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Seeing the Swamp and @tronic44's Tombstones.... 😄

Hopped on last night for about an hour with @TurboR56Mini because I wanted to see what you guys did yesterday! 😐 Thanks for unlocking the game to throw trolls and swamp people at me at home base! 😐 Literally got up and went AFK for like 4 minutes, and @TurboR56Mini starts yelling at me to come back because I'm being hit by a troll in my vegetable garden! THEN, I get attacked by swamp people and skeletons. I thought home was a safe place. 😭 All in all, I love the progress you guys made! So cool!

Sounds like a great idea and a super idea to ask everyone before we look into what to do next. I think as more and more of us are getting on, I really want to make sure they can feel like they can contribute and create stuff themselves, all for the community cause. I think this is a SUPER idea and we should get it up as an event! The game isn't going anywhere so we shouldn't be in any rush to do stuff. This is why I'm comfortable just creating more places, reinforcing more current builds because it adds to the fun of it all. I'd rather create something near the swamp to smelt the Iron to make stuff than hop via my own personal world to speed stuff up. Sometimes it makes sense but I enjoy the idea of even saying to each other 'how should we do this?'....and now we can build LONGBOATS...I think we should explore the seas over the coming weeks and watch us get obliterated together by some sea serpent. Sounds deligtful and hilarious even when I type it! 😄🤣

Well shit, the swamp will wreck you, I would say at least 2 people minimum to explore, 3 is better. I know @GazzaGarrattand @tronic44 (saw a few of Tron's graves kicking around!!) explored at least 2 sunken crypts, @RenFengge and I started a third. I extended the walkway to "land" in the swamp and started a tree house, since ya know, tree house. I've also upgraded our forge at the Vault to level 7! We now have a stone cutter there too. Feel free to demo it then rebuild it for the crafting items. Since we beat the second boss or triggered it some other way, there are now raids that attack our bases. @RenFengge and I were at the home base and we attacked by swamp things in one encounter and a troll in another. This new mechanic for the server is....fun? There does not seem to be a safe place anymore so time to enhance our defenses and rethink our layouts at major bases like Vault and Home. We can build with stone now so maybe we do some demo on the OG structure at home and start building the FG Castle??? More than happy to start but I know many of you put some time on day 1 into that base. I don't want to start reconstructing it until we agree to make it a stone castle!!! Maybe we do a build event this week instead of a boss. I'm pretty sure there is no way in hell we will defeat the swamp boss this week. I'm not sure I want to, TBH, I'd rather have the group put some thought into building out the FG Home base and establishing a nice compound for new folks that may join. Thoughts? OOO we can have a long boat too as I saw it in my crafting menu 🙂

This. A million times this. I have seen and watched so many people just play grindy ass games, for what? Look, I've said it before, I play Destiny 2 not because I particularly enjoy it, but because I actually enjoy the people I game with. But please don't think that I think Destiny is anything to be amazed about. It's lazy in the mechanics, the grind, and the various difficulty levels. That said, I am amused on the shit given to Anthem because of the million things wrong with it.. because I see and hear those million things and go "Destiny was originally just as shitty" and all them other loot shooters are just as tedious and terrible as this. But, we want to only shit on Anthem? Come on. I am very much guilty of pre-ordering Anthem and Andromeda... Because I wanted to support my favorite studio in their new direction and hope that EA didn't eat their soul. But, BioWare is dead. Casey gave up, AGAIN. There's nothing to salvage. I also get it. The video game development cycle is expensive. It rivals the budget of likes of Marvel movies and James Cameron movies. And, studios want a return on their money. But, for the love that is all good, just give us games that don't suck and throw microtransactions on them. I will continuously buy things for games I enjoy. But, you will never see me drop $5 on some bullshit outfit or color scheme. Or to unlock a character in a very poorly written story. I want good games. I want games that make me think. That have a story worthwhile. That have characters who I love or love to hate. I want publishers like EA to do more than just throw money and dictate boxes that the studios need to follow, then watch them fail. It's like asking a fish to climb a tree. Look at what Square has done with their failures and risen above them. They have this fantastic Final Fantasy online world that was originally trash, but it is now rich and full after the overhaul. Again, while I am thrilled to have found this gaming community that I thoroughly enjoy, that does not erase the fact that this is a very dark time in the gaming world with trash games everywhere.

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To be fair, They were reporting on an interview done by IGN. I have zero faith in anything EA says in this piece though. I thought it was interesting that of all times NOW they'd say "Oh, you game developers have nothing to worry about from us. You do your thing and we'll leave you be." The fact that Dragon Age 4 was suppose to be a live service game blows my mind. Have they not seen the previous interations??? I do agree with Ren about ME legendary edition being a greatest hits for them. After the joke that was Anthem, I'm surprised they're still afloat.

Yuffie!!!!!! Final Fantasy VII Remake is getting a huge PS5 update with a new Yuffie episode WWW.THEVERGE.COM Yuffie Kisaragi is coming to FF7R

Really, REALLY late to the party with this one. I hadn’t planned on buying this, but a nice sale can change ones mind quite fast. If you’ve played any of the other games in this series, it’s more of the same. Controls are more reminiscent of DMC4 then the other 3. It’s the same action, gunplay the series is known for. I’ve been enjoying it and cursing at it as well. Some parts are frustrating as all hell, but that’s the games style. The new character, V is pretty fun to play as. Rather then attack himself, he utilizes demons to attack instead. These are both controlled the same as Dante and Neros gun and swords. It works well. Really easy to SSS rank combos with him. Again, if you like the series, you’ll dig this.

I mean we have too don't we? Here is my opening gambit When the troll realizes you’re out of stamina...

Interesting read here. I wonder how long it will last though. Thoughts? EA Pledges Total Freedom For Studios With Game Development, Including Dragon Age, Titanfall, And More WWW.GAMEINFORMER.COM In recent years, there has been a massive disconnect between EA and gamers and with so many...

Has anyone seen or heard about this? Looks mental and I can actually see myself sinking some hours into it if it has PlayStation support. Yeah I'm aware it tells me what platforms it's available on at the end but I'm too lazy to go back and look

Sorry buddy, we don't allow just spamming of links to other sites unless you're a trusted FGer. This is your first post, with your username as what you're trying to do. If you here cos you want to be here, fantastic. I'll lok forward to seeing your intro in the introduction section all about you, what games you like, etc and then see you around FG in other places. 👍

The key's to success: 1. Find foods you enjoy and can rotate around that work towards your goal. Lean proteins, fruits and veggies, carbs and fats. 2. Find a way you LIKE to train. There is no right or wrong way. Movement is movement. Do that a lot. 3. Measure your steps, the easiest way to burn excess calories is with steps as everyone can go for a walk. Want to burn some more calories and shed some fat, increase your steps by 1000 a day for a week and watch what it does. Easy.

I think also post credits, if it doesnt show anything from Loki, will show Haywood was / is a skrull

The chaos magic will be explored fully in Dr Strange 2 I have no doubt. Potentially her training her how to control it I think its literally just the name 'Mephisto' that is the issue. Mephistopheles is one of the names for the devil and is where the comic name comes from. I just think there wont be any character called Mephisto. They will just go with Nightmare It will either be Ultron or a version of Ultron. Or they will just go with White Vision who is like just a cold calculated version of Vision himself. Theoretically the code is in him for Ultron still though so it would make sense in the MCU. He is a big villain in the comics it would be cool to see him back and done a bit more justice. Yep Wandavision is basically the stepping off point for Dr Strange and all the multiverse stuff, Spiderverse, Xmen and who knows what else. I think yes 2 post credits, one for the villain of Dr Strange 2 potentially appearing to Agatha or talking to her. I think the other will be for Loki. I was thinking they may just throw an unrelated one in there for Falcon but considering its so close I don't know why they would do that

If D2 is in good game development, it's because it's a cash cow. It because they were given what they needed to fix their initial Destiny and become what it is today. But, being successful in that sense is because a cheetah was asked to run and not do something it couldn't naturally do. I think a lot of fun in multiplayer games happens in spite of bad game development. For example, when @TurboR56Mini and I played No Man's Sky with a few people, just getting an update or a patch was intriguing because of various things breaking or completely changing. Every patch and update was like getting a new game. It was always a question of "What's broken today? What's fixed now that we couldn't previously do because it was broken?" I'll cite Square Enix on actual good game development, but the culture there is vastly different. We only recently talk about that "crunch" time in gaming studios, but that's like embedded in anime production and game production for them. However, they don't necessarily abandon games because they give up either. Again, FFXIV was a redo, and congrats on them for making good on that. Admitting they were wrong in a puff piece was an orchestrated move pushed by their PR, most likely. I've been on the side of companies with their C-suite needing to do this BS. I've seen the arguments that PR and Marketing make to the C-suite to do these things. They put it out there to pacify the game audience. That's it. They expect people to forget in a week. If they follow through, I will be pleasantly surprised. If they don't, it's what was expected. Them giving the studios they bought "more freedom" is vastly different than what they are used to. It's not what their Board is used to. It's not what their major investors are used to. Unless their Board is on the same page, it won't happen. And, Boards only care about profit. "More freedom" to studios is not an overnight thing. It's not even a "couple of months" thing. It's a culture change that will take time and the willingness to fight for it. I love games, and the industry as a whole makes me sad. Sony is my bright spot in how they manage their studios. Look at Bend Studios and Guerrilla Games. Look at how they are being grown and guided vs what EA has done to studios they bought. Sony does it right. And, I look forward to anything they do for the gaming world. They aren't perfect, but they have always tried to be for the gamers.

Yeah, about that....its incredibly insane!! I was determined on my day off to go and have some exploring time as I wanted to feel like I was able to attempt something that was challenging. This was to go to the swamp and survive enough to bring back some loot to create better things to then go back and get the prestigious Iron we needed for next steps. @tronic44, Pablo (rich's friend) and me went to the swamp after i pushed so far and got loads of items but ran out of luck. We attempted time after time to get our stuff back, and continually died getting caught out by leeches in the water. About 5 boats later, we eventually got our stuff and went in a little deeper. I must say the jump after the second boss to the third is quite substantial. The subconscious way through someone thought about this change in the game and allows you to subtlety change and adapt to potions whilst using the latest things you could make, like the tankard are very satisying. After a few runs to a few crypts in between breaks, @tronic44 beat an extended pathway to the swamps whilst Ihad a brief look at the Mountains on our spawn island, as we can now make Frost resistant potions. Be well aware, Wolves HURT ALOT. I died many times killing a few but going back to see what was in there. At night something amazing is in there called a Fenring. Apparently only appears at night and howls to call other wolves to come close when you take it on. Lots of health, i got within 5% of killing it to then die and wasn't able to get back in time before sunrise. Apparently some pretty Wolf leg armour can be made with the stuff he drops, alongside some rare drops Wolves give you (Fangs, Pelts, etc). Anyway, before I got off for FIFA Monday Night Football, I added a few bits which I believe Carl completed later on to our Forge, thanks buddy. You'll now find the dining/storage hall at the Vault to be a cool place to hang out with the Comfort level now at 12. Here's a view from either side. Go and sit in the Raven Throne when you get chance 😄

And on balance (which is effing weird cos i'm saying this in a thread I have little love for EA 😄 )but you would say that the fun has happened because sometimes game development IS good? I don't like watching the news because its far more bias to negative news because it generates more interest. I'd love to see what makes us tick in a positive sense. Not many people decide to pick up on the positive parts of really anything created these days but I'm just trying to step back a little and see if there is any positive stuff in this? Maybe just admitting the fact they were wrong to dictate so much to game developers and the next few games they'll be trying to allow them some freedom....IS a good thing? Albeit very minor because we have little faith that they'll truly follow their own words? 😄 Just a random 2p that popped in my mind.

I mean... that's what I love about our constant grinding of DSC. It's not like most of us need anything in it anymore, but it's just hilarious fun. We're all still talking about the third encounter and @Kemp210 's birthday happening during it hahahaa. And, I wasn't even there!!

Exactly! 100% this!

I genuinely can't see the difference. I've not heard what they are gonna do differently either. I could imagine based on teh shooting how an element of DayZ survival would work in this game...but where is the detail!! Unless this game was made to create more hype back around Division 2. I see so many games that are doing this and making more well established games shine even more because of half-assed versions coming out from nowhere.

yeah i don't know how we will manage to beat the third since it has arrow resistance so we will have to go up close and personal with blunt weapons, we need to grind so everyone can be on a similar equipment with a ton of potions etc cause the elder kicked our asses even us who were kinda maxed out, i will try to solo the second boss on my own world but if i can't i will maybe nuke the whole thing and bring everything to the fg server

I didn't see this. I already have it so might be worth the transfer to SSD rather than external Hard Drive....although I have no space on the SSD already 🤣

An option would be great. I mean, you can already zoom in and out very quickly using the mouse wheel and it goes into first person when you put yourself in a tight spot. On the main though with survival games, it works really well in 3rd person. First Person is for more intense games imo, and why I enjoy Destiny far more than the Division, which is probably still the best 3rd person game i've played.

So I have gone and bought myself a gaming laptop. After a fair while looking at specs and education myself a bit about what's out there I have decided upon the following HW to get me into the world of PC gaming. Acer Nitro 5 with the 17.3" monitor and running Intel core i7. Graphics card is the GTX1660. 16Gb Ram and 256SSD. I am hoping this should keep me going for a fair while now to be fair! I look forward to getting involved with a few other faces and embarking on my PC expansive world discovery!

A bit late to the party but thats awesome news George @G_dub52 ! I think some people always feel hesiatnt on gaming laptops but I think they can definitely suit people's needs and a great starter for getting into PC gaming with all of us too. Valheim I can see you've already had the taste of it, and you'll find my choices are all around survival, less twitch FPS games. Valheim, 7 Days, Green Hell, even Minecraft to an extent because these give you chances to dip in and play with others on your PC and also be chilled enough to pop back and forth on it due to the servers we have running right now. Hopefully you can see how a PC can work alongside the console games because they won't ever go away with the large majority of us finding very good party games to come back to on there.

I legit cannot help but be annoyed by this. Like... my knee-jerk reaction is "Go burn in hell." Because it rarely has ever been, and it's always been about the $$$ which is why they broke BioWare by demanding them to create GaaS instead of the games that they are actually great at making. This whole interview is a bunch of gaslighting BS. It's EA trying to appease their audience after the news of Casey giving up and Anthem 2.0 no longer happening. It's like an abusive ex saying, "I always loved you, and I promise to not hit you anymore and let you have some more freedom instead of locking you in the house. But, do remember who gave you this mansion to live in and all your food and clothes." So... go burn in hell? I love Dragon Age and Mass Effect. I want DA4 to be amazing. But, I also think that maybe Mass Effect Legendary should be their swan song/greatest hits as they fade away and make room for other studios. I say this as I grew up watching Squaresoft evolve, merge, do whatever, and become Square Enix. As a huge fan of Squaresoft and never thinking we could have the great games that were FFIX and the predecessors, because I loved Chrono Trigger too... and I know the team responsible for those games have moved on. I enjoyed FFVII Remake and will play it all as it is released. But, the heart wrenching stories, especially that of FFVI and Kafka, I haven't seen Square pull anything off like that since FFIX. Anyway, the interview is them covering their ass and is a puff piece. (So say me, an Exec Assistant to numerous powerful people in NYC who has had to work with marketing departments to "create goodwill" with puff pieces)

Hey @Tar-Eruntalion There is a process to fix that, we had downloaded the wrong files. Also, @RenFengge is working a more complete guide for server access, but this will get you fixed and back up and running. Go to "...\Steam\steamapps\common\Valheim" Rename the Valheim folder to "Valheim_old" Open the Steam desktop app and right click on Valheim on the Library tab Click "Properties" Click "Local Files" Click "Verify integrity of game files..."This should redownload the files that we mistakenly altered by using the "plus" mod. This will recreate the "Valheim" folder in the first step. Click this link https://bit.ly/3brRyEj and download the .dll file Navigate to "...\Steam\steamapps\common\Valheim\valheim_Data\Managed" Drag and drop this file into that directory Click the replace file option when prompted, then you're all set. The server will work again. Let me know if this does not work and we can get on and help get you up an running. - Carl

Seriously Clive...you need to do some repair work to that garage mate! It seems a bit close to the water as well 😂😂

It is clear to me now that I'm going to have to channel my inner Ronnie Pickering 🤔😅

This game was one of the few reasons for picking up a PS5 but I hear Sony are planning to let more of their games go to PC...... here's hoping😁

Might actually be able to get a ps5 by then😉

Valheim is first on the list @TurboR56Mini for sure! I will have this downloaded on Friday no questions asked. Other games on my growing steam wishlist @RenFengge include day-z, diablo 3, fallout 4 and rust. There's plenty more but I can't think off the top of my head 🙂 I look forward to joining in with you guys as soon as possible! I'll still be doing FIFA Mondays with FG and trying for Gran Turismo Tuesday as well as warzone on my playstation and football manager and several Lego games with the boy on the switch so gaming has kicked up a gear in our house 😆

Welcome!! GET VALHEIM....this is all. But really, glad to see new folks getting into it. Great time for gaming being in lockdown.

Welcome to PCMR! Lol. I still like my Playstation and Switch for various games. But, I grew up with mostly PC gaming! Love gaming laptops for their mobility. Worked well for me during my very nomadic lifestyle when I was younger (and recently when I feared getting kicked out of my game room before @TurboR56Mini started to get into gaming). What kind of games are you going to play on your laptop?

Nice one, will get you added on Steam at some point today. I came back to PC gaming around 2012, first with Civilisation 5 and then with the DayZ mod. But I was using a work laptop which allowed me about an hour an a half on DayZ before overheating and dying. I loved that mod so much I saved my pennies for a gaming machine, best move I ever made.

That's awesome! I've been reading up on the Valheim server too and that looks ace. Can't wait to get it now!

I'm the opposite, prefer first person. But many of the best survival games, like DayZ, give the option to switch between the two, so that would be a cool feature imo🙂

I just bought myself a gaming laptop so will be trying to get more involved in the PC world woohoo! Steam ID is G_dub52 add me if you wish 🙂

This.

Looks like it works super well. I just tend to seriously dislike first person POV. I can't see where I get stuck lol.

I completely agree. It does f*ck with my brain a bit too much when I participate in timed things like this. Instead of focusing on the gradual changes for longer term and healthier results. I'm taking a huge mental step back from the weekly weigh-ins. If I make the month, I make the month. If I don't, then it is what it is. My actual numbers and various endurance times will speak for themselves, not the scale.

Can confirm that the game is a lot more stable. Still destroys my i5 from 2012 like (pinned at 100% usage), but at least the game isn't crashing every 15 mins! Been having a few profitable nights this week doing bounty hunting, item recovery, couriering etc.

With each new quarterly update you have to create your face again but that's l. You keep whatever you owned from the previous patch. I've now got 200K credits saved up over the last year.

It's what we're all thinking