vivster said:
This. A PC should not be a simple replacement for a console, it should be an upgrade. PC gamers aren't raving about it because it's so financially feasable but simply because it's objectively the better experience if you put some money and effort into it. It's like deciding between the shitty small waterpark that's around the corner and costs $5 entry and the super adventure waterpark with the big slides that costs $50 entry and is 50km away. Some will be ok with the small one but others are willing to pay more and drive farther to have the better experience altogether. |
Also forgot to add in a little backstory for my prior knowledge to jumping into PC gaming, the last PC I had was efftively a prebuilt I'd bought from a guy I knew who ran a gaming net cafe that he closed in the end, it could manage just old games and WoW, barely even Minecraft and this was at the time between 1024x728 and then 1366x768.
When I finally decided to make the jump I consulted a friend and PC parts picker but even back then I knew it wasn't goign to be cheap but still jumped for it anyway and for the life of me I did not want to go super cheap on the build either since I knew that would actually hinder my overall build in the longrun, that's the one thing most new folk forget when making the jump, don't go super cheap and then mix in expensive stuff, it will only hurt you down the line.
I do have the odd one or two friends that haven't exactly made the jump yet which is due to the prices of some parts but I am educating them over time to simply wait and compile a build via sites like PCPP in order to tally up what they will allow their wallet to go for but again I advise them on not forcefully skimping on important parts.
Mankind, in its arrogance and self-delusion, must believe they are the mirrors to God in both their image and their power. If something shatters that mirror, then it must be totally destroyed.
