The Arcadium's Random Thoughts

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

Welp, I was waiting till I got my promotion to CFO to treat myself to something nice. However, my supervisor isn't retiring till late 2026 and since these tariffs are about to jump off next year, I figured I'd speed up the timeline of the purchase.

Xencelabs Pen Display 24

Xencelabs Pen Display 24, 4K Drawing Monitor with Quick Keys, 99% Adobe RGB Graphic Drawing Display, 2 Battery-Free Pens, 8192 Levels Pressure for Win/Win-ARM/Mac/Linux, Black Amazon.com

Will cost me 2 racks. Much better than paying 3-4 in coming years.

Wondering how much that switch 2 going to hit for now.

If Amazon acts right, I'll get it by the weekend.

So, what I've done for years is get gaming gift cards for the overwhelming majority of my purchases from Speedway gas stations. Xbox, PSN, Gamestop and now primarily Steam as it builds up my points to get free cards over time. I was in the process of literally clicking buy yesterday on Amazon till I said, why don't I purchase this via gift cards from Speedway. So, off to Speedway I go after work today. One thing I didn't know is that at the Speedway I was, the max denomination is $100 per Amazon card. So, I had to get 20 $100 cards and another for the remainder of the purchase. Also, I came with cash because I didn't want my card getting denied by anything from my bank or the gas station. I learned that the maximum order for these cards was $2000 as well. Speedway officials called right after I did my transactions to inquire about it being legit. I know, it's an oddity of a purchase.

However, I got $64 worth in reward points, so I figure that this endeavor was worth the trouble.

So, I spent $2031.93 at the gas station, lol.

I get it Saturday. I'm excited. My son has me traveling all over the place this weekend for his basketball games so my time will be limited with it, but I'll give it a run through, nonetheless.

 

[OmegaK2099]

I'm still rocking a Galaxy S22, I'd switch to something new but I'm like "Why bother?" This shyt still does what it needs to do

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

So, what I've done for years is get gaming gift cards for the overwhelming majority of my purchases from Speedway gas stations. Xbox, PSN, Gamestop and now primarily Steam as it builds up my points to get free cards over time. I was in the process of literally clicking buy yesterday on Amazon till I said, why don't I purchase this via gift cards from Speedway. So, off to Speedway I go after work today. One thing I didn't know is that at the Speedway I was, the max denomination is $100 per Amazon card. So, I had to get 20 $100 cards and another for the remainder of the purchase. Also, I came with cash because I didn't want my card getting denied by anything from my bank or the gas station. I learned that the maximum order for these cards was $2000 as well. Speedway officials called right after I did my transactions to inquire about it being legit. I know, it's an oddity of a purchase.

However, I got $64 worth in reward points, so I figure that this endeavor was worth the trouble.

So, I spent $2031.93 at the gas station, lol.

I get it Saturday. I'm excited. My son has me traveling all over the place this weekend for his basketball games so my time will be limited with it, but I'll give it a run through, nonetheless.

It's a big screen.

As comparison, this is my Samsung Galaxy 7 tablet that I used previously to draw.

Tons of accessories come with it.

 

[OmegaK2099]

Why did they remake silent hill 2 instead of 1?

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

 

[Jaguar93]

 

[Jaguar93]

Why did they remake silent hill 2 instead of 1?

It’s the series magnum opus and is a standalone story unlike 1&3.

 

[blockburna420]

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

It's a big screen.

As comparison, this is my Samsung Galaxy 7 tablet that I used previously to draw.

Tons of accessories come with it.

Lastly

 

[Fresh]

recently got NBA2K25 for the PC. My younger bro been whipping my a$$, but I finally figured out his strategy yesterday and beat him...nicca was such a sore loser he just left the game with ten seconds left, lmao.

I'm getting a tennis game next, me and my bro watch tennis too, but I'm a whip his a$$ in tennis game.

What tennis game do yall suggest for a PC brehs

 

[AStrangeName]

recently got NBA2K25 for the PC. My younger bro been whipping my a$$, but I finally figured out his strategy yesterday and beat him...nicca was such a sore loser he just left the game with ten seconds left, lmao.

I'm getting a tennis game next, me and my bro watch tennis too, but I'm a whip his a$$ in tennis game.

What tennis game do yall suggest for a PC brehs

There's AO Tennis 2, TopSpin 2K25, Tiebreak and Tennis Elbow 4. I haven't played a tennis game since Sega Superstars Tennis. so I can't help you as much.

 

[Fresh]

There's AO Tennis 2, TopSpin 2K25, Tiebreak and Tennis Elbow 4. I haven't played a tennis game since Sega Superstars Tennis. so I can't help you as much.

thanks

 

[Redguard]

 

[Jaguar93]

 

[MajesticLion]

Panicky, knee-jerk decisions will surely set the ship aright and fix your rep, Ubisoft.

Star Wars Outlaws is dropping 'forced stealth,' so instead of being reset when you get caught sneaking around, you can just start blasting

Using the Force is great, but sometimes using the DLT-19 heavy rifle is better.

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Star Wars Outlaws is dropping 'forced stealth,' so instead of being reset when you get caught sneaking around, you can just start blasting​

Using the Force is great, but sometimes using the DLT-19 heavy rifle is better.



As part of the ongoing overhaul of Star Wars Outlaws that Ubisoft hopes will turn it into the must-play Star Wars game it should've been right from the start, new creative director Drew Rechner has announced that "forced stealth" is being removed from the game almost entirely.

The extent to which Star Wars Outlaws is a stealth game came as something of a surprise, given how much the pre-release promo materials (and Star Wars itself) focused on the joys of blasting stuff. But in an update posted today, Rechner acknowledged that some people just don't dig it, and that missions requiring players to avoid detection "could feel frustrating or unfair." Those feelings were exacerbated by the game's sometimes "unpredictable and inconsistent" stealth mechanics.

And so, it's out: Stealth requirements are being removed from "almost all" quest objectives. Sneaking around will remain an option, and the best way to approach some missions, but the change means that if you're caught, you'll be able to start shooting instead of being reset to the previous checkpoint.

Rechner said the change is "our first step in expanding player choice," a point he touched on when he was announced as the new creative director of Star Wars Outlaws earlier in November.

"We know many of you enjoy the stealth approach, so it was important to us to preserve that playstyle while also giving you the freedom to decide how to tackle each mission," he wrote. "Ultimately, you'll have the choice to sneak, go in combat-first, or—my personal favorite—sneak until you're caught and then blast your way out."

Combat will also be enabled in "syndicate districts," which players previously had to sneak into if they weren't on good terms with the syndicate in question: Now, they'll be able to enter these areas peacefully if they've built up a good rep, sneak in as they could previously, or just hammer through.

Personally, I like stealth in videogames: If I have the option to sneak through quietly and drop no bodies as I go, that's the path I'm going to take. Any beefy clown can hose down a room with a portable autocannon, after all, but getting through with nothing but a pistol, a silencer, and some cool sunglasses takes a professional. But good detection systems are an essential part of that, and mandatory stealth bits in games that really don't have it nailed down are indeed incredibly frustrating.

Star Wars Outlaws' stealth changes will be rolled out as part of the big title update 1.4.0, which will also see significant rework to the game's combat and controls. It's scheduled to go live on November 21, which is also when Star Wars Outlaws comes to Steam.