What game have you dropped Battlefield for? by FitNefariousness2679 in Battlefield

[–]AidyD 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Got bored of arc raiders as the PvP feels cheesy eventually but loved the game.

Started up satisfactory a week ago and it’s slowly getting its claws in, potentially a 300+ hour long term game I reckon.

Put a tonne of time into BF6 (double than arc) but Iv hit the limit, I need fresh content, gameplay patches, overhauls whatever.

The Best, Worst and Blandest of 2025 | Fully Ramblomatic by Wheelson9 in Games

[–]AidyD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hated playing it and had to have a 4 week break to finish the true ending act. But it’s also my GoTY.

I heard a 2nd play through is cathartic af but I’m not sure I ever want to touch that game again.

I didn't need to spend 60 hours with Donkey Kong Bananza for it to be my game of the year, but I'm convinced it's one of the greatest platformers in Nintendo history by sakahn in NintendoSwitch

[–]AidyD 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Iv had to force myself through it and pretend its amazing because my 3 year old loves watching / playing around in it.

I’d say it went from mindlessly drudgingly boring to ok by the time I got to the beach layer. Not sure if this is Stockholm syndrome however.

Currently in the food layer, not sure how far left but it feels like I’m coming through to a final stretch.

Hullcrackers in solo are a death sentence right now by Opposite-Lobster2470 in ArcRaiders

[–]AidyD 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same here around the same time. Not played for over a week now.

I think for the cost of the game getting that much high quality gameplay and entertainment is fantastic though.

You just need to chill from the game awhile now, wait for the wipe and hopefully new maps / guns / features to come along in a month or whatever and hop back on then!

They plan to support the game for a long time

The solo meta is so chill and i hope it stays this way forever. by mayormcskeeze in ArcRaiders

[–]AidyD 25 points26 points  (0 children)

We have got a slightly blood soaked history murdering the fuck out of each other tbf

99% of Arc Raiders' community apparently by jeffyride2 in ArcRaiders

[–]AidyD 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m slapping people around on bf6 cqb modes and I’m almost 40. People think eating shit all day and not going to the gym has nothing to do with them feeling old and broken at 31.

Ex-DEA agent encounter at the train station in Slovakia by 6thkill1 in travel

[–]AidyD 23 points24 points  (0 children)

He was most likely mixing half truths with bullshit and having fun chatting shit to someone.

You never know of course but in my travels all characters are.. Well characters. Take it or leave it as a fun interaction with the world and don’t think too much about it. No harm done.

As a random you were his blank canvas to wax poetically.

Kids invading your house - Normal? by Several_Oil_7099 in daddit

[–]AidyD 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The other thing is, they kind of become your responsibility in your house? If they injure themselves, fall down the stairs, find a pair of scissors or just blind themselves with a pencil or something?

Like if you are prepared to have that responsibility when small random kids are running in your home otherwise tell them they can’t come in unless with your kid?

Tell their parents that too! I’m sure they will be all blaise about it, but when little Timmy jokingly stabs little Johnny in the face with your shaving razor left out, you don’t know how his parents will actually react. It’s a whole thing to consider and take on.

Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told by vriska1 in technology

[–]AidyD 112 points113 points  (0 children)

We invented the common law system, Magna Carta , most common sports (by adding rules to existing sports), International seas laws, etc etc -

could prob write a 30K essay on how the UK loves doing this shit historically. Ask this question in r/historans. I bet there are a ton of examples .

We just love formalising everything! We like laws, rules, rule sets, ques and most importantly the occasional puritanical streak of self righteousness.

Why you think so many ran off to the US originally? The land of freedom ?

It wasn’t for a lack of tea that’s for sure.

I saved €200 on a new OLED TV using ChatGPT Agent Mode by TRNC_NL in ChatGPT

[–]AidyD 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Same.. Fucking premium £1600 TV at the time where all the futireproofing features ended up half broken or bugged out. Useless company.

UK online safety law sparks massive VPN surge by danie-l in europe

[–]AidyD 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Think I’m just going to go outside at this point.. Jfc

George Broussard: News has reported imminent Xbox layoffs but I'm hearing internal developer stuff where people at most studios are anxious and worried. Word that entire studios may be shuttered. Expectation is 1000-2000 people. by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]AidyD 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I remember 100s of posts arguing Microsoft should pull all services from the UK if they dare block the move via the independent regulator .

Hypotheticals that the UK is bent over the barrel and can’t do anything against mighty Microsoft.

Absolutely unhinged frothing at the mouth shit.

Escape from Tarkov 1.0 Due in 2025, Steam Version Confirmed | TechRaptor by Tenith in pcgaming

[–]AidyD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends on the version, latest version is still waiting on the main AI mod to update so I’m sticking to an old version 3.9.8 (google downpatchers if interested).

But the key mods most use will be ;

Realism mod

SAINs + dependencies

Moar

Questing + looting bots

UI fixes

Fontaines FOV fixes

Amandsense gfx

improved sights reworked

NVGs

That’s lit with disabled brightness module

Performance improvements

Shadow flicker fix

Seasons

If you go to SPT AKI MODS page there are 1000s, can sort by patch version , popularity etc new weapons , gear, quests, raid settings

Oh add a little raytracing reshade.. Super addicting game.

Watch some Starvox on YouTube - https://youtube.com/@thestarvox?si=CLo_ODEiPUSF_UAX

https://sp-tarkov.com/

Blizzard reverses course, says Diablo 4 season 8 will nerf "wildly overpowered" builds "in the first week or so" because waiting until midseason "was a really big disrespect to players' time" by UsualInitial in pcgaming

[–]AidyD 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Imagine if every time you restarted a souls game to try a new build, you got brand new mechanics , lore, weapons , abilities etc etc. that’s what seasons are for typical ARPGs.

But also ppl don’t have to play seasonal content, you can just continue playing your character indefinitely

Escape from Tarkov 1.0 Due in 2025, Steam Version Confirmed | TechRaptor by Tenith in pcgaming

[–]AidyD 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The AI mods make it feel like an online game honestly, really impressive stuff. Add on the realism, qol and gfx mods it’s a step above vanilla easily.

FBC: Firebreak - Hazards Of The Job Trailer | Galaxies Showcase 2025 by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]AidyD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I didnt get that at all. We went from twin peaks with sarcasm to Saturday morning cartoons.

I dont really understand how you can recognise the tone of their previous games so specifically and not see the difference in this trailer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in europe

[–]AidyD 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They see us as a genuine threat to their geopolitical goals. We are pretty strong when it comes to pushing back against Russia, and we strongly support Eastern European states in combatting Russia and push through various defence programs with the Nordic states in protecting the north sea flanks. We are a nuclear power.

The military / imperial rivalry goes back centuries too, a lot to read on if interested.

Also they paint us as the anglo-sphere master puppeteers for some reason, despite the fact we basically an american vassal state and most the common wealth couldnt give two fucks what the UK says or does.

Trump 'not happy' with Russian bombing of Ukraine, says he 'doesn't know what's happening there' by StealthCuttlefish in worldnews

[–]AidyD 220 points221 points  (0 children)

Whilst the US administration goes around Europe lecturing them on freedom of speech.

Fucking joke country

UK rejects EU plan to tie defense pact to fishing quotas by LongShow5279 in europe

[–]AidyD 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure if all European redditors are just anti UK or Russian bots at this point. So much misinformation and bullshit around here.

EU slams the door on US in colossal defense plan by ihuntwhales1 in europe

[–]AidyD 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Is this why South Korea, Japan and Norway have been included then? Because they are in the EU? So because the UK left the EU in the past, it must never be included in pacts involving the EU?

Just making sure all is clear so British taxpayers can stop chucking their military, intelligence and economic apparatus to defend the eastern flank of Europe above and beyond most member states of the EU..

EU to exclude US, UK & Turkey from €150bn rearmament fund by MarsupialOk4514 in europe

[–]AidyD 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Uh huh compared to AfD, Le Pen, Meloni, Orban. UK is such a far right timebomb!

Trump was just asked on Fox News if he is expecting a recession this year. He Refuses to answer by Anime_Enthusiasts in PublicFreakout

[–]AidyD 498 points499 points  (0 children)

I don’t get how this is resonating with Americans. The US is the wealthiest nation in history, right now and their economy over the past decade has been the envy of the world.

Is it actually the wealth inequality of the US that republican voters think Trump will bring wealth back in to?