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Typical! We had the same at Oxford a couple of weeks ago - 7 players out with Covid on top of 6 key first team players already injured long term. Thankfully we took 4pts out of 6 including a draw against leaders Rotherham with a mix of reserves and kids. What I don't get is they cancel matches due to international call ups if 2 players are missing but if you are down 11+ due to a life threatening illness in circulation, you're still expected to play! Thursday is a pretty crucial game for Spurs to progress in that silly competition but maybe being forced to field a weakened team may benefit players who care and want to push for a spot in the squad. Some of the performances from first teamers in this Conference League has been shameful.

I made a thread earlier this year about NFT's when it was considered 'early days' and since then, $MILLIONS have changed hands on absolute shit from low quality pixel items, to dogshit 'art' made in paint and text files. It's crazy to see where this is going and videogame companies will jump on it especially when content creators are flogging effortless crap for six-figure sums. I think there will be a lot of laundering and under-the-table shit going down but anything 'official' will probably do well because it's somewhat trusted rather than something someone knocked up in their lunch break. Anyone that buys into this guff will either need to get their brain tested or is probably embroiled in something illicit.

I may give it ago although I hope this isn't the end of the original map.

Give it a few days and a handful of 'critic' scores will materialise with an 80% score and a 'stunning and brave' quote😁

Be interesting to see who joins them in Jan especially if they are in the relegation zone. Whoever goes there will be doing it purely for a fat pay cheque for the rest of the season. They probably wont be able to make an high-wage permanent signings because if they go down, they wont be able to meet the fair play rules based on their income unless they start cheating like QPR did. I hope they get relegated and then all talk of Mbappe signing will be put to bed🤣

Anyone seen this yet? Apparently it's such an abomination, Rotten Tomatoes have suspended public reviews as it had become the worst piece of media ever witnessed. Creator Seth Rogan is also spending up to 15 hours a day on Twitter calling people 'white supremacists' who dislike it and that even includes black and Asian critics🤣

Keep forgetting this game exists - feels like it's been around for years and still isn't out yet. I've never been too keen on the name just like that other game called Nine to Five but I hope it develops into a recognised tactical shooter that's of some quality.

I don't mind skins as long as the core game works and they don't make the game/brand look like an embarrassment. Some of the skins in games over the years have been absolutely pathetic quality yet others have given people something to work towards or purchase. The specialists in Battlefield which are the basis of the skins themselves are absolutely flawed and it seems the designs just make them look worse. Maybe if they hired some competent game designers who didn't resign in the first week and then some visual artists to competent their creations with expansive skin designs then it would be great. Sadly these devs just seem to roll in-house, get someone to knock something up without thought and then they try and monetise it. Fortnite is a great example of quality through collaborations and marketing. Warzone is making similar strides. 2042 is about 6 years out of date with generic and embarrassing material.

3 league wins in a row for Spurs which is much improved. Two points ahead of Arsenal now and despite all the West Ham hype, only 2pts behind them with a game in hand too. It's amazing what a little run can do and also tragic what a bad one can have also. Improvements in defence and going forward too but Harold Kane needs to step it up and they also need to stop giving away chances - Norwich today could've had two or 3 themselves and a better side would have found the net at least once.

Then Battlefield 2042 would be the worst purchase you could possibly make. I have no doubt people have had fun on this game but it's broken in many respects, heavily incomplete, conceptually flawed and fundamentally terrible. This is off the back of many problematic Battlefield launches already yet people seem to treat broken and unfinished as the acceptable standard these days. This is by far the most alarming release in the series and possibly in gaming. The fact staple features are missing or worse than prior games is what I find absolutely unforgivable. If it's not in the game now and they plan to add it later then the game is not finished and it's unacceptable. Lack of destruction and squad features is just pitiful for me and makes everything feel like a barren sandbox. Give it a year and it'll be revealed that this game was in development hell, only had 1 year of actual development and DICE had no clue what they wanted to do with it. 5 people including the Head of Development have already left the company within the first 2 weeks of launch and they are already pushing an in-game store on users when the game needs 6-18 months of basic work. It was revealed that they've already lost 70% of players in two weeks and will probably have less than 5,000 by January on PC. This is before Warzone Pacific has been released and it's not like the game has much competition right now either. Good job they put bots in the game! Vince Zampella has now taken over which is great news though but he's not a miracle worker. He may save the Battlefield name but probably not this game going forward. There are way more deserving games out there of your time and money. I recommend watching the Angry Joe review - it's about 2 hours long and only covers a fraction of the issues but it's damning to say the least. I absolutely love Battlefield and have enjoyed all their games for almost two decades but this game houses everything wrong with the industry and society across the board.

Following backlash, EA puts Battlefield 2042 Santa skin back in the sack | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM Santa Clause ain't coming to town.

This is before Warzone Pacific even being released and Vanguard being widely considered as a flop. There's not many other big games out there but when Farming SImulator 2022 has more than twice as many players, you know it's bad! The only positive is that Vince Zampella is now the head of DICE and 5 employees including the main development director have all left the company within two weeks of launch. He may not be able to turn this game around but it may salvage Battlefield long term. Hopefully Vince will be able to persuade EA to go back to its roots as he is probably the only person at the company who isn't grabbed by the balls and they usually leave him alone to his own creative devices. The good news is that the game will likely fail before DICE can implement any of their shitty ideas made pre-release.

This is tragic🤣 https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-02-battlefield-2042-is-getting-a-santa-claus-skin-and-players-hate-it

Hades - love the art style of this game!

Big patch with some decent improvements but still lots to do

I was following the game on BBC Sport website and literally every time I refreshed the scores page, a goal went in. It went from 14-0 to 19-0 and then when I did the final refresh expecting it to hit 20, it did🤣

85% possession 63 shots 30 on target 20 goals!

Looks pretty decent Call of Duty: Warzone's New Map Gets a Huge Reveal, Gameplay Changes Announced - IGN WWW.IGN.COM Here's a new (and huge) look at Call of Duty: Warzone's new map, set in the fictional Pacific island of Caldera.

That monitor only supports up to 1440p resolution - it's comparable 4K brother was about £2300 new when it first released and is not being produced any more. Big jump in price and tech. There are quite a few 4K monitors floating around but most are piss poor quality and low-end - they may seem good value but the Hz rate, panel and general image quality is sub-par compared to the upper market. 1440p (2K) isn't a bad way to go especially if you can grab a 144hz+ IPS model for under £500. Many 4K screens now are 31.5'' and above - there's not a lot of basic high-end 4K ones so it can be a bit of a headache trying to find the right one and getting the wrong one can be expensive and impact your experience going forward. You can even grab a 2K one and apply DSR which upscales the image on Nvidia cards. That's another benefit and the 1440p range is very extensive now and good value for money. You'll also be able to run all new games maxed out for probably the next 7 years. Anything with G-Sync and good HDR is a bonus. Even if you get a cheaper temporary monitor for a year or two, it's not a bad way to go. The 4K market is a bit wayward right now with companies trying to grab the console and living room gaming market so a lot of resources are being plunged into increasing size ranges rather than producing typical 28'' quality ones.

Also bear in mind that you will need a extreme-end monitor to get a true benefit - no point in splashing out £3,000 on a rig and then having a £249 monitor from Curry's that does just 60fps and has a poor panel. You may need to spend another £1000-£2200 on top if you're going the distance. Alternatively you can pick up a high-end 2K monitor, run most games at ultra and still have a 3 figure framerate in return. The image wont be as good but the difference is minimal and the price is significant. Chillblast also represent excellent quality and value - this is a great build https://www.chillblast.com/chillblast-next-day-zen-rtx-3080-gaming-pc.html?category_id=529

Grabbed the game yesterday and it's absolutely fantastic! Love the dynamic story and sublime art style. There's not many games that have this level of polish and the mechanics are really slick. Took me about 7 runs just to beat the first boss but it's great gradually unfolding new items and other power ups to aid each run. I really like the writing and the characters are brilliant!

Spurs lost to NS Mura of Slovenia😔 Although it was largely a weakened side, there was still some big names starting and that came on. Playing the majority of the game with 10 men didn't help but not getting a result was still inexcusable. There are some players in that side that shouldn't be playing and others that would struggle week in week out at Championship level. Conte really has his work cut out rebuilding and reshaping that team.

Plutonium should be reasonably safe as it's using the MW3 dedicated server architecture and file structure in Steam provided by Infinity Ward so only legit owners can extract the core files, install and run the client. The upcoming SM2 one which combines a host of COD games will likely be the one that gets nuked as that is too close to replicating COD Online and will likely have server-side copyright infringements. If IW5 does get nuked then they'll just roll out a new client and do it all again🤣

They've just added Skidrow, Favela, Nuketown and Highrise into the Plutonium MW3 Client which is epic!

Where did I say it was a bad release? I've praised Sledgehammer for their efforts under difficult circumstances and for the amount of original content they have produced (in another thread) when compared to Treyarch and their Cold War. Franchise fatigue is mostly why I'm not buying the game along with it being a bit on the safe/generic side but it certainly isn't a bad release by any means (not that I said that) even though it hasn't been widely well-received and zombies is woeful. I'd even take this over Battlefield right now any day of the week right now but with a choice, I choose neither because it's not worth £50 and I don't think it has the legs.