Alright, adult.

I’m sorry that you just take what Papa Activison says you have to take. Poor guy.

I didn’t choose it and neither did you. You had this forced on you and you were like “yes, daddy more” because people don’t have the stones to say no with their wallets. You won’t give up your Diablo IV Season Pass trinket pack with 666 Devil Coins and a new Overwatch “Dablo” skin for Moira. You’re out of your depth.

When you’re so young you forget that it wasn’t required to complete the game, it was a one time purchase and it often came with some sweet swag.

It’s hard to take seriously because people don’t like their hobbies and interests being scrutinized.

I’m not going to argue about this anymore. It’s one of those things where the hobby I used to enjoy is no longer for me. It’s for you kids to buy your V Bucks and season passes at an ever increasing price. Let the publishers know you love giving them more and more money for beta software wrapped in a new Peter Griffin skin!

Ok, bud.

I didn’t miss the point. You’re talking about free games that live on mtx and ads… That’s the problem. There shouldn’t be games that function that way, and the fact that you’re using that as some gotcha talking point just proves how normalized they are. They’re predatory.

FFVII for PS1 didn’t need a server. There were no mtx or post to social media buttons or pay walled content crap, just a game you paid for and played. It didn’t need to always be online or require a secondary launcher.

Fast-forward and here we are with profitability being the most important aspect of gaming. Sucking every tiny bit of money and attention away from competing games that do the same thing. Character licensing fees and in game ads literally everywhere. Single player experiences requiring online components so that even though you aren’t directly participating in the mtx system the companies you buy from are still mining your usage data and selling it off to third parties. Mtx and ads and all that are just how gaming is now. Younger adult gamers have a pretty big role in his this had turned out. Instead of saying no to these types of games, they were just like ‘meh I like posting $5 for horse armor…’ and that’s all it took.

Downvote away. I’m right though.

I disagree. Just you saying mtx can be fair is proof that younger gamers are just used to them being in the game. They shouldn’t exist. Period.

Never.

It’s also Netflix’s fault.

When you don’t know something, it’s completely ok to not say anything.

Of course.

Just as a joke try Pop OS and see if your “curse” goes away.

What distro are you even using?

“I keep hitting myself in the foot with a hammer! Why does the hammer keep doing this to me!”

Ah yes… I remember when IE 4 came to Windows and introduced single clicking. What a terrible idea.

Regardless of how you get about Biden, blocking a new user that’s clearly a shit-stirrer is the move here.

If you’re dual booting with Windows it can sometimes lock the Wi-Fi adapter and it won’t show up in Linux. Boot into Windows, disconnect from Wi-Fi then shut the PC down instead of restarting then reboot and see if that fixes it.

Have you updated your Pop installation recently?

This maybe a dumb question, but what WiFi/BT card are you using?