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Dadhawk · 03-18-2024, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron Reed

After completing rdr2, I am thinking about what to play next. So far I have a choice of Guardians of the Galaxy or Death Stranding.

After I finished RDR2 I loaded up Uncharted: Legacy Of Thieves that I got as part of a Humble Bundle a while back.

Decent game although it is definitely suffering from being a port. Controls are inconsistent and in a lot of scenarios it feels more like a story where you are told to push a button occasionally just so it feels interactive.

I'm early in the game though.

Spuds · 03-18-2024, 06:46 PM

My wife installed and is playing Helldivers 2. The bad news is now I gotta look up the security concerns. The good news is if I clear it then I can play too. Looks fun.

weederr33 · 03-18-2024, 07:03 PM

Speaking of that, apparently there were hacks with Apex Legends and people are worried it was a hack into EAC. Which could be bad as that covers a lot of games, many of which I have.

spcmafia · 03-19-2024, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Spuds

My wife installed and is playing Helldivers 2. The bad news is now I gotta look up the security concerns. The good news is if I clear it then I can play too. Looks fun.

I think the developers, which by the way have been more than active with the community, addressed the security concerns on steam.

Given how volatile the PC community can be regarding these kind of topics, if it was that serious, it would've been a good enough reason for a mass boycott early on, which hasn't happened yet. Last article regarding that was about a month ago.

Spuds · 03-19-2024, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by spcmafia

I think the developers, which by the way have been more than active with the community, addressed the security concerns on steam.

Given how volatile the PC community can be regarding these kind of topics, if it was that serious, it would've been a good enough reason for a mass boycott early on, which hasn't happened yet. Last article regarding that was about a month ago.

Oh, I'm not concerned about the devs, they have money, reputation, and freedom on the line, plus you don't get into game development because you like stealing their personal information of players. I'm concerned that it's another means of accessing the machine that some bad actor could exploit. Kernel level access means anything running there can bypass antivirus software so I don't have a reliable means of keeping tabs on it is the main problem. It is a bit excessive for a PVE game IMO.

I also WFH so having compromised machines on my home network is a headache I don't want to deal with lol. Maybe I should make subnets...

weederr33 · 03-19-2024, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Spuds

Oh, I'm not concerned about the devs, they have money, reputation, and freedom on the line, plus you don't get into game development because you like stealing their personal information of players. I'm concerned that it's another means of accessing the machine that some bad actor could exploit. Kernel level access means anything running there can bypass antivirus software so I don't have a reliable means of keeping tabs on it is the main problem. It is a bit excessive for a PVE game IMO.

I also WFH so having compromised machines on my home network is a headache I don't want to deal with lol. Maybe I should make subnets...

Unfortunately, many of the big ones are kernel level which is spooky.

Spuds · 03-20-2024, 01:46 AM

Guys.

Virtually firing an entire box of ammunition from an LMG on full auto into a charging swarm of giant bugs while my character shouts "FREEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOM!" is probably one of the most cathartic activities I've done this year.

spcmafia · 03-20-2024, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Spuds

Guys.

Virtually firing an entire box of ammunition from an LMG on full auto into a charging swarm of giant bugs while my character shouts "FREEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOM!" is probably one of the most cathartic activities I've done this year.

With Free Bird solo playing in the background?

cjd · 03-20-2024, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Spuds

I also WFH so having compromised machines on my home network is a headache I don't want to deal with lol. Maybe I should make subnets...

VLAN is the answer if your equipment supports it. Well... Also requires firewall setup to be right, as not everyone defaults to block. Subnets alone may not do the trick.

Spuds · 03-20-2024, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by spcmafia

With Free Bird solo playing in the background?

I think Free Bird is way too mellow of a song for that lol.

Spuds · 03-20-2024, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by cjd

VLAN is the answer if your equipment supports it. Well... Also requires firewall setup to be right, as not everyone defaults to block. Subnets alone may not do the trick.

Yeah, I haven't looked at network configs in years. I think vlans are supported.

Dadhawk · 03-20-2024, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Spuds

I think Free Bird is way too mellow of a song for that lol.

Flight of the Valkyries then?

Spuds · 03-20-2024, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Flight of the Valkyries then?

Oh yeah, that would be very appropriate.

weederr33 · 03-20-2024, 08:03 PM

So, I'm a bit of a synthwave/synthpop aficionado, and discovered this gem. Thought it was rather relevant given the game on topic

03-18-2024, 06:46 PM	#4748
Spuds The Dictater Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: '13 Red Scion FRS Location: MD, USA Posts: 9,432 Thanks: 26,115 Thanked 12,433 Times in 6,148 Posts Mentioned: 85 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My wife installed and is playing Helldivers 2. The bad news is now I gotta look up the security concerns. The good news is if I clear it then I can play too. Looks fun. __________________ If a picture is worth a thousand words, a model is worth ten thousand pictures. Also: "Build Thread"

03-18-2024, 07:03 PM	#4749
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03-20-2024, 01:46 AM	#4753
Spuds The Dictater Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: '13 Red Scion FRS Location: MD, USA Posts: 9,432 Thanks: 26,115 Thanked 12,433 Times in 6,148 Posts Mentioned: 85 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Guys. Virtually firing an entire box of ammunition from an LMG on full auto into a charging swarm of giant bugs while my character shouts "FREEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOM!" is probably one of the most cathartic activities I've done this year. __________________ If a picture is worth a thousand words, a model is worth ten thousand pictures. Also: "Build Thread"

03-20-2024, 08:03 PM	#4760
weederr33 Airborne at your service Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: '17 BRZ Series.Yellow Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 6,326 Thanks: 4,529 Thanked 5,587 Times in 2,929 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	So, I'm a bit of a synthwave/synthpop aficionado, and discovered this gem. Thought it was rather relevant given the game on topic __________________ Series.Yellowbird - http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122135 MS, CSCS, TSAC-F, CPT

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