Found a YT channel where the guy has been making gaming videos for 11 years. Over 4,100 of them posted before quitting 3 years ago with not so much as a goodbye. Of those only 111 of them ever got above 2k views. The vast majority are in the double digits. I don't know why but I just find that sad.

A bit of Silent Hill this afternoon. Halfway down the pier you can't see the shore, it's super creepy.

Welcome to the Bastion of the Surreal. So this #GuildWars2 homestead template I've been working on for a while is my attempt at explaining in a lore-friendly way how my designs seemingly appear from nowhere. The Bastion is an outpost on the Janthir coast where the Wizards Court used to conduct...

YouTube's recommended videos list is usually something to ignore... but hats off to it this morning! ANGUS McSix are ridiculous and I love them already.

Joining the Eurovision boycott this year but figured I'd check out the entries now before I add to any impressions nearer the event. Luckily it's a very weak year but I did like a couple: Eva Marija - Mother Nature (Luxembourg)

You know how I found Glitch? How I started watching The Amazing Digital Circus after I initially dismissed it as looking like a university project? My 6 year old nephew He's of the age where he's just watching stuff because it's 'funny' or colourful but TADC is something we can share. It's awesome.

The 'bring back Firefly' thing has been around for so long now it's become a part of the cultural zeitgeist in of itself. Honestly I'm very confused by these rumours. Massively excited but... I mean Serenity is 21 years old now! A new season is going to have to take that into account surely?!

Black Flag is one of those games I never managed to complete. First playthrough my HDD killed my save, second I bounced off of a little and third I think I got super into Stellaris and heard rumours of a remake in sight. Really looking forward to trying again!

It's been super foggy all day today which is a little unusual. Air quality index is apparently not too high but you can definitely smell something in the air. Still, we've gotten a moody sunset out of it ☺️

The smallest of GW2 bugs: Once you join the Eldvin Monastery Brew of the Month Club you get sent a bottle of speciality alcohol every month in the mail. I've been storing them for a special occasion. July's offering is a Bottle of Istan Pale Ale. I've only ever gotten one in the mail.

Wait wait wait... the new series of Scrubs is actually REALLY good?! (RIP Sam Lloyd)

Spending an hour resizing and replacing a hundred homestead decor pieces because you originally placed them with your max-sized Norn and didn't realise how big everything was. Just GW2 things.

*dressing up my necro Rraygar for the first time in forever* "Oooh I like that top... oh it's a Starlit Weald achievement that I'm nearly done with! Might as well head back." 4 HOURS LATER after having done the meta, completed unnecessary events, explored a little, danced with some pineapples...

Rewatching Stargate season 9 for the first time and the introduction of the Ori as the new primary antagonists is much more enjoyable this time around. However every episode I've watched that doesn't feature them as some part of the story has been... dire.

Politics is equal parts infuriating and interesting to me. Just for those who think that all hope is lost this is a Green Party candidate winning a Labour seat because the latter tried appealing to those on the far right. All the while the actual far right didnt have the steam to get anywhere near.

No longer in my 30s 🎉 Slightly weird feeling but I'm less concerned about the number and more about making this decade better than the last which... wasn't an all timer 😅 (hate posting about birthdays, thought as it was a big one I'd better)

Found the Fifteenth Doctor on sale today, had to grab him :) Not a massive Doctor Who fan but Ncuti Gatwa's performance was amazing and the storylines he starred in made for the most enjoyable seasons of the show I've seen. Tennant comes in a close 2nd though. (accidentally deleted photo of box)

Sometimes... you just need a bit of Trevor DeMaere in your life.

Having tomorrow off work but thinking about all the work I have to catch up with on Wednesday...

As the years have passed by my taste in games has shrunk to such a small size it's shocking. Still plenty in my backlog that I know I'll like but Im' trying new games that I think look great and just bouncing off them time and time again. My time as a sweaty gamer has ended. I must pass the torch.

Been spending a little more time in the Aerodrome recently (only way to get the decor items I guess!) and each and every time I'm in here I get depressed. I mean... is this the most drab, uninspired place in GW2 right now? What I'd do to get to design a new hub...

Me: Homestead template very nearly done! Time to start designing some proper... Brain: You know what would be cool? Me: ...please don't. Brain: So it might take a little more time but... Me: [deep exhale] Brain: So start off by destroying half of what you've made. Me: I hate you so much.

A few weeks ago I started doing the Beetle Racing in GW2 to get some tokens for the homestead decor. I've long reached the point where I have enough tokens but usually during my lunch break I log in and just go try get gold on all of them for the fun of it.

I feel the need to explain the clunkiness further 🧵 Scenario: You switch equipment templates, you now have different weapons. This is what you see in the Wardrobe tab:

Tried properly interacting with the GW2 Wardrobe feature today. I'm sorry if I'm going to insult some devs here but this is a genuinely bad addition to the game. It's super clunky to use, feeling like extra steps to do the same thing that I could do before with equipment templates.

Reminder: There is currently a contest running on our brand new website to celebrate its launch! Just submit an entry on the website (uaot.art/fashion-gallery), make sure to use the "contest" tag and share your URL + 1 picture in the ⁠│🏆website-fashion-contest channel on Discord. Good luck!

I buy but don't open GW2 Legendary Starter Kits. I have 11 of them so far. I've not even been to the Legendary Vault as yet. I used to think it's funnier to collect the boxes than make a cheap Legendary. Now I'm questioning my life choices.

Knights of Guinevere just got greenlit 😊 Really enjoyed the pilot, definitely give it a watch if you've got the time. An interesting world that I need to know more about, brilliant animation and some great VA which always helps!

Okay ArenaNet we need to talk... why are Raids are required for Homestead recipes? I'd love to know the % of players who Raid that are interested in Housing in GW2. I mean that has to be the smallest GW2 demographic there is, surely?

I didn't realise the Playstation State of Play was going to go so hard. Might have to start paying more attention tbh! Highlights: #1: Kena Scars of Kosmora. I still need to play the first game but this looks gorgeous! I've always been a sucker for any game that showcases fantasy flora and fauna.

Finally got around to sorting out Lists on here and god is it nice to be able to separate! No more missing posts due to the sheer volume of those I've followed. No more seeing AEW spoilers prior to watching. Only seeing political posts when I can deal with that. Might make a separate art List 🤔

I'm going to try to limit the negative stuff I post on here but here's one for the road: On the left the BBC News summary of the Canadian school shooting. On the right that of the Guardian. Tell me the BBC aren't trying to highlight the fact the shooter is trans above all else in the story.

I said just the other day that I'm not into CCGs but if a GW2 (or other 👀) set came into existence then there goes my bank account. These are super cool and cutting it REAL close...

The past few weeks I've been gathering mats for my GW2 Homestead. I'm a while off posting something but I wanted to give a sneak peek of what I have cooking. "A secretive Bastion lies in partial ruin on the Janthir coast, a certain dragon 8 years ago drawn to visit for reasons currently unknown..."

Fallout New Vegas is my favourite game of all time and I had a lot of fun in FO4 even if I do think that game had a few issues. One thing that was painfully clear when watching the TV series is just how little I know about Fallout 3. I've never played it and knew VERY little about the Enclave.

Is it mad that listening to this I'm imagining this being the song of another pale tree from Guild Wars 2? The pale father, leaves of black and silver sending out Sylvari into the world with this song. Check out the lyrics and tell me I'm wrong :)

AEW being AEW. They were cutting out most of the swearing during the show but made the clearly deliberate decision to leave this in. Even the announcers shut up to give the crowd the floor.

Although I've STILL not touched a Horizon game yet this new offering in the franchise looks VERY fun and the art style is pretty amazing. Would love to play it coop... if only I had friends to do that with 🥲

Feels very strange not having story included in the GW2 VoE patch and not having much to chew on... but I am more than happy to wait until the next patch for the things that interest me. I have plenty to keep me going in the meantime.

Games completed in 2026: The Thread 🧵

First time in well over a decade that I've not watched the Royal Rumble. Feels... strange. I don't miss WWE, AEW has well and truly taken over that mantle but the Rumble was the first PPV I remember watching as a kid. It's what got me into wrestling. When I started watching again as an adult it

Doing some GW2 metas I've not touched in a while to get some Homestead mats and I think I maybe judged SotO too harshly for its looks.

Caught my kitchen plants talking last night...

Still no sign of my playing partner so I decided to end my adventure into GW1. I think my thoughts of the game are fairly negative overall, as much as that pains me to say. My reason for being there was the lore and I just could not gel with the way the story was being told to me.

Movies & Series watched in 2026: The Thread 🧵

In gathering up Homestead supplies I've not played GW2 this consistently since VoE released. I think for the purposes of creating and sharing those creations that's a bad thing though. The weekly Refined materials cap def needs upping, I'm about a month away from getting everything I need -.-

Top 20 favourite series of all time. Because making lists calms me and I feel like I could do with some calming right now 😅 I tend to rate series higher if I've watched them a few times so as a result there's been plenty I've adored over the decades but fell off of the list.

I made up my mind over a year ago not to visit any red states during this current administration but it's becoming more obvious to me by the day that I may never visit them. I can't risk supporting anyone who voted for THIS.

A few years ago I'd see a game I wanted to play or something I wanted to watch and did just that. These days I'm having to research beforehand if they're using AI or the director/actor/creator is a fuckwit intent on causing actual harm to the world. It's a new world and I don't like it.

There's been a lot of talk about Fable possibly being this huge disappointment but I held firm and was convinced it's going to be a game of the year contender. 39 seconds of teaser and I'm wondering if it can win it, it looks STUNNING. Everything I hoped for and more.