Very minor, but it definitely does look better

This is the most excited I’ve been for a game, literally ever

Never!

Why is that?

Yeah, I found WT1 insanely easy and WT2 insanely tough. It’s a frustrating jump and it sounds like the WT3/4 jumps are each pretty brutal as well 🥴

You could try Decrepify curse to slow the mobs down? That’s about where my usefulness ends though lol

Is you don’t have enough corpses, then you might try re-speccing for Reap as the basic with the ability to generate a corpse from that. Blood mist can also generate corpses. From there, corpse tendrils is really good for aoe vulnerable before a flurry of corpse explosions. I think i saw a build that was a combo of infinimist and bone spear, so that might be worth checking out for a tweak or two.

I’m playing on PS5 and targeting seems pretty natural (I don’t know how to cycle mobs though if that’s a thing). Brol on WT2 was pretty beatable with my Necro (basically a cheap infinimost build - blood mist, shadow/aoe corpse tendrils/explosion). I really struggled with bosses as a bone spear build, which is why I changed it up and I haven’t really had any issues since.

I don’t follow local tv or social media either, but I find the newspaper to be pretty informative overall

Season 1 is special and this episode is no different. One of my favorite parts is Shawn giving the spelling words off of the grocery list

I played a ton of D2 and didn’t particularly care for D3. D4 is better than D3 but it doesn’t live up to D2 for me. It could just be where I’m at in my life and not having the time or desire to grind, but late/end game is entirely unappealing to me. The campaign is intriguing so far (I’m in act 4 out of 6) but I’m not really enjoying the gameplay overall and I’m planning to return the game.

I’ll be picking up Baldur’s Gate 3 once it’s released. It’s not going to be D2 (which is what I thought I wanted out of D4), but I think it’ll be a better fit for what I actually want to play.

Don’t mind them. The game looks great and I can’t wait for it to drop 👏

My niece absolutely did have an Australian accent at one point (for some words at least). Bluey is super popular around here and it does make some impact on vocabulary too

What would a victory lap be in this context?

As crazy as it sounds… just stop folding stuff. Sort it by type and throw each type in a drawer. It takes less than 5 minutes usually and it takes all of the dread out for me

I can’t remember the name of the item, but the bag of beans can make for some proper insanity

Yeah that’s about where I’m at too. There’s way too many great games I haven’t played yet for me to spend dozens or hundreds of hours grinding for gear.

Same here. I think I may just play through the campaign and return it though. I don’t feel any motivation to grind or play endgame content. It just isn’t really scratching the itch the same way that Diablo 2 did back in the day.

I don’t have much to offer in the way of suggestions, but it is genuinely relieving to know I’m not the only one with this kind of issue.

On top of noise reducing earplugs, I’d also suggest that you try to figure out ways you can reset your stress/overwhelm levels. For me, that can be listening to music on headphones (a predictable noise, which helps settle me) or taking a shower. You can work with your partner (or family/friends/neighbors) to support you in avoiding situations that are triggering (preparing dinner, for me). You can have activities ready to entertain your child while you take care of yourself (maybe an audiobook on headphones for them, coloring pages, sensory play, etc).

The game is about managing things and identifying when you start to get overwhelmed. There’s no silver bullet, but lots of little steps can make a huge impact.

These images are amazing. I really like the descriptions they have for each one too