I sucked up my pride and reduced the difficulty level. Diablo 4 World Tier 2 was kicking my butt in certain key areas. I don't know if it's my build, my equipment, or my skill; whatever the case,...
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I sucked up my pride and reduced the difficulty level.
Diablo 4 World Tier 2 was kicking my butt in certain key areas. I don't know if it's my build, my equipment, or my skill; whatever the case, I simply could not finish a certain Stronghold. I tried putting it off and coming back after a few levels, gearing up, changing skills, but regardless of what I did, I'd just keep dying at the boss. And it wasn't even close.
So, with a heavy, disappointed sigh, I set the World Tier level down to 1. After doing so, I beat the boss on my first try. And you know what? The feeling of self-loathing didn't stick around as long as I thought.
I think I've come to accept the fact that I'm probably not the young and spry gamer I once was. My hair is starting to grey, my fingers are starting to slow, and even my eyes are starting to dim. But I still love games, and if continuing to enjoy them as I keep aging means I have to start switching to easy mode once in a while, I think I'm okay with that. I'm proud of myself for not taking that realization too hard.
I'd agree with this. I can't play for 8 hours a day any more. I don't have time to spend hours grinding. These days I generally play on Normal or sometimes Easy and I'm not ashamed to say it lol....
I'd agree with this. I can't play for 8 hours a day any more. I don't have time to spend hours grinding. These days I generally play on Normal or sometimes Easy and I'm not ashamed to say it lol. I mostly play for the story and atmosphere anyways, and I could not care less about online trophies or achievements.
That's certainly part of it. I remember spending entire days, in succession even, of doing nothing but playing the same game over and over. I'd be lucky to have multiple solid blocks of hours to...
That's certainly part of it. I remember spending entire days, in succession even, of doing nothing but playing the same game over and over. I'd be lucky to have multiple solid blocks of hours to do that now. Practice makes perfect, after all.
It really does. I recently committed to playing some games/genres i didn't really play like platformer (Dead Cells) and shooter(Hell Let Loose) and that showed me I didn't inherently suck at those...
It really does. I recently committed to playing some games/genres i didn't really play like platformer (Dead Cells) and shooter(Hell Let Loose) and that showed me I didn't inherently suck at those genres, you just need a couple of dozen hours to not be a beginner and then probably another couple of hundred or more to get anywhere good. We humans get good at the skills we use rigth.
Just played counter strike source for the first time in a couple years. Got my butt kicked by a bunch of bots. So I went back to exploring all the random in New Vegas. That is my new old man...
Just played counter strike source for the first time in a couple years. Got my butt kicked by a bunch of bots. So I went back to exploring all the random in New Vegas. That is my new old man speed. Single player for the win. Those kids are just too damn fast and loud. Hehehe. But we all get old eventually.
Yeah, competitive multiplayer is right out for me now, too. But at the same time, I still want to participate in them without hindering my teammates or getting ridiculed in voice chat. Is there an...
Yeah, competitive multiplayer is right out for me now, too. But at the same time, I still want to participate in them without hindering my teammates or getting ridiculed in voice chat. Is there an oldies league? Haha!
You can still absolutely play competitive multiplayer even as your senses and reflexes dull over the years, you've just gotta adapt what you play. For example, class-based shooters such as Team...
You can still absolutely play competitive multiplayer even as your senses and reflexes dull over the years, you've just gotta adapt what you play.
For example, class-based shooters such as Team Fortress 2 are a lot more forgiving to the rigours of age than twitch shooters are because you can just adapt what classes and playstyles you use to your own personal strengths and weaknesses, TF2 in particular is balanced in a way that means effective teamwork and team strategy is going to pay off far more than a handful of really good players too which means even a mediocre player can still be a very important part of an effective team in the right situations. Pyro, Demoman, Heavy, Medic, Sniper, Spy and Engineer all have strategies that don't really require you to have great senses or fast reflexes to be effective and I'd even argue that some of them (eg. Medic, Engineer, Sniper) have traits that mean the benefits/drawbacks to aging in general provide more of a net benefit than a drawback as they would with the more fast-paced classes such as Scout. Plus, it's a Valve game in Source engine so if you're used to CS:S' UI, input handling, netcode, etc then TF2's is very similar if not the same.
Outside of shooters I've found slower paced strategy games are very fun too, the Civilization series being an obvious start point. The thrill I get when I plan out a strategy in the early game and manage to pull it off and win in the late-game is like nothing I've ever gotten from a shooter personally.
I don't feel like I've slowed down much and I'm just about 40. I think experience and general game sense can mostly make up for a split second slowdown. But I agree we might have to choose our...
I don't feel like I've slowed down much and I'm just about 40. I think experience and general game sense can mostly make up for a split second slowdown. But I agree we might have to choose our games.
I've been playing a lot of no build Fortnite and a few other battle royales. There's more focus on resource management, and strategy, and in combat, movement and accuracy is more important than raw speed.
This is high praise, considering how eloquent and clear your own writing is. Thank you, I hope to continue contributing content worthy of the adulation you bestow.
This is high praise, considering how eloquent and clear your own writing is. Thank you, I hope to continue contributing content worthy of the adulation you bestow.
I recently beat ascension level three with the Silent in Slay the Spire. Perhaps not the most impressive achievement but it still felt good! My highest ascension is four with Ironclad, but Silent...
I recently beat ascension level three with the Silent in Slay the Spire. Perhaps not the most impressive achievement but it still felt good!
My highest ascension is four with Ironclad, but Silent has always felt trickier. This time I had a bunch of luck drafting a shiv deck. Kept it really small and focused. I think I finished the run with 18 cards in my deck. It honestly was a cake walk and almost felt undeserved.
Usually I try to go for a poison deck because I find that a lot more fun but it’s also harder to pull off.
I understand the fun of trying to go for a specific archetype in the game, but the best strategy to win is to roll with the cards that the game offers you. Aka, don't try to force a certain build...
Usually I try to go for a poison deck because I find that a lot more fun but it’s also harder to pull off.
I understand the fun of trying to go for a specific archetype in the game, but the best strategy to win is to roll with the cards that the game offers you. Aka, don't try to force a certain build and adapt based on the cards, relics and encounters you find on your way.
Doesn't mean I try to do the exact same thing as well, though.
Yea, I’ve come to understand as much. But after having that first successful poison deck I can’t help myself. I just wanna get there again! I do find it easier to have that approach with ironclad....
Yea, I’ve come to understand as much. But after having that first successful poison deck I can’t help myself. I just wanna get there again!
I do find it easier to have that approach with ironclad. I think it’s because I find all styles interesting with him, whereas with silent I don’t have as much fun than running something like shiv.
I recently beat A20H on all characters and if you need any specific help please let me know! Silent is my favorite class and I find that when I play, I generally run a combination of a couple of...
I recently beat A20H on all characters and if you need any specific help please let me know! Silent is my favorite class and I find that when I play, I generally run a combination of a couple of archetypes to win unless I get all my combo pieces very early in the game!
Slay the Spire is my absolute favourite game these days - congrats on the ascension! And yes, 100% echoing what the other commenter said - you'll have the best luck if you don't try for specific...
Slay the Spire is my absolute favourite game these days - congrats on the ascension! And yes, 100% echoing what the other commenter said - you'll have the best luck if you don't try for specific builds (poison etc), but just sort of roll with whatever direction your cards and relics lead to. In the longer run, you'll even mostly abandon the concept of "builds" or "archetypes" at all - on silent for example, I don't really make poison decks, or shiv decks, or discard decks, I just make decks and those decks have a mishmash of different cards in them that all do useful things.
The best way to get better at slay the spire, imo, is to really learn about your different upcoming enemies and prepare your deck for those. You're never building your decks in a vacuum - you're building them to win specific fights, and oftentimes cards that don't feel like they have great synergy with the rest of your deck are just the thing you need to take on some upcoming potential fight more safely. Take the champ, for instance (the act 2 boss). His main shtick is that he gets very angry two turns after you drop him below half health, and will start hitting extremely hard - so usually you want to stall out the first half of the fight until you can bring him down from ~50% health to 0 very quickly. That might mean grabbing some scaling cards you might otherwise overlook, like Demon Form in an ironclad deck that usually does a lot more quick burst damage, or a dark orb source in a defect deck that's otherwise more focused on frost. Knowing those upcoming match-ups, assessing how well your deck does against each, and drafting new cards to target their weaknesses is a huge game changer!
I love talking about StS, so feel free to ask any other questions if you like - happy to share whatever resources or insight I can. I'm certainly not the best player in the world, haha, but I do have a couple A20 heart kills under my belt, so that's gotta count for something :)
Thanks, these are some great tips. It amazes me how helpful people are here on tildes. Ultimately, I think I know I don't play the most optimal way. To behonest though, i still have fun trying to...
Thanks, these are some great tips. It amazes me how helpful people are here on tildes.
Ultimately, I think I know I don't play the most optimal way. To behonest though, i still have fun trying to go for specific deck archetypes, and that's all that matters in the end.
Oh for sure - games are meant to be enjoyed, and if that's how you're enjoying it then 100% more power to you! Like I get a lot of personal enjoyment from the challenge of climbing ascensions, but...
Oh for sure - games are meant to be enjoyed, and if that's how you're enjoying it then 100% more power to you! Like I get a lot of personal enjoyment from the challenge of climbing ascensions, but I also still have a ton of fun sometimes dropping back down to A1 and building some wacky little deck that never would have made it past act 1 on A20. No right or wrong way to play, that's part of the beauty of single player games to me :)
Nicely done! I recently got the “minimalist” achievement (best the game with a 5 card deck or less) which was a huge challenge for me. I would like to start chasing ascension when I pick the game...
Nicely done! I recently got the “minimalist” achievement (best the game with a 5 card deck or less) which was a huge challenge for me. I would like to start chasing ascension when I pick the game back up.
Also: nice to see a contingent of StS enthusiasts on here. I think it’s probably a top 5 game for me.
If you're interested in climbing ascension in StS, something that helped me with that is watching a lot of Jorbs videos. He's a youtuber and streamer that plays StS at a high level and has a lot...
If you're interested in climbing ascension in StS, something that helped me with that is watching a lot of Jorbs videos. He's a youtuber and streamer that plays StS at a high level and has a lot of insights in his Spire Chat videos. I don't think I'd have been able to get to ascension level 20 with Defect and Watcher without his advice (I'm still working my way up on Ironclad and Silent).
Here's a video where, like some of the other comments in this thread, he discusses why trying to build archetypes isn't all that useful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vouas6s6rCk
I've got 2000+ hours in Slay the Spire. Absolute best game I've ever played. I've heard Mega Crit is working on another game. No idea what it is but I can't wait to play it.
I've got 2000+ hours in Slay the Spire. Absolute best game I've ever played.
I've heard Mega Crit is working on another game. No idea what it is but I can't wait to play it.
Almost got all the achievements in No Man's Sky, including To live forever which requires you to fly to the center of the galaxy from the edge in permadeath mode. It takes a significant amount of...
Almost got all the achievements in No Man's Sky, including To live forever which requires you to fly to the center of the galaxy from the edge in permadeath mode. It takes a significant amount of hyperdrive jumps to get there 🤔 (at least not without cheating your way there, which would decrease my perceived value of the achievement).
When I first played Obra Dinn I did it in one sitting. Just 8 hours of dedicated playthrough and a bunch of spare paper. Recently I picked up The Case of the Golden Idol and resolved to do the...
When I first played Obra Dinn I did it in one sitting. Just 8 hours of dedicated playthrough and a bunch of spare paper.
Recently I picked up The Case of the Golden Idol and resolved to do the same, which I managed to do! It's a small win but for someone who nearly always wants something quick to play for a short burst (like peglin) this feels like an achievement to me.
If it's alright, I'll add mine, since it's what made me think of making the post in the first place : I picked osu! back up and managed to pass happppy song, my first 8-star difficulty pass. I...
If it's alright, I'll add mine, since it's what made me think of making the post in the first place : I picked osu! back up and managed to pass happppy song, my first 8-star difficulty pass. I also managed to pass a good handful of classic maps that I wasn't able to before, and a few that have been my personal demons for a while.
They're all very, very dirty passes, C/D ranks with 60-80% accuracy and pitiful max combos. But I've struggled trying to FC things to no avail and now, I realize I have a lot more fun playing for pass on really hard maps than trying to FC easier maps for pp, and I'm accepting it more. Plus, I'm on lazer anyway now. Proud!
osu! actually gave me RSI hahah. Makes sure you take proper care of yourself when playing it because I sure didn't. But man 8 stars, a very cool achievement indeed! I think my best pass was 6...
osu! actually gave me RSI hahah. Makes sure you take proper care of yourself when playing it because I sure didn't. But man 8 stars, a very cool achievement indeed! I think my best pass was 6 stars back in the day
It's a lot of fun. Takes a lot of practice to get remotely good,can be super frustrating when you're just out of it, but still so much fun. I actually bought a graphics tablet just so I could play...
It's a lot of fun. Takes a lot of practice to get remotely good,can be super frustrating when you're just out of it, but still so much fun. I actually bought a graphics tablet just so I could play the game because I just don't have the control needed when playing with a mouse.
That said, an 8 star difficulty is impressive. I couldn't do much better than a 5 star map, which was a shame cause all the really good maps were like 6+ stars. Maybe the mappings have changed in the 8 years since I've really played anything.
I'm averaging top 500 times in my area of the UK for the current season of Trackmania tracks. I'm particularly pleased about this because I only started playing Trackmania three days ago. Also I...
I'm averaging top 500 times in my area of the UK for the current season of Trackmania tracks. I'm particularly pleased about this because I only started playing Trackmania three days ago.
Also I finally made it to Zone 600 in Trimps. Do not google Trimps if you're remotely susceptible to wasting time on idle/incremental games. I've had a Trimps tab open for years.
I recently finally beat Darkest Dungeon 1. It was on the shorter game mode but still. Second one was getting into the top 20 worldwide in my favorite vr rhythm game for a song I like doing. (Synth...
I recently finally beat Darkest Dungeon 1. It was on the shorter game mode but still.
Second one was getting into the top 20 worldwide in my favorite vr rhythm game for a song I like doing. (Synth Riders is the game btw) I'm an old dude who enjoys weight training, rythm is not my strong suit :D The real goal is top 10 of course.But i still felt proud.
Synth Riders is such a fantastic game. Really happy to see a reference to it out in the wild like this. Imo it's all the fun of beat saber with none of the repetitive strain injuries, haha, plus...
Synth Riders is such a fantastic game. Really happy to see a reference to it out in the wild like this. Imo it's all the fun of beat saber with none of the repetitive strain injuries, haha, plus it's even more "vibey" and danceable to boot without losing the challenge of it all. Congrats on the ranking!
Thanks! Yes it just flows so much nicer than Beat Saber imo. It's probably a personal thing though. I also love using force mode for cardio, it's so easy to peak your heart rate that way. It's...
Thanks! Yes it just flows so much nicer than Beat Saber imo. It's probably a personal thing though. I also love using force mode for cardio, it's so easy to peak your heart rate that way. It's flying too much under the radar. Same with Ragnarock.
Synth Riders is awesome! Which song? (Don’t worry, I’m asking out of curiosity, not because I would try and beat your score! 😆) I can’t stop playing “L.O.V.E”, “New Game”, and “Tonight” because I...
Synth Riders is awesome! Which song? (Don’t worry, I’m asking out of curiosity, not because I would try and beat your score! 😆)
I can’t stop playing “L.O.V.E”, “New Game”, and “Tonight” because I love how those beatmaps flow.
It's Rasputin (the Bony M song) but then the remix, it's one of the custom mappings and then on force mode. It's my cardio thing and I love just going ham with that song. Flow wise I really love...
It's Rasputin (the Bony M song) but then the remix, it's one of the custom mappings and then on force mode. It's my cardio thing and I love just going ham with that song.
Flow wise I really love the Cyberpunk and electro swing playlist I believe those are partially dlc or fully though. And I believe "new game" is from the Cyberpunk list isn't it? I absolutely LOVE that one it's like roleplaying Mario. I keep saying that to myself too "itsa me, Mario". Just makes me happy. Tonight is awesome too, those are songs that work so well in that game.
I redownloaded Dark Souls 1. 3 times before, I hit "quit moments", and put it down without ever finishing it. But I'm ready to give it another shot. Hopefully Elden Ring goes on sale soon. I hear...
I redownloaded Dark Souls 1. 3 times before, I hit "quit moments", and put it down without ever finishing it. But I'm ready to give it another shot.
Hopefully Elden Ring goes on sale soon. I hear it's more approachable.
Honestly, I think the hardest part of Dark Souls is just figuring what to do/where to go next. I always tell people not to feel bad about checking maps and guides. Even if you have some help in...
Honestly, I think the hardest part of Dark Souls is just figuring what to do/where to go next. I always tell people not to feel bad about checking maps and guides. Even if you have some help in the beginning, there's still a massive replayability factor. Playing through all the Souls games was my Covid project and it was one of my most fulfilling gaming journeys.
For better or worse, I've watched enough challenge runs that I know where to go. My problem is that I'm just not good. On my first playthrough, I got stuck on the DLC Chimera. It would have been...
For better or worse, I've watched enough challenge runs that I know where to go. My problem is that I'm just not good. On my first playthrough, I got stuck on the DLC Chimera. It would have been O&S, but I summoned help (which I'm not above doing). On my second, it was getting cursed in the depths.
I actually beat DS3 once (no DLC Or Nameless King), but in my next game I got stuck on the lion armor. I've never even played DS2 because I heard enemies will disappear if you farm them, and getting too many souls will ruin matchmaking (even if you die and lose them).
Ahh, fair enough. I don't think I ever had to farm an enemy enough times in DS2 to where it disappeared, I think it's a pretty darn long time. I also don't really do matchmaking, so I wasn't...
Ahh, fair enough. I don't think I ever had to farm an enemy enough times in DS2 to where it disappeared, I think it's a pretty darn long time. I also don't really do matchmaking, so I wasn't worried about that too much. My main issue with DS2 was that I'm not a fan of a lot of the midgame zones. But the last 3rd or so is incredible. And going with a Hexer build honestly made the game super easy.
Kind of weird to get started with the Hexer build, but I'm pretty sure this was the guide I followed to get going. Once I had all the core stuff, it was smooth sailing. Obviously there were a...
Kind of weird to get started with the Hexer build, but I'm pretty sure this was the guide I followed to get going. Once I had all the core stuff, it was smooth sailing. Obviously there were a couple of tougher zones, but I never felt like I got really stuck.
I'm right there with you on Dark Souls (I've had a few quit moments with it) and I can confirm that Elden Ring is way more approachable. I'm on my first playthrough of ER and am having such a good...
I'm right there with you on Dark Souls (I've had a few quit moments with it) and I can confirm that Elden Ring is way more approachable. I'm on my first playthrough of ER and am having such a good time with it. I have a feeling that it'll make me appreciate DS3 even more when I try it out again afterward.
Is amazing what a fresh perspective can do. Iwas able to beat O&S, Nito, and Seath. I'm hopeful for a good deal in the Steam Summer Sale, so my goal is to beat Gwyn before Thursday so I can start...
Is amazing what a fresh perspective can do. Iwas able to beat O&S, Nito, and Seath.
I'm hopeful for a good deal in the Steam Summer Sale, so my goal is to beat Gwyn before Thursday so I can start Elden Ring this weekend. I've had a lot of fun with a pure faith build sunbroing it up with folks online.
Each year I revisit the website (now turned Steam game) 3D Aim Trainer, each year expecting myself to be unable to reach my previous peak due to my glory days being behind me. Yet each year I...
Each year I revisit the website (now turned Steam game) 3D Aim Trainer, each year expecting myself to be unable to reach my previous peak due to my glory days being behind me. Yet each year I satiate my worries by setting a new record for global rank percentile, this year I managed to bring it up to Top 0.7%. Shame I'm not as enthralled in competitive FPS as I used to be, though that's debatably for better or for worse ;)
I feel the same! I'm getting older and I expect my skill and reaction time to have dropped whenever I hop into an FPS after a few months or a year of not playing, but I'm always surprised that I'm...
I feel the same! I'm getting older and I expect my skill and reaction time to have dropped whenever I hop into an FPS after a few months or a year of not playing, but I'm always surprised that I'm doing just as well or better than I have when I was in my 20's. If only I had the time to play competitively like I did when I was younger.
Managed to beat Final Fantasy 3 Since I have some time, I’ve been starting the FF series from the beginning and it’s going great. I didn’t mind FF3, but I did find it, for some reason, more...
Managed to beat Final Fantasy 3
Since I have some time, I’ve been starting the FF series from the beginning and it’s going great.
I didn’t mind FF3, but I did find it, for some reason, more challenging than FF2 which I really enjoyed. I think the jobs in FF3 (afaik) aren’t fully explained and it takes a while to know which ones work really well at a given point in the story if you don’t look it up.
I can see how it is a product of it’s time in that regard and how it would great to explore.
Thanks! Yea I’m having a blast. FF1 - very minimalist but has a lovely charm. Very simple game and can be completed relatively quickly. Like most first games in the franchise, Assassins Creed...
Thanks! Yea I’m having a blast.
FF1 - very minimalist but has a lovely charm. Very simple game and can be completed relatively quickly. Like most first games in the franchise, Assassins Creed being a perfect example, it is just testing the waters with what players like and to set some foundations on what they can build upon. Pretty forgettable but this can be forgiven when you think of when it came out and technical limitations.
FF2 - for some reason, iirc, the Reddit final fantasy community voted this as their most disliked one (I have made this claim but I can’t back it up) maybe I’m mis remembering it but I did seem to pick up that is wasn’t so loved - I think the XP system maybe? Personally I really liked it. Again, it’s in its teething phase and is now trying to add a bit more story and see where it goes. I like how if you want to improve your health/defence you can just attack your party. If you want to improve your magic then just cast magic. There’s nothing stopping you from making everyone DPSs/Healers/Tanks - a very flexible play style!
FF3 - really fun! Think the story was a bit over the place but the levelling was fun and a very enjoyable experience. Did feel I had to grind a lot more but that may be because I just stuck with the ‘wrong’ jobs for most of the game. I can imagine the instruction manual in the original game would have detailed jobs to inform players.
FF4 - just picked it up (4 hours or so in) and loving it. The first game that really centralises us around a character and not the ‘4 brave warriors trope’. It gives me a reason to care about this person: they have a name, personality, morals, background, family and it’s really cool.
I’m fortunate to be playing these for the first time on the pixel remaster on Steam and think they all look absolutely beautiful. Im not sure how much they differ completely from the originals mechanically etc but it’s certainly an enjoyable experience!
Well done!! Last summer I finally sat down and played through FF6 and Chronotrigger. Two games I started probably 10 times and never finished before. It was so satisfying to finally get through them.
Well done!! Last summer I finally sat down and played through FF6 and Chronotrigger. Two games I started probably 10 times and never finished before. It was so satisfying to finally get through them.
I'm playing Elden Ring, still working on my first play through after owning it for over a year. I was struggling on Mohg, Lord of Blood and the Fire Giant. I came across a video of a "one hit...
I'm playing Elden Ring, still working on my first play through after owning it for over a year. I was struggling on Mohg, Lord of Blood and the Fire Giant. I came across a video of a "one hit build" for the weapon I'm using, the Giant Crusher. But it requires a lot of precisely time buffing and equipment swaps to do perfectly and I couldn't get out down. I'm also learning Python (currently in school for a masters in data science). So I wrote a simple script to do everything to proc the buffs. It's not actually a one hit but it's doing around 6,000 damage per hit. It took some trial and error. Using that I managed to beat both of them. Now I'm stuck in Crumbling Farum Azula but that's only because I can't figure out where to go, not that I can't beat a boss.
Got the red medal on every level in Neon White. I can't believe I slept so hard on that game, it was an absolute blast. I'm sitting at 60/63 achievements, and I think one of those is choosing the...
Got the red medal on every level in Neon White. I can't believe I slept so hard on that game, it was an absolute blast. I'm sitting at 60/63 achievements, and I think one of those is choosing the other ending in the game, but the other two are White's heaven/hell rushes. Still deciding how much I'm willing to torture myself to attempt to complete those.
Oh hey, I came here to say the same thing. I got my first red medal on the second chapter and then went back to get them all and got them as I went. I looked up what the times were after I did a...
Oh hey, I came here to say the same thing. I got my first red medal on the second chapter and then went back to get them all and got them as I went. I looked up what the times were after I did a few good runs just to make sure I wasn't missing a big shortcut, and only had to look up example red medals on two or three levels.
During that process I decided I wanted to 100% it so I ended up doing all of the hell rushes. I think going for the White Hell rush soured my experience with the game since ended on a low note as opposed to the high note of the all the red medals. It's just such a different way to play the game, plus it took me 4 or 5 attempts with each attempt taking ~45 minutes before failing. I really wish they had an achievement for red medals instead of the rush achievements though.
Yeah, it's been a few weeks since I beat it and I haven't really had the urge yet to go back and do the White hell rush because I'm worried about the exact same thing. I know it's gonna drive me...
Yeah, it's been a few weeks since I beat it and I haven't really had the urge yet to go back and do the White hell rush because I'm worried about the exact same thing. I know it's gonna drive me crazy and I don't want to ruin the glow of a game I loved.
After almost 300 hours in game over the span of like 5 years, I launched my first factorio rocket the other week. More recently, I've stopped insta-dying every time I enter the depths in TOTK.
After almost 300 hours in game over the span of like 5 years, I launched my first factorio rocket the other week.
More recently, I've stopped insta-dying every time I enter the depths in TOTK.
I have been playing WoW Classic since it released in 2019, and I just finished (with the help of my guild) my first content appropriate legendary, [Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings] last week. I...
I have been playing WoW Classic since it released in 2019, and I just finished (with the help of my guild) my first content appropriate legendary, [Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings] last week. I am looking forward to using it in the next two tiers of raid content. We're coming for you, Arthas!
I started a new Terraria world a month ago, and for the first time in playing a sandbox type game as such I'm putting real effort into making a base that looks good rather than merely functional...
I started a new Terraria world a month ago, and for the first time in playing a sandbox type game as such I'm putting real effort into making a base that looks good rather than merely functional and efficient. There's still enough to do outside of the time that I can bring myself to work on it, but building something to be proud of is definitely an accomplishment for me.
I've recently joined a static in Final Fantasy XIV with the release of the new raid tier. It's my first time doing content at this level in the game, but it's been a blast. We're taking things...
I've recently joined a static in Final Fantasy XIV with the release of the new raid tier. It's my first time doing content at this level in the game, but it's been a blast. We're taking things quite slowly this tier, but we've cleared the first fight after some problems with the levinstrike mechanic.
Ah, I'm trying to get there as well! I started XIV a bit before EW's release and I've been going through older raid series with my FC. Now that I'm actually up to date, I'm very loosely trying to...
Ah, I'm trying to get there as well! I started XIV a bit before EW's release and I've been going through older raid series with my FC. Now that I'm actually up to date, I'm very loosely trying to get into current raiding but gearing and scheduling and PF has been somewhat scaring me off.
What DC are you on ? If you need an extra, I'd be glad.
I play on Light in EU. Unfortunately, we're full. Scheduling 8 people has been a bit tough though. Sometimes it feels like a miracle we can actually play.
I play on Light in EU. Unfortunately, we're full. Scheduling 8 people has been a bit tough though. Sometimes it feels like a miracle we can actually play.
@DefaultWizard Congratulations on the static! I hope the tier goes well for you. In reply to both of you, I'd describe myself as a fairly experienced raider in XIV on the Aether datacenter, and...
@DefaultWizard Congratulations on the static! I hope the tier goes well for you.
In reply to both of you, I'd describe myself as a fairly experienced raider in XIV on the Aether datacenter, and with Savage loot system and time obligations aside, I'm always down to play and help out so please feel free to reach out to me as well!
I guess in the spirit of the thread about latest gaming achievements, I could mention that I did manage to clear the first 3 fights of this tier in week 1 PF, but sort of lost steam with some of the downsides of playing in PF and didn't manage P12S yet.
Joined a static myself as well for a more consistent environment to finish and farm the tier. I wanted to PF this tier because playing whenever I feel like is so appealing, but the reality is that it can eat up a lot of time on inconsistent PF player behavior and may lead to burnout just as easily as having to play when it's scheduled play time, whether or not I feel like it.
Still, a fight per day in the first 3 days felt pretty good!
I managed to find a game winning but completely obscure line in a game of Magic The Gathering. It's small potatoes, but it feels good to think outside the box and get rewarded.
I managed to find a game winning but completely obscure line in a game of Magic The Gathering. It's small potatoes, but it feels good to think outside the box and get rewarded.
Just beat the story mode of the new Saints Row and it was pretty unfulfilling. I still have a few challenges to complete, and have barely scratched the surface on the surrounding desert areas....
Just beat the story mode of the new Saints Row and it was pretty unfulfilling. I still have a few challenges to complete, and have barely scratched the surface on the surrounding desert areas. There are a couple neighborhoods I haven't 100%ed yet because 1 or 2 side-gigs haven't presented themselves yet.
Overall, I'm glad I waited until it was $30 but still not convinced it was worth $30. A little glitchy, janky controls and overall a pretty try-hard reboot.
It's actually been a couple months, but it's relatively recent since I've had the game for almost a decade--I finally beat Spelunky the hard way. Over the years I've frequently gone through spurts...
It's actually been a couple months, but it's relatively recent since I've had the game for almost a decade--I finally beat Spelunky the hard way. Over the years I've frequently gone through spurts where I played the daily challenge almost every day, and I'd gotten pretty good at it, consistently earning $200,000 or so through the playthroughs where I didn't just die from doing something stupid. But it took a lot of trips to Olmec (I consistently struggled to get through the gate to Hell) and a lot of trips to Hell to finally get to and beat King Yama (according to Steam, my play time is over 500 hours).
I'm surprised that I suddenly have no desire to play the game. I feel like I've done everything I've wanted to in it, and even though it was a blast to play even when I failed, I have no motivation to play it. I don't care about the other achievements, so without a goal, I guess I'm done with it. I haven't liked Spelunky 2 nearly as much, and I'm not totally sure why, but hopefully I'll get into it someday.
This was hard and I'm very proud and smug about it. Full disclosure, a friend participated in solving this, and was the one who figured out some of the puzzles.
I am almost 38. Quake was a big reason I fell in love with gaming and in 1999 Quake 3 Arena arrived. I played that endlessly for years into college. I probably stopped around 2004. There hasn't...
I am almost 38. Quake was a big reason I fell in love with gaming and in 1999 Quake 3 Arena arrived. I played that endlessly for years into college. I probably stopped around 2004.
There hasn't been much by the way of good multi-player in 2023 that I haven't already played to death or just gave up on due to lack of interest or my skills being lack luster. I started playing Quake LIVE as it was easy to play a few rounds in the evening on one of the few remaining servers that actually gets players.
After some 70 hours of playing FFA against a lot of ungodly good players, I've managed to win 4 games now in the past couple weeks. Quite proud I still got it somewhat. My railgun is quite insane for not playing in nearly 20 years, but sadly my rockets are not what they used to be... Anyways, that's what I've accomplished! Being good at games I was good at 20 years ago...
Respect! Had a similar experience not so long ago, only on Xonotic instead. If you feel like playing some other arena FPS, I'd recommend it. It still has some regularly active servers and people...
Respect! Had a similar experience not so long ago, only on Xonotic instead. If you feel like playing some other arena FPS, I'd recommend it. It still has some regularly active servers and people tend to join after a while even if I enter an empty server.
Getting everything Parvati needed for her date with Junlei in Outer Worlds. It doesn't matter what Parvati needs, I'll drop everything else to help her. It feels so incredibly rewarding.
Getting everything Parvati needed for her date with Junlei in Outer Worlds. It doesn't matter what Parvati needs, I'll drop everything else to help her. It feels so incredibly rewarding.
Beating dark souls 3. I've struggled with Lorian and lothric for at least half a year (although i didn't play the game for most of that time), but a few weeks ago i went back, adjusted my build...
Beating dark souls 3. I've struggled with Lorian and lothric for at least half a year (although i didn't play the game for most of that time), but a few weeks ago i went back, adjusted my build and after a few tries i finally beat them. And then i was a bit surprised when the final boss fell on the second try. Especially since i only got his first phase to 50% hp on the first try.
Another one would be finishing all the Elden Ring steam achievements. Elden lord was the last one. I do have to admit that I haven't beaten eldenbeast solo yet. in all 3 of my playthroughs i had to summon someone to help, because it killed me relativley quickly everytime. Radagon wasn't really a problem most of the time.
I sucked up my pride and reduced the difficulty level.
Diablo 4 World Tier 2 was kicking my butt in certain key areas. I don't know if it's my build, my equipment, or my skill; whatever the case, I simply could not finish a certain Stronghold. I tried putting it off and coming back after a few levels, gearing up, changing skills, but regardless of what I did, I'd just keep dying at the boss. And it wasn't even close.
So, with a heavy, disappointed sigh, I set the World Tier level down to 1. After doing so, I beat the boss on my first try. And you know what? The feeling of self-loathing didn't stick around as long as I thought.
I think I've come to accept the fact that I'm probably not the young and spry gamer I once was. My hair is starting to grey, my fingers are starting to slow, and even my eyes are starting to dim. But I still love games, and if continuing to enjoy them as I keep aging means I have to start switching to easy mode once in a while, I think I'm okay with that. I'm proud of myself for not taking that realization too hard.
You know, probably a lot of getting worse at games is just getting less practice in vs when we were kids. At least that's what I tell myself...
I'd agree with this. I can't play for 8 hours a day any more. I don't have time to spend hours grinding. These days I generally play on Normal or sometimes Easy and I'm not ashamed to say it lol. I mostly play for the story and atmosphere anyways, and I could not care less about online trophies or achievements.
That's certainly part of it. I remember spending entire days, in succession even, of doing nothing but playing the same game over and over. I'd be lucky to have multiple solid blocks of hours to do that now. Practice makes perfect, after all.
It really does. I recently committed to playing some games/genres i didn't really play like platformer (Dead Cells) and shooter(Hell Let Loose) and that showed me I didn't inherently suck at those genres, you just need a couple of dozen hours to not be a beginner and then probably another couple of hundred or more to get anywhere good. We humans get good at the skills we use rigth.
You know what? That is a great achievement in its own way. Congrats!
Just played counter strike source for the first time in a couple years. Got my butt kicked by a bunch of bots. So I went back to exploring all the random in New Vegas. That is my new old man speed. Single player for the win. Those kids are just too damn fast and loud. Hehehe. But we all get old eventually.
Yeah, competitive multiplayer is right out for me now, too. But at the same time, I still want to participate in them without hindering my teammates or getting ridiculed in voice chat. Is there an oldies league? Haha!
You can still absolutely play competitive multiplayer even as your senses and reflexes dull over the years, you've just gotta adapt what you play.
For example, class-based shooters such as Team Fortress 2 are a lot more forgiving to the rigours of age than twitch shooters are because you can just adapt what classes and playstyles you use to your own personal strengths and weaknesses, TF2 in particular is balanced in a way that means effective teamwork and team strategy is going to pay off far more than a handful of really good players too which means even a mediocre player can still be a very important part of an effective team in the right situations. Pyro, Demoman, Heavy, Medic, Sniper, Spy and Engineer all have strategies that don't really require you to have great senses or fast reflexes to be effective and I'd even argue that some of them (eg. Medic, Engineer, Sniper) have traits that mean the benefits/drawbacks to aging in general provide more of a net benefit than a drawback as they would with the more fast-paced classes such as Scout. Plus, it's a Valve game in Source engine so if you're used to CS:S' UI, input handling, netcode, etc then TF2's is very similar if not the same.
Outside of shooters I've found slower paced strategy games are very fun too, the Civilization series being an obvious start point. The thrill I get when I plan out a strategy in the early game and manage to pull it off and win in the late-game is like nothing I've ever gotten from a shooter personally.
I don't feel like I've slowed down much and I'm just about 40. I think experience and general game sense can mostly make up for a split second slowdown. But I agree we might have to choose our games.
I've been playing a lot of no build Fortnite and a few other battle royales. There's more focus on resource management, and strategy, and in combat, movement and accuracy is more important than raw speed.
I believe there is literally Oldman bot server. It is super fun, until the bots hit 200 after several rounds. Then it's survive time.
What you wrote is art.
This is high praise, considering how eloquent and clear your own writing is. Thank you, I hope to continue contributing content worthy of the adulation you bestow.
I recently beat ascension level three with the Silent in Slay the Spire. Perhaps not the most impressive achievement but it still felt good!
My highest ascension is four with Ironclad, but Silent has always felt trickier. This time I had a bunch of luck drafting a shiv deck. Kept it really small and focused. I think I finished the run with 18 cards in my deck. It honestly was a cake walk and almost felt undeserved.
Usually I try to go for a poison deck because I find that a lot more fun but it’s also harder to pull off.
I understand the fun of trying to go for a specific archetype in the game, but the best strategy to win is to roll with the cards that the game offers you. Aka, don't try to force a certain build and adapt based on the cards, relics and encounters you find on your way.
Doesn't mean I try to do the exact same thing as well, though.
Yea, I’ve come to understand as much. But after having that first successful poison deck I can’t help myself. I just wanna get there again!
I do find it easier to have that approach with ironclad. I think it’s because I find all styles interesting with him, whereas with silent I don’t have as much fun than running something like shiv.
I recently beat A20H on all characters and if you need any specific help please let me know! Silent is my favorite class and I find that when I play, I generally run a combination of a couple of archetypes to win unless I get all my combo pieces very early in the game!
A really kind offer, thank you! :)
Not super familiar with StS, but any roguelite achievement is always a great thing. Bravo!
If you enjoy deck builders StS is about as good as it gets!
StS is soooo good. Yet I have more hours in Monster Train. It does fun well.
Slay the Spire is my absolute favourite game these days - congrats on the ascension! And yes, 100% echoing what the other commenter said - you'll have the best luck if you don't try for specific builds (poison etc), but just sort of roll with whatever direction your cards and relics lead to. In the longer run, you'll even mostly abandon the concept of "builds" or "archetypes" at all - on silent for example, I don't really make poison decks, or shiv decks, or discard decks, I just make decks and those decks have a mishmash of different cards in them that all do useful things.
The best way to get better at slay the spire, imo, is to really learn about your different upcoming enemies and prepare your deck for those. You're never building your decks in a vacuum - you're building them to win specific fights, and oftentimes cards that don't feel like they have great synergy with the rest of your deck are just the thing you need to take on some upcoming potential fight more safely. Take the champ, for instance (the act 2 boss). His main shtick is that he gets very angry two turns after you drop him below half health, and will start hitting extremely hard - so usually you want to stall out the first half of the fight until you can bring him down from ~50% health to 0 very quickly. That might mean grabbing some scaling cards you might otherwise overlook, like Demon Form in an ironclad deck that usually does a lot more quick burst damage, or a dark orb source in a defect deck that's otherwise more focused on frost. Knowing those upcoming match-ups, assessing how well your deck does against each, and drafting new cards to target their weaknesses is a huge game changer!
I love talking about StS, so feel free to ask any other questions if you like - happy to share whatever resources or insight I can. I'm certainly not the best player in the world, haha, but I do have a couple A20 heart kills under my belt, so that's gotta count for something :)
Thanks, these are some great tips. It amazes me how helpful people are here on tildes.
Ultimately, I think I know I don't play the most optimal way. To behonest though, i still have fun trying to go for specific deck archetypes, and that's all that matters in the end.
Oh for sure - games are meant to be enjoyed, and if that's how you're enjoying it then 100% more power to you! Like I get a lot of personal enjoyment from the challenge of climbing ascensions, but I also still have a ton of fun sometimes dropping back down to A1 and building some wacky little deck that never would have made it past act 1 on A20. No right or wrong way to play, that's part of the beauty of single player games to me :)
Nicely done! I recently got the “minimalist” achievement (best the game with a 5 card deck or less) which was a huge challenge for me. I would like to start chasing ascension when I pick the game back up.
Also: nice to see a contingent of StS enthusiasts on here. I think it’s probably a top 5 game for me.
If you're interested in climbing ascension in StS, something that helped me with that is watching a lot of Jorbs videos. He's a youtuber and streamer that plays StS at a high level and has a lot of insights in his Spire Chat videos. I don't think I'd have been able to get to ascension level 20 with Defect and Watcher without his advice (I'm still working my way up on Ironclad and Silent).
Here's a video where, like some of the other comments in this thread, he discusses why trying to build archetypes isn't all that useful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vouas6s6rCk
I've got 2000+ hours in Slay the Spire. Absolute best game I've ever played.
I've heard Mega Crit is working on another game. No idea what it is but I can't wait to play it.
Ooh! Had no idea about another game. This certainly makes me excited!
Almost got all the achievements in No Man's Sky, including To live forever which requires you to fly to the center of the galaxy from the edge in permadeath mode. It takes a significant amount of hyperdrive jumps to get there 🤔 (at least not without cheating your way there, which would decrease my perceived value of the achievement).
When I first played Obra Dinn I did it in one sitting. Just 8 hours of dedicated playthrough and a bunch of spare paper.
Recently I picked up The Case of the Golden Idol and resolved to do the same, which I managed to do! It's a small win but for someone who nearly always wants something quick to play for a short burst (like peglin) this feels like an achievement to me.
Wow! As the kind of player who starts games and then forgets to continue them despite myself, I aspire to that kind of feat. Well done!
If it's alright, I'll add mine, since it's what made me think of making the post in the first place : I picked osu! back up and managed to pass happppy song, my first 8-star difficulty pass. I also managed to pass a good handful of classic maps that I wasn't able to before, and a few that have been my personal demons for a while.
They're all very, very dirty passes, C/D ranks with 60-80% accuracy and pitiful max combos. But I've struggled trying to FC things to no avail and now, I realize I have a lot more fun playing for pass on really hard maps than trying to FC easier maps for pp, and I'm accepting it more. Plus, I'm on lazer anyway now. Proud!
osu! actually gave me RSI hahah. Makes sure you take proper care of yourself when playing it because I sure didn't. But man 8 stars, a very cool achievement indeed! I think my best pass was 6 stars back in the day
I actually didn't know that game so I looked up some gameplay and it looks impossible lol. Respect!
It's a lot of fun. Takes a lot of practice to get remotely good,can be super frustrating when you're just out of it, but still so much fun. I actually bought a graphics tablet just so I could play the game because I just don't have the control needed when playing with a mouse.
That said, an 8 star difficulty is impressive. I couldn't do much better than a 5 star map, which was a shame cause all the really good maps were like 6+ stars. Maybe the mappings have changed in the 8 years since I've really played anything.
I'm averaging top 500 times in my area of the UK for the current season of Trackmania tracks. I'm particularly pleased about this because I only started playing Trackmania three days ago.
Also I finally made it to Zone 600 in Trimps. Do not google Trimps if you're remotely susceptible to wasting time on idle/incremental games. I've had a Trimps tab open for years.
I recently finally beat Darkest Dungeon 1. It was on the shorter game mode but still.
Second one was getting into the top 20 worldwide in my favorite vr rhythm game for a song I like doing. (Synth Riders is the game btw) I'm an old dude who enjoys weight training, rythm is not my strong suit :D The real goal is top 10 of course.But i still felt proud.
Synth Riders is such a fantastic game. Really happy to see a reference to it out in the wild like this. Imo it's all the fun of beat saber with none of the repetitive strain injuries, haha, plus it's even more "vibey" and danceable to boot without losing the challenge of it all. Congrats on the ranking!
Thanks! Yes it just flows so much nicer than Beat Saber imo. It's probably a personal thing though. I also love using force mode for cardio, it's so easy to peak your heart rate that way. It's flying too much under the radar. Same with Ragnarock.
Synth Riders is awesome! Which song? (Don’t worry, I’m asking out of curiosity, not because I would try and beat your score! 😆)
I can’t stop playing “L.O.V.E”, “New Game”, and “Tonight” because I love how those beatmaps flow.
It's Rasputin (the Bony M song) but then the remix, it's one of the custom mappings and then on force mode. It's my cardio thing and I love just going ham with that song.
Flow wise I really love the Cyberpunk and electro swing playlist I believe those are partially dlc or fully though. And I believe "new game" is from the Cyberpunk list isn't it? I absolutely LOVE that one it's like roleplaying Mario. I keep saying that to myself too "itsa me, Mario". Just makes me happy. Tonight is awesome too, those are songs that work so well in that game.
I redownloaded Dark Souls 1. 3 times before, I hit "quit moments", and put it down without ever finishing it. But I'm ready to give it another shot.
Hopefully Elden Ring goes on sale soon. I hear it's more approachable.
Honestly, I think the hardest part of Dark Souls is just figuring what to do/where to go next. I always tell people not to feel bad about checking maps and guides. Even if you have some help in the beginning, there's still a massive replayability factor. Playing through all the Souls games was my Covid project and it was one of my most fulfilling gaming journeys.
Polygon has some great maps for DS1 and DS3
For better or worse, I've watched enough challenge runs that I know where to go. My problem is that I'm just not good. On my first playthrough, I got stuck on the DLC Chimera. It would have been O&S, but I summoned help (which I'm not above doing). On my second, it was getting cursed in the depths.
I actually beat DS3 once (no DLC Or Nameless King), but in my next game I got stuck on the lion armor. I've never even played DS2 because I heard enemies will disappear if you farm them, and getting too many souls will ruin matchmaking (even if you die and lose them).
Ahh, fair enough. I don't think I ever had to farm an enemy enough times in DS2 to where it disappeared, I think it's a pretty darn long time. I also don't really do matchmaking, so I wasn't worried about that too much. My main issue with DS2 was that I'm not a fan of a lot of the midgame zones. But the last 3rd or so is incredible. And going with a Hexer build honestly made the game super easy.
I'll have to give it a shot, then. It's already in my Steam library, I picked it up on sale years ago.
Kind of weird to get started with the Hexer build, but I'm pretty sure this was the guide I followed to get going. Once I had all the core stuff, it was smooth sailing. Obviously there were a couple of tougher zones, but I never felt like I got really stuck.
I'm right there with you on Dark Souls (I've had a few quit moments with it) and I can confirm that Elden Ring is way more approachable. I'm on my first playthrough of ER and am having such a good time with it. I have a feeling that it'll make me appreciate DS3 even more when I try it out again afterward.
Is amazing what a fresh perspective can do. Iwas able to beat O&S, Nito, and Seath.
I'm hopeful for a good deal in the Steam Summer Sale, so my goal is to beat Gwyn before Thursday so I can start Elden Ring this weekend. I've had a lot of fun with a pure faith build sunbroing it up with folks online.
Each year I revisit the website (now turned Steam game) 3D Aim Trainer, each year expecting myself to be unable to reach my previous peak due to my glory days being behind me. Yet each year I satiate my worries by setting a new record for global rank percentile, this year I managed to bring it up to Top 0.7%. Shame I'm not as enthralled in competitive FPS as I used to be, though that's debatably for better or for worse ;)
I feel the same! I'm getting older and I expect my skill and reaction time to have dropped whenever I hop into an FPS after a few months or a year of not playing, but I'm always surprised that I'm doing just as well or better than I have when I was in my 20's. If only I had the time to play competitively like I did when I was younger.
Most recent platinum was Forspoken! I actually haven't had too much time to game, so my stories are getting old and I have yet to replenish them.
Managed to beat Final Fantasy 3
Since I have some time, I’ve been starting the FF series from the beginning and it’s going great.
I didn’t mind FF3, but I did find it, for some reason, more challenging than FF2 which I really enjoyed. I think the jobs in FF3 (afaik) aren’t fully explained and it takes a while to know which ones work really well at a given point in the story if you don’t look it up.
I can see how it is a product of it’s time in that regard and how it would great to explore.
Grats! FF is great.
Thanks! Yea I’m having a blast.
FF1 - very minimalist but has a lovely charm. Very simple game and can be completed relatively quickly. Like most first games in the franchise, Assassins Creed being a perfect example, it is just testing the waters with what players like and to set some foundations on what they can build upon. Pretty forgettable but this can be forgiven when you think of when it came out and technical limitations.
FF2 - for some reason, iirc, the Reddit final fantasy community voted this as their most disliked one (I have made this claim but I can’t back it up) maybe I’m mis remembering it but I did seem to pick up that is wasn’t so loved - I think the XP system maybe? Personally I really liked it. Again, it’s in its teething phase and is now trying to add a bit more story and see where it goes. I like how if you want to improve your health/defence you can just attack your party. If you want to improve your magic then just cast magic. There’s nothing stopping you from making everyone DPSs/Healers/Tanks - a very flexible play style!
FF3 - really fun! Think the story was a bit over the place but the levelling was fun and a very enjoyable experience. Did feel I had to grind a lot more but that may be because I just stuck with the ‘wrong’ jobs for most of the game. I can imagine the instruction manual in the original game would have detailed jobs to inform players.
FF4 - just picked it up (4 hours or so in) and loving it. The first game that really centralises us around a character and not the ‘4 brave warriors trope’. It gives me a reason to care about this person: they have a name, personality, morals, background, family and it’s really cool.
I’m fortunate to be playing these for the first time on the pixel remaster on Steam and think they all look absolutely beautiful. Im not sure how much they differ completely from the originals mechanically etc but it’s certainly an enjoyable experience!
Well done!! Last summer I finally sat down and played through FF6 and Chronotrigger. Two games I started probably 10 times and never finished before. It was so satisfying to finally get through them.
I hit MR30 in Warframe last month!
I'm playing Elden Ring, still working on my first play through after owning it for over a year. I was struggling on Mohg, Lord of Blood and the Fire Giant. I came across a video of a "one hit build" for the weapon I'm using, the Giant Crusher. But it requires a lot of precisely time buffing and equipment swaps to do perfectly and I couldn't get out down. I'm also learning Python (currently in school for a masters in data science). So I wrote a simple script to do everything to proc the buffs. It's not actually a one hit but it's doing around 6,000 damage per hit. It took some trial and error. Using that I managed to beat both of them. Now I'm stuck in Crumbling Farum Azula but that's only because I can't figure out where to go, not that I can't beat a boss.
I managed to get a sub 1hr completion time in Super Metroid for SNES. That was pretty fun. Only been playing that game since 1993 lol
Got the red medal on every level in Neon White. I can't believe I slept so hard on that game, it was an absolute blast. I'm sitting at 60/63 achievements, and I think one of those is choosing the other ending in the game, but the other two are White's heaven/hell rushes. Still deciding how much I'm willing to torture myself to attempt to complete those.
Oh hey, I came here to say the same thing. I got my first red medal on the second chapter and then went back to get them all and got them as I went. I looked up what the times were after I did a few good runs just to make sure I wasn't missing a big shortcut, and only had to look up example red medals on two or three levels.
During that process I decided I wanted to 100% it so I ended up doing all of the hell rushes. I think going for the White Hell rush soured my experience with the game since ended on a low note as opposed to the high note of the all the red medals. It's just such a different way to play the game, plus it took me 4 or 5 attempts with each attempt taking ~45 minutes before failing. I really wish they had an achievement for red medals instead of the rush achievements though.
Yeah, it's been a few weeks since I beat it and I haven't really had the urge yet to go back and do the White hell rush because I'm worried about the exact same thing. I know it's gonna drive me crazy and I don't want to ruin the glow of a game I loved.
White's rushes are EXHAUSTING. Do not recommend, they just go on for fucking ever.
Rest of the game is a blast.
I unlocked difficulty IV in Rotaeno. I can’t play it yet but it’s nice to have it unlocked.
After almost 300 hours in game over the span of like 5 years, I launched my first factorio rocket the other week.
More recently, I've stopped insta-dying every time I enter the depths in TOTK.
I have been playing WoW Classic since it released in 2019, and I just finished (with the help of my guild) my first content appropriate legendary, [Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings] last week. I am looking forward to using it in the next two tiers of raid content. We're coming for you, Arthas!
I started a new Terraria world a month ago, and for the first time in playing a sandbox type game as such I'm putting real effort into making a base that looks good rather than merely functional and efficient. There's still enough to do outside of the time that I can bring myself to work on it, but building something to be proud of is definitely an accomplishment for me.
I've recently joined a static in Final Fantasy XIV with the release of the new raid tier. It's my first time doing content at this level in the game, but it's been a blast. We're taking things quite slowly this tier, but we've cleared the first fight after some problems with the levinstrike mechanic.
Ah, I'm trying to get there as well! I started XIV a bit before EW's release and I've been going through older raid series with my FC. Now that I'm actually up to date, I'm very loosely trying to get into current raiding but gearing and scheduling and PF has been somewhat scaring me off.
What DC are you on ? If you need an extra, I'd be glad.
I play on Light in EU. Unfortunately, we're full. Scheduling 8 people has been a bit tough though. Sometimes it feels like a miracle we can actually play.
@DefaultWizard Congratulations on the static! I hope the tier goes well for you.
In reply to both of you, I'd describe myself as a fairly experienced raider in XIV on the Aether datacenter, and with Savage loot system and time obligations aside, I'm always down to play and help out so please feel free to reach out to me as well!
I guess in the spirit of the thread about latest gaming achievements, I could mention that I did manage to clear the first 3 fights of this tier in week 1 PF, but sort of lost steam with some of the downsides of playing in PF and didn't manage P12S yet.
Joined a static myself as well for a more consistent environment to finish and farm the tier. I wanted to PF this tier because playing whenever I feel like is so appealing, but the reality is that it can eat up a lot of time on inconsistent PF player behavior and may lead to burnout just as easily as having to play when it's scheduled play time, whether or not I feel like it.
Still, a fight per day in the first 3 days felt pretty good!
Sucking a little less on paladins. But still a bad player overall
I managed to find a game winning but completely obscure line in a game of Magic The Gathering. It's small potatoes, but it feels good to think outside the box and get rewarded.
Just beat the story mode of the new Saints Row and it was pretty unfulfilling. I still have a few challenges to complete, and have barely scratched the surface on the surrounding desert areas. There are a couple neighborhoods I haven't 100%ed yet because 1 or 2 side-gigs haven't presented themselves yet.
Overall, I'm glad I waited until it was $30 but still not convinced it was worth $30. A little glitchy, janky controls and overall a pretty try-hard reboot.
It's actually been a couple months, but it's relatively recent since I've had the game for almost a decade--I finally beat Spelunky the hard way. Over the years I've frequently gone through spurts where I played the daily challenge almost every day, and I'd gotten pretty good at it, consistently earning $200,000 or so through the playthroughs where I didn't just die from doing something stupid. But it took a lot of trips to Olmec (I consistently struggled to get through the gate to Hell) and a lot of trips to Hell to finally get to and beat King Yama (according to Steam, my play time is over 500 hours).
I'm surprised that I suddenly have no desire to play the game. I feel like I've done everything I've wanted to in it, and even though it was a blast to play even when I failed, I have no motivation to play it. I don't care about the other achievements, so without a goal, I guess I'm done with it. I haven't liked Spelunky 2 nearly as much, and I'm not totally sure why, but hopefully I'll get into it someday.
This was hard and I'm very proud and smug about it.
Full disclosure, a friend participated in solving this, and was the one who figured out some of the puzzles.
I am almost 38. Quake was a big reason I fell in love with gaming and in 1999 Quake 3 Arena arrived. I played that endlessly for years into college. I probably stopped around 2004.
There hasn't been much by the way of good multi-player in 2023 that I haven't already played to death or just gave up on due to lack of interest or my skills being lack luster. I started playing Quake LIVE as it was easy to play a few rounds in the evening on one of the few remaining servers that actually gets players.
After some 70 hours of playing FFA against a lot of ungodly good players, I've managed to win 4 games now in the past couple weeks. Quite proud I still got it somewhat. My railgun is quite insane for not playing in nearly 20 years, but sadly my rockets are not what they used to be... Anyways, that's what I've accomplished! Being good at games I was good at 20 years ago...
Respect! Had a similar experience not so long ago, only on Xonotic instead. If you feel like playing some other arena FPS, I'd recommend it. It still has some regularly active servers and people tend to join after a while even if I enter an empty server.
I got platinum on Elden Ring. After that I thought I would enter a post ER depression, but I’m on
journey two and it’s going pretty well 🙃
Getting everything Parvati needed for her date with Junlei in Outer Worlds. It doesn't matter what Parvati needs, I'll drop everything else to help her. It feels so incredibly rewarding.
Beating dark souls 3. I've struggled with Lorian and lothric for at least half a year (although i didn't play the game for most of that time), but a few weeks ago i went back, adjusted my build and after a few tries i finally beat them. And then i was a bit surprised when the final boss fell on the second try. Especially since i only got his first phase to 50% hp on the first try.
Another one would be finishing all the Elden Ring steam achievements. Elden lord was the last one. I do have to admit that I haven't beaten eldenbeast solo yet. in all 3 of my playthroughs i had to summon someone to help, because it killed me relativley quickly everytime. Radagon wasn't really a problem most of the time.