I probably sound like a broken record at this point, but it’s crazy to me too when I say I’m playing The Finals exclusively.

I just find it so much fun. Embark are doing such a great job tweaking things and reacting to community feedback on a weekly basis. There are about 30 days left in the battle pass and I’m almost done with it. I haven’t bought it yet and only will if I beat it since it gives more coins than it costs to buy. So the $20 I gave to Embark already will essentially stay in my wallet. They also recently increased the XP gain in the game by about 50% so it might be good for others to hop back in if the BP felt unattainable.

If I am able to finish the BP, then I’ll be going back to Spider-Man 2 or starting Jusant.

What about all of you? What are you gaming plans for the week?

  • robalees@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Helldivers 2 was the sleeper hit I wasn’t expecting! Watched the Kindafunny review and enjoyed the gameplay. Had some PS credit and figured $40 ain’t bad! I’m so hooked! Been playing with my best friend who’s playing on the opposite side of the world and we’re giggling like we are 9 again! Even playing solo or with randos is fun!

    • CosmicSploogeDrizzle@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      I’ve spent all day today watching reviews, interviews, and gameplay and it looks amazing. I’m def gonna pick it up, but since I don’t know if I’ll be able to convince my friends, I might wait until they roll out the fix for public match making before I do.

      • robalees@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        FYI, matchmaking was working for me yesterday on PS5 post update. I’d get the occasional disconnect when trying to join, but it worked 85% in comparison to 0% on Thursday/Friday. Really fun jumping in with 4 randoms and tackling the side missions. My PS4 headset is dying, so I’m waiting for the new Pulse to arrive, I don’t usually do voice with random matchmaking, but I’m open to it with this game and it feels like a necessity. Hoping PlayStation invests in server improvements for the game considering the high number of concurrent players at launch!

        • CosmicSploogeDrizzle@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
          2·
          9 months ago

          That’s great news! I’ve been out of the house all day, but I couldn’t stop thinking about it, which for me means if I don’t buy it I won’t be able to get it out of my head. So I pulled the trigger and have it downloaded and ready to go. I probably won’t even get to play tonight, but now I can relax knowing my decision has been made.

          Now I just need to finish the Finals Battle pass before I get sucked into HD. I’m too close to the end to stop now

    • CosmicSploogeDrizzle@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Also, I just posted and pinned a discussion thread here to get some people talking! Feel free to hop in there and share your thoughts!