my only online gaming is when i block isr*eli seeders and leechers on my bit-torrent client 
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nerd!a lot of balatro
I want to play balatro. On a scale from ipecac to crack cocaine: how addictive is it?
I found the full release to be like weed tbh. I played way too much of the demo for the full release to be extremely addictive. It's a super fun game to play when I don't have the whole day to throw away, but I've yet to even unlock gold stake on any of the decks. It's still a 10/10 roguelite IMO.
I have a V Rising server I've been playing with some friends recently. It's sort of like a combination of Valheim and Torchlight with vampires.
You know what I've really loved recently tho? SHREDDER'S REVENGE. I love beatem up games, and they are perfect for mindless playing. Pulling No Punches is fun too.
Helldivers and Bulders Gate 3 (which is starting to remind me of why I never really liked DnD) but the voice acting and immersive role playing is so good. Getting FF7 Rebirth as soon as it becomes available.
Online? Not much. Tried playing some Diablo IV today, but holy hell do I not like that game. I don't think they could've come up with an even more boring skill tree system if they tried. I really wish I didn't waste my money on it last year. Even Diablo III was better at launch ffs.
Will probably go over to Path of Exile to scratch that ARPG itch I have right now. Either that or I'll just say fuck it and go back to playing Paper Mario.
If you try PoE and don't like it, PoE2 early access should come out this Winter and it's much less bloated. It's also gonna be free.
The only thing I am not super fond of so far with PoE is holy hells that skill tree is huge. I wish respeccing were easier cause it’s gotta be easy to completely screw up a build.
Yeah, it can be pretty intimidating. I started playing in 2014 so I can't really even remember what it's like to not know PoE, but I remember it was a long road. Some unsolicited new player advice:
Don't sweat it too much. Respecing is a little tough but as long as you focus on picking up notables (the larger passives with a small gold rim) you won't need too many points to patch mistakes unless you went way off course. Just grab life nodes and all the damage notables around them that apply to your skill and you'll make it through the campaign easily. Keep your resistances at 75% after act 3. Pick 1 skill gem to buff, and try to get 4 linked sockets to support it. Don't forget to do all labyrinth trials and ascend at acts 3, 8, 10, and maps.
Ways to screw up a build in the skill tree: Grabbing irrelevant passives. Don't grab attack stuff if you're a caster and vice versa, don't grab crit stats for damage over time, don't get spell damage for spells that deal damage over time if they don't specifically state the spell damage will apply to their effect (this only really matters for Righteous Fire, but it's worth mentioning because it's a common mistake in a beginner friendly build). Grabbing way too few life nodes (get at least 300 life by the time you finish each act, so 300 life at the end of act 1, 600 for act 2, etc). Grabbing stats that are not very useful in most situations (% armor, % evasion, % energy shield, stun).
Other than that, a build guide isn't absolutely necessary IMO. It's a complicated game but people make it seem like even the campaign is super rough, if you've played an ARPG before the complexity only starts to get ridiculous when you hit like level 85. Before you get to that point, the game is not really mechanically complex.
I consider myself between games. Everything is really boring.
it feels like i'm waiting for the next flavour of the month
or maybe i'll have to wait for the Elden Ring dlc to give me something good to sink into again haha
Some companies fucked up by not realising there was a gap in the release schedule for right now. Helldivers came and got boring and now there's... Nothing. Hades is fun but obviously there's only so many runs of that you can do with early access, it's more of a slow come and go game in the longterm.
They've all missed a solid launch opportunity. People are thirsty.
Warthunder. Don't make the same mistake I did and stay away.
PS: Shermans are bullshit.
lol I just started again yesterday, why are all the negative steam reviews from people with thousands of hours?
I picked up Mythforce in the Humble Bundle on Friday and that's been alright. I imagine it will get better if/when Beamdog adds more content.
Well they killed League for me because Vanguard doesn't like my PC, so I've been trying to learn DotA. I'm actually having a lot of fun with it, I think it's basically League if they didn't spend 15 years making the worst game design decisions you can possibly fathom. So far, anyway, I'm sure there's plenty of stuff that I'll dislike when I'm actually "good" at the game, but for now it's very refreshing how well designed it feels.
I've been playing Vintage Story with a friend, I recommended it here and did a giveaway a while back. It's basically extremely modded minecraft but on an engine that doesn't suck ass.
Rabbit and Steel has been a lot of fun when I can get my friends together for it.
Helldivers 2
Destiny 2
Getting my partner into Remnant 2
Lots of sequels
I am once again asking you all to play ADACA 
i've been on hiatus but played a lot of OSRS in the last year or so. very soothing game
OSRS
what's the community like these days? i wouldnt mind succumbing to OSRS nostalgia lmao
i wouldn't say there is as much of a "community" as back in the day, clans and stuff are pretty dead i think. on balance i have found people on there to be pretty nice and welcoming, but i won't say it's free from insufferable Gamers. still i would say the atmosphere is generally positive because people generally get that we're all here to find comfort in something from our childhood. mostly people just don't interact as much as back in the day though.
im cool with that, as long as the community is chill :) i might give it a go
Stardew Valley and Monster Hunter Rise, both in coop.
If you want something truly mindless for second-monitor gaming, I'd suggest either Vampire Survivors (or another game in the same genre, like Holocure) or an idle game (top picks: cookie clicker, trimps, pokeclicker).
Not exactly online gaming but I'm playing through Ocarina of Time for my first real attempt ever and will stream it over Discord so my best friend can watch and help me some.
I'm also playing offline with my kiddo because he's really digging it. I'm only at the fish dungeon though. Not very far.
Played some V Rising tonight, it's very good!
I'll play halo infinite (free to play online, even if it is Microshaft), but only chatting in a separate discord call with a friend I don't see very often with my mic turned off.
I still log in to Elder Scrolls Online every day to check how my stuff is selling through the guild trader, I'm missing a few rare companion armor pieces and they're all expensive. There's also an ESO expansion coming out in 2 or 3 weeks which will add new customized skills so I'll check those out for sure.
Also started Star Trek: Resurgence since it's on Steam now, it's a single player telltale style game though, liking the story so far. It's written in the 90s trek style.
cookie clicker. i play it online online because i "play" it on the browser. perfect for second monitor and mindless. you don't have to deal with any people whatsoever.
you can also try old school runescape (that's actually online). it's basically the de facto second monitor game. there's lots of grindy stuff that is just relaxing to do, alongside good quests and hard challenges with regular content updates chosen by the community. im on a break though because i don't have a second monitor
Warframe's fast action is pretty good for stimming, keeps you constantly tapping away with both hands, and becomes pretty mindless once you've amassed a half decent collection of mods.
