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Erick Estrada · 08-13-2018, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Top Shelf

Anyone else have kids that are addicted to Fortnite? I can't recall a game that has been this popular in a long time. The combination of a shooter and a builder game, with some dance moves thrown in for fun seems to be the magic formula.

My wife especially hates this game as my boys are addicted.

Inferno · 08-13-2018, 11:08 PM

I hate Fortnite and welcome the day it finally dies out for the sole fact that every time I log into the Epic Launcher to work on something in UDK I have to ignore multiple friend requests from people thinking I play. I'll never spend a second on the game.

OutOfTheCube · 08-13-2018, 11:44 PM

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Well, it's the largest game since last year - PUBG. But, the builder/minecraft component will almost certainly see it remain more popular for far longer than PUBG did.

PUBG never even got close to what Fortnite is now. PUBG was a big time popular game, but Fortnite has ascended to cultural phenomenon.

Erick Estrada · 08-14-2018, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

PUBG never even got close to what Fortnite is now. PUBG was a big time popular game, but Fortnite has ascended to cultural phenomenon.

I see Derek Carr tweeting with other NFL players and teammates about their clans as it's taking the world by storm. The addiction issues are real as even when my kids aren't playing they are watching the pros play on youtube.

Hey Connor, It's Mess · 08-15-2018, 04:02 PM

Anyone playing WoW? I make a point of not telling anyone I personally know that I play it, but goddamn this new expansion is a blast.

rubecube · 08-15-2018, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Wood

I love it. I haven't played since Madden 2013 I don't think, but now that they released it on PC I picked it up day 1

I can't say if it's any better than 18, but I like what it offers.
Ultimate team has never really been for me, but without contracts and lots of solo play options I'm enjoying it

I'm a little bit late to this but I found there just wasn't enough new features between 19 and 18 to justify paying full price for the game.

Ashasx · 08-15-2018, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Hey Connor, It's Mess

Anyone playing WoW? I make a point of not telling anyone I personally know that I play it, but goddamn this new expansion is a blast.

that's what they all say and then 3 months go by

N-E-B · 08-16-2018, 12:57 AM

The first two seasons of Fortnite were great. Even season 3 was good. It's now gotten too big for its britches and is annoying. It's no longer the game I used to like. Haven't played a second of season 4 and I doubt I will. It's just dumb and out of hand now.

Raekwon · 08-16-2018, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by N-E-B

The first two seasons of Fortnite were great. Even season 3 was good. It's now gotten too big for its britches and is annoying. It's no longer the game I used to like. Haven't played a second of season 4 and I doubt I will. It's just dumb and out of hand now.

Which parts?

OutOfTheCube · 08-16-2018, 04:52 PM

Yeah I'm a bit confused too. It's still basically the same, they just keep updating it to keep it interesting.

Coys1882 · 08-16-2018, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashasx

that's what they all say and then 3 months go by

Is that bad?

PsYcNeT · 08-16-2018, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Hey Connor, It's Mess

Anyone playing WoW? I make a point of not telling anyone I personally know that I play it, but goddamn this new expansion is a blast.

Yeah, BfA is great. Good zones, I like the rebalancing, and the dungeons are fun as hell. Very involving and mechanic heavy.

Been playing solidly since about this time last year for the end of Legion.

If anyone is on Thrall and looking for an active guild that doesn't have designated raid nights but did clear heroic Antorus and mythic 23s last xpa , hmu. Lots of 2000+ arena too.

photon · 08-16-2018, 10:46 PM

Anyone playing Hearthstone? I've been getting interested in it again, but it really seems like it's pay to win so it's a bit frustrating. It feels like I'd have to sink in a ton of money just to get somewhat competitive, but it is a lot of fun.

They did add one card that if you have that card in your deck, it transforms your deck into one of a selection of pre-built decks, some of which are actually pretty decent and have decent cards, but of course it's random so you don't know what you're going to get until the first turn. I played that deck to get through almost all the single player content.

I don't mind spending a bit of cash, but not sure what's the best investment of time or money. Just play Arena to build up cards and hopefully dust? Buy packs and dust everything except the one deck I want to play and then try and climb the ladder?

gallione11 · 08-17-2018, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Hey Connor, It's Mess

Anyone playing WoW? I make a point of not telling anyone I personally know that I play it, but goddamn this new expansion is a blast.

I made the same mistake I made with Legion. Resubbed like 3-5 months before new expansion, burnt out on it and haven't had to desire to log in at all. I lasted about 1 month into Wod, 1.5 months into Legion, but with this one, I logged in once after the prepatch hit, and checked out.

I get the reasoning behind the stat squishes, but I hate them. Makes it feel like you make all this progress and then, BAM, you're weak again. (I know they try to balance it so that stuff dies in about the same time but it's so disheartening to go from 800k+ dps to under 10k.)

I resubbed to FFXIV last month and have been redoing the story in that.

Mazrim · 08-17-2018, 10:24 AM

I'm Level 113 and still working on finishing everything in Tiragarde Sound, so my experience in Battle for Azeroth is still pretty small. Overall I'd say the leveling experience of this one zone has been great though. They did a great job mixing in amusing quests with the more serious main quests, the important characters are all interesting (make sure to spam click on Flynn or Taelia to hear their hilarious voice clips), and the zone itself is quite large and varied.

I'm glad that Blizzard took the success of Suramar City and applied it elsewhere, because both Boralus and Freehold feel like fully fleshed out locations rather than tiny hamlets with nothing of note.

Spoiler!

ResAlien · 08-17-2018, 01:07 PM

Anything non FPS coming out soon worth playing? I’ve hit a wall and am done with MHW and FIFA (my fallbacks). I keep trying to get into the last MGS game but the crafting/research/whatever component feels overwhelming for the level of effort I’m willing to put in. I’ve resorted to spending time playing Fortnite which feels like the console version of a mobile app.

Save me nerds you’re my only hope.

Matata · 08-17-2018, 01:14 PM

I wish i still played WoW, but can't justify the time sink. It's been years, but I can still picture every nook and cranny of War Song Gulch in my mind, Goblin Resto-Shaman was such a great flag runner.

OutOfTheCube · 08-17-2018, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ResAlien

Anything non FPS coming out soon worth playing? I’ve hit a wall and am done with MHW and FIFA (my fallbacks). I keep trying to get into the last MGS game but the crafting/research/whatever component feels overwhelming for the level of effort I’m willing to put in. I’ve resorted to spending time playing Fortnite which feels like the console version of a mobile app.

Save me nerds you’re my only hope.

If you can hold out until the beginning of September, things start hitting fast like DQXI and Spider-Man. Then there's pretty consistent great releases through the end of the year. Next couple weeks are looking a bit dry though.

Have you played Ratchet and Clank on PS4? It's a great game and it's on sale for like $8 on PSN right now (if you have PS4).

ResAlien · 08-17-2018, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

If you can hold out until the beginning of September, things start hitting fast like DQXI and Spider-Man. Then there's pretty consistent great releases through the end of the year. Next couple weeks are looking a bit dry though.

Have you played Ratchet and Clank on PS4? It's a great game and it's on sale for like $8 on PSN right now (if you have PS4).

Spider man may be worth waiting on. Yeah I have a PS4, downloaded Mafia 3 with PS+, might kill some time there or get Yakuza 0. I remember ratchet and clank from when I was a teen, same game rereleased I assume?

OutOfTheCube · 08-17-2018, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ResAlien

Spider man may be worth waiting on. Yeah I have a PS4, downloaded Mafia 3 with PS+, might kill some time there or get Yakuza 0. I remember ratchet and clank from when I was a teen, same game rereleased I assume?

This one is a remake/reboot of the first game. But yeah, it's largely the same, gameplay-wise.