Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[Vyrerus]

My brother got me to log into my Twitter for the first time since 2010 back towards the end of 2020. I regret it every other day, but there has been quite a lot of good memes, art, porn, and other various degenerate activity for me to enjoy there.

All in all, I probably would have signed off and not looked back if it weren't for my bro, and for a lot of major politicians using it. It's probably an ego thing for them, like it is for celebrities, but you do kind of get to see the plays they're making. It's just, you know, can you handle the sheer volume of brain rot you'll be exposed to every time you open the damn thing?

As for Elon Musk buying it... Ehh... Billionaires have done far worse and far weirder things. It remains to be seen if he can actually shake it up enough for it to even slide one inch closer to a neutral platform.

[Caurcas]

Attempting to get into analog audio formats is interesting, but a good type of interesting.

[Kolsykol]

Today I learned that broccoli ice cream with bacon sprinkles is a thing lol.

[Vyrerus]

Today I learned that broccoli ice cream with bacon sprinkles is a thing lol.

[Cincierta]

Today I learned that broccoli ice cream with bacon sprinkles is a thing lol.

I'm afraid to ask as to where you learned such forbidden knowledge.

[Renalt]

Today I learned that broccoli ice cream with bacon sprinkles is a thing lol.

Ok. Elaborate. Where were you and what were you doing when you found this out?

[Theodric]

There's a lot of gourmet ice cream flavours that might sound unappealing on a surface level but are actually pretty appealing when given the chance. I've tried tomato based ice cream and olive ice cream as a dare and they both ended up surprising me by being genuinely tasty.

[Kolsykol]

There's a lot of gourmet ice cream flavours that might sound unappealing on a surface level but are actually pretty appealing when given the chance. I've tried tomato based ice cream and olive ice cream as a dare and they both ended up surprising me by being genuinely tasty.

It was actually at a really fancy restaurant lol.
I've never tried it, just seems really odd to me but I am also not picky with food chances are I'd either like it or be okay with it at least.

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

So I know a few people here play ESO as their side MMO. I picked it up during a Steam sale since I've been meaning to try it out, but have been wondering if maybe I might enjoy it more on console instead. Kinda had a couple wonders about it:

I know it's fairly solo friendly, but in the instances where you might want to party with other people, how 'required' is it to actually be able to communicate with them? Not really keen to buy a USB keyboard for my ps4, given I primarily use it for single player games - but I also don't want to be in a situation where I need to communicate/respond and either be unable to, or have to use the slow and janky ps4 keypad.

Also, I presume to play on the console version, you need the usual PSPlus stuff like FFXIV does?

How does it feel gameplay-wise on a console vs PC? I know each system has separate servers, so I assume account linking doesn't exist.

[Theodric]

It was actually at a really fancy restaurant lol.
I've never tried it, just seems really odd to me but I am also not picky with food chances are I'd either like it or be okay with it at least.

I felt similarly about chocolate on steak but it worked surprisingly well.

So I know a few people here play ESO as their side MMO. I picked it up during a Steam sale since I've been meaning to try it out, but have been wondering if maybe I might enjoy it more on console instead. Kinda had a couple wonders about it:

I know it's fairly solo friendly, but in the instances where you might want to party with other people, how 'required' is it to actually be able to communicate with them? Not really keen to buy a USB keyboard for my ps4, given I primarily use it for single player games - but I also don't want to be in a situation where I need to communicate/respond and either be unable to, or have to use the slow and janky ps4 keypad.

Also, I presume to play on the console version, you need the usual PSPlus stuff like FFXIV does?

How does it feel gameplay-wise on a console vs PC? I know each system has separate servers, so I assume account linking doesn't exist.

I can't speak for the console version since I play ESO on the PC, though I've mostly been going at it solo style and even when I queue for a normal dungeon it can usually be completed without ever needing to chat. From what I've heard, coordination is a necessity for veteran dungeons and trials so I guess it depends on how 'deep' you want to go.

From what I can gather, if you play on console you do need PS Plus in order to play whereas you can play it entirely for free on the PC. Since it's F2P, there's an optional subscription that gives you some useful perks like bonus experience and access to a storage for crafting materials.

I'd say it's a good time to check it out since there's a new expansion out in early June. I mostly ended up playing it on and off over the years on the basis that it sates my thirst for exploration in a way that FFXIV simply doesn't. I'll say that the combat in ESO can be pretty clunky, though - FFXIV is much smoother and more polished on that front.

All in all, if you played one of the single player Elder Scrolls games and liked it then you'll probably feel the same way about ESO.