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He's clearly using a Quest (he mentioned Horizon Worlds). I've tried VR Chat on Oculus Quest. It's usable, but only barely. I often joined rooms that would cau

He's clearly using a Quest (he mentioned Horizon Worlds). I've tried VR Chat on Oculus Quest. It's usable, but only barely. I often joined rooms that would cause VR Chat to crash on the Quest and if I stuck to the default rooms VR Chat recommends, I've mostly just get accosted by children (they sound like they're 10 years old at the oldest) or assholes "Hey, I'm talking to you, why didn't you answer me right away (I'm in a menu). I'm going to kill you!" (and other nasty things until I just left the room)... as one example that happened to me. I personally would rather stick with Horizon Worlds (as boring and sterile as it is) than deal with that garbage. The people there have been older and more pleasant, on average (but it's also mostly empty, that might change if it actually became popular). I hear on PC VR Chat is quite nice, though. In particular the raves look like a lot of fun, judging by the documentaries on Youtube. I haven't been able to access those places from the Quest (or at least, not easily or without crashing).

RockRobotRock 4y ago
Quest users in VRChat are second-class citizens, it's true. The only way to experience that game is to play it on PC. Can I ask if you've tried Link to play the PC version with your Quest?
- lampshades 4y ago
  This. Vrchat is nearly unusable without a Link. Not only are you able to explore graphic intensive worlds and see graphic intensive avatars, you don’t have to deal with the onslaught of 7 year old kids. (tbh my biggest gripe with vrchat is that there isn’t a way to have 18+ worlds like Horizon)
  - RockRobotRock 4y ago
    I had a stint where I played VRChat every day for 6+ hours during peak covid. I never had a problem finding groups that self-selected for adults. Sure, you would have annoying little kids but if you were just in your corner doing your thing, they would quickly get bored.
    - hug 4y ago
      This sounds horrible. I don't like children being around in my space, and I really really really don't like unsupervised children being in my space. The quickest way to get me to leave a room is to let a child run around screaming in it, which I understand is about 70% of VRchat.
      - fshbbdssbbgdd 4y ago
        VRChat has a concept of “friends plus” worlds. You can make a world where the only people who are allowed to enter are your friends or the friends of anyone who joins. The good version of VRChat socialization is looking at your friends list and seeing who’s online and joining off them. You’ll meet your transitive friends of friends and expand your social circle over time. As long as you don’t befriend children or assholes you should have a pretty good time. The hard part is how do you get the first VRChat friends. Probably you need someone who already knows you to be the first node in your social network.
      - RockRobotRock 4y ago
        If you think 70% of VRchat is screaming kids, it doesn't surprise me that your take is so negative. I was friends with a few teenagers, and didn't have much problem with them. If you ever desire a more private space, it’s just two taps away. One other thing I should mention is that you can very easily block someone black mirror style, they just disappear, and the problem goes away.
- cableshaft 4y ago
  No, not yet. It's a bit of a pain for me to use the Link (in part because the most open space to use VR is in my living room and my gaming PC is upstairs in my office where it's more cramped), so I've only really used the Link cable to play Half-Life Alyx and Lone Echo and try out a few other games. Maybe I will at some point.

RockRobotRock 4y ago

Quest users in VRChat are second-class citizens, it's true. The only way to experience that game is to play it on PC. Can I ask if you've tried Link to play the PC version with your Quest?

lampshades 4y ago
This. Vrchat is nearly unusable without a Link. Not only are you able to explore graphic intensive worlds and see graphic intensive avatars, you don’t have to deal with the onslaught of 7 year old kids. (tbh my biggest gripe with vrchat is that there isn’t a way to have 18+ worlds like Horizon)
- RockRobotRock 4y ago
  I had a stint where I played VRChat every day for 6+ hours during peak covid. I never had a problem finding groups that self-selected for adults. Sure, you would have annoying little kids but if you were just in your corner doing your thing, they would quickly get bored.
  - hug 4y ago
    This sounds horrible. I don't like children being around in my space, and I really really really don't like unsupervised children being in my space. The quickest way to get me to leave a room is to let a child run around screaming in it, which I understand is about 70% of VRchat.
    - fshbbdssbbgdd 4y ago
      VRChat has a concept of “friends plus” worlds. You can make a world where the only people who are allowed to enter are your friends or the friends of anyone who joins. The good version of VRChat socialization is looking at your friends list and seeing who’s online and joining off them. You’ll meet your transitive friends of friends and expand your social circle over time. As long as you don’t befriend children or assholes you should have a pretty good time. The hard part is how do you get the first VRChat friends. Probably you need someone who already knows you to be the first node in your social network.
    - RockRobotRock 4y ago
      If you think 70% of VRchat is screaming kids, it doesn't surprise me that your take is so negative. I was friends with a few teenagers, and didn't have much problem with them. If you ever desire a more private space, it’s just two taps away. One other thing I should mention is that you can very easily block someone black mirror style, they just disappear, and the problem goes away.
cableshaft 4y ago
No, not yet. It's a bit of a pain for me to use the Link (in part because the most open space to use VR is in my living room and my gaming PC is upstairs in my office where it's more cramped), so I've only really used the Link cable to play Half-Life Alyx and Lone Echo and try out a few other games. Maybe I will at some point.