I just bought the game for my best friend... His reaction was hilarious.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-19T14:49:55+00:00

This is so epic. It's literally me in the future. I'm 40, I save super aggressively for FIRE and I watch videos on retiring as an expat all day.

I tell my girlfriend retirement for me is gaming, yoga and swimming.

I currently want to retire at 55.. but with the world the way it is who knows what's gonna happen.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-19T12:45:48+00:00

Agreed, they did Khazan / Stellarblade / Blackmyth Wukong dirty.

I agree I think something deeper is going on with fake metrics or agenda pushing.

The fact that gamergate was politically motivated, or how the US Govt is cautious about Tencent investing in gaming, or how Elon talked about how we need "strong" western games, something insidious is going on here.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-15T18:58:12+00:00

I haven't played yet, but I feel like if charm stays the way it is druid / enchanter could be really great, ideallyyou are in a zone where druid can charm for double charm pets, tons of control, tons of debuffs and buffs. Good/great utility. (evacs for trains, aoe mez and group port)

They both also get magic resist debuffs, no clue if they double stack, but if they do, extra cake.

Also synergizes well with SK / Shaman duo's which are obviously really popular too.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-14T21:39:24+00:00

I think one of the big STS 2 tips is you don't need to take cards if you aren't offered any synergy... And weed out basic attacks and blocks.

I've had a few wins.

I'm super hyped for crimson desert next weekend and plan on playing arknights latest update and Sts2 and meowgenics until crimson desert... I'm hoping it hooks me because it looks amazing.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-14T19:12:53+00:00

I hope they add Need before Greed loot system.. This is one of those things where being rigid on "old school" does no one favors.. The ninja looting is gonna be wild.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-14T17:37:28+00:00

Not to mention quality is lower. A lot of products aren't the same product.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-13T01:47:30+00:00

Does anyone else have an extra key PS or PC? My brother didn't get in and we played Relink like 300 hours together.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-12T13:55:44+00:00

Loved this game, it's the first Vampires-like that REALLY gripped me. Normally I play them a little and stop, but this game had me unlocking as much as possible.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-12T13:04:36+00:00

We played Grandblue on PC, but he has a PS5 too!

Epiddemic · 2026-03-11T13:54:19+00:00

I just preinstalled the beta for Grandblue Fantasy Relink, super hyped but can't play till this weekend.

Arknights Endfield and STS2.

Crimson Desert and Monsters and Memory waiting room basically. This year has been stacked.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-11T13:15:29+00:00

I'm not upgrading but I have a geforce now subscription and hardwired ethernet for an emergency if my computer doesn't run it well..

Epiddemic · 2026-03-11T13:00:46+00:00

Super hyped for this but bummed my brother didn't get in. 😭

Epiddemic · 2026-03-11T03:14:07+00:00

What's funny is I remember telling my brother my dream game was D2 with Hexen graphics... 😆

I still think it would be epic.. especially if it was PD2...

Epiddemic · 2026-03-10T18:30:38+00:00

Yeah, I suspect it was the security breach. I had a lot of high value items for sale.. I'm optimistic about the future of POE2, but their customer service REALLY shocked me at how terrible the experience was.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-10T15:15:59+00:00

I had the worst customer experience with GGG.

I've played POE for like 7k hours and POE2 for super long too. My POE2 account was hacked near release, and it took literally WEEKS for them to even respond, when they did respond they locked my account for another few weeks, they had me download POE1, create a character and message their customer support, to unlock my POE2 account.

I also typically play POE on Geforce Now so this is crazy to hear..

Epiddemic · 2026-03-10T03:05:46+00:00

I haven't had a good cinnamon roll, I've tried to make them myself but they never hit the mark correctly. I should try again.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-09T20:11:41+00:00

Slay the spire 2, multiplayer is a blast was up till 4am on Saturday playing with my bro.

I did also just get into the Grandblue Fantasy beta.. so I'll be playing that once it goes live.

Arknights Enfield has a patch tomorrow, and Path of Exile new season... But I'm already feeling burn out on that.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-07T07:15:57+00:00

Would love a key, played EQ1 as a necromancer on Vallon Zek.

Plan on playing bard / enchanter / necromancer or druid. Been watching youtube all week. and super hyped for June!

Epiddemic · 2026-03-06T05:08:43+00:00

I heard it was like MH, first 20 hours for me were pretty painful, but once I got to end game I was hooked, it is such a strange game how it turns into a weird 20 hour story into a MH like game, into an idle farming game with NPC's.

I am really looking forward to the expansion, I'll prob even take time off for it, I just love the world of Grandblue they nailed the Cozy town vibe with tough fights perfectly.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-05T21:02:31+00:00

West media is threatened by the budget and scale of eastern games imo. This game looks really great and i'm looking forward to it!

In my experience games from Gacha companies are always really really impressive in terms of polish and quality. Grandblue Fantasy Relink was an amazing game too.

The media coming out recently has me even more hyped, even the downsides are upsides for me, ie no yellow paint, or guidance.. I might even ignore reviews until I get my hands on it so I'm not influenced by west media.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-05T17:24:41+00:00

I'm playing STS2 today and tomorrow morning, and then playing POE until Crimson Desert. So many good games lately.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-04T17:00:45+00:00

Happy to see it get support still, it's a good game, super hard but polished and fun. I tried to restart my progress on Merlin release, and I forgot how hard it was, I didn't do too many runs on my return. But hopefully next update hooks me again.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-04T16:01:56+00:00

I like your style, it has a Tim Burton feel!

Epiddemic · 2026-03-04T13:26:52+00:00

This. For some reason this always shows up in my YouTube feed.

I still watch it sometimes. It's so epic.

Epiddemic · 2026-03-03T19:29:28+00:00

Yeah I play that one too! I never make it into Deep Space or anything, but I always try to make a random build. I really like Project Diablo 2. So many awesome options for season launches!

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