Jimbob

Iron Banner is nuts, especially when you've got a team that won't work as a team thus eventually leading to a loss.

I was exclusively Nintendo right through until the Gamecube era (ok, i got a Mega Drive over a SNES and have no regrets to that). But since then, Nintendo have really fallen through in terms of what they offer gaming-wise. They are relying too much on Mario, which has made that franchise quite stale. Super Mario 3D World was good, but felt it lacked the magic that Nintendo are known for. Look at Super Mario 64, Sunshine and the Galaxy games to see what i mean. Even Zelda is starting to feel stale, i couldn't even finish Skyward Sword because of a few factors (controls were one). Now that's never happened before, and i hope with the new Zelda it doesn't happen again. Twilight Princess was the realistic Zelda people wanted, but the whole of Hyrule (including the towns) felt barren. Yes, there were people about but they felt lifeless. They have a wide range of franchises to use, but won't develop them. Ok, they are probably making a new Starfox. But no Metroid or F-Zero. Nintendo started to go wrong (for me) with the Wii, they chose to distance themselves from the 2 other major competitors and go in there own direction. A bold move, which did ultimately pay off financially with the Wii, but is showing major signs of failure with the WiiU. The main issue is, that they are not advertising it. They are choosing not to advertise their own products, which to me is a bold but dumb move. Advertise it, show what the system can do. People were thinking when the tablet was revealed that it was an add-on for the Wii. Gaming-wise, Nintendo are still best with their older games. Playing Super Mario World, Ocarina of Time and Super Metroid you can feel the magic. Playing 3D World, Mario Kart, Smash Brothers you can feel the magic is there, but not as great as it once was. I've not got Splatoon yet, and probably won't for some time. Plus there are severe droughts on the WiiU, the last game i got for it was Captain Toad in December, the next is Wooly World in June. That's 6 months without a game that interests me, not good enough. It doesn't help that developers are shunning the console due to poor sales, and i don't really blame them for part. But i do blame them for the part as well, lack of games means lack of sales. I did ultimately move into duel console gaming (having a Nintendo handheld didn't really count) around 2006 and got an Xbox 360, and in 2013 a PS4. I did get a Wii about a year after the 360, and a WiiU a year before the PS4. No regrets getting either, in fact the PS4 has re-invigorated my love of gaming which i thought was ultimately dying towards the end of the 360. Witcher 3 is one of them wow games, that if i only had Nintendo i would have missed out on. Same for the likes of Destiny, Driveclub and inFamous. All are cracking games, and something i would have missed out on. The only area (i believe) Nintendo are doing right, is the 3DS. But that's showing signs of fatigue as well these days. Don't get me wrong, there will always be a place for Nintendo in my gaming life. But in this modern age of gaming (and in my opinion), you simply cannot be Nintendo exclusive these days.

Going to put myself down as tentative for now, will most likely be a last minute addition. Shall update once i know for certain if i'm in or not.

Anyone up for the Iron Banner later in the week?

True, and there would be no complaints this time around.

Hmm, might give that a go. Cheers for that.

I'm up for something after 8pm tonight or on Thursday after the Mario Kart league races. As long as it doesn't involve double jumping hehe. I did get my hands on an Exotic bounty, so would be looking at getting 200 kills on Nightfall at some point.

So, the Canadian GP this weekend. Should be a good one, hopefully Merc don't do what they did in Monacco again.

@dan\-likes\-trees. Witcher 3, even though it is 3 main regions, all 3 when within load seamless. You want to go into a building, go ahead. Cave, again feel free. Nothing to load in each region, it's all seamless. As it's been said by @Tales, if you were looking for the new Skyrim then look no further. Edit: Bloodborne and Witcher 3 will keep you going for quite a while, both are fantastic games.

Agreed, it's been too long now. There are probably a few hardcore people whom have held on for this long, but most would have either given up waiting or picked up the discounted version online.

I'm flipping between both Vision and First Rule, i have vaulted Vestian Dynasty and Her Mercy which i got from the raid as well. Probably taking a break tonight, then once the resets have happened on Tuesday i plan to max out the Vanguard tier and get that trophy. And also, i'm up for another raid or whatever is available in the week.

Brilliant post @Fierce_LiNk For me, Sony have re-invigorated my love of gaming. I've had my PS4 since it was launched back in November 2013, and a PS Vita since January 2014. I recall picking up the PS4, first console launch i've ever attended. When i saw the initial queue, i thought as the store had just opened that i'd come back after doing some other shopping once it had gone down. Come back 30 or so minutes later, it was even longer. Took me an hour to get to the front and collect my console. 2 moments stood out that day, 1 was being told by someone that Super Mario 3D World wouldn't work on the PS4 (i was also buying a copy at the same time as the PS4). 2, seeing that same person argue with GAME staff that he couldn't buy a PS4 as they only had pre-ordered consoles in-store (he hadn't pre-ordered). It's been a great experience none the less, PS+ is certainly great value for money with it's free game service. It's usually paid for itself by March, so that's good. Without PS+, i'd never have thought about playing Never Alone, Valient Hearts or Unfinished Swan. Gaming-wise, i've had the pleasure of playing inFamous: Second Son. Thanks to games being relaunched on PS4, i got to play the brilliant The Last of Us, a game i missed out on due to owning a 360 over a PS3. And i also picked up Sleeping Dogs last year, again a game i missed out on. I did buy a copy of Flower, which is cross-buy with the Vita (another reason to own one, it allows me to play on the move). This game is a pleasure on the eyes second to none. I did finally get my hands on Driveclub and Watch Dogs later in 2014 (both games i pre-ordered for PS4 launch, and both got delayed). Apart from the server issues with Driveclub, it's a great racer overall. And also last year, started playing Destiny, which i am still playing (along with Driveclub) to this day. In recent weeks, i've begun playing Witcher 3. Which is by far one of the most detailed, expansive games i've ever played. It feels like as you reach the end of one page, another 4 are ready and waiting. As it feels so big, it could be one of them games that (as well as the 2 expansion packs coming) could last into 2016 before seeing the credits. I would go on, but i'm reserving thoughts to the right threads. Overall, this is a brilliant gaming system. And it made me wonder, why didn't i get a PlayStation console earlier?

Least we finished, not a bad first outing for raids. Got the 3 trophies i was aiming to get anyway, plus quite a few Legendary weapons. I'm up for more raids/weekly thingies. Got my Destiny groove back : peace:

Great Raid, cheers everyone. Sorry for my pure crapness at double jumping.

Them Lambo's, lovely. Great handling on the corners, which i like.

There's a good chance (as long as we are all part of the N-Europe clan) that i can get 3 trophies off this tonight, 1 for doing the raid, 1 for doing it on hard and another for doing a raid with everyone on the team being part of the same clan. I'm still up for this btw.

Very impressive, well done.

Yeah, it's only a matter of time before BT start charging for BT Sport. They must surely be losing money by giving it for free to BT Broadband customers. I just put a 30 day notice to EE to cancel my contract via their online chat. Because i can't get through to someone on the phone as the line keeps cutting off (irony)

Sign me up, looking forward to it.

I'm currently an EE customer, don't get me wrong the coverage is great. However the service is terrible. Look back at the history i've had with EE, it wasn't good. EE's customer service is aweful, they even admit that there phone lines are temperamental (as a phone company, this is laughable). Either way, as BT are looking to own EE in the next few months, and if you are a current BT customer and happy with the service then the deal they are offering is decent, albeit the skimpy data allowance (500mb in this day and age)

House of Wolves missions complete, just need to do the level 28 PoE to unlock the rest. Edit: Done, and got myself a few prizes including an Exotic Auto Rifle (Hard Light) Got a Legenday Hand Cannon as well (Her Majesty). It's been a good evening in Destiny for myself.

Just did the Wolves story strike, that were tricky. Luckily the 2 randoms i was with knew what they were doing as well, so it made it easier to say the least. Edit: And now i'm annoyed, i keep dying for no reason.

I'm free all night, up for Control @Daft. Sign me up. Edit: hang on, will need to do the Wolves missions. Fancy giving me a hand to clear them out beforehand?