If you’re looking for new book series I’d definitely recommend (1) the first Mistborn trilogy and (2) the first Red Rising trilogy. I haven’t gotten around to their follow up trilogies but absolutely loved those 2.
Thanks for the advice! Well, sounds like it's time to start tagging up and making my own groups xD Little nerve-wracking to think about, but I guess it's better to take the plunge sooner rather than later. Also, it was great to hear Tokyo Walker again--I associated that song with your videos, and had missed it a little. Also, if you like historical stories and some anime, you may enjoy the /Shogun/ book series by James Clavell (there's a Hulu TV series based on the books that came out recently; haven't seen it, but heard some good things about it). The book series is inspired by the account of William Adams, the only English Samurai, who shipwrecked on the coast of Japan around 1600 AD. Has a lot of politics--not a ton of action for a "samuraI" story, but it's pretty engaging. For the question: I'm not a huge fan of in-game cash shops, but I like the way GW2 handles it--being able to pay gold for gems makes it feel like in-game progress matters for acquiring some of the cosmetic stuff and QoL stuff in the TP (also, it's nice that you can't Pay-to-Win). I've justified buying things out of the TP to support Anet, since there isn't a lot (monetarily) to do to support the game outside of buying the xpacs and LWs. The expansion prices are decent, and I'm willing to pay them because the game doesn't have a subscription. Will say, I've heard some people comment about some potential issues /because/ the game doesn't have a subscription-based service, primarily that their revenue is probably inconsistent--likely why they've switched to an annual expansion system. Someone (maybe it was Laranity?) was doing a comparison of the numbers between FFXIV and GW2, and mentioned that FFXIV, especially with the high story quality of its new xpacs, has a consistently growing playerbase, and (in part) attributed it to the commitment of the subscription-based model. Part of why I love GW2 so much is because it doesn't require a subscription, but I have wondered if a subscription model would benefit it(though, tbh, it would probably be enough of a culture shock to most of us that it'd be a bad move). Hopefully the annual xpacs eventually have the same overall effect that a subscription-model would have.
Oh no! I will actually have to sub to get my answer!? I'm hyped for that video now, I've been playing since End of Dragons as an engi so for me it has to be Engineer/Mechanist since I could do everything with this character since I started playing, and also got to see and experience the rise and fall of the green golem where you would often see 6+ mechs in strikes missions LOL I still laugh when I see the the rifle mech era in the gw2wingman profession popularity page. Now to answer this video's question, I personally like how GW2 does their expansions, but not how they did Living World Seasons for new players, I really like taking a break for a few months and then coming back without having to pay for a subscription, but I think the living world season and how they sell it for new players just feels confusing, I know now we have complete packages that includes LW so thats a start I guess. The gem store, honestly I don't mind any account upgrade purchases but I hate per character purchases like the slot bags and build/gear templates, and also they should just put infinite gathering tools into legendary armory already.
The monetization approach of GW2 seems fair to me. I feel like the game makes it easy to convert gold to gems. I do buy gems though, because I like supporting my favorite game. Dude, I loved the Old Man’s War series. Might I recommend Ender’s Game and the subsequent books in that series, they are really great too.
@yourfavoritesteve I've read enders game as well! It's basically a classic must-read imo. Haven't read any sequel books though, I heard they were good.
Morning playtime is the golden hour and completely quiet in the house. It's glorious. Also I feel like when I'm not busy on the computer I can get a lot done around the house before everyone wakes up
The monetisation system for GW2 is honestly about the best you can get in an MMO. They still have a bit too much of the ol pay for convenience with how much comfort bag/bank/resource storage space provide VS how much each other of those upgrades cost in real world money. But with the ability of buying gems for gold, it essentially becomes a non-problem at later stages of the game, and if you have the money to toss at the start of the game to get more bag space then its fair game. So i think even that balances out overall. The cost of the expansions are incredibly fair imho. Maybe even too cheap. But i will not look a gift horse in the mouth
This might be off topic but is there a underwater dps builds for aquatic fractal for mesmer ... or maybe i have to follow some advice videos from 12 years ago.
i always welcome cc swipers cause it allows us to buy the gems at the current prices also i only recently bought soto but i really think the expansions should be 20 dollars flat for the amount of content instead of 25.
@@SilhouetteGaming1 yeah sorry should've said, it's not out, but it looks really cool. Reminds me of Death Stranding, with gameplay looking to be Tarkov-esque, but focused on PvE. You just catch me as someone that would be interested by it. Something about it feels different and the world/lore is really engaging.
It seems like they are pacing it well, there are some deviations but it appears to be pretty close to the same as the book, the first season ends about halfway through the first book... or maybe even earlier.
I don't mind how the gem store does things. Of course we want the game to make money, because if it doesn't... it goes away. The quality of life the store provides is nice as you can buy as you need. Only part I don't like is the per-character unlocks. Buying bag slots for all your characters just doesn't sit right with me. I am a big fan of the cheaper expansion every year system and can see it bringing in a lot of money for the company. Just hope they get their content quantity and pacing right for Janthir Wilds 🤣
The song is back 🎉
What song?
Tokyo Music Walker - Slowly
Ah yes, great 👍
If you’re looking for new book series I’d definitely recommend (1) the first Mistborn trilogy and (2) the first Red Rising trilogy. I haven’t gotten around to their follow up trilogies but absolutely loved those 2.
I like the money system, 25e a year is more than fair, and everything else i pay with gold to gems
Thanks for the advice! Well, sounds like it's time to start tagging up and making my own groups xD Little nerve-wracking to think about, but I guess it's better to take the plunge sooner rather than later.
Also, it was great to hear Tokyo Walker again--I associated that song with your videos, and had missed it a little.
Also, if you like historical stories and some anime, you may enjoy the /Shogun/ book series by James Clavell (there's a Hulu TV series based on the books that came out recently; haven't seen it, but heard some good things about it). The book series is inspired by the account of William Adams, the only English Samurai, who shipwrecked on the coast of Japan around 1600 AD. Has a lot of politics--not a ton of action for a "samuraI" story, but it's pretty engaging.
For the question: I'm not a huge fan of in-game cash shops, but I like the way GW2 handles it--being able to pay gold for gems makes it feel like in-game progress matters for acquiring some of the cosmetic stuff and QoL stuff in the TP (also, it's nice that you can't Pay-to-Win). I've justified buying things out of the TP to support Anet, since there isn't a lot (monetarily) to do to support the game outside of buying the xpacs and LWs.
The expansion prices are decent, and I'm willing to pay them because the game doesn't have a subscription. Will say, I've heard some people comment about some potential issues /because/ the game doesn't have a subscription-based service, primarily that their revenue is probably inconsistent--likely why they've switched to an annual expansion system. Someone (maybe it was Laranity?) was doing a comparison of the numbers between FFXIV and GW2, and mentioned that FFXIV, especially with the high story quality of its new xpacs, has a consistently growing playerbase, and (in part) attributed it to the commitment of the subscription-based model.
Part of why I love GW2 so much is because it doesn't require a subscription, but I have wondered if a subscription model would benefit it(though, tbh, it would probably be enough of a culture shock to most of us that it'd be a bad move). Hopefully the annual xpacs eventually have the same overall effect that a subscription-model would have.
Oh no! I will actually have to sub to get my answer!?
I'm hyped for that video now, I've been playing since End of Dragons as an engi so for me it has to be Engineer/Mechanist since I could do everything with this character since I started playing, and also got to see and experience the rise and fall of the green golem where you would often see 6+ mechs in strikes missions LOL
I still laugh when I see the the rifle mech era in the gw2wingman profession popularity page.
Now to answer this video's question, I personally like how GW2 does their expansions, but not how they did Living World Seasons for new players, I really like taking a break for a few months and then coming back without having to pay for a subscription, but I think the living world season and how they sell it for new players just feels confusing, I know now we have complete packages that includes LW so thats a start I guess.
The gem store, honestly I don't mind any account upgrade purchases but I hate per character purchases like the slot bags and build/gear templates, and also they should just put infinite gathering tools into legendary armory already.
finally am at latest episode and caught up
The monetization approach of GW2 seems fair to me. I feel like the game makes it easy to convert gold to gems. I do buy gems though, because I like supporting my favorite game.
Dude, I loved the Old Man’s War series. Might I recommend Ender’s Game and the subsequent books in that series, they are really great too.
@yourfavoritesteve I've read enders game as well! It's basically a classic must-read imo. Haven't read any sequel books though, I heard they were good.
I go to work at 6:30 and go to bed around 9:30 too! Early sleep is underrated
Morning playtime is the golden hour and completely quiet in the house. It's glorious. Also I feel like when I'm not busy on the computer I can get a lot done around the house before everyone wakes up
The monetisation system for GW2 is honestly about the best you can get in an MMO. They still have a bit too much of the ol pay for convenience with how much comfort bag/bank/resource storage space provide VS how much each other of those upgrades cost in real world money.
But with the ability of buying gems for gold, it essentially becomes a non-problem at later stages of the game, and if you have the money to toss at the start of the game to get more bag space then its fair game. So i think even that balances out overall.
The cost of the expansions are incredibly fair imho. Maybe even too cheap. But i will not look a gift horse in the mouth
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You a real MVP
Pumping up algorithm
This might be off topic but is there a underwater dps builds for aquatic fractal for mesmer ... or maybe i have to follow some advice videos from 12 years ago.
i always welcome cc swipers cause it allows us to buy the gems at the current prices
also i only recently bought soto but i really think the expansions should be 20 dollars flat for the amount of content instead of 25.
You should check out 'The Forever Winter' think you'd dig it
I looked it up, is it not out yet?
@@SilhouetteGaming1 yeah sorry should've said, it's not out, but it looks really cool. Reminds me of Death Stranding, with gameplay looking to be Tarkov-esque, but focused on PvE.
You just catch me as someone that would be interested by it. Something about it feels different and the world/lore is really engaging.
Silo series was excellent! Have not watched the apple series though. Heard it was ok, but good books almost never turn into good shows.
It seems like they are pacing it well, there are some deviations but it appears to be pretty close to the same as the book, the first season ends about halfway through the first book... or maybe even earlier.
I don't mind how the gem store does things. Of course we want the game to make money, because if it doesn't... it goes away. The quality of life the store provides is nice as you can buy as you need. Only part I don't like is the per-character unlocks. Buying bag slots for all your characters just doesn't sit right with me. I am a big fan of the cheaper expansion every year system and can see it bringing in a lot of money for the company. Just hope they get their content quantity and pacing right for Janthir Wilds 🤣
Im still waiting for anet to hire game developers.
First! :D