Thanks, I've been meaning to give this a shot. My issue with MMOs (other than GW2 and ESO) is that they seem very... rotation-oriented. Apologies, I thought "action combat" was a term used to describe non-rotation combat.
I'll update my post to reflect this. FFXIV is still on my radar to check out though, as I've heard good things about it.
That's basically what the Pixel 7 Pro is over the Pixel 7; it's just that it also comes with other extras, like another camera.
Not sure why they only managed 14% extra battery in the 7 series though. It's the smallest jump from their smaller model vs the larger one except for the 6 series. Combine it with the more power hungry display on the Pro, and the already-inefficient chipset on both devices, and you just don't get the battery life that competitors get.
There's definitely pros and cons. It looks like there will be some fun stuff, and GW2 is still cheaper than every single other MMO on the market (WoW and ESO+ cost 6x as much as GW2 per year), but it does feel like a lot of content, especially OW, is slowly being invalidated by crazy new mechanics and power creep. I mean, we'll soon be able to mount up in combat? Death was already pretty meaningless lol; now you'll never die unless you're actively trying to.
The combat and exploration is still the best of any MMO on the market though, so yeah, it surprises me how extremely negative some people are about what's coming.
It isn't necessary any more, which is why all Pixels since the 4a have had small bezels all the way around. You literally got the last Pixel with a thick forehead.
As to why they're not all perfectly symmetrical on all phones... I've seen a few answers:
No rush dude, enjoy your Series X!
I'm new to Lemmy and couldn't find a way to tag you, so apologies for that! But my reply to Skiptrace was also kind of a reply to you :)
Oh man, please hit me up if you'd like to jump into GW2. One of my favourite things in any game is just adventuring across the land, doing quests, uncovering and discussing characters and lore, slowly improving out items together without worrying about "trading efficiently", taking on little challenges like Dungeons or bosses, etc.
I've also gotten into Raiding lately with other first timers. We literally just go in without reading any guides, no roles assigned, and just try to work out how to get past each encounter/boss together.
I absolutely loved D2, and had a bit of fun with D3. I guess I wouldn't classify them as part of what I'm looking for though, because they're more about "playing near each other" rather than "working together".
Unless D4 is different in this way? I do hope to try it one day, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't interest my friend group, sadly.