Huge ds1/ds3 fan here. I can complete those multiple times in a row, without skipping any content and still find it enjoyable. I did one single playthrough of elden ring and that’s enough, too much filler content, I feel like a new playthrough would be just me riding torrent from an item to another on a giant map filled with content which I would have no incentive to interact with. All of this to make a build that I would use in some of the worst boss fights fromsoft ever designed. The wow factor made me enjoy that first run but there won’t be a second one.

European here, just had two weeks of temperatures never going below 30c even at night. I had 34c at 3am the other day… We basically are all in hell at this point.

Some people seems to think that blocking a site sets a bad precedent. It’s too late for that, France routinely block illegal download sites. That’s the reason openDNS stopped operating in france.

Elden ring opened the gate so wide that we got newcomers trashing on some gameplay features which have been a staples of those games since from software started making them. At some point gatekeeping ensure that you don’t alienate the players who played all your games and played a big part on your success. Cause the wider you want to open the gate and the more you have to move away from your vision. Imo not all games are meant for everyone and that’s fine.