Category: Gaming

Observations,mistrust chronicles and exploits

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Joyful misery

Sometimes one needs to create a buffer as the onslaught of my PS5 widow’s complaints about my perpetual gameplay is insufferable. So for the next 93 days, I physically handed the box to a fellow veteran to babysit while changing my lifestyle.

I’ll still be Twitching and following, especially with some big titles on the horizon. It also opens up the Console sharing option where games purchased and downloaded can be played on the PS5 even though I don’t own the title. In my case, I’ll be diving into Horizon Forbidden West™ and a complete version of Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT in August.

Meanwhile, IRL, I’ll be tackling neglected areas of life, such as my weight and general fitness issue, as I can no longer blame COVID-19.

I don’t work here any longer
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Gaming Buffet set to damage lobbies

The “Have as much as you like” model has never been friendly to me. In the US, restaurants caused a permanent surge in obesity, offering a massive fixed price menu and the new PlayStation Plus subscription model would cause the gaming equivalent.

Everything is good in moderation, but self-control will be tested. Still, aside from that, it will hurt multiple player group lobbies, with newbies jumping in and out of titles to try it and rage quitting as things get more challenging.

I remember struggling to play with a consistent group in the 2021 title Alien FireTeam and, despite being a true Aliens fan, it was no fun playing with randoms and no comms every time.

Took 8 hours a week to level up my Ronin in Ghost of Tsushima Legends
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Warning!!! Shop, Stream and Send levels exceeded.

What was once an uncertain landscape is now as predictable as Perma Death mod.

Accepting this will lead to a better path of contentment. Like many, I sat at home streaming, sending and shopping from our favourite forest. 2022 will need to be different because I don’t have any more space in the house but mainly because material things don’t generate a decent level of dopamine. 

Path of the Nomad tactics are needed to regenerate my health and well-being over time, but seriously I’m now on the hunt for a new Path. In the meantime, I’ve attracted a gradual load of low-level pesky bot attacks but not too interesting to talk about here.

Maybe a spending cap is needed for 2020 toooooo
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Dirty device

After navigating for the first time in months across the pond, I find personal data sprawled across multiple unknown official entities and a primary phone that is filthy with geolocators and suspicious tracking tech. I haven’t bothered with VPN for weeks.

So time for a brisk digital scrub down.

UK is now at COVID-19 Alert Level 4 and things do not appear to be getting better.

Last known incoming attack from 28°39’15.1″N 77°14’14.3″E – pretty standard, no real threat.

Bunker time as the world fights this new variant – Far Cry® 6
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rm /path/to/2021/*

Well, this year has treated me pretty good in some ways and I’ve enjoyed a bit of success. Still, lots of areas to improve on and areas too painful to face so I’ve just put in a dark corner to rot.

2022 means just finding the courage to face the ugly painful things on my road to happiness.

Preparing to Survive in 2022 – Tom Clancy’s The Division