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KilaTsunami
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All new games totally suck.. why? Games used to be awesome up until like Fallout 4, Now they're riddled with micro-transactions and endless patch updates... It's like they sell you the Pasta first, then you gotta buy the Meatballs, Sauce, Cheese, Fork separately??

The only games i still play when i do:

-Skate
-Dark Souls (1 & 3)
-GTA V (online)
-Rocket League
-Fallout (3, NV, & 4)
-Steep
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Im sure i'm forgetting a couple but its been a while..
May 14 2019 2:51PM
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little1337
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CatdickBojanglesI thought they were dropping the MW2 maps into MW? I was actually super stoked on that, but its been awhile since I followed up on it.


I think that was their reasoning to why they weren't gonna make a remaster, but idk if they're gonna do all the maps that were in the game. That would be sick tho because, once you take off the nostalgia goggles, this game is definitely waaay more balanced than mw2 was so it would be a pretty good experience having those maps in this game.
May 26 2020 9:52AM
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CatdickBojangles
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little1337I think that was their reasoning to why they weren't gonna make a remaster, but idk if they're gonna do all the maps that were in the game. That would be sick tho because, once you take off the nostalgia goggles, this game is definitely waaay more balanced than mw2 was so it would be a pretty good experience having those maps in this game.


Yeah I agree, MW2's maps are the best in the series with the balanced gun play of the new MW would be the ultimate. Favela, Highrise, Scrapyard, Skid row, and the best of all time Terminal. Out of all the MW2 maps its hard to pick one that is as terrible as the all the new MW maps.
May 26 2020 10:01AM
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eheath
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little1337I also think Call of Dutys schedule of releasing a game every year is hurting them. Let people be more invested in one game before forcing the next one thats been rushed through production on people.


If it hurts them, they'd stop. They keep doing it because people keep buying the game. WZ will probably be the first COD to carry on for multiple years, I'm sure they'll just integrate every new COD with WZ until they make a "new" BR game, but they'll prob go F2P with season passes for a long time.
May 26 2020 11:14AM
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TheHamburglar
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Who's on that OG Battlefield grind? I love BF4 hardcore conquest for 64p online, remastered MW and MW2 campaigns for nostalgia
May 26 2020 11:28AM
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little1337
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TheHamburglarWho's on that OG Battlefield grind? I love BF4 hardcore conquest for 64p online, remastered MW and MW2 campaigns for nostalgia


Is Bad company 2 backwards compatible? and do people still play?
May 26 2020 11:34AM
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TheHamburglar
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little1337Is Bad company 2 backwards compatible? and do people still play?


Unfortunately no, and I started on BF4, so I don't really know what I missed. I heard BC2 was amazing.
May 26 2020 1:56PM
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KilaTsunami
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Man.. I miss shredding gnar
May 26 2020 1:58PM
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shinbangclan
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Rparrif any of you guys are masochistic enough to enjoy ark, hit me up if you're looking for some action. We have a pretty well entrenched setup on officials and we're gearing up for a very large raid


Bro as much as I love that game its a fucking full time job
May 27 2020 3:59AM
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Rparr
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shinbangclanBro as much as I love that game its a fucking full time job


I finally burnt out and uninstalled. Even with a group of like 12 people it was too much,

People who play solo or in small groups on official are actually insane in the head
May 27 2020 4:22AM
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KilaTsunami
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Story was p good. Online was doomed from the start.. it’s a shame too cuz I liked it at first
May 27 2020 9:47AM
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shinbangclan
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RparrI finally burnt out and uninstalled. Even with a group of like 12 people it was too much,

People who play solo or in small groups on official are actually insane in the head


I never played PVP because of the maintenance required. PVE on the other hand gets boring real fast when there's no real obstacles. I dearly miss the days when I was too scared to leave the south shores and the island felt so big and mysterious.
May 27 2020 6:20PM
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Rparr
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shinbangclanI dearly miss the days when I was too scared to leave the south shores and the island felt so big and mysterious.


The first couple months of ark were some of the best times I've ever had gaming
May 27 2020 8:07PM
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shinbangclan
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RparrThe first couple months of ark were some of the best times I've ever had gaming


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those initial learning stages made the greatest multiplayer survival experience, better than rust and etc IMO
May 27 2020 9:29PM
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dolanslebensraum
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Skater xl comes to switch this summer.

cant wait; and no i dont care that its a clone of ea skate. I need a skateboarding game on my switch.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=48&v=Big4umUTKM0&feature=emb_title
May 28 2020 2:17AM
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dolanslebensraum
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RparrThe first couple months of ark were some of the best times I've ever had gaming

Can you explain what is so appealing go you about ark?
May 28 2020 2:18AM
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Rparr
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DolanReloadedCan you explain what is so appealing go you about ark?


at first it was just a genuinely great survival game

But then it very quickly became about the pvp. Me and my friends had a server that we felt that we owned. We had built there for a very long time, and we controlled what happened on the server. Nobody could progress without our consent because we had blocked off critical parts of the map. This was fine, we actually cultivated a very peaceful community.

This all changed one day when the developers enabled transferring between servers. Now you could transfer any Dino, item or player between the hundreds of official servers that existed. This resulted in a never ending assault by tribes of other servers. It was simultaneously the best and worst thing to ever happen to the game. Most servers had stagnated before the transfers opened up. But now we had to defend our server almost all the time. The Chinese would push up to our bases with like dozens and dozens of massive dinosaurs and 50 men at a time in assaults that lasted hours. And when we got bored, we could go hit other servers.

There is just something so satisfying about ark pvp in that when you destroy a tribe's base, you are pretty much dropping hundreds of hours of their work in a matter of several hours. I would have quit 4 years ago if I played PVE, it's the most complex survival game but it still runs out of content faster than you'd think.
May 28 2020 6:46AM
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Victor8ST
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Maybe you are already grown up and your interests and outlooks on life changed. The same thing I think happened with you with the online games. I agree with you that at the moment the most interesting game is GTA 5. I've also downloaded it from gta5mobile.club for playing on my mobile device. I'm in love with that game when the San Andreas appeared. Now I'm playing every evening before going to the bedroom when I'm not tired and I cannot sleep. I think that everyone know this game, that's why it's so popular.

**This post was edited on May 29th 2020 at 4:39:55am
May 28 2020 10:10AM
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KilaTsunami
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I think you might be right, homie. Coulda out grew these new gen games. Although I am VERY hyped for the new tony hawk remastered. I grew up on those games

Also gta mobile? I gotta check that out.
May 28 2020 10:21AM
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CatdickBojangles
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KilaTsunamiI think you might be right, homie. Coulda out grew these new gen games. Although I am VERY hyped for the new tony hawk remastered. I grew up on those games

Also gta mobile? I gotta check that out.


Thats a bot post bro.
May 28 2020 10:29AM
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clorox
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EA Battlefront 2 has gotten so much better since launch. They got rid of loot boxes, and have added a lot of maps, characters and game modes. Heroes vs villains also has gotten really good with good fighting mechanisms. Each character has different move sets, and stats. Zero play to win, and no paid dlc. Got it in the wal mart bargain bin for $5 and I play it more than any other game rn.

Rockstar has been doing deals where you get x amount of money for logging in. I usually log in and fuck around for a bit whenever they do those deals. Up to like $3 million.
May 28 2020 11:49AM
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KilaTsunami
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CatdickBojanglesThats a bot post bro.


Damn an I’m here like, aw this poor dude sucks at speaking English lolll
May 28 2020 12:02PM
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dolanslebensraum
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Rparrat first it was just a genuinely great survival game

But then it very quickly became about the pvp. Me and my friends had a server that we felt that we owned. We had built there for a very long time, and we controlled what happened on the server. Nobody could progress without our consent because we had blocked off critical parts of the map. This was fine, we actually cultivated a very peaceful community.

This all changed one day when the developers enabled transferring between servers. Now you could transfer any Dino, item or player between the hundreds of official servers that existed. This resulted in a never ending assault by tribes of other servers. It was simultaneously the best and worst thing to ever happen to the game. Most servers had stagnated before the transfers opened up. But now we had to defend our server almost all the time. The Chinese would push up to our bases with like dozens and dozens of massive dinosaurs and 50 men at a time in assaults that lasted hours. And when we got bored, we could go hit other servers.

There is just something so satisfying about ark pvp in that when you destroy a tribe's base, you are pretty much dropping hundreds of hours of their work in a matter of several hours. I would have quit 4 years ago if I played PVE, it's the most complex survival game but it still runs out of content faster than you'd think.

Wow
May 28 2020 12:53PM
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eheath
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DolanReloadedSkater xl comes to switch this summer.

cant wait; and no i dont care that its a clone of ea skate. I need a skateboarding game on my switch.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=48&v=Big4umUTKM0&feature=emb_title


its mad fun, pretty difficult but I've been enjoying it on PC
May 28 2020 12:56PM
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KilaTsunami
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finderEA Battlefront 2 has gotten so much better since launch. They got rid of loot boxes, and have added a lot of maps, characters and game modes. Heroes vs villains also has gotten really good with good fighting mechanisms. Each character has different move sets, and stats. Zero play to win, and no paid dlc. Got it in the wal mart bargain bin for $5 and I play it more than any other game rn.

Rockstar has been doing deals where you get x amount of money for logging in. I usually log in and fuck around for a bit whenever they do those deals. Up to like $3 million.


Yeah it’s worth hoppin on just to snag those bonuses. I wish the adversary modes were more active. People really only play whatever game is double money that week.
May 28 2020 1:46PM
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PeppermillReno
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Not sure. But red dead and MW take up my entire hard drive I think I have room for madden and that’s it I’ve deleted every other game with all the updates. Just glad my ps4 is still working.
May 28 2020 2:24PM
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CatdickBojangles
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Also services like EA Access and Gamepass are the shit. I think the only games I've bought in the last year for Xbox have been AC: Odyssey and MW.
May 28 2020 2:34PM
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patskis22
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Someday when I have enough capital I'm gonna pay blackbox to create skate 4
May 28 2020 2:38PM
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PeppermillReno
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KilaTsunamiI think you might be right, homie. Coulda out grew these new gen games. Although I am VERY hyped for the new tony hawk remastered. I grew up on those games

Also gta mobile? I gotta check that out.


I mean there’s no reason tony hawk had to suck once ps2 came. No I don’t want to use joysticks to grind I wanna hold triangle. Fucking morons.
May 28 2020 2:42PM
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Lonely
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PUBG caused the death of video games. It showed that you could have an unoriginal, buggy, low quality battle royale game and make tons and tons of money with little effort. Everyone else followed suit
May 28 2020 2:51PM
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KilaTsunami
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LonelyPUBG caused the death of video games. It showed that you could have an unoriginal, buggy, low quality battle royale game and make tons and tons of money with little effort. Everyone else followed suit


Right? And all the fkn micro transactions that come along with games now. Every game wants you to sign up for some season pass or has an E-Store where you gotta pay to unlock the best/coolest things. What happened to unlocking it thru gameplay!? Haha
May 28 2020 2:58PM
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eheath
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LonelyPUBG caused the death of video games. It showed that you could have an unoriginal, buggy, low quality battle royale game and make tons and tons of money with little effort. Everyone else followed suit


lol nice troll you cunt
May 28 2020 3:08PM
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eheath
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KilaTsunamiRight? And all the fkn micro transactions that come along with games now. Every game wants you to sign up for some season pass or has an E-Store where you gotta pay to unlock the best/coolest things. What happened to unlocking it thru gameplay!? Haha


Well, when a game is free or cheaper, the company has to make money. Microtransactions will exist now and far into the future, devs make way more money than selling a game alone, plus people like you who don't want to pay can earn shit, but its not pay to play, it's just skins and shit. Fortnite and War Zone are great examples of free games with microtransactions that you do not have to pay for to play the game, you can enjoy both games without paying a cent. But, if you like the game you'll probably support it with a battle pass or something, spend $10, not too shabby TBH.
May 28 2020 3:11PM
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Lonely
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KilaTsunamiRight? And all the fkn micro transactions that come along with games now. Every game wants you to sign up for some season pass or has an E-Store where you gotta pay to unlock the best/coolest things. What happened to unlocking it thru gameplay!? Haha


ITs because when it comes down to it, battle royale games don't have any gameplay. Its just an unstructured fps. I mean hell, fortnight involves more strategy and raw skill than pubg does. Its literally just walking around and looking for stuff, shooting at some people then dying. Rinse wash repeat every 45 minutes. At least warzone and other BR have some interesting quirks and gameplay mechanics.
May 28 2020 3:14PM
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Lonely
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Look at a game like the souls franchise. There is so much to do and so many different ways to do things and get good at the game. You can do better than others by doing something unique. Pubg is all about getting better at doing the exact same thing over and over again. Its mindless.

There's one way to do things and you are either good at it or your not. Or you just spend 300 hours doing the same thing over and over and over again.
May 28 2020 3:18PM
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Lonely
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Of all the BR offenders PUBG is the worst. I respect that they made BR what it is but holy cow. Playing it and watching it is like watching paint dry or twiddling your thumbs
May 28 2020 3:20PM
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shinbangclan
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LonelyLook at a game like the souls franchise. There is so much to do and so many different ways to do things and get good at the game. You can do better than others by doing something unique. Pubg is all about getting better at doing the exact same thing over and over again. Its mindless.

There's one way to do things and you are either good at it or your not. Or you just spend 300 hours doing the same thing over and over and over again.


While I agree with how Pubg has a repetitive game loop, most popular games share this repetition. Games of CS and mobas are extremely repetitive and yet they are the most popular games globally. People will spend 1000s of hours playing the same game over and over. The battle royale format is just a way to upscale this game loop to 100 people lobbies instead of 10 or 12.
May 28 2020 6:31PM
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Rparr
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LonelyOf all the BR offenders PUBG is the worst. I respect that they made BR what it is but holy cow. Playing it and watching it is like watching paint dry or twiddling your thumbs


I really like the way the guns feel and shoot in pubg vs any other shooter. But yes it can be super slow, I can't stand dropping anywhere except the largest city/hottest spot on the map each round
May 28 2020 7:00PM
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shinbangclan
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There's a reason people care about the meta and its because it wins games. Unless you are a professional with perfect fluency in every facet of a moba you can't really make your own strategies, ignore the meta, and expect to win. Obviously this only applies if you care about winning, which most moba players do. The toxicity stems from the fact that mobas are team games that require synchronicity from strangers in order to win.
Anyone who cares about the game has a hard on for the meta. It's just like anyone who cares about fashion cares about current trends in fashion.
May 28 2020 7:14PM
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little1337
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anyone else been grinding MW in quarantine? I'm only 3 launchers away from Damascus and I'm hyped for the grind to be over
May 28 2020 7:25PM
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T.L.
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RUST is life.
May 28 2020 7:27PM
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clorox
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Took a break from gaming and came back to supremacy and a bunch of new maps. Felucia is probably my favorite map but supremacy on Hoth and Deathstar 2 is sick
May 28 2020 7:55PM
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shinbangclan
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fair enough bro some people just wanna play for fun
Id reccomend dota its not as snowball-y and its less structured so you can fuck around more
May 28 2020 11:33PM
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KilaTsunami
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eheathWell, when a game is free or cheaper, the company has to make money. Microtransactions will exist now and far into the future, devs make way more money than selling a game alone, plus people like you who don't want to pay can earn shit, but its not pay to play, it's just skins and shit. Fortnite and War Zone are great examples of free games with microtransactions that you do not have to pay for to play the game, you can enjoy both games without paying a cent. But, if you like the game you'll probably support it with a battle pass or something, spend $10, not too shabby TBH.


Yeah I hear ya, it’s not the end of the world to support the company. Just miss the good old days when you’d unlock the cool skins and dope items. but games have changed and there really isn’t a whole lot of objective to thes new fps.
May 28 2020 11:43PM
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KilaTsunami
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You play these too? Or are u mocking my out dated game selection? lol
May 29 2020 10:42AM
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hhhhffffy
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smash bros ultimate for Nintendo is a good game though. the only thing you can possibly buy separately are dlc fighters and they aint even necessary
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