A Shortlist of Long-Term Gaming Goals

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dauntless, elite, elite dangerous, elite dangerous odyssey, ffxiv, final fantasy xiv, gaming, gaming goal, gaming goals, goal, MMO, mmorpg, mmorpgs, multiplayer, multiplayer gaming, xiv

Yep, I’m pretty much ripping off other bloggers’ post ideas for today’s posting. In my defense, I don’t make this a regular feature on my blog, so I think that gives me a free pass. Also, like, it’s Blaugust 2021, y’all. Sometimes post ideas are hard to drudge up.

Whining notwithstanding, I actually am beginning to find that putting down some long-reaching gaming goals is pretty helpful for keeping motivated in multiplayer and MMO titles. So with that in mind, I felt that I should share a few of the things I’m reaching for in my favorite titles.

Monster Hunter World vs. Dauntless: Post-Launch Edition

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action rpg, dauntless, hunting, MMO, monster hunter, monster hunter world, multiplayer, online rpg, rpg

I wrote this before, but when I did Dauntless was in closed beta and Monster Hunter World just had their try-before-you-buy “open beta.” Now that MHW has been released on console for a while now and Dauntless is in an open beta, and since I’ve logged plenty of hours into both, I figure now was as good a time as any to revisit this little comparison and see if my initial instincts were right.

Oh, and for the record, though Dauntless calls itself open beta, it’s doing progressive updates and is asking money for a cash shop. That’s a launch product; you don’t get to ask for money and also say you’re still in testing.

Besides, you’re pretty much feature-complete. You’ve launched.

Dauntless vs. Monster Hunter World (So Far)

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dauntless, dauntless sharpen your skills, face-off, MMO, monster hunter, monster hunter games, monster hunter world, multiplayer, online multiplayer, single player, versus

When I was writing my preview piece for the Dauntless Sharpen Your Skills update, I made a passing mention of how I can’t fully compare Dauntless and the upcoming Monster Hunter World because, technically, neither game is finished or fully released yet.

That doesn’t mean I can’t do it on my own personal blog, though!

Also, I really just like sharing screenshots from these games, honestly.