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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games have you sunk the most time into?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I haven’t played RoR1, but loved RoR2, but I also tend to prefer 3d games over 2d. I haven’t played since the latest xpac, so I don’t know if they fixed the things they broke or not.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'I want to acknowledge that we messed up': NZXT addresses concerns about its controversial Flex gaming PC rental program and commits to taking action⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t really buy youtuber merch, but I bought a couple things from GN after their investigative work with the latest Asus warranty debacle. Excellent channel and Steve and crew deserve all the support they can get.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Silent but Deadly: I met some of my closest friends through multiplayer games. Then a strange happening turned everyone (literally) speechless.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It was certainly there, but more common in cooperative games. Also, Overwatch is/was particularly infamous for its toxic community. While I didn’t play them myself, I’ve heard a lot of stories from competitive games back in the day where you could host your own lobby. Being a shithead back then could get you banned from any number of private communities, so you needed good behavior if you didn’t want to be an outcast.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anyone else bounce around from game to game with no clue what to play?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This was me, too. Over the past few years, I noticed I was having less and less fun with games, and was getting bored with them more quickly, even good ones that are right up my alley. I ended up starting a new hobby (gunpla) and couldn’t be happier. I still game some, but only a small fraction of what I used to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games have you put the most hours into?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  World of Warcraft - over 11k hrs Guild Wars 2 - over 5k hrs Warframe - 2200 hrs Minecraft - who knows… a lot

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like this game just isn’t for you, then. Their updates for the most part have just been expanding the ocean without making it any deeper for years, and at this point, it is what it is.

  I jumped back into NMS a few months ago and had a good time with it. I liked the simple mechanics, since I wanted a game I could fly around and explore in without having to think too deeply.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨World of Warcraft's monetization seems to be getting way more aggressive⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This has been a thing since TCG mounts and pets… back in TBC.

  I won’t bother with any more of an argument since you’ll probably nuke this thread, too. I suggest you stop flapping your butt about WoW and go find a game you enjoy that respects your time and money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Risk of Rain 2 - Seekers of the Storm DLC is Getting a Major Overhaul⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I saw the update on Steam, but didn’t look very closely since it’s been some time since I’ve played RoR2. It’s good to see they’re committed to making the DLC good.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You and I must have played different versions of BC, because I remember people running around like they fell out of bags of Skittles with their armor, silly transformations (Noggenfogger, anyone?), and other goofy things. WoW has always had a healthy dose whimsy (both intentional and not) mixed in.

  Pandas looking badass and Dracthyr not is purely subjective.

  I think you have rose-tinted glasses on, friend.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fortnite Chapter 2 Remix and Black Ops 6 nuketown this weekend, which will you be playing?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m going to go with… Factorio :).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Monster Hunter Wilds - Release Date Reveal Trailer | PS5 Games⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It will be releasing on PC and Xbox on the same day.

  A lot of these Playstation trailers are borderline misleading. I don’t expect Sony to advertise for other platforms, but the way they present things make it look like a PS5 exclusive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Let's discuss: Monster Hunter⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I started with World, and put hundreds of hours into that and Rise, plus their expansions. I tried the GU demo on Switch, but it felt too clunky.

  The thing that hooked me was the first large monster you hunt, Great Jagras. He’s a pushover for any hunter with even a slight amount of experience, but for me as a new player, it was an epic battle and I certainly didn’t expect that much intensity that early in the game. I also liked how even after you had a monster on “farm status” a hunt could still easily go from good to bad if you weren’t careful. It emphasized that these monsters were incredibly dangerous, and even seasoned hunters could be in trouble if they get too cocky. It also helped keep farming more interesting as you needed to pay attention if you wanted to be successful.

  Overall, I like the… world, in World more, but the gameplay mechanics and combat more in Rise. In World, the maps were larger, with more detail and felt more alive. I also liked the tracking aspect, and was disappointed that aspect didn’t make it to Rise. It felt like you were actually hunting your target, instead of just sprinting to their location on your doggo friend and beating them up like in Rise.

  I’m definitely looking forward to Wilds releasing next year.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Counterpoints:

  1. Describing the graphics/art style as broken or ugly is highly subjective. A lot of WoW players like the art style as it is. I would’ve preferred the graphics got updated when I played, but it is what it is.

  2. Updating assets and textures takes art resources, which means taking designers off of working on new projects. Discussing Blizzard’s allocation of resources is another discussion entirely, tough.

  3. A lot of WoW players play WoW and nothing else, and a lot of them play on hardware that’s barely able to run the game. Check the forums whenever the system requirements get updated with new expansions and see all the people complaining about not being able to afford new hardware. Now, Blizzard definitely shouldn’t support everyone’s dinosaur PCs forever, but they risk cutting off portions of their playerbase whenever they raise the system requirements, so I’m sure that’s taken into account.

  Note: Take my post with a grain of salt, as I stopped playing in 2018 and haven’t been playing the closest attention since.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Randy Pitchford releases the most valuable shift code ever at PAX.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s mostly noticeable in the menus for BL2. Navigating with a mouse is kinda jank, where it is much snappier when using keys.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Day 26 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are mountains of great games out there and no one has the time to play them all.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Where do you find new games nowadays? (Both singleplayer + multiplayer)⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Steam’s storefront and various gaming communities on Lemmy.