So apparently Humble Bundle is changing their monthly subscription service away from the current version where you buy a lootbox of games except for one or two headliners that you may or may not want. And the gaming community is in uproar. What's the deal? Currently, there's anywhere from one to three headliners in a bundle that you base your purchase off of. Don't like Spyro, Crash, and CoD WW2? Then just skip the month. Sure, there's going to be other games that will be revealed at the first Friday of the following month but are you really going to buy a $12 bundle for some unnamed games that may or may not be something you want? On a similar vein, Humble Bundle has always taken the road of giving benefits to new subscribers or subscribers who have cancelled their subscription to draw them back in. $3 off the next monthly bundle? Oh fuck you, current subscribers! You don't get anything! It's been said before and complained about on Reddit of how the prom...
Last post, I talked about the feeling that I've burnt out on Path of Exile. To me, it's a feeling that I've become all too familiar with and has a very specific trajectory. I think that people normally start feeling burnt out when they bore of a game. Maybe it starts feeling too easy or maybe it's because you've played the game so many times that the content no longer interests you. I've felt that about many games over the years as well but I tend to take it a step further before calling it a lost cause. First thing to know is that I tend to enjoy looters more than other titles. Games like Borderlands, The Division, Diablo 3, and Path of Exile are my most played games. Second is that I tend to overplay these genres because there are so many builds that could be played. We're talking thousands of hours in Diablo 3 and Path of Exile. When I felt myself burning out in Path of Exile, I basically doubled down by making multiple builds during each league. Du...