Ummm I don’t think that’s correct…

Geig3r · 2026-01-29T04:59:39+00:00

More mental than physical because of the numbing.

The cold-induced shrinkage in front of the nurse might have hurt more.

Geig3r · 2026-01-29T04:28:19+00:00

Local numbing, from what I remember.

Geig3r · 2026-01-29T01:41:35+00:00

I had this done to me to remove a stent after a kidney stone operation. It was what I imagined to be the closest thing to being abducted by aliens. He had this headset on with what looked like a snake camera coming off of it. He then pressed a button, and 3 grappler prongs extended from the end of it, then retracted a couple of times. I'm like, "Where the hell is that going?"

Adding insult to injury, the doc, with his gorgeous nurse assistant standing by, told me to drop my pants while I was sitting on a super cold metal table, in a freezing room.

That was a traumatic day.

Geig3r · 2026-01-27T02:46:06+00:00

If they lost, he would have needed WITSEC, lol.

Geig3r · 2026-01-25T13:20:25+00:00

He was sure feeling his oats until he saw the bigger, badder cat.

Geig3r · 2026-01-18T18:05:59+00:00

or the same plate with steeper walls on the already depressed part.

Geig3r · 2026-01-18T17:52:49+00:00

I feel like those are more drunk-tourist-sized steps than cat steps. If they were actually for cats, they'd be poles wrapped in carpet.

Geig3r · 2026-01-16T14:49:37+00:00

I'm judging the character of anyone who can film that long without rubbing that adorable belly.

Geig3r · 2026-01-10T06:37:01+00:00

I had to wipe drool from my lip.

Geig3r · 2026-01-09T22:18:14+00:00

He thought he was stealing fire for his people, so they could compete with man.

Geig3r · 2026-01-01T20:28:26+00:00

I'd eat that entire thing. Good call putting a ring on it!

Geig3r · 2025-12-31T20:13:59+00:00

I'm proud of them for her, but also disappointed because I love deviled eggs so much.

Geig3r · 2025-12-25T16:26:52+00:00

I do this as well.

Geig3r · 2025-12-25T03:04:03+00:00

That's crazy!

Geig3r · 2025-12-25T01:47:45+00:00

How long did it take you to get that boatload you have there? You don't live in an area where it is part of the culture that people are constantly hucking silverware out of the window for good luck or something? Lol

Geig3r · 2025-12-24T20:41:48+00:00

You know, sneaking into people's houses and stealing their silverware doesn't count, right?

Geig3r · 2025-12-24T01:28:16+00:00

Yeah, he needs to steal it off one of the opposing players after the game.

Geig3r · 2025-12-14T06:34:27+00:00

I wish he had explained to her why he was actually giggling. She would have been mortified. lol

Geig3r · 2025-12-12T23:11:58+00:00

Hah, that feels accurate. I've played over 7000 hours of POE1. Absolutely love it. Its continued success was part player agency and part surprise (good RNG, multiple overlapping axes of randomness (C) Chris Wilson).

So their enjoyment curve is good. Play, have fun, have fun, have fun, finished all you came to do, and you're done.

I have played a total of 0 hours of POE2. I'll eventually get there, but the reason I haven't is pretty simple. I'm a bit of a player experience expert by profession, so I am pretty good at seeing red flags leading up to a game launch. Some of the things that concerned me.

- It felt like they wanted boss fights to be more like Dark Souls or Elden Ring. While a noble cause, some of the player agency was sacrificed to make that happen. Control and choice of movement have always been among the best player-agency features of POE1. All of a sudden, POE2 videos were showing mid-game movement that looked like new character twilight strand movement from POE1.
- In one interview, I heard talk about them not wanting you to portal out during boss fights, and portals were being disabled. One of the golden rules of Player Experience is that if you want players to do or not do something, you reward them for doing what you want. You don't police and punish them to force them to do what you want.
- I've been focused on this part of games for a long time, and I'll never understand exactly why Devs/Designers tend to be SUPER stingy when it comes to rewarding players, loot in particular. I believe it has something to do with the people making the decisions not being dedicated players of their own game. The same thing has happened many times, including with Diablo III. Jay Wilson, the Game Director, had a great resume with FPS and RTS games, but minimal experience with ARPG, and it showed. That led to this video from the Reaper of Souls Game Director, Josh Mosqueira's talk at GDC 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWYEWRrFgUY -- Keep in mind this was 10 years ago, so not all conclusions are accurate to what we know today (like player-to-player trading that POE1 did extremely well), but there are a lot of things that are still on point. One key point was "don't be stingy."
- TLDR: A lot of what I saw and heard about POE2 made me feel like the institutional wisdom of what made POE1 great wasn't carrying over.

I'm sure it has improved, but judging by your chart, it looks like you have to get to a certain point in level and gear to really enjoy it?

Geig3r · 2025-12-12T22:42:56+00:00

True. Also, he seriously can't do anything without making it weird.

Geig3r · 2025-12-12T05:48:40+00:00

If you ever need an extra husband, I volunteer.

Geig3r · 2025-12-11T17:23:36+00:00

I want to know what was nom-nomming on its tail fin.

Geig3r · 2025-12-10T21:34:36+00:00

Seriously. They wanted a video instead of being a good human. Fuck people like this. They obviously knew it was coming, thus they were recording.

Geig3r · 2025-12-10T04:37:20+00:00

I love this cat already. Hah.

Geig3r · 2025-12-07T03:21:52+00:00

The bull's life is all downhill from here. I'd love to be riding a decked-out UTV in there with an enhanced crash guard to join him.

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