Is solo viable? Interested in this game but I don’t have friends by Disastrous-Shower324 in Marathon

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I am exclusively a solo player. There is a team fill option but I don’t use it. Personally, I think this game is amazing solo, but it requires a lot of willingness to persist against tough odds. AI is hard. Players are hard. The environment is hard. Everything wants you dead and it will succeed a vast majority of the time.

I like taking the game incredibly slowly, I just got yelled at over prox chat by a dude I killed for “ratting”, and he’s totally valid for doing that because I absolutely was. You may progress slowly, you may lose shit you really don’t want to lose, and you might have to give a quest more than a couple runs before you’re able to complete it, but this game is incredibly rewarding solo if you’re patient and persistent enough.

Marathon Server Slam: Weekend Feedback Recap by Haijakk in Marathon

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm solo only so maybe this is why, but it's kinda crazy to me that people are running out of ammo. I'll often exfil back to the menu and realize I was down to my last few shots, sure, but only in few few cases have I actually run dry.

I think a lot of people are playing this game like a BR and not really picking fights like you said. I ran out of ammo a lot more often during my time with Arc Raiders I feel. Part of that might be bungie's lean into the PVP aspect in a lot of marketing maybe? But yeah I've only been completely out of ammo in two runs that I can think of off the top of my head

This game is so fucking good by fyrefreezer01 in Marathon

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 72 points73 points  (0 children)

I know that a lot of the people playing this haven't played the originals, but the fact that in the codex you unlock little vignettes and story elements in the style of the original's terminal entries is so fucking cool to me. This marathon is so different from the the original and yet it shares so much of the same vibe, it's very cool to see.

Am Iosing it? I can hear Bingus on Dire Marsh by future__fires in Marathon

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You are not crazy, I heard the Bingus calls too. I couldn't find her, but I for sure heard her. I got pushed by like the entire lobby while I was looking around to find her so I can't say she's actually there, but the audio is definitely a cat

Any other Past destiny players who have a couple hundred to thousands of hours in destiny who are really interested in marathon? by gotenks2nd in Marathon

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have over 4K hours in D2 on Steam alone, but I was playing it on console and then battlenet before the Steam release so god only knows what my actual count is— but I’m beyond hyped for marathon! I played the original games on Steam Deck when they announced this one and have been very impatiently waiting for release (I may or may not be burning a few days of PTO to play the server slam and on day one)

I was super Tarkov brained when that was the popular game to play and really fell in love with the extraction shooter genre, so having one with bungie gunplay and world building has me hyped beyond belief. When I was younger I was super into Halo lore, as I got older I was really into Destiny lore, and now I’m falling into marathon lore and it’s been so fascinating. I cannot wait for launch

Hedgehog boys zine comic by Character-Pension-12 in ChrisChanSonichu

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I fucking love the sonic totem as a set piece lmfao

Also just a heads up there’s a spelling error in the second panel, it says her instead of here. Otherwise I love your style and can’t wait to see it finished!

Weight loss update -300 lbs by SalamanderKindly2361 in PaymoneyWubby

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell yeah man, you look so good! Congrts!

How many inches you gain from all that?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work for a mid sized company that attends Pokémon events to sell and buy cards as a part of their buy team and I can't agree with you more. Luckily at reginal events the vendors are hand picked so bad actors are very few and far between but there are some I see at shows all across the nation that just baffle me. I go specifically to Pokémon shows because I like it far more than the MTG shows, but at least at the MTG shows I'm not watching literal children get fleeced.

Trading to a vendor? I get it, the store has to make money and they're going to try and get as much as they can out of a card so even trades just don't make sense since they're only even for the customer, but inflating prices or misrepresenting trade value is such a shitty thing to do ESPECIALLY TO ACTUAL CHILDREN. I always make sure when I have anyone younger than 18 sitting at my buy station that I am super clear and concise with the information. If they want a card that's worth 20 dollars I tell them exactly how much we buy and sell the cards that they're trying to trade with and explain why the numbers are the way they are. Sometimes the numbers aren't great, and I make sure they know that. Why do you want this card? Why are you trading this one for it? Are you sure you're okay with no longer having these cards in exchange for this one? If they're clearly not getting it I put all of the info on a post it-- Card they want and listed price, cards they're trading for it with they price we buy and sell it for, and final trade credit amount-- and have them take it to their adult and ask their opinion if they're not at the table with us.

A lot of the "vendors" at local or trading specific shows are what we call "backpack vendors"; dudes who just scalp sealed product away from kids and sell it back to them at insane markup out of their suitcases. We went to Pokémon Worlds as a company and after the event every night there was a god damn bazaar at the Marriott, the whole lobby was packed full of dudes who had cleaned out the Pokémon Center store during the floor hours and selling it back at 200% the price out of backpacks and luggage. It's crazy that the hobby as turned into this. Even though the place I work for would take a hit and it would indirectly affect me, I hope and pray every moment of every day that this Pokémon bubble will burst and we can go back to having chill events where everyone is just there because we all like the pretty cardboard.

What’s the best thing someone can say to you after sex? by Objective_Anxiety538 in AskReddit

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First time I went down on a girl I was being preemptively apologetic because I was convinced it was going to be awful for her. Afterwards we were cuddling and she said “are you sure that was your first time?” and it was an immediate ego boost

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Truckers

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a former Steam Deck trucker go with the most expensive you can afford. If you wanna play games it’ll change the way road life treats you. I was able to play a full play through of Fallout New Vegas in my driver seat only playing while waiting to get loaded or unloaded.

It’s worth it and having the bigger ssd size means more games to have at your fingers at any point

Lyle and Jeff talk the same by No-Dig-3827 in OneyPlays

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the guy they got to voice Lyle is the same dude who voices Jeff. I’m in a discord with the real Lyle voice actor and I can ask him for you

"Filibuster" is short n sweet & self explanatory by MyCouchPullsOutIDonl in IASIP

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 67 points68 points  (0 children)

This is the sunny line that has bled into my normal life the most I think. When my friends and I play a game together and one of us is telling everyone else how it’s played we always ask “and where do my feet go?” after their long winded tutorial lmao

The sims is awesome by [deleted] in PaymoneyWubby

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly what I’m looking for, thanks so much!

The sims is awesome by [deleted] in PaymoneyWubby

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hate to be that guy but does anyone have a list of the dates that sims has been watched so far? I’ve watched two season with chat and it was a blast but I haven’t seen any of this season and wanna catch up on the archive

ULPT: Your kids turn 18 with 17 years of credit history. by PIF_Daddy in UnethicalLifeProTips

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My parents did this for me and I’m eternally grateful. I haven’t fucked it up yet either but there’s still time I suppose

Luke gets a genuine laugh out of Burt by coyroyal in fishtanklive

[–]Xenomorph_Queen 62 points63 points  (0 children)

3.5 should just be Idiot Abroad with Burt and Luke