I’m down to my last life and I’ve used all my powerups.
I don’t have the right equipment for the popular arenas, but I’m overleveled for the XP earned in the arenas available to me that actually see attendance.
But now I know the button combos and I’ve rehearsed the finishing moves available to me.
I stay in bounds, play fair, and always select the “good guy” choices. I despise hacks and cheats. It’s mostly time and good fortune which have kept me comfortable enough, overall, so far.
Schnauzer420: bro u got sooo much XP. y u rockin default skin?
Me: That’s not how I identify. My preference is not among the available selections.
Scnauzer420: wut
I read the manual, but I’ve been deeply disappointed by every player’s guide I look into. Now it feels good to wing it. So far it has been better this way. I’m comfortable enough with the controls and I’m content with the intuition I’ve developed for the mechanics and story.
So I lay low and tackle a broad variety of simple missions to get by.
Single-player mode really has a lot going for it with all these recent updates. Solo players seem to be a growing demographic with significant third party support.
Sure, I’m missing out on tangential lore and exclusive content bonuses, but I don’t mind missing out on unsavory individuals, undesirable time commitments, viruses, or the unnecessary drama of small-minded chatterboxes that seem to infest every social event I’ve ever had to endure.
I tire of the game, but I can’t pull myself away. But when I took a step back and looked it over, I began to notice things I couldn’t stop investigating. Little details of a big picture that didn’t stand out up close.
So I keep running errands and completing tasks while mulling over my findings almost constantly.
It just makes me nervous how shaky the server seems, these days. If it goes down, it’s exclusively LAN parties from there. There are no backups.
Mods are divisive and will quickly break up LAN parties while the server is still operational.
Playing solo isn’t so bad. Just like to dip into the chat once in a while to see if anyone interesting is online.