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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee Link ParentTHE CORRECT CHOICE. KING’S HONOR, FRIEND.THE CORRECT CHOICE. KING’S HONOR, FRIEND.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee Link ParentAlright, if I do decide to hop in, I’ll let you know. Are you Horde or Alliance?Alright, if I do decide to hop in, I’ll let you know. Are you Horde or Alliance?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee Link ParentI’m starting to get bit by the MMO bug once again. I was thinking of going back to wow classic and trying hardcore (never done it), but turtle wow seems neat! Destiny 2 still has claws in me for...I’m starting to get bit by the MMO bug once again. I was thinking of going back to wow classic and trying hardcore (never done it), but turtle wow seems neat! Destiny 2 still has claws in me for now, but I’ll probably tire of the current season at some point in the next few weeks.
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Comment on Bethesda’s Oblivion Unreal Engine 5 remake could be releasing sooner than you think in ~games
EsteeBestee LinkOblivion is one of my favorite games and I still play it every few months. I’m so incredibly excited for this remake/remaster! Between this, Doom Dark Ages, and the Switch 2, mama is eatin’ good...Oblivion is one of my favorite games and I still play it every few months. I’m so incredibly excited for this remake/remaster! Between this, Doom Dark Ages, and the Switch 2, mama is eatin’ good this spring!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee Link ParentHell yeah, I’ve been meaning to do more non-normal runs in dark souls. I’ve played through it normally probably 15 times, but I have yet to do stuff like no leveling, no hit, randomizer, etc.Hell yeah, I’ve been meaning to do more non-normal runs in dark souls. I’ve played through it normally probably 15 times, but I have yet to do stuff like no leveling, no hit, randomizer, etc.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
EsteeBestee Link ParentThanks for all the advice! And yeah, I am not skipping an inspection. I am by myself and would be pretty at risk if I had a $10k repair immediately after move in because the sewer line or water...Thanks for all the advice! And yeah, I am not skipping an inspection. I am by myself and would be pretty at risk if I had a $10k repair immediately after move in because the sewer line or water line is fucked.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
EsteeBestee Link ParentWelp, bad news, I did not get the home I placed on offer on. I placed an offer $23k over asking ($308k vs $285k asking) and my only contingencies were the standard (financing, title, etc.) and an...Welp, bad news, I did not get the home I placed on offer on. I placed an offer $23k over asking ($308k vs $285k asking) and my only contingencies were the standard (financing, title, etc.) and an inspection. I got beat out on dollars and by someone waiving inspection and it sounds like the listing agent was pushing the sellers to pick me, so I'm guessing I was beat by an investor. It fucking sucks because I loved that house, but this is the first one I made an offer on and I have time to look and offer on others, I'll find another one I love.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
EsteeBestee LinkI’ve been looking at houses and I found one yesterday that I absolutely love, so I put in an offer! Offers weren’t due until later today so now I’m just sitting here a stressed and nervous wreck,...I’ve been looking at houses and I found one yesterday that I absolutely love, so I put in an offer! Offers weren’t due until later today so now I’m just sitting here a stressed and nervous wreck, both because I don’t know if I will or won’t get it, but I also am paranoid that my offer will be too high over appraisal or something else bad will happen during closing. I wish I had more control over my negative thoughts right now. The reality is that I’ve already totaled up all my cash and have enough even if I’m a little bit over appraisal and even if the sellers won’t re-negotiate if the appraisal is low. And at the very least, I qualify for a first time home buyer program in MN where I can get a loan of $14k to pay for closing if I end up needing to use the cash I do have to pay the difference in appraisal from my offer instead of paying for closing. This shit is so confusing and stressful, y’all, but I’m sure I’ll feel it’s worth it when I’m sitting in my own house that I own and am investing into.
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Comment on The Balatro timeline in ~games
EsteeBestee Link ParentI read it this morning and it was a good read! It's pretty heartwarming to see the timeline of how this game went from a for fun project for the dev and seeing the wishlist number grow and grow...I read it this morning and it was a good read! It's pretty heartwarming to see the timeline of how this game went from a for fun project for the dev and seeing the wishlist number grow and grow and grow and then explode! It's one of my favorite game development stories and to me really represents games as an art form. You don't need to have a hundred or a thousand people in a building working 40 hours a week each for 3 years to build a game millions enjoy, you can be just typing away in your spare time by yourself and create something that's special to many people.
Of course many examples like this already existed, of small or solo developers making it big, but I'm just so happy that gaming as a whole has so much room for small studios and solo efforts that can end up being just as big and just as popular as AAA games!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee LinkI am a trucker and I am in Europe…2. I continue my journey of taking the funniest deliveries I can, such as a comically large vat of olive oil from Greece to Italy as I explore all the cities in...I am a trucker and I am in Europe…2. I continue my journey of taking the funniest deliveries I can, such as a comically large vat of olive oil from Greece to Italy as I explore all the cities in the game. If you happen to be an NPC car in my game and you see my Mercedes truck painted like their F1 car in your rear view mirror, I’m sorry.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee Link ParentWell, you can recommend it to me because it’s already on my wishlist and I’m just waiting for a spare weekend to play it. I’m looking forward to it!Well, you can recommend it to me because it’s already on my wishlist and I’m just waiting for a spare weekend to play it. I’m looking forward to it!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee LinkI haven’t had much time for games lately, but I’ve been putting some more time into Euro Truck Simulator 2 since it’s so easy to pick up and play for anywhere from 20 minutes to 4 hours. I finally...I haven’t had much time for games lately, but I’ve been putting some more time into Euro Truck Simulator 2 since it’s so easy to pick up and play for anywhere from 20 minutes to 4 hours. I finally picked up the Greece DLC and then made a delivery to Lesbos in my lesbian flag painted truck, lol. I’m excited for the upcoming DLC that adds more of the Nordic countries! The game is just perfect for me when I wanna talk to friends and play something light. You can go full sim in this game and use a wheel and pedals and stuff, but it’s a perfect controller game for me.
I’ve also been continuing with Assassin’s Creed Mirage. I think I mentioned last week that I like it a lot and I like that it’s a pretty focused game and a good way to vibe with some ancient culture. I could play games of this style basically forever.
I still need to go back and beat Dragon Age Veilguard, but I’ve just not been in the mood for a bigger game right now. I reckon I’m about 2/3 of the way through.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
EsteeBestee Link ParentThanks for the write up, I think I have to check out both of those games!Thanks for the write up, I think I have to check out both of those games!
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Comment on What low-stakes drama is going on in your circles right now? in ~talk
EsteeBestee Link ParentThe 2019 bit is that we're a relatively young company (only about 12 years old) and 2019 was one of our good years where we had substantial growth and our leadership is apparently connecting that...The 2019 bit is that we're a relatively young company (only about 12 years old) and 2019 was one of our good years where we had substantial growth and our leadership is apparently connecting that with working in the office vs work from home instead of, y'know, the million other factors. We're actually doing fairly well financially right now too and he wants to force us all back into a cramped office where we are guaranteed to get less work done, but he somehow thinks that putting us in a room and making us be friends will make us produce "the best work of our lives" (the best work of my life has been ever since I went work from home lmao). He's so fucking privileged and out of touch and just doesn't know what problems normal people deal with. We have to consider commutes because we don't work 7am to 7pm like a psychopath, we have to pay for child care, we're already dealing with so much stress from politics and the economy in the US and they picked now to make us work in an office? It sucks, but I'm trying to make the best of it because I'm still more privileged than the majority of americans and I try to keep that in mind. Not that I'm not entitled to my own problems, too, but at least I'm in a position where I can be looking for a house and not stuck renting forever, for example.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
EsteeBestee LinkIt was finally warm enough outside to do some minor work on my Subaru. I replaced spark plugs and wires and it's running a bit better now! I also just got new Falken tires today for it. It's...It was finally warm enough outside to do some minor work on my Subaru. I replaced spark plugs and wires and it's running a bit better now! I also just got new Falken tires today for it. It's almost warm enough to get the Miata out, but I need a good rain fall to clear the salt off the roads. I would work on my cars in the winter, too, if I had a better garage situation, which brings me to my next point...
Then this weekend, I'm going to three open houses for some homes I like. I started the home buying process in the last month and this will be my first weekend of tours! Two of the homes I'm seeing are at the high end of my price range, but both perfectly fit my needs. They're both up to date, in good walkable and bikeable neighborhoods, cute as hell, and have pretty good garage situations. The last one is a little cheaper due to location (further out) and based on the listing, it's almost perfect for me. It isn't as up to date as the other two, but it has everything I need an the garage is AMAZING! It would easily fit 4 or more cars and has ample space for a lift and plenty of tool boxes. The only thing holding me back is that we were just ordered to return to office tue-thur each week and that property would be somewhere between 30 minutes (no traffic) or an hour commute each way. If this were 3 months ago before we had this mandate, I'd be scrambling to put an offer in, this house checks all the boxes (again based on listing info, I still need to see it tomorrow). So I'm currently debating if saving $300 a month on my monthly payments over the other two is worth spending 2-4 hours more per week in a car than I would if I were commuting from the other two. And even besides the commute, it's a little further out from the city center than I intended, but still near enough, I suppose.
Of course the other option is I don't move on any of the three and other listings will pop up over the next couple months as the housing market gets busy here. I think my current plan might be to see if that cheaper and further one just stays on the market a bit so that I can offer below asking. It might push me to get it if I'm saving $400-$500 a month on the payment.
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Comment on What low-stakes drama is going on in your circles right now? in ~talk
EsteeBestee Link ParentI suspect that’s what it will be like regardless if people do it on purpose or not. I do actually like my direct team and won’t mind whiteboard sessions with them, but it’s everything else that’s...I suspect that’s what it will be like regardless if people do it on purpose or not. I do actually like my direct team and won’t mind whiteboard sessions with them, but it’s everything else that’s just distracting for me. Our CEO even said “I know we will probably get less done, but I want us all in the office again to “recreate the magic of 2019””, the dude is so out of touch with how normal employees operate. We’ve been doing pretty good for 5 years being WFH, time to fuck it up because our CEO wants to be like Starbucks (ignore that they just performed massive layoffs and ruined lives so the stock number goes brrrrrrr).
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Comment on What low-stakes drama is going on in your circles right now? in ~talk
EsteeBestee LinkThe company that owns my townhome complex (and many other properties, mostly apartments) sent out a letter recently reiterating that working on cars is not allowed on the property (while also...The company that owns my townhome complex (and many other properties, mostly apartments) sent out a letter recently reiterating that working on cars is not allowed on the property (while also saying that non functioning or leaking cars are not allowed, so how do you fix a leak?). Despite my landlord explicitly having seen me work on cars before and not having had a problem with it, I'm now convinced that I'll be evicted even though I'm a fantastic tenant and even though the letter was clearly a generic letter sent to all their properties and aimed more at apartments than townhomes. So I did spark plugs this week and guess what? Nothing happened, lol. I'm buying a house this summer anyways, so what do I even care, I guess I'm just paranoid.
Secondarily, my company is forcing us to return to office tues-thur starting next week (after having us all work from home for the last 5 years). I'm too exhausted to fight it at the moment with me trying to improve my health (hitting the gym heavily), having surgery soon, and buying a house this year, so I plan on being as petty as I can possibly be about it. I'm going to abuse the fuck out of the snacks and drinks they provide us, if people come up to my desk unannounced, I'm just going to stare at them for 5 seconds with my headphones on and then go back to work, and I'm going to shit on company time. Any other suggestions of things that might bring me some joy that don't actually endanger my employment?
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Comment on Stellantis introduces pop-up ads in vehicles, sparking outrage among owners in ~transport
EsteeBestee Link ParentOh it absolutely is done on purpose so that manufacturers can get you going to their dealerships for service. My GTI was the only car I never changed my own oil on and even the battery can be a...Oh it absolutely is done on purpose so that manufacturers can get you going to their dealerships for service. My GTI was the only car I never changed my own oil on and even the battery can be a pain in the ass to change on some modern cars. I just found it much more worth it to learn to work on cars and then be able to enjoy older, cheaper, and more “raw” cars! I kind of have a thing for 90’s Japanese car, so learning to work on cars was kind of a necessity for me!
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Comment on A baseball discussion thread, 2025 spring training edition in ~sports.baseball
EsteeBestee Link ParentPeople forget about us a bit, so we have to do what we can to stand out.People forget about us a bit, so we have to do what we can to stand out.
I’ve been feeling a bit weird about games lately. I’m having trouble getting into new games and keep going back to ones I’ve put tons of time into. That isn’t a bad thing or anything, but I feel like I should be more interested in some others games I’m trying than I am, but I keep bouncing off. The main ones I’m still playing are Destiny 2, iRacing (12 hours of Sebring this weekend!!), and Euro Truck Simulator 2.
Recently I’ve tried Returnal, Heroes of Hammerwatch 2, Factorio demo, Manor Lords, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, and Dragon Age Veilguard, none of which I feel I played enough of. I did get 2/3 through Mirage and Veilguard and do want to finish them, but with the rest, I just keep putting games down to go back to my “go to’s” and I’m not sure what’s wrong.
I’m just finding it hard to be hooked on new experiences and one thing with my tastes that I’ve been conscious of is that I’ve been trending away from complex games. For example, I bounced off Factorio’s demo pretty quickly even though it was cool, but liked the Shapez demo I played on my phone, a much simpler automation game. I’m not sure if that’s why I’m bouncing off games like Returnal (having to learn something new) or if I’m just kind of jaded on games in general.
I did get Pacific Drive this week and played for a couple hours and intend to keep going, but we’ll see if the same thing happens. Maybe I just need to go read or watch movies/tv for a few weeks as a palate cleanser from gaming. Games like Avowed would have been 100% a day one purchase for me two years ago, but I just keep feeling “meh” about picking up new games.