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Path of Exile.
In my opinion it is one of the best games ever made but the learning curve is so insane I don’t feel comfortable blanket recommending the game. Now it has been ~3 years since I last played and I heard the game is more beginner friendly these days but it still sounds rough.
I’d recommend the game if you have a friend or friends to play with or know someone who plays who can show you the ropes. If you want to be frustrated, but want a game with insane depth then go ahead and play it blind.
It’s one of those games that is designed and curated for the top 10 or maybe even 1% of players of the games. It’s crafted for the die hard fans. It’s an amazing game. But it’s also completely unapproachable for 99% of people.
Also, yes, I know Path of Exile 2 is more beginner friendly but IMO Path of Exile 2 isn’t as good as Path of Exile. At least for the time being.
Horses. They’re dangerous and expensive and will take all of your free time. Despite all of that, they’re my passion.
hind quarters the most dangerous area.
apparently too much brazil nuts can cause poisoning, from selenium. also pure licorice(from the plant, not the fake candy like twizzler) candy can be toxic if eaten in large amounts.
RS of course.
Warhammer 40K. Not even once.
Lemmy
The Fediverse. I can’t be bothered explaining what the Fediverse is or how it works or how it differs from traditional social media. I can’t be bothered recommending browser add-ons that correct issues that might not actually be ‘issues’ to the person in question. And even if I did all that, there’s a 1/100 chance they’ll actually care enough to try it, and an even smaller chance still that they’ll stick with it. I don’t even tell people that the memes I send them are from Lemmy, because I can’t be bothered with the follow-up questions. My parents, for example, who use Facebook exclusively, could not be paid enough to even try the Fedi equivalent (Friendica). The average person doesn’t care about their private data being sold or the behaviour of tech CEOs or the abuse of their psyches by algorithms, so there’s no reason for them to go to the pain of learning an entirely new ecosystem that’s less ‘good’ but requires more effort. The average person simply wants AI-generated images of lions with racist anti-immigrant slogans printed under them, and Facebook is unbeatable in that regard. I just can’t be bothered. Plus, I like that it’s comparatively less crowded here. Let Facebook keep their race rioters!
Meal prepping the same lunch.
Been doing this for over a decade now. Minor variations in veggies, switched from chicken to beans and rice about a year ago. I love it. Very affordable and I never have to think about lunch.
I’ve had a co-worker call me a “bad man” when I told him I just eat the same thing everyday. I get it tho, people need to change things up. But for me as long as it has nutrients and doesn’t taste bad I genuinely don’t care that it’s exactly the same.
I wish I was like this. I grew up on a lot of the same meals over and over because my mom worked her ass off and didn’t have time to cook fresh all the time. Now I can’t stand having to eat the same meal even twice in a week. It wasn’t so bad when I was less busy but now I am busy and feel exhausted when I have to think of new meals to make.
What is your lunch? Rice and beans with a veggie side? Anything else?
Right?! I love a good time-intensive meal now again, but other things can be nice too. If I can make 7 days of food in the time it takes to make 1 day of unique meals, that frees a dozen hours to do something else. I can wait until Christmas to try that 5 hour lasagne recipie. Meanwhile I can focus on what’s important… like shitpost comments
What do you make that lasts 7 days? Or do you freeze it?
I don’t recommend drinking NOS Energy Drink.
They already have kinda limited supplies; I don’t need more people drinking it and making the stores sell out so I can’t get any. It not only tastes way better than other energy drinks, it actually wakes my ass up.
The Silmarillion is definitely not for everyone, but I love it.
Self hosting. You have to be a bit nerdy to like doing sysadmin work.
Bjork. Some people just aren’t into her music, and that’s OK.
I don’t like to recommend things to other people. I have terrible taste in about everything.
https://www.crowdsupply.com/cool-tech-zone/tangara
It’s a dedicated offline music player. I use it pretty frequently, especially when I want to really focus. The OS is open source. I believe the hardware is too. I would buy it again.
Buuuut it is pretty buggy. And clunky. And you probably won’t like it…
Playing magic the gathering.
To play at the level many people play at requires knowledge of hundreds or even thousands of cards and it’s very difficult to play correctly because of the complexity of the game. Furthermore, the game pieces are at times ridiculously expensive and are often acquired by gambling, so it’s very easy to waste way too much money if you aren’t careful.
My buddy wanted me to get into magic so I bought a bunch of starter packs booster packs blah blah blah blah blah
I’m very thankful that he completely shredded me with a specialist deck that he had been slowly acquiring over the course of 5 years. I mean he beat me like a Persian rug on Nowruz
Made me realize that as much as there is a skill component, underlying it all… it is pay to win.
I’m really thankful he showed that to me, it made me realize I have zero interest.
It definitely can be pay to win although I don’t spend much on it and have good success. But I’ve been playing for decades and consider myself a pretty skilled player. I also use proxies, basically printed out images in place of real cards, especially for new decks where I’m not sure I want to spend money on them yet.
That said, your friend didn’t give you a good introduction. Your friend should have done more to help you build a solid deck and to match the power level of his deck to yours. I have many decks of different power levels for this reason, and I think good etiquette is to bring a deck that’s near the power level of your opponent’s, especially if they’re new.
Also, buying packs isn’t the best way to start out. Probably best to have a friend build you a deck or if that’s not an option or to buy a precon. Most of the cards you get in packs are bad and no one really plays with them, so if you put those in your deck, you aren’t going to have much success.
Or, just decide the game isn’t for you. That’s also valid!
I know what you’re saying but I disagree with your underlying point.
Although it is completely poor form and bad instruction to destroy somebody in a game that you’re introducing them to, he did me a huge favor by revealing the underlying flaw.
I am not trying to insult your hobby, people are allowed to spend money on things, but success is not possible without cards that you paid good money for and I’m not going to play a game like that. I know deep down that you also know deep down this is true.
Yeah, it’s kind of a weird hobby that way. I don’t get how people can see the problem with loot boxes but be enthusiastic Magic players… people have extensive criticism of monetization of video games, but when it comes to trading card games: absolute crickets.
Well a lot of us do think the gambling aspect is problematic, which is why I mentioned it in my initial comment. I just think it’s a fun game but I can think that while also wishing certain aspects were different.
Dude what are you talking about? People are constantly ranting about loot boxes and taking shots at valve.
It’s fine for you to like your hobby, but don’t go off the rails and try to justify it. I’m not criticizing the pay to win nature, but you can’t do whataboutism in your defense of it.
I’m really not arguing with you though, you are completely allowed to like your hobby, there’s nothing wrong with it even if that means spending money. It’s just not for me for that reason, that’s all.
I don’t know if you read me correctly. I’m saying people see the obvious problems with loot boxes, but have no problem with the same mechanic in the physical form of a card deck.
The disconnect seems kinda weird.
I’m just asking for consistency.
This is where you are very confused.
Your argumentation comes from the perspective of whataboutism.
Ironically, you strengthen my underlying point and you weaken yours. I am making the point that your game is pay to win which is why I do not want to play it.
You are arguing a different point, which is that you feel it’s justified for you to play the game and spend money on it, because other people spend money on other pay to win games.
This is fine for you to enjoy your game but it’s specious reasoning. You do not need another random person to justify your spending on your game, it’s just not for me, enjoy your hobby my friend.
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When I was in high school I played. Then I stopped playing for years. Recently took a look and im like…wtf are these collabs now? Not a bad thing but I dont even know the rules like commander anymore.
It’s super fun if you’re into it but yeah it takes a lot to stay on top of all the new cards nowadays.
Commander is the best thing to happen to magic though since it is a multiplayer format and it’s now easier to play with friends.
No because it drove my collection I sold for a couple hundred to insane prices. I’d probably have about 20k if instill had them.
Still kicking myself.
Lot of the revised through nemesis cards, some mercadoan masks. Even those old. Commons shot up in price
Stopped playing MTG in college, recently a friend tried to get me back into it but I had to tell them I can’t afford it.
Yep. Saw how much my friends were spending on it and decided I prefer eating daily meals to playing Magic.
Fair. Proxying has become increasingly accepted over time though, so as long as you clear it with your friend, that’s a very affordable way to play.
Cockatrice is a free program that allows you to play MTG with friends online.
There’s no way to play single player, it’s strictly multiplayer. But it is a free way to play the game with someone.
I used to say this until I got into cube. Cubes are super fun, don’t cost anything for the other players (and not much for the owner depending on the cards), totally remove the issues around the meta, and only require that players are familiar with the game and a few hundred cards (or less, I have a 2-4 player cube with only about 45 unique cards that’s a ton of fun). Still not for everyone but it has made me willing to recommend my favorite game to anyone who I think will like it.
If you stick to they type 2 format. Starting out it can be easy to get into. But playing against someone like me who’s been collecting since 95 it can’t be fun. And even then older decks are just broken.
I haven’t played for awhile sort of took a break and don’t have time to get to tournaments anymore. I’ll play arena on occasion but I no longer spend money.
Commander became popular after I sort of got out of magic but still read and built decks.
Commander van be pretty fun. Even if you make a deck with no chance of winning but just fucks with everyone
I’m in the process of selling off a shit ton of old cards. I bought them around when the game first started. I’d say they’d be from around 1994ish? I have two of those card holder containers full of them.
Since you seem to know a lot about this, what would you recommend is the best place to go to evaluate their worth??
I don’t have any direct experience selling collections but there’s a few ways you can go about it. The simplest is to go into a local card shop and see what they offer. You might want to read reviews because there is a risk they could low-ball you since it doesn’t sound like you have a clear idea of the value. It might be a good idea to visit a few different shops and see what they offer, but if you have thousands of cards and don’t know which are valuable, they won’t be able to give you a precise value since they’re not going to spend hours sorting until after they buy the collection. With old cards they can be worth anywhere from ten cents to hundreds or even thousands of dollars. So if the valuable cards are hiding amongst the worthless ones, it’s hard to accurately assess value without doing that sorting.
If you have cards from the earliest editions, you may want to at least go through and look for some of the most valuable cards to exist, which are the power 9, and dual lands. You can find a list online, these are 19 cards that are extremely valuable due to their rarity and power. If you have any of these they can be worth more than the rest of the cards combined, so pulling them out and selling them separately would definitely be worthwhile.
If you have more time and the number of cards isn’t too overwhelming you can also go through and enter them all into a collection manager: I use https://archidekt.com/ but there are many options. Then it will tell you which ones are worth money. Most of the value is typically in a small number of cards, and the rest can be sold as “bulk” for basically pennies. Once you have an inventory you can check with online collection buyers to see what offers you can get.
Keep in mind that when you look at prices online or in a collection manager, you’ll see what cards sell for, but you won’t necessarily get that price as a seller. They offer you lower prices so they can make a profit, but if it seems too low you can shop around.
Fantastic info! Thank you so much for the time and patience to write all of that out. Very appreciated.
And don’t just forget about commons. Some had a huge price spike because the demand for singles for commander skyrocketted
I edited it just now so check out the parts I added. If you were near me I’d offer to help go through it. Looking through old collections is fun. Kinda like gold panning!
I’m in Seattle WA, and yeah. This is overwhelming.
Ah I’m in California so no dice! Let me know if you find any of those expensive cards I mentioned so I can have some vicarious excitement. It’s probably not super likely since they were only sold to very early adopters in I think 1993. But you never know!
Nope! Appreciate the offer though.
I can second this. I’ve been playing for 23 years now, I picked it up at 7 from my cool uncle and have never really put it down for more than a release or two. I’m more than happy to proxy every card out there and I’m an ardent opponent of gatekeeping the game with money, but I also recognize that a lot of people just aren’t cut out for the game itself. Hell, most dedicated players aren’t cut out for it.
Proxying is the way to go if you have concerns about cost, for sure.
And that’s before even mentioning Hasbro…
When I was younger, I was pretty into drugs. It would be hard to exaggerate how much fun I had. I don’t regret much of it, me and the people I cared for never got hurt, sick, or in trouble. But we were definitely exposed to those dangers. And I don’t think my lucky experience is a good example.
The worst part of drugs was that you ended up being “friends” with people you despise, mistrust, and are occasionally afraid of.
similar. I liked the taking of the drugs, but not really the getting of the drugs. Even the “okay” drug dealers were being graded on a curve - maybe compared to other drug dealers they were cool, but they weren’t really cool, you know?
I have two friends that used to say this all the time.
When I was younger, I was pretty into drugs.
Same. If I told you half of what I’ve done, you’d think nobody could do that much. I regret nothing.
Swansea’s monologue at the end of Mouthwashing sums it up pretty well for me.
spoiler
“I got a collar shirt, mortgage and a credit card.”
“All the things that make a good man.”
“I hoped I could raise my children to be better than their old man.”
“I wanted to believe I was never one setback away from my worst self.”
“But the truth is.”
“Discipline.”
“Drive.”
“Routine.”
“The endless fucking desperation to get shit done.”
“A loving wife? Great kids?”
“Sobriety?”
“I’m telling you.”
“You.”
“Accomplishments I’d been chasing all my life.”
“Never felt as good as I expected when I crossed the finish line.”
“…”
“So now that we’re at the end. Takin’ inventory.”
“Those nights spinning out of my head, sinking into the sofa.”
“Broken glass in my palms. Bleeding dry the funniest thing ever.”
“Old dogs laughing and snarling on a waterbed floor, mocking the moon for daring to show its face.”
“All nausea and wreckage and vomit and ugly cruelty.”
“The only problem in the world an empty bottle.”
“Those were the best days of my life.” “Yeah.”
“…Those were the best days of my life.”I ended up getting chased off the roof of my colleges basketball gym, over a suspension walking bridge and through the woods by a security guard and a police officer. I ran to a bar and called a cab back to my dorm and acted like “yo, what’s with all the cop cars?” Thanks to drugs. The next morning my girlfriends twin and their friend, both RAs, asked if we had fun last night. They didn’t know, but they knew.
