Quoting: KelsIs "thick skin" really a great thing to have? Doesn't it just mean giving awful stuff a pass? I would imagine that's not a great trait for someone moderating, and trying to make the site welcoming for a broad range of people.

Frankly, I find it to be a really stupid term. Mainly used by people who look over things people put on the internet with the intent to stir up trouble and hurt people.

It's a dumb saying. Either way, I don't care if people think I am "thin skinned", I am who I am.

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Quoting: DolusThe streaming itself is functionally DRM. Not to get all Stallmanist about the matter, but if you're running things from the cloud, and it's not your cloud, it's basically an unbreakable form of DRM.

You need to have access to those games before you can play them with Parsec, so I just don't see the point you are trying to make. You could download a bunch of GOG games onto the cloud PC and your DRM-free access to those games doesn't just disappear. Plus, regarding the "your cloud" thing I quote the following from this very article:

Since you can run your own server for Parsec...

This.

Dolus you're confusing terms here.

You "own" the games, that's all there is to it. They are the same games you can install locally as you can on the cloud install. It is not even remotely a form of DRM. Don't spread FUD.

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Quoting: bubexelResume: you rent a computer with windows to play with latency....
So stupid...

I bet people said similair stuff about music/tv/movie streaming, now they're massively popular.

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Quoting: kalinThe client is for ubuntu 16.04. Can I use it on ubuntu 17.04 or manjaro for example ?

I tested it on 17.04 with no problems.

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Quoting: meggermanOut of interest what engine does it use ?

Unity, pretty sure.

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Quoting: razing32I remember playing this on stream with you and Samsai way WAY back.
It did not go so well for me :P

It never goes well for me either, "I SEE SOMEONE" *DEAD*

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Quoting: KeyrockIs the choppiness in the video from the recording software? I hope the gameplay is smooth, because I wouldn't want to play a FPS that stutters every time I turn.

If you're talking about the camera movement, that's my mouse sticking to the damn table. Got a mousepad under it now, much smoother.

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Quoting: GuppyIt seems very unpolished

• you get dropped to a windows desktop rather than being able to click the 'play overwatch' button/icon


• you must manage and pay for a cloud server your self

And finally what's parsec's angle in this?

Do I need to pay for their streaming client - I don't see any mention of prices on their web site... because remember - if something is free that just means that you are the product.

The entire point is you manage it yourself, they have no idea what games you have. They are your games, not theirs.

They will be selling their own hosting services, but the client is free and free to connect to any service. So their money will come from that when it's launched in full.

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Quoting: DMGDay of Infamy link is broken:

Oh dear, this is slightly embarrassing you appear to be lost! 404 not found.

Looks like I somehow missed http on the link, fixed.

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Quoting: liamdaweThe way I worked it out, with my average game time over say 30 hours a month. A cloud provider would cost around $17 a month for one that handles the games properly. It's not massive, but you get stung if you forget to turn your cloud server off.

And there lies the issue.
For normal gaming you could pull this off.
Forget , and it's like forgetting to switch your phone to wi-fi when you watch HD videos all night.

That was probably the cheapest provider I could find too. Prices need to come down quite a lot before something like this becomes much more feasible.

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