JshBet8 🎮👑🏳️‍🌈Dec 19, 2022

Introduction Post:

Hey there! My name is Josh and I go by JshBet8 (Josh-Bet-8) online! Happily married to my best friend Jaykn8. ❤️

I'm a healthcare worker and gamer at heart and love enjoying and celebrating diverse, inclusive circles through fun and educational spaces! I also stream!🌈

New to Mastodon and would be delighted to meet new people. I'll post interests below! Have a great day! 🌎

#lgbt #lgbtq #gaymer #catdad #meditation #healthcare #science #literature #scifi #twitch #introduction

Show threadChristopher 🏳️‍🌈🦭Dec 22, 2022
@JshBet8 You boys are so cute! What games besides Pokémon do you love?
Show threadJshBet8 🎮👑🏳️‍🌈Dec 23, 2022

@ctconnors Hey nice to meet you! Ironically we both aren't currently playing Pokemon. 😆 One of my buddies from California made us those shirts for GOfest! Favorite is HeartGold though!

I'm a big Dark Souls fan and similar. I just love the adventure the games bring. I tend to stream some of my adventures as well.

Also like Mario games especially the platformers and Kart. RimWorld for PC (my current colony is a mess). Half-Life games.

He's a JRPG fan! Especially vintage final fantasy!

You?

Show threadJshBet8 🎮👑🏳️‍🌈Dec 23, 2022

@ctconnors also saw you're a star wars fan! I just finished Jedi Fallen Order and WHAT AN ENDING!!

Knights of the Old Republic II has one of my favorite characters (Kreia) and Jedi Outcast/Academy were awesome. Also reading Darth Plageius right now. Finished Andor a few weeks ago and have been watching Rebels on and off.

Show threadChristopher 🏳️‍🌈🦭Dec 23, 2022
@JshBet8 I need to watch Rebels and Bad Batch. Otherwise, I’m all caught up with everything. I am BUZZING with excitement for Jedi Survivor. And, fingers crossed, I’m getting that LEGO BD-1 for Christmas
Show threadChristopher 🏳️‍🌈🦭Dec 23, 2022
@JshBet8 And, right now, I’m deep into Diablo land. But, also love Animal Crossing to just fiddle around and decorate stuff. Very Zen
Show threadJshBet8 🎮👑🏳️‍🌈Dec 23, 2022
@ctconnors I'm a big animal crossing fan. Played since the original USA GameCube release. I actually miss the rude villagers. Filbert is my favorite villager! I hope the next one fleshes our villager dialog more like the older ones!
Show threadMicahDrawsDec 23, 2022
@JshBet8 @ctconnors Oh hello, I heard Animal Crossing... I have definitely not spent way too much time in New Horizons making and remaking my island
Show threadJshBet8 🎮👑🏳️‍🌈Dec 25, 2022
@micahdraws @ctconnors I got too attached to my island!! I crammed all the villagers into one corner so it felt like a bustling block. I left one area empty for future content updates that never came. 😭
Show threadMicahDraws

@JshBet8 @ctconnors I am SO disappointed that we only got one major update and then they dropped the game. ACNH had so much more potential than any in the series before it.

I had a lot of fun with the time I spent in it. Greatly enjoyed the vast customization. But I really wish they'd done more, especially with how well it sold.

Dec 25, 2022 at 11:41pmWeb
Show threadJshBet8 🎮👑🏳️‍🌈Dec 25, 2022

@micahdraws @ctconnors I'm shocked they didn't because of the heavy monetization potential they had. But Nintendo always kind of does their own thing and I bet the pandemic massively disrupted their dev cycle. I bet they learned a lot from this release and they'll be back with the next console generation.

It seems like they are moving further into customization and away from silly organic animal dialog which is a shame but the outdoor customization was amazing in New Horizons.

Show threadMicahDrawsDec 26, 2022
@JshBet8 Yeah, honestly if they'd included more paid DLC people would eat that up. It still has a thriving community but they could keep monetizing it for, well, probably the duration of the Switch's lifetime.
Show threadJshBet8 🎮👑🏳️‍🌈Dec 26, 2022

@micahdraws Yeah honestly it would have been a very successful battle pass model, not saying it should but the busywork innate in Animal Crossing would have kept a monetization model alive.

Then again, Animal Crossing is best without FOMO. Doesn't fit the theme. So paid dlc packs would be good. But I can't believe they just did one!!

Show threadMicahDrawsDec 26, 2022
@JshBet8 Honestly, especially when you see some of the absolutely gorgeous stuff Pocket Camp gets!
Show threadJshBet8 🎮👑🏳️‍🌈Dec 26, 2022
@micahdraws Haha let's leave the cookie fortune gacha out of the console releases though! 😁 But yes, monetization brings a higher incentive for Nintendo to continue content production.