As title, I'll start.
I've been running escalation (5+) pretty much exclusively the last couple weeks and it's been incredibly nice to not jump into a group with a Determined player running Cool Skills.
No directives as a whole has been great.
Completely forgot they existed after having watched the first one when it was new.
Figured I'd rewatch the first before continuing on to the second and, I have to say, the awful reviews saying these movies were atrocious disgraces are still absolutely true.
I'm embarrassed to say I actually sat through it. Just posting in case anyone wants to see a real opinion before watching.
Que tier 5, check builds, wonder why you bother. It's just like Countdown from a couple years ago. Bad builds for days.