I will begin with saying
#Gaming
fathom ravine
omori >>>
agile crescent
used to play decent amount of games but then uni, aaa
Any music rhythm gamers here?
brisk plover
I occasionally play osu
I used to play rhythm games on mobile
love live and banduri
agile crescent
Banduri? tried to search for the name and all I found are architectural stuff
Thougu rhythm games I main are like, jubeat and osu, could play a bit of maimai and SDVX tho but only mid difficulties
mostly arcade tho
brisk plover
Banduri = bang dream
Oops it's meant to be bandori*
Never heard of those other ones you mentioned
agile crescent
Oh so Bandori
Though surprised you never heard Konami/Benami music rhythm game series, like they are kinda the Nintendo but for music rhythm games, as well as large portion of songs you found from osu originates from various games, particularly beatmania IIDX since that game is around early 2000s and song collection only gets larger then
brisk plover
I've only played a few, I'm not like a major fan of rhythm games. So I don't have much knowledge bout them
agile crescent
I dont play that much either, other than few arcade games and decent months in osu, but you will see that many osu beatmaps have those games listed as source or tags
Granted some songs arent there as some are pretty obscure
brisk plover
Test
south sigil
Another test
brisk plover
buoyant hollow
maybe if I don't suck so much at FPS
people are mad good and as a lefty I'm already at a disadvantage
I need an easy mode for it to be enjoyable
timid basin
It has campaign lol
brisk plover
I will play at some time
brisk plover
@timid basin You tried playing OW2?
sharp shore
I would've tried it today, but right out the gate they've had severe server issues
I can't even log in because the OW2 servers aren't processing cross platform data properly
Which might be a sign, lmao
And yes, the choice to even try was against my better judgement
brisk plover
xO I see
I can;t play cuz my acct region is wrong
Wont let me change
Which means I cant put in my phone number that they decided to make compulsory -.-
sharp shore
Yep
The game that functioned perfectly fine without it, they looked at it and went "it needs more security"
I never had an issue with hackers or toxicity in the original
Which I don't speak for everyone of course but did it really happen so often they just had to make a phone number a requirement?
buoyant hollow
I can;t play cuz my acct region is wrong
get a cheap sim card and make a new account
brisk plover
But then my skins
I'm trying to change my region with this online service thing, but it aint working
buoyant hollow
contact customer service ig
sharp shore
You could probably go through customer support hell?
brisk plover
And in order to change it with an agent, I have to email like a utility bill and shit
I'm just gonna wait and see if anything changes
Not that desperate to play to go through all the trouble -.-
sharp shore
Mood, felt that way earlier trying to get my damn account verified
Because for some reason it became unverified, so I request a verification email and...nothing
I look around online, try again a few times: nothing
Only an hour later did the emails come in to my inbox to verify
timid basin
<@1010973665464168448> You tried playing OW2?
nada. I can't get past the loading screen
brisk plover
Rip
brisk plover
20K WHAT
sharp shore
At least you get to load in Sen
I get stuck in an infinite loop when it tries to put me in a server ;w;
timid basin
At least you get to load in Sen
I get stuck in an infinite loop when it tries t...
Nope, that's the boot queue
I haven't gotten into any other screens lmao
sharp shore
Still 1 step closer than I am lol
timid basin
Overwatch 2 - In Queue: 100 Players ahead of you
Getting Close
OH FOR FUCKS SAKE
20000 Players ahead of you in Queue
sharp shore
Yeah, that seems to be happening to people as well
I think it's another server issue, but don't quote me on that
I forgot that tumblr had a field day with the original game, wow
sharp shore
Hey wow I got into queue without a server error
400 players
Time to wait 8 years and see if anything comes of this
Whee, service time-out
This is just comedic at this point
timid basin
Whee, service time-out
This is just comedic at this point
sigh
Overwatch 2 is just not for me igs
sharp shore
Only blizzard can fuck up a game launch this bad and that's why it's hilarious
sharp shore
Update: the server issues are from a DDOS attack
All these security measures that they really thought would do something and they're immediately shut down day 2
Incredible, and if anything deserved
sharp shore
OW2 servers should be mostly fixed, as of 20-ish minutes ago? We'll see
brisk plover
Wait fr?
sharp shore
I got in earlier
Either they haven't migrated my progress from Playstation to PC or I need to log in once on Playstation, but yes they work now
Takes a bit but they're also working on that, very slowly
sharp shore
Aaaand now I wait in a queue again: but this time on my playstation
brisk plover
Valorant
sharp shore
I don't have that installed
buoyant hollow
play genshin instead
sharp shore
Don't have that either
Also my playstation progress is...also not there
So either I have to wait or it's just gone :)
plucky geyser
Terra Invicta has a steep learning curve, but I’m already beginning to enjoy the game. More ramblings to come once I get more hours into the game.
The in-game tutorial is subpar crap. It gives you an overview of the game’s numerous interfaces, but does nothing as far as teaching how to play the game and what clicking on a lot of the buttons does.
Luckily, Perun is excellent at explaining how the game works. Without his YouTube channel the game would be inaccessible.
timid basin
Half hour of waiting and I'm in the Final Stretch
YES SO CLOSE IT IS COUNTING DOWN
Okay okay. Battle Pass/Shop actually isn't that bad.
plucky geyser
What's this queuing for?
timid basin
The main freaking menu
plucky geyser
Of ...?
plucky geyser
O' right, I see.
Doesn't sound very nice, but I suppose if a game is popular enough people will do whatever it takes to get in.
timid basin
Its not supposed to be like this lmao
I just wanted to see the new menu, the battle pass, the shop, see all the major changes. The new UI is nice, the shop isn't as hopeless as I thought, but the battlepass character unlock is unacceptable.
brisk plover
I prefer the old UI
timid basin
bruh
sharp shore
I just popped off playing Moira
timid basin
I wish I could play at all
sharp shore
The enemy team was kicking our asses until I started to flank and take out their healers >:3
brisk plover
What are your mains?
sharp shore
I used to be real cracked at D.Va, I played a mean Mercy (we're talking gold healing and at least bronze-silver in kills on average I did not pull punches)
DPS I played Ashe
I use past tense here because obviously I'm rusty as hell (and playing on PC now not console so I have to adjust)
sharp shore
I used to average anywhere from 30-40 kills per game with D.Va
She's 100% my kind of tank and is perfect for rushing an enemy team's key characters
You can tell I was going "this is super risky oh no" the entire time because I panicked a little at the end
Thought the Sojourn was still alive
I was the team's only healer (smh), so ignoring them to flank in it of itself was potentially a bad idea
But no one else would flank and get their healers so
And uh, yeah I still know a good bit of Moira's move tech given I would completely screw over people's aim in that match heh
sharp shore
Thank :3
sharp shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeo0lmmocTo
Now that was a spicy play
sharp shore
Bruh how'd that cassidy not turn around at all xO
Cassidy players are either the deadliest thing in existence or completely unaware of their surroundings: no in-between lmao
sharp shore
The key to ulting with Cassidy is to get to an area that the enemy team won't expect you to come from
Once you do that it's most of the time an ez win
brisk plover
For DPS I like to play Soldier and Mei
sharp shore
The key to ulting with Cassidy is to get to an area that the enemy team won't ex...
Only reason I know this is because D.Va bomb works in a fairly similar way
sharp shore
For DPS I like to play Soldier and Mei
Soldier's recoil is awful on console, but on PC it's a joke
brisk plover
Recoil big, but handling it is fine
OH WAIT they changed Mei didn't they?
So her ice gun doesnt freeze anymore
sharp shore
But yeah D.Va bombs: I tend to drop 3-4 kills on average with them, sometimes a 6
And it's because everyone expects them to be launched in from a horizontal direction
So when it comes down from the sky or a hole in the roof instead? They can't react in time
sharp shore
OH WAIT they changed Mei didn't they?
Yeah Mei got a good amount of changes
They changed characters people found really irritating: we'll see if for better or for worse
brisk plover
They buffed Sombra, even tho she was already good
sharp shore
She went from good, to bad and then back to good really
Sombra's reworked kit wasn't anywhere near as good as her original in my opinion
brisk plover
The Mei change is good I'd say, but as someone who likes to play Mei, rip T-T
sharp shore
I used to play Mei, and always felt bad doing so ;w;
plucky geyser
Took about ninety more minutes of playing Terra Invicta, but I'm finally getting US control points. Priority number 1: turn the whole country into a welfare state in order to cut down on inequality and up cohesion.
Meanwhile the whole of Mexico and Canada already belong to my faction.
Now to keep on chipping away at the US of A.
plucky geyser
There we go. All mine.
Took about four months of hard campaigning.
For some reason Cohesion has dropped down to Polarized again, so I'll have to take care of that.
Inequality is still high, but I'm fixing it slowly.
Now to use this super power to go to space.
plucky geyser
You play as one of seven factions. All of the factions have their own ideologies and agendas. Each of the factions is a shadow organization without a specific nationality.
In the beginning of the game you spend a lot of time establishing base resources, which is easier done through taking control of large or medium sized nations.
Once you control multiple nations you can form coalitions.
Humanity First vows to exterminate the aliens alongside any who sympathize with them. Led by Colonel Hanse Castillo.
The Servants worship the aliens and believe they will solve all the troubles of the world. Led by Superior Judith Howell.
The Protectorate advocates negotiated surrender as the only means to avoid annihilation. Led by Commissioner Kiran Banerjee.
The Academy hopes the alien arrival heralds the opportunity to form an interstellar alliance. Led by Chancellor Li Qingzhao.
The Initiative seeks to profit from the chaos and destruction. Led by Chairman Soren Van Wyk.
Project Exodus plans to build a massive starship and flee the Solar System. Led by Director Khalid Al-Ashgar. ```I'm playing the tutorial, which means playing as The Resistance.
Basically XCOM, but with a bigger budget and more influence to throw around.
As you can see the game is set up so the factions don't exactly get along with each other.
brisk plover
Ohhh I see
I thought it was just the usual build city and take over other cities
Interesting
plucky geyser
No, no … this is a whole other kind of game from the likes of Civ.
The main issue is the game is crap at explaining how it works.
Whenever something new comes up I have to go online to find out how stuff works.
For example I just got enough boost capacity to launch a habitat into low earth orbit.
The game doesn’t make it easy to find the buttons to push in order to get the habitat up there.
sharp shore
sharp shore
Getting into OW2 is super easy
We're talking 0 queue time whatsoever
And account merge is finally functional: so hopefully I can get my stuff ;w;
sharp shore
Mmm, should not have tried Ashe my first game on
That...went as horribly as it could
My aim is awful now
timid basin
I realized that I sucked at Overwatch 2 today
I keep getting my ass handed to me
I'm the one who should be handing asses, not the other way around
sharp shore
Hmm...have you played the original? Or are you trying to find your mains?
(Also doesn't help they locked heroes behind games..)
timid basin
Hmm...have you played the original? Or are you trying to find your mains?
Oh, I've played the Original.
I was a god at Overwatch back in the early days
2016-2018 I was king shit of Overwatch Mountain
but, rust has started to spread it would seem
brisk plover
I've always been shit at OW
timid basin
I've always been shit at OW <:ok_yoongi:734034056206876808>
It's okay Saiza, you've got Valorant
brisk plover
Once I can actually play OW, we should all play together!
timid basin
Yes.
sharp shore
I get the rust (that ashe game genuinely left me ashamed of myself)
What characters have you tried so far?
timid basin
I get the rust (that ashe game genuinely left me ashamed of myself)
What charac...
I've only played Rein and Hanzo since the new game launch
sharp shore
Rein I'm sure you'll get back into the swing of things with time
Hanzo can be a rough one to warm up with
What also doesn't help is that they changed it from 6v6 to 5v5: effectively changing team meta as a whole so now things feel kinda...funky
sharp shore
Once I can actually play OW, we should all play together!
I'm down :3
timid basin
Rein I'm sure you'll get back into the swing of things with time
Hanzo can be a...
yeppppp
5v5 is something...
sharp shore
It hurts to only have 1 healer and 1 tank and then 3 DPS
Like it just feels wrong
Old team meta was usually 1 tank 2 healer or 2 tank 1 healer
And then 3 DPS
brisk plover
Do you guys know why they changed it to 5v5?
sharp shore
To help fix counter-meta
Which...it did? You can kinda play whatever character you want now
Switching is no longer needed to win a game
(Unless you know: no one chose a tank or healer)
timid basin
Do you guys know why they changed it to 5v5?
to make me want to die
the only answer I can think of
brisk plover
xO
sharp shore
It hasn't bothered me too much
...Yet
sharp shore
I'm trying to hone my aim with Ashe again on bots
Getting a little better..? ;w;
It's gonna be a while
timid basin
Smh. I can't even play a scary good anything rn
My chronic laziness isn't letting me do anything.
My brain is in discord slowmode
sharp shore
Maybe just not having a good day? I'll have days where even on stuff like Monster Hunter I'm just not doing well
THIS IS THE FUNNIEST SHIT I HAVE EVER HAD HAPPEN TO ME HELP
Our team's genji was horrified
...Also I popped that tracer in the head 6 times that game
And the team took note because everytime it happened they would stop and look at me like "what the fuck is wrong with you, how is this the only headshot you can hit consistently"
timid basin
...Also I popped that tracer in the head 6 times that game
And the team took no...
smh
sharp shore
That's why I'm practicing okay ;w;
timid basin
Speaking of practice. I might as well hop on if and procrastinate working on my story.
sharp shore
I'm making mac and cheese at the moment, but I'll join when I can if you want me to :3
timid basin
first POTG of Overwatch 2
timid basin
I'm making mac and cheese at the moment, but I'll join when I can if you want me...
possibly.
depends on if my friend is okay with more company
sharp shore
first POTG of Overwatch 2
Well done, a somewhat risky Rein push but it paid off
I like people who aren't afraid to take risks as a tank: some play overly safe (and this is exactly why D.Va is one of my mains lol)
D.Va is all about aggressive pushes and eliminating softer targets to hinder the enemy >:3
It feels good to calculate the odds of a potential push as a tank
timid basin
Well done, a somewhat risky Rein push but it paid off
I like people who aren't ...
Indeed. the 'TEAM KILL!' was very satisfying
sharp shore
That is always satisfying to hear
timid basin
we ended up hearing 3 more times that match
sharp shore
Damn
There starts to become a point where you're slaughtering so hard that it just starts to make you feel bad honestly
sharp shore
Haven't had any issues with people
Was sure I was going to that game where I played an abysmal Ashe
timid basin
Haven't had any issues with people
Was sure I was going to that game where I pl...
Well that’s good
Here is my battletag:
TheSentinel#11887
timid basin
played a bit of OW2, discovered the new bot control mode. Interesting concept
sharp shore
Bot control mode?
Oh, the gamemode?
I think it's a nice detail that the characters have different reactions to moving the robot
timid basin
I think it's a nice detail that the characters have different reactions to movin...
me too.
Loving a lot of the new content
it's really fun so far. Open Queue has me interested in actually playing again. I stopped playing as soon as I couldn't flex Queue in OW1
sharp shore
Yep, forcing queue onto people really ruined things
timid basin
Hopefully OW2 will flourish now that they removed a lot of the dogshit balance changes and rebalanced a lot of the game.
Actually impressed with how similar yet different the game feels to the old overwatch days. The game has a new lease on life it would seem
sharp shore
They took a lot of steps back in a mostly good way
As long as you have one healer and one tank teams work fine just like old times: no longer do you have to constantly switch characters
timid basin
They took a lot of steps back in a mostly good way
As long as you have one heal...
true.
Just got out of a match where people were actually complaining there were still old maps in the game. Like what? Bro? You want less content??
timid basin
I personally don't really care what map I play on. I just don't understand why people would bitch about old maps still being in the game
sharp shore
Because people are simply never satisfied
sharp shore
Dammit I went to play and servers are down rn
timid basin
Dammit I went to play and servers are down rn
should've read the warning brah
sharp shore
I did
I didn't even open the game
Hadn't opened battlenet since noon which is why I didn't see it in advance
timid basin
Hadn't opened battlenet since noon which is why I didn't see it in advance
smhhh
Gotta wait till 10PM CST
sharp shore
brisk plover
FINALLY
sharp shore
Can you get in Saiza owo?
sharp shore
You have played OW1 before right? On PC?
brisk plover
Yep
sharp shore
Then you should be able to get in hopefully
...Anyway shepherd of fire intensifies (fuck this guitar solo always slaps)
buoyant hollow
I heard OW 2 is on switch but I have yet to check
sharp shore
It is
sharp shore
We all are
buoyant hollow
I'd be dogshit on switch
brisk plover
You have your gaming laptop
brisk plover
Right
buoyant hollow
I have no break until late november cries
sharp shore
I played on playstation for all of OW1
Imagine how I feel trying to relearn how to aim on PC
brisk plover
I was already terrible OW player on console
buoyant hollow
wut console you got tho
brisk plover
So switching to PC was fine for me (plus I done it after playing Valo for a while)
I have an xbox one
sharp shore
I was so good at console aim I could flick, something PC players believe to be impossible with a controller but it isn't
buoyant hollow
get a switch and play cozy switch games
brisk plover
My aim on consol is Terrible
buoyant hollow
same
brisk plover
Lile how tf you control that shit
buoyant hollow
I keep running into walls bruh
sharp shore
My father is a huge playstation guy
Legit that's how we got our PS5: Sony hit him up and went "you want one"
He beta-tested for the...PS2, I believe?
buoyant hollow
gimme the playstation 5
buoyant hollow
Even tho I won't even use it most the time
my family will abuse it
sharp shore
It's...alright really? Not a lot to play on there but man are the controllers nice
brisk plover
Aren't there lots of exclusives
fathom ravine
tbh i like that you can play games that are made for PS4 on PS5
sharp shore
I played Forbidden West, which was great and shockingly dark for the Horizon series
...And I know what everyone is thinking
Yes Aloy looks like Niko Avocado
No I don't know why they changed her facial structure between games ;w;
I also (begrudgingly) played through Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
Do not recommend for one reason: the damn Cairn stone minigame
That minigame was a different level of obnoxious
fathom ravine
what do you do in the minigame
sharp shore
Cairn Stones were an activity done by some ancient civilizations, and it's literally just stacking rocks
Doesn't sound bad on paper right?
When I tell you that some of those Cairn Stones took me upwards of 2 hours sometimes: I mean it. It was that bad.
fathom ravine
ah yes torture
sharp shore
Yes
brisk plover
ey im in OW2
sharp shore
Nice
brisk plover
Do they let you try kiriko for a bit for free?
sharp shore
If you have OW data you just get her for free
If you don't have your OW data: you need to account merge if you haven't already
Especially if said data was on console
Seems like it takes a bit for you to become eligible for account merge though: that's how it went for me at least
sharp shore
She has zero DPS unless you can really aim, but pretty great support kit all things considered
brisk plover
Yeah she's a good support
brisk plover
Ah yes
I love joining a game that is 10 secs from ending
And the team I join loses
sharp shore
Yeah they never fixed that issue
Also it just occurred to me that my aim is hindered by the fact that I do not play on a solid surface
I play on my bed
brisk plover
Bruh
yes that is def it
Also horrible position
Used to play valo on my bed
Not only bad aim
But fkn hurt my back
Wait
sharp shore
I have no space for a set-up though ;w;
brisk plover
Moiras shift feels dif'
sharp shore
LMAO my fuckin game crashed
Trying kiriko here and there
Getting accustomed to her kit
...I wonder how much my aim would improve if I put my mouse on a book or something
sharp shore
Okay uh
A flat surface to move my mouse on has made things weirder but also better?
buoyant hollow
of course it would
once upon a time i played games on my bed
I used the bolster + my laptop cover as the mousepad
this was when my mom was in quarantine due to covid and she took up my study
sharp shore
I...don't entirely know if this has made an improvement or not, oddly
Fuck I hate sym
Her hit box is so frail
I just for the life of me cannot hit her
Every other character I can manage but sym is just too slim somehow
sharp shore
I can ping a tracer in the head 6 times in a row with a handicap no less: but cannot land a single shot on symmetra regardless of the distance
Why am I like this
timid basin
I have awoken with a need to play OW2
timid basin
I just got battlenet installed on my steam deck
Heres hoping I get Diablo 3 and Overwatch 2 running
timid basin
If I wanted to do that I could just use my PC lmao ( I work from home). I'm heading to visit family a few hours away, so I figured I'd show off my SD
brisk plover
Ohh I see
timid basin
Indeed.
It's a bit of a hassle to get non-steam games working, but I think I've got it figured out
timid basin
Anybody play Civ 6?
plucky geyser
Once upon a time, yes. Then Civ got old. I would have liked Civ 6 more, but Endless Legend does it way better.
plucky geyser
Similarly, I played a bit of Beyond Earth, but that game never felt as good or interesting as Alpha Centauri.
Although I have several hundred hours in both Civ VI and Beyond Earth, I feel no desire to play either.
sharp shore
I'm not sure if it's just me: but I forget that Symmetra as a character is actually a bit of an antagonist
So caught up in the belief she's making change under the corporate name that she almost pushes it onto others and ignores all the bad it can cause
Not all of her interactions are negative in essence; but a lot do remind you that she sees things in a way that isn't maybe the best
A real middle-road character in terms of good and evil
sharp shore
Just a bunch of lore
She works for a corporation that "fixes" cities among other things
But it would seem that corporation has a shady history, and might even be oppressive to the populations it tries to help according to lines from Lucio
brisk plover
Oh, I see
sharp shore
If I remember correctly, the corporation she works for destroyed Lucio's home and never did anything besides that? Something along those lines
sharp shore
A rough launch and let's be real this didn't deserve the sequel treatment? Absolutely it's more like a big update
But did they have a lot of development issues people ignore just to make fun of the final product? Yeah, even if some choices by them were still their own and really stupid
timid basin
Did you already watch it?
sharp shore
I just got up that's really just how I see it tbh
timid basin
Basically what is said in the video is fairly similar to what you said
sharp shore
Like don't get me wrong the monetization and the way they handle new players is horrible
And as far as we know entirely on them
But everything else has been out of their hands or handled fine enough
Even if I still think it's kinda deserved, they didn't know they were gonna immediately get DDoSed
timid basin
Even if I still think it's kinda deserved, they didn't know they were gonna imme...
how did they deserve to get DDoSed?
sharp shore
"We appreciate your response and feedback" proceeds to completely ignore any and all backlash people have about their poorer decisions
Like at bare minimum people wanted the bs "new players need to play a minimum of 150 games to fully unlock all characters" removed
But they couldn't even bother
timid basin
Like at bare minimum people wanted the bs "new players need to play a minimum of...
I actually don't have a problem with the character locks at all
I honestly don't understand the amount of gripes people reach to come up with tbh
sharp shore
Because you're not actively affected by it and I'm not either
We both have prior OW data
The problem is new players don't have the same advantage we have, making things inherently unbalanced
They did this solely to squeeze money out of that 40$ watchpoint pack
There is no purpose to it other than that
timid basin
...and?
The game went free to play, which means people can play the game for free, and then unlock characters as they go
How is this different from Apex?
Or literally any other f2p fps shooter
sharp shore
Apex I dunno, at least started like that? Most games at least started in a state where characters were not too big of a deal
Even with counter-meta removed limiting the options people have is...really bad for Overwatch in particular
timid basin
At least it isn't like R6 Siege where you buy the game, and then also have to buy characters
timid basin
Apex I dunno, at least started like that? Most games at least started in a state...
I disagree. I think limiting the characters off the bat actually gives people more of a chance to like the game before diving into high skill characters they'll fail at and hate the game because of
also, where tf did you hear '150' games??
it's literally 50
sharp shore
Almost like this could be avoided completely with an information system per character giving a general run-down of how difficult their kit can be
Instead of locking things
timid basin
oh shit, nevermind it is 150, they have tier list
timid basin
Almost like this could be avoided completely with an information system per char...
shrug I think this works better
but hey, whatever man. The game isn't bad, and a lot of the reasons people are throwing down hate are just kind of whiny
sharp shore
It's like if monster hunter locked weapons
You would not know which one you actually fit best until you unlock it
Which can be bad because you could've spent that time practicing the one you fit best instead of say, the lance
timid basin
I haven't played monster hunter...
sharp shore
Locking folks out of that choice leads to forced-play and not actually knowing there's a character you'll like to play
Gonna be honest before I got my stuff none of the choices they do give new players really fit me much
None of the DPS, only 1 tank, and support I always play
If an old player feels that way? Can't imagine how new ones feel
And that is why characters are important for Overwatch in particular: everyone has their niche
But I guess it's just a matter of per-person bias
sharp shore
Yes, no matter what we feel on the locked characters: it functions
All that matters
timid basin
I also get the feeling, Blizzard will be changing a lot of the progression stuff soon.
Too much rage on how long it takes to level up
sharp shore
It's in the cards
I don't think it's too bad right now? Then again I'm only tier 10-ish
timid basin
It's in the cards
I don't think it's too bad right now? Then again I'm only tie...
I think it is sort of ridiculous tbh. If they raise the exp gained or lower the exp required to level ever so slightly, it will make the battle pass more enticing.
sharp shore
10/80 in just a few days isn't that bad I don't think
As for how much playtime went into it? Yeah, probably should be changed
timid basin
10/80 in just a few days isn't that bad I don't think
As for how much playtime ...
Playtime is the key here.
sharp shore
I think having only 80 tiers makes it much more approachable
But compared to other games giving you 20 more items for the same price? Dunno..
sharp shore
It's like if monster hunter locked weapons
You would not know which one you act...
Also no flak to Lance players, I played Lance in World (I don't think it got the greatest treatment in Rise but it's still noice)
timid basin
I think having only 80 tiers makes it much more approachable
But compared to ot...
Overwatch 2 Cosmetics > Apex Cosmetics
Fortnite is a different beast entirely, not even going to compare the two. So many crossovers it's astounding.
sharp shore
Eeeh
I don't play Apex enough to really have a say on it
From what I've seen both feel pretty samey
sharp shore
Fortnite is a different beast entirely, not even going to compare the two. So ma...
Fortnite scares me
You see the results for their survey on what people want? There is some outlandish stuff in there
Like if I ever against literally impossible odds create something people like and get an email from Epic one day? I'm locking my house down and hiding in the bathroom
They will find you, and they will get you to sign a contract that might actually have some decent terms LMAO
timid basin
Like if I ever against literally impossible odds create something people like an...
smh, scary epic employee
sharp shore
Instead of "you're going to brazil," it's gonna be "you're going to fortnite"
sharp shore
Oh it absolutely isn't bad
But man, they manage to get some really strange crossovers
plucky geyser
Two weeks to Victoria 3.
plucky geyser
Introversion Software added a zombie apocalypse DLC to Prison Architect.
They are officially out of ideas 🤣
timid basin
left twitch running in the back ground for 2 and then 4 hours last night
got my OW2 Kiriko voice line and legendary skin
plucky geyser
I have been meaning to take a look at that.
sharp shore
Factorio is great :3
plucky geyser
Factorio is neat, but doesn't offer much in the way of emergent storytelling.
I much prefer games like Rimworld, which are built with emergent storytelling as a core component of the game loop.
Stardeus looks like one of those, because it is being touted as Rimworld+.
Which is not bad.
Hm ... they are asking 29.99 EUR for Stardeus.
That's a pretty big price tag for an indie game.
This better be good, because you can get Oxygen Not Included for 22.99 EUR.
Only Rimworld itself (among its peers) is 29.99 EUR (as far as I know), so the developers of Stardeus certainly have balls to ask for the same price.
"Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support, ARM64"
Got to say it's a little weird to see references to 20 year old tech.
I guess they are trying to say this thing will run on a potato?
sharp shore
Potato :3
plucky geyser
Don't get me wrong: I love it when devs build a low entry point into their games. Means you don't have to have the latest and greatest hardware to enjoy their game.
It just looks a bit weird, is all.
Ah, Nook did a three hour stream of the game.
Let's have a look.
plucky geyser
O' ... Stardeus is published by a subsidiary of Paradox Interactive.
Apparently Paradox Arc is the new publishing arm of Paradox Interactive tailored specifically towards indie games.
Okay, now I understand the 29.99 EUR price tag.
timid basin
O' ... Stardeus is published by a subsidiary of Paradox Interactive.
no wayyyy
That hypes me a little bit.
plucky geyser
Paradox Arc also has a second game called Across the Obelisk.
It's a Slay the Spire with a party of four heroes exploring a fantasy map, fighting monsters, collecting loot, buying new cards, and heading towards boss fights.
I'm a little burned out on Slay the Spire, but this looked good too.
You know Cultist Simulator? The indie company responsible is making another game called Book of Hours.
So that's an automatic addition to my wishlist.
plucky geyser
After a couple of hours of watching various Let's Play and reading reviews it's confirmed.
Stardeus is a must buy.
Done.
plucky geyser
Got to say the Stardeus UI takes a minute to get familiar with.
However, I can already feel it is a vast improvement over other UIs.
There are a ton of Quality of Life improvements, which make playing the game so much smoother.
For example, if I want to build a matter reactor to produce more electricity, I can hit tab to open a search function.
I start typing "reactor" into the search and it automatically shows me all blueprints (currently only one) with the word reactor in it. From there I can select the blueprint I want to build and left-click to build. No need to go hunting for the thing in the menus, of which there are a lot. There are also a ton of contextual menus, which means no need to go hunting for stuff in the menus. The menus are there if I don't remember something or don't know how, but obviously the game is full of shortcuts to take once you know what you are doing.
And it's all pretty intuitive once you play around with the system a bit.
Awesome stuff.
(Also, why do clubrooms have slowmode enable? Makes no sense to me)
plucky geyser
Okay, learned something new. You got to daisy chain everything in the game, or else it doesn't work. The logic being the ship AI needs a connection to all systems to do even a simple thing like turn them on.
timid basin
I thought you were a whole ass new person, Cy.
plucky geyser
All I did was change my pfp 😄
plucky geyser
Well, not to worry, you'll have ample opportunity to get used to this one for a year or two before anything changes.
sharp shore
I just bought armor for Mario that was 20,000 coins
H e l p :)
It increased every stat by 20 and adds 150 defense
Mario
Is legitimately almost as strong as bowser is (to be fair bowser is like 8 levels behind)
O h
And he's immune to status effects..
TRIPPING COUNTS AS A STATUS EFFECT
MARIO CAN'T BE TRIPPED ANYMORE
THAT'S SO BROKEN
idle void
Valorant best game <:ok_yoongi:734034056206876808>
Wtf
brisk plover
?
tame slate
SHAUN
idle void
Valorant is such a bad game ngl (I'm still playing it anyway)
plucky geyser
When the game's tutorial starts to look like schoolwork something has gone horribly wrong.
plucky geyser
Well, it's not quite that but ... it's not that far either.
Basically, this is what you are supposed to use to figure out how to complete the rest of the tutorial. The game has stopped holding your hand and ends up giving you objectives to complete with a few keywords and short bits of descriptive to get you started.
Once you have completed a quest the game gives you a reward.
And opens up more quests to complete.
This is my current quest log.
Come to think of it ... it is kind of testing me, because you can fail some of the quests.
This is schoolwork 🤣
plucky geyser
The game itself is enjoyable, but the tutorial is exactly what it looks like.
The trader will buy biowaste? I can get 51 space bucks per barrel of biowaste? What is this game?
Okay, fair enough, a barrel of poop won't buy a lot in this game.
But you can trade with it.
plucky geyser
Looking at the tech tree it’s pretty obvious the bio waste is meant to be recycled and used in a variety ways. Mostly for growing crops in planter boxes of varying size.
Still, I like the idea of a space trader riding across the galaxy with a mountain of bio waste.
Once I get to that part of the game I’ll have to check out the stock market value of bio waste.
plucky geyser
Victoria 3 tomorrow. Hype is real.
plucky geyser
reminded me of Cypress
I'm having a look at this game. First impressions are ... not bad. The ship building looks nice and so does the combat.
The developer said the game is a sandbox without any overarching story. There are factions that offer missions you can do. Resources to gather, money to gain, and upgrades to upgrade.
My initial thoughts are this game needs more time to bake to make it a must-buy.
Dev said the factions don't currently interact with each other, but he would like to add functionality like that.
Maybe adding on-going wars between factions.
But what the player is doing is functioning as a freelancer who can do ... whatever the player wants.
This is fine, but the universe around the player needs to be alive.
An interesting place to explore and adventure in.
Based on what the dev is saying there's not a lot more than a bare bones missions system in the game right now.
I'll wishlist this game, because it might go somewhere.
plucky geyser
I sort of misunderstood how workers work in Stardeus. The dev said you are not supposed to depend on your human workers to make things happen. Instead, the goal of the game is to tech up to better robot workers that can be upgraded with higher tier skills, which are needed to gain access to higher tier resources and equipment. I'm starting to feel like having humans around is a necessary evil in this game. 😆
It's like there is this pen that's specifically designed to house the humans, and then there's the rest of the ship without breathable air and heating. You don't want anything you can't replace in the human quarters.
plucky geyser
48 minutes to the start of Victoria 3 release stream.
Hype is real.
plucky geyser
Yeah, the combat is not very interesting at launch.
Will probably get changed by the first major expansion.
So ... no more than a year from now.
timid basin
as some one who plays paradox games with aggressive expansion in mind
my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined
plucky geyser
I fully emphasize and understand.
Having said that it's not a big deal to me.
There are a lot of Paradox games that do the aggressive map painting thing.
Vicky 3 will inevitably follow suit and do the aggressive map painting thing well.
timid basin
hopefully
plucky geyser
It's important to a significant player base. They will make it happen.
timid basin
i already did the pre-order on paradox's website
Who knows, maybe I'll have a ton of fun building up my economy like I do in HOI
plucky geyser
It is a major part of the game, so I should hope so.
timid basin
can't wait for the grand campaign community to crack save transfers in three days so I can do muh grand campaign
plucky geyser
Game should release in two hours.
Unless something goes wrong.
It has happened before.
timid basin
I expect to get my key a little bit after launch, Paradox's site takes a bit for these things
plucky geyser
I must have done the thing through Steam, because the game is already in my Steam library.
Just need to get it released, so I can start the download.
plucky geyser
Vicky 3 released. 🥳
sharp shore
I'm sorry wtf why does the new junkenstein have jumpscares..?
Great
Stuck with junker queen ig
timid basin
I liked it
I asked my friends if they wanted to play with me, then they all just got on and played without me… while I was still online
I realized today that people don’t like me :))))
sharp shore
I...liked playing junker queen
Huh
What an odd feeling
Also those were some bad jumpscares
Least they give a warning anyway
brisk plover
I asked my friends if they wanted to play with me, then they all just got on and...
Damn wtf
That's an asshole move
timid basin
That's an asshole move
sucks to suck igs
tame slate
Also those were some bad jumpscares
Least they give a warning anyway
I mean the banshee gave me a bit of a jump and the marionette was creepy enough
sharp shore
Fair enough
Bad was the wrong word in hindsight: I suppose I'm just very over jumpscares as a whole because of a certain game franchise
Takes a really well placed one to actually get me
sharp shore
Every day I wake up and slowly come to terms with the fact that Cassidy is my favorite DPS on PC
For some reason he's the only one I have fairly consistent aim with as someone who cannot DPS for the life of them anymore
I...may or may not have spent the rest of my legacy credits on some emotes for him ;w;
plucky geyser
I may or may not have neglected to produce enough basic resources to feed my textile mills.
The more I play Vicky 3, the more I learn how to read the different menus.
This game is basically Spreadsheet Warrior 3.
I love it ❤️
sharp shore
Man, it feels good to actually be able to hit a pharah
...I wonder what it is with my old DPS mains that just doesn't ring true on PC
plucky geyser
Whelp ... that's it for me. I pressed the wrong button 🤣
The Russians were all like "Join our trade union, comrade! It's awesome!"
I was all like "Yeah, sure, sounds like an awesome deal! Let's be closer partners!"
... a few moments later ...
RIP my economy.
sharp shore
Ouch
brisk plover
RIP
plucky geyser
I could push for higher taxes, but that's going to drive quality of life for the average man into the gutter.
sharp shore
Logically :3
plucky geyser
Which is turn means less money and more radicals.
Not sure if I can break away from this trade union to save my economy. Leaving will probably piss off Russia, which is not great in the long-term.
But, yeah, I got some serious buy-in remorse right now.
Yup, can't do it for an entire year.
I'm going to hemorrhage so much money.
What I can do is scrap my construction industry.
But that means no more development.
No more increase in GDP.
That's just another death spiral.
sharp shore
Think hard
What would a government do
A. Hurt their people, or B. Hurt something that in consequence hurts the people
Disclaimer not every government manages this but most do
plucky geyser
If this was modern day US they would go to the Federal Reserve and have them print more money.
But I haven't unlocked that option yet.
sharp shore
pfff
hm
is there anything else you could potentially cut off for even just a little bit to dampen things..?
plucky geyser
I'm trying to find viable options.
sharp shore
You could (if this would even work in the confines of the game) carefully halt and start your industries little by little to make up the difference? Might be an idea that sounds good on paper but is horrible in execution though..
plucky geyser
No, the industries are what are making people work. The work is what makes money I can tax.
plucky geyser
The goal is to get more money, because right now I'm in a dangerously large deficit.
I got about 600k in gold reserves, but that's going to be gone in a blink of an eye.
sharp shore
Any...trading options?
plucky geyser
Trading is not going to make a 10k deficit go away fast enough. In the long-term it's the reasonable and good option, but it takes years and decades to build trade relationships (effectively, in game terms, leveling up trade routes) to where they move significant amounts of taxable goods.
A level 1, fresh, trade route is going to net me 0.001% of what I need.
sharp shore
Hm
Yeah, those two options are really the only things that may help here: not even I can think of any alternative
Not that I've played the game but I do know a good bit of government (begrudgingly)
plucky geyser
I do love how you can think your way out of most problems in this game.
I just got careless and signed into an agreement that I really should have stayed away from.
Yeah, I'm going to wreck my construction industry and start rebuilding it in a year when I can break away from the trade agreement.
I won't be doing much of anything for an entire year, but on the other hand ... no bankruptcy.
This means unemployment will go up, which is not great, but it's not the worst thing in the world.
sharp shore
Hm...so the issue arose from the trade union causing a spike in...wages?
plucky geyser
What happened was Russia came to me with an agreement to bring Sweden's market into the Russian market.
Russia having a significantly larger market, I figured it was a great deal. I would get access to a much larger market to sell my stuff and make a killing in profits. What actually happened was the Russian market sucked up all of the critical resources my infrastructure needed to function properly, because the Russian market was running a severe deficit in the critical resources my market was producing.
And suddenly Sweden's economy collapses.
sharp shore
Ah
So they pulled an old "looks good, actually really bad"
idle void
Overwatch 2 is so much fun
plucky geyser
Ah
So they pulled an old "looks good, actually really bad"
Exactly.
idle void
What happened was Russia came to me with an agreement to bring Sweden's market i...
What
What game?
plucky geyser
Victoria 3.
idle void
Is that a politic sim?
sharp shore
Overwatch 2 is so much fun
It is but man can I not play it for long periods of time like the original
Just a matter of being older I guess
plucky geyser
It is a social-economic sim with a side order of politics, war, and diplomacy.
plucky geyser
It is a lot of fun to play, but there is a severe learning curve.
sharp shore
You gotta know government
And trade
And how governments interact
Which is the only reason why I can remotely comprehend what Cypress is saying right now
plucky geyser
Alright, I managed to halve my country's deficit. I didn't have to completely demolish the construction industry.
I can survive this.
Definitely a learning experience, though 🤣
I can also lower government wages. The bureaucrats will cry foul, but at least they'll have jobs and bread on the table.
Yup ... there goes my Legitimacy. Under 50% now, which is not good as the current sitting president of the US of A can attest.
Uh ... I could try to reform the government as a short-term fix.
Let's try that.
Nope. That is definitely not happening. If I try to do that my Legitimacy takes a nose dive to oblivion.
Alright, I did it. Russia is mad, but I survived for now.
The downside is the Swedish market is still running a deficit in half a dozen critical resources.
Which means half of all industries are not working properly, because they lack the critical resources to function.
Need to import a ton of stuff while deliveries from farms, mines, and whatnot are redirected back into the local economy.
What a horrible mess.
timid basin
I finished my Victoria 3 run yesterday. I did not do well.
plucky geyser
Today’s session saw a rebellion escalate to a civil war, which luckily failed to do anything significant. I did temporarily dip into credit, but maintained a positive cash flow, so tomorrow I’ll start to rebuild a stronger and more resilient economy. Came close to a disaster, but got through it.
Learned a ton about how the game works today.
On the positive side there’s health care, Laissez Faire economy, and free trading.
The whole civil war thing caught me off guard, so for about fifteen minutes I sat and watched as armies smacked each other to a bloody pulp. Once it was over the ringleaders were summarily executed and the people knew peace once more.
But other than that I haven’t created any secret police institutions to crack down on dissidents. Could, but I feel like that’s a bad idea. Time will tell how things will develop. I’m hoping to get all the way to 1936 with this tutorial run. Even if I have to limp to the finish line.
sharp shore
Pulled a clutch Kiriko switch
Felt good
Well that was my 3 games for the day
2 close losses and 1 close win
I love that games are cut close more often, really makes everyone feel like they've done their best
sharp shore
My D.Va gameplay is still pristine after all this time
My winrate with her is definitely positive
Off chance we don't win I get plenty of endorsements :3
stark cairn
used to play decent amount of games but then uni, aaa
Any music rhythm gamers h...
Super duuuper laaaate reply but try Beatstar on phone its a fun mobile rythmgame
I recently bought Just Dance for the switch its so exhausting but i love it
agile crescent
will have a look soon once available, tho might prefer to play on tablet (iPad) because of larger screen and battery life
stark cairn
Not sure if u want, u play it with your thumb
I think a bigger screen could be a handicap
buoyant hollow
Music games... Some people are obsessed but I don't get the appeal
plucky geyser
Something I hadn’t expected was the inclusion of story events into Oxygen Not Included. I’m not sure if it’s an event chain or an unfolding mystery, but it’s in the game. Well, two of them, at the moment. It’s a curious thing that was added recently, so I decided to play Oxygen Not Included. It’s been a while, but the devs keep adding in more free stuff.
Also, I really want to go back to Wayward. There was a major update with tons of new content a couple of months ago. Never got around to diving back into the game.
Think I’ll take a break from grand strategy and enjoy just plain strategy for a while.
plucky geyser
This is new and much appreciated.
It's easy to see at a glance if there's an issue.
plucky geyser
Early game is about done. Not super happy about where the shower and bathrooms are, but during mid-game I'm going to completely rebuild this initial base. It's always like this in the beginning: you look around and make do with whatever resources are available at the start of the game. Afterwards you can start planning a better base.
sharp shore
So I practice DPS characters
Because I cannot DPS, the support main blood in my veins is only good at life-saving and occasionally going battle mercy
I cannot aim like I used to way back in the day
And, for some reason: I went from being unable to play Sojourn but decent at McCree, to unable to play McCree but decent with Sojourn
Quite an enigma
somber jungle
my singing monsters
brisk plover
Ohhh new OW hero
Why was Kiriko given animation short but these new ones are just moving pics
I mean not complaining bout kiriko, that shit was fkn amazing
But I want more animations!
sharp shore
The animations take a lot more time
Tbh kiriko and junker queen got one because they were kinda the big reveals for when OW2 released
Junker queen was already shown but never really elaborated on and kiriko was in the works
Then sojourn for some reason was just left out entirely
They maybe couldn't come up with a short story for her
plucky geyser
There’s a mother of all updates slated for 11th May. It started out with a lot of promotion for an RP heavy DLC, but the free update will be full with of game mechanical crunch. There are features CK3 still lacks, but the game mechanics we are getting are superior to CK2.
It will probably take several more years to make CK3 amazing, but this year is doing a lot to solidify my belief in the CK3 dev team.
Meanwhile, Stellaris is getting a co-op mode. In the not too distant future players can play as the same space empire, which is a fantastic way to teach the game.
Victoria 3 is getting incrementally better with free updates. Armies, generals, and warfare is all still lacklustre, but Victoria 3 is already the premier economic and social revolution simulator of this decade.
Much love to all three Paradox Interactive teams.
sharp shore
New OW hero feels real good if you like cooldown and uptime management
brisk plover
Ohh, co-op in a strategy game like Stellaris would be cool
obtuse cradle
