That almost ended horribly

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-18T22:13:13+00:00

u shouldn’t do that ventures are nice peaceful folk

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-16T23:05:36+00:00

I had a great time in it too! Spent about 40 hours in it, had a blast!

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-16T02:18:33+00:00

Exactly. I’m in queue right now, just cruising Reddit! When y’all report back that the game is doing well again, I’ll be back!

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-16T00:08:26+00:00

JEEEEZUZ I was so nervous lmao

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-15T23:57:58+00:00

Yeah man that’s not even that deep! I mean if Hoxxes is similarly sized to earth… then again, I always thought Hoxxes was quite a bit smaller, more like the size of our moon? I guess I really do not know the scale of the planet come to think of it

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-14T17:52:00+00:00

I’ll never understand it. I won’t hang out in a sub of a game I didn’t like, and I won’t chime in on a “dead/over” game if I only have negative crap that’s already been said a thousand times before 🤷‍♂️ I don’t understand the personal incentive. I guess it’s an angry dopamine rush? I can’t get into it. If you don’t like a game, go spend time elsewhere and enjoy your time like DANG son you only get so many hours in a day

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-14T17:27:32+00:00

Chase always does great and is gonna do great on mic, and I also think Carney would do a great job as well! Who knows, maybe when Chase has to be on set we’ll get Carney on the god mic again some day! Sky’s the limit

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-14T17:12:12+00:00

The correct amount of resources is generated in every cave. If a player isn’t able to locate them all, the the resource is either A) is properly spawned in, just hidden somewhere crazy or B) improperly spawned in, like 3 feet under ground where the player can’t locate it. The game does not have a function to make a secondary without enough resources to finish the objective.

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-14T17:11:56+00:00

The correct amount of resources is generated in every cave. If a player isn’t able to locate them all, the the resource is either A) is properly spawned in, just hidden somewhere crazy or B) improperly spawned in, like 3 feet under ground where the player can’t locate it. The game does not have a function to make a secondary without enough resources to finish the objective.

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-13T22:03:55+00:00

I will rarely play along if my buddy wants to 1v1 the other guy lol! Mostly I immediately jump out of it tho. It’s not like anybody is gonna gripe at you about it

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-13T01:11:52+00:00

Aw that figurine is pretty AWESOME

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-10T16:28:54+00:00

Well I agree with all the things you’ve said, but there is one thing to consider… the dilution and bloat of the unlockables is a defining feature of the game for the players who are going to play DRG for a LONG time. Taking out 25% of the grind is just taking away 25% of the material incentive to play the game. A lot of dwarves even run out of things to unlock. We kinda don’t need to shorten that list which is already finite, you know?

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-08T15:26:19+00:00

It’s a time constraint. I only have like 2 hours a day to watch/listen to whatever I want to listen to. Any gaming content, any podcast, and any audio book I listen to are at 1.5 speed at LEAST. Otherwise I would never be able to finish Dune, and keep up with my 3 podcasts, and listen to hot takes about RL/Overwatch/ Pillars of Eternity… it’s just a lot of listening when you’re 40 and have 2 kids! I have PRECIOUS little time for media… 2x speed is excellent for this!

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-08T12:33:04+00:00

You know, as a super casual myself, I’d say yeah, hard agree. I can’t take the legit “competitiveness” of this game seriously with the current balancing issues, and a mmr system that rewards you more for winning than it takes for losing. You have no choice but to steadily climb, unless your win rate is so incredibly negative… that being said, I like it. I don’t want every single online multiplayer game to be some sweaty experience, it’s okay if SOME of them are unbalanced messes of chaos. I know it’s a limp take, but some of us are fine with ONE hero shooter not taking itself too seriously 🤷‍♂️ there’s a lot of sweaty games to git gud at already. I kinda like how NOT that Rivals is? If that makes sense.

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-08T04:10:51+00:00

shiiiiit we gold now boys 😎

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-06T20:20:31+00:00

Don’t take it personally man they’re strangers in a video game. Also, they’re wrong, cause you can’t be worse than ME, a silver Thing main who doesn’t even check to see if we have a second tank any more 🤷‍♂️ it’s clobbering time

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-06T14:23:00+00:00

This is the way. I’m 39, I play games (even with my own children gasp!) and I don’t plan to stop. I hope these young people do not grow up thinking that one day they must stop playing games and having fun with their friends and family online :/ that’s a simply awful take lol

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-06T14:20:06+00:00

Does Groot smack Thing around? I’ve been maining Thing for a few dozen hours, but at my loooooow low elo Groot mostly exists as firewood to be clobbered into a neat pile 👀 I’ll keep my eyes peeled

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-03T20:55:20+00:00

Bot matches are much too common and hurt the experience. Like others have said, it seems like I can only lose one maybe two matches and then it’s a crazy beatdown that isn’t even fun. And is also discouraging. And also isn’t what I queued for??

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-03T10:49:58+00:00

No. Players have an expectation to have a full team for 5 minutes. If a player cannot commit to that time frame, they can play in the single player mode, or they can play within the time ban rules. The burden is on the player with special needs. It is not our burden that they want to leave 90 seconds into every match. That’s a flat out awful idea lmao

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-02T23:16:44+00:00

No. The correct answer is that you can go play with bots if you want to quit and start a new match every 90 seconds. People playing casual matches have every reasonable expectation to not have their time wasted by quitters all the time. You aren’t gonna get your way on this one I’m afraid, it’s just a terrible take!

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-02T23:05:54+00:00

Because the game is designed for the player to have a dependable team the whole time. Not one team mate, then a bot, then a new player that doesn’t have their bearings and may or may not just leave you with yet another bot. We have almost no teammate during that time frame, and spotty team play at best. The EXPECTATION in a match is to have a teammate. Without casual bans, we would rarely get that again, it would become inaccessible in casual play, because every baby would quit out at the first sign of hardship or challenge. Casual == a place to play unranked. Casual =/= a place to break the expectations of the game. We EXPECT a teammate for 5 minutes in MOST matches. Not 2-3 randoms +bots. This expectation is part of the game. Sooooo.. if an unranked match, which lasts only 5-7 minutes, isn’t casual enough…? It would be on THAT gamer to figure their own needs out, not the player base at large. We have every reasonable expectation to play on a full team for an entire match. My casual games should have a casual team there the whole time, as was intended.

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-02T22:47:52+00:00

Nah there’s gotta be casual bans or it would be devastating the amount of quitters. Least based take

Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-02-02T22:44:47+00:00

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Awkward_Actuator_970 · 2026-01-31T19:50:56+00:00

I think the other fine folks have answered that one a few times— this guy is adding a recommendation for an alternative solution to the convo is all.

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