HTC Vive

andybird123 · 30 Jun 2016 at 12:40

1. standing or seated, you dont actually NEED space to walk around as most games have some kind of teleporting or locomotion method within the game

2. Not for me, my oculus arrived faulty, after 8 weeks waiting for a replacement I gave up and asked for a refund, which still took them nearly 2 weeks from the time they said they had done it to when they actually did it - get a Vive from say OCUK and any problems out of the box and they have about a 1 week turnaround on a replacement

3.
I've noticed no downsides to having the Vive over the Rift, in fact I find the Vive more comfortable and has a wider FOV, at the cost of a small amount less clarity when you look away from center, but on balance I find the Vive the better headset, I also find the tracking easier to setup and use

4. Nope. I too had a DK2 and got rid of it within about 2 weeks because it wasn't up to par, the Vive and Rift are miles ahead of where the DK2 was. It is fair to say that some people need to get their "VR legs", my propensity to feel queasy using it has definitely dropped over time using

lokiss · 30 Jun 2016 at 18:47

Del-Dredd said:
My Promotional content code came direct from Overclockers the same time as the dispatch notice email saying it was shipping.

I gather you have checked spam folder??.

Picked mine up over the counter. Maybe worth a mail, they were good enough for that a few years ago on free software codes that were supposed to come with a card.

Downside of always picking stuff up I guess.

Varsh · 30 Jun 2016 at 19:05

Del-Dredd said:
My Promotional content code came direct from Overclockers the same time as the dispatch notice email saying it was shipping.

I gather you have checked spam folder??.

I've checked my spam folder and nothing was in that at all, that was my first query. I've looked everywhere and nothing.

I did get an email response back from HTC and they said that OcUK are the ones that supply the codes, so I guess I need to wait for a reply.

chef-borjan · 30 Jun 2016 at 19:58

so bummed out that I am too busy to play my Vive properly... I know my card isnt the strongest but looking forward to seeing what altering the supersampling settings will be like.

sprite- · 30 Jun 2016 at 19:59

Guys check out "Rec Room"

It's basically Second Life in VR - free on steam at the moment... Very simple but amusing as hell.

hyperseven · 30 Jun 2016 at 20:12

Vive official accessories store

also 'rec room' is very naughty....

sprite- · 30 Jun 2016 at 21:13

hyperseven said:
Vive official accessories store

also 'rec room' is very naughty....

It's so funny - spent an hour in it and just flew by.

redrevis · 1 Jul 2016 at 08:09

hyperseven said:
Vive official accessories store

What the hell are HTC doing with their pricing. Yesterday 2 face cushions delivered to the UK was £81.59 inc delivery. Today it's £57.52 inc delivery. Still a ridiculous amount for delivery, but delivery cost seems to be coming down by the day. Maybe in a month it will be at a reasonable price

hyperseven · 1 Jul 2016 at 21:31

Soundstage me likey. This is what VR is for.

dirtybeatfreak · 2 Jul 2016 at 00:01

Wow, that looks fantastic. Will be definitely trying that.

hyperseven · 2 Jul 2016 at 00:19

another that looks top banana is Inbound, its like a VR 'missile command'

ZeroG · 2 Jul 2016 at 11:56

Finally got around to playing Audioshield last night and it was great fun. Really looking forward to the first proper archery game to come out.

CapitalOne · 2 Jul 2016 at 15:09

Just spent an hour on rec room - simple but brilliant fun.

CapitalOne · 2 Jul 2016 at 15:09

eta - and exhausting!

twoodster · 3 Jul 2016 at 10:04

CapitalOne said:
Just spent an hour on rec room - simple but brilliant fun.

It was initially, but the last few days it seems to have taken a major turn for the worse. People simulating sex acts on each other, others acting the hard man and going around telling people to F off.....and if a girl starts playing....god help her..

Every now and again you seem to get a toddler playing too which makes all the above ten times more uncomfortable than it already is! .

It definitely needs some sort of moderation or its soon going to become unplayable. With the Vive being so expensive, I thought it might weed a fair bit of the pond life out - but apparently not

lokiss · 3 Jul 2016 at 13:32

That's quite disheartening. Overall as much as a draw as the sheer fun of the tech is, the positive vibe around the community is as much as thing for me.

Those the podcast about it match me and my thoughts, and how great is it to read steam reviews that aren't just laced with trash talk.

twoodster · 3 Jul 2016 at 14:22

lokiss said:
That's quite disheartening. Overall as much as a draw as the sheer fun of the tech is, the positive vibe around the community is as much as thing for me.

I agree! On the most part the VR community has been brilliant, and its been a joy to join people for multiplayer games etc

This is the first game I've encountered anything like this kind of behaviour. It really weirded me out, especially given kids were witnessing it or being involved in it.

D3K · 3 Jul 2016 at 14:36

Alt Space VR has always had mods around when I've jumped in. I don't know how the two compare. Rec room does look a bit more fun.

lokiss · 3 Jul 2016 at 19:08

Ton of fun in Waterbears.

Made it to the third pack, I presume they get a little more challenging. Definitely one for the kids though, as much an educational tool as anything else.

Reminded me of the old pipeline game a bit. It's room scale, but if you have a few feet either way it works. Definitely how puzzle games need to be, I want more like it.

ZeroG · 3 Jul 2016 at 21:24

Rec room is great fun, played dodge ball for about an hour. Good way to get your daily exercise.