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CD - 150ish hours now. I probably have another 200 hours + to go! At least according to the posts from people who play for 8+ hrs a day claiming 350-450 hrs to do "everything"/near 100% it (I have zero intention of 100%). I only play an average of 2.5-3 hrs per day so I still have a few months of content. Perhaps. eg, it's been "worth the money" for me, at least. I still wouldn't "recommend" the game outright to anyone tho, because of the "it takes this many hours to get-good" or click, if it ever clicks with one at all, factor. Maybe that's ok for online-only/MMO's, but eh. It really is a sandbox more than anything else. Anyway, probably going to stop yapping about it now. Finally got a little more ahead in the MQ - which technically does get a tad (tad) more comprehensible as time goes on, but it's still not good or cohesive/immersive, even from my "don't care about story" perspective. There is apparently book-lore in the game you can get/read post-game that explains tons of story stuff, like why Kliff is so silent/blank, why the heck the sky-Abyss exists, who these beings are that keep yanking Kliff around, etc. Sounds like the intended background is more interesting than what was put/shown in gameplay. But between this sandbox and maybe one day Death Stranding 2, I may not need another "big"-new game until I build a new rig in 2-3 years. :P

I'm unaware of Steam doing anything like this. Which isn't to say they couldn't have plans for it. All the online-only and/or DRM (Denuvo et al) on games bought on Steam are dev. choices, far as I know. Steam client itself CAN be a form of drm/do-you-own-it check and probably 95% of game on it use it (eg, can't run the game without the Steam client running to "show" you've purchased it on Steam or something) but it's not required by Steam - again, last I knew. I've had the game here and there that could be run via the .exe and Steam client wouldn't auto-open. Which is a small part of why I play single-player games. My Steam is almost always Offline mode (sometimes I even unplug the net cable, especially these days, when not doing anything that immediately needs Online).

I thought these memes and roasts were funny, but probably too politically biased to be considered just humour

Got Timberborn and put a couple of hours in to it. Overall I don't think I'm going to put a ton of time in to it but I'm having fun so far. May be a tad too expensive for what it is and how much gameplay it offers, but I shall see once I'm done with it.

I think it's like with almost anything else in that kind of category. Under "normal" health-wise conditions, a couple sodas or beers or donuts once in a while is no big deal. It's unlikely to do any big harm. The problem comes when it's more of an addiction so it's more like 6+ a day or whatever and over 2-3 decades etc. Hubby is basically a high-functioning alcoholic and has been forever. Started as a self-medication re: sleep apnea coping issues. When we were young, he'd drown in 2-3 pots of coffee in the morning/early afternoon, and by early evening/after work it was a six pack of beer. He's not a fall-down drunk with any major personality changes (maybe 1 beer an hour until bed, he only wants a certain level of it) but he's definitely an addict. He managed to cut down coffee to a few cups in the morning, but the beer - nope. He managed to quit for about a year once (just like my diet soda fixation), but that's it. We are both "addictive/obsessive" personalities, I'm afraid. :D

Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era. Seems like a very solid, if budget HoM&M installment. I enjoyed the demo they released a while back, and this already feels stronger. Only spent a bit time in a custom match, and I am a very casual HoM&M player - very little multiplayer experience. Still, I really like it so far, especially for £25. Looking forward to seeing how it develops.

Hi @Elric Galad , ty for all this data, it is awesome. Would you be able to extract the data of the Spectre of the wizard's "Ninagauth's Killing Bolt"?

PoE is clearly superior to PoE. PoE plays in an obsolete genre which golden days are past. This genre was made famous by far better games that were released in a time where this genre was called for, but times have changed, and evolved. Only the obsessive need for some people to relive past times does not warrant the existence of this game. In the other hand PoE feels fresh and innovative within the framework set by its predecessors and does not fail to amaze players that are both new to the genre and hardened veterans.