Skully's Daily World of Warcraft Blog: June 2024

Getting a couple questions on where I've been lately, I figured it's time to explain.
I've been spending all my time in Palia. It's a new(ish) Multiplayer online game. I say newish because it's been out for a hot minute now but it's still in beta. It's a cosy game with no combat threat to your character. You build friendships with villagers, forage for materials, build homes on your land plots. Make gold to upgrade items from farming your garden, hunting, mining and fishing, etc. You know, the normal cosy game shit. I've heard it has a Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing feel. I have only played Animal Crossing so I can't comment on the other, but yeah, reminds me of animal crossing, just way better.

Right now the game is completely free on Steam BUT!!!! There is an ingame store for cosmetics that will be the death of me. So much cute, cool friggen outfits. I will not mention how much of my RL money I have actually spent, but let's just say it's not enough because I want/need more stuff. There's so much detail in these outfits and you can buy them as sets with a 3 for 2 discount or individual outfits that most come with about 3 color variations you can switch out. I love this so much. So let's just say they can make their money from the ingame store rather then charging for this game.

So Skully, you don't like to play/try new games how did you stumble upon this?
Blame Truth. I've been hanging out with him way too much and he's the bad influence. Totally kidding of course, but he knows what games I like to play and suggested we play it. I'm not disappointed. The term "obsessed" is pretty much accurate right now on my feelings towards it. Go to work, come home, play Palia is my current routine.

Watching youtube videos of people's builds are so fascinating to me. I wish I had that creativity. My decorations around my plot looks like a hot mess. I know I know, but they have unlocked so much more cool stuff cuz they've been playing longer... but still. And It should be so easy, they give tutorials, but I'm the type of person that I can't sit through a video and copy it exactly, I just wanna see it and duplicate the gist of what they were going for. Something's I'm doing a good job at but other's man... the time it takes to do all of it and place everything so nicely I can't seem to grasp.
But the main thing is Truth and I are having fun playing this game. And I'm pretty sure even when he stops playing this game, I'll still be playing it.

Right now, WoW is taking a major back seat. I haven't even logged on in a couple days. Just not feeling it. I think a lot of people are. We all just waiting for the expansion to come out, but to be honest, if I'm still as engrossed in Palia then as I am now, I might not even wanna play as much as I used to. Just feels different.

I have 2 blog entry drafts that I have not had the urge to finish. One was about Panda Remix and the other just my usual update. But oh well, maybe I'll get those out, maybe not... we shall see. Again... I'll blame Truth... kidding.

And I'm struggling to keep up with my daily screenshots. I used to have so much and just pre set post them, but unless I go through old screenies, I really won't have much for those. I'm super tempted to change it to Palia screenshot-a-day... HEY! that's not a bad idea!
Well until I fully decide if I wanna do that... Here's some screenshots.
I love this game!