It bothers me that people seem to be incapable of recognizing differences within games. There’s people in these comments, ostensibly having read the article, thinking they are getting some kind of D&D style RPG from this game.

Yeah... I started growing a beard a couple years ago after being clean shaven my entire life.  I go through phases - last year when I ended up finally trimming it, I trimmed off about 3" and it was still pretty long.  Earlier this year I trimmed it down to “normal” beard length, and now it’s getting long again.

It guessed me 6 years older than I am, but I also didn’t pick that many things from either list - just more on the second list.

Yeah, we talk about it around the office sometimes. I think even if the technology is closer, we’re still a ways away from autonomous semis. I can see it being used in situations where a truck picks up a load at one terminal and then delivers it to another, but the reality of driving a semi in urban areas is a bit…

I only rode the bus for one year, in 8th grade. I was new to the school, but 8th grade was also the oldest grade (no high school kids) so I just kept to myself and everybody else did too. I went to a different high school than the one I was supposed to go to, so my freshman and half of my sophomore years, I just got…

Probably more Valheim. My friends and I killed the second boss last weekend, so now we’re working towards the third. I’m also messing around in a solo world, which has been fun. Left to my own devices I apparently build needlessly complex and large structures, so it’s taking me a very long time to reach parity with…

That still exists, actually. Most trucking companies will pay for your CDL if you agree to drive for them for some period of time. There’s been a driver shortage for years, and it’s getting worse... companies are doing everything they can to get and keep drivers. Last I heard, a lot of companies were running at…

There was a certain amount of romanticism around truckers then - kind of like that the open road, driving around the country made truckers this “everyman” hero, like cowboys who traded in horses and cattle drives for big rigs. They embodied the idea of freedom and working for yourself. The idea of “doing your part”…

I ordered one of these, and I think the biggest issue I had with it was the sauce. It just wasn’t good. The crust was fine, the cheese was fine, it was generally fine except the sauce.  I have access to Jet’s, which is just better in every single way.

It seemed to me when I was playing that the game would take into account your current character’s average gear level. If it bumps up significantly, there’s probably an item or two in your inventory that are bumping up that average, because it doesn’t just work off your equipped items.

instead of learning from the mistakes of those games and doing something better, took everything players disliked about those other titles and seemingly built the game around them.

It is, but Mission Taco is delicious.

I would always think it harmless, I kind of like conspiracies

I’ve heard it mentioned a couple times by people I work with, who would definitely be the type... but I don’t know if they actually are “believers” or are just aware of it.

Yeah, I kind of feel bad. The only reason anything is worse for me personally right now is because I started having to go back into the office part time in October, then full time in February. I’m slated to start being eligible for my vaccine on Monday, so hopefully I’ll get that soon.  Now I’ve confirmed to myself…

No, sadly this folksy bullshit consists of multiple groups.

You’re thinking of Ho Hey by The Lumineers.

The police would never agree to that.

Depends a lot on the game for me.

I never said food was required, but I would actually make that argument with the caveat that it doesn’t apply if you don’t have any intention of doing anything outside of your base.