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Aug 2021
10:35am, 20 Aug 2021
26,425 posts
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fetcheveryone
The boy managed to snag a PS5 yesterday after waiting nearly a year for stock 
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Aug 2021
11:30am, 20 Aug 2021
14,947 posts
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JK *chameleon*
I've given up trying for a 5. Until Ragnarok and Stray come out, I don't need it.
But I wants it...
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Aug 2021
7:57am, 23 Aug 2021
128,857 posts
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GregP
Up to rank 14 in Gwent - the first of the semi-grown-up ranks. The lack of RNG makes progression much less haphazard - although the level of surprise fun goes too, obv.
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Aug 2021
5:34pm, 24 Aug 2021
128,906 posts
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GregP
So having got to the point of being competent at Gwent the lack of ‘fun’ really starts to grate.
Have they fixed Hearthstone yet?
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Aug 2021
7:01pm, 24 Aug 2021
15,004 posts
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JK *chameleon*
If a game isn't fun, it's not worth playing. Something I had to remind myself of when getting sucked into a few mobile games.
I managed to escape Hades on my 42nd attempt. And then 3 more times before my 50th. Nice to see it still finds way to increase difficulty, yet still stay fun. Every win against the 3rd and 4th bosses feels like an achievement.
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Aug 2021
8:06pm, 24 Aug 2021
128,908 posts
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GregP
Examples?
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Aug 2021
8:23pm, 24 Aug 2021
7,134 posts
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Dooogs
I understand JK's angle - particularly with reward tracks and XP targets, games can feel like homework rather than fun. Hearthstone's a good example - I caught myself thinking "Oh no, I need to win my 4th and 5th ranked games of the week before I can play something I want to play tonight", and that's not a good sign at all...
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Aug 2021
8:24pm, 24 Aug 2021
7,135 posts
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Dooogs
(and no, HS isn't fixed yet - Warlocks with Soul Fragments flying about everywhere still)
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Aug 2021
8:43pm, 24 Aug 2021
15,006 posts
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JK *chameleon*
Used to play Marvel: Contest of Champions, and Top War. Both games have a strong social side, so I felt I was enjoying myself, but the fact was the actual games were repetitive without feeling rewarding. I'm wary of all games-as-service now - I want my game to have a beginning, middle, and most importantly end. And preferably a decent story, but that's a bonus.
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Aug 2021
9:11pm, 24 Aug 2021
128,913 posts
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GregP
Good comments both. Thank you.
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