Don’t forget quite possibly the worst UI ever conceived for a PC game.

That works, too! 😂

I don’t know if 10 in general will stop getting Win NT updates, though?

Not everyone is going to want to switch to Linux just yet, and that’s OK. For those people, this is as good as it gets for Windows.

1. It is still a fully fledged x86-64 Windows. You can install literally any program designed to work on Windows, legacy or not.

2. It is still Windows, only they have stripped out everything non essential for reliability for high uptime, think ATM machines. This would be like saying Gentoo or Arch isn’t designed to be used on home PCs.

3. You can install the MS App Store and Xbox app, and others should you want to. It just doesn’t come with them. I have switched all my friends to this Windows and half of them use it with Xbox Games Pass, and one like the ease of getting everything from the MS App Store.

4. The common person might not want to use Linux for any number of reasons. This is as good as it can get for those who do not want to switch. Not wanting to switch is fine, and shouldn’t be shamed.

5. For privacy since it’s an Enterprise version, you can disable all built in telemetry. It just takes some entries in things like group policy and registry editor.

My version numbers on 11 IoT seem to be bleeding edge for core fuctioning. It’s PERFECT for PC gaming, honestly. No Xbox, no gamebar, no AI, no shit getting installed after new updates.

The no license legally is why I linked massgrave. Permanent hardware activation. If they wont sell the license for the only good current Windows, then fuck them.

People are huffing massive hopium if they think that 343, of all studios, is going to put out an UE5 game that isn’t unoptimized trash.

Edit: doesnt seem to be 343 anymore!

Edit edit: apparently still 343 lol.

Avoid all this with W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC

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I used to use X-lite awhile ago, but have since swapped to w11 IoT Enterprise LTSC. You can disable all the Windows telemetry since it’s an Enterprise variant. It’s honestly the only way to make modern Windows a solid and good experience. A fresh install will feel almost exactly like how a fresh install of XP/7 used to. It comes with Edge + Defender, that’s it. No Xbox nor AI nor bloat like Candy Crush.

I seriously cannot recommend it enough.

Regardless, also using StartAllBack is like the cherry on top.

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I have some Solovairs that are going strong for 6+ years now. I’m even using them to work at a ranch until I finally buy boots just for work.

Doc Martens moved to Vietnam for production and quality fell off a cliff. Solovair went and brought their old England production equipment to keep the style alive, exactly as they were, and keep up the quality.

I used to love Hunt, but then the meta became too fast for me, I loved taking that game slow and sneaking. Now it’s just pick the best guns and run run run.

Grey Zone I have yet to try, but the concensis seems to be let it cook a bit more?

I didn’t get to play enough Hunger yet to experience customization, just trying to learn the maps and get new weapons. I didn’t even get to try any PvP the maps are so large.

The biggest hurdle they’re facing by far is game performance/optimization, so far the game has run terribly! The last play test I capped my FPS to 30, otherwise it was all over the place to the point of giving me motion sickness, so it diminished a lot of desire to play more. And I play a decent amount of VR and never get motion sickness. 5800X3D + 6800 XT and W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC for reference.

I’m trying to walk a fine line of not revealing much outside what can be seen in their trailers since NDA, lol.

The immersion feeling and overall excitement during matches was on point though. It has such a fun and unique setting!

Youre probably correct about Hunger. It’s fun, but it is slowwwwwwwww and way more “hardcore” compared to ARC Raiders. I’m in their NDA play tests, for what it’s worth.

I personally will drop $40, and only because it’s from Embark Studios. Currently one of the very few studios I have faith in.

It’s been the only extraction shooter I’ve ever enjoyed. I’m 100% going to buy it on the 30th, baring they don’t pull a u-turn in gameplay last minute. But I have 0 worries with Embark at this point, as I agree they’ve done an *excellent * job handling The Finals. It’s proof GaaS can be great if done correctly.

Lemmy’s gaming community can honestly be so insufferable, lol. A bunch of gaming boomers upset online games aren’t exactly as they were 15+ years ago.

Because Embark knows how to make fun ass games. This and The Finals are just both an absolute blast to play with some friends.

Not many comments seem to be from anyone who has played it. So if it helps, I am playing it and very very much so loving it. It feels like an actual BF game, again! Also to preface, the BF series has probably been my favorite multiplayer shooter since BF2, and I did not like 5 or 2042.

It is a very solid core of a game, and I can easily see this only (hopefully) getting more content and even better with time.

Some new things that are awesome: Dragging away downed team mates to revive. Being able to ride on the back of the main battle tanks, hop off and repair, then jump on the back again. All 4 classes come with outstanding starter guns. The amount of weapon customizations, it’s like a diet Tarkov. The War Tapes audio setting got a new and even more intense version. Not exactly new, but it looks amazing and runs well.

At the very least I’d try it with the EA pass. If you’re a fan of the series, especially BC2, BF3, and 4, then I’d bet you enjoy it.

11 IoT Enterprise LTSC, and be free from this and other M$ bullshit.

I have Recyclarr setup to dynamically update and one thing it does is keep a current bad release group.

Ooo, I’m excited! Their SH2 remake was very good minus typical UE5 problems. Their new original IP game Cronos that just came out was an outstanding survival horror, which had UE5 problems as well, but for me its overall performance was better. Here’s hoping they learn even more how to correctly use the engine.

For anyone who’s a fan of Resident Evil, Silent Hill, or Dead Space, you should definitely try out their new game Cronos: The New Dawn. The story alone absolutely hooked me, and I was fully invested to finish the game to learn wtf was happening.

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