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The fun thing about needing a job is that all the advice is either incredibly demeaning or incredibly futile. Usually both
  • I'm sorry you're in this position. I hope things improve for you soon. I hope things improve for all of us soon because it feels like most people are getting shafted hard.

    A coworker I really enjoyed working with is leaving in two weeks and it made me realize how I'm being severely underpaid. But the stress of job hunting has my stomach in knots.

  • UK firms make four-day workweek permanent after world’s biggest trial
  • I think societies would need to rethink and reasses hiw work is done. Maybe I'm naive for thinking that one day it will happen. Maybe not in our lifetime but I hope that someday people in every type of job get paid a living wage and are treated better overall.

  • ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree | Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer
  • I reallllly hope we don't have to finish the story to jump into the DLC. After an almost 200 hour first playthrough I thought "oh man I want to do this again!" I got a quarter way through NG+ and put the game down and didn't get around to finishing it.

    I loved Elden ring as a concept, I think it was an extremely interesting twist on the formula. However for replayability I feel like it suffered heavily. The vast open world takes a long time to get through (mainly if you're really trying to beeline directly from point A to B.) And if you need specific items or materials I feel like having to replay the various tombs /mini dungeons would be more chore like than fun.

    I only came to this realization after playing demon souls and bloodborne for the first time recently. There's very little filler a person would need to go through when replaying those older fromsoft titles. I'm so torn though because I really liked exploring in Elden Ring.

    Sorry for the novel lol

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  • I fear for Jet Set Radio. Edit: nevermind i guess they are trying to ruin that too

    At least we got Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

    First Shenmue got all messed up and now this. Nothing is sacred lol. I hope they reassess their head in assery

  • Microsoft says next Xbox will 'deliver largest technical leap seen in a hardware generation'
  • Yeah thats one thing I've been really disappointed by with the new consoles. Nothing really jumps out at me when I think of exclusives or "next gen" gaming experiences. I think part of the issue is the pandemic really messed up development, but also I think these consoles need to stick around longer.

    After 3 or so years they consider the consoles "dead" and then it feels like everything just shifts towards the next console. I would like to see these companies taking more creative risks like we saw in the 90's and 2000's. The past decade has felt...very stagnant

  • how long did you need to become proficient at your job?
  • I think it depends on so many factors. Is your employer investing enough into you, so that you can grow in your position? Are you understanding and able to handle your work and workload?

    I am 5 years in at this job. I would say it took me 2 years to get fully "comfortable". There's always more to learn but I am not being adequately supported or treated well from my employer. If they invested time and money into me, I know I could be a lot better than I currently am.

    But they don't want to do that. I think they fully expect me to jump ship at any time. Which is honestly what I should do the second a better opportunity comes along. I know I'm being severely underpaid, and they know it too lol.

  • After Pricing Dragon’s Dogma 2 $70, Capcom Is Now Considering a Video Game Price Review - IGN
  • The only games I've been paying full price for are games that I have been looking forward to for a very long time/games that I know for a fact I will 200% enjoy. Otherwise I'm waiting for steep sales of at least 50%, but usually more.

    The only exception are Nintendo games because they rarely go on sale and when they do it's not a super amazing sale price. But because of that I buy way less Nintendo games and only buy the ones I absolutely know I'll enjoy. It's a lot more rare that I'll take a risk.

  • Nintendo Is Telling Game Publishers Switch 2 Will Be Delayed
  • I feel like it was the past month or two? There's supposed to be a Nintendo direct soon which might tell us more. Lots of speculation as of now. Only thing that I've read is that it won't have an oled screen

  • First game you played
  • Crash Bandicoot was also my first game! I was only around 2 years old give or take. I enjoyed the NES and Sega genesis a lot more until I got a bit older as it was easier to get the hang of.

    The second game I saw(but did not play) was tomb raider. It made me cry when the wolves jump scare you in the first level lol.

  • What, Exactly, Is Xbox Thinking?
  • I'm only nervous that Microsoft will stop developing Xbox's. If we're eventually forced to move to a digital only system, I want some kind of guarantee that customers can always access the games they paid for. Otherwise I think sharing games with other consoles is a great idea as long as the added development doesn't eat into the games overall quality

  • Phil Spencer says Xbox will share "vision for the future" in event next week
  • Something in my gut tells me they might stop making consoles and move towards subscription services. Which seems like we're repeating 2013 all over again. Which would be a major shame because it took them a decade to come back from their stupid decisions with that console.

  • Is it just me or are 9-5 hours naturally the most stifling?
  • I work 10 to 6 but I've been lucky enough to continue working from home (for now at least).

    Regardless of the time of day, what kills me more than anything is total hours worked. Like others have said, it's not a fully productive 8 hours.

    Anything past 6 hours and my brain mentally starts shutting down. During high stress or high productivity days that can be shortened to 4 or 5 hours of actual productivity and then I slow down