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Dragon Age: Veilguard was added to GamePass so I played it while I wait for Outer Worlds2. I thought it was pretty alright. Easily my favourite of Dragon Age sequels though it is not a high bar to pass. Few complaints, sure. Tonally, it is a bit inconsistant - but that's something I would say about every Dragon Age game, but Origins. The game is probably quite a bit longer than it should have been (again, Dragon Age staple). Combat sucks and gets really boring - again nothing new to DA... though as it tries to pivit a bit more into action-RPG territory it hurts it by how clunky and unresponsive it feels. There is also artificiality around the quests and systems which I found really detracting from the narrative. I don't know if it's because game's origin as liveservice, or just current Bioware team sensibilities, but how game was structured, how quests were presented I felt really made it difficult to feel immersed in the narrative, and therefore care. But it is not all bad. Like Inquisition I think story has more potential than Veilguard takes advantage of - and I do feel they are playing loose with some established lore. But for a very casual and distanced DA player it felt like it actually paid off on many things that previous games were establishing. Companions were alright, and I quite enjoy some of their banter. Finale is pretty alright, if contrived at times. I don't think it is a great game, but frankly best I have seen from Bioware since Mass Effect2 (didnt' play Andromeda nor Anthem though). I enjoyed most of it, but it's overstayed it's welcome and I am glad it is over.

So there's no bloodlines in bloodlines. That's pretty underwhelming.

I wonder how things might have looked on that front if not for Ukraine. If you look at the polls the Spanish and the Irish are the most pro Palestinian in the EU, by huge margins. They are also the furthest away from Ukraine.

Eh, Trump's original 'solution' was relocating all Gazans. Specifically so he entrepreneurs could build hotels along the foreshore. Like it or not you don't get any more US than its President, and you don't get any more 'West' than it either. That that did not happen was mostly due to the resistance of the arabs and, unsurprisingly, no one wanting 2 million angry and permanent refugees. The Euros- with a few exceptions- were perfectly willing to throw every moral qualm and supposed principle out the window.

new ui are worse but not by much except for the video with stream chat

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Right now from what I have observed the AXL fight greatly differs in difficulty depending on the no. of players in the battle. Solo is far more easier compared to a full squad and this makes sense why its so but the reward drops are still the same. Right now there is less of an incentive to take the boss down together with your friends. To farm, we just solo it which is faster and more easier. Please consider increasing the amount of rewards according to the number of players in the battle since the difficulty of the battle also increases.

That's true for the US and Israel because of their humanitarian heritage; if Israel were instead a loyal Russian ally, then the solution would be to relocate the entire Palestinian population to Jordan. I.e. there's more than one solution, just only a single tolerable one for the West.

5 year at sweden did wonder to accent of outstar even more difficult to understand

If you want to compare two daggers vs. two stilettos then I'd say two daggers are better. Mainly because Pukestabber + Lover's Embrace is a very good combo when it's about attack speed. Both weapons' effects apply to both weapons which makes you very fast. But Rust's Poignard (stiletto) is also very good, especially if you critically hit a lot (Bring Down is good), also because it comes in legendary quality which is very nice. With Azure Blade in the offhand you can also have a nice stiletto setup: if you fight near your party members it gains a lot of accuracy (Cloak and Dagger: +15 accuracy if near 2+ allies, but only for the Azure Blade). I would simply do a weapon set of dual daggers and one with dual stilettos. You want a backup weapon set with alternative damage anyway: should you meet enemeis who are very resitant or even immune to slash damage (daggers) you will be happe that you can switch to the pierce damage of stilettos.

Also the special thing about PoE1 and INT influencing AoE is that it has increasing returns, because INT does not actually increase the area size by 6% per point of INT but the radius(!) of the AoE. Because the area of a circle is Pi * radius², this leads to pretty nice effects once you put a lot of points into your INT. In Deadfire this was changed (because it was too good obviously) - there every point of INT does indeed increase the area by 6% per point, not the radius.

Did somebody hex you with this thing where whatever you try to say, the opposite thing comes out?

Im about 23 hours into Cyb2077 and Im really enjoying it Firstly no serious or noticeable bugs, I have been able to complete every quest and do everything without any real problems I am not a big player of the cyberpunk genre so the " hardest " part of the game has been learning how to effectively use all the new mechanics like quickhacks and braindances but once you understand them its simple. I enjoy the concept of implants and how they make a real difference in combat I am enjoying all my adult mods, everything is working fine I like the city and all the side activities and general NPC details, I havent used fast travel yet because I enjoy travelling and seeing the sights. They did an excellent job at making Night City seem alive and populated And the NPC are interesting, I like there side-quests and potential Romance arcs Further updates to follow once I have completed 50 hours

Yes, indeed, a +3 PER bonus often don't change a hit to a crit, but in the meantime a +18% AoE and +15% duration of buff and debuff can be important

I forgot to ask at start. Do Daggers are better than Stilettos?

I can understand her need to arrange the bodies. Probably the best part of the game.

My newest low in experiences today was going for lunch, and as I got up to leave and was checking that I wasn't accidentally knocking into the guy seated behind me, my gaze swept across the screen of his phone just as someone was sending him a *short for Richard* pic. Men are pigs.

I thought I experienced the worst a dentist can offer, but removing a tooth is a new low. The snapping sound of tooth and bone is going to stick with me...

I would also love a Switch 2 update for Outer Wilds, I will pick it up and play it the moment they confirm whether one is or isn’t coming!

At the end of the game, it would be great to make a winter mode.So that the whole map is covered with snow and it gets cold everywhere.The usual bugs have been replaced by frost-resistant and dangerous ones.These are spiders, scorpions and you can also add new dangerous species.The essence of the winter regime is that it should be a difficult regime, there is no food, there is no water.Water now needs to be extracted from the ice.You can bake your own food from frozen grass and bug parts.

Nuclear holocaust or re-emergence of the black plague in the ME ....its going to happen !!!! Either way the entire world is over because of the USA

Trumps peace deal for Gaza has broad support in the region and globally We have been talking about how terrible this war has been for 2 years and no single country could have pulled off what the US has achieved because its the only country that has real influence over Israel and good relations with Arab countries that matter around Hamas influence like Qatar and Egypt The first few deliverables of the Trump plan have been successfully implemented It could still collapse around things like how Gaza is governed going forward because Hamas wont be part of that and if Hamas is still around that will motivate Israel to continue its military campaign Those points of the plan need to still be implemented I dont see this as a final solution to the Israeli vs Palestinian conflict because I firmly still believe only a 2 state solution can achieve that But its more about ending the latest war and that is definitely achievable

It is the most expensive TV show ever made, costing $1 billion thus far. Pretty remarkable how much the studios are willing to spend these days.

I love how the game fast forwards and shows the day night cycle while resting on a bed. However since its just the perspective of the player from the bed if you have the bed inside you miss out on that feature completely. The new bed with a canopy blocks that view as well. I think there should be a view from either outside each area or around the park at different angles. I currently have my bed on my roof since its the best view currently and ive enjoyed sleeping with it there but I do wish I could put it in my master bedroom and still enjoy that view.

Dunno, has majestic actually watched S2 of RoP or S5 of Discovery*? There may well be a limit to the ability to hate watch. *in the end a perfectly adequate of its kind season, though I think half of that was Eve Harlow (also true for Not the far superior Night Manager, But Something Named Similarly on Netflix). It did have easily the most self indulgent last 3/4 of a final episode of all time! though, and there's some stuff competition there. Something I never thought I'd ever say: I kind of wish we got S6 of Discovery, since all its problems seem to have migrated to the previously far superior SNW along, presumably, with the attention and 'talents' of the management/ producer team.