Tar-Eruntalion

I just picked this up tonight.  it was on sale so Carl and La convinced me to snatch it up.  I'll probably give this a go at some point this upcoming week.

Merry Christmas FG. I really do hope you all have a magical one this year.
 
A little different this year with Hayley losing her mum late Tuesday, but we're still gonna give it a bloody good go to have some fun just as a family of 4 rather than be around all of Hayleys family as usual.
 
A few days at home, maybe some family coming round 2moro but other than that just play and set up all the kids nice things they got from Santa.
 
Have a wonderful Christmas all, you all definitely deserve it ❤

Looks awesome and also FREE to existing base-game owners on console and PC!
 

@Riff Machine as carl said the survival aspect isn't annoying at all, you can choose to not eat anything for hours in the real world and your health will stay at base level, you won't be tired, slow or have any annoying visual/auditory effects
 
it's a very chill game, it doesn't annoy you constantly except for the occasional raid which we can easily counter in our server with our fortress bases and it has a ton to do, resource gathering, exploring, dungeon raiding and mine and carl's favourite building, it's a blast in this game

i have seen almost nothing on purpose cause i want to go blind in but it seems they added a ton of stuff for us to see and do and revamp our bases yet again😁 but i don't think we need to restart, we barely touched one or two mistlands islands before this update so we should be fine
 
unless many people want us to restart then i am fine with it if we can have 10 people for example playing it

@Riff Machine as carl said the survival aspect isn't annoying at all, you can choose to not eat anything for hours in the real world and your health will stay at base level, you won't be tired, slow or have any annoying visual/auditory effects
 
it's a very chill game, it doesn't annoy you constantly except for the occasional raid which we can easily counter in our server with our fortress bases and it has a ton to do, resource gathering, exploring, dungeon raiding and mine and carl's favourite building, it's a blast in this game

Cool, it's been so long I imagine there's a lot of improvements. I created a new character yesterday and I'll jump on a new game one of these days I'm off work.

@Riff Machine as carl said the survival aspect isn't annoying at all, you can choose to not eat anything for hours in the real world and your health will stay at base level, you won't be tired, slow or have any annoying visual/auditory effects
 
it's a very chill game, it doesn't annoy you constantly except for the occasional raid which we can easily counter in our server with our fortress bases and it has a ton to do, resource gathering, exploring, dungeon raiding and mine and carl's favourite building, it's a blast in this game

@Riff Machine as carl said the survival aspect isn't annoying at all, you can choose to not eat anything for hours in the real world and your health will stay at base level, you won't be tired, slow or have any annoying visual/auditory effects
 
it's a very chill game, it doesn't annoy you constantly except for the occasional raid which we can easily counter in our server with our fortress bases and it has a ton to do, resource gathering, exploring, dungeon raiding and mine and carl's favourite building, it's a blast in this game

Is it survival, sure, is it annoying survival? Not at all. Also, since it's an existing server, you can choose to essentially start where we left off for gear and what not or choose to start from beginning. It's so chill and the building mechanics are top notch. 

Black marble my man, so many things. I'm genuinely excited 😆.

I really have to give this a go at some point.  It's one of those games that I'm interested in, but also a little turned off by the survivor aspects of it.  Maybe I'm just weird.  Lol.  

i have seen almost nothing on purpose cause i want to go blind in but it seems they added a ton of stuff for us to see and do and revamp our bases yet again😁 but i don't think we need to restart, we barely touched one or two mistlands islands before this update so we should be fine
 
unless many people want us to restart then i am fine with it if we can have 10 people for example playing it

i have seen almost nothing on purpose cause i want to go blind in but it seems they added a ton of stuff for us to see and do and revamp our bases yet again😁 but i don't think we need to restart, we barely touched one or two mistlands islands before this update so we should be fine
 
unless many people want us to restart then i am fine with it if we can have 10 people for example playing it

i have seen almost nothing on purpose cause i want to go blind in but it seems they added a ton of stuff for us to see and do and revamp our bases yet again😁 but i don't think we need to restart, we barely touched one or two mistlands islands before this update so we should be fine
 
unless many people want us to restart then i am fine with it if we can have 10 people for example playing it

here are the full patch notes about the new stuff, they added a ton of things, really excited to play it!!!
 
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yeah they should come out and say that while development is continuing they got over-enthusiastic with the goals they set and considering the pandemic and that they haven't expanded their team yet stuff will get delayed, better to be open like this so everyone can be mentally prepared that it will take time and maybe take their time on playing the game or maybe play something else until they release new stuff
 
 
on one hand i dread the day the worlds get reset but on the other hand i have become a better builder i think and together with @TurboR56Mini we could rebuild everything and make it even greater with the experience we have and the new building stuff that will come out

i don't think there's any way they will deliver on what they promised with the 4 big content updates, they got overly confident with the millions of people who bought the game and promised more than they could deliver, i expect 2 updates at most for this year, the game will take years to finish i just hope it's not too many and they use some of these millions to build a big team

Agreed @TurboR56Mini . I think you can still do so much on an existing server. I suppose its making sure people know they don't have to grab anything out of chests, etc if they want to explore and get stuff from scratch. I'll take a look at my availability around Christmas and New Year for this.

Oooo i've tried not to watch too much of that because all the new things excite me muchly!! This is such a fantastic game and I only stopped for a break whilst we tried to get people involved. It is probably the one server game I can play all year round knowing I'll have something to do in it.
 
One extra boss I assume? I'm hoping we can get more on this as I just love our chilled sessions where we can build loads of fantastic buildings. I wanna see a whole FG City now!!
 
Is it good news that we can use our existing server or is this enough to start completely fresh? I know this isn't like 7 Days where you don't get too ahead but at the same point many new/returning players might want a new world. I'm open to either right now.

@GazzaGarratt not sure we need to nuke the server as there is a great deal of history and fun things for new folks to explore. We did not do that much exploring in the mistlands prior to this apart from a few outposts so I think it's ok to keep it. Nothing is broken. I'm open to hear what other think too obviously.

Oh man, it's like a new game, the gift that keeps on giving. New doors, black marble, a feather cape that means I can yeet off the highest points and not die... It's feel like another 500 hours are coming...
 
@Tar-Eruntalion  @RenFengge @GazzaGarratt
 
 

here are the full patch notes about the new stuff, they added a ton of things, really excited to play it!!!
 
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The 5th year of the FG Awards!!
After a year of reconnecting with the real world for all of us, this year has flown by so quickly, but we couldn't end it without having our star awards to round off the year on a high. It was a privileged year too, as we were able to present many of our FG Awards in person at our biggest ever face to face meet up. I really hope you enjoy reading the below piece. A unique place deserves unique rewards to give us all the best memories to hold on to. So let's get into them!

Young FGer of the Year
A person that has had an extremely busy year for himself, studying for A-levels and the hope of getting into one of the most prestigious Universities in the land. However, even alongside this really important life task, he made himself available to help FGers complete raids in Destiny 2, and any support needed to get a Dungeon done he would be there. Not only this but he's now branched out to Dark Souls games, sharing his feedback with all of FG, including creating his very own PPR.
 
Winner - @Venom  - Charlie

FG Noobie of the Year
Since joining in May, he has been an ever present all over FG; contributing in different in multiple topics, sharing new information, posting videos, reviewing new games for us to look at, giving us great joy (and banter) on FIFA nights and equally getting involved throughout the week on other FG gaming nights too. I delight to have around and a real FGer with same core values we all hold to help each other where possible.
 
Winner - @Luseth  - Matt

Guardian Down Award
We had some funny moments this year from people that carried on trying regardless of their epic fails. There are two winners this year as there was no separating them through the amount of  trial and tribulations they've had on Destiny. So much so, this Grandmaster clip epitomises how and why they couldn't be separated. 7th run in, after not getting very far at all, we reach the first turn in the map before the first checkpoint. I get blasted into space and thinking Nick and Kempy would be the saviours, only they could manage to kill themselves in glorious fashion.
 
Winners - @Bluebear  & @Kemp210  - Nick & Kempy
 
 

Archbishop of Banterbury
This guy has had one hell of a ride this year so no wonder we find him most nights randomly in a party with us all and when you least expect it, blasting out the most random expletive you can think of, which usually sends everyone into a laughing frenzy. He's always getting on most week's, especially FG Fridays bringing the jokes of his weekly escapades along with him. For all the hard points in his life over the past 12 months, Bones is a fine example of cracking on and trying to have as much in life as you can.
 
Winner - @slamminbones  - Paul

FG Skills Award
You look good, you feel good. You feel good, you play good. FG's Mr Smooth Operator has been banging out the park across multiple games this year. Whether its ridiculous fancy flicks on FIFA, his slick sniper shots on Warzone, or even Ko'ing 2 gangsters at the same time on GTA. The guy has it all. Not to mention his joke delivery is usually bang on the money. Top props for an absolute top guy. Glad we have him at FG.
 
Winner - @jordie1892  - Jordie
 
 
FG Play of the Game
Keeping the award going from last year's debut at FG, there have been many FG clips that have been simply superb. Kenny's efforts to annihilate everyone in CoD, Leeesh's finishing skills on Elden Ring bosses, yet here we are talking about another top evening of goals from our resident Left Centre Mid for FG, Macca. The clip below is not only one clip but it was an array of some incredibly skillful goals from just one evening with FG. Hopefully the likes of the people above can push more people here to share their clips for everyone else at FG to see.
 
Winner - @Macca89  - Macca
 
 
FG Top Contributor
Tough one to call this year, with J4mes Oxford still delivering tons of info for us, Kenny chipping in with some great variety across FG but someone that just shades it this year is our favourite Canadian, an incredible person that can also double up as batman online when we want him too, and has also started a podcast with Sarah that we're all very proud of to say he is an FGer. Some great reviews and some great info about some games most of us never knew existed. 
 
Winner - @Riff Machine  - Chad
 
FGer of the Year 
Who says you can't win awards more than once? A real toughie as many of you have been fantastic for FG this year. This person has kept many a game night going, and when you need that one extra person, you know he'll be there. He keeps me going, and many other factors in FG tick, including multiple server games and offering his incredible support through his extra talents with art, maths and videos. All in his own spare time. Epitomises what FG is all about and I'm sure he will keep on helping people forever more. Thanks for everything this year, Greebs.
 
Winner - @Greboth - Chris

Hall of Fame
Two amazing people that have been here since the dark ages. They've always been a dynamic duo that's kept plugging away with some of our most senior crew on Destiny and CoD, laughing away and giving things a go even when it may not end up in their favour. And it was great that we were able to meet them at our biggest meet up ever in November to give them their awards. Always available to lend an ear if you ever needed it and give you the straight talking truth even if you didn't know you needed it! Resident FGers for life, thanks for everything Mazz & Gaz.
 
Winners - @mazzer  & @wapntake  - Mazz & Gaz

We're finally done for another year! Phew! Looking back I don't think I'd ever see a year flyby as quick as this one but it certainly has and I hope it has been a great one for you all at FG.
We must keep true to ourselves and keep being around for each other. You all play a fundamental role in why FG is the one place - the best place - on the internet where people can feel loved and know they'll always have a friend here to lean on when they least expect it.
 
GGFG
 

 

Intel or AMD for a CPU is a little from column A and a little column B.  On the top end, AMD releae a new chip and tale the lead, then Intel release a new chip and take the lead then rinse and repeat.  More mid-range it gets a bit murkier as I’m not sure on the price to performance.
 
I’m also not certain of prices in USD but for a similar budget here you could get something like a Ryzen 5600x or Intel 12400 with appropriate motherboard.  I’d recommend 16Gb RAM with as fast as you can get, probably 3200MHz at minimum.  I’d also recommend getting an M2 SSD as they’re super fast and you could re-use your existing drives as additional storage.
 
PSU it depends what you end up speccing and future proofing you want to do.  Once you have a rough idea of spec there’s plenty of PSU calculators online.  I’d guess you’ll only probably need 500-600W at most.  Though depending on how long you expect the PC to go for and if it will see futude GPU upgrades, it’s cheaper to spec  higher watt one now than have to change in the future.  Corsair, Seasonic and SuperFlower are generally the top brands but it does depend on specific models.
 
Case, I’m sure you could re-use the existing one as not much really changes in cases design except for the addition of tempered glass and generally a reduction in hdd bays.  So up to you on if you want to switch cases.
 
GPU, I’d imagine you could get a RTX3060.  Dependong on USD pricing and if you don’t want a case, you might be able to go for a 3070.  Though even a 3060 is 4x or 5x faster than a 480 so would be a massive improvement.
 
If you go on PC part picker you can spec a PC and share a link for us to look at.  For some reason, on my phone, it defaults to UK so can’t put a US build together.