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Ah cool, I've picked up the PS5 version and I've done the tutorial 🫡

So it appears that my screenshots are larger than 10mb which is crazy. Downloaded straight from the Xbox and PS app. I assume they’ve done something to the file size on their end as I haven’t had this issue previously …
 
I’ve found a way to make them much smaller so will try that!

So it appears that my screenshots are larger than 10mb which is crazy. Downloaded straight from the Xbox and PS app. I assume they’ve done something to the file size on their end as I haven’t had this issue previously …
 
I’ve found a way to make them much smaller so will try that!

I’m still playing this a few times a week with my mate, and I’ve seen some of the FG crew that I have on PSN playing pretty often too! 

I’ve really enjoyed playing it!

What eejit would do something like that?

Yes mate - absolutely loving the game. We need to try crossplay more but I think its also knowing when people are on PC as one of the things that had a bug since launch was the friends in-game system. Whilst it has a few bugs here and there for £30 its an absolute steal. A few missions here and there together in a group is awesome and also brings some hilarity to the conversation as someone's 500kg Bomb beats the shit out of you when they throw it on your head....accidentally of course 👀🤣

It’s time for an update on the Open Critic challenge! 
 
Since the last update we have had 7 games release! Here are their open critic scores: 
 
 
Skull and Bones: 60
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: 93
Alone in the Dark: 65
Dragons Dogma: 88
Princess Peach: Showtime: 76
Rise of the Ronin: 76
South Park: Snow Day: 61
 
This means our scores are: 
 

@J4MES OX4D = 5
@Andy_White_07 = -3
@Luseth = -4
Me = -6 … 😔
 
We only have 9 games left on the list, so it’s looking like I’m going to need a miracle to win this! 
 

It’s time for an update on the Open Critic challenge! 
 
Since the last update we have had 7 games release! Here are their open critic scores: 
 
 
Skull and Bones: 60
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: 93
Alone in the Dark: 65
Dragons Dogma: 88
Princess Peach: Showtime: 76
Rise of the Ronin: 76
South Park: Snow Day: 61
 
This means our scores are: 
 

@J4MES OX4D = 5
@Andy_White_07 = -3
@Luseth = -4
Me = -6 … 😔
 
We only have 9 games left on the list, so it’s looking like I’m going to need a miracle to win this! 
 

It’s time for an update on the Open Critic challenge! 
 
Since the last update we have had 7 games release! Here are their open critic scores: 
 
 
Skull and Bones: 60
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: 93
Alone in the Dark: 65
Dragons Dogma: 88
Princess Peach: Showtime: 76
Rise of the Ronin: 76
South Park: Snow Day: 61
 
This means our scores are: 
 

@J4MES OX4D = 5
@Andy_White_07 = -3
@Luseth = -4
Me = -6 … 😔
 
We only have 9 games left on the list, so it’s looking like I’m going to need a miracle to win this! 
 

I have downloaded it on Xbox, first time ever playing a Diablo game. Only played an hour so far so too early to give my thoughts on the game! Not sure if it’s cross play or not? My tag should be WelchyTV#2960 if anyone wants to team up at some point! 

I have downloaded it on Xbox, first time ever playing a Diablo game. Only played an hour so far so too early to give my thoughts on the game! Not sure if it’s cross play or not? My tag should be WelchyTV#2960 if anyone wants to team up at some point! 

Not the most exciting month for me, but I will probably give Immortals of Aveum a try at some point!

Hits GamePass today I just found out, now to decide whether PC or Xbox : )

Are people still playing this? Is it still worth picking up?
 
I'm off work until Tuesday and can't decide whether to go for this or do the Cyberpunk DLC

Not the most exciting month for me, but I will probably give Immortals of Aveum a try at some point!

More to add to the library that may get played one day.

That's exactly the problem with the industry - they are more concerned about money than delivering a piece of content they can be proud of. Publishers have them over a barrel - why produce expansive DLC when you can sell a skin that makes one hundred times as much.  Precisely why microtransactions have ruined ethics and standards in games - sure they seem an innocent addition but actually they have a devastating wider effect overall.
 
Thankfully there are still a few developers and publishers out there who take pride in their products rather than using them as annual cash cows to keep the money men happy. 

I think the theme is it depends on what the MTX is. Or maybe it should be the total cost of one skin and have a cap on what one should cost. I don't agree how nice looking skins get marketed to young kids in Fortnite at the costs they are. No wonder why parents spend so much on that game as they should be just 1-2 quid given what they do in game is nothing.

There’s a clip online from a former Blizzard developer, I can’t remember what game he was referencing but it was something along the lines of them spending months and months of time, and millions and millions of dollars developing a substantial piece of DLC content (similar to the likes of the upcoming Elden Ring DLC), but when they released it, it made significantly less money than a single simple cosmetic microstransatcion did on World of Warcraft. 
 
I’ll try and find the full quote for you as I haven’t summarised it well, but essentially developers move towards microtransactions as they are time and cost efficient, and can often result in significantly more income than a substantial piece of content. 
 
My personal view, they don’t bother me as I know I won’t buy them unless I really love the game and want to spend money on that game and developer (I buy the occasional Marvel themed skin on Fortnite). 
 
Do they have a place in single player games? Personally I think it’s a bit greedy but at the same time the developers want/need to make a bit more cash, and I know I’m not going to buy them so it doesn’t bother me. 
 
My issue comes when they go further than simple cosmetic items, if it’s something that significantly impacts the way the game is played or is pay 2 win on the multiplayer side. I haven’t played Dragons Dogma 2 but if they are charging people to create a new character, then that crosses a line for me. 
 
Keep them as fun, cosmetic and non essential items then people can buy them if they want to have them, or can ignore them and carry on playing the game without it affecting them. 

Binary Domain (2012)




 

FA Cup Quarter Finals were pretty insane this weekend - Wolves 2-3 Coventry, Man City 2-0 Newcastle (yawn) Jammy Chelsea 4-2 Leicester and Man Utd 4-3 Liverpool. Really enjoyed watching all those games minus the City one which I comfortably ignored. 

The whole weekend of football was a delight to watch, maybe with the exception of the Man City game. Incredible cup ties, and what the FA Cup is supposed to be all about. For any neutral watching football for the first time, that was pinnacle football drama at its best. Fair play to all the ones that got through too. Every winner felt like they did enough in my eyes to win their cup ties.

This is brilliant, thank you all so far. I've known for a while we have underutilised sections and its a cyclical thing really. We really removed things over time to make it simplistic and then I added new features on top over time to keep the place fresh and worth coming back to it. This feedback really helps work out where we can potentially remove certain areas off the main focus when they don't seem to be being used and try and circulate more key features.
 
I think I've always been clear on one principle that has to stay for FG to work for me and that's the website being our main HOME. WhatsApp is chill and great for connecting, as is Discord, but its not personable as this place as is viewed as 'your place', not standardised bland group chats. One thing is for sure, I need to pick Announcements again, which are similar to what Welchy picks up around what's on. It was essentially a notification system of telling you all there's some new shit this week, go and check it out. It was just something that takes a while to get used to doing because everything requires time. Time around work, life, home, kids, etc. We can all make time though, if we want stuff to work.
 
And I'd love to try yet another way of getting more people involved, I won't stop trying different ways to ask people if they want to get in on the FG act - just note that's its not the first I've asked everyone so its on everyone to recognise that a little more stepping up to the plate is all that's needed for FG to grow and flourish.
 
So with that in mind, whilst I take some thought on some changes, let this be the place for the first way to gather interest on who would love to be involved in this stuff. Even if its just one small part of FG, it all counts. Remember, there's many things where people can immediately add value by just going into that section and creating or interacting with it. Quizzes, for example, ANYONE can create one if you are an FGer. I have also linked very many medals and achievements for interacting with this type of stuff, including responding to Events so it all counts, especially if you can see a nice shiny medal on your FG profile.
 
 
Please keep the feedback coming in here everyone - its great we've had 4 comments above but more feedback and dialogue in here between us all will really help get things going at FG 👊

As a newer member to the site, I would say the main thing I notice is that there seems to be a lot of underused features.
 
I wonder if there could be an easier way to keep up to date with what’s going on in the community without having to go through all the different tabs and forums? Could we have a ‘features’ or ‘what’s on’ page, which highlights the main events going on. The page could show the next and upcoming FG events, a hot topic from the forums, latest videos being uploaded, new quiz posted etc etc. 
 
It wouldn’t even have to be the most recent posts and not everything posted needs to be featured, but if there is a forum post that you or any moderators here think is worthy of being ‘front page news’. 
 
Essentially a place that just makes it easier for members to see what is going on. I often forget to look at the events tab and don’t even know until this post that there was a quiz tab!! 
 
I quite like @Luseth idea of having certain members being responsible for certain areas too.