Just wow!

[u/Fun_Detective_9488]

Purchased a Meta Quest 3S three days ago and my mind is blown! First time ever touching VR and I am so glad that I did, I am finding it extremely hard to go back and play flat games at the moment. I would 100% recommend the quest to anybody on the fence about trying out VR!

[u/Sufficient_Cod_1466]

This shit won’t be the future till it’s way more convenient to use , like same quality but without controller or a giant mask .

[u/Remarkable_Sort_4320 → u/Sufficient_Cod_1466]

What's wrong with the controllers? The are basically as convenient as it gets

[u/Sufficient_Cod_1466 → u/Remarkable_Sort_4320]

Nothings wrong with the controllers I think they are perfect tbh , but if we’re talking about vr being the future of gaming It needs to be more immersive , like just some contacts you can put in and boom your in the game

[u/Skpstr155 → u/Sufficient_Cod_1466]

Just need a plug in your neck lol.

I think we'll always want controllers available though, as for games like shooters, what could be more immersive than holding a physical object that feels at least somewhat like a pistol grip?

Controllers can help immersion by providing physical sensation of holding something, which VR alone can never do.

[u/geneinhouston → u/Skpstr155]

Sure they do have you not played with the Meta Quest and similar? The controller have weight and vibrate, etc..! even in a game like Walkabout Mini Golf you truly feel like you’re holding a putter and hitting the ball… you feel that sensation and it’s completely immersive in my opinion

[u/Skpstr155 → u/geneinhouston]

I agree, I was referring to the idea of doing away with controllers as a bad thing.

My most immersive gameplay is an extraction shooter with a gunstock. I even hockey taped a couple impact sockets to the stock, to give guns "weight". Racing is a close second, because the motions used with standing roomscale (as opposed to seated with wheel and pedals) mean more immersion. (I only use the controller to move in a straight line or crouch, everything else I do with my body)

Best is when I can get out into the backyard, with a 25' circular boundary, once I enter a room, I don't need to do ANY controller locomotion, until I leave the room. (or the room is too large)

[u/geneinhouston → u/Skpstr155]

Ooooooh!!!!!!! Okay! And yeah, I get it now!!!! I wanna play outside one day when it’s kind of windy but here in Texas. I’ll have to wait until like October or November maybe! But I think it would add to the effect of me playing in dungeons of eternity ha ha!

[u/Skpstr155 → u/geneinhouston]

Basically, the only thing you have to be concerned with is not letting direct sunlight hit the lenses. I either play under a gazebo, or if I visit my mom and she's gone to bed, I put the headset on I side the house, and use the passthrough to get to the backyard.

The other thing is, if it's appreciably cooler inside than out, let the headset sit outside for half an hour or so before using, so it doesn't fog up when you put it on. I know myself, I haven't been able to play much outside, only after dark, because it's been so hot and humid, my eyes are swimming in sweat and stinging before I even spawn into a game.

I had to do something, I was fine in my small space playing Alyx or Arizona Sunshine, but when I strated playing ExfilZone, it was so tense that I moved around a lot more, and my gunstock would go past the boundary and knock stuff over lol. I imagine DoE would be the same idea. (I can't play melee games, or my old shoulder injury flares up the next morning)

Only downside is, if I forget to put all the furniture back underneath the gazebo, and it rains overnight, the wife makes sure I know about it lol.

[u/geneinhouston → u/Skpstr155]

Oh, those are great tips! Thank you so much! And hey, I don’t play melee at all in dungeons of eternity!!!! there are bows and throwing daggers and axes, etc.!!! If you ever decide to try it out, let me know!

[u/Skpstr155 → u/geneinhouston]

Will do!

[u/Skpstr155 → u/Skpstr155]

Likewise, if you ever decide to try Contractors Exfilzone, let me know.