So for my birthday I treated myself to my first ever cannabis products. Legally, even. Recreational use is legal in my state, despite that they still haven't permitted the sale of it without medical ID.
So I mail ordered it from CA.
I've only taken enough to get really "high" once, while watching wrestling. It was a 5+ hour show and I didn't get bored. 😅
Tonight I'm going to try again, while playing No Man's Sky, a generally chill game where you explore procedurally-generated alien worlds with a trippy/vibey piano soundtrack. Should be fun.
I love No Man's Sky.
The current expedition is not so chill, but in normal mode it's just engaging and challenging enough to make me focus on the game and take my mind off everything else.
And it's gorgeous!
@tyghebright The expedition is going to be what I play. Survival mode is how my normal save is, so it'll just be normal for me. I usually feel like I'm cheating in the expeditions. 😂
@ThrasherPrime @tyghebright 100% free updates. Part of what's great about the game.
@ThrasherPrime @tyghebright There's no shortage of prompts for what to do. There's even two main questlines running in parallel.
If you're going to jump in, definitely try the limited-time expedition that's running. They're designed to be a good starting point for new players, and then when you complete it, your expedition save becomes a normal save you can continue with.
@ThrasherPrime And I'm playing Elden Ring too, btw. I just got to the Giant's Mountain or whatever it's called. It's a hard life for a sorcerer, everything basically just eats you.
@Idle_Threat @tyghebright I'm updating it now. I need a break from trying to beat Radahn. As a blood dual wield melee build it's a tough hill to climb. I need a break.
@ThrasherPrime oh yeah, he was tough. As a sorc, it was a little easier because I was able to focus on summoning the other helper NPCs and then launching spells when he was distracted. It being such an open area made it much easier for that kind of strategy. I'm planning a NG+ as a melee build so I'm sure I'll feel your pain.
@Idle_Threat I might respec to a mage just to have an easier time. LOL
@ThrasherPrime Every fight is desperately running away to get distance so you have time to spam-cast whatever you've decided you're going to spam-cast before the nasty bug-eyed monster eats you.
Every. Fight.
@ThrasherPrime Summons make it much easier. Horseback casting is also good.
@Idle_Threat I'm level 90 so I could probably respec easily and find good gear to use. I'll consider it. Although there is something to be said about kicking something's evil butt up close and personal.
@ThrasherPrime I'm planning to run through in melee mode in NG+ for that reason. I just tried both at the beginning and this just seemed like the best way to start my first "souls game"
@Idle_Threat Radahn deceased after 4 tries as a mage. Was trying to figure out range and such. I feel very OP now.
@ThrasherPrime HAHAHA yeah he's one boss that I think is definitely much easier as a Mage.
Wait till you fight something hard hitting with high mobility, like Ulcerated Tree Spirits or even just those Lions that Radan has around. It's terrifying.
@Idle_Threat I still kept my blades and enough stats to dual wield slice and dice. But yeah, it's not all gonna be easy.
It's not quite like a normal survival or permadeath playthrough because they raised the costs on upgrades dramatically (forcing you to rely on what you get as rewards.)
@tyghebright gotcha. Sounds interesting. That's part of what I like about the expeditions, how they're kind of bespoke experiences like that. Like how last time you couldn't build a base until it was over, so everything was based on mission rewards and, perhaps, smuggling.
I got into smuggling. Oh my that was lucrative.
@tyghebright And I don't go near Permadeath. Never, in a game like this. These games are buggy by nature and I'm a risky player. Happy to take the extra difficulty of survival, but don't erase my save. 😅
@Idle_Threat @tyghebright I'm feeling ragey right now playing Elden Ring. I have a copy of NMS but never dug to deep into it. Are all the updates free? As a noob what should I do first?