Hey at least people stopped sending us weird stuff about his tax liens. Nobody Pepe Silvias like gamers who wanna watch the world burn and have too much time on their hands.

I am so hyped.... and a little concerned about making my heroes do stuff on my SteamDeck. Oh no... :D

Totally. It was a piece on the collapse of mid-budget movies that provoked me to write that initial post 10 years ago, and it's only getting worse in both sectors.

Yep, that's exactly what happens. When they can't get funding for big, high-quality games, people start pumping out indies hoping to get lucky, making it an even worse time for indie devs too. They're not the problem, though; they're the symptom.

I have been on a rit the last few days too, and I love it! Luminary was fun in beta too. So much is account-wide in GW2 that you can have several main alts w/o much lossiness. Having a few mains makes leveling masteries painless too. I have ~5 that I sink time into, but some people have dozens.

I think it's better than a lot of people thought based on past rumors (which is also why I am suspicious of it. :P).

Oh one clarification - the bunny isn't perfect, but you'll be surprised how far it can get you, esp. post-EOD, since Anet put in lots of ziplines. The warclaw from Janthir, too, can get you most places you need (and it's less work than the skyscale). Skyscale is the best, though! You got options!

I am not! I have a shell guild of people who don't play, so it's mostly my kids and me, hehe. But I see a lot of guilds recruiting, and guilds are flexible (because you can join more than one). I say pull a Justin and join several to get a feel for them to find one that does your content!

I would say try to get the big bundle on sale when they're all cheap! Maybe over Thanksgiving? But if you wanna buy in an order, I would do either SOTO or POF next, specifically for the mounts. Post-EOD expansions are accessible without, but having a skyscale (or bunny) makes a big difference IMO.

I think it's worse! It's not that it's unenjoyable, just not joyous, maybe. It taps into my obsessive hyperfocus and not necessarily my joy. I am trying to do more joy. I need it. :D

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It was the only cheek I allowed myself in this post. :P

Wow also never heard of it, but I have now! That is a hell of a cast on an obscure flick.

Always crediting vias, tipsters, and sources was absolutely drilled into my brain by the OG Joystiq and Massively crews, and I ain't quitting, even if we live in the "steal everything that isn't nailed down" era now! There's just a few sites that still keep the old ways. We see you.

I had so, so much more fun playing this past spring than I did at launch. It's much more fleshed out now, and tons of people populating servers. :D

Huh, I am not sure what happened - maybe Libsyn didn't like my upload. I will have to have Justin look at it when he is back!

Learned it myself in Nov when old microwave was on its last legs - but didn't get it in until May so we could put in a proper stove vent at the same time (100+ year old house). Have used it a few months - is awesome! Flying saucer cooking. Way better than old air fryer - saved tons of counter space.

Agree, I don't mind COT. Malta and Carnies, I will go out my way to not fight. But that's fighting-wise. Thematically... actually no I still like COT theming too! :D

Man all this extra downtime just to nerf my Hunter and put birds in Mordor. Def not worth it! :P