Farming vials was not a fun mechanic, IMO. It’s also part of what made Demon’s Souls tedious at times, running out of healing and having to run back to your favorite farming route just to get more. It kills the flow of the game and is frustrating when you’re just trying to get past a hard boss.

I’ve played through most of the major Soulslikes out there, but have bounced off Bloodborne several times.

I suggest starting with Dark Souls 1 and playing them in order. DS1 is slower and clunkier than the sequels, but will introduce you to the mechanics and playstyle of the series. That clunkiness is especially obvious after playing the sequels. DS2 is the one most people like the least, but it’s still pretty decent, and plays somewhat faster than the first. DS3 is the smoothest experience, and probably hardest of the three.

Bloodborne is a more action-oriented experience, definitely a faster pace than the Souls games, and arguably harder because of it.

If you still want more, check out Demon’s Souls. Some of the mechanics are tedious and can easily be ignored, others are main parts of the game and have been simplified somewhat in the later games. I haven’t played the remake, but apparently it’s as close as possible to the original experience, only with upgraded graphics and sound. I read that even the game’s timings are exactly replicated.

If you can do Steel Soul, the 100% is not that hard to get. You get the Fragile Strength early on which is a pretty big boost, and since you never die, you never have to worry about losing it. Most of the bosses aren’t a big deal after you’ve beaten them a couple times, the only one I was worried about was Grimm, and since you can get up to 112% you can skip some of the more dangerous threats, mostly from the DLCs.

I understand that, but then why would they not correct it for everyone? They saw that there was a problem, so they made a second newsletter specifically for Germany, but sent the problematic one out to everyone else. Like wouldn’t it have made more sense to just fix it for everyone and avoid the obvious criticism?

Finished Hollow Knight 100% in Steel Soul. I don’t typically chase achievements. I knew finishing Steel Soul was one, but didn’t know if 100% would be another.

My first thought wasn’t the SS, but the fact that they saw it and thought it might be a problem in Germany is another story.

The real issue is that they saw the problem and fixed it for Germany only and not for anywhere else.

Sure, but the second you leave that cooling box, you’re going to be hot again.

I wonder how much heat it has to output to cool down one person

Mickey Mouse bashing all the franchises that Disney bought is a pretty good gag

The “normal” Windows shutdown is not a real shutdown. I don’t know if it will change anything for your situation, but for a full power off, you have to hold left shift while you click shutdown from the start menu, otherwise it is basically just hibernating.

Me too, apparently.

While I agree that plane travel needs to be reduced, and trains should be prioritized, most people typically take a plane less than once a year. The problem isn’t Joe Schmoe taking a vacation overseas with his family every once in a while, it’s the millionaires and billionaires taking flights every other day on their private jets.

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For future reference, the treatment for methanol poisoning is to drink ethanol.

But how many of them are upset at Canada?

I don’t and won’t play games with in-game ads. No matter how good they apparently are otherwise, I’ll never know.

Apparently they can around the ears

I know it’s available, but it doesn’t pop up on its own unless you’re loading multiple files.

I believe that’s actually 1977, and his name is R2D2.