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Yeah, I never want to be too deep and profound to say 'this game is dead', mainly because how many times have we heard that in the last 10 years and its still here lol. I think games that are in your life so regularly like this one, just need to evolve and move with the audience and its hit a spot where that hasn't matched for a while now. Having said all that, and with the new season actually kicking off some crazy stuff until something that hasn't been talked about for a while (The 15th Wish), I think the hype i've seen over the last 48 hours shows it still has the ability to shine. And it can shine and be played alongside us feeling really crap that some good people got let go from this studio. There are so many people at FG that never really ventured into this game and I know that if we actually managed to get them on it, we'd have an absolute blast because their minds would be blown away by so much stuff thats in it. No other game can compare to it, so maybe the break for a little bit longer will just do us all some good. No need to care for the grind anymore, just hang out, complete some fun missions and quests together and have a blast like we've done on so many other games.

Thanks for the spot, James. Theres a few things that got knocked out over the weekend and this was one. I need to find the code and change the colour as its there but extremely faint on dark mode. Its available on light mode in case people need to see it for abit whilst I add to my list to fix 👍

Ahh man. I've been putting this off for abit, not too dissimilar to how I've chosen to shelve the game for the past 6-9 months. I think Chad hits the rusty old nail on the head spot on tbh. With a live service game, if you end up being too same-y for too long people get apathy and the interest each season isn't as hyped as they may want it. Everything is cyclical in the world, so usually you need to be ready to cycle round to the next way of working to make the game feel fresh to players. I also believe the other pain point is not being able to engage fully with new players for YEARS. I think whilst some of the UI changes have been getting better over time to support new players, the main issue remains around the whole package and how they've got into to a stage of a game that looks fundamentally different to D2 when it started (which would've been made to flow in the right way from the start). You could argue that we/they need to create the game again as Destiny 3 or rebrand to Destiny 1, to effectively make people feel like they are starting from scratch. I also think how they've bundled the game up, it is so confusing to new and existing players on which bundle you are supposed to buy to get into the game. The way that people have been let go is incredibly frustrating to watch, especially when I held this company in a great light on how they do things with people. Don't fall into that trap though that just because of the layoffs that Destiny is going anywhere because it can't. This is Bungie's current only revenue stream, so they need it to pick up the cash for them to keep delivering updates continuously. I could see the inevitable delay in The Final Shape (not confirmed yet but pretty obvs) dropping with some nostalgia stuff to help players move back into the game - I really think that they need to find a way to get the game engine to house all the previous missions, stories, etc, into the game so people can take that journey. I would love to see that all content too is easily bought in one reasonably priced bundle - it feels like the only way to get people into every bit of content to do together. However bad this may all be currently for Destiny, we all know that this statement is so god damn true, even now. That is incredible given how long its been out and how many games have tried and failed to get to their level of gameplay. I think its why I and hopefully others here, will always be open to this game when the time and game feels in the right spot. I would want to see the Light/Dark Saga with as many FGers as possible, regardless of what the next 6 months holds for the game. Kind of feels right to share and make new memories with everyone at such a pivotal moment for the franchise.

Couldn't agree more mate. This games updates, which are also free, have been getting better and better. That weekly challenge looks great and engaging. I also tried a weekly 'boosted' quick race with Sophy 2.0. Did it on intermediary level which was just 2 laps and it tested me in terms of driving standards. Good warm up quick races and a little cash to pick up too.

Got to hear your review on your podcast too and I am still keeping it on my wishlist - as you say, it could be worth saving a few quid whilst we wait for the next sale, only because the amount of games to be played and coming out before Christmas. Nice one Chad 👍

Don't know if any of you played Condemned in the past? If so, is this anything like it at all?

I think everyone just has their popcorn ready for the next annoucement. I literally have no idea what to expect given how much news and info comes out about this.

Ahh, I see now @crippled_viper. On some links you have to remove the format. When you paste that link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9nNyg5BkJc without clicking the info to 'Paste as plain text instead'. It will stay as a link like you can see. But if you paste it again like i will do below and then click that straight away, it embeds just fine. We have mods to fix if needed which gets done as soon as we see it too, which will also help but the process hopefully now i've explained should be all good for you buddy. Everyone else's videos seem to be working via the same route. (I've seen your idea on guides so I do think stuff like this could have a place somewhere too 😄).

You're copying the wrong link Matt. When you're on YouTube, you should always click 'Share' than copy the link and just paste it. Thats what everyone else does and embeds all okay then 🙂

Class update with the cars. New track seems to be a rally track, so a little bit meh but we should probably have a go on it for lolz and giggles. That Porsche looks and sounds awesome. Cheers for sharing @phil bottle

If we did end up more regular, I would look to find a regular time myself, but James is right that we would need a DM to pull us through each time. Elliott @Middle Class Caveman is class at it, because he also helps the group learn as you go along but I know his time is precious, plus he does it separately with another group of his IRL friends too I believe. Would F2F sessions work, even if they were spread out?

Taking it back 22 years 👀😅

Thanks Brede. I think I'm going to get this for Dax's birthday in November based on that. Cheers!

Thrapston full highlights .mp4 | ⚫ FA CUP HIGHLIGHTS 🔴 Watch all... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM ⚫ FA CUP HIGHLIGHTS 🔴 Watch all the action from yesterdays historic victory 🏆 Read the full match report: https://buff.ly/3QsQ56p Thought I'd share a little snippet of my own personal local club team. Coundon Court Ladies made history on Sunday, winning 2-0 in the last Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. First time ever making the 1st Round proper which is incredible. For a team that hasn't got the name or badge that people flock to in Coventry, we still are the highest ranked team in the City and this win was such good fun to be a part of. First goal was pure class...especially being in the crowd just where Jess slides off to celebrate! Same colours as FG too, clearly written in the stars ❤️🖤

Second that, Dave. One game at a time...and breathe 😅Great start and loving Maddison doing so well.

Thanks for that Brede @NCA-Paendrag, my son has noticed it as Bloodborne is his favourite game. He's more looking into Lords of the Fallen instead but even that has had mixed reviews. Let us know if it picks up as you get more into it.

When you keep thinking in the back of your mind that Bellingham can't keep playing well in every game, he goes and destroys Italy. Loving Kane scoring from open play too 😄

I thought it was a class night of racing and seeing a clip like this, watching Nick wade through the pack as the race went on was class!

Anyone tried those tournaments at all? Never seemed to spot one open when I've been on but thought they might be good fun to try. I also don't know why they can't make Chaos 4v4 competitive too. Yeah, there is more unpredictability in it but its still the same game so can't see why it wouldn't hurt. Maybe the games at the Elite level last forever perhaps? Who knows. Great goal anyway Matt @crippled_viper!

Looks more of a fun, whacky game than a proper FPS. Slightly gutted that its not a great shooter given your thoughts @phil bottle and @J4MES OX4D, although lets face it, we all probably thought it was gonna be pretty bad shooting.

Listening to your podcast and I think you were all right when you said that he's effectively resigned way too late, after Unity now losing any credibility of making a return. So many small companies were pulling away from the officially on Twitter so I'm really not sure how they can make it under the Unity name anymore.

Only had a few games with FG the other night but I did feel very similar to Pat on this one. Saving grace for me was no one playing the objective so I still felt a little bit useful 🤣 It will still be a good game I reckon. Many here will enjoy it I think as movement was quicker (I think prefer it a little slower like MW2) but providing TTK isn't ridiculously quick then I can enjoy it. My opinion isn't worth much though because I don't know the old maps like pretty much all of you as I never played old MW2 as much as you guys and girls did all those years ago. Excited to play on the maps as they'll be new to me.

WRC doesn't change much year on year so I think sometimes waiting for a few versions to pass is a good thing. With the rebrand to just WRC and going to EA, may bring that little bit more in this one. I loved WRC a few games ago, its just i'm not sure its worth full whack with a game like this. They usually do drop very quickly to around £35 which I would totally buy this for that price.