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PaperclipPerfector  10mo ago (text post)   3132 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for November 28, 2025

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All this BG3 talk is giving me a craving, but I can't bring myself to embark on a new solo playthrough while I'm paused a bit into Act 3 with one friend and at the start of Act 2 with him and another friend, who are both too busy to play recently.

My husband and I just finished playing through Strange Antiquities together and really enjoyed it. Nice relaxing fare while I'm more-or-less on break from my usual semi-tryhard WoW gaming.

I've dabbled in Satisfactory for the first time recently, but think I might not be the right kind of nerd for this game. The technical aspect doesn't grab me enough; I find I'd rather just explore the world.

I'm as terrible at Marvel Rivals as ever but like it enough that I've swallowed my pride and re-downloaded it just to run AI matches to wind down late at night. That game was fun when all the other casual noobs were also still playing and just became painful once that population dropped off. If anyone knows how to get good at this kind of game, feel free to send me a link or something, since I apparently can't just move on lol.

It's about the time of year for my annual Minecraft spurt but I may try to get back into Enshrouded to semi-fill that niche instead. Or I may succeed in logging off and reading a book instead. We'll see.

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