I know how to do positive thinking, and affirmations and use mantras but when someone or something is so acidic it suddenly means nothing. Normally, it’s only someone close that can penetrate your heart so easily.
So what next?
Close off all emotional channels? Avoid any emotional contact.
Or head into pure escapism with HellDivers 2?
Finally, the sequel is out and I’m already 12 hours in at level 8. I’m with a regular squad but will probably need to add more to my friends list as my game time is badly restricted due to homegrown complaints.
Coming out of retirement to join HellDivers2
Currently, PS5 is offline in on-site storage but hoping to get back on in 10 days.
Horizon Forbidden West is probably the most anticipated on my wishlist for 2022. I lost all my saved games for Horizon Dawn (Platinum trophy gained) and can’t be bothered to replay the titles, never did get a real chance to complete the DLC but hey ho.
Having finally got a PS5 I spend more time on actual gameplay which is good considering I have less than 5 hours a week available.
It’s time again to adjust my budget. 2022 sees my annual budget at well under $1000.
Software / Hardware
Release date
Cost
Horizon Forbidden West
18 February 2022
$60.00+
A Plague Tale: Requiem
unknown 2022
$60.00+
Tom Clancy’s The Division: Heartland
unknown 2022
Free-to play?
Star Wars: Eclipse
unknown 2022
$80.00+
Forspoken
May 2022
$60.00
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
unknown
$60.00
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
unknown
$60.00
VR Hardware
no target
$500.00
Total
$880.00
UK heading towards Alert Level 3 for real (The Last of Us™ Part II)
The alert levels are:
• level 1: COVID-19 is not known to be present in the UK • level 2: COVID-19 is present in UK, but the number of cases and transmission is low • level 3: a COVID-19 epidemic is in general circulation • level 4: a COVID-19 epidemic is in general circulation; transmission is high and pressure on healthcare services is widespread and substantial or rising • level 5: as level 4 and there is a material risk of healthcare services being overwhelmed
I condensed my usual pace of gameplay over 3 weeks into 3 days of The Division because of the Global Event. I didn’t come across many players who hadn’t played the game before and It’s clear that The Division 2 will break sales records with millions of players jumping around DC for loot and kills.
Enough is enough already, so I fell back to my cut-off strategy of removing the disk and deleting the game to simply stop playing it. I haven’t even looked at others title for the past few weeks.
Tom Clancy’s The Division – knowing when to quit playing
August gameplay
This month’s line up looks great with Mafia III (single player) and Dead by Daylight (PvP) free for PS Plus folk. I nearly bought Mafia III a few months ago when it went on sale but figured it would be free at some point for this 2-year-old title. Dead by Daylights format of 4 verses 1 has not been as popular as the all-out 100 player format or 4 versus 4 formats.
Anyhow for me, August is a PvP free month but I’ll certainly view my favourite streamers escapades and will be missing the past few days ShotGun onslaught up close and personal.
Tom Clancy’s The Division – Be back in September folks
Minimum effort for maximum gain is the basic formula for any investor. Specialist areas like Dark Web, Cryptocurrency and The Division attract mavericks running routines that do just that. At the moment, I’m investing a fair amount of time running easy missions (rinse and repeat cycles) on The Division Global Event to earn points to buy classified gear and it’s paying off nicely.
Tom Clancy’s The Division – rinse and repeat
Cryptocurrency efforts have been thinned by real-life challenges and Dark Web is basically ignored for now. IRL the 90+°F daily heat wave is messing up my balance but I’m still going to focus on a Christmas escape to Florida this year, nuff planning needed.
March 15, 2016 – Ubisoft announced ongoing record sell- through sales for Tom Clancy’s The Division, which has grossed more than $330 million worldwide in its first five days.
March 15, 2019 – The company releases The Division 2 no doubt aiming to smash that disgusting sales figure.
So how do a company go about maintaining that track record and move millions of gamers to a new platform whilst attracting the new one?
Since the first Beta, I was hooked but rapidly cooled off after constantly getting melted in the DarkZone or just not finding a stable squad to run with. I noted that they have changed some key features that killed my interest in the title.
DLCs are free for Year 1 – no more issues with not having the right environment. This is an honest move as it created a massive difference between gamers who played occasionally and the elites.
8-player Raids were added as the ultimate end-game, clearly a move from the Destiny Universe.
And the ultimate killer move, reward gamers who continue to play The Division 1 with stuff in Division 2. This move alone pulls me back to NY to scrap around for rewards.
Heading back to DC
I’m not a Twitch subscriber but at this stage, I’m very tempted to start subbing one of my favourite Division streamers. Just hope I can still afford my child support.
If there was one, I missed the Beta testing rounds for the upcoming thriller Detroit: Becoming Human. Sony pushed out a short demo of the title and I was sold straight away. I didn’t even bother to explore the demo much but the gaming idea is simple; all your actions are consequential and lead to different storylines and conclusions.
The illusion of free choice is cleverly crafted for the gamer as you ponder what to do.
I’ve nearly reached the FarCry5 Platinum trophy so while Europe tackles new Data laws (GDPR) I will have to Become Human with Detroit robots.
Detroit: Become Human – Beautiful graphics and intense story
GDPR and Detroit Release date 25-May 2018
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