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  1. Comment on What's something you want to understand the appeal of? in ~talk

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    I have plenty of money, that's not the problem. But coming to terms with spending a significant portion of it on a child? I don't know... Maybe I just don't have the kid urge that others do, but I...

    I have plenty of money, that's not the problem. But coming to terms with spending a significant portion of it on a child? I don't know... Maybe I just don't have the kid urge that others do, but I like my life the way it is, and the things I mentioned above are just kind of the cherry on top.

    At the same time though, I do thing you are downplaying the effects of climate change pretty heavily. We're just at the beginning and already we are seeing severe droughts, heat waves, and flooding like never before, even in the richest and most prepared countries. Countries in the middle east and Africa are already dealing with mass droughts, causing food insecurity, we're taking tens of millions of people; and this is just the beginning. It's going to get so much worse

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  2. Comment on What's something you want to understand the appeal of? in ~talk

    ItsDan
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    For me, climate change is one part, albeit a small one. It's more the state of the world, and the increasing depression that goes along with it. Perhaps it's just that now we are more aware of it,...

    For me, climate change is one part, albeit a small one. It's more the state of the world, and the increasing depression that goes along with it. Perhaps it's just that now we are more aware of it, but it seems like there's a lot of hopelessness in the younger generations, and unless something drastically changes, I don't see that getting better. Why bring a child into this world who is going to have to deal with that? ... Not to mention the insane cost that goes along with having a kid in 2023

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  3. Comment on What's something you want to understand the appeal of? in ~talk

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    Diablo 4... I don't get it, I bought it and gave it a solid 5 hours; it just seems like a button masher. I think I must be missing something. I've tried to talk to friends who like it about the...

    Diablo 4... I don't get it, I bought it and gave it a solid 5 hours; it just seems like a button masher. I think I must be missing something. I've tried to talk to friends who like it about the appeal, it's one of the most popular games right now after all... but I just don't get it. It cost a pretty penny, so I'd like to enjoy it

    8 votes

  4. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I agree that it's a lot more fun when you strategize as a group, plus it helps to keep the conversation going. Like you said, it's a game, and supposed to be fun! Or biggest problem though is card...

    I agree that it's a lot more fun when you strategize as a group, plus it helps to keep the conversation going. Like you said, it's a game, and supposed to be fun!

    Or biggest problem though is card management. By the time we're done with the battles, we are usually out of cards and can't complete the level, so we tend to fudge that a bit too. I'm sure I'll try frosthaven, but I assume we'll have our own house rules to make it not so punishing

  5. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I've been wanting to try frosthaven, but if it's more difficult than gloomhaven... maybe I don't want to, hah. Gloomhaven is hard enough that we can't get through many of the scenarios without a...

    I've been wanting to try frosthaven, but if it's more difficult than gloomhaven... maybe I don't want to, hah. Gloomhaven is hard enough that we can't get through many of the scenarios without a few house rules.

    We don't like repeating scenarios, it's tough to get everyone together to play as it is without repeating scenarios, we want to make ~some~ progress throughout the year

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  6. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I've been mostly playing Phasmophobia recently. It's a ghost hunting game where you need to figure out what type of ghost is haunting certain locations. It's fun and pretty engaging for being a...

    I've been mostly playing Phasmophobia recently. It's a ghost hunting game where you need to figure out what type of ghost is haunting certain locations. It's fun and pretty engaging for being a relatively simple concept. I really enjoy the investigation aspect of the game; using equipment to determine the ghost, as well as the ability to use custom map settings, it makes the game infinitely re-playable. There's a big update coming out later this month that I am looking forward to, so many new equipment items are being added to try. The other big benefit for me is the youtube community around the game, they are who first got me interested in the game and they make great content for it.

    Otherwise, CIV 6 is my tried-and-true time waster. I have put 700 hours into that game since launch, and still have a great time ever time I start it up.

    5 votes