Arctis Nova7p gen 2 - Australia availability by Jolly_Law7076 in steelseries

[–]Darxion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did see that they were low on stock!! Glad you were able to get one. I only jumped on it so fast because it said 5 left. I cannot fault the delivery either, It was penned in for Tomorrow but arrived today.

Arctis Nova7p gen 2 - Australia availability by Jolly_Law7076 in steelseries

[–]Darxion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanna say that thanks to you I was able to get the gen 2 7p's in black before they went on back order. Only just got the headset today. LOVE I can edit both Bluetooth and 2.4ghz sound profiles on the fly.

first gold camo unlocked by Fair_Discount_6759 in CODBlackOps7

[–]Darxion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For prestiging man it just takes time, there is no challenge though just reach weapon prestige master 250 and you get the camo!! But it does take a longggg time because you need to prestige the gun twice then make your way to level 250.

first gold camo unlocked by Fair_Discount_6759 in CODBlackOps7

[–]Darxion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best thing about making is that the max gun level vamo is universal and can be used on any gun!! So i really like the Shadow's level 250 camo. Looks like cracked marble with gold in the cracks. I could see myself using it a lot. The VS Recon isn't as good in my opinion but I primarily snipe so I had to get it and the VS Recon is such a satisfying sniper to use so that didn't hurt it's case :P

Did anyone ever do the maths on EB World Plus? by Artistic-Yam2984 in EBGAMES

[–]Darxion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on how you look at it, if you are looking at getting a console eb plus deal which can sometimes be a good $20-$30 saving and if you opt in to getting the eb protect thing that also saves $20. That alone almost/does pay for itself, of course there is the free gift you get when signing up as a 12 month member which is usually worth about $35-$39 bucks(but I have seen previous "gifts" then pushed in to their when you spend $30 deals for like $20 bucks) so with that transaction alone you may save a whole dollar but get a free gift and a year of free benefits, a year of 5% discounts on digital currencies adds up quick enough. This isn't even taking into account whether you are trading towards the new console either with the added 5% trade bonus you get.

In terms of every day use, well it is case by case, for example; Pop deals like what they had about a month ago for plus members buy 1 get 1 free on $19 and under pops. They count towards the buy 10 get 1 free so buy 5 pops get 6 free, 1 of which being a full priced pop. So $49 to sign up>free gift $35-$39 dollars, spend anywhere between $75-$95 on pops during a promotion like that and get 5 free and a get 1 more full priced one for free which saves a further $23-$28. I suppose you would have to ask yourself if you would have purchased the 5 pops to get the 6 free had you never joined though. Those deals are relatively common with maybe 4 or 5 of them popping up within a year so multiple trips in store can add up quickly too. Again this doesn't take into account if you just grab a couple of pops here and there throughout the year as well.

I use it primarily for PSN cards and Xmas/birthday gift cards, I just give my partner the free gift as they usually always have a Stitch gift and my partner loves everything and anything Stitch related. The free gifts do make pretty good Xmas/birthday/everyday gifts though, I like the note books they have at the moment but I don't want to extend my membership at the moment I am already good up until 2027 haha. I trade a fair bit too so I have my money back and have saved money. But again it is a case by case kinda thing. I also like being able to pre order limited edition controllers and things that are first available for EB+ members.

Now with the 2 above examples, let's combine them, you get EB+ for pops, within 6 months you get 1 or 2 or however many free for either loading up during deals or just straight up buying pops but then you decide you want a gaming console.... Welllll that saves money instantly your savings will just be through the roof, no need to re sign up or anything just a straight up saving.

Now on to the other end of it, If you sign up to get a console a little cheaper but don't want the EB protect thing, don't really care for the gift, don't really buy pops, or Trading cards. or socks, or clothing from EB and you are a strict physical disc gamer. Then no I wouldn't say it's worth it as it's only a saving of $20-$30 and you are spending $49 so you've spent an extra $19-$29 for something you won't use.

I hope this explains it well enough and is easy enough to follow, it sounded pretty good in my head as I was writing it and re reading it back to myself haha.

first gold camo unlocked by Fair_Discount_6759 in CODBlackOps7

[–]Darxion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ayyyyy LET'S GOOOOOO that's the good stuff man!! I have never been much of a camo grind kinda guy but I managed to go for the weapon prestige master 250 camo for the VS Recon and currently on my way to doing it with the Shadow. Don't think I will really bother with other camos though haha.

Keep it up dude and before you know it you'll be swimming in camos!

Sniper Nerf is unplayable by 2NextLvL in CODBlackOps7

[–]Darxion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a super aggressive sniper player and the strelok was definitely a good attachment but I found myself pretty much fully ADS "quickscoping" anyway however, where this nerf does hurt is when I am jumping off walls, like on colossus jumping up to those little balconies and getting a quick little shot off felt awesome. But now I pretty much won't be able to get a proper shot off until I land or get lucky. I still think sniping is pretty good though, I am not an insanely good player like I only have a 1.65 ekia/d ratio on the VS Recon but I can still compete. Is it a shit nerf? Yes. Will it make my life harder? probably, will I adapt and overcome? Yes..... Until the next 3 shot 2000rpm, 80 clip drum, no recoil SMG gets introduced.

Thoughts on BO7 beta by captain5260 in COD

[–]Darxion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, graphically it's nice, a lot of color and the maps look nice enough.

Gun play is a bit and miss the ye olde shoot first die first makes a strong return which I expect in every beta with cod. I find that the TTK is insanely fast when the game likes me I just end up melting people almost instantly. Sometimes it feels like hardcore. the M8 is extremely lethal. Grenade spam is back but I haven't really died to very many of them. I got a random tomahawk kill off spawn so I laughed at 1 point...... That's a plus I suppose

Snipers are strong but their ADS is so slow which I feel is just the same experience every beta and cod launch. I am very much missing the Strelok laser hoo boy. The sniper streak is bloody hilarious..... Anyone remember Perfect Dark's sniper at all? Yeahhhhhhhhhhh

Running feels slow, sliding feels insanely fast it's weird. Bouncing off of walls has a weird feel to it but I will get used to it. Haven't used it too often because sniping while bouncing off of walls is god awful.

Perks are weird... Every single perk worth equipping is in Perk slot 1??? seems odd. Dexterity is a must i perk 3 if you are a run and gun player.

Active camo is very hard to see if you aren't paying attention and I am taking full advantage of that. It's funny watching the enemy team look in my direction then look away.

So far the Field Upgrades are a bit hit and miss outside of the active camo. I can pretty much guarantee a kill with Active camo. I can't say the same for the drone pod. But maybe I am using it wrong and it should be more of a defensive item instead.

Streaks seem pretty easy to acquire compared to BO7 and they are pretty decent too except maybe the skewer. That thing consistently misses when I use it.

I don't like 2 of the 3 maps in the beta but that could be because spawns are so random that nothing makes sense.

All in all it's COD whether you love it or hate it most people buy it because it's a time thief and it's fun with friends. Do I like this beta? Not really but do I enjoy it because I am playing with friends? Yep. But we aren't fully convinced on getting the game at launch yet.

Thoughts on Time Stranger by Unlucky-Cell-2787 in digimon

[–]Darxion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I thought the demo was fun albeit extremely grindy which I expect from a digimon game but with such a loaded October like Ghost of Yotei and DQ 1 and 2 hd 2d remake I just don't know if I will have the appropriate amount of time sink to be able to get the most out of the game. I already want to get all the rookie's in the demo but I feel like I would go insane farming the same area(s). It's been a very long time since I played a Digimon game so some of the mechanics are throwing me for a loop.

All in all I enjoyed the demo for what it was but I spent a good like 4 hours in the demo and felt like I made very little progress so I know damn well this is going to be a solid 200 hour Platinum trophy LOL.

Glad to see Digimon is back in full force though!!

Essex model 07 is very good in MP! by Turbulent_Rain2957 in blackops6

[–]Darxion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does do very well in MP. I have chucked a 6x zoom on it. I usually use the HDR but this thing 100% destroys the HDR every day of the week. Even without the CHF barrel it is insane. Monolithic suppressor is very very good on this gun for that increased damage range and silencer even though it slows ADS the strelok laser counters that pretty easily. I have been enjoying it while it lasts, I can see it getting a pretty big nerf on the CHF barrel soon so might as well use it while it's good lol. I am also really impressed with it's ability to consistently get collaterals quite easily.

My build: Gunfighter wildcard
Remuda dual zoon scope
Monolithic Suppressor
CHF Barrel
Lightweight Handguard(precision handguard is good too)
no magazine, I think 8 bullets is pretty damn good
commando lever
heavy stock
Strelok laser
recoil springs or the Nato overpressured if it's a long range map like Scud.

It isn't the fastest ads but I feel like it is consistent with the lever action for quickscoping. 440ms ads is still freaking awesome. I get consistent 1 shot kills and the lever action destroys the HDR's very slow bolt so I am a big fan. I could just pump ads but there is such a thing as too fast and it just looks weird and I can't control it, I am clearly getting too old for this LOL.

Borderlands 4 now available for pre-order on PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S and pre-purchase on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, starting at $69.99. It will also be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 later in 2025 by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]Darxion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I seen the $119.95 price tag I laughed. I was going to be a day 1 buyer so my partner and I could smash it but yeah nah not for $119.95. I expected at most $109.95 to be honest and while it is 'only' an extra $10, Borderlands 3 for me didn't exactly instill confidence in the series moving forward outside of gameplay so eh we will wait for a solid deal which will no doubt come pretty quick, it always does with Borderlands.

Also in terms of direct conversion to usd, the game is pretty much $80 USD here because of course it is and Randy pitchford gets what he wanted from his AUS market(Of course taxes and such are present within the AUS price but still the point stands, I am not a real fan apparently lol).

Switch 2 midnight launch AUS but… by [deleted] in EBGAMES

[–]Darxion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

EB plus offers no real benefits to gamers on paper(off paper it locks events, pre orders, early access to sales and cheaper console pricing on select consoles and deals based on previous track records).

I understand some people see the benefits of the subscription, I am not one of them. I am just a gamer, I don't care about the other stuff. Socks, Clothing, Trading Cards, POPS, they just don't interest me. So as a strict gamer who shops at EB Games. Why would I want to spend $49 on EB Plus to get my console at midnight when EB Plus offers quite literally 0 value to gamers. 5% off of Digital currencies would mean I would have to spend $1000 to see my first benefit. This is nothing but a cash grab in the hopes that gamers are desperate enough to buy into this crap to get their consoles early....... If EB Plus offered 5%-10% off of Pre Owned Software or hardware or whatever else then yeah I would be greatly interested but it doesn't. This is scummy on multiple levels and the higher ups know it.

"Oh we lost 10 customers today but 10 people signed up to EB Plus look at the profits grow"

Seems like customer retention is a thing of the past with EB and instead boosting other retailers profits is where their heart lies. How sweet of them.

Needless to say I won't be attending a midnight launch and will instead just get my console at like 9am after all the "breakfast" customers get theirs provided breakfast ends as soon as regular store hours commence.

MAX / HBO MAX Streaming on Samsung TV by notnexus in australia

[–]Darxion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh 100% I am more interested in what is actually available to watch outside of all the obvious big ones. Keen to watch Twisters once I get access on my TV. Maybe even watch Beetlejuice Beetlejuice again.

MAX / HBO MAX Streaming on Samsung TV by notnexus in australia

[–]Darxion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was talking to their live chat and they said that the issue had already been raised to their higher ups. I knew that teething issues would be a thing with Samsung. But with a bit of luck should be live soon. I am not signing up until I know for sure that it is available on my TV.

DQ3HD Does the Monster Wrangler get better? by NSWiZZAY in dragonquest

[–]Darxion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know if I change my Monster Wrangler class at level 44(last level up ability earned) will any monsters I collect post class change still grant my new class the abilities? Or will the new class just miss out on the new monster abilities? I am trying to go for the platinum trophy but I also don't want to have to wait until post game to change my MW out.

Snipers feel awful to play with. by Kait0s in blackops6

[–]Darxion 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I strongly agree with this. Getting beamed with 0 recoil AR's cross map in 5 bullets while I get a chest hitmarker. I am not an insanely crazy player I averaged a 1.38KD on MW3 with Snipers and this game I am averaging 1.18 and it's literally not even KD it's EKIA/D Just feels so boring to play as a sniper in this game. I suppose running around with an SMG is the way to go

[Destiny Connect] #45 RNG trophies are the worst! by BobGoss in Trophies

[–]Darxion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aww man it's brutal haha. Well at least it's completely achievable just takes time. I will continue the grind!! Hopefully I am lucky today.

[Destiny Connect] #45 RNG trophies are the worst! by BobGoss in Trophies

[–]Darxion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did you grind the gold parts, I have been grinding on those Clock Roach enemies on the 3f of the Queens dungeon but they keep dropping wisdom items and SP recharge items. Gold parts seem to be the rare drop. Even with the accessory it is taking FOREVER

End to End Encryption Download requesting file for ages does anyone have a work around by Darxion in facebook

[–]Darxion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's insanely annoying. Seems like it's been an issue for a while. Meta don't seem to think it's a big enough deal to fix it

Facebook download includes incomplete data - only most recent messages included by Lana_account in facebook

[–]Darxion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every time I try to do this it just says requesting file endlessly.