So, if I recall it was something like over 2x the number of monsters in the base release, and the monster types had way more variety/moves. MHW was almost all wyvern-style monsters. And thats being generous, because so many were just variant versions of the same monster. Iceborne helped, but that used to be what you’d get with the base game, and still there wasn’t as much variety.

I enjoyed it for a little bit, but Rise was just embarassingly lite on content

Too easy and too fast. They need to go back to a world-like pace.

I hope it has more than just a handful of monsters at launch. They’ve been getting stingy in every release since MH4U

Even 15 had a more ‘turn based’ feel than 16 does. Not that it had much, mind you, but 16 is pure button mashing action all the way without pause or anything

I think the problem is that its an average action game at best, and they also alienated fans of the turn based/party-based jRPG genre. So its a double-whammy of meh.

Yeah… plus games typically sell best after their initial release. This is a 2 year old game coming out so theres way less coverage if any from major outlets, etc.

I like using https://walletburst.com/tools/coast-fire-calc/ as a quick barometer from how far out I am. Keep in mind that your retirement goal shouldnt just be a dollar amount, but instead a ‘lifestyle’ you want to be able to keep and maintain.

Well steam has proton, which can run many, many windows games at generally good speeds. I suggest looking at older games and indie games, as they will run best on your Xe. For example, the Heroes of Might and Magic series, particularly 3 and 5 are very good 4x/RPG hybrids. Find interesting games then go to protondb.com and see if its ‘gold’ or better

It desperately needs a compact, efficient UI similar to old.reddit’s design philosophy. Otherwise its not bad. The auto-refreshing front page is very frustrating to use. I want to click on an article, and between when I move the cursor and click, new articles have refreshed and the link I clicked was the wrong one