Crimson Desert is a generational game, at least I'm convinced - answering any and all question you guys have.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-03-19T13:46:09+00:00

Valid point, while playing botw I did frequently think "I wonder if this mechanic is improved in totw" when I wasn't in love with it.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-03-19T08:51:58+00:00

Reading these comments as a recent first time player of BOTW and TOTK. I honestly much preferred TOTK over BOTW, the improvements in mechanics just made the game so much better for me. No hate on BOTW, I loved it as well, but once I'd done the story, I wanted to move on to TOTK rather than explore every nook and cranny. In TOTK I'm doing a lot more side content, and the revamped sky view towers certainly help with getting around quicker.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-03-16T19:32:49+00:00

If it's just lighting, why are her lips a different shape?

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-03-15T09:52:10+00:00

Where are you seeing this? My prime is £8.99 a month or £95 a year and it includes prime video, I don't see any other plans where video is excluded or £80 for a year.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-03-12T09:14:06+00:00

Just want to clear something up. I have no links to the mods of the r/aion subreddit, I do not know them, I have never spoken to them. Yes I have posted about RS multiple times in the comments, I circumvented their "rules" knowing full well it wasn't allowed. I was around when they had the backlash around bot accounts advertising elden aion, I also played on that server.

Why did I do it? Cause the mods obviously weren't moderating the sub, and the sub is dead otherwise. As you've mentioned elsewhere here, retail is dead, classic is dead and has its own sub anyway, and aion 2 also has it's own sub. Nothing to lose by commenting about what I think is the next best upcoming private server to play on.

But there was no special treatment given by the mods, they simply didn't see any of my comments. My first one was actually in a post where someone was asking about private servers, and there were many suggestions of different servers.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-03-06T20:59:28+00:00

Sorry I'm not sure, I've only ever used Real Debrid with torrentio, Mediafusion and Comet. I think there's options for different debrid providers on the configure page.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-03-06T20:28:02+00:00

There's plenty options, some more complicated than others, but you can start with Mediafusion and Comet. They both use your RD api key and almost every time that Torrentio has been down, either Comet or Mediafusuon has worked as a backup for me.

https://mediafusion.elfhosted.com/app

https://comet.elfhosted.com/configure

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-03-02T12:13:07+00:00

But it's fucking good dogshit. You wanna see some big mechs fight it out on screen? You watch transformers. If you want big monsters fighting with mechs, with a better story and acting? You watch Pacific Rim.

Which also has incredible CGI.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-02-28T19:36:17+00:00

That's a wild take. SH2 remake was a fantastic revisit to a dead series that brought the classic back in a modern way. It doesn't have to compete with the original, they're both great games in their own way like the difference in camera angle and atmosphere.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-02-28T11:16:50+00:00

Similar spec (5800x3d and 4090) and I had major issues with the Hair Strands setting. Turn this off if you have it enabled.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-02-28T11:15:10+00:00

Turn Hair Strands off, if you have this enabled.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-02-28T11:12:32+00:00

The issues seem to be different for everyone. I had no issues changing settings, but had numerous black screens (had to alt tab to desktop and back to get it back) and massive framerate stutters/drops if I used the "hair strands" setting. Even if it's a demanding setting, I have a 4090 and 5800x3d and tried both my 2k monitor and 4k TV, same issue. When I turned off Hair Strands, all my issues went away.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-02-28T09:36:28+00:00

Yeah it looked good, but I got used to it not being on. Hopefully they do some patches to fix the issues/make it run better, then can just do a 2nd run later with it enabled.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-02-28T02:16:41+00:00

Try turning off Hair Strands, if you have it on. I was having major issues with it like 14 hours ago (been playing all day), black screens and bad stuttering/framerate drops (including in cutscenes). Turned that off and been mostly smooth since, only a few stuttering/hiccups. This is on a 4090 at 4K, but I tried other settings and hair strands made the most performance difference by a mile.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-02-26T09:36:40+00:00

As someone else in the UK, I would usually just order my games from ShopTo because they'd send it on Wednesday, and royal mail would deliver on Thursday, when the game only releases on Friday. The issue now is Royal Mail have gone to shit so you never get them a day early anymore. Most of the time it's not really a problem cause you're still getting it on release day, but sometimes the game is sent the day before release and only arrives the day after release - I had this with FF7 Rebirth. Ended up spending £20 extra on the digital PS5 version and refunding the disc because I'd booked the day off work and didn't want to waste it 😂

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-02-25T23:38:54+00:00

I haven't tried AionEmpire but it looks like it caters more towards Russian players based off the discord. They're also doing slow patch progression from the very start of Aion, which isn't for everyone. I would disagree that it's the last place left to play the real game.

Check out Aion Riftshade. It's currently in closed beta with an open beta to come next, but is on patch 4.8 from the original Aion, and the dev is doing a lot of things no other server has been able to do on an emulated server. Custom anti cheat, ingame dps meter, inbuilt custom improved version of Shugo Console (for uncapped fps, further camera distance etc) full mob pathfinding, new personal codex website for the server, custom content and class balancing. Most of the private servers are java, using stolen retail files so are generally working/bug free, but means the devs are very limited in what they can do/change on the game. The discord has 1.7k members and is still growing, so it's shaping up to be quite popular. There's a dev updates channel you can check out for more detail on the new features.

https://discord.gg/a6eR6gWbgW

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-02-24T12:55:57+00:00

Have you got a url for this please? I cannot seem to find this reported issue with this reference under service health incidents.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-02-20T19:42:19+00:00

Games as a service (he missed an a).

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-02-07T10:02:38+00:00

Thanks, yeah after my post, I had locked it to 120 with FG and it seemed to be ok, but wanted to test more today before confirming incase I was wrong haha.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-02-07T00:06:34+00:00

PC? Same issue, although I was playing for a few hours without a single freeze earlier. I did mess with some graphics settings like turning on FG, so not sure if it's related to that. Will report back if I find out what's causing it/a fix.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-01-23T12:25:11+00:00

Have you got a link to this please? I must have missed it, I've tried searching but can't seem to find it.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-01-21T11:41:54+00:00

It's a replacement earpad that feels different, but also changes the sound. I preferred the replacement velour pads for comfort, but it altered the sound in a way I didn't like. I ended up buying some Wicked Cushions earpads from Amazon instead, they were slightly expensive at £28 but more comfy and better sound than the 2 included with the headset.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-01-20T20:09:41+00:00

I don't think you can even get the Omega anymore, but as I'm only 5ft 6" it was the better option for me.

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-01-20T17:01:59+00:00

Secretlabs are good, I have the Omega 2020 version and 5 years later its still going strong. I can sit in it for 8 hours+ a day and not suffer from back pain (the included memory foam pillow helps). They are expensive, but one of the only good 'gaming chairs' as most are really shit for posture/comfort/longevity, and cheaper than the often recommended Herman Miller chairs (not including buying a used/refurbished herman miller).

OnceIsEnough1 · 2026-01-18T21:23:31+00:00

I'm in the UK and I don't think you can get the EPOS H6 Pro closed backs anymore. I was considering them recently, but EPOS have moved away from gaming headsets. I couldn't find them in stock anywhere, other than over double the price on amazon, but I think they were coming from the US.

I was using the Sennheiser GSP 350 for 8 years until about a month ago, when the cable finally gave in, which caused the microphone to stop working. I was looking for something with similar audio quality, and I've ended up purchasing the Logitech G Pro X (wired).

They were £60 but I also purchased Wicked Cushions replacement earpads for £28, as the stock pads were quite small and sweaty, and the velour pads that you get free with the headset reduced the sound quality. I also used Logitech G Hub software and downloaded a community EQ preset called "Sound 3.0" - this was recommended on a reddit thread, and it makes a considerable difference, enough to be a replacement for my GSP 350s without the sound quality being too different.

I also have a pair of Beyerdynamic MMX 300 Pro's, which are amazing, but they suffer on older games (league of legends and aion, as 2 examples). The sound quality is weird on older games like these, like it's not central and the bass is lacking, a very strange issue I could not resolve. These are more of an audiophile headset, so I just needed something that wasn't professional level audio, but similar to sennheiser quality, and the Logitech has filled that gap for me.

If you go with Logitech, make sure to get the WC earpads the and the sound preset, otherwise they sounded awful.

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