u/Comprehensive-Task18

Had a woman tell me to move on if Conservative, Republican, or even a Moderate because she only dates liberal men. I asked her why, and she said it’s basically a shortcut to narrow down men who she believes won’t align with her principles or morals. She admitted it’s not 100%, but based on her experience, she’d rather not waste her time.

To me, that comes across as pretty immature. I see political preferences like this all the time on dating apps, and I genuinely don’t understand it. Isn’t part of the point of dating to actually meet people and judge them as individuals? Is it really that unreasonable to meet someone and learn what they actually believe instead of assuming based on a political label and staying in an echo chamber?

I got an older PS5 controller and for the games I already own I get thrown back into main menu asking to update controller. If I say no then I can't play my games? Is this a thing? If so, why aren't people aware or doing anything about controllers locked behind software now to play games and consoles already paid for?

The last fight of the game didn't really still make sense why we went into it. The rest was fine though.

Unlocking the terminus weapon transcended and then missions after that just doesn't feel right. There was still more story to do in Proud after getting your terminus weapon. So many missions after too and we knew more content was coming. Not knowing if there will be future content feels disheartening.

I wish this game was like Monster Hunter or something that had seasonal events, fashion, or reasons to stay on and grind.

How are you all feeling with the story done?

EDIT: Proof last mission has zero plot need or urgency

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0z3iWzPeYI
Timestamp 1:16:52
Six dragons just wants to test the Captain. That's it

Watching all the tech YouTubers and news of AI, how likely is it in 50 years by the time the millennial generation is dwindling that all consumer PC hardware is obsolete?

Everything is on the cloud servers and we pay access to login? It's funded by company/government monthly stipends.

Watching all the tech YouTubers and news of AI, how likely is it in 50 years by the time the millennial generation is dwindling that all consumer PC hardware is obsolete?

Everything is on the cloud servers and we pay access to login? It's funded by company/government monthly stipends.

From the video announcement, everyone is thinking of enemies dropping blood in circles and collecting blood to fight Morditas. If not circles, then what would the mechanic be? Just a random blood pack of enemies and then have woven echoes to get more packs of blood enemies?

Hearing season 5 content sounds like EHG just scraping by. It sucks because they are so focused on Season 6-8 with DLC release. Probably 80% of the devs working on that stuff and left season 5 with a few team members.

I keep seeing posts from old players about fixing old issues, but I rarely see anyone discuss why Last Epoch got here so quickly. I want to break this down and get people’s thoughts.

1.Decision to compete against Path of Exile

During the early days, EHG repeatedly stated they never wanted to compete with PoE, positioning LE as more like Grim Dawn or Titan Quest. Yet they continued pushing features directly derived from PoE. Even the microtransaction business model is identical: live-server focus, no offline cosmetics early on, and constant live releases. Season 2 highlighted this shift most clearly, right before EHG’s acquisition by Krafton.

2. Microtransaction failures

When you have to repeatedly ask your own players on forums what they want - especially when that’s your entire cash flow after the initial purchase - you’re failing on the vision. For PoE, stash tabs sell the most, followed by supporter packs and skill effects.

3. Feature release schedule

We all saw the Season 3-4 roadmap, and it was so poorly received they had to redo and re-reveal it. From point 1: Path of Exile will always be ahead in content development and release pace, and the competition will outpace EHG. This isn’t the devs’ fault - GGG simply has worldwide talent and nearly 20 years of pipeline refinement.

From a business perspective, it might be better to release no information at all -maybe a week or two before a season drop. Players would disagree, but this approach keeps expectations low and drives marketing and sales. Also, how about a normal release schedule? This game desperately needs consistency.

4. Same endgame grind for 2 years

Sure, you could argue the system has improved or changed slightly since 1.0, but the reality is players are bored doing the same endgame grind for two years straight. Only had 1-2 pinnacle bosses. At this point, Mark Roberts alone could design and implement pinnacle bosses as a consultant faster. (Sorry EHG devs, but what's going on here?)

Why do people think tech companies who have the richest people in the world are great companies to work at?

How are companies like Oracle with Larry Ellison, the world's 5th richest person at $300+Billion and co-founder still work with their employees earning as low as $25 per hour?

NVIDIA CEO Jensen at $200B+ with lowest employee wages of $20 per hour.

The list could go on for the next 1000+ companies. Why do we as a culture praise these companies to work for?

I had the hardest time using ultrawide mod fix. If you play in 3440x1440p here is some more details in order to get it working better.

[GBFRelinkFix Parameters]

; Injection delay in milliseconds.

InjectionDelay = 1000

;;;;;;;;;; General ;;;;;;;;;;

[Custom Resolution]

; Enter your chosen resolution.

; You can leave these at 0 if you want your desktop resolution used instead.

Enabled = true

Width = 3440

Height = 1440

[Gameplay FOV]

; Allows for modification of gameplay field of view.

; 1.0 = Original FOV, 1.2 = 20% higher FOV for example.

Multiplier = 1

[Gameplay Camera Distance]

; Allows for modification of gameplay camera distance.

; 1.0 = Original distance, 1.2 = 20% further back for example.

Multiplier = 1

;;;;;;;;;; Ultrawide/Narrower Fixes ;;;;;;;;;;

[Fix HUD]

; Resizes HUD to 16:9 and spans backgrounds (fades etc).

Enabled = true

[Span HUD]

; Spans gameplay HUD.

; If set to 0, the HUD aspect ratio will be the same as your resolution's aspect ratio.

; Set to 1.7778 for a 16:9 HUD, 2.38888 for a 21:9 HUD or 3.5537 for a 32:9 HUD for example.

; You can also force all HUD elements to be spanned (like menus etc) and span all background images (i.e main menu background etc). Note that this may cause visual issues.

Enabled = true

AspectRatio = 2.38888

SpanAllHUD = true

SpanAllBackgrounds = true

[Fix Aspect Ratio]

; Fixes aspect ratio at <16:9.

Enabled = false

[Fix FOV]

; Fixes FOV at <16:9.

Enabled = false

;;;;;;;;;; Graphical Tweaks ;;;;;;;;;;

[Shadow Quality]

; Set shadow resolution.

; Default ultra = 2048, high = 1024, standard = 256.

Enabled = false

Value = 4096

[Level of Detail]

; Modifies the distance at which objects pop-in.

; Increase to reduce object pop-in.

Multiplier = 1

[Disable TAA]

; Set to true to disable temporal anti-aliasing.

Enabled = false

;;;;;;;;;; Experimental ;;;;;;;;;;

[Raise Framerate Cap]

; Warning! Use at your own risk. It is unknown if this will break parts of the game.

; Physics glitches have been reported when using this option.

; Adjusts the framerate cap to 240fps.

Enabled = false

I’ve been friends with someone overseas for almost 15 years. We’ve stayed in touch on and off, but her main struggle has always been her family “hating” her. She still lives with her parents at 31. Over the years, I’ve tried giving advice. encouraging her to go to school again, find a new job, or gain independence. but nothing changes.

I stopped offering advice unless she asks, but she still randomly messages me with the same issues. She’s even said she’s jealous of my family situation. At this point, I’m exhausted. It’s depressing to hear the same complaints, and I find her lack of action immature.

How do I set boundaries without feeling guilty? Or am I being too harsh?

With the new wireless keyboard being featured, are there any other products outside of PC and Laptop that Framework is developing a product for?