I have yet to encounter any toxicity, but I’m sure it’s out there somewhere. For reference, I’m lvl 40.

You would be surprised how much you can communicate by just pinging stuff. I’ve had many missions with randos where a single word wasn’t spoken, but we were all actively pinging high priority targets and putting markers on the map for our intentions.

Yet another thing I love about Helldivers 2. The sound track is fantastic.

Dropping into the mission

Just the song: A cup of Liber-Tea - Wilbert Roget, II

Payday 2 was good for a while, but then it got buried under a mountain of DLC and people slowly stopped playing because of the aggressive monetization. They came out swinging with the same tactics in Payday 3 with only minor content improvements, so people weren’t as motivated to buy the same game again.

Cities: Skylines 2 appears to be going the same route.

Too many AI language models are just word salad. It will spit out very long responses that add nothing of substance. Sometimes it’s kind of like a high schooler desperately trying to reach the paragraph requirement on an essay.

I just leave it on maximum. Too many spoofed local numbers. If it’s someone important a d they’re not in my contacts, they’ll either make it through the screener or leave a message.

It’s still a much better experience when pirated, since there’s no DRM. Also, it’ll make you feel glad you didn’t pay for it when you learn they wasted the entire budget for C&C4 on a movie set and an “unbreakable” DRM that someone cracked within a few hours after the launch. They also killed the series with a very cheesy “and everyone lived happily ever after” with that one, and I never forgave them for it.

Rock music starts blasting as your mech turns to face the bulkhead. The dropship’s engines roar louder as it approaches the ground, and the wall in front of you flies upwards. Your mech’s feet slam into the ground with a heavy thud.

I had it on my wishlist for a couple of years and never saw it go on sale. I can now say it’s well worth the price.

I’ve blown up multiple steam engines, flung myself into a valley after spending too much time reviewing my paperwork, crashed into a line of tankers after assuming a main line would be open for me (causing a chain reaction if explosions), and blown out my drivetrain from hauling too much ass down a steep hill and keeping the gearbox engaged. Great times.

The career building system is good, too. You start with a little diesel electric shunter, and can work your way up to the big boys, hauling long trains with dangerous freight. The routes are interesting and keep you on your toes, too.

I’ll definitely check that out!

I’d like to recommend Derail Valley for the trains section. I’ve been playing it for two weeks now, and I’m hooked. It’s very well done.

Also, just commenting that Transport Fever 2 is very good. It’s like a modernized version of OpenTTD.

Keep in mind, they released in the 10X0 era. Also, I found Skyrim needed ini tweaking to bring back the view distance. Even still, compared to most native VR games, I found the interactions lackluster without mods.

The game barely runs in pancake mode and their response to that was “get a better computer”. I’d hate to see what they would expect to even try to run Starfield in VR.

Also, their VR versions are, frankly, not very good. You absolutely have to tweak and mod them to get them to run well and be enjoyable.

Now I can finally hide all of those hours I spent playing Farming Simulator! Every 100 hours crossed just makes the guilty pleasure feel more guilty when I admit it.

Before this update, an ARC 770 was comparable to a 3060 RTX. This latest update may put them in the current generation bracket at half the price.

+33% cooling
+50% conductivity
+10 corrosion damage

Considering YouTube and Twitch can’t show greater than 60 fps, there’s really not much point to going higher unless you’re trying to get higher quality slow-mo footage.

If you’re still thermal throttling, you may want to consider 30 fps.

I’ve been loving BattleBit Remastered lately. It’s cheap, fun as hell, and the very small dev team has been very active and responsive. I bought 3 more copies to give to friends so we could squad up.

Copies of the Premium edition were included with a lot of graphics card sales, and there’s been a lot of upgrading going in with some card prices coming down. It could be a significant factor.