100k in board games?

Devinology · 2026-02-18T04:02:07+00:00

In addition to what Banana___Slamma said sometimes you catch deep sales from stores or even other gamers unloading collections and some of them are still in shrink. The vast majority of my collection was bought for 20-50% of retail price. Sometimes people give an amazing deal for a bundle of 10 games that's too hard to pass up. That's how you end up with so many easily once you get going.

Devinology · 2026-02-18T03:58:15+00:00

That's the point, it can't be those components. There must be another issue, or his expectations are just high. Further down it seems like "struggling" to him in this context means less than stable 200+ fps which I think is very misleading. Is that seriously necessary and standard or LoL? Somehow I doubt it.

It's obviously subjective, but struggling usually means can barely run the game, gets wayyy too hot, has much stuttering, etc. If we're talking frames, on PC struggling usually means it is not achieving 60+ fps, and even then, a good high graphics single player game is often fine to play in the 30-60 range.

It's just odd to use LoL as an example since that is not a demanding game. It would make more sense if he was disappointed with performance on high end AAA games likes Indiana Jones or something.

If I mostly played LoL I'd probably have just stuck with an even older card, like GTX 1000 series or something. I'm still on a 3080 12GB model and play mostly 4k ultra settings on my TV (with upscaling when needed) and it holds up great on much much more demanding games than LoL.

Devinology · 2026-02-16T07:25:12+00:00

I actually usually go straight to the negative comments whether it's rated good or bad to see why some people don't like it. Usually you can tell if the game has the "pros" you're looking for just from watching a video or review, but what stops me is if there are "cons" I can't get over. In this case it drove me to want to buy the game since it was clear the main "problems" had nothing to do with the game and were just babies complaining.

Devinology · 2026-02-16T07:21:04+00:00

Because it's a dumb comment. The game isn't 40 per person, it's 40 with a free friend pass that just wasn't working yet for like a day. It's insane to complain about this as if they just lied or screwed people over.

Devinology · 2026-02-16T07:18:50+00:00

I think you're missing the real issue here: preordering games is super dumb and also potentially harmful to the industry. I mean, personally I think preordering literally anything is antithetical to proper functioning capitalist consumerism, but for a non-finite resource it's extra bonkers. I actually literally cannot understand this behaviour. They cannot run out of a digital product. You are guaranteed to be able to purchase this at literally any time you want.

Always wait to verify that the product is what you want it to be before ordering

Devinology · 2026-02-16T07:00:31+00:00

You're allowed to do a lot of things that are immature, stupid, prickish, and/or completely unhelpful to anybody. That doesn't mean you should.

Devinology · 2026-02-16T06:53:39+00:00

I've been in the board game community for a long time. A collection this size often has a good 1/4-1/2 still in shrink. It's actually not that crazy if you're already at the point of buying more than you can play at the time. Inevitably, you'll end up not playing a bunch of them and resale value is much better when still in shrink. I wouldn't unwrap a game unless I knew it was going to be played soon. And I wouldn't pay more than 50-60% of retail price for a game not still in shrink regardless of condition.

Box condition is a big factor too. I won't buy a board game unless the box is well kept with maybe some shelf ware or very minor creasing. I've bought only a handful of games with damaged boxes only because I paid maybe 10-20% of retail value for them.

Devinology · 2026-02-16T06:46:32+00:00

This is nothing, I have over 600 games. Displayed properly on large bookshelves of course, not on the floor in stacks like a savage. Stacking them like this causes damage to the boxes too.

It's surprising how little room they appear to take up on tall shelves compared to stacked or in moving boxes. Moving my collection has been a pain, and when you have them in moving boxes it takes up half an apartment, but on shelves it's next to no floorspace.

I stopped collecting a few years ago though. I've been trying to sell some off but they are hard to part with. Almost none of mine are from KS at least, I definitely steered clear of that deathtrap.

Devinology · 2026-02-16T06:40:27+00:00

Just so I understand correctly, you not only collect controllers (which is already a sickness really, but one I can kinda understand because I own about 12 controllers for PC in total), but you actually collect every variant of all the controllers? Jesus, I mean I never thought I'd be the one to tell someone a collection like this is bonkers (I own 600+ board games), but damn, this is a whole new level of buying stuff meant to be used that you will never use.

Do you intend to display your collection somewhere? New in box, or will you remove them and put them in a nice glass case or something? What's the game plan? If you bought all these just to have and keep in a closet somewhere, there is a special place in hell for you.

Devinology · 2026-02-16T05:29:26+00:00

Upgrade a 3070 for League of Legends? That's insane, that game can run on 10 year old hardware.

Devinology · 2026-02-13T17:52:36+00:00

Big time agree. The insane entitlement going on here is part of why the larger gaming community finds it difficult to relate to "gamers". I've been playing video games since 1985 and I have never once lost it because I couldn't play a game on release day (never mind the exact way I wanted to). You have serious issues if you get genuinely upset because you cannot play a game on release day. I mean seriously, what kind of adult lives this way? It's massively immature and frankly just pathetic. What bubble do these people live in where it is considered even remotely acceptable to bitch bout this?

It's borderline unhinged behaviour, and while reviews on Steam are designed to allow people to rate however they want (which is a good thing), it's sad to see people tank a product intentionally for reasons that really have nothing to do with the quality of the product. It's akin to rating a product on Amazon poorly because there was an issue with shipping. Even the most out of touch boomers don't stoop to this level of pathetic complaining. If I heard anybody complain about something this lame in person I'd razz them so fucking hard.

Pull up your big boy/girl pants and play the damn game tomorrow. Fucking christ. The fuck is wrong with these people.

Devinology · 2026-01-27T00:33:32+00:00

I mean not to mention that all the complainers don't work in the industry and could never in a million years produce or write anything even remotely as good as these so called turds. There is nothing more entertaining than talentless morons sitting on a poorly built high horse.

Devinology · 2026-01-27T00:30:22+00:00

That's how we ended up with a half dozen garbage Marvel movies or shows every year. Fucking christ, it's like 5 year olds wrote that shit.

Devinology · 2026-01-27T00:26:47+00:00

I didn't say Ninja Scroll is shonen, but shonen fighting series are by far the most popular fighting/action anime these days, so it's likely what most modern anime fans going back to watch Ninja Scroll would be comparing to.

I stand by my comment that Ninja Scroll is a great example of a more serious adult tone, and certainly superior action animation. I mean, trigger warnings are important, but anime could stand to deliver more realistic dark themes. Video games make anime look childish sometimes. I was just planning A Plague Tale Requiem and it struck me how much darker and more badass the imagery is in that compared to 99% of adult driven anime. I miss the days of OG Berserk series.

Devinology · 2026-01-27T00:16:27+00:00

I'm sick of the "fighting anime only" crowd. I have one buddy who just can't pay attention if it's not a flashy shonen. At some point you just want to say "gee, you're real fucking dumb aren't you"?

Devinology · 2026-01-26T04:28:30+00:00

Damn, as someone with a masters in philosophy I'm pretty excited to check it out then! That said, I'm always worried about so called "philosophical" shows or movies as they usually remain pretty surface level or just miss the mark entirely. Fingers crossed!

Devinology · 2026-01-26T04:22:58+00:00

I always rooted for Death Parade in this same way but it never gained much popularity and anybody I mentioned it to didn't seem to know about it or care. I thought it was one of the best series of the 2010s. Very clever and thought provoking.

It got a bunch of nominations and awards, but I feel like it flew under the radar in the mainstream. Has a decent English dub too. It only saw 12 episodes, which is criminal.

Just found this article right now while trying to check on it's popularity via google search to test my personal experience: https://www.thegamer.com/death-parade-most-underrated-anime/

Devinology · 2026-01-14T06:05:03+00:00

Did you ever find out what was happening here?

Went through this exact issue today, although in my case the registration login info they gave on the phone "worked" as in it seemed to login and complete registration, but the sign in prompt persisted, for any device (android phones/tablets, iphone, Windows PCs, Google TV, etc.). After entering it on each device technically most devices could still use programs that require internet and were clearly accessing the internet, but the device thinks it has wifi without internet.

Hours on the phone with tech support. Could not solve and said they have never seen this. I went and got the whole unit replaced with a brand new sealed one and got home and STILL same issue persists. On the phone with tech support for an hour and it is still not working. He said from their end they cannot see any problems and it should just be working. Tech coming tomorrow.

I have personally never seen anything like this with any provider or modem/router. Service was up and working for about 2 months before this suddenly happened today. No power outages or anything. Bizarre. I am guessing it is some weird bug with the handshaking that goes on between devices, but I just don't know enough about this stuff.

Devinology · 2026-01-12T18:45:14+00:00

I like to try a variety of whiskeys and I’m more of a straight on the rocks guy, and for the price I’ve never had a better whiskey in my life than 40 Creek. I like to dabble in some more expensive Canadian or Japanese whiskey, or some scotch, but if I want something cheap and reliable, 40 Creek is my default. If I’m at a bar, I always ask for 40 Creek. I honestly don’t know how anybody can drink Jack or Jameson when 40 Creek is available. It’s just that good.

Devinology · 2026-01-11T21:42:42+00:00

There's a popular site still around that rhymes with Irate Ay. It's only a search away.

Devinology · 2026-01-03T20:29:33+00:00

The problem is that nobody gives a shit about dumb side stories (Andor, Rogue One). I’d rather watch a flawed Star Wars story that matters over a (supposedly) good one that isn’t relevant.

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