I can't seem to decide what to play right now. It's one of those weird stretches where nothing seems to fit.

Have you tried any old games off my 101 games list?

I never played Bayonetta, but I've meaning to get the Bayonetta 1+2 package on Switch. I haven't made the time for it yet, but I will.

I can't seem to decide what to play right now. It's one of those weird stretches where nothing seems to fit.

Have you tried any old games off my 101 games list?

I used EA Access to download Mass Effect 2. It's every bit as good as I remember it, and I may have made a mistake by starting it, because now I think I'm going to finish it, at the expense of all else, even though I also have Titanfall 2, Battlefield 1, and Mirror's Edge Catalyst waiting.

I thought Andromeda was a pretty decent game, but diving into Mass Effect 2 is making me think less of it. Ugh, it could have been so good.

Thanks!

I actually read that last night before posting (I remembered someone posting about it), but there weren’t many other thoughts in that thread, so I was looking for some other impressions now that it’s been around a while. I downloaded the app and stated the trial. I don’t notice a huge difference in Elite (things do sound a little punchier maybe? Or maybe I’m just focusing too much and looking for a difference). I also redownloaded Rise of the Tomb Raider which has official support, so I think I’ll play a bit of that tonight.

Ah, in most games that only support 5.1 or 7.1, it's not going to sound much better than any of the surround sound amps that handled those formats for you. It just means you don't need those amps.

It's in games like Tomb Raider or Overwatch which specifically support Atmos that it becomes actually better.

I honestly use my A50s with it's surround sound processing turned off with Atmos. It's one of the things that's led to me playing my PS4 less often. Can't wait for Sony to add it too.

Do you know that they will? I thought they were invested in their own 3D audio.

I'm a fan of the Xbox implementation. It's got me thinking about ditching my mixamp and just getting a DAC for my headphone amp.

Thanks!

I actually read that last night before posting (I remembered someone posting about it), but there weren’t many other thoughts in that thread, so I was looking for some other impressions now that it’s been around a while. I downloaded the app and stated the trial. I don’t notice a huge difference in Elite (things do sound a little punchier maybe? Or maybe I’m just focusing too much and looking for a difference). I also redownloaded Rise of the Tomb Raider which has official support, so I think I’ll play a bit of that tonight.

Ah, in most games that only support 5.1 or 7.1, it's not going to sound much better than any of the surround sound amps that handled those formats for you. It just means you don't need those amps.

It's in games like Tomb Raider or Overwatch which specifically support Atmos that it becomes actually better.

I honestly use my A50s with it's surround sound processing turned off with Atmos. It's one of the things that's led to me playing my PS4 less often. Can't wait for Sony to add it too.

Sorry for double posting on ya!

No worries! I don't know much about it, so I'm looking for any and all input. As I said, I'm looking to use my A50s exclusively on the PS4, just so I don't have to move them back and forth between that and the Xbox. It's not a huge deal, but I like my Sennheisers enough to just use those on Xbox, I think, and they really are great cans.

Thanks!

I actually read that last night before posting (I remembered someone posting about it), but there weren’t many other thoughts in that thread, so I was looking for some other impressions now that it’s been around a while. I downloaded the app and stated the trial. I don’t notice a huge difference in Elite (things do sound a little punchier maybe? Or maybe I’m just focusing too much and looking for a difference). I also redownloaded Rise of the Tomb Raider which has official support, so I think I’ll play a bit of that tonight.

Ah, in most games that only support 5.1 or 7.1, it's not going to sound much better than any of the surround sound amps that handled those formats for you. It just means you don't need those amps.

It's in games like Tomb Raider or Overwatch which specifically support Atmos that it becomes actually better.

I honestly use my A50s with it's surround sound processing turned off with Atmos. It's one of the things that's led to me playing my PS4 less often. Can't wait for Sony to add it too.

Sorry for double posting on ya!

I actually read that last night before posting (I remembered someone posting about it), but there weren’t many other thoughts in that thread, so I was looking for some other impressions now that it’s been around a while. I downloaded the app and stated the trial. I don’t notice a huge difference in Elite (things do sound a little punchier maybe? Or maybe I’m just focusing too much and looking for a difference). I also redownloaded Rise of the Tomb Raider which has official support, so I think I’ll play a bit of that tonight.

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Welcome to Elite Dangerous. Fighting the controller is par for the course at first. You haven't lived until you're performing a flawless docking run, go to lower your landing gear... and then boost for the ass end of the spaceport.

You just had to jinx me.

I spent the last two hours flying some guy all over the galaxy on his tour. Got all the way back to the starting station to land and collect my 3 million credits . . . tapped B instead of holding it down and boosted into the back of the station and blew up. It's a testament to how much I like the game that I didn't immediately chuck my controller out the damn window.

Also, the update today is neat. It now has voice over of the Galnet stuff that you can access while flying around. It's text-to-speech rather than an actual voice over, but it sounds alright, and it's allowed me to engaged with that stuff where I really didn't before, and that's cool.

I highlighted the game on the deals post that I made just now, though I ran out of time to mention that the Commander Deluxe edition of the game is on sale for $30!

Should make your HOTAS investment more worthwhile. ;)

Of course it goes on sale this week. I bought the base game for full price at $30, and I went ahead and got the Horizons expansion a few days later after I knew that I enjoyed the game enough to make it feel worth it. Ah, well. C'est la vie.

The newest content Beyond, is starting it's role out today. I have no idea what that entails, besides a 13 gig download.

Isn’t there a way that you can get in contact with customer service to get in on the deals if it hasn’t been too long since you got the game?

Yeah, I've heard about things like that. I'll look into it.

I highlighted the game on the deals post that I made just now, though I ran out of time to mention that the Commander Deluxe edition of the game is on sale for $30!

Should make your HOTAS investment more worthwhile. ;)

Of course it goes on sale this week. I bought the base game for full price at $30, and I went ahead and got the Horizons expansion a few days later after I knew that I enjoyed the game enough to make it feel worth it. Ah, well. C'est la vie.

The newest content Beyond, is starting it's role out today. I have no idea what that entails, besides a 13 gig download.

Isn’t there a way that you can get in contact with customer service to get in on the deals if it hasn’t been too long since you got the game?

I highlighted the game on the deals post that I made just now, though I ran out of time to mention that the Commander Deluxe edition of the game is on sale for $30!

Should make your HOTAS investment more worthwhile. ;)

Of course it goes on sale this week. I bought the base game for full price at $30, and I went ahead and got the Horizons expansion a few days later after I knew that I enjoyed the game enough to make it feel worth it. Ah, well. C'est la vie.

The newest content Beyond, is starting it's role out today. I have no idea what that entails, besides a 13 gig download.

On Xbox One, they still seem to cause echo problems when I'm in a party with certain people. Moving the mixamp between the PS4 and Xbox One sucks anyway, so I'm looking into other options. Mainly, I want to just use my Sennheiser HD 598s, which is the best, most comfortable set of headphones I've ever had. I like wearing them much more than my Astros (which I do like quite a bit). Anyone have any recommendations for a good microphone to pair with them? The Antlion ModMic comes up pretty often in searches, is that alright or are there better options?

Also, what's the deal with Atmos? Is it worth it? I see that only a small list of games really support it, but I also hear that that doesn't matter so much, and even games that don't really support sound better with it.

Thanks for the ship recommendations! I smuggled a wanted man to some outpost for 1.5 million credits last night, so I’m sitting at 3 million, but I haven’t found any other missions that are that profitable and as quick to complete as that one, so it’s back to grinding out short, less profitable runs. I think I just got lucky with that first one.

If you're looking to run passengers, load up on Economy Cabins and look for the bulk transport missions. They'll be the ones that don't have a person's name attached to them. You can cram people in like sardines and stack a whole bunch of transport missions. In the end, it may not be as profitable as doing the runs for a single person, but you can do more in the time it'll take you to do one of the other.

I may do that tonight.

As for HOTAS:

I’m okay with the controller, but the controls don’t feel right. I tried switching some of stick controls, but nothing feels terribly good, and I always forgot to switch back from alternate controls. I can fly decently and I’m finally able to land pretty smoothly without a bunch of corrections, but sometimes my mind slips and I hit the wrong button and screw it up. Remembering what button plus d-pad direction does each shortcut is still sort of a pain. I’m about 90% sure I’m going to get a HOTAS at this point.

Welcome to Elite Dangerous. Fighting the controller is par for the course at first. You haven't lived until you're performing a flawless docking run, go to lower your landing gear... and then boost for the ass end of the spaceport. This is a thing that will transition to the HOTAS as well. I think the difference is the button placements don't necessarily box you into, I guess, standard control conventions.

Basically, just keep fiddling until something sticks.

I guess I’m just thinking that ultimately the HOTAS will feel a bit more natural. Maybe not, but it seems worth learning, and it’s not too expensive for me to just write it off.

I really enjoy Elite Dangerous, even more than I anticipated. I saved up enough for a Cobra Mk. III, and it's cool. I put a passenger compartment in and have been doing passenger missions, and I just started taking illegal passengers on long tourism journeys, which has been interesting. It's honestly strange how compelling taking a passenger to some out of the way spot 200 LY away is. It's a long journey that really is a whole bunch of nothing and repeated jumps, but I really enjoy it. I'm looking into saving up for something else to deck out for deep space exploration, so I can then kit out something else (maybe the Cobra) to hunt some bounties.

I'm going to give it another week or two before I make the decision, but I honestly am enjoying the game enough that I'm looking into getting the HOTAS for it. I also really want to get a decent wheel set up for Forza 7, which I keep dipping back into. I don't have a bunch of room, so I'm looking at custom set ups and trying to design one that can incorporate a chair with the HOTAS mounted on either side, just like the cockpit in Elite, with a wheel setup as well that can be moved and stored in the corner when not in use. I don't have the floor space for a permanent station, but making something that can be moved without a bunch of setup and tear down, while also storing at least somewhat neatly looks like a bit of a challenge, but there are some good ideas floating around out there.

I highlighted the game on the deals post that I made just now, though I ran out of time to mention that the Commander Deluxe edition of the game is on sale for $30!

Should make your HOTAS investment more worthwhile. ;)