Are there other hobbyists that literally go out of their way to shoot themselves in the foot every chance they get? It's legit baffling.

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    2 years ago

    What happened this time I was shoving people in lockers for supporting pay2win shit in CoD so I haven't been watching the ethical gaming journalism

    • itsPina [he/him, she/her]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      Blizz announced OW2 PvE is completely cancelled. 5 years ago they announced OW1 development would cease do they could focus on PvE and now gamers will see nothing from it. There are still people defending Blizz somehow

      • Dryad [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        :michael-laugh: :data-laughing: :miyazaki-laugh: :peltier-laugh:

        That's fucking glorious. Overwatch really was something special and somehow blizzard is incompetent enough to have completely killed it.

        • ssjmarx [he/him]
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          edit-2
          2 years ago

          God imagine how good Overwatch mechanics would go with Left 4 Dead -style campaigns. Since balance doesn't matter as much in PvE they could go hog wild with character abilities and make something truly special, but alas that wouldn't print money the way endless skins for PvP does.

            • itsPina [he/him, she/her]
              hexagon
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              edit-2
              2 years ago

              Deep rock is good but man I'd appreciate a similar game that isn't completely dark. I basically only play scout because the other classes flares annoy me so much lol

                • itsPina [he/him, she/her]
                  hexagon
                  ·
                  2 years ago

                  I am the good scout lol I've pretty much ONLY played scout because the other classes feel so sluggish and it's very dark

                    • itsPina [he/him, she/her]
                      hexagon
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                      edit-2
                      2 years ago

                      Imagine killing enemies instead of just getting every resource needed in the game with your trusty ol grapple

                        • itsPina [he/him, she/her]
                          hexagon
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                          2 years ago

                          There used to be a time where scout was the best offensive class but now they don't feel as good tbh. Maybe if I lucked into more overclocks for them

                          • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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                            2 years ago

                            Oh they're fantastic at single-target even now, if not the best then very competitive with gunner.

                            I just can't turn down the offer of big flashy DoT + terrain destruction

              • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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                2 years ago

                Apparently Left for Dead still have a huge daily player count. I'm trying to think of other horde shooters that aren't really dark but they're kinda all really dark - Darktide, Aliens:Fireteam Elite, GTFO, all take place in dark environemnts.

                Warframe can be pretty colorful and fun, but it's also monetization hell and extremely grindy.

                You could try Helldivers. It's old, but it's in a good place. THe playerbase is small but it's there, and the gameplay is excellent. It really rewards thinking on your toes and cooperating with your team.

                • itsPina [he/him, she/her]
                  hexagon
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                  2 years ago

                  I played Helldivers when it came out I'm very surprised it actually seems to have blown up.

            • ssjmarx [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              Yeah there are a few games that have done that idea, but it sure would be nice if Overwatch 2 was one of them :shrug-outta-hecks:

      • TheWorldSpins [any, undecided]
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        edit-2
        2 years ago

        Feeling so blessed having never touched online gaming. Pay the service fee, then the game's service fee, then the dlc, then the pay2win shit... And on top of that you can't really pirate them properly.

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        2 years ago

        It really sucks that the entertainment that is like the last possible escape from the hellworld for a lot of people is just the shittiest fucking psychological manipulation and gambling mechanics and bullshit now. Every couple of weeks my ability ignore all the abusive and dehumanizing mechanisms in modern games and I just end up staring at the machine for a few hours in a sort of vague disjointed state of dissociative terror.