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  1. Valderen

    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    I'm Canadian so things are a bit different here. Right now I'm not qualified for disability because I can still work, I'm just choosing not to because I want to take advantage of the good years before it gets worse. While it's not an ideal situation financially I am still confident in my...
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    Retirement... (i.e. what are you going to be after you've grown up)

    Well, I'm at my last week before retirement at 57. This isn't the way I planned things, but health reasons has forced me to change my plans. I was always planning on working till 65, I like what I do and honestly I will get bored retired. Life has other plans for me it appears. I was diagnosed...
  3. Valderen

    Path of Exile 2

    I finally reached the endgame, and did more maps than any league before this one. I usually reached the endgame, ran a few maps and stopped. This time I have a bunch of quests to do and feel like I'm working toward something, really enjoying the new endgame so far.
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    Path of Exile 2

    Yeah they mentioned they have something internally already, but they want to present the info in an interesting way. Not just what killed you, but why like which defense attribute you needed to survive like more armor, evasion or resistance.
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    Spider-Noir

    I just finished watching this last night, I watched it in black and white. I enjoyed it, don't feel like I wasted my time. It was different for sure but enjoyable. It's not a masterpiece or anything, but there's nothing offensive about it. I'd watch another season if they ever make one.
  6. Valderen

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    I never watch streamers live, only watch their YouTube video for builds, tips or for help if I'm stuck with a boss or puzzle, I never watch them actually play..
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    Path of Exile 2

    I play this exclusively on my Xbox Series X with no issues.
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    Path of Exile 2

    I'm slow, just reached the interludes. That and playing 3 characters at once, with 2 friends, and another with 1 friend. I'm also totally OCD, I can't move on a map until it's totally uncovered even though I know I got all that was in the map. I can't wait to reach the new endgame, usually...
  9. Valderen

    Playstation 5

    Everything is possible, so it could be true...but in God of War, Kratos's son Atreus is Loki so the blurb about Loki's sister doesn't make sense. Again, these people are know to shit all over previous lore to promote their agenda so it's possible.
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    General Gaming News and Discussion

    And here I thought playing as the kid was bad enough, they manage to make it worse.
  11. Valderen

    Escape from New York

    I don't see the point, movie is awesome as it is.
  12. Valderen

    Spider-Noir

    I just started and watched the first 3 episodes in B&W and enjoyed the show so far. I'm looking forward to watching the rest.
  13. Valderen

    No Man's Sky

    While I appreciate the work, and everything...slow down on NMS and release Light No Fire already.
  14. Valderen

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Well they sold 60M copies of The Witcher 3, a new paid DLC is a good way to replenish your bank account if needed. I know I'll be getting it and most likely replay the entire fucking game once again for a 4th time.
  15. Valderen

    NHL 2025-2026: Canada's Quest to Defeat Bettman and Claim the Cup

    I doubt my Habs are going to beat Carolina, we are being dominated, we barely touch the puck. Thanks to Dobes the games are still tight and going into OT. It looks like our 2 pretty difficult series of 7 is catching up to us, players seem to lack some spring to their skating and always late on...
  16. Valderen

    Destiny 2 - Clan Link 1st Post

    It's sad because when Destiny 2 is good, it's actually pretty fucking awesome, but sadly it kept oscillating between being good and bad and eventually being bad more often than good.
  17. Valderen

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    When you realize that he’s singing live, if you silence or hold him the song will play but he’s not singing. That’s fucking meta.
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    Star Wars general purpose movie stuff

    I’m wondering if people would be ok with them recasting the original characters and telling new stories in that era or doing something like Heir to the Empire for example. There’s a lot of good Legends stuff they could borrow from If they want to stay in the Skywalker era.
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    NHL 2025-2026: Canada's Quest to Defeat Bettman and Claim the Cup

    The way they are playing its' going to take only 16 games for Colorado to win the cup, 4 series sweep.
  20. Valderen

    Star Wars general purpose movie stuff

    I don't care which era they use. Just make good movies and TV shows. It shouldn't be that hard the Star Wars universe is such ab interesting setting where you can tell a wide range of stories.
  21. Valderen

    The Odyssey (2026)

    Not going to lie that looked awesome to me.
  22. Valderen

    NHL 2025-2026: Canada's Quest to Defeat Bettman and Claim the Cup

    That was an amazing series between Montreal and Tempa, all games decided by 1 goal. Almost gave me a few heart attacks, this was so stressful but we did it. Buffalo is next…go habs go!!!
  23. Valderen

    Crimson Desert

    I’m still playing any chance I get, but time is limited for me also. The other thing is I’m mostly doing thing people have already posted about so not much reason for me to post. I’m only in the third zone exploring and questing. Still loving it.
  24. Valderen

    Crimson Desert

    Well this patch kept me busy, i got the new storage chests and move inventory stuff around..there is so much storage space now. It also going to make me visit my house a lot more since the chest are in there, so I need to start decorating a bit more and make something cozy to come home to.
  25. Valderen

    Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

    I watched the reveal during lunch at work, I was somewhat impressed. Game looks great, combat and movement looked fluid. I'm looking forward to it, but I am admittedly an AC fanboy, while I didn't think AC:Shadows was awful, it's the first AC game I didn't finish. This reveal looks way better...
  26. Valderen

    Crimson Desert

    We knew it was coming but that’s a pretty awesome patch. Pearl Abyss is doing great with this game.
  27. Valderen

    Crimson Desert

    Now I haven’t finished the game yet, so take this for what it’s worth, but I would estimate that you’re looking to around 60 to 100 hours or so. The range is large because some optional content can be time consuming like taking care of the camp, or the witches quest chains…while optional both...
  28. Valderen

    Crimson Desert

    I just hit 139 hours, and barely just left Pailune (2nd zone). I still have a lot to do in the first 2 zones but not sure what unlocks the remaining side quests. Still have a bit of the map to explore too in Pailune. I am still enjoying the game, just wish I had more time to play (playoff...
  29. Valderen

    NHL 2025-2026: Canada's Quest to Defeat Bettman and Claim the Cup

    I get the feeling he knows it's probably best to retire, but he still wants to play. He has nothing to prove. Greatest goal scorer of all time. He had his Stanley Cup. He has nothing left to prove. Just saw him in games against Montreal and while he still is deadly around the net, I felt he...
  30. Valderen

    Crimson Desert

    Latest Patch Notes. Not mentioned, or maybe fixed before and I missed it but I can finally fish with wireless controller on Xbox.
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    NHL 2025-2026: Canada's Quest to Defeat Bettman and Claim the Cup

    Cole Caufield scored his 50th last night, it was amazing. It's been so long since Montreal has a 50 goal scorer. Stephane Richer was the last 36 years ago. Slavkowsky for his part got his 30th, what a power forward he's developing into. Now let's see if Suzuki can get 100pts, he's at 98 now...
  32. Valderen

    Crimson Desert

    It's not too far in, and I'll echo what others have said, it's important to work on the camp once it's unlocked. It's a fairly long process to get it to max level. On a side note @Gravel , nice avatar of Angine de Poitrine. :)
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    Crimson Desert

    Those are good changes, this team is doing the right thing so far. If they continue this way and release some amazing DLC, this is going to be one of my top 5 of all time.
  34. Valderen

    Dune Awakening

    Color me impressed, devs that actually listened and used the data they have to make a rather radical shift in their vision going from PvP to PvE.
  35. Valderen

    Black Desert

    Update BDO to use the same engine as Crimson Desert would be a good place to start.
  36. Valderen

    Crimson Desert

    What I hope to see them fix in the future. Being able to craft from the storage chest even if you limit that to the camp only. Add path line to the mini map, so it's a bit easier to navigate the roads when going to an objectives. I don't want auto-path just having the path highlighted keep...
  37. Valderen

    No Man's Sky

    Pet battles!
  38. Valderen

    Crimson Desert

    So after 90 hours, I have finally left Hernand, still have stuff left to do so I'll be back one day.
  39. Valderen

    NHL 2025-2026: Canada's Quest to Defeat Bettman and Claim the Cup

    With Detroit losing today, Habs officially clinched a playoffs spot with 6 games remaining. I’m impressed by our progress, we’re still the second youngest team and our core is the young players with most of the older players being support players. And we are still in the top 5 I think as a team...
  40. Valderen

    Crimson Desert

    If you’re having trouble wining archery against the precog npc archer, just drive cart and park it in front of the fucking NPC and easy win.