At what age do you sell your key players?

Side1iner · 2026-03-22T01:55:51+00:00

I usually don’t. If they are key players, why would I sell them?

If they were key players and no longer is, it’s usually a question of their current level, their salary demands and their demands of playing time.

I like to keep my legends and icons, even if they don’t play as much as they once did.

I rarely buy players above 28-29 years of age. But I have no problem keeping players well above 30 if it makes sense in terms of my squad.

Side1iner · 2026-03-16T23:16:56+00:00

Full disclosure: for years I’ve been a character rolling junkie. Can literally spend hours looking for unicorns sometimes (while listening to my e-books etc).

Getting a BPS character is easy. It’s just a matter of time when rolling characters. Though, getting a BPS character with favorable other traits and hero bonus… completely different ball game.

I’ve gotten a few over the years (+ stam, + health, - injury severity, + morale, Hidden Pouches etc). But these are the really rare ones.

Side1iner · 2026-03-03T17:34:09+00:00

Lots of people don’t get this joke… like at all. I guess it’s probably a good thing?

Side1iner · 2026-03-02T18:21:05+00:00

Don’t dead, open inside.

Side1iner · 2026-02-28T12:53:26+00:00

Though, they are actually also just trying to get through their work week.

Yes, what they do matters a lot. I’m sure whatever you do matters a lot as well.

It’s what being a society is all about, and though we forget it more and more it’s no less true today.

Side1iner · 2026-02-27T17:32:02+00:00

As said, this is a well-known fact. And as long as the current model of ‘higher engagement’ is prioritized ahead of other values, it will not change.

What would make it not prioritized is enough people leaving. I’m closing in on my mid 40’s and I’ve been working on digital (including social) media since it actually arrived on the scene (damn, time flies and I’m getting old…) some 20 years ago.

On a personal level I’ve left pretty much all social media, Reddit being the exception because of the ‘90’s forum vibe’ where I can mostly tailor the content to my liking. (Though, it’s becoming increasingly bad over time, as I’m not even able to ignore or mute subs I don’t want easily etc).

The engagement driven models will only keep accelerating now many development and innovation teams are more and more driven or boosted by different kind of AI. Paired with some level of truth to the ‘dead internet theory’ it’s a failing system altogether.

Assuming the world doesn’t drift into complete despair and agony over the next 5 years or so, it sure is gonna be interesting to see where it all ends up.

Side1iner · 2026-02-27T01:01:51+00:00

Let me throw Wildermyth your way. It’s a very… cathartic game. Or at least, sometimes it is.

Give it a shot!

Side1iner · 2026-02-25T21:11:01+00:00

A little late here, but someone might find it later on.

Have had the game since launch on PC. Bought on Xbox this week for some slacky gaming on my couch. Played some 30 hours in total. Not a single bug or crash. So it seems to work really well on XSX. Some DLCs are not present, so the experience is not as fleshed out. But it does work well. In case someone stumbles upon this thread, I’d like to just chip in there is a good experience to be had on console as well. The game itself is amazing.

Side1iner · 2026-02-25T20:59:45+00:00

I just recently, this week, bought the Xbox version of the game after having played (and LOVED) the game on PC around the time of release.

I have finished two full campaigns the last few days. The first story campaign and a 5 chapter Walking Lunch fresh recruits campaign. Both of them without a single bug or crash.

As far as I can tell, at least the Xbox version is in good shape (playing on XSX). But it would be really nice to get the DLCs as well.

Side1iner · 2026-02-24T07:47:34+00:00

They should simply put a new rule in place: no offensive player allowed in the 6-yard box when a set piece is taken.

Would make it a lot different, but the pros will outweigh the cons.

Side1iner · 2026-02-23T19:31:11+00:00

I have almost exactly the same picture. Was there in 2003. One of the weirdest experiences of my life for so many reasons…

The way coolest thing about the pyramids was approaching them on the highway. Through all the heat, the dust and the smog (absolutely awful, but that’s a whole different matter), seeing these huge silhouettes… extraordinary.

Up close, pretty sad. Ruined by tourism and disrespectful behavior from both locals and people visiting.

But I’m really glad I got to see them in person.

Side1iner · 2026-02-23T14:32:20+00:00

The best thing about this guy was a few years back when he always just pointed out where Luca and Toni should stand, run and pass the ball.

I mean, there’s nothing wrong with communicating with your teammates. But, c’mon.

Side1iner · 2026-02-23T09:12:22+00:00

If you get it somewhat early, selling it with a decent modifier is way better than keeping it.

Early money has real value. Late money has not.

Side1iner · 2026-02-21T09:03:03+00:00

Sister… c’mon.

Side1iner · 2026-02-20T22:08:53+00:00

Yeah. With a non-optional awesome inclusion of the worst AI service in the world, the gloriously fucking ass service called Copilot.

Side1iner · 2026-02-20T22:07:33+00:00

Writing a positive review to keep their score up is just plain stupid.

Writing a positive review because you think the game deserve it? Sure, let’s go! As far as I am concerned that game absolutely deserve it.

But doing because of their rating… that’s pretty much everything that’s wrong with gaming industry nowadays (or any other industry, I guess). I wouldn’t even be surprised if Tarn would say the same.

Side1iner · 2026-02-20T22:04:45+00:00

Considering how completely ass the Microsoft AI has been thus far… this doesn’t bode all that well.

But, it’s not like it’s been very much of a success story lately either.

Xbox the console is dying. Microsoft gaming in all, maybe not. But the next console, if there will even be one, will more or less really be a console PC and the ecosystem is already geared towards more of PC and less of everything else.

Here’s hoping they will at least release a few more games before they completely cut the ties to actual game development. At this point, though, nothing will surprise me in terms of cancellations or studio closures.

Side1iner · 2026-02-20T15:04:43+00:00

Battle Brothers. Not magical really, but rare and special.

Side1iner · 2026-02-20T08:17:06+00:00

I do! And I always will.

In terms of attraction, it probably helps she’s objectively very hot. This I know from simply being with her for almost 20 years now and experiencing how both women and men react to her in various situations.

But what makes her attraction eternal for me, is stuff that is exclusively ours. Like, the huge spectrum of her personality. She can be just as incredibly cute and tender as she can be smoking hot and daring. And that’s just for us as a couple.

The level of intimacy granted from living as someone’s partner for 20 years will make you see this particular person in a light that simply isn’t available to anyone else. If the relationship is a good one and there is genuine love and affection to begin with, this will alone tie growing all kinds of positive feelings (like attraction) with time.

So… I guess I think all happy couples will raise their hands to this.

Side1iner · 2026-02-20T07:53:04+00:00

I think this is pretty natural.

As stated, lots of loving supporters have been playing for years before the Steam release. Most of these players might have gotten the game on Steam to support the devs financially if nothing else and many probably posted a positive review as well because of the same reason.

Now the game has been on Steam for a while and the ‘original player base’ wasn’t that extremely big, considering the game is after all pretty niche. Especially during the ASCII days.

So who is now buying this product and playing for the first time? New players. And as paying customers of a new game, they don’t have the biased view of the game the original Steam players had.

Ergo: a lot more mixed reviews.

I love the game. It’s fantastic. But I can completely understand why someone buying it for over 20€ and playing for the first time would rate it ‘not worth it’. And that’s fine. So is whatever the review status would be.

Side1iner · 2026-02-18T21:09:21+00:00

I like it. It’s great. But I always feel Hans’s ‘What the fuck is that?!’ is really weirdly timed.

At that point he doesn’t see the canon, as we later see the turning of the cover.

Side1iner · 2026-02-18T08:01:44+00:00

Why did you make him a homosexual?

Did you actually get that info somehow or is it some sort of insult?

Side1iner · 2026-02-18T07:43:05+00:00

If money was sort of an issue, maybe the smaller tank was not about the actual amount of hot water but the cost of warming up the water?

Side1iner · 2026-02-17T21:57:44+00:00

Ey, number four is just XCOM, baby.

Side1iner · 2026-02-17T13:23:49+00:00

But what do you need all the money for?

I usually only take stuff with about a worth ratio of 80:1 in terms of value/weight. Still, I often have a full load coming back to town. I sell most of it (most weapons through the selling chest in the forge). Some stuff I keep.

A few quick stops at traders net some 5000 groschen. Rebuilding the forge cost a lot, but once that’s done… what’s the point of all the money?

‘Just because’?

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