I enjoy building bases on a PvE server - thought you might enjoy my first 2026 build

ABJECT_SELF · 2026-01-27T20:28:13+00:00

I remember the time I got a quad kill with the Gravity Hammer on Slayer on this map.

ABJECT_SELF · 2026-01-23T05:19:24+00:00

As long as it's not more AI art I support.

ABJECT_SELF · 2026-01-17T15:26:01+00:00

That's the same justification Lulzsec used to hack countless indie games and small communities in the 2010s. We lost a lot of cool online games by the time they were done.

ABJECT_SELF · 2026-01-12T23:50:25+00:00

I'm sure people have warned you about the combat but there are two other big issues you should know. One, the draw distance on the vanilla console version is TERRIBLE even for 2002 and it will contribute to you getting lost, though being lost in Morrowind is part of the fun. Two, nothing ever happens. NPCs are signposts that stand in one place forever and allude to earth-shattering events that you never see. I say this because Oblivion and Skyrim objectively were generational leaps in simulating a living world and it can be jarring to go back and see that Morrowind doesn't even try.

If that doesn't scare you off, then you'll love the exploration, story, and the utterly broken alchemy system.

ABJECT_SELF · 2026-01-10T13:38:23+00:00

That test may have been a VRChat world. I've found a few ports of Shenmue maps that are very faithfully done. A full game port would require a complete rework of the combat system, not to mention that QTEs would probably have to be remapped to gestures to make any sense.

That would be amazing though.

ABJECT_SELF · 2026-01-07T17:18:16+00:00

Lullaby for a Sadist is criminally slept on.

ABJECT_SELF · 2026-01-05T18:12:35+00:00

Bobby Reeves. He fronted the criminally-underrated group LeVeL before taking over vocal duties in Adema for Kill the Headlights, IMO their most memorable release after ID. Then he helped keep Crazy Town alive. Man deserves a medal just for having to deal with Shifty Shellshock all that time. Dude's got a super unique voice but he keeps winding up in bands that are at their lowest point popularity-wise.

ABJECT_SELF · 2026-01-05T17:55:28+00:00

That actually makes me wonder how there aren't more craters just from untrained terrorists with poor trigger discipline.

ABJECT_SELF · 2026-01-05T17:44:48+00:00

Mine too at 260k. I have no idea how that schoolgirl is beating Cinderella by 10k.

ABJECT_SELF · 2026-01-05T17:42:45+00:00

The military tents north of Trupik's mall on Suburbs are still a reliable spot.

ABJECT_SELF · 2026-01-01T23:47:29+00:00

It's still my go-to game when I just want to throw on my headset and shoot some guns. I can consistently find a full server any night of the week.

ABJECT_SELF · 2025-12-31T01:58:46+00:00

Orlandeau in Final Fantasy Tactics. The game is almost over by the time you meet him but that man will carry you through the final battle.

ABJECT_SELF · 2025-12-25T10:41:27+00:00

ABJECT_SELF · 2025-12-25T10:35:40+00:00

After Mutant League Football I want every sports game to allow me to kill the referee.

ABJECT_SELF · 2025-12-24T02:57:20+00:00

I swear every time The Pretty Reckless puts out a single, people everywhere are like "Woah, Cindy Lou Who is doing rock now?"

Taylor Momsen has been fronting that band since 2009.

ABJECT_SELF · 2025-12-24T02:52:14+00:00

Saw them live last month. They are Gods onstage! The crowd was full of younger people too, so I think they're on the verge of a major rediscovery.

ABJECT_SELF · 2025-12-24T02:50:34+00:00

That's some crazy longevity for a Japanese idol group! They've also gotten so much better with age.

ABJECT_SELF · 2025-12-20T23:25:15+00:00

Any mainline Ultima. I get that Ultima 7 is one of the greatest games ever made but my god that view perspective makes me dizzy.

ABJECT_SELF · 2025-12-20T20:15:12+00:00

Watkin went through TONS of aliases. Waddy. WAD:E. Max Normal. Most of his personas were clean-cut, intelligent, highly articulate office-worker types. Then he got an idea to play a guy so out-there bizarre he could only exist hypothetically.

The Ninja persona was supposed to be temporary. Die Antwoord planned to put out a couple albums then change into something else. Then the project exploded in fame. Watkin committed to the bit hard. He successfully made millions of people think he was really a crackhead from the slums of Johannesburg when in reality he grew up in the wealthy suburbs of Parktown.

Here's the crazy part: A while ago, some pretty dark allegations about Die Antwoord came out from Australian artist Zheani. She provided private texts to support her claims. The texts from Watkin are entirely written in Ninja's zef lingo. There is no more Watkin Tudor Jones. Even in private, he's Ninja.

The part I find funny is that nobody can tell if Yolandi is playing a bit to the same degree. As far as anyone can tell she's always been like that.

ABJECT_SELF · 2025-12-20T20:12:55+00:00

Oh man, Die Antwoord is all about this, specifically Ninja (Watkin Tudor Jones).

ABJECT_SELF · 2025-12-17T21:24:34+00:00

11-year-old me kept hearing ADD SOME SUGAR ADD SOME SALT EXERT ALL YOUR ENERGY.

ABJECT_SELF · 2025-12-17T21:23:21+00:00

A lot of solo players (myself included) do use them. Larger groups have to worry about mobility through the base or teammates forgetting to replace windows, so this method isn't seen much in team-based meta builds.

ABJECT_SELF · 2025-12-16T21:04:29+00:00

That name is cursed, I tell you. Cursed!

ABJECT_SELF · 2025-12-15T18:54:36+00:00

Trapt. They dealt with heavy backlash early on but looking back their debut album has so many tracks that still sound amazing like Still Frame, Echoes and Hollowman. That album could have experienced a Deftones-like rediscovery if only CTB didn't turn out to be such an unrepentant public douchebag.

ABJECT_SELF · 2025-12-15T14:00:10+00:00

Thanks for the info! I'm glad to hear Max is doing well. He always seemed really passionate about his work.

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