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“Hey, you told the merchandise people we delayed, right?” “Shit.”

Finally... I’ll be able to watch Apple TV on the TV instead of my iPad. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-11-02-xbox-series-x-and-s-entertainment-apps-confirmed

I’m hoping it was a delayed firing for the preview they showed.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-10-28-halo-infinite-director-has-departed-project This game is going to be hot garbage.

Why did they crackdown on GM events? I didn’t really start playing until the era of GM events had ended (or maybe they were always rare on my server).

Bringing back twinking like someone mentioned earlier could help keep a healthy lowbie population too.

Is this supposed to be responsive to my post? I didn’t say the MMO market is shit or that the MMO market isn’t strong. And I did say that it currently isn’t offering what I want. I’m also not following your analogy. I mean, I guess I understand where you’re trying to go, but I don’t see how...

And it doesn’t have to be that many people that are interested in a modern day EQ for this to be a successful endeavor. They’re deliberately designing a niche MMO with a lean team. That’s far more exciting to me than a AAA MMO targeted at a massive audience. As so many MMOs have proven over...

Yep, he’s commented on that several times, and he was there in the early days of EQ. It also allows them to develop the game quicker and with fewer resources if they’re not trying to add “revolutionary” new features— like climbing. The new tools also make it all look a lot better. Like I...

So, this isn’t directly on point, but he did mention today that they are focused on “camps” similar to EQ. In fact, they’re deliberately designing their zones with camps in mind (just prototype zones at the moment that have a distinct Freeport / Desert of Ro feel to them). My takeaway from the...

That’s a rather dramatic interpretation of what I’ve said. It’s also not true. WoW didn’t give players the option to do open world versions of all of its dungeons, and it’s doing just fine. I would hope we could agree that more player choice is not always a good thing. If we can’t, we just...

Might be how you design games for mass audiences, but designing games for mass audiences is how we got here. I don’t think having instance versions of open world dungeons solves the problem. It takes the same toll on immersion and community as instancing alone. And doing the same work for...

When I asked about it on the stream (and I’m paraphrasing here), Shawn said he was leaning toward instancing but then Nick came up with a list of reasons not to do instancing that were at least convincing enough to put some more thought into it. I think instancing was one of the nails in the...

I’ve hopped on the stream a few times this past week. He‘s super chill and is willing to answer questions, which is usually interesting given his background. It’s still early in development, obviously, but it feels a lot like EQ so far. They sound like they’re interested in avoiding...

If they wanted this to be GTA 2077, I think they would have built the map differently. A lot of the volume comes from the different floors in at least some of the buildings. And, since I doubt we’ll be driving inside the buildings, that doesn’t leave enough space for a GTA type game. I’m...

Welcome to the club. We only say negative things about Sony, but you’re obviously way ahead on that. Oh, we also have a little dance thingy you’ll have to learn.

That article is a few days behind the times. This story was started by people who think heat coming out of a console like Series X means there’s a problem. The article cites two sources, here’s the first calling the issue fake news: Here’s the second saying he disagrees there is a heat...

Rockstar didn’t even claim it was trying to do in RDR2 what Microsoft has already shown it can successfully do with the Series X. Microsoft’s approach may not work in the end (though the reviews so far say otherwise). But if it doesn’t work, it is absolutely 100% NOT for the same reason RDR2’s...

Another cool feature in Microsoft’s focus on backwards compatibility: https://venturebeat.com/2020/10/06/xbox-series-xs-machine-learning-auto-hdr-renders-stunning-results/

Dates EA Play is coming to Game Pass: Console - Nov 10 for Series X/S launch PC - December

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/25/21456840/amazon-xbox-series-x-preorder-customers-consoles-launch-day-delay So glad I went with the Microsoft Store. Sony and Microsoft should punish Amazon for this. Amazon knew exactly how many machines they had, and they could have sold accordingly...

You left out the best part:

The good stuff from this deal is a ways out, but there will be some benefits early on.

Got mine from the Microsoft Store

Hmm... I was going to go Amazon for Series X, but maybe I’ll just go Microsoft. Probably won’t be as big of an issue for Series X—but still.

I continue to buy Xbox over PS, and multiplayer is a major motivation. Microsoft’s new approach has only cemented my loyalty. I have a group of 8 or so friends that all play games but with varying degrees of dedication. The fact that I could upgrade to the One X day one and now the Series X...

I loved the game when it came out too. But I agree the video was underwhelming. My library already ordered a couple copies, so I'll check it out anyway.

I’m considering buying my first PS this generation, but I‘m not in a huge rush. Any thoughts on when the first good sale might happen? I’m most interested in just a straight price drop rather than a bundle with games because I get console games free at my library.

Great deal going on right now for Xbox game pass. You can upgrade all of your stored up Xbox Gold time to Game Pass Ultimate for $1. Max is 3 years. tl;dr: I just got 3 years of Xbox Game Pass for $1. https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/07/17/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-xbox-game-pass-ultimate/

They’re adding a PvP mode called The Arena early next year. Short on details at the moment. This could be enough to pull my friends and me back in for a little while—unlike every other “expansion” announced/released.

Release the Kraken!

Is there an ilvl requirement for the raid? I got the game this week and will hit 110 tonight, but my gear isn't the greatest. Still need to bug someone for a guild invite too.

If I were to buy Legion and use the 100 level boost, how many hours would I have to put in before being ready to raid?

Playing from the backup would be doing, literally, the exact same thing for those 10 days. If we start fresh I could pick different characters (without falling even further behind), progress with different (and more) people, and be part of the raiding. It would only be the same in that I would...

Doubt this is a vote, but man, with that much lost, I would prefer a fresh server with same rule set (but with auto scribe on for all levels). I'm not interested in replaying the last 10 days.

If a new server rises from the ashes, is that with or without our characters?

Thinking about starting a character. I haven't played since the first expansion. Any advice on what class a noob should play or what realm (if that's what you call servers) I should play on?