🎮│game

[cyan pewter]

i need to upgrade my bank anyways

i can only hold 250m

[worn dome]

should i set up ordersr now

[worn dome]

:(

[cyan pewter]

yes buy order everything

[worn dome]

is now a good price tho

[cyan pewter]

for what?

[cyan pewter]

are you able to stream? im on on rn

@grave granite @little cape ooga booga mode activated https://www.instagramz.com/reel/DICh18Ntuer/?igsh=d2N6eTMybHlsamVk

[worn dome]

my pc exploded after loaidiing into the nether so idk

[cyan pewter]

just send screenshots then

whats the buy order price of each scroll

[cyan pewter]

implosion is a little high rn

wither shield is alright

shadow warp is the same as when i bought

https://tenor.com/view/monkey-monke-neuron-activation-neuron-activation-gif-20850506

[worn dome]

life steal better right

[cyan pewter]

@worn dome

[worn dome]

ohhhh ty

and i put all da books together?

[cyan pewter]

yeah, and then put it on the hype

[worn dome]

ok

[cyan pewter]

it was like 400 levels of xp lol

to apply the enchant book to hype

[worn dome]

sharp > smite if i do eman tho??

or nah

[cyan pewter]

im able to one tap the eman in the place

with smite

[cyan pewter]

depends, im mostly running dungeons so smite 7 will always be better over sharp 6

[worn dome]

hm

[cyan pewter]

unless youre fully committed to eman slayer only then sure you can use sharp

[worn dome]

ill do sm7 for now ig

[cyan pewter]

show damage test fr

[worn dome]

might ig

[still spire]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/778887485400154132/1358303816054734888/C-vhastV6U3c_TjA.mp4?ex=67f35a81&is=67f20901&hm=9a84257e40764f3be00b7ebf779017ac4039ee28e2fb2012cbe1074de12f2d27&

[worn dome]

why siphon over life steal tho?

[cyan pewter]

well neither works with magic damage

but for lcm, syphon is better

[worn dome]

mana steal dosent work either then i would assume

[cyan pewter]

yup

[cyan pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/carlotta-wuthing-waves-wuwa-wuthering-waves-gif-9320591228323516415

[worn dome]

ok just waiting for implosion and shadow warp

and also for handles to come down a bit or until i get another 50m ig

[cyan pewter]

dont you have one?

[worn dome]

haha nah 827m rn :(

[cyan pewter]

i thought you got it for 800+ flower minion

[worn dome]

he left and i got ghosted

[cyan pewter]

i have probably closer to 700 now

2nd hyperion

[worn dome]

technically same

this would be my gdrag if i didnt gift it

[cyan pewter]

i didnt get 500m for free this is bs

[worn dome]

or term

[worn dome]

but you have double my playtime and i have the same amount of hypes

WAIT I CAN JUST SELL MY ENDERMAN

[cyan pewter]

whatd your ign again

[worn dome]

but i kinda wanna keep it

[worn dome]

ethan_lool

[cyan pewter]

you needa put more work into the armor

[worn dome]

nuh uh

[cyan pewter]

legion v everything

[worn dome]

when i become unpoor

[cyan pewter]

im poor and i got it

[cyan pewter]

make your equipment waxed

actually wait im not sure if waxed is the right reforge for mage

[worn dome]

bruh

[cyan pewter]

its not waxed it something else

get an implosion belt

recomb your legendary accessories

[worn dome]

i have that

[worn dome]

i am homeless now

[cyan pewter]

i have more zealot bruiser kills than your while career kills by almost 3x

[cyan pewter]

my profile is also 4 years older than yours

[cyan pewter]

https://www.instagramz.com/reel/DIBAPmBMcaV/?igsh=MXZyajkyNmxwa2o1bg==

[worn dome]

just a stick left

[cyan pewter]

[cyan pewter]

i don’t think you need matter stats on a hype tbh

it’s almost useless unless you lcm

[worn dome]

eh potato funny

[cyan pewter]

you get one tapped by everything in master mode

[worn dome]

fuck it we ball

[cyan pewter]

what is bro doing

[outer pollen]

https://tenor.com/view/mochi-pokemon-carmine-pokemon-scarlet-pecharunt-gif-11492280349358157528

[cyan pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/jinshi-jinxi-wuwa-wuwa-jinxi-jinxi-wuwa-gif-6888474920101217135

[worn dome]

idk ending off the night with 942m prices are too inflated to buy handle rn imma wait until they come back to 850mish

[worn dome]

I mean this weapon was about 700m on release so yes there has been a ton of inflation

But also coins are generated out of thin air when selling to npcs and such

Which causes a ton of inflation

Which doesn’t happen as their main source on income apart from ranks is p2w

[buoyant osprey]

Great journalism

[feral ferry]

Oblivion Remake is at this point one of the worst kept secrets

Everyone knows it's coming, likely soon, just announce the thing already

[orchid prism]

I expect nothing, and I bet it'll still manage to disappoint

[feral ferry]

We still have skyblivion to compensate

[verbal nymph]

oblivion with 4k texture!

that's all that we need for a remaster

[still spire]

https://fixupx.com/geoffkeighley/status/1908593030141202635

Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley)

Microsoft has created an AI-generated replica of Quake II that you can play in browser.
︀︀
︀︀"Every frame is created on the fly by an AI world model."
︀︀
︀︀Play it here:
︀︀copilot.microsoft.com/wham?features=labs-wham-enabled

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FixupX · Apr 5, 2025, 6:50 PM

https://simulationdaily.com/news/star-citizen-800-million-citizencon-direct/

[feral ferry]

Funny thing about that, that is what Nvidia thinks rendering will work like in the future

[pure bear]

i have more hopes for AI rendering than for interpolation

like, doing stuff like tesselation by an AI could be smart

idk there might be sth there

[feral ferry]

I think it makes sense to think that NPUs will be able to render frames faster than traditional rendering techniques

The quality is the problem

[pure bear]

yeah

but i'm thinking of a hybrid approach yknow. For some stuff like foliage or water reflections, artifacts wouldnt be an issue

you could classically render a building but have the foliage in front be AI rendered or some shit

i'm no graphics pipeline engineer, i just find it odd that interpolation is the thing being pushed

[buoyant osprey]

If it's just a remaster then yeah I wouldn't expect much more. So it'll be just as bad

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1317900592961556534/1353717937906778253/1742814968009005.gif

[hardy merlin]

Welp, Citron dead
Another Switch emulator hit the tower

[mellow garden]

Oh baby a triple?

[hardy merlin]

Yup
Lead dev was jsut an alt for a guy who is making Uzuy, who also already had allegations of being a p*do, stealing code and harassing Sudachi team, people were calling him out for it, Discord mods went on a powertrip and banned people left and right, one of the mods being lead dev of Ryubing
Camille, 2nd in command of Citron, is making their own fork of Citron with the rest of devs

Well, Camille was doing all the work anyway and lead dev just took care of git and stealing code for Uzuy

[pure bear]

man why are these things always so drama queeny

[mellow garden]

The egos stop them getting a real job

[hardy merlin]

Sudachi is still going strong thankfully
And last yuzu EA version still supports v19 firmware and new keys, most of the new games also work day 1, sooo...

Oh yeah, and Zeph (Citron "lead" dev) wanted to implement DRM, so emulator would only work if you installed their app on your modded switch and used that to verify if you really have modded switch

[pure bear]

lmao

[orchid prism]

inb4 emulators become a scene thing, where you get occasional updated "leaks" with ascii art and cracktros

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NrCPmT1kJs

[buoyant osprey]

I have been emulating NES lately. Catch me if you can Nintendo

[pure bear]

https://tenor.com/view/fbi-gif-2734175389934997010

[buoyant osprey]

"How dare you play these games we don't sell to you anymore"

[hardy merlin]

I just want normal people working on emulators and not late-20/30-something years olds who don't come out from their basement and chat with every 13yo they find on their Discord server

[mellow garden]

All the normal devs are working on mobile apps or some shit

[vital wyvern]

ngl I'd be quite interested in an oblivion remake but I'm not holding my breath that bethesda will do the original justice

either it's gonna be lazy 4k texture pack or something, or it will be completely sucking the soul out of the game

[umbral crow]

The oblivion remake is apparently a full unreal engine remake. It's not by Bethesda either.

[buoyant osprey]

unreal
y-yay....

[umbral crow]

You'd rather they use their own engine?

[buoyant osprey]

That is a "pick your poison" moment

But they are apparently using their own engine underneath anyway

For physics and game logic etc.

[umbral crow]

That's fine, as long as I'm not loading every 5 mins

[buoyant osprey]

I wouldn't hold my breath...

[umbral crow]

I have some faith, the studio has been working on this a while

[hardy merlin]

Yes.

[buoyant osprey]

They worked very long on Shitfailed and that had a ton of loading screens

[umbral crow]

Again, it's not Bethesda

Bethesda are publishing

[buoyant osprey]

It's still a Midthesda game underneath. And remakes are rarely good imo. I am not expecting anything good

[umbral crow]

Y'all need more faith in Virtuos, they've made decent stuff

[trim rock]

Oblivion without mods.. yeah, maybe not

[umbral crow]

Oh it'll definitely have mods

[buoyant osprey]

It says they helped developed Spacer's Choice Edition of The Outer Worlds. That's a redflag. Now what are some good things they have done

[umbral crow]

Cherry picking ✨

[hardy merlin]

On UE5? Forget about it
Creation Engine maybe was shit, but at least making mods for it was a breeze

[buoyant osprey]

It's their most recent one that I am personally aware of

Have they ever done something that isn't just a port or remaster?

[umbral crow]

They literally specialise in those things.

That's why you gotta have faith

[buoyant osprey]

Oblivion is a very meh game imo that would need overhauls to leveling and combat for me to enjoy it. If it's just a remaster I doubt any of this will happen. If it's a remake it might happen but then I am just left wondering if these guys will pull it off in a good way

[umbral crow]

It's definitely a remake and Oblivion definitely slapped, there was a reason the hype for Skyrim was real, it's roots are in oblivion.

It's the better of the 2

[buoyant osprey]

there was a reason the hype for Skyrim was real
Definitely not the combat I assume

https://rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=129

Best Oblivion review I know

[trim rock]

But it's so immersive when the random bandits suddenly start having the best weapons and armor

[buoyant osprey]

I love daedric armoured bandits for sure...

Morrowind peaked when it comes to daedric armour, being genuinely rare and only found in a handful of locations throughout the game

I also love how some of them can be picked up right away with some effort and know-how

I like when games don't try to overbalance themselves like Oblivion

I remember when I found that one guy that has the daedric pants just sitting right there on a shelf behind him. Spent like 10 minutes trying to steal them while undetected. I love that game

Another great one is the dungeon where you need to use levitation to reach a hidden crevace on top with a small boat on it to find a daedric helm

I kinda want them to bring levitation back

[vital wyvern]

if you liked morrowind then I dunno if you can claim oblivion combat sucks

[buoyant osprey]

I didn't comment on Morrowind's combat

But Morrowind at least has a much bigger sense of progression to the gameplay than Oblivion

That just supports what I said

Although if you miss that many times in a row then you are surely using a weapon type you don't have any points in

You can be somewhat accurate right out of the starting building as long as you use the weapon type you specced in

But I agree that it's not very good how if it hits or not is based on a random number generator rather than visually connecting = hit

(That's a reason why Baldur's Gate 1 drives me nuts)

But I do enjoy Morrowind's combat more than Oblivion

If Morrowind got a remake then I'd definitely want a major overhaul to that

[feral ferry]

Skywind?

There's Morroblivion

There's also Morrowind Rebirth

A bunch of stuff

I don't trust modern gaming companies to touch Morrowind and not fuck it up

[cyan shadow]

Hello, im new to this channel and i bought an wooting 80he. Can i play CS2 with this keyboard or will i get problems?

so i will use the wooting software and turn of SOCD and it works fine?

or is it off by default?

ok cool

and what does SOCD means? 😄

ok thank you 🙂

[sinful cobalt]

ah yes water walking technic

[orchid prism]

An Ubisoft staple

[verbal nymph]

Historically accurate

[vital wyvern]

simultaneous opposing cardinal directions

different ways of handling it and the one people rave about is last-press priority

so left+right together but left was pressed last so you go left

[orchid prism]

As cursed as it is, you gotta admit InZoi at least tries to bring back some of the things that Sims 3 has lost. Like bringing in textures and using AI generated art for tshirts and such.

For better or worse.

[worn dome]

@cyan pewter

[cyan pewter]

noice

[worn dome]

erm

i think we're done

[worn dome]

sorry gtg lmao

[cyan pewter]

all g

[feral ferry]

It's a type of sock

[autumn depot]

ggs @grave granite first win on world tour :D

https://tenor.com/view/reimu-touhou-spinning-gif-22015649

with some aim training this game would be so fun

absolutely just drill everyone

i use arn its a laser also

not that good damage compared to fcar

yeah

xp54 is lowkey just op

barely any recoil and insane dmg

yeah

its good for medium range

or long even

is that so

lmao

i like the throwing knifes they are so good on short range

chuck em

imma get boiw then

[cyan pewter]

what if i dont hit head

[proper basin]

What if i don’t lose

[autumn depot]

yeah my aim isnt good enough for boiw

[outer pollen]

This is so cool

[cyan pewter]

@outer pollen what gpu do you have again

[outer pollen]

4090

[sinful cobalt]

[proper basin]

Ayo you got an ad

Probably should click that X

[bleak pike]

Please tell me that's a free game

[cyan pewter]

oh we got mr baller here, perfect

rt and 120(?) fps is only enabled for 4000 series gpus

[outer pollen]

WuWa?

[worn dome]

@cyan pewter do i need eff 10 or na

[proper basin]

It’s a free AAAA game

If you click it

[bleak pike]

I mean the actual game being played

[proper basin]

Oh no it’s not

[cyan pewter]

yes

[cyan pewter]

yup

[worn dome]

bbruh

[bleak pike]

Why tf does it have ads

[proper basin]

April fools

[bleak pike]

Oh

[iron oak]

https://preview.redd.it/saw-the-peni-ai-meme-so-i-decided-to-redraw-it-v0-l9wh0seyouse1.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=2165e09a292417e8610c9c8022280074dd7be588

[worn dome]

should i soulboudn the hype

[cyan pewter]

do it so you dont give it away and regret it

again

[worn dome]

orrrrrrrrrrrrr i just give it away

[cyan pewter]

to me

:D

[worn dome]

to someone that dosent already have a hype

:D

[cyan pewter]

i dont have one fr

[worn dome]

im not that schizo

you should gift me vip tho

fr :D

[cyan pewter]

nah

im poor

[worn dome]

yah

[worn dome]

you own a 80he

[cyan pewter]

60

[worn dome]

you have an oled

[worn dome]

same thing

[cyan pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/nuh-uh-beocord-no-lol-gif-24435520

[cyan pewter]

yes i am broke after getting an oled and new gpu 5 months appart

shit got my wallet with flies coming out

[worn dome]

https://youtu.be/wq0ehIUnzok?si=srLKObUHahhULs_H do you have the crosshair code

[cyan pewter]

why do you have this video LOL

[worn dome]

bro that clip with the sage wall

[cyan pewter]

mf was 3 years ago

[worn dome]

it was a really good play until sage broke the wall

[cyan pewter]

i dont have that corsshair code

[worn dome]

:(

[cyan pewter]

its easy to make tho

[worn dome]

whats thre recipe

[cyan pewter]

idk im not on val rn

whoops wrong reply

[worn dome]

https://youtu.be/75IOpy8ak68?si=9G7Bw95E2e1WQjWT PRENERF REYNA SPOTTED

[cyan pewter]

which one

[worn dome]

https://youtu.be/kcCFZlaAaEs?si=2_es6L8Y15iGfBD1 bro missed the first knife

[cyan pewter]

we dont talk about that

[cyan pewter]

yo this brings me back lmao my guy was such a squeaker

[worn dome]

this has to be like bronze bro

[worn dome]

i mean old clip so bad players but like

damn

ok im gonna finish my english project tdy (its due tmr and ive had 5 weeks to do it)

[cyan pewter]

i think this was like a year into release silver

well technically it was unrated

[worn dome]

damn in my silver lobbies i peak and get one tapped 154 miliseconds after by the 45 and 15 phx

[cyan pewter]

smurfing wasnt really that big back then

[worn dome]

cant smurf if everyone is new

[cyan pewter]

@little cape peak

they sent it out even if i missed it

[cyan pewter]

@worn dome just had the enemy team run 5 tanks and 1 healer on the enemy team

LMAO freest shit of my life

[bleak pike]

They sent it out?

[little cape]

🙄

[cyan pewter]

if you had the event thing filled out and wasnt able to claim it

[bleak pike]

Oh, I did it like twice lol

[outer pollen]

My friend wants me to get back into magic

[maiden tulip]

No get into pokemon instead

[worn dome]

Hmo 3 heal 3 tank

[cyan pewter]

@outer pollen @grave granite

WuWas sales during may:

probably the most liked upcoming character

she literally aura fames while fighting, after her 2nd ultimate phase, if you stop attacking she pulls out and starts reading a book

[little cape]

you pay back eathan yet?

[cyan pewter]

nah

[little cape]

damn

[cyan pewter]

@grave granite @outer pollen she looks really interesting to play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6Ej1wTlsX4

from the looks of it, shes a main field character and attack strings are vital

idle animations are at the end but it doesnt seem like it contains any of the assets

[outer pollen]

She does

New Secret Lair full commander deck

[proper basin]

https://youtu.be/vL6deIJEG3c?si=--IDhdxZQUPgoCGw

[scarlet marlin]

baxk to school!!! cute

[bleak pike]

Did that boss just like, said give me a second, walk a second and then resume the battle lmao

[still spire]

https://fxtwitter.com/DoesItPlay1/status/1909181158144815525

Does it play? (@DoesItPlay1)

RE: Switch 2 Enhanced Editions. Multiple contradicting statements now. Ninty Support 1 says download code, Ninty Support 2 says no download required (physical release), one dev says game fully on card. It's an absolute mess. We will simply test it at launch and see for ourselves.

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FxTwitter · Apr 7, 2025, 9:47 AM

[cyan pewter]

[cyan pewter]

@outer pollen @grave granite this cover for the post

indeed

[hardy merlin]

anime booba

[feral ferry]

We only like calslock booba here

[cyan pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/miniion-what-wat-huh-shocked-gif-5325615

[proper basin]

Stern anime booba

[still spire]

Lol the double standard

[sinful cobalt]

https://tenor.com/view/friend-war-thunder-war-thunder-war-thunder-friend-gif-25844324

[nimble current]

ya'll need a shower

smells like sweaty otaku in here

[buoyant osprey]

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

[cyan pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/cutecore-toll-gif-14989780945369042465

[feral ferry]

Literally no one cares mate, I'm tryna score on some hot calslock thigh pics

[nimble current]

of course you do

[proper basin]

https://tenor.com/view/bonk-vào-mặt-cái-cám-bonk-anime-bonk-meme-bonk-dog-gif-26069974

[pure bear]

we all do

[still spire]

https://x.com/Wario64/status/1909235599145316566?t=dwd7pNNke7ERNo7mOtZE6A&s=19

Wario64 (@Wario64) on X

Switch 2 Joy-Con Will Not Feature Hall Effect Sticks https://t.co/kJ5g146afs

"Joy-Con 2's controllers have been designed from the ground up. They're not Hall Effect sticks, but they feel really good."

X · Apr 7, 2025, 1:23 PM

[pure bear]

ofc not, would cost 20ct to manufacture

[still spire]

20ct?

Cents? But yeah

HalL Effect is actually cheaper than normal joysticks, it's a really dick move not to use them.

[proper basin]

Yeah it’s quite ridiculous

[umbral crow]

You guys are crazy bro, how are they meant to make money if they can't sell joy cons because there's no stick drift?

[mellow garden]

Do a PlayStation and drip feed additional colours

[umbral crow]

They already do

[mellow garden]

Even more colours

And even more special liveries

[proper basin]

And h have a pro controller that has interchangeable sticks

But never have stock of them

[mellow garden]

[little cape]

welcome to nintendo you cant even use the same micro sd card from your switch one. Theyre forcing you to buy a new micro sd express card…

i cant wait to see the switch sales do so bad if they dont fix their shit

[still spire]

...lol

Switch 2 sales won't do badly

It's gonna sell out everywhere. The games too. Nintendos brainwashing is strong

[proper basin]

Only place it has a chance to do somewhat lesser is the US lol

Otherwise Its gonna sell like hotcakes

[outer pollen]

Make cool colors

[mellow garden]

That's no different to USB HDDs not being usable to play PS5 games. There's an actual technical reason to require a newer, faster storage standard.

[little cape]

Still lame af

[mellow garden]

It's not lame, not at all.

It's also an open standard so prices will come down overtime like NVMe prices for PS5 have done.

Meanwhile Xbox Series X drives are still quite expensive.

[little cape]

That’s why I game on pc 🫦

[outer pollen]

Those are so cool

[mellow garden]

So you game on PC to avoid mandatory hardware upgrades yet PC system requirements always increase sharply with the release of new console hardware? Interesting take on the matter.

[tall barn]

the improvement speed 💀

i saw a lot of talk abt frog sim in this server and decided to try it

[maiden tulip]

A microsd express card has the speed of an nvme... a regular micro sd card is like an hdd's speed

literally no AAA game on pc supports HDDs anymore and i don't hear you complaining

Or about games that need an nvme xD

[mellow garden]

We're starting to get mandatory raytracing as well

[maiden tulip]

Ironic coming from the guy who refuses to buy amd gpus because nvidia drivers are so "stable"

Whenever anyone has any small issue with a game you go ah yes its the amd gpu

can't be anything else

Meanwhile nvidia:
https://youtu.be/NTXoUsdSAnA?si=vbLUSUbznMnWmpH-

[mellow garden]

Hot take but the Switch is arguably the best console of the three. There's actually something unique and the Switch 2 continues that trend by being a better Switch as it's core.

Yeah, some of the stuff is a bit of gimmick that'll be mostly ignored outside of first party titles, but there's also a physical distribution format that's not just a download on a disc.

They've kept closer to the traditional concept of a console much than Sony and Microsoft ever had.

[little cape]

I found the Nintendo fanatics who will support bullshit pricing

[mellow garden]

UK pricing is fine. Cheaper than a PS5, Series X and, either Steam Deck OLED (also more powerful than this).

[maiden tulip]

A steam deck lcd 60hz is 256gb is 500cad... a switch 2 256gb with a 120hz hdr display -and a faster gpu is 629cad...

[mellow garden]

Game pricing is on par with AAA on Xbox, PlayStation and, PC as well.

[maiden tulip]

I don't see what you're complaining about

[little cape]

Clearly you must be onto something since Nintendo had to postpone preorders in the USA because how bad the negative feedback was but you do you and waste your money

[maiden tulip]

And is fine considering inflation

[maiden tulip]

It was because of tarriffs you dumbo

[mellow garden]

They postponed preorders because of the tariffs.

All hardware is going to get more expensive in the USA.

[maiden tulip]

The price is literally gonna increase in the us

[mellow garden]

Razer have been cancelling laptop preorders because of this

[maiden tulip]

Unless the tarriffs go away

[little cape]

Thats the bullshit excuse they used to postpone it you bum bum

[mellow garden]

That's not bullshit

[maiden tulip]

...

[mellow garden]

They would've postponed it globally otherwise

[maiden tulip]

goku

[mellow garden]

Also, I'm gonna be really honest, we were getting $80+ USD AAA with GTA VI anyway.

Better pay up or be ready to find a new hobby.

[little cape]

You people aren’t reading what I’m saying and just reacting to the first word you see

[maiden tulip]

do you really think nintendo out of any company

Would bother about what a bunch of redditors are saying

Like when has nintendo ever listened to the "gamers" lol

[little cape]

They were getting hate spam during their live direct chat

[maiden tulip]

If they're reacting on something it's for business reasons that business reason is tariffs

[maiden tulip]

I don't think they give a shit

[mellow garden]

Who cares about internet comments lol

[maiden tulip]

Neither did sony during the 599usd ps3 announcement

[mellow garden]

They're not the people buying consoles

You want a fun fact, middle earners are the primary target audience for modern consoles.

https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3li5w2sd7ek2v

Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social)

High income households are becoming a bigger part of the US console hardware market.

49% of US VG console buyers during Q4 2024 had a household income of at least $100k/yr.

This is a record high, beating the 48% seen in Q4 2021.

This group accounted for only 29% of VG HW purchasers in Q1 2020.

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Bluesky · Feb 14, 2025, 7:16 PM

[little cape]

Wooting discord give me patience

[mellow garden]

49% of US VG console buyers during Q4 2024 had a household income of at least $100k/yr.
Lower income brackets are literally getting priced out of the market

The average age is increasing as well

[sinful cobalt]

imagine buying a house at all

[maiden tulip]

People will keep buying consoles and pc parts even if the price goes up

They'll just buy less games

It's what we're seeing on pc already

[mellow garden]

That post is a thread btw

[maiden tulip]

People play free to play live service shit

What's ironic is they tend spend more money on skins

[maiden tulip]

Anf then people go

Why is everything a live service

Or a subscription

[mellow garden]

Those games just do really well for a modern audience

Less Spider-Man games and more Spider-Man in Fortnite or Roblox

Subscription MMOs have this same ageing player base dynamic. Younger people aren't interested so they're just milking cosmetics and premium merchandise instead.

[fallow bronze]

I strongly dislike that trend. Thankfully there are so. So many other games to choose from

[little cape]

How bro gonna say “who cares about internet comments” then uses internet comments for his argument

[maiden tulip]

The subscription guilt is what made me quit FF14

[outer pollen]

Oh yeah I saw that

For them to lower the game prices

[maiden tulip]

This reminds me of when i used to hear boomers say

Back in my day a can of coke was 25 cents!

[little cape]

Damn that’s pretty cheap

[maiden tulip]

It's literally just genz having that moment

And not understanding inflation

And that the last 5 years have been a shitshow

Our money is worth a lot less compared to what it used to be worth

[mellow garden]

People crying in a YouTube chat aren’t the normie parents buying a Switch 2 with Mario Kart World for little Jimmy to play with his soccer buddies.

[outer pollen]

Idk how you can compare 25 cents to 80$

[novel estuary]

can you explain that with subway surfers in the background?

[outer pollen]

[little cape]

Lmfao bruh

[maiden tulip]

Are you trolling me

[outer pollen]

Gamefly is gonna make so much money

[little cape]

Only block buster can save us

[maiden tulip]

Tbh i can see that system make a comeback

[outer pollen]

It never went away surprisingly, well Gamefly lol

[maiden tulip]

Also i'm gonna repost this for the like 5th time already

Can you guys just... look

And understand basic economics

[little cape]

Let just rob dashi switch 2 and her Pokémon plushies

[maiden tulip]

Moumou will defend them

[little cape]

https://tenor.com/view/steal-it-back-gif-3806770763996174383

[little cape]

Mou mou coming with us

Take her to mou mou paradise

Where there’s warm weather

Mou mou doesn’t like the cold

[outer pollen]

Increasing the price while a recession is looming does not look good at all

[maiden tulip]

The price of EVERYTHING will increase or has already increased

[outer pollen]

Like how do you even compete against Gamepass though, where you get to play all the games they have on there for a monthly fee

[outer pollen]

Then how come Sony or Xbox didn’t increase their price again?

[maiden tulip]

Because they already did?

[outer pollen]

To 70$

Not 80 for a digital game or 90 for a physical copy

[maiden tulip]

And nitendo is matching that with digital games

[outer pollen]

[maiden tulip]

10$ premium for physical

[outer pollen]

Nintendo just made it so easy to skip their console, Microsoft is the last hope for poor people gaming

[maiden tulip]

Until they jack up the subscription price

Which WILL happen

As games WILL get more expensive

[mellow garden]

Play Genshin on your iPhone

[outer pollen]

Sorry I only play Arknights

[proper basin]

You be Steam

[outer pollen]

Well yeah Nintendo already rolled the ball

I’m not gonna lose out on money if X person is selling the same product as me for a higher price

You can really tell how loyal Nintendo fans are with this power move

Well some

[mellow garden]

Y'all acting like Rockstar weren't already gonna drop a fat $80 USD MSRP on us for GTA VI.

It was over the moment those rumours came out.

[outer pollen]

Yeah 1 game that I wasn’t gonna buy

compared to an entire consoles life

I hope we get a good emulator for the Switch 2 though

[maiden tulip]

@outer pollen im very confused why you draw the line at that

Yet you wanted a 5090 and own a 4090

Took everything to talk sense into you

XD

[outer pollen]

My chances of getting one were 0.1%

[maiden tulip]

If they hadn't heen would you have still bought it?

[outer pollen]

Maybe

[mellow garden]

In like 5 years, maybe

[maiden tulip]

[outer pollen]

Idk push back hard enough and people start to pirate again

The only people to blame are the companies at that point

[maiden tulip]

do you blame nvidia for what's going on tho?

The 40 series was also a really big price hike over the 30 series

[mellow garden]

Let me just pirate an RTX 5090

[maiden tulip]

_<

Be consistent with your positions

[outer pollen]

I bought the 4090 since my card gave me an extremely good run and after the big crypto crash I knew if I didn’t get a new card then I wasn’t going to be getting one anytime soon

I would have honestly never gotten the 5090 not at that price

[mellow garden]

I am consistent with my positions, I like a game and will buy it.

Neither the Switch 2 hardware nor the games are expensive.

I buy a single digit number of AAA games at this point, I just don't have time. Call me a normie.

[maiden tulip]

so a price hike before inflation = ok but a price hike after = no

?_?

[outer pollen]

The games were already 70$ though

[mellow garden]

Something about wages not growing with inflation

[maiden tulip]

Indeed but blame your employers for that

[outer pollen]

I honestly thought we’d have 70$ games for at least 4 more years

[maiden tulip]

We still do if you buy digital

[mellow garden]

Then again, your spending power decreasing doesn't mean there still isn't a healthy market for AAA games.

[outer pollen]

Who buys a switch to get digital games though

[maiden tulip]

i stopped buying physical when rhey started doing the shit with doom where stuff wasn't fully on the cartridge

[mellow garden]

Switch is the one platform where physical makes sense

[mellow garden]

At least the entire game is on the cartridge anyway

[outer pollen]

Yeah I have a 1tb on mine but 99% of my games are physical

[maiden tulip]

Doom for switch is the last physical game i owned

Oh wait ringfit came out after but thay didn't have a digital release

[maiden tulip]

Nope

Not always on switch 1

Literally what made me switch to digital

Because there's no point in having half a game on a cartridge

The whole purpose is gone

[outer pollen]

Is the switch 1 last gen or current gen?

[maiden tulip]

It released in between so

Hard to tell tbh

Its a bit like when i ask what gen is the wii u

Xd

[outer pollen]

I loved the WiiU

I wanna play Scarlet and Violet so bad

[maiden tulip]

Dont you own it?

[outer pollen]

Nu not a Pokemon fan like that

The last one I played was X and Y

[maiden tulip]

Then... buy it?

It's a good game

Nico never played much pokemin and he finished that one

First pokemon game he properly managed to get into

[cyan pewter]

@outer pollen have we started yet

https://tenor.com/view/interrogation-interrogation-tactics-gif-13098581

[outer pollen]

I can’t support this company anymore so I’ll be emulating it, I think it runs at 60fps on pc

[maiden tulip]

It does run smoother yeah

[outer pollen]

Are the Pokémon games just that heavy or poorly optimized?

[maiden tulip]

The engine is old

[outer pollen]

Ohhhh

[maiden tulip]

I believe ZA will use a new engine?

But S/V is worth playing

Very fun

[proper basin]

Gameplay is fun

Ignored the story tho 😝

At least the main bit, the characters are fine

Shiny

[orchid prism]

What the deuce is that. A new, hip diglett?

Oh it's a water version of it. How odd...ish

[proper basin]

https://tenor.com/view/wiglett-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-gif-26820270

[orchid prism]

Oh no. I see the inspiration now. Oh... oh nooo

[pure bear]

https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-gif-6187307

THIS is hip diglett

[orchid prism]

[maiden tulip]

Wugtrio

[proper basin]

[outer pollen]

Smite 2 is back

[pure bear]

i know what a wugtrio is 🧓

[proper basin]

yeah this new events skins are fire

[outer pollen]

Who are the gods

[proper basin]

izanami, danzaburo, hecate

and the cat skin is amaterasu

[outer pollen]

I had her chibi one

[proper basin]

yeah i had too many skins

in smite 1

[pure bear]

that looks EXACTLY like LoL art lol

[umbral crow]

That's good at least

[mellow garden]

Based

[little cape]

Yeah if you enjoy offline lag and stutters

Beside that it’s a decent game

[little cape]

You have the sauce ?🤯

[outer pollen]

@maiden tulip

how much will Pokemon be

[pure bear]

100$ each edition

milk em harder

[cold anvil]

Playing The Last Of Us 2 remastered on pc and I cant unsee the X to craft button being out of center

[pure bear]

refund that shit

[cold anvil]

Lol

[maiden tulip]

I heard it runs super poorly

[little cape]

they’ll fix it

the first remastered had the same issues

[cold anvil]

Really? From what Ive played so far it runs fine on optimized settings
For sure runs a whole lot better than part 1’s pc port thats for sure

Only thing Ive noticed is some visual artifacting with what I think its the shader? Making stuff bright pink for a quick moment

[maiden tulip]

https://youtu.be/Z0IoZxiv1i0?si=AjViL4mN79ERSSZR

Actually has the same issues as tlou1

[cold anvil]

Damn I must be having some crazy placebo

I’ll check the video out in a bit

[maiden tulip]

What's your rig again @cold anvil

3070 + 5900x?

[cold anvil]

Rtx 3070 with 5800x3D

Both undervolted

[maiden tulip]

Reminds me

How are yoy liking the tower cooler

[cold anvil]

No issues at all

70c max on CPUz

[maiden tulip]

Told ya it was good

Glad you like it :)

[cold anvil]

[bleak pike]

I'm guessing the last of us will make my 3080 10gb cry

https://youtu.be/3oaXUT68vUw

Nvm apparently?

[little cape]

what gpu are you going to upgrade too?

[cyan pewter]

@outer pollen https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M9KHMYGbIqA

first anniversary event for WuWa coming up

[bleak pike]

I was gonna get a 9070xt but my MSRP order got cancelled

[little cape]

be a d1 gooner and get 5090

[cyan pewter]

fund it unc

surely that retirement money can pay for one

[little cape]

brother you can even pay eathan back in digital currency

ima use the retirement money and I’m taking you outta the hood

[cyan pewter]

cause the economy in that game is more tragic than the current US economy

it was maybe 3 months earlier id pay him back in max 9 days

[faint badger]

anybody got a gta5 driving profile

[jolly crest]

lol

[cyan pewter]

@little cape unc help

[little cape]

https://tenor.com/view/shrek-fairy-godmother-i-need-a-hero-holding-on-for-a-hero-hero-gif-24467301

[jolly crest]

im stuck there too i keep gettin ppl who leave during the match or are just really bad. plus they keep banning winter which makes it more difficult 🤣

bouncing between 1 and 2 i believe

[cyan pewter]

@outer pollen

[little cape]

Learn another hero

Worst thing you can do is be a one trick

[jolly crest]

i know other ones but the carry potential is high on him

[cyan pewter]

bro i think i fell out of my psylocke phase

[jolly crest]

and i enjoy him

[cyan pewter]

i cant hit no combo

[little cape]

That is true

[jolly crest]

im playing to get better matchmaking, not ranks 😄 😄

[cyan pewter]

im still cooking with magik tho

[jolly crest]

yea i got a bit bored of psy too

[little cape]

Psylocke ult kinda sucks now

[jolly crest]

and it feels like she depends too much on team engagement with the opponent

[little cape]

Not as good as s0

Hopefully Emma frost team up will help her

[cyan pewter]

force the tanks to draw engagement with the enemy tanks to get any sort of value

on magik tho you can just portal between the enemy tanks

[jolly crest]

yea idk if magik is my thing. maybe one day ill give her a good shot and learn

[little cape]

I recommend training with Hawkeye or namor

Next season they will be OP

[cyan pewter]

one shot potential is so big especially in 1v1s you win if you hit your dash

thats the win condition

[little cape]

Wanda looks good too with her dr strange team up but fuck that auto aim hero

[jolly crest]

i was doin great on hawk but got bored of him. i don't like hold to fire type chars, and feel like im so slow walking around with im. with namor i just tried him recently and i don't like projectile drop 😭

[cyan pewter]

s2 wanda is broken

[jolly crest]

i see the reason namor is favored though for sure

i might try him again

[little cape]

Fr

[cyan pewter]

s2 namor is also broken

[little cape]

That team up has no drop off

I feel like Emma frost going to get banned a lot

[jolly crest]

i startd a week ago in ranked and im probly not gonna play it next time, or if i do it may be middle of may when i start

[little cape]

Moonknight got a huge buff as well

[jolly crest]

cuz i'll be taking vacation starting 4/24

maybe ill play some before 4/24 then when vacation is near 🤷

[little cape]

A month vacation?

[jolly crest]

but i also heard about a 9 rank drop so i'll be starting over hard unless i can get a bit higher first

4/24-5/11

[little cape]

Nice

[jolly crest]

lots of tenure lol 😄

[little cape]

You’ll be back right when ultron comes out

Or right before then

[jolly crest]

what is ultron

[little cape]

https://tenor.com/view/rexxx-r-gif-3750544662465724851

@jolly crest

[cyan pewter]

right after my spring break, right before the semester ends

[jolly crest]

oh idk anything abt that lol

may start playing punisher tho

when i was new i tried him and he seemed buggy but that was a while ago

and the chars were interesting enough that i was willing to try some other ones pretty early

i'd do better on him now that i know how the different chars play

it's tough when new because you can aim but it's hard to tell what's going on in the game with all the effects, or what everything does or if it's important to shoot it etc :d

[little cape]

He’s rumoured to be a healer so

[little cape]

You seen the capt America buff?💀

[cyan pewter]

no

ik he teams with bucky now

[little cape]

He’s a menace now

[cyan pewter]

what did they do

[jolly crest]

i like healers, i just don't play them because the players are so bad it feels boring standing around getting rolled all day

if i know i have good players on the team i'll gladly play healer for hours

[little cape]

They buff his damage and survive ability

[cyan pewter]

ultron coming in hot

[little cape]

And something about fixing a bug with his shield

[cyan pewter]

ok bro so he’s just even more annoying

[little cape]

Yup

And Peni got a huge buff as well

She can crit with her primary

[cyan pewter]

i miss playing venom without getting blown up in 5 seconds

[jolly crest]

takes a lot of good hits on venom to do anything w/ winter and then he often gets away

[cyan pewter]

thats huge, her bullets are massive

[jolly crest]

i think it feels like moar than it is due to the 3 shots and then having to use abilities and then venom getting that massive shield once u wittle him down lol

[cyan pewter]

meanwhile caner comps with like 3 CCs

cant do anything

[jolly crest]

gettomg bad packet loss tonight too :/

[cyan pewter]

had a spidy go 2/6, gets asked to swap

jumps off and ults in spawn

[jolly crest]

wait lol

rivals using tcp? 🤣

[cyan pewter]

[jolly crest]

https://i.imgur.com/Ov7bl7D.png

wut

soo there could be potential gains with tweaking 🤣

[cyan pewter]

@outer pollen waow

@grave granite what do i do with this information that has been bestowed upon me from ig reel algorithm https://www.instagramz.com/reel/DGSgOaKJIdI/?igsh=MXZhNTRneGU1MW10Zg==

[jolly crest]

instagramz huh

[cyan pewter]

bypass login prompt

[jolly crest]

🤔

i guess tonight is just packet loss night

oh i think tcp is a ue5 thing

[cyan pewter]

tbh i havent had any issues with packet loss

tonight at least

[jolly crest]

i don't recall ever having any until tonight

which is in line with my connection because it's pretty good most of the time and then sometimes there's a brief period out of nowhere where it isn't

[still spire]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/general/general/nintendo-s-switch-2-upgrade-packs-for-zelda-will-cost-9-99/ar-AA1CsWP4 Ah, Nintendo being scummy like Sony is sometimes

[maiden tulip]

msn.com lmao

Mkil showing us his age

[still spire]

https://tenor.com/view/futurama-old-man-farnsworth-professor-old-gif-11975572882066202079

[still spire]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nintendo-switch-2-price-tariffs-1.7503598

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/778887485400154132/1359060234848567418/2025041.JPG?ex=67f61afa&is=67f4c97a&hm=0dc666c842596f789e2b9c6eb0b0b0cbc7e88735db90563fa61f837fba8e404f& Man I really hate when you're blocked off from the area you NEED to go by something like this.

[verbal nymph]

So switch 1 is still going to be supported. Make sense

[still spire]

But are they going to drop Switch prices...

🍿

[verbal nymph]

I dunno

At least switch 1 still getting game. Just hope switch 2 doesn't fail.

Sony could make a comeback with ps6

Gta6 on switch 2 pls

It'll be funny

[still spire]

almost no way

Switch 2 is PS4 level, roughly the same as the Steam Deck - it however benefits from being NVIDIA and having DLSS as well as certain enhancements.

[mellow garden]

The hardware’s architecture is more important than its raw performance.

[verbal nymph]

Gta 5 got to work on ps3 (albeit terribly), prop can slap on 2x framgen and call it a day.

[mellow garden]

In reality, the Switch 2 is considerably more powerful than a PS4 or Xbox One.

[still spire]

https://tenor.com/view/kinda-sorta-but-not-really-kind-of-sort-of-so-so-gif-5073537817230952715

[pure bear]

do we have any tests to base that on or are we going by vibes

[vapid lintel]

I exclusively vibecode my opinions

[west arch]

Guys, can I use Snappy Tappy in Rainbow Six Siege? Will i not be banned or something like that?

[scarlet marlin]

we dont have any data/people coming here saying that they get banned

#⏬│rappy_and_snappy can also ask here but probs get the same answer

[scarlet marlin]

@vapid lintel I saw you started playing Cult of the Lamb and it made me reinstall hehehe

how are you liking it?

https://tenor.com/view/uhh-cult-of-the-lamb-gif-26660699

[vapid lintel]

Great fun

Would recommend

[scarlet marlin]

it just showed up in my friend feed on steam

[vapid lintel]

I haven't even been online on steam since I started playing lol

How did you know

[scarlet marlin]

[scarlet marlin]

friend activity

[vapid lintel]

https://tenor.com/view/chicken-gif-2568640736599761295

[scarlet marlin]

I try to look there from time to time to see if friends are playing any hidden steam treasures

[vapid lintel]

I maaaay have binged it with a friend for a substantial amount of time haha

[scarlet marlin]

oooh co-op ;0 I havent tried that since they added that

[vapid lintel]

Yea I'm always on the lookout for new couch coop games to play

Games are more fun with friends

No, she's moral support

[scarlet marlin]

did you name a follower after her?

reaching 100h soon

[vapid lintel]

I didn't know you could name them yourself

[scarlet marlin]

you can!

you can fully change their appereance as well once they come to your cult

(depending of what you have unlocked)

[vapid lintel]

Appearance I knew yea

I make the shitty lambs lame colors and features, and the good ones get to be colorful

[scarlet marlin]

I hope they expand the area of your cult at some point. Im running out of space to have things look nice but also gather resources for what you need

[vapid lintel]

This being my first run, I was immediately aware of the fact that I don't know what I don't know and the balance of efficiency vs design vs convenience will assuredly be wrong

I accepted the chaos, next playthrough will be better

The factory must expand.

1.1 is out now, or will be soon

Time for a new factory

[proper basin]

@orchid prism new limbus teaser has some of your friends in it

https://tenor.com/view/di-goose-honk-honk-angry-honk-honk-gif-17648939470482040238

[scarlet marlin]

omg the stare into the camera

[mellow garden]

UK retailers had a second wave of Switch 2 pre-orders already split everyone yesterday and today. I do wonder just how many units they’re going to sell on launch day.

I’m going for 5+ million globally on launch day.

[verbal nymph]

mmm, at least a mil going to play the new mario kart then

[mellow garden]

Weren't there quite reliable reports that Switch 2 was ready to ship last year but they chose to delay in order to stockpile units as a scalping deterrent?

[verbal nymph]

I thought they choose this date then delay it because switch 1 was on March

[still spire]

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/04/switch-2-coughs-up-for-timed-hades-2-console-exclusivity-coming-to-ps5-later

[mellow garden]

Not surprising, wouldn't be the first smaller game that's some kind of console exclusive.

[scarlet marlin]

pc players

[mellow garden]

Steam Deck OLED 1TB owners when their $700 handheld receives less playable/verified games after the more powerful Switch 2 releases

[still spire]

lol

https://tenor.com/view/yoda-you-will-see-star-wars-gif-10677531

[fallow bronze]

wat. its a pc, it already has waaaaaaay more playable games

[umbral crow]

Switch 2 being a more capable system wont in any way affect the steam deck

All switch games (that are on other consoles) are ports anyway

[still spire]

Also Switch 1 games are running emulated on Switch 2

So that will be interesting to see

[umbral crow]

I find that a bit strange given the APU is seemingly the same, just a newer generation. I'm guessing they've revamped so much of the firmware and software that it's just no longer compatible

Probably tried to lock a lot more of it down to make pirating harder

[still spire]

Nintendo gets rid of all the emulators

[verbal nymph]

oooo, wii u emulated on switch 2???

[still spire]

Emulates themselves

[verbal nymph]

I feel like if there's a backdoor or something, somebody will try doing that there

[still spire]

Cracked before day one would be ideal yeah

[verbal nymph]

all nintendo console on 1

possible

[still spire]

https://fixupx.com/DoesItPlay1/status/1909584691205730736

Does it play? (@DoesItPlay1)

Wonder how many statements we'll get on this until actual confirmation. Somebody could keep a score like a football game for both options. "FC Proper Physical" leads 2:1 so far. We've also contacted the store support in the GSA region, btw. Haven't heard back from them yet.

Quoting Does it play? (@DoesItPlay1)
︀
RE: Switch 2 Enhanced Editions. Multiple contradicting statements now. Ninty Support 1 says download code, Ninty Support 2 says no download required (physical release), one dev says game fully on card. It's an absolute mess. We will simply test it at launch and see for ourselves.

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FixupX · Apr 8, 2025, 12:30 PM

[small comet]

i still dont know how those 2 replies are contradicting

one says its download codes and the other says its download codes if you got the switch 1 version but physical if you buy the switch 2 version where it would logically be included on cart

[orchid prism]

https://youtube.com/shorts/zxdRwlqmiiA

[iron oak]

So real

[cyan pewter]

i sent this a couple of days ago lol

[ruby crane]

I saw it on twitter so

[still spire]

https://x.com/UltimaShadowX/status/1909343076453097757?t=QvnCE4Z9Y9vnpMoT__ZjrA&s=19

Ultima (@UltimaShadowX) on X

IGN asked Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser about GameCube coming to Nintendo Switch Online on the Switch 2.

"We know the GameCube has a lot of fans and we're happy to deliver."

When asked if Super Smash Bros. Melee would be coming he replied, "I am going to kill you."

X · Apr 7, 2025, 8:30 PM

[verbal nymph]

having a legacy mode could be fun

[iron oak]

LOL

[autumn depot]

they made trigger peak

[autumn depot]

took me a minute to understand what this means :D

[cyan pewter]

ah yes gamebanana

a lot of unhinged mods there

[autumn depot]

true

[orchid prism]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eWlN_uiMIc
Neat.

Nothing groundbreaking found, but a fun look at an alternate timeline.

PCI-E x17?

[pure bear]

wait thats illegal

[digital dawn]

bringus spotted

[orchid prism]

Bringus bunted.

Linux people have jokes.

[visual cargo]

chess? if i win i get something for free :))))))

[jolly crest]

Is freebsd the joke

[visual cargo]

lol

[cyan pewter]

@little cape im doing it

ts wasnt even close 💀

[outer pollen]

So cool

[tranquil salmon]

pc players get hades 2 updates when available, it's just exclusive within console platforms. So when it drops you wont see it on ps/xbone for a bit.

The way articles are reposting this makes it sound like they're dropping pc support to push a switch 2 release lol

[jolly crest]

don't like bans but if we have to have them this is the way https://i.imgur.com/WCt6rI0.png

no bucky ban and banned spiderboy and thing 🤣

[cyan pewter]

bans are being moved down to gold in s2

[jolly crest]

ewww

[jolly crest]

i managed to get a team to push with me and a guy on voice to support my call to haev them not all camp payload omg

finally. at first they were tryin to tell me to come back to payload and im like no come here lol

[jolly crest]

now just back to uncarryable players

[clear osprey]

what rank are you

[jolly crest]

diamond 2

keep brushing up on 1 and then running into complete retards

last night i had packet loss issues so i didn't play 😭

now facing a waller and back still heavy

[jolly crest]

seriously mindblowing how many people don't undrstand that you should not camp on payload when enemy is dead

[outer pollen]

https://x.com/fortnite/status/1909607315319271534?

Fortnite (@Fortnite) on X

We're going to very distant lands.. this Friday!

X · Apr 8, 2025, 2:00 PM

[maiden tulip]

im gonna sound really stupid

what's adventure time

[clear osprey]

nice bait

[maiden tulip]

no like

genuinely

[clear osprey]

haha good one dashi

[maiden tulip]

i just know its some cartoon

that's it

[clear osprey]

you sure crack me up

[cyan pewter]

i dont thunk auntie watches cartoons

[maiden tulip]

i know NOTHING about it

damn

old enough to be called auntie

fuck

[cyan pewter]

😁

[clear osprey]

how old are you

[cyan pewter]

i call people who are 25 auntie lol

[cyan pewter]

now thats not very nice, asking a woman her age

[clear osprey]

I get called unc at 23 😭

[cyan pewter]

im getting called unc at 19 deal with it

[clear osprey]

relax gramps

[maiden tulip]

ill allow it

im 27

[cyan pewter]

you know back in my day great grandpas were greatful to their great grandchildren

[clear osprey]

never said you were great

[cyan pewter]

youre the great one here since youre older than me lmao

https://tenor.com/view/fake-sleep-fate-sleeping-pretend-sleeping-sleep-tired-gif-16112295435833330711

[clear osprey]

https://tenor.com/view/grampa-simpson-gif-19674842

[cyan pewter]

nuh uh

[sinful cobalt]

https://tenor.com/view/cool-beans-adventure-time-flame-princess-ok-gif-15040136114879587433

[outer pollen]

A show that starts off goofy and then gets extremely real

[still spire]

https://www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainment/middle-aged-man-trading-cards-go-viral-in-japan/

[still spire]

Adventure time was always extremely real

Fantastic show though, agreed.

https://tenor.com/view/deer-fingers-adventure-time-creepy-deer-deer-fingers-gif-18260564935894865155

Some banger music too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA2PsADo11E

[orchid prism]

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1ju5dw1/all_40_player_modes_on_battlefront_2_are_now/
Ouch. Hackers have managed to literally ruin all BF2 lobbies.

...now players are reporting that a worse version of the hacking script got release recently so now it's happening automatically and every single match of Galactic Assault and Supremacy is auto-scripted to begin with no ability to spawn - essentially killing any possibility to play all 40 player modes in the game.

[mellow garden]

Did they not update this to use EA Anti-cheat

[hardy merlin]

That's why it happened

[charred plover]

anybody here play hunt showdown?

neato

[hardy merlin]

https://9to5toys.com/2025/04/08/price-hike-nintendo-switch-2/

[mellow garden]

Watch it sell anyway

[nimble current]

it'll get vacuumed up by scalpers and sold for even more

[still spire]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/778887485400154132/1359480532676903112/nintendo-switch-2-ds-v0-f5f3l7bddeje1.jpg?ex=67f7a268&is=67f650e8&hm=964bd4d11a000c9941209387fbd610189a2d38cde2a63aa633aaeda571aa1733&

[hardy merlin]

Also rumors that Canadian prices will jump up too, so Americans can't import from there, like they tried to preorder from UK

[vapid lintel]

I'm waiting for Nintendo's actual announcement

It will be much higher than a 20% increase

[iron oak]

I saw figures of 600$ but honestly it’s insane

[iron oak]

This is actually so nostalgic

[scarlet marlin]

yes

[verbal nymph]

at least nintendo got game

[small comet]

i thought its around 40-50%

[vapid lintel]

I don't actually know where the Switch 2 gets manufactured

JP?

[nimble current]

99% sure it'll be china

[vapid lintel]

I'm also assuming it's made in China

[scarlet marlin]

Vietnam or China

[nimble current]

japan has largely given up on electronics manufacturing

[vapid lintel]

If it's China, expect price to double...

[scarlet marlin]

doesnt vietnam have a crazy tariff?

[vapid lintel]

"only" 46%

[scarlet marlin]

oh I thought it was somwhere in the 80-90

[small comet]

nintendo probably goes with foxconn again so china just like switch 1

[nimble current]

its great that americans are fully on board and chose this

[vapid lintel]

For China, the numbers are changing more often than I change my underwear

[still spire]

1/3rd are at least

[nimble current]

others didn't care enough either way because both parties the same anyways or something idk

[orchid prism]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rPOyiUZ5yTk

[deft bloom]

GAME

[cyan pewter]

@outer pollen

https://tenor.com/view/me-atrapaste-es-cine-its-cinema-cinema-esto-es-cine-gif-17729711691959966457

[hardy merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/spraying-disinfect-lilo-and-stitch-lilo-stitch-gif-16694753

[orchid prism]

I smell... #🐸│memes

[sinful cobalt]

i wanna play wuwa again

[hardy merlin]

I'm still surprised there's no Grass-chan, so when people tell weebs to touch grass they can prove they did so

[cyan pewter]

youre welcome

[cyan pewter]

the grass: (its very green here)

[hardy merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/i-love-you-hug-anime-cute-girl-gif-17364489

[small comet]

@scarlet marlin hehe

[proper basin]

Nice.

[mellow garden]

Outside gang

Although London has a lot of green spaces which is typically where I spend my lunch break on office days

[cyan pewter]

immidately after that photo i got hit by a wave of diesel fuel odor

💀

[cyan pewter]

NY got one big ass park in the middle of the city and thats the best this place offers

[mellow garden]

Not taken today but from a few weeks ago

[cyan pewter]

the rest is just apartments, office buildings, warehouses etc

[mellow garden]

Isn’t there some elevated line park in part of New York?

That connects a bunch of areas with a proper walkable outdoor space

I remember reading something about it

[cyan pewter]

there are some smaller parks but theyre mostly for dog walkers and whatnot, barely bigger than a block in the city because the land is so valuable for developers

[orchid prism]

D...did you just call Manhattan central NY?

[cyan pewter]

yes ny,ny is a fire name

[mellow garden]

I remember now, it’s this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Line

[cyan pewter]

im mostly around the lower-mid area so idk much about upper manhattan

[vapid lintel]

Oh hey, I've walked that

[cyan pewter]

theres not much of a reason for me to go up there, i live on the island and occasionally visit long island, i have to pass through brooklyn for cheaper commute

[mellow garden]

I remember where I heard about it, a video regarding another potential project to build a similar park on reused freight train lines. Could also be a much needed subway (man I love the politics around public infrastructure): https://youtu.be/lfCzZconie8

[iron oak]

Everytime I’ve went I get claustrophobic at certain areas.

[cyan pewter]

subways are a joke but i dont want to get into that

[scarlet marlin]

https://tenor.com/view/nice-south-park-gif-17950420

[iron oak]

The subways are a great way to get shanked.

[cyan pewter]

pushed onto the railway*

[mellow garden]

American cities seemed to have building proper subways for a long time

[cyan pewter]

we are just now getting new trains but thats only for some lines, not every

[mellow garden]

I’m absolutely blessed to have London Underground. It’s not perfect but it sure is a great way to get around the city.

The Overground and Tram services are cool as well.

Can’t say buses are great until they get more cars off of the road (or more dedicated bus lanes)

[orchid prism]

Metros are great. I wish the one here reached out where I live. Only buses

[cyan pewter]

i dont think highway traffic here is fixable

theres just way too many people who have jobs in manhattan that dont live in the city cause the CoL is so high

[mellow garden]

American cities seem to be turning around on the car brain design at least

[cyan pewter]

tuesday (i have no clue what happened) i was stuck in traffic that sucked me in for a good hour or so which would normally take ~30 minutes at the most

and then i had to take the subway which wasnt too bad considering how many people there were out that day

[tight walrus]

Anyone here used dks in marvel rivals?

[mellow garden]

My commute is all trains thankfully. Although sometimes there’s issues because of a signalling system failure so delays etc.

Or the rare “incident on the tracks requiring medical attention”

[cyan pewter]

oh we just get stopped randomly in an underground tunnel just for fun

[mellow garden]

Happens on the underground from time to time

[cyan pewter]

whats the time gaps between trains for you?

[mellow garden]

They’re usually every 2-3 minutes on the line I get