On the other hand, that taught me to use more than just quicksave. Too many instances of saving just before I die, setting me back hours.

Her sister. They’re close, and it would be devastating to her.

World of Warcraft. 12 years of playing and raid/guild leadership helped me learn how to play, not just play. How to:

• Theorycraft
• Research how to improve
• Maximize output and/or efficiency
• Take advantage of class synergies in games
• Understand the importance of area of effect, burst damage, sustained single-target damage, etc.
• Understand damage mitigation vs avoidance, and where each is valuable
• Play to my/my team’s strengths, rather than simply doing what is “best”
• Better recognize trends in game mechanics to anticipate what may come
• Recognize the valuable portions of a game’s user interface and maximize its visibility while avoiding clutter

I had learned portions of these things in other games, but my leadership role in WoW pushed me to truly understand many things that aren’t a major focus in most games.

I’m on vacation, so I’ve returned to my default Steam Deck game: Wildermyth. I love its storytelling, particularly with carrying characters over from one campaign to another. I’ve grown particularly attached to the warrior from my first campaign, now fully fire-transformed. However, he’s moved on from his first love, who is now far too crow-like.

For what it’s worth, most people would not agree with their assessment. To me, it’s open world Dark Souls, but better.

37m, USA

I can. The first new car I bought was a manual, because it was less expensive. I embarrassed myself for a bit, but that’s when I learned.

Yes. I think. It’s becoming more difficult.

I still couldn’t limbo under the bar that sets. The bugs in Bethesda games are usually not game-breaking (in my experience), but they are legion.

A great deal of confusion, I imagine. I don’t have a girlfriend, and since I rarely even leave the house on my own, I doubt my wife would believe that I do.

My wife and I have a room with an entire wall full of books, more in numerous bookcases around the house, and a couple boxes of books that aren’t on shelves. They’re mostly bought second hand on eBay, dirt cheap. Reading is cheap. Collecting pristine/fancy copies is expensive.

WE FIGHT FOR ROCK AND STONE!

If there’s a fee to join, it’s a scam. You don’t pay for your job.

I miss my forum emoticons.

Oh damn, I haven’t seen kirbys in text form in ages.

Uh… probably one of my dad’s Atari games. For PC games, though, it would be space sims, like the old Privateer or X-Wing. My dad loved them, and so I grew to love them, too.

I haven’t played Armored Core since AC2. I’ve since fallen in love with FromSoft games (except Sekiro). I’m very excited to try AC6… as soon as it goes 50% off.

Well I’m glad you got it, because I’m lost.

Only about 5TB on my PC, and almost out of space. To be fair, my gaming SSD only has 1TB.

Nope.

I’ve got a bunch of red wasps around my house, and they’re assholes. They’re okay most of the time, unless you get too close. Every so often, though, they will be aggressive as hell, attacking you if you’re within maybe 20 feet.