I've also been playing Fortnite and always looking for squad friends.

If you're on PS4 hit me up. I'm on almost every night starting sometime around 9pm and 11pm PST (more likely to be closer to 11 these days) and then on until around 2 am. My buddy and I play a LOT and we're pretty good; won a round of squads two days ago with only the two of us. So satisfying to take out an entire group of 4.

Kahzgul is my PSN name.

blurg, im on xbox.

Dang, sorry dude. I wonder if my epic games account would cross-polinate if I downloaded for xbone?

It will not. I was reading Epics' FAQ the other day, there is not cross platform function, only cross progression between PS4 and PC.

Wow. That sounds like everything I hate in a game, all wrapped up in one place.

He describes all of this for thriller movies and I hate thrillers. However I loved PUBG when I played it. And I think the biggest thing that makes a difference in movies/shows as opposed to games is that I'm in control. In movies/shows I usually am smart enough to know when the axe drops and so I'm just sitting in suspense until it actually happens (just get it over with already). In games, there is the same suspense, but I don't know when it's going to happen because if I did, like movies, then I would never die.

I didn't play Trials for the first 2 years of Destiny's existence because I HATED that feeling of tension. It took a re-examination of my own attitude and goals to get me to give it another try. (Most of the tension in Trials is self-generated; if you don't CARE about the outcome, it's far less stressful.)

The stress in PUBG is external - you can't control other players, or that shrinking playspace, or a host of other things.

No, thanks. I'm good.

Some of my old friends talk about their heart pounding in those last few moments. I tend to be more of a gradually getting a headache from stress/muscle tension.

For me, this game is just a stopping place. It's kind of like World of Tanks.

You've seen what I've written about not being able to meet Destiny's high skill requirements for content. I can't really change that. PUBG's tension and limits is completely player driven. I can play a whole game to the final 2 and not shoot once. I can pick a fight within seconds of landing die immediately. I have won once Solo and twice in a Duo but the significant thing for me is that I make it into the top 10 very often and top five at about quarter of that. I guess my point is, it is what 'you' make of it. I made it into final 2 today and yesterday. It tells me I will win again, even with some of the best FPS streamers in there with me.

What you're describing reminds me a lot of the Spies vs Mercs PvP mode in the Splinter Cell games. It was an objective-based game, which does force a greater level of directed action than PUBG (where you can spend the entire match hiding in a bathroom if you want to), but Spies vs Mercs did accommodate play that ranged from hyper-aggressive to non-confrontational, and everything in between. In other words, it's a game that can be many different things, depending on how you want to play it. My brother and I used to play together all the time, and we made a pretty good team precisely because we were almost playing 2 different games. I was hyper-aggressive to the point of playing like a suicidal maniac, which meant I was good at drawing a lot of attention from the enemy team. But my brother was sneaky AF... he'd get through an entire match without being seen even once, because he put all his efforts towards avoiding contact with the enemy, staying as far away from them as possible, letting me draw all the fire, and quietly completing the objectives. His experience and my experience were totally different, even though we were in the same match and on the same team.

Ugh. I miss Spies vs Mercs so much.

Dark times we live in.

It's okay to not be playing a Bungie game 24/7.

Unpossible.

Wow. That sounds like everything I hate in a game, all wrapped up in one place.

He describes all of this for thriller movies and I hate thrillers. However I loved PUBG when I played it. And I think the biggest thing that makes a difference in movies/shows as opposed to games is that I'm in control. In movies/shows I usually am smart enough to know when the axe drops and so I'm just sitting in suspense until it actually happens (just get it over with already). In games, there is the same suspense, but I don't know when it's going to happen because if I did, like movies, then I would never die.

I didn't play Trials for the first 2 years of Destiny's existence because I HATED that feeling of tension. It took a re-examination of my own attitude and goals to get me to give it another try. (Most of the tension in Trials is self-generated; if you don't CARE about the outcome, it's far less stressful.)

The stress in PUBG is external - you can't control other players, or that shrinking playspace, or a host of other things.

No, thanks. I'm good.

I can't view that video from the office but I think I'm understanding your general vibe. I'm loving Fortnite but are yet to play PUBG, mostly because it does look stressful. If comparing the two, PUBG is a simulator and Fortnite is the arcade version. Fortnite is fun for me because they are quick games, quick learning curve, simple equipment and weapons and even when you have an awesome loadout, you don't have the stress of holding on to it.

And like any other game, the more you play the better you get and figure things out. I probably played 10 games before getting a kill. Now I'm getting 2-4 kills per game and finishing in the top 10 on the reg, with one Victory Royale (and I never craft #humblebrag)

Playing with a partner or a squad is way more fun for all the reasons you would expect, communication, planning, ambushing, defending, cracking wise. It's a fun little time drain with zero investment needed (both financially and effort) but high fun payout.

It's interesting, I think that because you have the ability to build ramps and walls as well as destroy them in fortnite, you have more agency and feel more in control over the gameplay than in pubg, where you know you're eventually going to have to open that door and see if there's a trap waiting for you or not. In Pubg you agonize over whether to crest a hill or not, whereas in fortnite you just do it and if you have to build some walls and retreat that's okay, too.

Even so, I freaking LOVE that fortnite's construction options mean I can attack from above while protecting my own flanks (at the risk, of course, of giving away my position). And I can also just blow up a building rather than walk into it through the door and risk an ambush.

Wow. That sounds like everything I hate in a game, all wrapped up in one place.

He describes all of this for thriller movies and I hate thrillers. However I loved PUBG when I played it. And I think the biggest thing that makes a difference in movies/shows as opposed to games is that I'm in control. In movies/shows I usually am smart enough to know when the axe drops and so I'm just sitting in suspense until it actually happens (just get it over with already). In games, there is the same suspense, but I don't know when it's going to happen because if I did, like movies, then I would never die.

I didn't play Trials for the first 2 years of Destiny's existence because I HATED that feeling of tension. It took a re-examination of my own attitude and goals to get me to give it another try. (Most of the tension in Trials is self-generated; if you don't CARE about the outcome, it's far less stressful.)

The stress in PUBG is external - you can't control other players, or that shrinking playspace, or a host of other things.

No, thanks. I'm good.

Some of my old friends talk about their heart pounding in those last few moments. I tend to be more of a gradually getting a headache from stress/muscle tension.

For me, this game is just a stopping place. It's kind of like World of Tanks.

You've seen what I've written about not being able to meet Destiny's high skill requirements for content. I can't really change that. PUBG's tension and limits is completely player driven. I can play a whole game to the final 2 and not shoot once. I can pick a fight within seconds of landing die immediately. I have won once Solo and twice in a Duo but the significant thing for me is that I make it into the top 10 very often and top five at about quarter of that. I guess my point is, it is what 'you' make of it. I made it into final 2 today and yesterday. It tells me I will win again, even with some of the best FPS streamers in there with me.

If you come to my address I won't be there. I would grab my bugout gear and fall back to the farm. We already grow our own fruit and vegetables. Plenty of cows, deer and turkey, plus ponds and a lake stocked with fish. We've got a huge workshop full of just about anything you need. Generators, diesel, and vehicles. Water wells and natural gas wells. Main house sits on a hill with fences all around. And plenty of firepower to hold off those hordes.

I've also been playing Fortnite and always looking for squad friends.

If you're on PS4 hit me up. I'm on almost every night starting sometime around 9pm and 11pm PST (more likely to be closer to 11 these days) and then on until around 2 am. My buddy and I play a LOT and we're pretty good; won a round of squads two days ago with only the two of us. So satisfying to take out an entire group of 4.

Kahzgul is my PSN name.

blurg, im on xbox.

Dang, sorry dude. I wonder if my epic games account would cross-polinate if I downloaded for xbone?

I need your address. I consider myself a smart person, but a vast majority of my knowledge is with systems that will not exist if we get targeted as a nation :)

One of my favorite questions to ask friends and strangers alike is:
"If we were thrust into a post apocalyptic word, how would you contribute to society?"

Basically, what is your skill sets and knowledge based on? I am a software engineer, so I'm pretty screwed there. But I also love backpacking and am pretty smart intuitively.

I can tell a story and teach people how to swim. That's about all I've got. I guess I know a lot about cooking? But I'm not a great cook.

-Disciple

Wow. That sounds like everything I hate in a game, all wrapped up in one place.

He describes all of this for thriller movies and I hate thrillers. However I loved PUBG when I played it. And I think the biggest thing that makes a difference in movies/shows as opposed to games is that I'm in control. In movies/shows I usually am smart enough to know when the axe drops and so I'm just sitting in suspense until it actually happens (just get it over with already). In games, there is the same suspense, but I don't know when it's going to happen because if I did, like movies, then I would never die.

I didn't play Trials for the first 2 years of Destiny's existence because I HATED that feeling of tension. It took a re-examination of my own attitude and goals to get me to give it another try. (Most of the tension in Trials is self-generated; if you don't CARE about the outcome, it's far less stressful.)

The stress in PUBG is external - you can't control other players, or that shrinking playspace, or a host of other things.

No, thanks. I'm good.

I can't view that video from the office but I think I'm understanding your general vibe. I'm loving Fortnite but are yet to play PUBG, mostly because it does look stressful. If comparing the two, PUBG is a simulator and Fortnite is the arcade version. Fortnite is fun for me because they are quick games, quick learning curve, simple equipment and weapons and even when you have an awesome loadout, you don't have the stress of holding on to it.

And like any other game, the more you play the better you get and figure things out. I probably played 10 games before getting a kill. Now I'm getting 2-4 kills per game and finishing in the top 10 on the reg, with one Victory Royale (and I never craft #humblebrag)

Playing with a partner or a squad is way more fun for all the reasons you would expect, communication, planning, ambushing, defending, cracking wise. It's a fun little time drain with zero investment needed (both financially and effort) but high fun payout.

One of my favorite questions to ask friends and strangers alike is:
"If we were thrust into a post apocalyptic word, how would you contribute to society?"

Basically, what is your skill sets and knowledge based on? I am a software engineer, so I'm pretty screwed there. But I also love backpacking and am pretty smart intuitively.

The laser is Chinese built. I pretty much bought it for the laser tube and frame, because I'm ripping everything else out and rebuilding it to my tastes. I had the same goal of building one for $500. Most everything is poorly translated English and the software is intended for Chinese users. I've already caught it on fire 3 times. I built the cooling system out of aquarium parts (it didn't come with one), but I need to figure out a better air assist to protect the beam while cutting wood so it doesn't burst into flames. It didn't come with one, and my 3D printed nozzle connected to an aquarium air pump melted during testing. My biggest success so far is engraving on glass without it exploding. Now I need to build a rotary table in it to engrave on bottles.

I have an idea for a 4 axis engraver that I can use to engrave on spheres. I've see people build some that can draw on Christmas ornaments, but I want to engrave on the ornaments without breaking them. That's tricky.

I've got a small homemade paint booth and a detailing area to sand and shape wood as well. All this is lit by LEDs I pulled out of RV awnings. Most of the stuff I make is from scrap or stuff I find for cheap.

.but I haven't streamed a game since my replay of Skies of Arcadia last month.

I just replayed Lies of Arcadia, AKA Life is Strange Before the Storm. This time I lied to Rachel in the end.

Wow. That sounds like everything I hate in a game, all wrapped up in one place.

He describes all of this for thriller movies and I hate thrillers. However I loved PUBG when I played it. And I think the biggest thing that makes a difference in movies/shows as opposed to games is that I'm in control. In movies/shows I usually am smart enough to know when the axe drops and so I'm just sitting in suspense until it actually happens (just get it over with already). In games, there is the same suspense, but I don't know when it's going to happen because if I did, like movies, then I would never die.

I didn't play Trials for the first 2 years of Destiny's existence because I HATED that feeling of tension. It took a re-examination of my own attitude and goals to get me to give it another try. (Most of the tension in Trials is self-generated; if you don't CARE about the outcome, it's far less stressful.)

The stress in PUBG is external - you can't control other players, or that shrinking playspace, or a host of other things.

No, thanks. I'm good.

As always I bought a bunch of games for Christmas that I still haven’t even touched. I’ve played some Mario kart on the switch.

I’m still playing tighten fall mostly on Xbox one now.