Strider
@Strider@lemmy.world
- Comment on Any day now 1 day ago:
In Germany this went reaaaallly awesome. First, some years back we had this with the shit bikes and it turned out to be a burden on all and there are massive bike dumps in China.
Then a while later we allow the same with scooters.
And as usual, some people with shit asshole behavior messing it up for everyone.
The other thing I do not get in my head is using public space for business. If I can’t just do that companies should be forbidden too.
- Comment on How would an anarchist society work? 3 days ago:
Well anarchism and society kind of don’t work together by principle imo…
- Comment on What Phone do you guys use? 1 week ago:
Samsung. It’s not US nor Chinese.
- Comment on it really do be like that 1 week ago:
chrisstees.com/…/metallica-autism-awareness-shirt…
Here, it seems.
- Comment on 1 week ago:
Fucking ogre, move!!!
- Comment on Turkey Mention 1 week ago:
Seriously, an organization that does this?
Wtf man. I understand protecting animals and going vegan. But stuff like that is just over the top and revolting. And I don’t even care much about cooking mama, which is / was a game ffs.
- Comment on Would you ever call your son a disappointment? 2 weeks ago:
No
- Comment on I am only now discovering the sheer addictiveness of Sid Meier's Civilization. 2 weeks ago:
Also adds to this on multiple levels, yes. Eyesight for one but also with lower resolution the developer had to focus on what to display.
- Comment on I am only now discovering the sheer addictiveness of Sid Meier's Civilization. 2 weeks ago:
You’ve got a good point there that I am also often making when talking about gaming and maybe also trying to present gaming to non gamers.
There is so much implicit stuff grown over decades that for some series the barrier of entry is almost impossible for newbies. Be it the control scheme of some fifa or the complexity of a strategy game that just has to surpass its predecessor, not many developers consider this. Sometimes it’s even part of a reason for downfall.
- Comment on German man says american are savages 2 weeks ago:
Achtung! Snel! Snel!
The stereotypical Indiana Jones German 😁
- Comment on Why are public school teachers so underpaid in the US? 2 weeks ago:
Not raising the education of the public is an easy control method and also easily keeps up the myth of the USA being such a great country while completely obviously contradicting itself.
- Comment on That's the feeling. 2 weeks ago:
By the way Microsoft was going the last 10 years you’ll have exactly your first paragraphs work on windows too, anyhow.
I am still running windows on a gaming only device but I am regularly amazed at the amount of effort that goes into breaking things.
- Comment on Are achievements still relevant in 2026—especially when mods disable them? 3 weeks ago:
Idgaf about achievements. It always was a scattered mess and (imo) epeen length comparison. I play for the experience and fun of it.
Ymmv. Have fun however you’re having it!
- Comment on Sony is testing dynamic pricing: one game - different prices on the PlayStation Store 3 weeks ago:
Trying to only establish proprietary media in the past, mostly ignoring open standards.
- Comment on Do not look at this if you live in Germany. 😐 4 weeks ago:
Me too! What should we do??
- Comment on Current events dictate that I post this. 4 weeks ago:
Short-sighted.
Sorry.
- Comment on Game over 4 weeks ago:
And likely also water, like from a toilet!
- Comment on Can a reasonable person genuinely believe in ghosts? 4 weeks ago:
There is no reliable scientific proof. Thread end.
- Comment on Earbud question: Does anyone actually like to silicone tipped earbuds over the solid plastic ones? 5 weeks ago:
I was on your side for a long time until I found awesome fitting and sounding ones.
- Comment on It makes me shudder 5 weeks ago:
Yeah, sugar intake, I’m aware of that and fighting for a long time. But no, it’s officially no drug, hrhr. Fun stuff to look up, the sugar cartel.
Anyhow, my condition is okay but I’ve got too many neurological issues which basically make it impossible to read my own body, so that’s there, too.
- Comment on It makes me shudder 5 weeks ago:
Thanks, I found out that was the case whan I played mmorpg and assumed some bad English speakers were not native speaking, but they were. Interesting thing in fact.
Still, some things are lost with specific wording or also culturally - worst of all are the things that seem identical but are different (not the average false friends stuff).
- Comment on It makes me shudder 5 weeks ago:
Hm, maybe I should keep some dextrose on me then.
- Comment on It makes me shudder 5 weeks ago:
Erm, late for me to learn but if so: shaking is a symptom from having to eat?
- Comment on It makes me shudder 5 weeks ago:
Apologies, I’m not natively English so that might pose language and cultural understanding issues (additionally) 😁
- Comment on EA invents new microtransaction nightmare as it breaks paywall promise on Skate: rent a playable area for 24 hours or buy a premium pass, bucko 5 weeks ago:
I still just buy games and play them.
They’re just 99,99% not triple A games.
- Comment on "Game preservation only works if people care" As GOG doubles down on its commitment to saving old games, it's asking players "who give a s**t" to support its crusade 5 weeks ago:
Oh man. I’ve supported gog from the beginning, always purchased there.
Even if it was more expensive or late or downsides (especially to steam).
Still, they didn’t always hold up to the drm free standard they set.
The they come up with this, which to me sounds like ‘give us subscription money for what we already did the whole time’.
The Patrons initiative is particularly interesting
No it’s not! I care for the games. I want a drm free packaged version. You name the price, but keep all original features.
I don’t give a flying shit about any online badges or whatever. How could I know where the additional money goes? By my estimate I’ll pay the subscription and your ceo gets more money but the games wont see any of it…
- Comment on It makes me shudder 5 weeks ago:
I disagree (it necessarily being hyperbolic), by now it’s been proven we can have “real” physical pain (and thereby also damage). Maybe the number sounds exaggerated but we don’t know.
- Comment on It makes me shudder 5 weeks ago:
Infuriating since annoyances are equated with real suffering. I always try to explain that yes, there are things which NT can experience but they have a scale from 0 to 100 and ND scale can be wildly off like > 4000% which can cause a whole range of psychological as well as physical issues.
- Comment on EA invents new microtransaction nightmare as it breaks paywall promise on Skate: rent a playable area for 24 hours or buy a premium pass, bucko 5 weeks ago:
Es is for gaming like popcorn is for haute cuisine.
- Comment on Consumerism ahhhhh moment 5 weeks ago:
*mainstream gaming.
There’s still a world out there not bothered by this. I’m a big spender but AAA gaming lost me a while ago. On all systems I’ve got more games to play than I could ever have the time for.