Evening Carlos. Enjoying those new games?
Computer games.
- Thread starter GrandOldTeam
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carlos21
KING OF REP
Oh yes can you send me a pic of some of your games.
I’m out at the moment but I’ll try and send some tomorrow mate
carlos21
KING OF REP
Where are you mate.
At my parents
carlos21
KING OF REP
Tell them I said hi.
Rita_Poon
Player Valuation: £90m
got off lucky there wiz
Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
Besides DayZ my most expensive game on PC was £22 for Squad. I’ll never pay full price for a game again, especially one full of micro transactions.
Independent devs are leading the way these days.
ChesterBlue
Player Valuation: £35m
Playing Cyberpunk again due to the show, it’s a lot better than it was at launch, but still feels like it’s lacking a lot
Martin Alvito
Player Valuation: £50m
Trying to recall when I last paid full freight for a PC game. It might be KoToR. Worth, that one was.
Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
I thought the ‘games are cheaper on PC’ notion was overblown but I’ve saved a fortune compared to console prices. Plus the £60 or so a year I’m saving for not having to pay to online.
Just a shame it’s so expensive to get a PC that has parity with the latest consoles. They’re incredible value machines.
Martin Alvito
Player Valuation: £50m
If you play a lot of games or do actual work on it, then it's the way.
Anyone got the PlayStation VR? Any good?
Does it make sense if I invest in the PS VR as I have a PS5 or just get a oculus quest 2?
Does it make sense if I invest in the PS VR as I have a PS5 or just get a oculus quest 2?
Is anyone here currently doing, or know of anyone doing, a BTEC in eSports at college? My eldest is in year 11 and is looking at options for A-Levels next year. We recently attended the local 6th Form to get ideas on subjects he could study (as with most teenagers he has no real clue what he wants to do for a career).
He's a bright lad and was considering traditional A-Levels along the lines of Physics, Geology and Engineering, but just before we left the college we checked out their new "Creative Media" dept. My mind was blown to discover that a BTEC in eSports is now a thing, and it has really piqued his interest. He had mentioned before we visited that they do eSports there, but I thought he was talking about an after hours club etc, not an actual academic qualification! He's a massive gamer (like myself), but I'm worried this sort of course will be looked upon as a bit of a "joke" qualification. In fairness, when I spoke to the course tutor raising these concerns (while trying not to offend him too much...), he said it was a common worry and explained that it has a lot of transferable skills, from law, networking, business, event management and health and fitness. But it's a "2 block" course as well, so would be equivalent to 2 A-Levels, but as it takes up the study time of 2 of his 3 study blocks, it would leave him time to study for only 1 traditional A-Level.
The facilities for the course do look incredibly impressive, with 3 huge dedicated "classrooms" containing rows of high-end gaming set-ups, and is the exact sort of thing I would have wanted to do when I was his age if it was available! But I still have my concerns. The entry requirements for the course are one of the lowest for any of the courses they offer, and I worry he would be selling himself a bit short. But I also think it's important that he does something he'll actually enjoy. Another option is for him to instead do the 1 block Digital Games Production course, allowing him time to study 2 other traditional A-Levels.
If anyone has any experience of these, any input would be much appreciated. Cheers.
He's a bright lad and was considering traditional A-Levels along the lines of Physics, Geology and Engineering, but just before we left the college we checked out their new "Creative Media" dept. My mind was blown to discover that a BTEC in eSports is now a thing, and it has really piqued his interest. He had mentioned before we visited that they do eSports there, but I thought he was talking about an after hours club etc, not an actual academic qualification! He's a massive gamer (like myself), but I'm worried this sort of course will be looked upon as a bit of a "joke" qualification. In fairness, when I spoke to the course tutor raising these concerns (while trying not to offend him too much...), he said it was a common worry and explained that it has a lot of transferable skills, from law, networking, business, event management and health and fitness. But it's a "2 block" course as well, so would be equivalent to 2 A-Levels, but as it takes up the study time of 2 of his 3 study blocks, it would leave him time to study for only 1 traditional A-Level.
The facilities for the course do look incredibly impressive, with 3 huge dedicated "classrooms" containing rows of high-end gaming set-ups, and is the exact sort of thing I would have wanted to do when I was his age if it was available! But I still have my concerns. The entry requirements for the course are one of the lowest for any of the courses they offer, and I worry he would be selling himself a bit short. But I also think it's important that he does something he'll actually enjoy. Another option is for him to instead do the 1 block Digital Games Production course, allowing him time to study 2 other traditional A-Levels.
If anyone has any experience of these, any input would be much appreciated. Cheers.