A Casual (Carebear) Gamer: And again...

Gamescom had some interesting moments, from trailers to gameplay; But not much I'd seen made me really 'want' anything. DLC's maybe.....

Gamespot's, Gamescom Opening Night Live 2024 Full Showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2-SIvsP0T8

Gamespot, preshow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lXQmgsb-4w&t=8430s

Jake Baldino has a more compact video everything cool from Gamescom 2024

I'd no idea that there was a new Commsnd & Conquer game, momentary unknown anticipation immediately faded to zero when I saw it was a mobile game. Command & Conquer: Legions

Civilization 7 - Official Reveal Trailer | gamescom 2024

Civilization 7 Will Be The Most Beginner-Friendly Civ Yet apparently.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKZl8gbYDHQ

Given my heart is still more Civ 3 than 4, 5 or 6....... From 4 up it's all been too 'console'-esque to me. I've waffled before on this blog about civ.... Anyway 4, 5 & 6 only worked as the Xbox 360 version, Revolution, I liked that. Still for 7, gameplay will need to be seen, time will tell.

Farming Simulator 25 Gameplay Trailer was interesting but I doubt I'll be doing anything with it but I do watch more on youtube than play any Farm Sim game such as Daggerwin:

WOW I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS! - Farming Simulator 25 Gameplay Gamescom Trailer

Farm Sim 17 is my goto if I have to say a version.

Given my issues with Sniper Elite 5 I've not bought it on Steam but have played it via Gamepass. So seeing Sniper Elite - Resistance was of interest but as for getting... Time will tell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRlJu83DdKY

Dave the Diver - Balatro, Potion Craft & Mxmtoon Collaboration seems interesting but for me seems to be more along the lines of flogging a horse to death..... Announcement Trailer | gamescom 2024

More detail needed to see if I really need it; I've no connection to the DLC's themed content.

For my own gamplay, Battlefield 1 got a brief match or two on both PC and Xbox over the last week, but nothing worthy of any real mention, just decent, fun matches.

After a little more gameplay the Boltgun DLC has been completed. Boltgun is boltgun and the DLC is Boltgun plus. More varied waves to kill, in a shorter more intense experience. Very intense at stages. So it does what it says on the tin, again and more compact(at times). Enjoyable but I doubt I'll be back to just 'wave mode'.

On the PowerWash Simulator(DLC), I've completed the 40k DLC and started the Back to the Future content.

The 40K DLC is peak themed Powerwash Simulator. Enjoyable if your into the theme(I am), with enough maps to make it worth it(imho).

Needless to say(?) the Back to the Future content is more 'fun'. Maybe it's just my nostalgia but seeing Doc's van and the parking lot itself is 'just' fun to be in. As for when you complete the car itself, yes an enjoyable animation to it's finish.

So far a really enjoyable experience. Next up the Clock Tower, external and internals. I'm a Back to the Future fan so just going up and into the clock-tower brings a smile.

Not to mention the town 'set' being enjoyable to take a wonder in.

Eve Online is as it usually is, daily do's with the added daily do's of actual in game mechanics of doing content to get rewards. My own dailies still include PI, manufacturing with a side of mining and PvE level 4's. The actual game mechanics of doing something daily are just added on top if they suit me or are coincidental. Like mining(mine X amount of ore), missioning(gain loyalty points, and kill X number of NPC's) or manufacture an item. The rewards all add up and should not be sniffed at. For the SP rewards more than the ISK but that depends on the players perspective. Players on the markets kill for such tiny .01 percentages you'd think players spending a few minutes to gain a million free isk wouldn't be scoffed at.... Anyway. Otherwise I've been hopping out and around mains and alts as the mood takes. As usual.

My RL friend is still neck deep in his production high's, lows and wowes. Again I can only offer my own takes as advice but more often than not he takes that advice with his own flavour(as he should), doing things his way. Still, talk about practical learning.... Something, something autopilot, lowsec system, something, something, killmail,.... Then I get a mail saying his production got delayed and I'll have to wait for my ships some more..... I amuse myself by awarding him with another corp medal with a witty description... I'm not smug honest.... Most of the time.

I did treat myself to finally buying both an Obelisk and a Bowhead. Along with their fits(one was way more expensive than the other, if you know what I mean. I've yet to implant a clone for the freighter. That's future fun.

The game client/launcher are still buggy cráp. On a good day it takes starting the launcher, clicking on character(s), deleting that/those process's's's, relaunching the launcher and starting again. Sometimes it takes more rounds of that merry go round.

Sometimes the client opens and before I've clicked a character to play it says it's already got clients running(and that's after a reboot).

It's really not!

But best of all is when the game freshly started after a PC freshly starting does this and breaks itself. So wonderful. Here's to another year sub with 2 discounted yearly MCT's... Like last year so I can keep on this train of hope.

I mean a game that corrupts it's own files with it's own launch copy/verification and then complains about it. Why involve a user at all! Talk about auto-piloting to lowsec and complaining.

Star Trek Online has once again been my main goto, and again on Xbox more than PC. That said I've taken some time to claim ships with the yearly campaign rewards.

Before I mention those, is it me or did the bank NPC 'overseer' get some more animations? Was she always this 'active'?

Nice to see the Hirogen Escort get an update. https://www.playstartrekonline.com/en/news/article/11570912

On PC I've never used a token to claim one of my favorite ships, the Terran Lexington. I'm using it on Xbox as a mainstay on a few characters this long while. Again used as a mainstay on my never before mentioned second PC account.... But my main account, I'd never claimed it! I was surprised. Then again I've so much on that account and so many 'themed' charecters/ships maybe no surprise.

Most ships I have are Federation. The game is what the game is so very Fed heavy. To add to my own theme builds I took two other tokens and 'bought'/'claimed' a KDF and a Romulan ship to add to the mix.

As for the 'premium' ship choice; I've no real need on any character for one. For the ship or trait. I'm not in the know with the meta. I can listen/watch a lot of those that do online/youtube.... But unlike my Gorn character and getting him a D7 with last years token... This year I had no real needs now or for the foreseeable..... Throw it in the bank for when I do have a need.........? Meh no! I got my primary main the Mirror Warship...

Given the new changes to the T6 tokens being no longer able to claim ships that are on the store under 2 years, I was late to claim the Ahwahnee and in turn it's hanger pets. Funny(not haha funny) that I do have it on Xbox and on my 'other' PC account. Roll eye's, deep sigh, etc etc.