StaceyPowers

I agree. It's probably why most of the players in Monster Hunter World tend to be extremely friendly because the boss fights are extremely challenging and requires a lot of teamwork.

They also have a mod like that for Skyrim. I have so many dead characters right now...R.I.P Hector the Dragon King. They even give you a Eulogy for the dead character in the form of a note.

That's a valid point actually. In most games nowadays, the consequences of failure are absolutely non-existent. If I were to put a game on this list, it has to be Dark Souls. The checkpoints are few and even if you pause the game, the game itself continues so if you were getting murdered and thing you could take a break, the pause button won't save you.

A lot of games have a "hardcore" option that if you die once it's all over. You go all the way back to square one. You might be one step from winning and beating the game, but are killed by a surprise attack. Well you are now at the beginning of a new file.

There's no real defense of their practices because every one else is also being affected by Covid. I think most retailers need to start implementing captcha (the difficult ones) among other strategies to limit the scalper's business and make it time-consuming and ineffective. Then again, most retailers only care about the money they receive so...

No fucking way. I value honesty, and despise greed, and would never support some piece of shit like that. If some scalper tried to sell me one, I would knock their worthless ass to the ground then squat down and piss on their face.
After that I would just raid their pockets and take their console. Yes, I would rob them.

No way! I'd just wait for a couple of months until the supply catches up to the demand and purchase it for the original market price. Consoles aren't an essential item so I can do without it for a few months.

I feel like this is leading somewhere else...(cough*hentai*cough)😹

The Seekers in Hermaeus Mora's realm of Apocrypha as seen in the Dragonborn expansion of Skyrim are pretty interesting. There's a sence of intelligence, yet primal viciousness about them. 

In the the Elder Scrolls universe, there are several types of Daedric monsters that roam the planes of Oblivion for each respective Daedric Prince. These monsters of varying strengths are introduced during different eras in the lore. My personal favorite is the Daedric Titan (they're also referred to as a "Titan") from ESO (Elder Scrolls Online). They were originally created by Molag Bal as an imitation to dragons and were partially constructed from Dragon Bones. Needless, to say they're absolute tanks and they have essence-stealing fire breath and although they're not quite as strong as Dragons, they are a formidable force nonetheless. Just to add, various Daedric Princes have their own version of this monster. Dagon's version is said to be the strongest known variants. I'd like to hear your opinion on your favorite Daedric monster or monsters.

If you play the game at your own pace and just take your time and learn then it can be relaxing. Just last year they added even more content, including total overhauls of base building, NPCs, amongst others. It’s so easy to just sit in your ship, land on planets, and just go for a good old explore. If you enable creative mode, you needn’t worry about crafting fuel or harvesting materials if it proves too stressful.

It's hard to say really because majority of the game is just exploring and discovering new worlds and the creatures in it. What is their definition of relaxation in a game? Because No Man's Sky is a pretty laid-back game if I'm being honest(one of the main reasons I haven't attempted to play it. I mean, not killing things is boring).

As a long time MMO fan, my criteria for a proper MMO are as follows:
Nearly limitless character customization options so that the characters can be literally what you envisioned. The graphics has to be pretty good - Yes, if I'm going to be spending a significant amount of time playing a game, it needs to look polished. Active fanbase - nobody wants to play a dead MMO where you interact with another player once or twice a day. You can pull all kinds of pranks online (as I used to do with my old pals in Age of Wushu. We were fiercely hunted because of our antics).  Somewhat friendly players (they don't have to be super friendly. Just don't be douchebags). Also, I like when the other players aren't easily offended by the slightest thing. I mean, nobody likes a snowflake. Microtransactions kept to a minimum. (This goes without saying.)  

I'm not gonna get into a huge list because there will be a ton of those. The next thing that will make me interested in another MMO is risk. They need to recreate the old days of Ultima Online and DAOC where you weren't just going through prefabricated situations like cattle for the exact same items and doing everything the same in this safe little bubble. These unforgiving worlds foster tight communities because they have to and that makes things so much more deep and every moment in the game feel that much more significant. Without risk, there are only shallow rewards. MMO's and many online games in general have kind of lost that and I believe it's because they want to cater to everyone including Little Jimmy 12 Year old who will cry and quit because he had to pay for a mistake or couldn't handle a cut-throat world.
If you think about it, WoWs gameplay is nothing unique or different, since Vanilla it has evolved but it's nothing that special, mainly just hotkey clicking.
However the community it's built is better than any other mmo, I knew people who played it, was in a good guild etc. It's also the reason so many mmos are failing now, they forget that the most important thing about an mmo is in the title, Massive Multiplayer Online whether it's a shooter, racer or RPG, the MMO portion never changes.

My embarrassing moment would have to be playing the original Gran Turismo as a kid and winning a very tight race, I decided to show off by doing a donut at the finishing line. The only thing is, I didn't actually cross the line and my brother ended up winning. Needless to say, I felt like the biggest goofball that day.

What is the most awkward or embarrassing moment of any kind you experienced while playing any game?
I would say pretty much anytime I played a BioWare game and there was a sex scene and anyone else was ever present in the room for any reason would probably be the worst for me.
Following that, I would say some silly moments where I got super nervous while playing against a friend in Quake III Arena and kept dancing around her in circles and missing at point blank range were the most embarrassing.

What is the most awkward or embarrassing moment of any kind you experienced while playing any game?
I would say pretty much anytime I played a BioWare game and there was a sex scene and anyone else was ever present in the room for any reason would probably be the worst for me.
Following that, I would say some silly moments where I got super nervous while playing against a friend in Quake III Arena and kept dancing around her in circles and missing at point blank range were the most embarrassing.

When a game pisses you off so bad that you start acting like a 2 year old, despite being damn near 40.

You failed at something simple, like a simple mission in GTA like a race and you are the highest level the the others LOL

I get embarrassed if I crash in Rome in GT6.  I love the city street course and have logged more miles there than I can count, so any mishap there is a bit embarrassing.

At the moment, only 2 come to mind. RDR2 and FF8. Initially I wasn't interested in FF8 because at the time I thought it was "too open" of a game for my tastes. Granted this was 1999, and games aren't anywhere near as advanced and open world as they are now. But back 21 years ago, this was one hell of an open world game.
RDR2 didn't initially interest me, because I've never really been a big fan of western style games. I'm not into western movies or TV shows. I watched Bonanza with my grandmother when I was a little girl, but that was only because she loved the show. I never complained though. I was just happy to spend time with her. but back to the game, I watched my girl play it a lot, and the more I watched her, the more I got into it. I eventually bought it for both My Xbox One and PS4. I have to say it's much better on the PS4 than Xbox.
I do have to say that GameStop lived up to its reputation. I bought it there for $60. We went to Walmart immediately after, and they were selling it for $40.😡

Subnautica is much more survival and at first the world feels terrifying, but by the end you no longer fear the depths around you and when you complete the game it feels like you are leaving behind your home. You can go at your own pace and everything.
Slime rancher is a first person creature farming with a world to explore and fun slimes to capture. was in early access (I know bad sign) but the dev's constantly roll stuff out and the world feels big to explore and lots to do. I did try Slime Rancher once though. I liked it! Even though it was one of the very few games that gave me motion sickness. It was unfinished at the time and seemed more targeted at a children audience. I might check it out again, though. I did play through Subnautica, which was great fun! Unfortunately, it has an end and no multiplayer 🙂

In Fallout 4, I have a huge Settlement that I built in the middle of the ocean using mods and glitches. Honestly, i just walking around and interacting with my settlers and upgrading the settlement's defense systems.

I'm trying to get my hands on a 5000 series Ryzen CPU and 6800 XT GPU but I'll also have to wait until next year...

I just commented on another thread that it's pretty ironic that Alduin, the main antagonist of Skyrim saves the only person who could stop him. Without Alduin's interference, your character would've been executed. What are some ironic situations you've seen in a video game?