Tar-Eruntalion

Out next year. If it's anything like the last two expansions then we are in for a real treat. Bit late in the day but should be a fantastic conclusion before The Witcher 4 is out. 

Disappointing but hardly surprising and I'm actually shocked it didn't end sooner. Not sure why Sony were beating a dead horse for so long and I actually fear for the entire Destiny future with so much damage done to the brand in recent years. 
 
The first and biggest mistake Bungie made was going independent. They were cocky little shitbags and got way too big for their boots leading up to, and after their departure from Activision. They wanted to go alone but they could not handle the tremendous operating costs required to sustain the live service and future content, not to mention the wage bill. 3 years they lasted before they went back to square one with Sony who completely overpaid for their acquisition. Sony then let them get on with it which was a huge mistake because they got way too comfortable unlike the pressure they were under at Activision to deliver worthwhile content and on time. Sony were ultimately losing about £50m a month even when new content dropped. 
 
This was supposed to be a 10 year project with a projected 3 games but it was almost dead in the water after half that. They should've moved to Destiny 3 development before the pandemic rather than string Destiny 2 out and I think Activision would've funded it had Bungie not been so arrogant and deluded of their previous success which was somewhat fortunate despite making two really polished and accessible titles. Marathon is pretty much dead in the water a couple of months after release and I don't know what's going to happen to the staff that are left. This is another almighty calamity from Sony that will be a costly as many of their other blunders in recent times. They just love burning 9-figures on very preventable things. 
 
I really enjoyed returning to Destiny 2 last year when I picked up a lot of legacy content for about £8. I managed to get an extra 50 hours out of it in that time which was one hell of a return especially as the content would've cost close to £100 new. I tried the new Edge of Fate expansion which was so bad, I quit the game for good and the next one wasn't much better from what I heard. Many of the key staff have long gone and the mismanagement, budgeting and general negative cloud has culminated into a disappointing conclusion. Cannot believe how badly this entire brand has been fumbled over the years but it all started with Bungie being delusional and taking everything for granted. Activision may be scumbags but when you are getting hundreds of millions thrown at you and living in comfort in what is an industry in turmoil, you shouldn't upset the applecart. 

https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/d2_may_21_2026
 
I know I haven't played it in a long time and I miss the raids etc we did together as FG but it seems too many people left for them to keep working on it

I was shocked at the speed of it, even considering the $750 Million dollar loss that Sony took in Q2 and Q3.
 
That being said, the game has been dead for a long time. The higher ups just couldn't help themselves and kept humping that corpse into dust

https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/d2_may_21_2026
 
I know I haven't played it in a long time and I miss the raids etc we did together as FG but it seems too many people left for them to keep working on it

The FOMO was annoying and the sunsetting with promises to never bring the weapons back....only to bring them back and we all lost our god rolls. I do miss the gameplay every once in a while, it was great.

https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/d2_may_21_2026
 
I know I haven't played it in a long time and I miss the raids etc we did together as FG but it seems too many people left for them to keep working on it

I hate these damned birds on yalls island...


 
 

What a fuckin dumbass. I've spent the last few nights sucking at ship battles, and wondering why I couldn't upgrade anything on my Shipwright's workbench. 
 
 
Turns out you have to remove the stuff from the ship and then upgrade it at the workbench. 
 
 
Yanno those warnings on shampoo bottles? Yeah, me. All me. 

You can build on as many islands as you want and have multiple bases. But, you can only place down 10 fast travel points (not counting the ones that the game just unlocks for you in important locations) so just keep that in mind. In my solo world I’m keeping my original base for now, I might tear it down and move it later, I dunno. On the FG server we have starter bases set up but have moved most workbenches and resources down to the FG Cove where we (mainly Carl, La and John) are building something on a much bigger scale. (I just farm resources like a madman 😂)

That sounds awesome!
 
I fought a boar last night, and a dodo that attacked me. Then I ate crabs.

So I’m 65 hours into this now. Just unlocked the 3rd biome and I’m working on getting the big bad mother Frigatte. Been grinding silly amounts of resources for that and also for the FG cove that’s in the works. 
 
Helped @RenFengge @Tar-Eruntalion and @TurboR56Mini beat the first boss so they could unlocked the 2nd biome, the brig and more crafting starions and recipies. 
 
We also finally found the rapier of a thousand cuts 😅 Instantly ascended it and fully upgraded it as the bleed effect is so damn nice to have.

So ya. This game is good. After the raging success of Arc Raiders and my inexplicable sudden loss of interest in it, I've been looking for something new to play, with trusty old WoW plugging away in the background, and this is it.
 
It even made me order a new GPU as my current one ramps the fans to 100℅ randomly and then just sits there trying to air-dust the whole postcode.
 
The graphics are good, the combat is very rewarding once you suss it out, the exploration is like nothing else, the crafting and gathering is well balanced unlike some games which will have you chopping down entire forests just to build one fucking door (*cough* Valheim). I've only just finished up the first island and got the first ship, I'm now just exploring the various POIs on the map to get some XP. 
 
Really enjoying it, and just when I thought I'd got the boars sussed, the game throws those charging fuckers at me.
 
 
Cunts. 

Gid damn fucking cunting boars.
 
That is all.

I love how @TurboR56Mini went straight from "I'm downloading the demo" to "we have a server" lol.
 
I'm downloading it now, be good to fuck about with you cunts again 😄 

I've just decided not to renew my PS subscription as I don't play that much anymore.
 
I've snagged some old "not good enough for Windows 11" PCs from where I work part time and I'm now running a Minecraft server for me and my 6 year old grandson .
It's great but there are times when I feel like changing my name from "Grandad?"  😂😂😂
 
The PC he's using is the one you guys got me in 2019 (that day was epic!) so that's been repurposed as well, just needed a wifi card 😊

this looks interesting, @TurboR56Mini maybe we could keep this on our sights to check if it's good when it comes out?

From what I’ve seen you can host co-op sessions with 4 people. But I dunno if that will change as there’s supposedly actual servers coming too.

New trailer showing a lot more stuff and some they have already shown too. Looks like there will be boss battles and also settlements. I got about 10 hours in the demo so far, no more quests to do but I can still sail around and sink ships or build my own little settlement further. Building in this game is smooth as hell btw, when placing foundations, walls or roofs you can just keep holding the mouse button down and drag it to build multiple of what you want as long as you have the materials, and any resources inside chests within your landclaim is automatically used.
 
 
 

This game looks incredible, demo is out for free and seems to have quite a lot of content. I’m definetly enjoying it as so far and it looks like this might be what I was hoping Skull & Bones would be. Looks like it’ll be solo or group pve, not sure if that will change to include pvp later.
 
 

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You still can, just takes a looooong time

Okay, I am jumping on again now.
 
The weather is calmer and my work is pretty solid at the moment so I can test things out better when building
 
Is there a way to "undo damage" when taking over a build area? There are a ton of cool ruins around and I wanted to try to rebuild one if possible

Can I grab some linen and stuff to make a backpack at the FG Village? 
 
Yesterday I was having problems getting walls and foundations to line up, and I think it was my latency being stupid high. Which makes sense with the storm we had, and just general distance from the server.
 
I can fight just fine, it actually is easier, but building is a struggle. If it stays that high, I might just farm materials and put it in your storage. I did drop off a ton of stuff in a chest that was marked for it near the Altar

you can go in the completed quests and activate the ones you have missed so you can redo them