Diddums

My latest thing is steak. Not cheapo shit steak but nice cuts. Granted they cost a bit more but are fucking lovely. The problem is that the cuts we buy are always too big to have one each, and too small to share, so tonight we're cooking just the one and will have some nice steak & cheese rolls 😎

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A few strings? Is that what you call a cricket bat to the face?

Fuck! I'm gonna need to bring my mug in to work. Also my drinking device.

Event Title: Corrodoory: Euan's Attending Edition! Event Author: Diddums Calendar: Community Calendar Event Date: 05/29/2020 08:00 PM WW2 it is folks, FFXIV turned out to be a fuckup. See you on the battlefield soldiers! Corrodoory: Euan's Attending Edition! N.B. If viewing this via the FG App, please visit the Calendar event via browser to RSVP. Thanks.

Ok well let me fix this situation then: We're doing WW2 😄 Uncle Euan said he might even show up so it's the least we can do. Also, you're welcome to organize R6 nights on Fridays, but it's the one night I enjoy a jolly good drink and fuck playing that when I'm pissed. Anyway. Go download WW2, let's do it!

Well, I spent the week shoving FFXIV down everyone's throats, only to discover that it's not gonna work because reasons (need paid accounts to party up, and even then need level 15 before coming out of the starting zones). So, we need something new. Lolliott ( @Middle Class Caveman ) suggested CoD WW2 as it's free on the PSN store this week, whatcha fink? Will hafta download tonight though in preparation. @GazzaGarratt @J&B @Nutcuttlit @slamminbones @tronic44 @Stretch616 @LordBaguette

No sir.

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Battle Royale should be flung in the annals of history. Your wish however is my command 😄

Morning all 🙂 I spoke to Leigh this morning who let me have a little fiddle with all the buttons: WoW forum is now gone, topics moved to role playing games. Featured games merged in to game categories, featured games forum deleted. Created a FFXIV sub-forum in Role Playing Games. Moved all the Division 2 threads in to the Role Playing Games category, deleted forum. Any suggestions please pop them in here, see you online!

Nah, not at all, I'm still very much on PC, but this was the culmination of a few things: 1: Being fed up of not having something I could really sink my teeth in to on PS4. I don't mean like CoD, I mean like Destiny. Hours and hours, with friends, long sessions, drunk, sober, day, night, whatever. A proper meaty game. 2: Not playing on PS4 enough as that's where the majority of the people I tolerate play. 3: Being fed up with WoW, but not enough to cancel my sub, but still wanting to put it to rest so I have no excuse but to get on the likes of Star Citizenships, Sea of People with Long Fingers, Mingecraft, Runt: Mowdown, etc. I'll still very much be on PC, in fact this will likely increase my time on PC, just playing other things than WoW.

Seeing as I've been shoving this down everyone's throats this week I may as well do a little write up after a few hours this evening. Make no mistake, this is a PC port, plain and simple. The simple act of getting online involves creating an account, verifying email, etc. This is an MMO to the core, a fact it flaunts more than it hides. The controls are ridiculously complicated at first, but once you start figuring it out and perhaps most importantly, tweaking it to how you want it, it becomes second nature and muscle memory starts to take over. The character creation process is by far the best I've ever used, and for the first time in 36 years I actually spent 20 mins creating a character, and thoroughly enjoyed it. The music is very relaxing and peaceful, which is, for lack of a better word, lovely. There is a LOT to take in. This game tries to ease you in to it a bit but male no mistake: if you're not the kind of person to enjoy MMORPGs, you won't last an hour. That said, finally figuring stuff out is all the more satisfying for it. The interface and navigation is confusing as hell at first, but I'm gradually getting used to it. This isn't a game which dumbs things down for folks, it embraces all the complexities, all the intricacies, the customization options, the constant having to figure stuff out (for now at least) - it forces people to learn how things work and the experience is all the better for it. Last time I was this curious and intrigued about things was back in 2007 when I started playing World of Warcraft for the first time. The graphics are simple yet perfectly functional. I suspect it'll look a lot better on PC but the whole reason for me wanting to get in to this is because I miss playing on the PS4. The combat feels a bit clunky at first but I'm getting used to it, and pulling off some epic combos is very satisfying. The game has everything you could wish for in an MMO. I'm yet to find one single aspect of WoW that this doesn't offer, and in many ways a lot of the things this game does, and how it does them, feels like logical progress from the way WoW does things. There are plenty classes to go round, and you can genuinely make your character your own. The game works on the Holy Trinity principle: healer, tank, damage dealers. This is hands down the best system I've ever played in a game because you learn your role intimately. This was also the biggest disappointment for me in Destiny, when I found out that in raids you were just 6 dudes with guns, there are no specific roles. Being an absolute badass at your role, performing at your ultimate, knowing that your group wouldn't have killed the boss without you, is to this day the most satisfying feeling I have ever experienced in a game. Make no mistake: this is a game that will test you. I got close to chucking in the towel when I couldn't figure out how to get to a quest objective but perseverance paid off and the game is all the more rewarding for it. It's a shame it's an expensive game to play with a monthly sub as many consider that heresy but in my experience, sub based games are a whole new level of commitment from the developers. They engage in their communities and listen to what they have to say. The fact that Square Enix is one of the best around is just icing on the cake. I can see myself spending WoW levels of time playing this game. The amount of content is insane and might even be the first game I've ever played which can hold a candle to WoW and in many aspects, beat it. I can't wait for my next session. The learning curve is more of a cliff but then when every other game I've played in the last year or so has been about as sophisticated, and therefore rewarding as fucking Fortnite, this is a genuine refreshing change and one I honestly believe, based on my very short play time, the one I've been looking for for the last two years. And as you all know, the search has been very, very real. Anyway, meet Diddums Futtbucker:

Sadly that may end up down the pan, as it seems you can't party up on trial accounts. It's also a LOT of game to take in, coupled with the fact it's subscription based, will mean it'll only hold a few of us. I'm all over it already, it's awesome. @Middle Class Caveman create an event for WWII on Friday, if I can pull myself away from FFXIV long enough I'll hop on.

Yes sir!

Event Title: FFXIV night Event Author: Diddums Calendar: Community Calendar Event Date: 05/29/2020 08:00 PM Alright you bumders, we're all doing some FFXIV on Friday night for FREE! YAY! FREE SHIT! Download it now, it's 45gb. Delete whatever you have to, make it happen. See you on Friday. Ciao xxx FFXIV night N.B. If viewing this via the FG App, please visit the Calendar event via browser to RSVP. Thanks.

No, your mum.

I don't really know where or how to start with this one so I'm just gonna scribble and hope it makes sense. Let me preface this by saying I'm not on Twitch, I can count on one hand the amount of times I've streamed and I really couldn't give a shit about what others do in their free time, I consider watching other people playing games to be a monumental waste of time. Anyway, occasionally these weird stories leak out of their little petri dish of insane political correctness, attention seeking, mental illness & terminally offended people and this is one such occasion. This was brought to my attention on one of Angry Joe's vids and warranted a deeper look. Twitch has assigned some people to a new "safety council" initiative because having people do your shit for free means less money spent and Twitch is full of idiots who will happily carry out these duties under the assumption that this somehow elevates them above other people social media can be a cruel place so we need the internet police to deal with it. None of the names mean anything to me, could be a bunch of hobos plucked off the street for all I know, yet one person stands out above the rest considerably. Now let me be clear: being unhappy in your own body must be a bitch, and if people wanna chop off their winkies and grow boobies to make this fucked up life more bearable for themselves then by all means do it, go nuts. I couldn't care less. However when this becomes a bit more than just seeking happiness and instead becomes a project to ensure that everyone who hasn't done the same is looked down upon, I will be the first to tell them to get fucked. Some people seem to think that by being different this is somehow a superpower which should be celebrated and anyone not agreeing with them makes you a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad person. In this instance, I will also tell them to get fucked. Then there are people who go so far with their weird identity stuff that it legit confuses me and leaves me speechless. Twitch decided that one of these people is a good call for their Cyber Police Force. This person is Ferociouslysteph. Ferociouslysteph is a dude who identifies as a woman who identifies as a deer. I know. On top of this, this person seems to think that all gamers are white supremacists, and also seems to enjoy this weird power trip he/she/it's been given and also seems to enjoy just being a fucking weirdo. You can tell that this person has an entire deck of offended cards up his/her/its sleeve just waiting for you to tell him/her/it to shut the fuck up, and he/she/it knows that the Internet Police Department will be backing him/her/it so happily talks all sorts of shit in the belief that he/she/it is somehow untouchable. Personally, I'm of the opinion that this person has lived an extremely sheltered life, and has never faced real consequences for their actions. Where I come from, this shit was beaten out of you quickstyle. Archaic methods? Sure, but then I don't claim to "go outside in to my yard and prance around and eat grass" (yes, this person actually said this on stream). And Twitch decided that this person should be an ambassador for their brand. I can't even. Anyway. I'll stop there and leave you with a video. Be warned, this will make you uncomfortable.

ooooooooh that’s pretty decent, cheers Billy. Long time no talk, how’s things dude? Family all good?

We are now 😎

Well this is creepy AF. I was literally just saying to Kyla yesterday, "I wonder what happened to the goths, we haven't seen any in ages". This of course resulted in comments like "because everyone's in lockdown you fucking idiot" and I said "yes but on public transport on stuff" and she said "because you're never on public transport you fucking idiot" and so on, good times.

THIS ONE IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE RAVERS IN THE NATION!