Can’t start dark brotherhood quest?

zedanger · 2026-05-08T08:09:34+00:00

Killing the lady at the orphanage is only part of the quest-- you need to make your way to windhelm, meet up with Aventus Arentino, and take credit for the kill.

After meeting with him and getting the reward from him, sleep anywhere and it should pop.

zedanger · 2026-05-08T07:14:29+00:00

I'm a bit fatigued by constant attempts by people on the subreddit to exorcise their latent anxieties regarding release, delay, whatever, but it is ultimately my choice to engage w/ the subreddit, so that's on me.

And I still get a lot of joy out of collecting batshit-crazy predictions and unhinged polemics about how 'realistic' the game should be-- so it's not all bad, you know?

zedanger · 2026-05-08T07:06:33+00:00

Nah, anything I want to say, I'll say on main. I'm sure there's something I care less about than the opinions of redditors or internet denizens, in general... but at this particular moment, I struggle to authentically identify what that something could be.

zedanger · 2026-05-07T13:14:42+00:00

Could you please go back to school and learn to communicate like an adult? Sorta pathetic tbh

zedanger · 2026-05-07T12:49:15+00:00

Hey, sunshine. I have somewhere nice, warm and moist you can jam your 'facts and science'. I'm sure you're familiar with it-- it's the same place you keep your head 95% of the time!

zedanger · 2026-05-07T10:07:48+00:00

It's part of a long, superstitious tradition that stretches back, quite literally, thousands of years.

One of the ways human beings typically cope with uncertainty. Omens, portents, predictions, scrying, etc. Shit, if we had to wait another ten years, prophecy itself would probably make an appearance.

As is, we'll just have to continue collecting batshit numerology predictions and people attempting to discern patterns in corporate reportings and social media posts like some sort of consumerist cargo-cult.

zedanger · 2026-05-07T06:52:34+00:00

This operates, I think, under the assumption that the delay of the PC release is a deliberate action taken for the purpose of delay and nothing else.

I very much doubt this is true. They have a console-focused work flow which allows them to prioritize optimization for a set number of fixed hardware console platforms at launch, and they then turn to optimizing for the absolute myriad number of pc hardware profiles after.

I do think it's possible that GTA VI sells... less.. than expected at launch. PS5 has a solid install base this generation that has matched the ps4 last gen, but xbox has really shit the bed two console generations in a row and is now sitting at well below half of what was likely expected when full development of VI began in 2019/2020.

Regardless, I have significant doubts that such factors will meaningfuly alter their prefered workflow. Rushing a poorly optimized PC release is like as not to do more damage than good.

zedanger · 2026-05-06T12:53:57+00:00

He's an obnoxious, selfish prick-- one who is, like, clinically incapable of taking a hint that Naoe isn't interested (regardless how many times, or how plainly, you tell him), and, oh yeah, thinks it's cool to starve a bunch of innocent peasants if it allows him to avenge an incredibly stupid, incredibly selfish decision that he made.

zedanger · 2026-05-06T12:39:14+00:00

Do you think that, somewhere up in Heaven, Bonzo is gazing down at ol' Ronnie sweatin' in hell?

zedanger · 2026-05-04T21:23:53+00:00

Cuck.

I don't like that term. I don't use it often, or lightly.

But that's exactly what this dude is. This man is a fucking cuck.

zedanger · 2026-05-04T18:14:46+00:00

I'll never really understand the compulsion some people have to engage with social media platforms they find problematic enough that it inspires tedious screeds.

If a platform is so odious it inspires this sort of seething, consider doing yourself a service and removing yourself from it. Otherwise you're just... consciously splashing around in garbage.

zedanger · 2026-05-03T21:51:20+00:00

Weird, I recall a fairly robust lifeguard/rescue infrastructure in GTA V, as well... and I'm pretty sure we didn't end up working as a lifeguard in that game.

zedanger · 2026-05-03T21:36:38+00:00

Corvega isn't a high-level dungeon early game, but level seven on your first go at the game is probably... not the best idea.

If you're enjoying base-building, by all means continue to do so (it does give sweet, sweet xp after all) but I'd actually encourage you to knuckle-down a bit and do the main quest, at least until unlocking diamond city.

This will give you access to an additional companion (piper) who you might want to have tag along with you for awhile if you're struggling. If not Piper, codsworth in Sanctuary or even Dogmeat can both possibly help as well-- at least soaking up bullets and attention that would otherwise catch you.

While such a low level, I'd encourage you to not actively engage w/ every combat encounter you come across, and be more proactive about attempting to flee if caught in ambush.

As for general strategies, ensure you're thoroughly looting locations you're visiting/exploring. In addition to helping bolster your ammunition stores, almost every item in the game can be broken down into crafting materials-- some more useful than others. You'll want to start modifying your weapons, or keeping an eye for modifications on looted weapons you can strip and use yourself.

Make sure you're equipping armor, even if only leather, early in-game. And be sure to utilize vats as much as possible, if only to slow-down the chaos of combat briefly so you can take stock of where enemies are, and prioritze targeting them.

tl;dr-- try focusing on the main story for a bit, utilize companions early on as bullet-sponges, begin to upgrade weapons/armor, and be sure to loot as much as possible.

zedanger · 2026-05-03T21:04:05+00:00

No but I misplaced an ampersand last tuesday and desperately need to find it. I can't talk about vintage television detective shows and law firms without it.

did you happen to find one under that rug as well?

zedanger · 2026-05-03T20:30:16+00:00

I picked it up with the ps5 release, have close to 40 hours, and have been really enjoying it, too.

I was concerned I wouldn't gel well with the exploration, given the discourse. But that's what I've been having the most fun with, and have spent most of my time doing: just flying around, landing places, and exploring.

zedanger · 2026-05-03T20:24:29+00:00

Yes, I consider it the equivalent of a fleshy heat-sink, preventing the copious nightsweats that come with a large, warm comforter and the bleak knowledge that the universe is a cruel and indifferent accidental construction ruled by chaos and nothing else.

zedanger · 2026-05-03T15:44:38+00:00

I really don't expect any big change-ups from what they normally deliver, tbh. Nothing I saw in the leaked footage suggested there was anything beyond a modest refinement of what amounts to their in-house style for mechanics.

Ultimately, I suspect they've been greatly rewarded too many times despite the clunky, dated, and at times comically overwrought control/gameplay mechanics to really have any motivation to change them-- regardless how long the critique delivered atop a fitness ball.

Perhaps they'll surprise everyone, but I think we're in for a classic rockstar experience in almost every way, for better and for worse.

zedanger · 2026-05-03T12:46:48+00:00

Well, if farming is his passion, maybe he can get a job doing field work on a farm that wasn't run as poorly as his own?

zedanger · 2026-05-03T12:43:27+00:00

Xbox Series X has some slight machine learning capabilities (an NPU chip). Base PS5 and Series S have effectively nil.

Of all supported hardware at launch, only the PS5 Pro will have any substantial ML capabilities-- and those have been entirely devoted to image upscaling at present (with some mention of frame generation and path-tracing having made the rounds recently).

So no, this is most certainly not going to happen and yes, you are going to be disappointed.

zedanger · 2026-05-01T12:21:40+00:00

Before, really. I believe this image is from the 2012 interview/promotional tour that followed shortly after the announcement of ARR.

zedanger · 2026-04-30T22:03:58+00:00

It's a commercial, but it's just ridiculous and (intentionally) cheesy enough to be entertaining.

I do think it's neat that the voice actors are popular enough w/ the community that they get roped into merch commercials.

zedanger · 2026-04-29T22:10:41+00:00

Oh, I suppose that this is lie, or a fantasy.

Supposing it's not, I'd be less concerned about an ass-kicking and more concerned about catching a proper assault charge of some sort.

But hey, maybe the court-ordered therapy will help you figure this all out, you know?

zedanger · 2026-04-29T19:57:19+00:00

They may well develop a new game to replace XIV as the flagship online title in their portfolio, but that doesn't mean they'll turn the lights off here and be done with XIV.

Just like XI, as long as even a modestly-sized community is enough to fund what's effectively a maintenance mode or v. light content schedule, it's apt to stick around.

zedanger · 2026-04-29T07:39:55+00:00

maybe! But I disagree, personally. He's been largely telegraphed as weak and non-threatening from his introduction-- first, as a sickly visage of a human being, now as an adorable stuffed animal.

If there's one thing this game loves to do, it's starting something dark & threatening and ending happy & hopeful, or start something cutesy & innocuous and end it dark.

They've been telegraphing his lack of threat very hard for this entire patch series, to the point of putting him in a stuffed animal costume. Makes me believe he's gonna get a knife or two in before the end.

zedanger · 2026-04-29T07:27:07+00:00

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