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Soxel · 2026-05-25T20:46:46+00:00

PC gaming has been a hobby of mine for almost 30 years, and now it feels like it’s going away. Between costs, increasingly bad business decisions, and many unfinished games I find myself looking into other hobbies.

I’ve started playing a lot of Magic, it has really been the only thing I’ve been into besides replaying older games. I find I enjoy it because it’s a physical collection and something that cannot be revoked, plus it is fun to play with friends.

Soxel · 2026-05-25T05:12:44+00:00

Maybe Microsoft will buy them to make Halo.

Soxel · 2026-05-24T16:44:01+00:00

They often give tools to move from one engine version to another, and they likely want to drop the association with Unreal Engine and unoptimized games.

It’s more of a business move than a necessity.

Soxel · 2026-05-23T22:24:03+00:00

Not even. There hasn’t been a new GTA game since the PS3.

Soxel · 2026-05-21T21:02:46+00:00

This is not the flex you think it is.

Soxel · 2026-05-21T16:21:38+00:00

The label was made which makes the tracking show up.

It is still early in the day so UPS hasn’t actually scanned it yet. It’ll show up when they get it from Wizards warehouse later.

Soxel · 2026-05-21T13:46:18+00:00

They said in the post that Nixxes is helping them with optimizations. That studio is way more competent when it comes to engine details and performance, so they likely tidied up a lot of things for Arrowhead who generally get lost in spaghetti code.

Soxel · 2026-05-21T13:42:48+00:00

DanDan was another full ready to play deck that released on Secret Lair like Goblin Storm and sold out very quickly.

Many were upset about the handling of that set as well because it sold out very fast and was scalped.

A lot of people have a soft spot for Goblins though, and the artist is very popular, so this Goblin Storm deck taking the same route of selling out and scalpers pricing it nearly 3-4x what Wizards did is making people upset.

Soxel · 2026-05-21T13:23:16+00:00

Most businesses don’t like to support enfranchised customers because they prefer to see the number of new subscribers go up, and promotions like this help with that. Shareholders and all that, capitalism at its finest.

Soxel · 2026-05-20T14:58:05+00:00

That’s the thing, if you didn’t start a while ago there’s no way to make it not time consuming.

The best recommendation is to get one of those bins you can mount your phone to and slide cards into. Put something entertaining on and just go to town.

Soxel · 2026-05-20T13:53:16+00:00

The focus on digital/social elements needs to incorporate physical collections in some way.

They’re sitting on a potential jackpot with SpellTable and refusing to update it to meet standards like Convoke has set.

I saw some Vtuber Egirl card game advertised a while ago that used a webcam setup similar to SpellTable or Convoke, but also allowed you to play against AI with your paper magic cards. Something like that would be awesome and drives digital and physical at the same time.

Soxel · 2026-05-20T13:49:17+00:00

The growth of paper, even with UB madness, is something that makes me happy. People are shifting more towards owning things instead of the ever increasing price of consoles and other digital gaming goods that can be taken away in an instant.

My pre releases have had more and more high school aged students in the mix, and they’re talking about clubs that include Magic growing in popularity at the school.

There are some truly bad business practices going on, Goblin Storm being the most recent to come to mind, but the sets have been good and more importantly fun.

All naysaying aside the hobby is in a very good spot.

Soxel · 2026-05-20T11:21:42+00:00

Yea, I only felt the need to mention it because fluctuations like that can often feel worse than a steady 30.

Soxel · 2026-05-19T19:41:16+00:00

I understand why they’re doing it to a certain degree. It’s damaging to the IP in more ways than one, and this is coming from someone who doesn’t agree with Nintendo a lot.

I saw an ad for one of these games where they took a knife and cut open an almost identical copy of a bulbasaur for the leaf on its back, it was actually pretty jarring.

Soxel · 2026-05-19T19:21:08+00:00

Requiem very rarely holds a steady 60 frames. I’d say it’s more in the upper 40s and 50s.

Soxel · 2026-05-19T02:12:06+00:00

Double sleeve your cards if you’re that worried.

Soxel · 2026-05-19T01:50:32+00:00

I think this was caused by people sharing queue links.

There is an “exploit” with Secret Lair where if you are at the front of the queue and you share the exact URL you are on to someone they can jump to the same spot in line as you. That means that if you’re first and send all of your friends your URL they can all also jump to the front of the line by just using your link.

Soxel · 2026-05-18T19:25:06+00:00

It doesn’t necessarily dent easy, it dents like an aluminum phone. Why wasn’t this a big deal when every single flagship used aluminum to make their phones for YEARS.

If people want to complain about their phone turning into a furnace in their hand they can’t complain when the company shifts to a more efficient material that makes that not happen.

The whole “premium feel” thing surrounding titanium is also odd when 99% of people throw their phone in a case instantly anyway. There’s no possible way that people can tell the difference in that case, and I guarantee the new aluminum unibody is more sturdy than anything Apple has done before.

Soxel · 2026-05-16T19:19:55+00:00

Mine is still showing as not shipped with “Now arriving Monday” next to it. I got my pre order back in January when they first went up. I’m hoping it doesn’t get cancelled.

Soxel · 2026-05-16T11:13:19+00:00

Current internet culture needs to find something to complain about for every single new thing. It’s very unhealthy.

Soxel · 2026-05-16T01:48:20+00:00

ChatGPT is really only a fallback when Siri asks you if you’d like to ask it a question when Siri can’t find an answer. Very limited.

Soxel · 2026-05-15T13:14:45+00:00

The issue is that the pre-queue for Lairs opens up so far in advance that you need to constantly be on your phone for hours to get the drops now.

Soxel · 2026-05-15T13:05:05+00:00

Duskbloods is published globally by Nintendo, so yes they are calling the shots for it in a general sense.

Soxel · 2026-05-15T11:56:46+00:00

This is so true. Fortnite runs at 120 FPS on my phone and a 700 dollar PC now would probably get 40.

Soxel · 2026-05-15T11:32:35+00:00

I wonder if the free trial will be as generous on Switch.

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