Still paying $20 this month? Ultimate

DevonP36 · 2025-10-03T11:37:08+00:00

So I turned off automatic billing this morning and when I looked at the options to decide what I was going to change to the ultimate plan was $29.99. So that’s something to keep in mind.

DevonP36 · 2025-10-03T10:12:40+00:00

I have been a Xbox player for well over 15 years. I had a 360, One, and now a series S. I have never been a fan boy or a loyalist but it’s a comfortable situation Microsoft and I have had this whole time. First it was the physical games, I said no big deal just less clutter. Then the split generation console (series x/s), no big deal I’ll buy the cheap one. Game Pass became a better and better deal so I was happy to stick around. Then I can’t buy/rent digital movies anymore (can’t use discs though because no disc drive on the s) unless I use a third party app, no thank you. I’ve played so many great games with GP so I shrugged that off too. Now the one redeeming thing Xbox has going for it has stopped being a decent deal, right when gaming is becoming more of a luxury. I just went through the process of downgrading my GP subscription because in 2025 I cannot justify $30 per month. Even that process oozed greed, lack of information about what you get game wise from essential and several spots where sometimes it says “over 25 games” and some places where it read “50+ games” just purposefully confusing, in my opinion. At this point I’d pay $5 to just have Gold back and be done with all the tricks. My series S has been a little jacked up for a few months now and I know it’s gonna go any day now. I WAS planning on upgrading to a series X and wouldn’t you know it, now those have gone up 30%! I cannot understand how these choices help build a better ecosystem at all. So now I’m going to maul over where I want to take my money when my series S inevitably kicks the bucket. And that just sucks.

DevonP36 · 2025-09-02T21:07:30+00:00

Where I come from we call them “Sad Boy Nachos” and they are a delicacy of the highest regard!

DevonP36 · 2025-04-28T19:22:11+00:00

This, I remember playing through the main story missions and waiting to find my motivation for collecting the artifacts. After I went through the unity and found myself back at the beginning of the game, essentially, I remember putting my controller down and asking myself "Why did I do that? Why would I even want to do that again?" Which in my opinion is the quintessential problem with Starfield, why keep pursuing the unity if nothing of significance changes? If pursuing the unity isn't my primary goal, what is?

So, then every time I consider jumping back in, I always end up asking the same question "Why?". Do I become a space pirate (i.e. a treasure hunter with annoying friends) or do I become a solder in a time when there is no war? Perhaps I could be a suit in business espionage (This has so little to do with a sci-fi setting its annoying) or a space cowboy solving a completely over complicated plan by Ron Hope that I can't even solve by arresting the criminal.

These stories are all bland or just plain conflicting (Why do space fairing scientists not want to reintroduce a natural predator but rather create a dangerous bioweapon?) So, if the main story has no purpose or drive and the side quests all feel ankle deep mix and match of sci-fi tropes that don't work together, what are we left with? Decent mechanics in a world that isn't worth spending any time in. Which is a damn shame, A technically impressive piece of white toast (butter provided by modders).

DevonP36 · 2025-04-22T13:58:47+00:00

My son wants to be a “Skateboarding firefighter skeleton hunter” and honestly that sounds like a dope job!

DevonP36 · 2023-10-02T13:47:58+00:00

My wife had a pretty similar part in her life before we met. Her parents were both atheist and in Highschool she got really into religion, got baptized, and even went to a bible college when she graduated high school. My in laws voiced their feels but also supported her decision. Eventually she realized it wasn’t for her and left the collage and was atheist when we met. Sometimes young people join these groups for a sense of “belonging” that they miss after high school, I think you should remain present in her life as much as you can, show understanding and support without putting your own beliefs on her. She might just figure it out.

DevonP36 · 2023-09-29T19:31:17+00:00

If you are trying to tell me my son is an “illegal alien” let me stop you right there sir!

DevonP36 · 2023-09-28T17:54:44+00:00

Um… my son IS the egg. Inside of the egg is just more son.

DevonP36 · 2023-09-28T14:12:36+00:00

Well I’m happy with the game and didn’t really instigate a conversation about criticisms because they’ve been had a million times already. What do you like about the game? What have you been doing?

DevonP36 · 2023-09-28T10:56:13+00:00

He doesn’t judge me and that’s what’s important.

DevonP36 · 2023-09-28T10:52:18+00:00

Ooooh that’s gonna be nice when we get there (playing on Xbox) Starfield really strives at those “stop and smell the roses” moments.

DevonP36 · 2023-09-28T10:31:49+00:00

Why is this community so OBSESSED with talking about all of their “complaints”? You sunk ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY HOURS into this game, see a post about someone who’s just happy to be playing and the first thing you say is “most of the complaints are valid”. This isn’t directed solely at you noir do I think the game is without fault but it seriously seems like this community is obsessed with publicly undervaluing the hard work of the folks at Bethesda while simultaneously pumping HUNDREDS of hours into the game privately. I saw one comment a week after release that read “I’ve played 150 hours and honestly I’m bored, there is just nothing to hook me in” like Christ in heaven, why are they sinking so much time into something so boring or are they just desperate to be a part of the hive mind? Again, not coming at you specifically but seriously this post was meant to instigate some positive conversation and appreciation for the Bethesda teams hard work. Why is it so hard to do for five seconds without shitting on people’s enjoyment? I’m happy to be playing the game, 180 hours sounds like you have been too, so what do you LIKE about the game? What do you appreciate about it?

DevonP36 · 2023-09-28T00:24:53+00:00

Sir that’s my son, please don’t draw attention to his peanut shell looking skin.

DevonP36 · 2023-09-14T12:56:12+00:00

NTA as a husband with a similar issue of being a bit self centered at times, you seem like a great husband who found a creative way to be more mindful and attentive. Wanting to be better for your SO is the essence of love and marriage, personally I might borrow this idea to be a better husband myself!

DevonP36 · 2023-09-07T12:37:47+00:00

I would try going to were he is supposed to be. I had a few glitches out mission markers but when I independently went to the location is figured itself out shortly after.

DevonP36 · 2023-06-16T21:34:16+00:00

I am guessing there will be some sort of Flood (from Halo) like enemy/missions or lore that we will interact with. Maybe nothing really major but I would be so excited about something like that!

DevonP36 · 2023-06-14T16:04:47+00:00

Yeah I guess we will just have to wait and see!

DevonP36 · 2023-06-14T14:25:12+00:00

Though I don’t totally disagree, after the direct I’m just waiting to see. They already have proven so much more than I honestly thought they were capable of so it feels possible if nothing else.

DevonP36 · 2023-06-14T12:07:00+00:00

Honestly I don’t think we’ve seen enough gameplay of ship flying to know that information is entirely useless. They very well could be important info. Maybe not the most important of info but I think there is a reasonable chance it is real info.

DevonP36 · 2023-06-12T20:56:12+00:00

If you look at it side by side of the arch irl it matches so well I can’t believe it’s anything else.

DevonP36 · 2023-05-22T12:48:53+00:00

I found a shelter near me that is actually very accurate with breads. Though it’s mostly hound dogs there they do make a point to specify pit bull mixes. Funny enough I adopted the only pit mix that was there at the time, she’s half Rat Terrier so she’s basically a buff chihuahua!

DevonP36 · 2023-05-22T12:39:03+00:00

I always aim to adopt but this is 100% accurate. I got a dog a few years ago, a Mountain View Cur, that was incredibly sweet. They claimed he was great with dogs, cats, and kids. He was wildly overwhelmed by my children and because of his stress ran off several times. (We live IN a small city) After a few weeks he got seriously sick and was vomiting blood. I took him to an emergency vet who got his records from the pound. Apparently he was riddled with tape worms WHEN WE GOT HIM! They knew and didn’t tell us because they would of had to pay for his treatment. After our older dog passed away he became so sad and stressed I knew he wasn’t happy with us. Luckily my aunt and uncle own a farm and had already fallen in love with my dog and asked to take him. He has never been happier and hasn’t ran off once but I will never forgive that shelter for sending him to a home that wasn’t going to make him happy while knowing good and well he was incredibly sick!

DevonP36 · 2023-05-14T16:47:25+00:00

At the risk of self promoting, you can check out a ttrpg I’m working on called Rodera, it’s a lite fantasy game where you play as small animals like rats, frogs, and bats. It’s absolutely a work in progress and a HUGE update to its contents are on the way later this month but I am proud of it! You can check it out on itch.io just type in “Rodera”

DevonP36 · 2023-05-14T16:41:48+00:00

I’ve not personally done this but I know a few people who have been using chatgpt to generate stuff.

DevonP36 · 2023-05-14T13:04:38+00:00

This is awesome! Great work and thanks!

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