Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[Kolsykol]

The Dunmer theology and the 3 "good" Daedra are probably my most enjoyed fictional cultural/belief system outside of maybe Tolkien.

Yeah, I actually do like that the Elves in Elder Scrolls games aren't generic Elves.
They do look a bit derpy in some of the games but at least they look different.
I really like the aesthetic of the Dunmer too altho I am not huge into the lore so I can't speak much for that.

It's too bad that they downplay it in the CG trailers.

So I went to check back on PSO2: NG the other day, the game I quit for XIV. Man, I know we say FF is dying a lot of the times, but at least we don't have this:



Yup, that is gacha. Yup, that is "buy gacha for a chance to increase the chest slider". And this is a bonus item that you get for whaling a crapton of the gacha.

Oh Sega, how far you've fallen once again, unsurprisingly of course lol.

I don't really see the issue with the slider itself, people always want more options and to create bizarre characters ( both male and female ) so I fail to see why it suddenly becomes an issue with the chest.
But I dunno, I just think it's stupid how breasts is like the one and only body part other than literal genitals that you have to walk on egg shells around and people are so touchy about.
It's like every other body part is fine to exaggerate and have fun with but boobies '' HALT YOU'RE HAVING TOO MUCH FUN AND NOW IT'S A SOCIAL ISSUE '', lol...

The only issue I see with it really is that they're locking it behind a gacha system and paywall, that's just more blatant and shitty.
PSO2 actually looks like fun but it never really grabbed me, it's really difficult for me tho to get attached to another MMO it's just so time-consuming.
It's why I keep GW2 installed and go back to it every now and again, because it's very easy to play it alongside another MMO and not have to invest your life into it.

Edit: '' Physique Limit Breakers '' is pretty funny tho lol, again people are so insanely touchy about breasts but I just kinda find it funny.
It's when the gacha enters the picture it becomes bad to me.

When I invaded for the questline to get that mark for easy access to the rune farm bird cliff, I tended to just wait for the Host to find me, no weapons out, and when they approach I drop a bar of soap and step back and do the fetal position emote.

Sometimes they just kill me instantly with Rivers of Blood or w/e the new OP flavor of the week build is.

Sometimes, though, I see the visible confusion as they approach, pick up my soap, and just stand there like they're trying to process what just happened. I imagine me immediately bolting for the nearest high place to fling myself from only adds to the confusion, lmao.

It's good fun. I hate invading, but I at least try to make it a funny encounter when I do.

Invasions in Souls games are basically just cheese incarnate I always play offline, but it makes for pretty good Youtube content.
I like watching funny compilations of people getting creative with it.