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This is kinda-not-really an investment question, but I think more eyes would see it here and would like to get some opinions: I'm looking for ways to quickly pay off my mortgage beyond simply paying extra principal payments. Seems like two common strategies are the HELOC and borrow from your...

I looked at the free trial for like 30 seconds and noped out.

I'm considering replacing my current desktop PC (an i7-8700K + GeForce GTX 1660Ti) with a "desktop replacement" 17" laptop. I don't need the portability an awful lot so the system will spend 99% of its time hooked up to a 1440p 165hz monitor. I'm thinking something with a RTX 3070. I'm...

No servers! The virtual would should be able to support millions of players.

This would have niche audience, but I would love for some studio to create a dungeon crawler type game, something like a "EverQuest Dungeons". Imagine having a selection of dungeons on the scale of EQ's Sebilis, Chardok, Howling Stones, Guk, et.al. that a group could dungeon crawl through. Of...

Uh, the first Guild Wars? Sounds like you're describing GW2.

Is it just me or does the combat in this game feel a bit like Mordheim?

The problem I see is that quests with reams of text or voiced dialogue don't fit in a multiplayer game. If you're playing with friends someone is forced to sit there and wait while whoever listens to/reads the shit.

Seriously, does anyone give a shit about quest stories anymore? I literally spam "next next next" when NPCs start blabbing.

I really like GW2's Renown Hearts "quests": simple objectives for an area that take 10-20 minutes then move on. Or, if you prefer, hang around and explore the NPCs, story, and other hidden gems that may lie about. Having a map littered with "!" NPCs with a shit ton of a fetch/kill quests is...

Yeah, I'd put the combat above ESO (which wouldn't be difficult) but nowhere near as visceral and fun as BDO and GW2.

I guess what I mean by "grind" is that the only way to progress is to kill packs of the same mobs over and over. But it's sounds like that's not really the case.

The character models looking absolutely amazing in the character creator, but in-game everything looks kind of meh. Is it my settings? The beginning area?

Okay, well I kind of equate not being casual friendly with grindy. I personally don't mind it, but I suspect my friends will buckle. Anyway, do people use macro software (e.g. AutoHotKey, et. al.) for combos? My initial impression from the combo helper pop-up is, "good lord, I'm not going to...

Yeah I'm getting sensory overload.

General question: is this game casual friendly? I'm getting the vibe that this is a hardcore's paradise.

I thought they had their mojo back with that first episode. Oh well.

Started messing with this due to friends insisting on NOT playing other options... Combat is pretty fun, but movement in general is kind of janky. How's the Tamer for PVE? Also, is there a good site for builds or general skill recommendations?

Same here. It's neat but I personally don't give a shit about handhelds. Even my on my smartphone, I have no games installed. Just not interested in playing games on a tiny screen. What I AM interested in is a set top box. What the hell happened to the SteamBox? Seems like they slipped...

Yeah, I reroll constantly until I find something I like. This is really annoying.

I don't think so. Characters aren't server specific, are they? Rather, no matter which server you choose all your characters come with? EDIT: nevermind. it's confusing. Slots open up as you create a character. The wording made it think the one available slot was only for a season character.

What the hell? Thought I'd give this another shot, but quickly discovered you can only create one character? And if you want to delete it and start over, you have to wait 24 hours for deletion?

It should, yes. You could also consider a Blazor app.

Don't cringe, dude. Like Lend says, .NET 5+ is amazing.

Don't laugh, but Xamarin Forms might be worth a look. Microsoft seems pretty committed to it. It's now a part of .NET Core (.NET 5). https://github.com/dotnet/maui

I think Google themselves have switched to Kotlin? I watched a short intro video on Kotlin and I believe that was one of the points the author made.

The past couple of episodes have been shit.

Once you hit 80 and get your elite spec, look into the Flamethrower Scrapper build: Scrapper - Flamethrower Scrapper - MetaBattle Guild Wars 2 Builds This is what I ran for open world/story. Although I went with Shredder and Bulwark Gyro skills. Learn to swap between the flamethrower and...

Dude, you can't leave us hanging.

I did enjoy this, but the above also crossed my mind. You could completely erase the daughter's existence and the story wouldn't need changes. Token gay character.

Best casual MMO on the market.

The Leftovers was done by the same fool as Lost. So, there you go.

It got old super quick for me.

WHERE IS THE REPORT??

Also, looks like we're going back to the Windows 7 glass/Aero theme? Which I always liked so I'm cool with that.

Oh it matters. It's just not an endless treadmill.

What kind of lazy ass civilization waits until the last minute to evacuate? Planets don't exactly sneak up on you.

I played it about a year ago (to CP160), so unless they've had a massive overhaul of the combat system I cannot fathom how you would consider it "smooth". Although I'm speaking mostly to the graphics, animation, and feel of the combat. On that level the game is incredibly amateurish. If you...

ESO was the most generic and bland MMO I've ever played. The combat is clunky as hell.