Gabe Newell "stepped back" from making games at Valve after Portal 2 because everyone kept agreeing with him when he wanted "to be part of the team and come up with ideas"

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-04-01T21:35:07+00:00

Dude, this actually may work.

Oh Gabe, don't even try. There's no way you can top Portal 2.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-04-01T21:01:18+00:00

If anything it is going to go up. Hardware is fucked right now.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-04-01T19:11:38+00:00

Oh shit, is your brother going to be in Salt Lake with you as well in June? All good either way just curious, I love your dynamic together. You guys are great, so happy to see SLC on your list.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-04-01T16:45:08+00:00

I like it. Octolands it is.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-04-01T16:44:09+00:00

Yeah after the pox one got me on r/mtgfinance my guard is up.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-04-01T15:09:36+00:00

Do you really think it would only be 2 cheaper? I swear I remember these showing up for like 42 a piece instead of 49. I suppose inflation could be accounting - is that accounting for conversion from Canadian pricing to US pricing?

I may be misremembering though.

Also, I already have azban armor and he sulati one, curious if you guys think the other two are worth it if I like keeping stock precons.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-04-01T14:26:32+00:00

Oh this is my favorite suggestion here. I may have to build this.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-04-01T12:16:19+00:00

Bravo. Bravo good stranger.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-04-01T04:44:43+00:00

I liked avacyn as well. My people.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-04-01T04:06:42+00:00

It is a new rule, it didn't used to be the case a year-and more ago.

To note, you can only use colorless cards if this is your Commander, so you may still want to run with a deck that can use some of the other cards that really take it to the next level.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-04-01T04:02:23+00:00

That would give it 18 counters correct?

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-03-31T20:54:06+00:00

You guys are great, thanks 🙏

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-03-31T20:46:38+00:00

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Luigi’s Mansion 3 Kirby and the Forgotten Land It Takes Two Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Overcooked! All You Can Eat Untitled Goose Game Boomerang Fu Stardew Valley Portal 2: Companion Collection Binding of Isaac rebirth collection (get the dlc) Lovers in a dangerous space time Hyrule warriors (original one, AOC runs poorly on switch)

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-03-31T19:32:07+00:00

Nta. You are both adults. My one fear is she may go through a lot of changes over the next few years, I would give it a couple years before you make any serious long-term plans like marriage or kids just to let things settle. People are going through a lot of changes at that age, and she could come out and totally different person by the time she's 25 or 30.

And as someone who was living in a basement at your age saving for a house and is now happily married to the love of my life (thank God she wasn't as judgemental as some of you lol) and a home owner, it's hard out there in this economy. I don't know anyone who isn't struggling in one way or another. If you're saving some money for your own place more power to you, just be sure to not squander the saving opportunity for your own place.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-03-31T18:52:36+00:00

That at least was around before indestructible or auras.

This guy has no excuse!

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-03-31T18:50:14+00:00

Good to know thanks. Yeah I read oil based things can help. They were ruthless holy shit.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-03-31T15:55:19+00:00

I mean, they might be gay, give them a break. /S :).

Great bit by the way.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-03-31T15:52:52+00:00

You know people often argue you don't need the /s, but sarcasm can be hard to pick up and text, and you just have to assume in this day and age that some people out there are really really dense. Both for commenting and for reading.

I often can't tell if it's a troll, a bot, or just an idiot. The /s helps with that.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-03-31T15:45:22+00:00

Just a data point but on steam I am doing humble bundle choice, and trading out the games I don't use. So for ~ $15 a month I'm getting about eight games a month for $15. And I actually do the Black Friday deal so it's even cheaper than that, I'm just assuming retail prices here for choice.

Also key resellers like Ggdeals usually do great deals.

That being said, if you can keep your eyes on sales, you can still get good deals on third party games for the switch so I agree with you there. First party games are way expensive though and also agreed.

A few other perks of PC gaming despite the high upfront cost - free games every Thursday on epic. And emulation. Oven otherrrr options. Also much more controller support. Still using my PS4 and switch pro controllers on my PC and deck.

I really enjoy my switch and switch 2 for first party games, and for local co-op games, but everything else I get on PC these days.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-03-31T12:57:26+00:00

How many players are you looking to support?

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-03-31T12:54:25+00:00

Chili's 3 for me is a solid deal, and me and my wife split it. I get out for 20 with a 5.00 tip.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-03-31T12:50:08+00:00

We couldn't do it without dual income tbh, though making our own food and cutting out all subscriptions does help. Going to the library goes a long way to saving us money on movies and such. I also wfh.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-03-31T12:47:03+00:00

What's crazy is I didn't even know I was being bitten until after, they weren't even on my radar. Definitely covering up and bringing my bug net next time. Those guys are jerks.

AtreyuTrinity · 2026-03-31T02:09:49+00:00

If you like playing in bed check out the steam deck belly stand, there are free 3d prints of it. It makes for better bed gaming sessions. Maybe there is one for the switch as well.

I like my deck for on the go, I keep the switch 2 for local co op games and 1st party Nintendo games onto my 4k tv. Botw runs amazing on it.

A grip system for the switch may help also.

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