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[–] banause@feddit.org 120 points 4 months ago
[–] greenbit@lemmy.zip 51 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This damn side quest is taking too much time of what is available before credits and the rewards are not worth it

[–] diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Cosmetic rewards aren’t enough. We need in game currency to keep up with the other faction

[–] greenbit@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago

It's like this side quest is just the same grind just to maintain the starter level potions and save spot. Loading screens mention experience will lead to level gains but I think they've been patched out

[–] Hoomod@lemmy.world 47 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Aka work to live, not live to work

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Works well if you don't need to work for a meal or roof over your head.

For the rest of us, 6 days a week to keep head above water.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 13 points 4 months ago

It works fine even if you need to work for a meal and a roof.

[–] darkmogool@feddit.org 4 points 4 months ago

My main motto…

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 29 points 4 months ago

My main job is my hobby. Problem is there’s a bunch of assholes there calling for meetings and getting in the way with other nonsense, various red tape and other bullshit.

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

One of my early mentors said that he was a full time musician that worked in software during the day to pay the bills. After all this time, I get what he means.

[–] BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ah, crap. I have 500 hours in Fallout 4 and still haven't beaten the main story yet due to side quests. Guess I never get to go home.

[–] comador@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Great! Here's another transmitter for another rooftop...

Great! Here's the coordinates for another piece of tech to find...

As someone who just started playing FO4 for the first time because it was single digit cheap and now have 85 hours vested: I feel that pain lol.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

ez gg when you don't need to work all the time to save any money and you don't have kids that take up all the rest your time, wp wp

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

As someone that turned a programming hobby into a career… it fucking sucks. I don’t have enough time in the day to get back to hobbies, so when the work day ends, zoning out to video games late into the night becomes my main quest. Can’t complain but this full-time job side quest fucking sucks, especially with AI muscling into everything and sucking the oxygen out of the room.

[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago

I treated hobbies like the main quest and started playing video games during the work day. You're right! Life feels totally different.

[–] Zomg@piefed.world 7 points 4 months ago

Everyone hates doing their daily's

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 months ago

Wouldn't work, as I am already treating my side quests like my job and my main quests like my hobbies.

[–] Gutek8134@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Problem: I ignore everything not related to the main story

[–] ILikeTraaaains@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Well, I usually focus on the side quests 😓

[–] AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What's the alternative? How do other people live?

[–] white_nrdy@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago

I think of the difference as "work to live" vs "live to work"

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

lots of people grind for income

I've done it. trying to transition away from that and get to the point where work is the side quest instead of the main focus

[–] inquisitor@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago

What bicycle is dis

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Fucking dailies gold grind blech