My Christ, I could write a book on every dev touting their online games with “___ with your friends”. Where are these 40+ year old people I know down to posse up at the drop of a hat? Or happen to be playing the exact same game on the exact same platform at the exact same time as I am? Being forced into matchmaking is…

I totally agree. I’m an adult with kids, responsibilities and a fairly substantial admiration for the free time I get. This sounds absolutely horrible. 

Here’s some hot bullshit for you. I was playing for a couple hours yesterday and managed to get my honor up (the bar was noticeably leaning towards honorable, not in the middle).

I want to WORK to figure shit out, I want to feel as though the world doesn’t just exist for me.

You know Odyssey asks you up front how you want to play the game? There are two options iirc, Exploration mode, and Guided mode.  I imagine exploration mode might play more like BOTW and RDR2.  I chose Guided though, because unlike you, I don’t have enough time or patience to “figure shit out”.  Same reason I can’t…

I’ve categorically hated Rabbids since their creation. This is the first time I’ve ever wanted to play a game with them in it, and for some reason I’m excited for them

I thought I felt the same way, but I came out of this liking Rabbids.