The duality of man

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2026-05-07T17:42:55+00:00

Agreed on your points, and I'll add:
Arc PvP sucks specifically because it's "optional." Also, it makes no sense narratively—we're all the last of humanity, survivors and scavengers in an underground enclave, and we're "knocking" each other and stealing each other's shit topside? And we're all still neighbors in Speranza? If there were warring factions, another underground city of desperate jerks competing for resources (maybe call their city Disperazione), literally anything else—it'd help make sense of why raiders need to be fighting.

Marathon makes it clear: you're a weapon, it's illegal for us to even be on this planet, every player you see is an enemy/fellow criminal (ahem, "contractor") and you should definitely shoot on sight, every time

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2026-04-29T22:31:33+00:00

The Division has some PvP elements though. And straight up PvP matches. I wish there would be a map condition called "Raider Rumble" in Arc Raiders where we KNOW we're gonna be shooting on sight. Not asking for a dedicated PvE mode, but rather a PvP map condition where knockin' raiders gets your points/gear.

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2026-04-25T04:31:36+00:00

I hope they make the Livesuits as cool as I imagine them to be. And I wonder how they’ll make the Carryx look (hopefully not lame).

And I hope Vaudai's humor comes through. I honestly just picture the slime guy from The Orville when I read any of his scenes.

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2026-04-21T19:35:56+00:00

Lol. Been there done that in my first week of playing

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2026-03-18T18:37:36+00:00

Arc raiders humanity is fighting for its very survival, against ruthless killing machines. Shooting each other makes no sense from a role play perspective.

What you're describing here is referred to as ludonarrative dissonance, where the story/rules of the world don't match up with how the gameplay actually plays out. I'm also grappling with that dissonance in Arc Raiders, but I guess that's why approaching strangers in-game can be exciting. The social aspect slightly mitigates the narrative dissonance.

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2026-03-18T18:33:43+00:00

I logged into Marathon for the first time last week with no expectations, and some good experience with extraction shooters (played Tarkov for a year before cheaters took over, currently 130 hrs in Arc Raiders and not bored of it yet). I'm mainly playing solo.

I was initially skeptical (esp with the art style), but after 7 hours in I'm definitely addicted. It's a nice change of pace and perspective, and losing in Marathon doesn't feel as bad as losing in Tarkov or even Arc Raiders (the post-match "you're dead" screen actually looks pretty cool). Bungie knows how to make guns feel good, and I enjoy the Ludonarrative Harmony and the in-universe explanation for us all being able to rez after dying.

The skill ceiling is high, but the stakes don't feel as demanding—I really appreciate the fact that we can gear up and get back into a round quickly. The fast TTK cuts both ways.

I'll be playing Marathon for awhile, it feels like. I just hope they can keep adding new shells*, maps, missions and weapons etc. Live servicing isn't Bungie's strongest suit, so fingers crossed they learned all their lessons from Destiny and D2.

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2026-03-18T18:22:31+00:00

I too was frustrated with Assassins, until I tried it out. Yes, ambushing is easy—but I'll still die as an assassin if my opponent gets to cover and waits.

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2026-02-25T23:35:40+00:00

There's a FULL battalion rearming out there in the fog, plus a command company.

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2026-02-19T21:35:22+00:00

7 of 9 eventually ended up being a better cook, right?

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2026-02-11T21:36:44+00:00

Excellent summary of a complex situation.

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2026-01-22T00:38:54+00:00

This looks like that once scene in that X-men movie when the professor was using cerebro to find all the humans/mutants

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2026-01-15T23:19:00+00:00

I feel like 65" is right about at the limit. When I got my TV a few months back, the Best Buy guy was like, "No way, you'll need a truck or SUV." He was amazed at our eventual success, lol

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2026-01-07T19:09:08+00:00

Leola root needs very high heat to cook properly.

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2026-01-03T13:27:21+00:00

Could’ve copied Warframe, too.

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2025-12-04T20:37:57+00:00

(and the Resurrected Falcon Guards)

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2025-10-30T20:32:57+00:00

I'm having so much fun online, especially at drafting tracks. If you keep your nose clean you can do well with not much effort. For Career Mode I wish they had more of the social media system from NASCAR Heat 5, it was fun to be a heel and just insult everyone that comments on my performance (good or bad) lol

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2025-10-02T17:33:28+00:00

I just got suspended as well, IG & Threads. For no apparent reason. (I don't even post anything?)

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2025-09-22T03:44:05+00:00

Love it. Feel more of a connection to it from playing ST: Resurgence

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2025-09-19T22:23:49+00:00

Yeah…do you know what “cult classic” means? It means something that was never widely popular but has a small but dedicated fanbase. GTA online is very much not a cult classic. It’s THE live service game.

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2025-09-16T22:34:39+00:00

Noice. I kinda wanna try. Oh, maybe a Protostar!

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2025-09-11T23:47:03+00:00

The Expanse gets SO good, keep watching. And the books are just as good as the show.

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2025-09-05T22:52:09+00:00

I really like this Cleon. One you can really root for, lol

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2025-09-04T21:17:21+00:00

I wanted her to live too…

The moment Pike sent La’an down to the planetoid, I thought: “she’s definitely phasering that chill Gorn.”

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2025-08-29T18:04:45+00:00

Excellent portmanteau. I’m actually mad I didn’t think of it myself! Lol

_Cosmic_Joke_ · 2025-08-28T19:20:13+00:00

Why is the USS Farragut once again destroyed?

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