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Sweeney Tom
Banned
Describes 90% of us
British Monsoon
Member
I'm not a subscriber, but used to be and there's a reason people pay for it beyond the fucking rumours and speculation that gets posted here - there's a shit load of weekly audio content, there's a huge archive of newsletters and audio dating back years, there's the newsletter itself (although everything juicy just ends up posted up everywhere anyways, so...) and Meltzer's articles and obituaries - whatever people think of Dave there are very few wrestling historians of his calibre out there.
HashtagLapsed
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Video games were a mistake.
Everyone should play board games. Especially German board games, where there is very little player interaction or outright conflict. You just passive aggressively stop people from getting resources or whatever they need, even when you don't need them. "Oh sorry, I didn't realize you needed wood to build a fence for your cows. I don't need wood yet, but I thought I would get some now in case I need it in the future. I sure hope your unenclosed animals don't escape."
Its the best.
Bluekaveli
Member
Sucks to be them. Good thing I only pay 9.99
Or just google search whatever you want and save money.
Board games are lame.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Do you pirate music, movies, and books too, because you're basically saying give support to the people who copy paste what he does instead of supporting the originator of the content
Keep in mind, whatever you say next, that I am a proud snitch
British Monsoon
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HashtagLapsed
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Pfffft. Board games are the best. Everyone complains about how shit and mindless video games are and wants co-op RPGs without the hassle of D&D and nobody talks about Gloomhaven.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
I could and would rat on all of you, regardless of the legitimacy of the claims, for a decent slice of pizza with half-filled Pepsi drink
Bluekaveli
Member
That's what they call me.Oh wow, thanks for the tip blue, you're a fuckin genius.
Nocturnowl
Member
My friends hype Gloomhaven like it's Shinsuke Nakamura but I gotta admit, when I played a quick two missions it felt more like Dolph Ziggler.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
This is why the Observer is godly. We find out shit like this.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
You know what's also an option: not caring about dirt sheets and rumors?
BewareTheBatsie
Member
Ringmaster really fucking sucked.
giancarlo123x
Banned
Your post sums it up
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=237203829
Its bullshit the mods turn a blind eye to this shit. I was once banned for two weeks when dragon quest 8 was announced for 3ds just for saying "3DS? I was looking forward to a HD version someday. The emulated one is so great looking, oh well." http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=163767127
I didn't beg for any specific console, just disappointment. People straight up saying switch or no buy is a shit post at this point.
HashtagLapsed
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I think so too. Subscribing just for speculation and rumors would be onerous. I have watched a lot of shows I wouldn't have heard about otherwise that I ended up really enjoying after reading the newsletter. Morbid and sad it may be, but the obituaries and the details he goes into about figures from the business whether in ring or otherwise is always really insightful and heartfelt (and frequently leads to checking out other shows). There is a lot of financial details and stuff posted too, but how much anyone cares about that is obviously subjective.
I go through periods subscribing or not subscribing but I never feel like I have been ripped off or it is bad value for money. They put out a lot of content.
And like I said earlier, they constantly get annoyed about their thoughts, opinions and speculations getting reported as fact. When they talk about shit like English or Shibata's injury being a work, it isn't so different to on here where people laugh at Strowman being out for 6 months knowing he will do the run in to "shock" everyone. They don't report those things, they just talk about what they are thinking but people here or on Reddit post it as if "Meltzer says Shibata's injury is a work" when in reality is it like "it wouldn't surprise me if it was a work given the history of this business" is what he really said.
SallyIsNow
Banned
And Vince McTrump gave him a mouthpiece.
Nocturnowl
Member
I just opened the thread for that newly announced Tennis game (not even a tennis fan, simply because I was thinking "a Tennis sim in the current year?!" how unexpected!) and the first post was literally "switch?".
it's pretty bloody silly.
it's pretty bloody silly.
HashtagLapsed
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I think it gets better the more the world changes and the more classes get unlocked.
What I will say is, given they have sorta similar gameplay (using cards to decide what you will do):
Gloomhaven = Ziggler
Mage Knight = Nakamura
I still feel bad comparing Gloomhaven to Ziggler because it does open up in a lot of cool ways. But Mage Knight has a lot more depth and complexity.
Nocturnowl
Member
Mage Knight is something of a complexity running joke in our group simply because it's never been played, it remains in our friends cupboard as apparently it's just too much to take in and we don't have time to learn it.
In general though my board game preferences are less of the D&D inspired stuff and more simpler outings so when I say that about Gloomhaven it's really because the style isn't really my jam.
spindashing
Banned
What is so good about Roderick Strong? Seems like another vanilla midget to me.
giancarlo123x
Banned
Did you watch his two behind the scenes videos? Made me a fan along with his Itami match.
HashtagLapsed
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Thats cool, friend. Honestly, Mage Knight has that reputation but when you actually play it, it really isn't so bad. It is when elemental damage and resistances come into it, or assaulting cities co-operatively, that it becomes a mindfuck. At the end of the day it really is "I have 5 cards here, and they let me do X, Y or Z" and you plan your turn around that.
I prefer less heavy games too though and mainly play Mage Knight solitaire when I am bored. Inis has been me and my friends favorite game lately. There are only three victory conditions and it takes 5 minutes to learn, but it is fucking awesome in many, many ways. Especially if you like card drafting and Irish and Celtic mythology.
hes from the indies you see
sf2fanatic
Member
Celtics ain't going no where. They're bigs suck.
And UCLA wasn't stack. Too many flaws. They were thw Wizards are NCAA
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Hence vanilla midget, I thought that was already well covered in his post
I backed the recent Gloomhaven kickstarter because it looks like what I want in a D&D style co-op RPG. Plus it's freakin' huge where as the actual D&D board games are one scenario.
HashtagLapsed
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He added so many scenarios in the reprint too. I think it ships with 110-120 scenarios now? And it is like $10 for a dozen or so single player scenarios too. Crazy amount of content and how the scenarios shape and change the game world is really cool. It really feels like a living game the more you go through it and the more everything opens up.
I hope you enjoy it!
(I still really recommend people look up Inis. There is even a DEMON KING BALOR ultra special card)
I'm looking forward to it. I even got the vinyl replaceable stickers pack so we can re-play it.
excelsiorlef
Member
I subscribe for the audio content mostly.
The observer is a good read though... except Meltz's grammar is wonky as fuck sometimes
The observer is a good read though... except Meltz's grammar is wonky as fuck sometimes
The biggest problems with Destiny were the lack of content and story. Wonder if they fixed any of that. Too bad the Bungie that gave us Halo 1 and 2 is gone
3 planets and a moon in the base game of Destiny 2. So have a guess if there is loads of content? Lol
Also no new race of aliens either. You have people defending it already by saying it would go against the lore if they did haha
HashtagLapsed
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Good idea! I think I will pick those up too. I feel really weird about Legacy style games, even if you get so many hours out of them. It still feels wrong to me in a way. You should have a blast.
On the other hand there is stuff like the Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective games. Once you solve the mystery you cant really replay them, but that still feels better to me than tearing up cards, writing on the board or putting stickers down etc.
Yeah, I like the idea of a Legacy game. Had my eyes on one since Seafall. But the completionist in me wants to keep everything in tact so I can go back and play the things I didn't get the first time around.
Isn't that literally the same as what the first game had at launch?
Also, PvP is downgraded to 4v4 only.
PFFFFT
Brian_FETO
Banned
Everything they're saying/showing about Destiny 2 sounds good/hugely improved
Isn't that literally the same as what the first game had at launch?
Yep. Also the biggest change seems to be you can have big afro things on your head. 😂
BewareTheBatsie
Member
Dope.
SallyIsNow
Banned
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SomewhatGroovy
Banned
Isn't that literally the same as what the first game had at launch?
literally, people have been beta testing Destiny for 3 years. Destiny 2 is the final version.
Brian_FETO
Banned
-Stronger focus on story/campaign (we'll see how it pans out, obviously)
-More interesting looking areas
-More things to do in areas, treasure maps, hidden areas with bosses
-QOL stuff
-Matchmaking based on clans for endgame stuff
The 4v4 thing isn't necessarily a bad thing yet, they're designing maps/modes for it.
I didn't care about the solo stuff at all in the first game but I'm actually interested in it this time (until I'm sure it eventually turns into dumb grindy bullshit)
-More interesting looking areas
-More things to do in areas, treasure maps, hidden areas with bosses
-QOL stuff
-Matchmaking based on clans for endgame stuff
The 4v4 thing isn't necessarily a bad thing yet, they're designing maps/modes for it.
I didn't care about the solo stuff at all in the first game but I'm actually interested in it this time (until I'm sure it eventually turns into dumb grindy bullshit)