Got 99 Problems And My Name Is One

Wednesday. Sometimes it is good and sometimes it is bad just like features in a video game. Now some times great games have horrible features that are removed and the communities rejoice. So that is exactly what this week's list is all about.

5. Minecraft - Infinite Water

Well this speaks for itself. The water would randomly update underground and cause serious problems while building, and would rise much higher than should have been possible. While this resulted in many hilarious videos wasn't good for the game as a whole.

4. World of Warcraft - Respec cost

One thing that was in WoW for way too long was the cost to change your spec that would increase based on how often you did it. This would basically penalize you if you were let's say PvPing and Raiding or changing your spec for your raid and so on and so forth. It was just a pointless gold sink that any player was glad when was removed.

3. Diablo III - Auction House

Something that has been talked about time and time again. The issue wasn't with the auction house itself it was that loot drops were inconsistent because of the Auction House. The whole thing was creating so trading could still be a central focus to the game even if it was automated. What Blizzard realized was if they fixed loot no one would miss trading and the game would be better for it, which is exactly what they did.

2. SimCity - Online

When SimCity launch it was coming off of massive success in its city building environment. The problem with it was that when they decided it was going to be always online they were not prepared with the servers they had ready and it resulted in one of the worst launches in the history of gaming. This caused them to months later to remove the online only requirement and also leaves the series in general in jeopardy.

1. Xbox One - Used Games

When the Xbox One was revealed they had all these features all of which didn't go over well with consumers. The one that caused the biggest problem was restricting games to one user. Basically making you unable to share a game with a friend or trade it in for other games later on. This caused an enormous outrage and something Microsoft eventually realized was a mistake and removed.

There it is. Do you agree or disagree? Any other bad features in good games you were glad when they were finally removed? Let me know one way or another.

Ask Gauss

Sunday. Here we are wondering what we are going to do because there is no Game of Thrones on tonight. I know I am still taking in last week as well. We must go on though and with a Sunday comes the time to answer some questions so here we go.

Are you at all scared they will destroy Final Fantasy VII reputation with this remake?

I think they have been scared of this for a long time. Wondering what would happen if they take this project on. There is no question the sales for this game are going to be through the roof. The question is if they are going to anger fans from changing things or peoples memories of what was just isn't going to be the same. It is a fine line really. I think they know what they have got themselves into and will do there best to ensure everything works out as it should and how they want it to.

Have you tried Tavern Brawling?

I actually did the other day. Was a fun feature and certainly will do it probably the once a week to get my reward. I did wonder why the reward was an original pack of cards though and not goblins and gnomes. Did get a legendary even though Mr. Fordring already exists in my set of cards. It's free so I urge anyone who is playing Hearthstone to give it a try after all you do have nothing to lose.

So XBOX has a new controller?

And this matters because?

There you have it questions answered for the week. Hope you all got something out of it! Thanks to everyone who sent something in and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

You Fail At Xbox One If...

Fail Day! What better way to have a Fail Day when Xbox is involved. Yes I probably know countless people are pissed off for just reading that comment but really do I care? Not in the least. This post truly comes from the bottom of my heart.

You Fail At Xbox One If...

• You seriously need a reason
• You have a headset you can scream at all the NOOBS on Call of Duty
• You got it to play Call of Duty
• You are looking forward to the exclusives
• You believe the controller is of glorious design
• You didn't realize the specs of it are only slightly above that of a PS3
• You don't enjoy being spied on
• You believe it is completely ok to 180 your Philosophy because you were unaware the entire gaming world thought you were drunk.
• You are getting one because you have a 360
• You don't think it is weird Microsoft has issues counting past 2
• You don't think it is weird they are putting so much attention into an awful addon
• You are thinking right now "Well what about Halo?"
• You have no internet

and finally

• You bought and Xbox One over a PS4

Now wasn't that fun?

XBOX ONE VS. PS4

Safiree Saturdays

Happy Saturday everyone. Hopefully your PS4's are making you happier than the few people I know who haven't so far. There is plenty of opinions flying around with the PS4 vs. XBOX ONE. I'm personally not much for console gaming. I used to have an Xbox 360, and sometimes it was great. My Wii system is nice when you have family over, and they tell you how much you suck at life and how you will never beat them at the dumbest rendition of bowling. Yes I always lose, but you can't argue the fun that comes along with it. I stick to buying games for PC. I don't play with a desktop computer. I play on my laptop that I had custom build by Sager. 

-Sager Notebook's NP9170 (Clevo P170EM)
 -Intel I7-3630QM @ 2.40Ghz w/ Optimus Technology
-4gb NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX
-16gb of 1600Mhz RAM
-Western Digital 750gb 7200rpm Hard Drive
-Cruical M4 130gb Solid State Drive
-Killer Wireless-N Bigfoot 1103 5Ghz wireless card
-Realtek High Definition Soundcard
-Fullsize Multicolor Backlight Keyboard w/ Number Pad
-17.3' Full HD LED 60Hz Display
 -Windows 8 64-bit

 A lot of people don't agree with my playing on a laptop. I love it. Point is, to each their own. Are you a PS4 or an XBOX ONE kind of gamer? Or both o_0  Controllers? XBOX ONE has been won over by a lot of gamers. PS4 has the touch pad, but the xbox controller has the rumble triggers that apparently is where it's at. The DualShock 4 is a little bigger in the next-generation thanks to its unique front-and-center touchpad. Sony stuck with the dual analog sticks down in front, but at least have a central divot recess for easier gripping.

 Maybe the difference in consoles comes down to nostalgia. The console you played most when you were younger. For me that would be the Playstation. I think people are so critical of their opinions with them because of the great memories they had with the previous consoles. Also with the games that are available exclusively for either console. In conclusion, I think it should  all come down to preference and the game you are playing. The console exclusive games are what matters. In my opinion that is. Can't take the fandom out of the gamer. 

"Xbox One will NOT require 24 Internet Check and will support USED GAMES 100% and it will work like it does today on Xbox 360. Buy, lend, trade, sell, whatever you want." 
- Machinima Kovic & Bruce

 "The CPU, and GPU have been concluded to be the same. The PS4 may be overclocked a bit higher than the xbox. The ram on the ps4 is higher quality." - Machinima Kovic & Bruce

 One of the most impressive things about the PS4 specs has been its use of 8GB GDDR5 RAM. Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One to have 8GB RAM as well, but it's DDR3 memory variety. That may mean more to game developers in the long run as opposed to gamers themselves right now, but it's still an interesting choice for the Xbox One. So what are your opinions on all of this? Also... is Battlefield 4 better than COD ghosts? :) Have a wonderful weekend everyone! 

 Send in pictures of how you have your gaming station set up. Whether you are PC, or Console. Both even. I'll look through them with Gauss and will post the one we like the best to next Saturdays post. 

-Safiree

Rawrer

Ask Gauss

Sunday! The last day of the PS4 weekend. Did you pick one up yourself? Did you try to and one wasn't available? Or could you completely careless about the whole situation? Great thing about Gauss Nation is I think there will be some from everyone of those categories. With today being today though it does kind of mean it is time to answer some questions. Some how some way there are still people who are unaware of how to send in their questions. I even had someone send me an email asking how to send in a question... With that in mind top right of the page has all the options available or just send an email to me at gaussafication@gmail.com

Is it worth getting a PS4?

A simple answer would be yes. Now all I have done is play the same game I have been playing Assassin's Creed IV, which I also have for the ps3. Great promotion for only $10 got the upgrade. Anyways, just the difference between the 2 is something special. It almost is like a completely different game. The crispness and clarity is amazing. Even the sound output is noticeable, which I wasn't at all expecting. Also Uncharted was announced and if anything is worth getting a system for it would be that. If you haven't seen the teaser here it is




Is Hearthstone pay to win?

Not at all. Would it be quicker to purchase decks? Probably. People in beta are most likely going to be way ahead in cards anyway when it goes live. Part of the reason I think they are going to have a longer than expect open beta. As long as you think when you are putting your decks together and realize class cards are your really important cards then you will be fine. Also realize there is a learning curve so don't play like 2 games and complain about it being pay to win. Take your time learn the game and then you will see it isn't what you first thought.
Will you be getting an Xbox One?

I am like 95% sure this was troll but really? Honestly?


There you have it questions all answered for the week. Enjoy what remains of your weekend!

Ask Gauss

Here we are on yet another Sunday. Hopefully your pancakes were good. If you didn't have pancakes besides asking what is obviously wrong with you I just don't know what to say. Sunday though as you probably know is Ask Gauss the post where I answer a few questions sent to me throughout the week just because it seems like something I should do. So here goes

On your last list you ignored Lara Croft,why?

So let me first say that I must have received this question too many times to count. I recognize Lara Croft is a big deal, but she is basically the anti-female to my list. My list was about how certain female characters had been changing the way females were presented in games. They didn't have to be a princess stuck in a castle or a hero with an obviously  unproportional body type. So no I just didn't forget her and no if I wrote it again I wouldn't put her in. She just doesn't belong. If you are interested in reading the list again or didn't get to by all means Changing the Game.

So I know you are not an Xbox person but what do you think about the release date announcement?

First off let me say first that PS4 comes out 2 weeks later in Europe then it does in North America. That is it. You would love for everything to come out at the same time everywhere. This being one of the reasons I love the way Blizzard releases games even if I have to be up at 3am to play it on release. For Microsoft though I have a hard time coming to the conclusion why they would have this as their release dates 

It comes out on November 22 in: Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the UK, the US, New Zealand, Mexico, France, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Italy. Everywhere else, in 2014...

Now maybe there is a marketing or businesses issue behind this but Microsoft just keeps adding more and more reasons to not buy their new console.

Want to play some LoL with me this weekend?

The only times I play LoL is when I am extreme bored out of my mind, or want to come up with more reasons why I love Starcraft.

There you have it this week's questions answered. Hope you all got something out of it.

Your Feedback Forced Us To Change

In an interesting turn of events Microsoft has changed their mind on 2 of the issues that caused an insane amount of uproar.

An internet connection will not be required to play offline Xbox One games – After a one-time system set-up with a new Xbox One, you can play any disc based game without ever connecting online again. There is no 24 hour connection requirement and you can take your Xbox One anywhere you want and play your games, just like on Xbox 360.

Trade-in, lend, resell, gift, and rent disc based games just like you do today – There will be no limitations to using and sharing games, it will work just as it does today on Xbox 360.

If you are interested in reading all of the corporate explanation of why they caved you can do so by clicking on Xbox News Update

Now I am not an Xbox fan. I have no interest in any of their exclusives and have always found it caters to a teenage audience or to preteens who think they are just awesome because they have microphones. With that in mind I think this is actually pretty hilarious that so soon after E3 this has happened. Did they think people would react differently to the fact that they were basically requiring blood samples from people to use their system? Using the argument that this is the way gaming is going was a stupid one. It is telling the customer the way things are going to be. You cannot expect people to switch over instantly or tell them if they don't want to be online all the time then sorry sucks to be you. You do things in steps to lead to the same goal therefore making the change less of a forced one and that of a transition. To me that is smart business, and you would have thought Microsoft would know something about that.

Now I still have no plans to ever buy an Xbox One but I thought it is worth mention for the very fact that being that "Special Kind of Stupid" applies to the makers of the games and systems as well. Enjoy your weekend. Hope its a good one.