Popgun is going to post your address for what you’ve done in that server

Anarchy is also good!

You might think X rank is worst way to have fun.

There’s no voting.
No dodging.
No awkward ghosting.
No “wait, I have the cancel the set, my goldfish just died”.
No expectations.
No communicable harassment.

Just a brutal (but fun) & unbiased mode designed for fun. Avoid the BS. Play X rank.

Mexican

Yes! I’ve worked in state government and local government in California. Love it. Salary is lower than compared to the private sectors but the benefits and security you get from it is worth it in my eyes.

The last Black Ops game I played was Black Ops 4. Black Ops 2 was my favorite.

And to be clear, this isn’t to say the shift or evolution is good or bad, just an observation and reflection I felt when I watched the presentation.

Maybe exclusivity going away is good. Idk. But I do miss the days where gaming discourse was more than graphics, mechanics, etc.

I’m still confident there is a level of gamers out there that prefer the imagination aspect. I’m sure a lot of people have appreciated the work of Team Cherry with Silksong.

But idk. Maybe it’s just me getting older but it’s such a trip seeing how games AND discussions have evolved since the 90s.

This isn’t to say that I don’t appreciate the fully developed & beautiful games. I absolutely love the development of games like Ghost of Tsushima & Horizon and the immersion they brought to the table.

But somewhere I feel like the gaming space lost that identity of imagination in favor of realism.

It’s weird. I remember enjoying pixelated games on my Gameboy. Just enjoying it for what it was.

But now whenever I see discussion of games online, it’s not about the content itself sometimes but more about how the game looks.

I remember conversations with friends revolving around games (because they were exclusive). You have to get Xbox to play Halo. You have to get PlayStation for God of War.

Now, it seems the conversation has shifted to specs, power, speed, etc.

I’m sure Steam has exclusive but the majority of its presentation was on the hardware itself. It looks like a fantastic machine but it does make me wonder where console gaming is headed in the future.

I felt that back then, the discussion of consoles was different.

Not in my field (government) unless you’re an elected official, it’s probably not a good idea.

All good. I wrote this with like Mario Kart World in mind. Someone would want to buy the MK World Switch 2 edition out of FOMO of not capitalizing on the sale for example.

That could be another reason