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New World is very fun so far. It plays a lot like Guild Wars 2 in terms of gameplay. There is a lot of resource harvesting options, and so far the story is interesting. It is definitely an MMO, but it is nice to have a new one to play.

Not that I've seen. They don't seem to be hurting for numbers, since I'm in a queue right now.

So anyone picking up New World? I'm up for a new MMO. I hopefully will get some time tonight to check it out.

Hmm, that sounds pretty close to what I think is happening with my fuel cell vehicle. But I'll admit it is all well over my head. I do feel like there is some good progress being made in California and elsewhere, but I'm also super biased.

Have you heard of our lord and savior, Hydrogen Power?

I started the 3rd season of Westworld. This is quite the Cyberpunk world they've built under this Western theme park experience.

Uh, Wisconsin is cold in the winter... Just make sure you experience that before you uproot.

Ghost pepper?

I am a big fan of the US. I actually think all these flag waving MAGA folks are missing how great this country really is. They are so hyperfocused on Trump and how their rights are under attack. The reality is American Democracy is incredibly strong right now. People are voting in tremendous numbers and voting for change when they aren't happy. These recent elections were tremendous from a turnout perspective. The loudest folks just weren't happy with the result.

Does anyone else think that Hoonding is really just JESawyer's burner account?

So I decided to buy New World. There hasn't been a new MMO in awhile, and I figured I would give it a try. I didn't play the beta, so I have no idea what it will be like.

I like to remind my co-workers that kids only retain about 5% of the content we teach. I don't get invited to a lot of staff parties.

Hero U, of course:

"Two wrongs don't make a right" was the actual quote from one student, and most seemed to agree with her.

I show my students something called CNN10 at the start of class most days. It is a good snapshot of current events and usually doesn't get too serious. But today's episode showed this general responding to the mistaken bombing of an aid worker and a family in retaliation for the airport bombing. Needless to say, the students were not impressed by the General's explanation.

I'm glad to hear things are going better GD. You didn't miss much around here. 😉 Well, my wife and I did complete an Ironman the previous weekend. But that's old news.

Is it just me, or were there wildly different graphic qualities in that trailer? Like sometimes it looks good and others looked really bad. Not that it needs perfect graphics, mind you. I'll keep an eye on it, for sure. I would love a decent Krondor type game.

I'm not sure what you mean. What is it missing that makes it not a Jagged Alliance game? Don't get me wrong. JA2 is my favorite game ever, and I doubt this will capture the magic of that game, but it does seem to check the boxes that would make it JA. Turn-based combat, cast of colorful mercs, AIM on a laptop, etc. It may be done badly, it is hard to tell from a trailer, but it does seem like they are attempting to make it a real sequel. It doesn't piss me off at this point because the franchise is already dead. This game will likely be another failed attempt. But maybe, just maybe, it will revive my favorite franchise. *shrug*

Sweet guitar solo in that Spongebob trailer.

Interesting. Hard to imagine they can really nail the tone without Ian Currie involved, but I have hopes. Edit: Vicki seems too young.

Hah, Jax would make a terrible dad. That will be fun.

Hah, I almost felt bad about that too. Some crazy guy in a ventilation shaft was my first act of violence. I could have just avoided him or reported him to security, but I decided it was time to test out all these fancy weapons I carry around. Plus I recruited an orange as muscle to escort me around, and I needed to see if he had the cajones. I'm playing Silver, of course. 😉

$3200 a month. I'm not a payroll specialist, but after taxes, health care, state retirement, union dues, and a bunch of other stuff, our paychecks don't come out to $14k a month. It is more like $9k. That is combined household, not just me.