I agree with most that garrisons were ultimately detrimental to the game, but they were goddamn goldmines. WoW tokens were introduced in the same xpac, and I was making enough gold via garrisons to pay for over a year of game time, plus Destiny 2 and Diablo 3 DLC.
I certainly wouldn’t call it a masterpiece, but It was fun as hell and I was really bummed when their overhaul bid was shot down by EA.
They’re simple and appease the monkey brain desire of “number go up”.
Not my cup of tea either, but a lot of people are competitive and like to pit themselves against others. There’s also the aspect of competing against others with friends. The only times I’ve had fun in pvp games/modes was when I was playing with a group of people I knew.
FFXIV is one of those games that I liked, but wished I could like more. I wasn’t into progression raiding or crafting, so it was always a matter of time before my interest would fizzle out once the current MSQ was done.
Your character looks nice, btw.
World of Warcraft with over 11k hours. Guild wars 2 is probably 2nd with over 6k. The highest on Steam is Warframe with 2329.
For WoW and GW2, it’s basically the same reason. I loved MMO games and the huge world you can explore. I found guilds in both that I vibed with, and still talk with some of those folks today.
For Warframe, the gameplay is top notch IMO. I didn’t mind the grind (I was a MMO player, after all) and the selection of warframes and loadouts kept things from getting too stale. I mainly played with one of my friends I met through WoW, and we roped some friends into playing with us from time to time.
I still get the itch from time to time to get into a new MMO to try and relive the experiences I had from previous games, but those days are most likely behind me.
I just watched the trailer. How often did you screw over your fellow players as the shaman?
I traded in my GBA for a SP version and almost immediately regretted that decision. The backlight was nice, but my hands would get cramped before long with it being such a small unit.
I’ve been contending with this as of late, as well. I had been searching for the types of games I used to like, but not being happy when I tried new ones in those genres. It turns out I’ve been getting bored of gaming in general, and the games that do hold my attention aren’t quite the same as genres I used to like.
Looks fun, but that girl is creepy-looking and kinda puts me off the whole game.
I haven’t played it myself, but when DDLC+ was released for consoles, I read they had to redo the end part.
Factorio has more value than the vast majority of AAA games I’ve played.
Engines cost money for a reason. It means you get the tools while someone else spends the significant resources to develop and maintain it. There are FOSS engines available, but those aren’t as developed or widespread.
There were other “healers” during the pandemic, like those who would 3d print face shields and such for emergency workers. I also remember seeing shitheads do things like spitting on and licking items in stores for the social media shock.
Sure, but these same companies will drag you to court and rake you over the coals if you infringe on their copyrights.
I enjoyed Tactics, but that was also when it was relatively new. It may be worth checking out still if you like squad-based strategy games.