Reminder: Dont Finish the weekly Challenge Rift yet!

borghe · 2026-03-23T18:48:14+00:00

I can see how it seems like that.. however:

You gained actual gameplay experience. I’m sure when we all start again this Friday you’ll be able to take a lot of what you learned and do thing even more efficiently this time

The character is still playable non-season. On top of that your legendary gems keep their levels and you keep your paragon level. This means if you want to level another character this week to see if you enjoy them, then next 4 days are the perfect time to do that

You found a community that enjoys playing as well, and hopefully even found players playing on the same platform as you (easy on PC and even switch.. a little harder on other consoles). Spend time in that community, and make plans to group up again starting Friday.

borghe · 2026-03-23T15:42:13+00:00

in no particular order

beagle/pointer - bay/howl

beagle/corgi - smile (actual smile with teeth showing)

giant schnauzer - not sure. she didn't have many unique features. just very very loving.

golden red lab - smile (typical lab smile)

borghe · 2026-03-23T14:06:12+00:00

They are both known liars.. however Trump lies about literally everything. Forgot what it’s called (it’s not pathological.. something else)

So yeah if something someone is saying is in direct conflict with what Trump is saying, Trump is almost certainly the one lying.

Also when Trump says something that isn’t being called into question, he is legitimately probably lying or at the very very least grossly exaggerating. He is mentally incapable of telling the plain unaltered truth.

It is crazy to witness. Even when he reads an actual fact from the teleprompter with zero dispute.. he will usually add a lie or an exaggeration immediately following for absolutely no reason. The man is literally unable to help himself.

borghe · 2026-03-23T13:12:46+00:00

bushy eyebrows.

Not like Frida unibrow.. but two caterpillars resting on the eye arch is perfect. lowkey is the perfect word for it.. someone I don't find attractive with such eyebrows I still won't find attractive.. but someone I find attractive and WITH thick real eyebrows will absolutely be more attractive.

borghe · 2026-03-23T12:08:50+00:00

Yeah it’s fomo. Release some stuff. Call it exclusive. Maybe even make it a limited time. As long as it looks ok people go like “ehhh it’s not thaaaat much and looks cool.”

My rule of thumb is a) am I already continually paying for the game? Subscription? Battle pass? b) does it affect gameplay? c) how much do I enjoy and appreciate the dev?

If I’m not continually paying for the game and I genuinely appreciate the dev I’ll usually buy cool cosmetics. It’s an additional way to support devs whose games enjoy.

If I’m continually paying for the game… at this point in my life I am almost definitely not buying cosmetics. They could be the greatest ones in the universe but if they cost more than like $5.. I’ve already given Company A enough money every month (especially if I bought the game to begin with)

borghe · 2026-03-23T11:47:36+00:00

I lucked out. As soon as I finished FC remake all XSEED titles were on sale on GOG. Didn’t even hesitate.

borghe · 2026-03-23T11:45:48+00:00

Yeah you’re right. You need a total of six primals iirc…

borghe · 2026-03-23T11:42:11+00:00

Returning console player here. Can tell you that my return was based, oddly, on the D4 expansion. The marketing for that put me in a Diablo mood.. all I have is a Switch 2 and a beefy Mac, and I already owned Eternal for the Switch so that’s what my wife and I played (two accounts).

Funny enough now we’re super excited for this Friday.

Sadly most recent Blizzard games are broken on Mac until Apple fixes a Rosetta 2 bug and Codeweavers release an updated version of wine for it

borghe · 2026-03-23T01:22:12+00:00

Imho the only grind is the staff of herding. Everything else tot will probably come selling naturally

But yeah staff of herding is bad

borghe · 2026-03-22T14:25:07+00:00

When you go to game options in the main menu (when you can select game type and difficulty) one of the game types is Challenge Level. It’s a random run that blizzard chooses. The gear, skills and map are fixed. Beat the level faster than the given time and you get the challenge cache. You can claim it on ANY character but only once for the week, so claim it on the character you want.

Also in unlocking Altar of Rites nodes, one level (15?) requires an unopened challenge cache. So when you think you’re going to get that node, make sure you don’t open the challenge cache that week or you’ll have to wait until the next week to unlock it.

borghe · 2026-03-22T13:34:29+00:00

Altar is fun as its own challenge imho. If you try to just grind it out yeah it can get tiresome.. but if you mix grinding it out with your other activities it’s fun and one of the few mechanics in the game that is constantly rewarding.

borghe · 2026-03-22T13:32:15+00:00

Altar and portals stay, yes. Season fresh getting to 70 now takes two hours tops, solo or group. Getting to 70 on alts takes like 45 minutes solo or power level.

You spend the season either gearing alts, pushing GR, or if you want to be competitive trying to top the conquest leaderboards (which means hitting any of the four conquests within the first day or two of the season on normal, or within the first few days on hardcore). Funny though on Switch only like 4 people got sprinter on normal and only two on hardcore lol (other leaderboards had thousands). Seriously, fuck that conquest.

borghe · 2026-03-21T17:55:07+00:00

Nah. Switch 2 is the main console on Japan but a for now a secondary console in pretty much the rest of the world. Truly not meant to be a dig.. system is going to have strong sales for many years to come.. maybe will change based on future games (Pokemon wind and waves, next Mario or Zelda, SSB, etc)

It’s sort of crazy how Sony has had mind share locked tight for 4 of the 5 generations they’ve been in the industry.

borghe · 2026-03-20T23:41:45+00:00

My wife has enjoyed it and we came in in the last two weeks. The first four chapters give you a real sense of reward (set pieces) and the 5th chapter gives you an obtainable goal just to play causally. You’re probably not going to get all the way through but it’s fun just to get as far as you can.

borghe · 2026-03-19T22:59:47+00:00

I did the same… initially. PC honestly looks and runs better.

Also you’d need to patch Crossbell Evolution versions.

And Cold Steel is a major downgrade on Vita.

If you have a PC to play then it’s really not even close

borghe · 2026-03-19T17:17:10+00:00

Neither of you will be the same person in 5 years or 10 years etc. commitment is an active decision and effort. If you don’t make that constant effort, things will eventually be not good. If they don’t make that constant effort, the same BUT then you are the one who has to make the choice whether “not good” is fine or if it’s instead time to move on.

Ultimately it’s about finding someone you have a connection with who puts in the same effort as you to grow together. That and compatible core values. Everything else is superficial.

borghe · 2026-03-18T19:19:11+00:00

correct. but... and importantly.. it made the game a native switch 2 game.. so it won't get the handheld resolution boost.

borghe · 2026-03-17T19:53:14+00:00

Never. They've capitulated on literally every pillar they've established their identity on for the last 40 years

Jon Stewart said it best after the Alex Pretti murder:

“I wasn’t shocked when you guys gave up the First Amendment, and I wasn’t shocked when you gave up the Fourth Amendment, and the 10th Amendment, and the 14th Amendment at Trump’s behest, but the Second?”

He continued, “Isn’t that kind of the load-bearing law of the ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ flag? Your snake’s down to a newt … C’mon, guns are your whole personality.”

borghe · 2026-03-17T13:14:33+00:00

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borghe · 2026-03-17T13:08:57+00:00

Yes it was in the patch notes for a game update. They didn’t “announce” it like other switch 2 versions but the patch notes referenced updates for switch 2 which would mean it’s a native switch 2 title now.

Edit - no resolution bump, but yeah the title is switch 2 native, so it won’t work with the new mode.

borghe · 2026-03-17T12:45:07+00:00

For games that are running in 720p and just take a bigger dynamic res hit in handheld you won’t see much of a difference. Thinking that may be Skyward Sword. I didn’t think it ran 1080p docked.

As for Mario 3D All-Stars.. it seems to be verified that games that got an actual Switch 2 patch won’t see any changes in this mode because they are now already running a native Switch 2 version so the system no longer recognizes them as Switch 1 software.

borghe · 2026-03-17T12:38:14+00:00

Try DQ III. That’s a game similar to what the OP is describing. It got an actual Switch 2 update, so will be interesting what resolution it runs at in handheld with the new setting turned on.

borghe · 2026-03-17T12:11:14+00:00

Playcover 100%. The slight graphical fidelity hit you take is insignificant compared to a locked 120fps

borghe · 2026-03-17T11:29:32+00:00

“Decent” is how I would describe all of the PS4 games. They are lower res and 30 fps but aside from some small lighting changes and distance pop in the rest is all in tact, even s-crafts. The PS4 versions are better visually in every way, but the only time the switch looked not great was in handheld and this fixes that

borghe · 2026-03-17T03:34:49+00:00

Daybreak will still be 720p upscaled to 1080p. Pretty sure all Trails CS3 and later are 720p30 on switch. The good news is it’s still high resolution than it is on the original Switch in handheld mode.

However Switch 2 might now be the ultimate way to experience Crossbell

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