Diablo 4 Story Complete

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 So I've completed the Campaign, or all four Chapters for the storyline in Diablo 4.  While I had made it as far as Lilith for about a week now, I was originally only at a level of 43-44 when I first attempted it.  I failed miserably.  I had spent the week taking some time, doing some side quests to gain levels within the game.  I finally managed level 47 and wondered if that gave me enough to complete it.  I also decided to spend some Obols (blood-shard equivalent, from Diablo 3) and obtained a bunch of legendary gear.  Not really certain if it was BiS or not, but it got the job done.

Completing that- I did my obligatory watching of the credits.  I feel it is necessary or a sign of respect since so much work went into designing and creating this game.  And the storyline was truly good.  Leveling - not so much.  That was a bit repetitive and boring.

In watching the credits, I noticed a "secret cut scene"

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My son thinks we'll have to wait for any additional DLC to find out what this means.  Also curious as to where they will take Neyrelle.  

After completing that - I immediately went and created my Season 1 character, a rogue.  I loved playing ranger from Diablo and I hope it plays very similarly to that.  The Season so far seems far more enjoyable than the grind that is leveling your campaign character.  I love getting the cosmetics and my goal will be to Actually Complete these chapters this time.  I never managed to complete any chapters in Diablo 3 for various reasons.  Now I want to complete it here to say I did it!

Asus ROG Ally

 

The Asus ROG Ally.  The next-gen hand-held computer.  What makes this nice say over the Steam Deck is that it runs Windows 11.  It's currently way more decked out than my gaming PC.  And I can play it in handheld mode (like the Steam deck) or with peripherals and have it in desktop mode (which I'm currently doing.)

I get 3 mos of Xbox Ultimate.  I can download things from Steam, Epic, Playstation, Battlenet, Xbox, and Amazon Games.  I'm not limited to one operating system or a monopoly of the gaming industry.  I have run and tested World of Warcraft with Ultra settings, having no issues with latency or lag.  

I'm currently going to drive this as a gaming pc and see how it does.  My limitations are to what my USB/HDMI port connections can handle.  I don't get to use my headset at the moment so I'm using my Bluetooth earbuds.

I did pay it forward though. I had a Chromebook lying around that a fellow friend really could use for getting things together and since I wasn't really using it I gifted that away where someone could really use it.

So I did it.

 I didn’t say a thing about anything to anyone about last week’s “post”.  And while I still get angered at the idea behind the audacity, the sad thing is - this person really doesn’t even know what they’ve done.  And if they do, they don’t care.  They either haven’t the foggiest of clues, or tested to see how things would be handled, especially since this person is going to be in very close proximity in the near future.  I guess I passed.  For the sack of my own anyway.  They want to live on drama - have at it.  I’m not going to be the one to feed it to them.

  

If you want change you have to start with yourself.  The world is too mean and hateful as it is currently and if I go off spouting my displeasure at a stupid facebook post, how is that going to change anything?  Do I feel better about it?  Maybe marginally.  But it doesn’t fix the main issue that when fed the drama that individual can be quite over the top - and maybe that’s what they were looking for.  Nope.  Sorry.  I’m just going to talk about you, behind your back in a cryptic post on a blog that no one knows exists.  And if you’re reading this do you really think it’s about you?  And if you do, do you know the definition of a Narcissist?  Yea, get over yourself!

How do you handle the insecure people in your life?

 I keep telling myself I shouldn’t let it bother me… I keep telling myself I shouldn’t let it bother me.  I saw something today, just mere 4 days after I posted something - they also posted something, to the exact same tune.  I don’t understand people, hence my loathing for people and - after 20 something years… for one of the first times, I said nothing to anyone to would react to it.  Meaning I did complain to someone, but this person just let me bitch about it.  They didn’t react or inform anyone in their life.  Just let me vent.  And while I can see how desperately stupid they now look, me keeping quiet on the whole thing I guess just let’s everyone know I’m unphased by their antics.

In other news… we’ll be leaving here in a few weeks to go on vacation.  I have decided to boot up the backup IPad I have and take that - complete with an Apple Pencil (1st gen) and keyboard so it’ll be just like a laptop, allow me to draw, digital journal, update anything any anything else whilst keeping my IPad Air here, safe and sound.  This Ipad while older - does a good job and is still getting updates so its not obsolete yet.  So I’ll be taking that.

I just wish I knew how to handle insecure people better.  Maybe in a way, I know and realize my own insecurities, but I don’t go around doing something just because somebody else did it.  And maybe it wouldn’t bother me so much but right after I said something… you have to do it too?  Seriously?  

So can you??

 

I'll be traveling next month for about a week.  I've been streaming some of my gameplay and using a monitor while either playing on the Switch or the PS5.  I thought about taking my iPad, just simply for its artistic usage - but I'm already taking my beloved Switch.  Should something happen... I don't want to lose all my toys.

I was curious though, I have a Chromebook I barely use - (the iPad replaced it.)  I would be ok with that, plus it allows for any need for net searching, email, and creative outlet - and God forbid if something happens, I can do things like genealogy and other things.  But, as it turns out, I can hook up my equipment via the video capture card, to the Chromebook!  P.S.  Nintendo Switch Online is offering a "trial" play of Cadence of Hyrule.  May 1st-7th.  You beat it, you got to do so for free!  Nintendo occasionally has these open trials of games, I wish they would do so more often.

Now granted, the screen isn't very big, and it would mean packing my whole switch, not just the un-docked form... but something to think about AND options available should something be needed on my personal monitors.

Shiny Pokemon hunting

 With nearly 186 hours played in Pokemon Violet, I have completed just about* everything.  Pokemon Home isn't available just yet - I'm getting the feeling it won't come available until the DLC comes this fall.  So if I'm wanting to complete my Pokedex I'm going to have to play the game, again through Scarlet.  I'm 50 pokemon shy, 3 of those being the legendary obtainable ones in the game.  Which I could have done in no time - I'm just choosing to do other things in the meantime.  Like last night - I went Iron Valiant hunting and came across 3 popping up on location at once!  None of them were shiny, naturally - but I did obtain them just the same.

Today, however, I decided to go specifically shiny hunting via sandwiches to see how viable it was.  I do not have the Shiny charm.  I do believe you're rewarded that once the Pokedex is completed.  I didn't think I did too bad, caught 3, with 4 attempted tries.  And I did get the Shiny Azumarill I wanted to get because with Easter coming, I thought it would be fitting to have a team of pokemon that were Easert colored.

This was one of the last ones I found.  I'm still learning which pokemon is which type.

The first one I found.  I was quite surprised when I found it.

Then while I was searching for another Ghost-type, I found this instead!  

The thing I have found, especially through random trading is that people have illegal pokemon in the game.  Or what I like to call digital business cards.  Because they change the pokemon name to some weird website or some odd name.  They then load these off to other people because they're technically not legally caught pokemon.  Now, I have since found out that it's 'okay' to own or have these pokemon in your collection and use them as you play the game.  What's not legal is if you try using them for the tournaments that are available.  I do have 3-4 traded pokemon that are like this.  While it bums me out, I'll have to put in the true time to obtain them legally if it's possible.

 

Diablo IV Beta Weekend

 I've played all the Diablo games since its birth.  In fact, the OG Diablo game was the very first computer game I've ever owned.  I remember when I beat it.  It was in the weeee hours in the morning, everyone asleep and I'm "Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!"-ing in a whisper!

Naturally, I've got my family now, 20-something years later, my eldest better at the game than I am and we've been playing Diablo 3 with the seasons that comes out every year - now this: Diablo IV.  When the game launches retail, we will be on vacation.  But in the meantime, a perk for pre-ording the game is playing during Beta.  I have had some launch/connection issues - which is expected.  But the game - gorgeous!  I'm loving these POV lookout places.  So far I've only found 2-3, but being Beta, we don't have access to the full game.  I do look forward to finding more though.