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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is best in life? A free Conan Exiles update that completely revamps the game's graphics and more⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago⁩:

  Eh. In pve, you build and explore. In pvp, you get raided while offline. Both in PvE and pvp, your thralls/minions can fall through the map on spawn and die.

  Incremental crafting progression, lots of equipment/buildings dlcs and exploring a large map where almost everything wants to kill you.

  It can be fun. But only in specific circumstances. Without a server to keep the world state, the offline version resets npcs, animals, materials everywhere except your base each time you load up the game. Their official servers were apparently in maintenance mode with zero admin interaction. Private servers though, if you don’t know the owners, they usually suck.

  Hit or miss really. Personally, I’m thinking Dune Awakening didn’t perform as expected, so they’re trying to pump up sales on something they pretty much abandoned until recently. Or they’re operating with minimal staff…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The shake up to Arc Raiders Expeditions may turn the extraction shooter into a week-long bloodbath, but it could pair well with the "significant changes" planned for its skill tree⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Last year, the constant updates were for Helldivers 2. Wonder what next year’s going to be…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Roblox is introducing a subscription service that encourages more shady practices, is it? Sounds about right⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Looks like a pyramid scheme. “Get more people to subscribe and you get a cut of their subscription fee.”

  Or am I missing something?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just played AC Odyssey ...Currently playing Origins. Is there any games out there like the AC stuff. Also like finding new stuff and location.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I was told Breath of the Wild and Crimson Desert have a similar vibe, but I’m not sure as I’ve not played them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What leaked “SteamGPT” files could mean for the PC gaming platform’s use of AI⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Ppl are greedy and lazy. We tend to use stuff beyond their specific parameters.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Warren Spector's Thick as Thieves gets a bit less interesting as it ditches PvPvE for solo and co-op play⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  PvPvE is really just PvP, with the vE part as cannon fodder bait. Cooperation against the environment? Nah, just stalk the extraction points to murder and rob. Easier, faster, more rewards.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[TheGamer] GreedFall: The Dying World Launches To Mostly Positive Steam Reviews, Favourably Compared To Dragon Age⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Weird, it was Mixed when I last looked at it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[TheGamer] CD Project Red Founders Reportedly Tied To Mysterious Death Investigation⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Hmm

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Crusader Kings 3 is getting a Roblox adaptation⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Money talks, morals walk.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Website that let Marvel Rivals players pay each other to throw matches pivots to "transparency initiative" after NetEase get mad⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  When pay-to-win, but skipping the middleman.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Division 2's new Realism Mode chops back the HUD, ammo and health regen, and is free for a month⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The game is on sale now and the realism mode is part of a separate expansion with its own price, which can be tried out until April. Still have to buy the base game and the expansion afterwards.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Styx Blades of Greed publishers Nacon file for insolvency, will "assess all possible solutions" to "protect employees and "preserve jobs"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Blades of Greed indeed. Now I’m wondering if the naming was intentional…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This week's new PC games are a treasure trove of the scary, eerie and occult, plus a charming Star Trek game⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean. The ship management gameplay is more like fallout shelter or XCOM (newer ones) base building.

  Ship combat, well, I forgot what it was like. Which kinda says a lot about how engaging it was at the time. Possibly like FTL.

  Ground missions depended on officer skills for outcomes, with RNG and exhaustion components.

  Each had its own thing, which makes me wonder how deep the systems really are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This week's new PC games are a treasure trove of the scary, eerie and occult, plus a charming Star Trek game⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What the… They’re releasing the Voyager game now? I was expecting a summer or autumn release since first look was only a few months ago and the demo was barebones.

  Red alert! Raise doubts and lower expectations! We may have a shallow puddle before us.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ashes Of Creation director quits over decisions he "could not ethically support" as staff report mass layoffs⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So he says.*

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisoft propose cutting up to 200 jobs at Paris headquarters, as unions reportedly agree three day strike⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Agreed. The underperforming system in this case is clearly upper management. They should get rid of it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elder Scrolls Online seasons will add new zones, but "it'll be a different flavour"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably “more grind, more subscription” flavour.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gamer builds ‘hardcore’ first-person shooter simulator that actually shoots back — gaming PC also has real weather effects⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The “article” is a basic LLM summary.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fired GTA 6 devs suffer setback in legal fight against Rockstar as UK court denies request for interim relief⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Far as I know, UK courts are quite awful for the working class.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pilot a big ol' fort with steampunky legs in the deserty extraction shooter Sand: Raiders of Sophie when it launches in March⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Generally yes for this genre. Coding for single player bot plays costs and takes time.
  Without a big team and money to burn, it’s unlikely they can afford to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oh yes, I will take a look at the Vampire the Masquerade and Indian folklore inspired RPG Rakshasa, thanks⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I would like to note that while not many would care to admit it, a big draw to the game was due to the crazy, sexy vampire lady that inspired a many “I can fix her” sentiments. (and extras)
  As such, in my opinion, to reach similar levels of attention, this game would require its own unique characters and care.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve discontinues the entry-level Steam Deck, considerably raising the starting price⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah, they were gonna phase it out even before the price hike was a thing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't expect a SteamOS phone after the Steam Machine, Valve engineer says⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  People running away from Google’s enshitified android.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Megabonk from vedinad has withdrawn from The Game Awards 2025⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Fool. Just say the previous one was Bruce Wayne, you’re Batman.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Subnautica 2 and InZoi publishers announce voluntary layoff program "amid the era of AI transformation"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  KraftonAI.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Battlefield 6's latest update shoots down hammer-wielding drone riders and permanently fixes lock-on missiles⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “permanently”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nexus Mods app adds new context menus, Stardew Valley FOMOD support, and work towards Bethesda games⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It was sold off to venture capitalists. So obviously it’s going to get much worse before finally dying off in a ditch somewhere.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When Everything Is Fake, What’s the Point of Social Media?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Escapism.

  There was an episode in Stargate SG-1 where they find some pretty lights in a temple and they couldn’t take their eyes off it.
  The longer you feeded the addiction, the easier it made you forget about everything else, until you forgot to eat, drink or sleep.

  Not saying social media has the same properties but.. “It’s fun”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That didn't last long - Blue Protocol: Star Resonance anti-cheat causing problems on Linux⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I was going to try it, but then I read it was a hollowed out carcass of a Japanese game that went under and was bought out by Tencent’s tethered minions.
  Now that they added crap on top of it, i no longer see the needed to actually wade into those murky waters.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Helldivers 2 director confirms Arrowhead are biting the addition delay bullet while working on performance fixes⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In the meantime, they should make a Helldivers offshoot called Helldivers: Full Steam Ahead, where they dive into Steam’s discussion forums and try to survive the bile lords on that planet.