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Megaman_EXE, do gaming w Playing Final Fantasy XI in 2025 (or 2026)?

I’ve been wanting to play this game for a while. But I think in order to have the best experience, you probably need to get a group together that is willing to play at the same time as you

. I convinced a friend to play a bit(like 4 hours) with me years ago and I thought it was fun! But I don’t think he enjoyed the slower grind of the experience and he dropped off.

_Lory98_,

I found that there’s a free login campaign now, so I’m trying it out. If we were in the same time zone and I was sure I’d continue playing, I’d offer to join you.

wuffah, do gaming w Is there a trick to controllers that I'm missing?

Controllers are inherently an inferior control device to mouse and keyboard, especially for shooters.

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grue,
Appoxo,
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Except for driving.
Keyboard sucks in that disclipline.

C8r9VwDUTeY3ZufQRYvq,

And in that circumstance, controllers are inferior to wheel and pedals.

Appoxo,
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But more versatile and in direct comparison cheaper.
Same as with keyboards in other disciplines ;)

C8r9VwDUTeY3ZufQRYvq,

Yeah, that’s true. It’s definitely a specialised piece of kit.

NihilsineNefas, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

Even Warframe will run on that puppy (with low settings and without all the particles, other than that they’ve got the whole efficiency thing down pat)

tatann, do games w Where do you all get your (indie) gaming news from?

I follow GOG RSS feed, a good chunk of it is indie games (not just “old games”)

supersquirrel, (edited ) do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

Xonotic

Cataclysm DDA

Luanti

Empires Mod

Mindustry

OpenHV

Transcendence

Zeus/Poseidon 3

OpenRA

Panzer Marshal/Open General

HOM3 and similar

Rigs Of Rods

FlightGear

Remnants Of The Precursors

Widelands

Battle For Wesnoth

OpenSpades/ZeroSpades

Unturned

Warfork

Unvanquished

0 AD

Warzone 2100

Beyond All Reason

Zero-K

Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Stunt Rally 3

Slayers For Hire

Gene Shift Auto

Cortex Command Community Project

Omega Strikers

Danitos, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

Trackmania Nations Forever

If you like, there’s a paid version with more enviroments Trackmania United Forever

IronKrill,
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Best suggestion in this thread! Trackmania Forever slapped when I had a low powered machine.

bridgeenjoyer, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

Get dosbox

rowinxavier, do gaming w [DCSS] An unusual way to one-shot an orc

What game is this? Dungeon crawl stone soup?

chicken,

Seems to be. Some relevant info from the wiki:

Aura of Power - Any enemy that attacks you may instead falter or redirect its attack to itself or another target. The chance of this rises linearly with piety, reaching a 10% chance of faltering and 5% chance of redirecting at max piety. (Passive)

Confuse is a monster-only spell that attempts to induce confusion in a single target from a distance. It requires a clear line of effect and must overcome the target’s willpower. The following enemies cast Confuse: … Orc wizard

Confusion is a status condition that causes the victim to move and act randomly until it wears off. Confusion can be extremely dangerous: the victim may attack empty tiles or even allies when they attempt to fight, and may fall into deep water or lava if they attempt to move.

Ephera,

Yep. It does also optionally have graphics by the way. It just also has this accompanying text log in case you need to read up on wtf just happened.

catfeeder,

Stone Soup indeed, my favorite roguelike - highly recommended!

kittenzrulz123, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

Any game is free to play if you’re willing to sail the high seas :3

msfroh, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

OP: Asks what will run well on a 2017 mid-range business laptop.

ITT: Idle games! Text adventures! Literally games from the 1990s that would run fine on a 486.

🤦‍♂️

ZoteTheMighty,

The free part is actually the harder thing to deliver on here. Free to play games are more recent than this hardware can handle since it’s a newer trend.

FenrirIII, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?
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Go old school: Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, Command and Conquer

CCMan1701A, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

Zork is going to be great. Decent should run ok.

Ephera, do gaming w [DCSS] An unusual way to one-shot an orc

Huh, did not know you could redirect confusion, but I guess, Ru is more than just a reflection amulet then. 🙃

skrlet13, do games w What are your gaming highlights of 2025?
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Balatro and Warhammer Rogue Trader. I haven’t played them much, but I’ve enjoyed all the time playing

VerilyFemme, do games w What free to play games can run smoothly on my old laptop?

Do emulated games count? I bet you could run most consoles.

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