you just made a video on it)

Alpha Protocol.

ImmportalKrogan As-

Okay, I won't cheat. It's a toss up between Jade Empire & Outward, though honestly, I think my real problem is that I just haven't played enough RPGs, and need to get more versed in the genre as a whole.

Outward's a game I'd probably hate if it were completely singleplayer, but in a co-op environment where the downtime spent walking can be spent in conversation and exploration, it's a very engrossing game with real notable progression in the power of your character without traditional leveling.

ImmortalKrogam Asks
What Mass Effect spin-off game would you like to see?

My ultimate dream game has always been an open-ended role playing game on the Citadel station that's rendered in its entirety. Now, that's an immensely tall order, so it'll stay a dream, but I've got an idea which I believe is much more feasible.

An Archangel Game, a game about when Garrus was leading a group of Vigilantes fighting the most notorious gangs of Omega. Picture, Crackdown meets Stalker. Completely open-ended, no linear order to who you attack, why, or for what motivation, but adaptable to all situations, with the funnel point being what happens to Garrus' friends.

But this is what's so frustrating about Mass Effect being shelved, it's a world that could do anything! 64 Player Battlefield FPS. Wipeout-esk anti-gravity racer. LA Noire detective game. Space-sim. It could do anything, and frankly, make any, and I'll break character and pre-order ten copies.

Finn Clarke Asks
Recently jumping back into Mirror's Edge, I was surprised by the feelings of nostalgia hitting me while I played through it even though I never touched it during my youth. Do you have any games that give a similar feeling even though you had no attachments to it as a child?

I've got nostalgia for Resident Evil 2's Safe Room music, and I have no goddamn clue why. I wasn't allowed to play M-rated games, didn't like "scary" games, and hadn't touched any of the classic titles, yet when I heard the music in videos, it felt very familiar.

Probably the easiest example is Chaos Theory. Though, I'm not a massive fan like most, its soundtrack was burned into my memory from Top Gear and other BBC programs using it all the time, and rightfully so, as its suitable to so much material.

Josepheous Asks
Your gameplay always looks crisp.  What recording software do you use and what sorta hard drive setup does it take to store all that footage (especially for those 40+ minute vids)? 

Surprisingly, I'm still using Shadowplay, at 50 bit-rate, and a year or two ago, I bought a 10tb USB external drive to store footage. I was using network storage for awhile, but it was with a measly 1tb drive that filled up quickly, especially at 1440p60fps. With this 10tb however (that cost a lot less than I expected due to sales), I just record and forget. The only annoyance is the cable can get loose, and sometimes a recording doesn't save, or you have to tell Shadowplay where to record again.

I've run into problems here and there, but nothing that was detrimental to a project... yet. I know my time will come.