Gaming thread

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Here's the link, but I'll post the story so no one has to pay for it or register an account. In a nutshell, the last DLC was poorly received which meant pre-sales for the next DLC were well under projections. Players weren't sticking around and Bungie cut jobs. As someone with a metric shit-ton of time in Destiny 2, I know that Bungie basically ignored player feedback about the game. Poor DLC + poor game decisions = reduced sales.

I feel for those laid off because it could have been avoided had Bungie's leadership listened to the players.

Sony’s Bungie Game Unit Cut 8% of Staff After ‘Destiny’ Play Wilted

I've pre-ordered Every Destiny game/expansion including the base version of D1...I will not be pre-ordering Final because I have zero faith in managements ability to do anything at this point.

Best case, they identified dead weight and got rid of it...but given their track record and the fact that they got rid of Salvatori...I'm not holding my breath or opening my wallet.

 

[AWP]

I've pre-ordered Every Destiny game/expansion including the base version of D1...I will not be pre-ordering Final because I have zero faith in managements ability to do anything at this point.

Best case, they identified dead weight and got rid of it...but given their track record and the fact that they got rid of Salvatori...I'm not holding my breath or opening my wallet.

I've pre-ordered all DLC starting with Shadowkeep, the first DLC after I started playing. I've suffered waits of hours on the first day of the new DLC because the servers were jacked. I have every badge from every season minus Season of the Undying and last season's. I've guilded every badge I've earned, including Dredgen 9 times. I have 5,100 hours in game with 3,100 of those actively playing.

I will not pre-order The Final Shape.

Everyone is always looking for a Destiny killer. Turns out, we knew the murderer all along: Bungie execs.

 

[RackMaster]

Finished Spider-Man 2 storyline today. If only Sony put that much effort into the writing of their movies.

 

[AWP]

F1 '23 is free to play this weekend and 60% off to buy. I am an absolute monster in a F2 car, but pure dogshit in F1 cars.

Of course, just like in real life, I had Lance Stroll run me off the track.

 

[GOTWA]

F1 '23 is free to play this weekend and 60% off to buy. I am an absolute monster in a F2 car, but pure dogshit in F1 cars.

Of course, just like in real life, I had Lance Stroll run me off the track.

You see daddy stroll sold for 1.2bn?

Also can't wait for this Vegas shit show.

 

[AWP]

You see daddy stroll sold for 1.2bn?

Also can't wait for this Vegas shit show.

I did. He still has some stake in the team, but I think he's getting ready to bail.

It is off to a great start! Vegas and F1 out there trying to kill people.

 

[AWP]

I'm not an esports guy, it doesn't interest me, but a 25-30 million prize pool for ONE game is insane. The cheapest Top 5 tournament is almost 3 million.

5 esports tournaments with highest prize pools in 2023 | Esports Charts

 

[AWP]

Diablo 4 is free to pay until the 28th.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1727024084075049109

 

[GOTWA]

It's doing that bad, huh?

 

[AWP]

Steam Autumn Sale time, boys and girls.

 

[AWP]

Me running my off-meta builds in pretty much any group activity:

 

[Jaknight]

 

[AWP]

What's funny is some Rockstar employee's kid leaked the trailer. I really hope the dude was fired over his kid's yearning for street cred, attention, cool factor, or whatever.

 

[BloodStripe]

GTA always has the best sound track of any game. That’s a hill I’m willing to die on.

 

[Blizzard]

GTA always has the best sound track of any game. That’s a hill I’m willing to die on.

Concur, even though I can't stand the nasally , whiney sound of Tom Petty.

 

[BloodStripe]

Concur, even though I can't stand the nasally , whiney sound of Tom Petty.

As someone who lost their virginity to American Girl I disagree lol.

 

[TLDR20]

As someone who lost their virginity to American Girl I disagree lol.

Was he gentle?

 

[Kaldak]

There is a better one, but I can't get it to upload here, so this a Utoob version.

 

[AWP]

"Guys, it's time to develop GTA 6!"
"Fuck yeah! Does it have a theme?"
"Florida Man."
(Silence)
"Dude, that's the base game and like 3 or 4 DLC's."
"Exactly."
"Fuck yeah!"

 

[AWP]

The Steam Winter Sale is live until the 4th. Go buy stuff.