Learning how to get that mix right is an art. Well done!
Learning how to get that mix right is an art. Well done!
Nah. That’s a normal response. We all work WAY too much
Therefore a good year for everyone
Praise Mother Theia!
I assure you, life persists post-social media :) I quit almost a decade ago and felt no difference. Same friends. Same events
Breathe the free air again, my friend.
Fuck Activision
Man, shoes really fucked our feet up. Look how long their toes were!!
I completed Gloomhaven. It was a MONUMENTAL undertaking, required diligent organization and a dedicated table that was never used for anything else. You also need a bachelor’s degree in the rulebook (or just get comfortable with house rules that fill in)
I’m 15% of the way through the expansion (Frosthaven) and am utterly exhausted. There’s so much to do and so many opportunities to put something back wrong and now my draw pile somehow has the discards in it. Fuck.
But it was a glorious journey. Gloomhaven added a welcome interface layer that classic DnD was missing for me. And the combat system is so colorful! That said, the game basically demands a companion app for tracking health. Definitely not for the faint of heart, but immensely rewarding.
Bethesda seems to have lost what Elder Scrolls is about
They’re glorified autocompletes. Way too much attention is being given to LLMs in isolation. By themselves: Not a silver bullet.
But when called in a chain . . . eyebrows
Oh no. Not Activision Blizzard! /s
Quit looking at my screen SNOOGGUMS!
ooooo don’t get me started!
The gaming industry is designed to fail in this economy. The objectives of “maximize return” and “make something fun” rarely overlap. Best they can do is trick people into habitual play and hope they can’t distinguish between an occasional dopamine drip and fun.
Games with narratives, no financial gimmicks, and good old-fashioned fun mechanics (subjective) will always get my attention. Fuck EA, Activision, ubisoft, Bethesda. Got too big. Priorities got twisted. I pity the designers and creators with passion there.
Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?