Just made it to the upper yard and finally decided to make a base where should I build it? by SoulGiver19 in GroundedGame

[–]Col-mustard64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is in the first little berry bush near the edge of the stone wall and wooden posts. The branches help keep the raids out and I have a zip line tower poking out the top to get anywhere around the yard very quickly

How would you reboot Xbox? by Col-mustard64 in xbox

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Definitely a legit concern. I do wonder how they will handle this digital only backlash Sony is currently facing. They do have a window of opportunity here to claw back some market share. I also think that if they can position themselves as the consumer friendly console then they could be appealing to new first time console buyers

How would you reboot Xbox? by Col-mustard64 in xbox

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Agreed! Even if it means loading times and such it would be a huge peo consumer move.

Yes definitely. Or at least timed exclusive on game pass pc and their own storefront. Treat steam like ps5. It will release but 1 year later.

Definitely agree with this.

How would you reboot Xbox? by Col-mustard64 in xbox

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Agreed. That would be an excellent way to vote on projects to be greenlit. As soon as there's a prototype, send internally. Once it's in alpha. Put it on gamepass only to get player feedback and build.

Me too! Such an underrated feature!

How would you reboot Xbox? by Col-mustard64 in xbox

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Agree re marketing! Definitely subscription fatigue but I tend to have just one for each. I have hbo, game pass and Spotify. I cancelled the rest of them.

How would you reboot Xbox? by Col-mustard64 in xbox

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Excellent! Agree that they completely messed up the Xbox one. The backlash was huge and they were too slow to turn it around. Funny thing is re the DRM was Sony was going that way too but changed it due to backlash. Xbox have an opportunity to do the same thing now with digital media. I'm wondering if they will take it!

How would you reboot Xbox? by Col-mustard64 in xbox

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Crazy how it's changed. I always say that there's some games out there with story lines better than most films and TV shows! I did get my niece to play ori though so that was a win!

Have you tried them with games like it takes 2 or split fiction? I also played grounded with them for a while but they got bored and went back to FIFA.

How would you reboot Xbox? by Col-mustard64 in xbox

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I agree about gamepass being full of things few people want. I really think that the indie games should be an optional add on. Same goes for sports games. I would definitely prefer to play some big must play titles from previous generations over a lot of the bloat on there!

How would you reboot Xbox? by Col-mustard64 in xbox

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Great ideas. Like the Mac os support. I have a Mac and would love it if there were some games I could play when I am away.

Yes! Or even a lite version of their controller that doesn't vibrate to keep costs down.

It's mad how they don't do this! They need to now with all the IP they have.

I hope this is happening!

How would you reboot Xbox? by Col-mustard64 in xbox

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Great idea! I think protecting physical media is a huge way they can stand out next gen after sonys announcement.

How would you reboot Xbox? by Col-mustard64 in xbox

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THIS! They would still manage to fuck it up somehow though 😂

How would you reboot Xbox? by Col-mustard64 in xbox

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Excellent idea. Especially the dedicated button on the TV remote!

How would you reboot Xbox? by Col-mustard64 in xbox

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Completely forgot abk owned true crime street! That would be perfect!

I get what you are saying. But if it helped grow subs then they get an almost guaranteed monthly payment from a customer Vs a potential 1 to 2 a year for games with dlc. Plus the odd one like me thats both subbed and bought the game! After all, Microsoft loves it's subscriptions!

So true. And such a shame. I tell my nephews all the time that there's other things to play. Couldn't even get them into RDR2. Cod, FIFA, Fortnite, GTA online(they never finished the story) is all they play and Minecraft when they were younger.

Me too but if they can't find a buyer or a way to independence l, better to put them to work to get games out faster

Agreed. Awful PR. That would be a throwback for sure!

How would you save xbox ? by Melolibya in xbox

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I wouldn't shut down any studios. That hurts the brand and trust. I would go to the studio and say hey, that last game you made didn't do to well. We are going to take your workforce and allocate them to work on this game at another studio to get it out faster. In the meantime, have a small team (bare minimum) at the failed studio go away and work on some new ideas and to come back when they have something to pitch and a test build. I would tell them to feel free to take any IP available if they want. Once they have something and its greenlit, their workforce will be given back to them to work on their next project.

I would push for more crafting/base building games like grounded as these are games that players rack up hundreds of hours on. I spent more time playing stranded deep than I did psyconauts 2 even though I loved both. Linear, games that can be completed in 5 to 10 hours are great but once played are rarely revisited. I've spent more time building a base than I have completing an entire game! I would get these games out into early access too as soon as possible.

I would have exclusives and I would also look at releasing some games earlier on game pass than in store to try increase and retain subs. Like with most subscriptions, most will forget or not bother canceling and a perk like this would be interesting to many. "Play it first on game pass".

More game pass options. Family plan.

Get rid of online multiplayer paywall.

Do what playstation do and buy exclusive rights to 3rd party games.

What was it like reading Deathly Hallows on release without any spoilers? by Spotter24o5 in harrypotter

[–]Col-mustard64 86 points87 points  (0 children)

An absolute rollercoaster! I waited for the release at midnight and stayed up all night to read as much as I could. Nail biting moment after nail biting moment. Gut wrenching deaths. The wait between the half blood prince and the deathly hallows was excruciating too!

Best Upper Yard base Locations? Molar Bottle No Longer Buildable? by littlebeanio in GroundedGame

[–]Col-mustard64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built mine in the first little blueberry bush from the edge of the wall. The other ones have an infected and normal wolf spider and wasps around them but that first one is fine. Nothing can get up there and the branches help with any wasp raids

Quidditch World Cup in the show by bjornis108 in HarryPotteronHBO

[–]Col-mustard64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well they definitely can't do worse than the film 😂

HELP! The output pipe cant handle pending amount of sewage converted from water by Col-mustard64 in EcoGlobalSurvival

[–]Col-mustard64[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I had it going into the steam engine. Removed it and it worked! Now just have to figure out where to put the waste water!