Telorand
@Telorand@reddthat.com
- Comment on THE SILKSONG IS REALLLLLLLLLLL 1 week ago:
I mean, yeah. Did people think it wasn’t? It was announced weeks ago.
- Comment on ‘The age of game mechanics is over’, claims Shadow of the Colossus director Ueda | VGC 5 weeks ago:
And REPO.
- Comment on Steam is cracking down on porn games, to keep Payment Processors happy. 1 month ago:
Yeah, like what need is there for these intermediaries in the first place? I get that there was probably a need once upon a time, but that seems superfluous now
- Comment on Steam is cracking down on porn games, to keep Payment Processors happy. 1 month ago:
The problem isn’t that they’re private, the problem is that there’s not many to choose from. Visa gets to throw their weight around, because they have a stranglehold on a huge swath of banks and businesses. MasterCard has another big chunk, and the rest go to AmEx and Discover.
If there were more providers to choose from, this would be a non-issue, but that wouldn’t be very capitalist (/s), and I doubt the big names would simply allow new competition.
- Comment on 72% of Americans Say the Rich 'Have Too Much' as GOP Pursues Another Handout for Billionaires 2 months ago:
72% don’t like it, but about half of all voters think voting for the billionaires is the solution, so some fraction of that 72% is 100% idiots.
- Comment on Klarna CEO says AI helped company shrink workforce by 40% 3 months ago:
Look at all those people I fired! Aren’t I awesome‽
- Comment on Nintendo posts video showing Switch 2 mouse controls working on the Home screen [VGC] 3 months ago:
I like the cut of your jib.
- Comment on Nintendo warns that it can brick Switch consoles if it detects hacking, piracy 3 months ago:
So the Switch is essentially for rent. You can play it, as long as Nintendo decides you’re in its good graces.
You don’t own something to which somebody else has the master off-switch. And with their continued abuse of their own fans and other game developers through the courts, it’s a testament to FOMO and fandom that they are still in business.
Vote with your wallets, y’all. This kind of behavior only makes you the loser.
- Comment on Nintendo posts video showing Switch 2 mouse controls working on the Home screen [VGC] 3 months ago:
They’re also currently working on new ways to litigate Palworld and it’s devs into oblivion, so fuck Nintendo and their anti-gamer attitude.
Vote with your wallet.
- Comment on Palworld confirms ‘disappointing’ game changes forced by Pokémon lawsuit [VGC] 3 months ago:
This. Stop buying their shit due to FOMO, and make them work for your money.
- Comment on need advice, how to get good at monster hunter 4 months ago:
Not the person you asked, and I’m speaking from World experience, but my favorite weapon is the Gunlance. A good mix of defense, slashing, and concussion, so you can break pretty much whatever you want. All around fun, since it felt like I could really push the monsters, rather than feeling like I was constantly on defense.
Sword and Shield was also really fun. Good combos and a decent all-rounder. I also enjoyed Bow.
Try out several on the same monster (one whose moveset you’ve memorized), and see what feels nicest. I actually played all weapons, because certain monsters were easier to fight with particular weapons.
Lastly, find YouTube videos that explain how to use the weapons and suggest common or useful combos. Good luck!
- Comment on Me want cookie 4 months ago:
Duh. He literally lives in the void below the scene. He would have to have eyes like that.
- Comment on God is a dick. 4 months ago:
Don’t forget the part where it’s constantly expanding. So it’s 96B ly so far.
- Comment on A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data 4 months ago:
Real auditors who are doing their jobs don’t need to hide their tracks. They can operate transparently and in the open. And here we have DOGE; the foxes are in the henhouse.
I wonder how all those blue collar IBEW and P&P members are feeling these days. Gotta be loving the idea of a fascist with zero oversight secretly taking their personal info for who knows what nefarious purpose.
- Comment on Should we boycott games with loot boxes? 4 months ago:
It’s a blast! The devs listen to and are involved in the community, you can go back and play earlier season content at your discretion, and all the paid content is optional cosmetics that exist primarily as an additional revenue stream for the devs, so no pay to win or praying to RNGesus to get that one ultra rare drop everyone needs.
- Comment on Should we boycott games with loot boxes? 4 months ago:
Are boycotts really the best solution to stop this epidemic in gaming?
Yes, but not if you don’t convince others to join you.
How can we best prevent these gambling grey markets and the gaming to gambling addiction pipeline?
Educate people on the dangers. Show them why it’s gambling, because there’s a lot of apologetics out there to trick people into thinking it’s not. Point out the same slot-machine-tactics they use to get people hooked.
And then convince them to boycott. The CEOs that put this shit in games know how to read sales numbers, and if sales start dropping (or player counts), they’ll soon figure out that it’s because of their lootbox/gacha systems.
Lastly, give people alternatives. I usually point people to Deep Rock Galactic, but there may be others that are better suited to people’s tastes. “Just leave” isn’t really effective if they don’t know where to go.
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of April 6th 4 months ago:
I started Remember Me, but the camera is complete ass. I played it at 240Hz, but it bounced around so much, I got motion sickness.
I’m going to give it another try with a controller and at 60Hz, but if it’s still sickness-inducing, I’ma have to drop it.
- Comment on LinkedIn’s cofounder Reid Hoffman says seeking work-life balance is a red flag that you’re ‘not committed to winning’ 4 months ago:
That’s called Survivorship Bias, and it’s a fallacy! I would expect nothing less than irrationality from a billionaire that got lucky and thinks his hard work in particular was what got him where he is.
- Comment on Facebook shut down in PNG in 'test' to stop 'pornography, misinformation' 5 months ago:
Damn, aren’t they lucky?
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of March 24th 5 months ago:
Just 100%'d MiSide. A really great horror experience without being overly gory or using a bunch of cheap jumpscares, and there’s some fun and silly elements, too.
- Comment on ‘Little House On the Prairie’ Reboot For Netflix Begins Search For Ingalls Family Members 5 months ago:
There’s a whole host of tradwives to choose from.
- Comment on DOGE axes CISA ‘red team’ staffers amid ongoing federal cuts | TechCrunch 5 months ago:
Why have a team that constantly tests your Opsec when you plan to just let the KGB in through the front door?
- Comment on Sony is experimenting with AI-powered PlayStation characters 5 months ago:
Easy way to tell if you’re talking to an AI: “Are you sentient?”
A human might say “no,” but most of these companies are using models that are preprogrammed to say “no” by default and resist any attempts to get it to agree that it is.
If this is the future of online gaming from AAA studios, then I’ll stick to indie games, thanks.
- Comment on uhh… my ex girlfriend and long-time friend is now cishet, very christian, and makes those “i identify as” jokes regarding trans people. would it end up bad for me if i continued to be her friend? 5 months ago:
I’m an ex-fundigelical, and while I understand the desire to keep old friendships, the reality is that people can change; even worse, it can be due to getting caught up in weird cults that demand loyalty above reason and sense.
Whether it will end up bad for you isn’t something anybody can predict, but it sounds like she’s not someone who will be supportive of who you are (or at the very least, other queer people like you). Most fundies think you can “pray the gay away,” so I would suspect it’s only a matter of time until she starts treating you like a religious project and not like a respected friend.
Only you can decide if you think it’s worth continuing to invest in the relationship. If it’s something you truly value, and you think she’d listen, it might be worth having a talk with your friend and telling them that the things they say and do are hurtful. If she doesn’t care, then that kind of tells you where her loyalties lie.
- Comment on How can we stop bots from dominating lemmy? 5 months ago:
It will vary. You’d have to ask each instance admin, but some will take steps to check each signup or follow up with questions. They control their server, so I should think that if they bother to limit signups like that, they’re checking each one to some degree.
Otherwise, what’s the point if you’re just going to blindly approve everything anyway?
- Comment on How can we stop bots from dominating lemmy? 5 months ago:
It’s pretty easy to handle. Lemmy instances already have the option to close or limit signups to “by approval.”
Some bots are allowed, and you can block them if you don’t like them, but I find the best way is to report the other ones that generate spam. There’s lots of instance admins and community mods who care about genuine user interaction, so letting them keep Lemmy clean (and helping your admin with server costs) is still the best and most effective method.
- Comment on Friday is a boycot day of online retailers. I saw this from CPUSA. 5 months ago:
It worked for Conservatives when they boycotted Target and whatever dumb beer company over support of Pride. We ridiculed them for it, and look where they are now.
I think it’s fair to say that there’s better ways to protest, but getting people off their asses in any way could be a gateway for some to realize that a little discomfort is worth the outcome.
- Comment on Bluesky 5 months ago:
Don’t hurt the poor fascists’ feewings, y’all!
- Comment on Stars Reach Kickstarter Launched (and already funded) 5 months ago:
Cool. I’ll certainly keep my eyes on this. I’ve loved NMS, but I’ve basically done everything there is to do, minus a handful of community expeditions.
A new challenge in the same genre would be welcome!
- Comment on Stars Reach Kickstarter Launched (and already funded) 5 months ago:
I’m all for another sci-fi NMS-like, but the moment he said that you can map a planet, and other players would/could buy a map from you, I mentally checked out. If there’s lots of planets to explore, why would I buy a map when I can strike out on my own? And if there’s limited worlds, mapping is going to become saturated really quickly.
But maybe I’m missing some important aspect. I sincerely hope they do well, and I hope they bring some truly unique ideas to the table.