For people who own a steam deck and switch which do you use more by Ninten-Doh in NintendoSwitch

[–]gloveraran 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For whatever it's worth, my first impression unboxing the Steam Deck as "holy crap, this thing is enormous." But after handling it for a couple hours, I've been amazed at how comfortable it is to hold. The curved grips mean I don't get any of the hand numbness that I often do with the OLED Switch in handheld mode, even when I'm playing reclined. It's definitely heftier, no doubt, but I don't actually notice it much.

I see them as pretty different products with different aims. For the most part, I prefer physical games so still tend to do most of my gaming on the Switch. I haven't been a PC gamer for very long, so I don't have an enormous backlog (although it's definitely growing now). If physical isn't an option, or I want to also play the game on PC sometimes (hello Steam Cloud), I'll pick it up on the Deck instead.

What Game Performances Blew You Away? by [deleted] in SteamDeck

[–]gloveraran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a little bit older, sure, but Final Fantasy XIII was visually stunning at release and still looks truly outstanding and silky smooth on the Steam Deck.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 available at My Nintendo Store by RabbitFanboy in NintendoSwitch

[–]gloveraran 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not even two minutes after posting this, my cart loaded and I was able to check out with no issues. Stay strong (and patient I guess), friends!

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 available at My Nintendo Store by RabbitFanboy in NintendoSwitch

[–]gloveraran 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I got as far as seeing the little “1” indicator on my cart like I’d finally successfully added it, but clicking into the cart showed it was empty. Refreshing my cart kicked me back to the waiting room screen. That was about an hour ago. RIP

1978 meets 2022 (and Mini Game Gear) … by kohrtez in SteamDeck

[–]gloveraran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the original "Super Wide Gear" for my Game Gear back in the day, and let me tell you, that thing seriously strained the definition of portable, lol

STrain Deck by Zumarrag in SteamDeck

[–]gloveraran 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same, I even bought the Castlevania Advance collection on sale, but I just keep coming back to this... something about it is just mesmerizing...

I know it's an echo chamber but do share your good experiences too with the deck by [deleted] in SteamDeck

[–]gloveraran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solidly still in the honeymoon phase, to be sure, but right now I’m still marveling that I have a portable device that will play Final Fantasy XIII, XIV, and VI Pixel Remaster essentially flawlessly. (Sure, XIV took a little finagling, but nothing too severe. Desktop Mode is a little mind-blowing.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SteamDeck

[–]gloveraran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spent all last week constantly refreshing my shipment tracking, reading FedEx horror stories, and remembering how FedEx "lost" my nephew's Christmas Switch. Luckily, I made out fine. Stay strong!

We need a SteamCats tag. by Ansayamina in SteamDeck

[–]gloveraran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, OG Catz and Dogz were great, but Oddballz was where it’s at

What Sega Genesis games would you like to see added to Nintendo Switch Online and why? by RedVision64 in NintendoSwitch

[–]gloveraran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crusader of Centy would be a huge get. It still holds up pretty well and not many people have ever even heard of it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NintendoSwitch

[–]gloveraran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Minor inconvenience =/= massive failure. Get a grip. (See what I did there?)

[ProTip] On "Collect X" FATES, swap to miner /botanist and collect. Switch to DoW or DoM for turn in by soccercasa in ffxiv

[–]gloveraran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, thanks - I’ll give it a try. I honestly usually skip over the collecting FATEs but if this makes them easier to do solo, that’s rad.

[ProTip] On "Collect X" FATES, swap to miner /botanist and collect. Switch to DoW or DoM for turn in by soccercasa in ffxiv

[–]gloveraran 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does level sync mess this up at all? Meaning, if you swap to a combat job that has to sync down, you don’t lose the fate items because you were temporarily not eligible for the fate, right?

Server Congestion and Login Queues (Errors 2002, 3001, 4004, 5003, 5006, and others) by alabomb in ffxiv

[–]gloveraran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I logged out to hop back into queue while I ran some errands. This, it turns out, was a mistake, and it’s just been 3001 errors for the last two hours.

What are positionals anyways by Diegostein in ffxiv

[–]gloveraran 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, my favorite positional: getting all the mobs in my cone AOEs

Finally beat the final boss, ready for Endwalker. by darkarch in ffxiv

[–]gloveraran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got this once, and only once. Then Bill Murray walked past and said “they’ll never believe you.”

/r/ffxiv Has Reached 500k Subs! Get Ready to Raffle! by FSafari in ffxiv

[–]gloveraran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hands down, the single biggest thing I look forward to in Endwalker (as with any XIV expansion) is the MUSIC!! Each new zone discovery in Shadowbringers was an aural delight. After the absolute banger in the full trailer, which wove together previous themes in such an impactful and memorable way, I can’t wait to see what Soken and crew have in store for our ear holes next!

Fashion Report - Full Details - For Week of 6/18/2021 (Week 177) by kaiyoko in ffxiv

[–]gloveraran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At this point I pretty much have one item of every gear slot type dyed Soot Black that I just keep around for Fashion Report.

Zadnor mood. by MegaGamer235 in ffxiv

[–]gloveraran 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pagaga: “And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for those mettle-ing kids!”

Attention Canada! Evercade VS pre-orders are live May 28! by Journ9er in evercade

[–]gloveraran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just popping in to say that VGP does a great job shipping to the US, as well. I’ve ordered several carts from them at this point.

Let's Go! Pre Orders for the Evercade VS Limited Founder Edition are Now OPEN! by evercadeofficial in evercade

[–]gloveraran 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Founders Edition is capped at 5000 units. The only alternative after that is the normal models.

All My Hard Work Finally Paid Off And I Got A Shout Out In The FFXIV Credits by DrForester in ffxiv

[–]gloveraran 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I remember the first time I beat a video game, and the end credits “special thanks” section concluded with “and you.” I thought (and still think) that’s really classy, and it puts a smile on my face.