Gaming Resolutions for 2014

[Rayfer]

Upgrade from 1920 x 1080 to 2560 x 1440

( ;))

1280x1024.....I'm chugging along on a 5+ year old rig.

[TheCommandTent]

I would really love to finish Skyrim at some point this year.

[Gusington]

^I actually did that. Well, the main quests at least. I probably have about 500+ hours left to go with other side quests.

[Grim.Reaper]

^I actually did that. Well, the main quests at least. I probably have about 500+ hours left to go with other side quests.

What am I missing with skyrim?  I purchased day one and have tried to play many times...but never get far.  It just must be me since everyone seems to like it.  Am I just not playing it right?  Is all the dlc must haves?

[JudgeDredd]

^ I am the exact same...totally bemused at why I don't get it.

It looks good enough, but I find the combat really rather lame - perhaps just in implementation, but there's something about the combat I dislike...not that I'm saying that's the reason I don't get it.

[Gusington]

I don't know, Skyrim just captured my imagination. The only bit of it I didn't really like was the Dragonborn dlc.

[PanzersEast]

I see these as my Goals for the year.  I plan to keep half of them  :P


Get Into Board and Card games
  I have wanted to get into this genre an will probably purchase several.

Reboot My Website (Reviews/AARs/Tutorials)
  Was active then stopped, and now plan to reboot the site or kill it entirely.

Dominions 4
  Have already started learning and trying to master

Finish a Dwarf Fortress Game
  Started a ton, time to get into the advanced features and lose a game.

NO Pre-Purchase
  Burned this year, never again.

Keep purchases >$100
  Ton to play, plan to keep >$100 - Be More Selective and easier to stay in budget then Game # amount.

Play More MP
  I've been in a couple of games, need time for more.

Play down my list / Stick with the Core or Uninstall and move on
  Play what I enjoy and not Force myself to enjoy what I play (uninstall and move on)


Just started on one, I just purchased Space Hulk: Death Angel!



PE

[SgtRock]

Definitely to buy less and play more (it'll never happen) and maybe to finally force myself to learn WitP: AE.

Paying WITP: AE will definitely get you to buy less because, playing WITP AE won't leave enough time to play anything else! ;D

[Sir Slash]

If the combat in Skyrim is too hard or too easy for your tastes, you can adjust the difficulity level. I didn't know this at first and was getting my butt kicked until I dropped the level down a notch. After I got better at combat, I kicked it back up and now find it just right for my tastes. If you don't like the hand-to-hand stuff, try sneaking and back-stabbing or with a bow, or use spells with which you can do almost anything. Or combine them all in way you want. Be a sneaky archer-tank that dual-wealds spells and after killing your foes, summon them back as zombies to do your fighting for you or trip booby-traps.

[Martok]

Experience has taught me that, generally speaking, the likelihood of my successfully following New Years resolutions (gaming-related or otherwise) is inversely proportional to how often I speak of them. 

[Nefaro]

To build a new PC to hook to my TV so I can play all those controller games in a more relaxed fashion.  :)

Heh!

Gonna hook my previous tower up to mine sometime in the next week.  Use it for the few games I would use the 360 controller on, and some sports management sims and similar stuff that doesn't use the keyboard much or at all.

[W8taminute]

To build a new PC to hook to my TV so I can play all those controller games in a more relaxed fashion.  :)

Heh!

Gonna hook my previous tower up to mine sometime in the next week.  Use it for the few games I would use the 360 controller on, and some sports management sims and similar stuff that doesn't use the keyboard much or at all.

Heh indeed.  Wait until the Steambox comes out.  Then you can play all your PC games on your tv with a controller custom tailored to PC games.   ;)

[Swatter]

^I actually did that. Well, the main quests at least. I probably have about 500+ hours left to go with other side quests.

What am I missing with skyrim?  I purchased day one and have tried to play many times...but never get far.  It just must be me since everyone seems to like it.  Am I just not playing it right?  Is all the dlc must haves?

To me, the mods make the game. Vanilla Skyrim is good, but not really a classic in my book. Skyrim + mods = classic. Skyrim makes a great sandbox that does not reach its full potential without mods that mold the experience to your tastes.

[Gusington]

Sounds very similar to most of the TW series, regarding mods.

[Sir Slash]

I'm an Old-Timer. I remember when if you wanted a mod you first had to find it, then download it, un-pack it, install it, run it, and then cuss it when it didn't work. You damned young people got it too damned easy. >:( >:( >:(