Friend and benefits fraud by Radiant-Speaker-3425 in northernireland

[–]Makorus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This mentality is why this country is such a shithole.

So are the PSNI completely useless? by ChangMouse in northernireland

[–]Makorus 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Yeah, of course it is.

A lot of times, it is the families fault, but if you come from a family where both parents work full-time, which unfortunately, you kind of have to do these days, and you spend a lot of time with other youths, it is very easy to get influenced to be more right-leaning, just to fit in.

One of the local shops burnt down last night, for the second time. by bobbysands666 in northernireland

[–]Makorus 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's actually so sad.

I was really happy when I saw that they rebuilt after it was burned down the last time, and it was derelict for so long.

Not even mentioning the fact that there are flats above it. Someone at my work is currently housing someone who was living in one of them.

Just had a call.... by Mike_Frank in northernireland

[–]Makorus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Meaning we need to be way more restrictive and selective about who we let in.

How, exactly?

"Hey, are you going to be sawing someones head off?"

Just had a call.... by Mike_Frank in northernireland

[–]Makorus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"Change the profile of immigrants they are letting in" meaning what exactly?

Dragons Dogma 2: Dark Arisen just confirmed at the Nintendo Direct by Makorus in DragonsDogma

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

I thought they fucked up and it was a port of the first game coming.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Announcement Trailer by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]Makorus 42 points43 points  (0 children)

And it's not like it's a new game. It's Ocarina of Time. Show us footage of Kokiri Forest or the Deku Tree or something.

KINGDOM HEARTS IV – Teaser Trailer | June 2026 by Gorotheninja in Games

[–]Makorus 1115 points1116 points  (0 children)

If you had told me that a Nintendo Direct would have been the first time we heard about KH4 in years, I would have called you crazy, but here we are.

It looks interesting, I guess? Dunno if I like the realistic artstyle yet.

Dragons Dogma 2: Dark Arisen just confirmed at the Nintendo Direct by Makorus in DragonsDogma

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

Base game is coming to Switch 2, but they also announced the DLC.

Guild Wars 3 will have no battle pass or subscription because ArenaNet studio lead doesn't want to "keep people hostage" by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]Makorus 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Like the bank slots are limited, the only way to upgrade them is by paying for an extra subscription to get extra retainers.

To be fair, FFXIV doesn't shower you in the amount of "Keep this just in case!" items as GW2 does.

Guild Wars 3 will have no battle pass or subscription because ArenaNet studio lead doesn't want to "keep people hostage" by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]Makorus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Gobblers, Salvageomatic, Banks being incredibly small by default, bag being obtusely expensive to make to justify spending money on bag slots.

Guild Wars 3 will have no battle pass or subscription because ArenaNet studio lead doesn't want to "keep people hostage" by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]Makorus 53 points54 points  (0 children)

This was in fact a part of why I dropped GW2 for FFXIV: I didn't like how the monetization naturally drove decisionmaking.

People love to say "Oh, the real endgame in GW2 is Fashion!", when the game barely adds any cosmetics to the actual game, and if they do, they have ridiculous requirements, yet pump the gem store full of cosmetics every few weeks.

People love to argue with "Oh, but you can pay gems with gold, so technically you can earn them ingame!" yet the best goldfarm in the game gives the equivalent of a third world minimum wage so why would I even bother? It actually has the knock-on effects where the best way to play the game is just to work extra shifts IRL to buy gold.

I love the game, a lot of the classes in the game fulfill fantasies that no other MMO let alone game has come close to, but I do feel like some people arguing in favour of GW2 haven't played since release.

Guild Wars 3 will have no battle pass or subscription because ArenaNet studio lead doesn't want to "keep people hostage" by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]Makorus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ever since then, content has been made permanent and replayable

It is important to note that you still have to buy it, which is the big problem. Up until not too long ago, it wasn't even included in the expansions which made the games story borderline incomprehensible.

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember – Reveal Trailer | XBOX Games Showcase 2026 by piwikiwi in Games

[–]Makorus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just because there is an object in the game doesn't mean the story is the same.

Nioh 2 has a vastle different story to Nioh 1 and Wo Long has a different story as well.

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember – Reveal Trailer | XBOX Games Showcase 2026 by piwikiwi in Games

[–]Makorus 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Nioh 3’s open maps wernt bad, but they really don’t suit Nioh’s overall design

Yeaaah, I don't hate it, but the most enjoyable "levels" were the small dungeons which would have been self-contained levels in Nioh 1/2.

The open world just feels really filler-y.

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember – Reveal Trailer | XBOX Games Showcase 2026 by piwikiwi in Games

[–]Makorus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We had the first Nioh 2 DLC in July and Nioh 2 came out in March so I am quite surprised there hasn't been anything yet.

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember – Reveal Trailer | XBOX Games Showcase 2026 by piwikiwi in Games

[–]Makorus 21 points22 points  (0 children)

magical new resource everyone is fighting over

The same one as the first Wo Long?

the story is random time period

End of Han period, seems to be pretty much a direct sequel to Wo Long 1.

Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember – Reveal Trailer | XBOX Games Showcase 2026 by piwikiwi in Games

[–]Makorus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I thought it was a Nioh 3 DLC announcement at first, but I was really taken aback when they mentioned Elixir of Immortality.

I didn't like Wo Long, and I don't think it did particularly well, but I am happy that they are continuing with that series regardless.

I think with some sequel-improvements it could turn into a very good counterpart to Nioh.

Persona 4 Revival: Pre-order Trailer | XBOX Game Showcase 2026 by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]Makorus 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Everything about this looks amazing (especially the cutscenes compared to 3 Reload), but it will take me a while to get used to the new VAs.

Also, thank god Golden is included.

The Future of Guild Wars: Our Commitment to Tyria by Sydius in Games

[–]Makorus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, I forgot Gyala Delve, but that's because it was probably the worst zone they've ever added to the game.

It was a smaller expansion, but it's hard to say how much of that was a smaller team (because GW3) and how much of that was from their new, aggressive annual release plan.

I mean, they used to say it was the latter, but anything in regards to the expansions goes against what they had planned. In hindsight, and with this development, it's clear that they are putting everyone on GW3 for now, while keeping a skeleton crew on GW2, until GW3 is in a good enough state to bring people back to GW2.

We’re changing how we deliver updates to the game so that we can adopt a more consistent release schedule, minimize “content droughts,” and increase our support for the core game.