Raiding

The superheroes-in-space MMO will release in the second quarter of 2025. Today, they let us play one of the first raids…

For me, I mean. Could this be the end of Palworld – for me. Betteridge’s law of headlines may apply.

To take on this boss, you need to be ferocious, serene, muscle-headed and impatient.

Palworld, Palworld… I wish I knew how to quit you. Also: PvP?

I was gonna go with something clickbaity like, “can you beat the legendary Palworld level 50 raid boss with only a stick and level 1 pals?”. I bet someone out there CAN, but not me.

So, it’s been a busy month in Pokémon since the last post. I finished Pokémon Shield – loved it, have started on Pokemon Violet, and things have progressed somewhat in Pokémon Go. I haven’t met Giovanni again, yet. So, I don’t know what he has for me when he does crawl out of whatever hole he’s dug. I’ve been raiding – a lot – in Pokémon Go, lately. My level has been slowly creeping up. The end goal, level 50, seems out of reach – even if I had the xp for it, there are leveling quests that must be completed. The level 50 quest includes making 999 “excellent” Pokeball throws. Yeaaaaaaaah not happening. I imagine I will stop playing the game entirely before I have to worry about that, though. ...

Tomb of Thuuga. The boss fight is hard to take screenshots of because of positioning. Yes, yes, I know I don’t have time for raiding, nor the desire to have some group of strangers have control over how I spend my evenings. Hardcore raid guilds have always seemed at odds with modern life. You mean, you actually raid seven days a week? You seriously expect that every single night of their lives, people will want nothing better than to sit in front of the computer and ...