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  1. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    I actually figured that was the intended way after I found it before I even went to the grand lift. I still don't have the grand lift activated...
  2. Qhue

    Gloomhaven

    I thought they were available to download from Board Game Geek?
  3. Qhue

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    "You are not prepared for what is coming!" "Okay. So if you know, could you tell us so we can GET prepared?" "Errrr -- I mean I guess I could have tried that first...."
  4. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

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  5. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    Good lord the multiplayer is needlessly obtuse. What's fun, however, is watching my friend the self-proclaimed souls god get his ass owned repeatedly by trivial bosses and declaring the area is too hard for us. Him: "This area is just too hard for us" Me: "What are your stats at? What are...
  6. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    No. The Elden Ring story that YOU have created in your mind based on the various bits and bobs that have been handed to you may be good, but that's the same sort of story someone creates based on the bio blurb on the back of a G.I. Joe figure... This is just some JJ Abrams mystery-box bullshit...
  7. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    HFW is a much better overall entertainment product. The synergy of combat and crafting, the overall flow of battle, the epic story and quest design etc. Elden Ring is a game about edging. It punches you in the dick over and over and then doles out a bit of endorphins before slamming another...
  8. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    I've been using the Page summon which is fairly beefy and the now shots taunt fairly well against many bosses. Since she's ranged I can plonk her down somewhere in an open clearing and then when she pulls aggro I can lob rocks at the boss until he notices me again.
  9. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    I have a ton of spells that are just ... terrible. I keep trying to figure out in exactly what scenario some of these would even be viable. I just got the big hammer and the lobbed grenade today and both are just as bad as everything else. Did they think this through?
  10. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    This is my first 'souls game' so I have no direct comparison, but the buddy of mine who compelled me to get the game finally installed it himself yesterday and is extremely disappointed by how they "ruined it". His specific comments include : Unrealistic movement especially including jumping...
  11. Qhue

    Severance

    Watched the start on a lark as a post-movie palette cleanser. (The new Texas Chainsaw Massacre is garbage) Everyone was instantly intrigued by this dark comedy. The way it has been filmed with plenty of lingering shots of abstract symmetry is just calming while also creepy as fuck.
  12. Qhue

    Star Trek: Picard

    The touch with Q noting how old Picard had gotten and then 'catching up' was cute. With that said I have no idea where they are going with all this. Seeing Rios as captain of the Stargazer was cool though.
  13. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    I used a mausoleum to get both items from Rennala. It may not be efficient, but I enjoy the Lunar spell sooo much.
  14. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    Clearly you are having a different experience with coop pool signs... I dropped mine a few times (while on a work call for example) and get maybe one invite every 20 mins. The 'notes' would be a lot more helpful had the UX been slightly less awful. The default view for the middle pane in the...
  15. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    So I finally learned (thanks to this thread) that I needed to 'activate' Godrick's Rune and that was possibly the most underwhelming thing I've seen in a game ever. It adds zero stats when equipped, despite the in-game text suggesting otherwise, and only does something if you use a Ring Arc...
  16. Qhue

    All things Brandon Sanderson

    and here I thought it seemed like he had slowed down from his typical ludicrous pace. He didn't, he just did it in secret.
  17. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    I held onto almost all of my weapons and armor this time as there was quite a lot of differentiation in overall type / locked in perks. In the first game there were definitive 'this is the best' items for the different slots but that doesn't seem to be the case this time. My...
  18. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    I hate this game so fucking much.
  19. Qhue

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    The 'my two dads' energy was palpable...
  20. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    Yeah I was feeling pretty salty in the magic-junkie zombie part of Raya Lucaria, but then I fought the dog and straight up Armageddon'd the thing into the ground. Its still annoying when the balls are forming and one hits a twig and pops, but creative LOS jockeying can help with that.
  21. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    It was to a cave inside a poison swamp and since I had read above about the meteorite staff after I cleared it and got a grace I went out and nabbed the staff as well. Still think the spells I'm using are garbage however.
  22. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    So I finished the main plot and did all the side quests but obviously missed some things like Cauldrons etc. I am, however, no where near maxed on my weapons and don't even know where the heck to find some of the materials I still need. I read that they do have DLC plans based on a shop-leak...
  23. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    There seems to be lots of opportunity in misfortune. I got teleported by a trap that sent me far away, but conveniently to a place which is an excellent exp farm for a mage. I keep dumping points into int since 'glass cannon' seems to be all I'm good at, though all the spells I've found are...
  24. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    Where is the 'Path of Grace's pointing to after Castleeward Tunnel? I feel like I'm missing something
  25. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    I hate this game Why can't I stop playing it??
  26. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    Finished the game today and haven't had this feeling in a long long time. I bought a PS5 specifically to play this. I will buy a PS6 to play the next one. MasterCraft of story, gameplay and visuals.
  27. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    I have actually done exactly this. I'm level 31 now and have 19 unspent skill points while I bang out remaining level 19 quests
  28. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    I continue to outlevel content... I sort of wish I could just pause EXP gain for a bit. Anywho I am now solidly in that sweet 'I just enjoy living in this world' phase where there's a bunch of sidequests and points of interest to explore and I can amuse myself for an hour just doing a bit of...
  29. Qhue

    Playstation 5

    They actually instituted a 'load screen confirmation' for Horizon: Forbidden West because it loads so fast when fast-travelling that you wouldn't be able to even read the load-screen hint most of the time. Its freakish.
  30. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    As someone who lacks the sort of situational awareness necessary to use traps and trips I feel your pain. I haven't put a single skill point into the Trap tree (or machine tree for that matter) because of this. Also means I don't bother with food since I can't bring myself to use it with a 3...
  31. Qhue

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    As a non-Soulsian person I find the whole 'multiplayer' business with invading and inviting and all that to be quite off-putting. Is it actually fundamentally different than "join friend"? The whole thing feels anachronistic.
  32. Qhue

    Peacemaker

    The dyebeard season long running gag turning into a heart-punch moment was *chefs kiss*.
  33. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    I am definitely out leveling content so it's good that I'm playing it on hard (very hard makes things just annoyingly bullet sponge). I'm 27 but doing level 19 quests because I'm chasing the plotlines (and skill points) I'm definitely behind on leveling up my weapons though owing to needing...
  34. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    Soooo apparently I'm playing "Mass Effect" at this point and this makes me very happy. Guerilla done out-Biowared Bioware
  35. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    I have issues with the Sky Clan and their lack of anything resembling winter weather gear... Motherfuckers are nearly barefoot and shirtless wandering out in a goddamn blizzard.
  36. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    I am a bit annoyed at how often I seem to need to plug my PS5 controller back in to get more juice. I thought it was because I was using headphones plugged into the controller, but now I'm just playing the sound through the normal speakers and its still running low after only a few hours.
  37. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    This. I was happily questing along and doing my own thing having figured out exactly what the plot was --- and then the record scratch hit.
  38. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    "Oh wow I really dig this new NPC! I can tell they put some thought into the char.... annnnnd he's dead :("
  39. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    This game is the only reason I was eager to find a PS5. The game is very pretty and just as immersive as the previous one. I feel like the part I'm in now is sort of an extended tutorial that sets things up game mechanic wise until you actually go to the Forbidden West. Combat is just so...
  40. Qhue

    Horizon 2: Forbidden West

    Enjoying the game so far. After the intro/tutorial bits I almost immediately went off the rails and started exploring the initial area and am having a great time. Did end up at the intended destination after a bit and then spent the better part of an hour learning and then playing the...