Doc_Crankenstein
@Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net
- Comment on Ubisoft Closes Canadian Studio After It Unionizes 6 days ago:
They always have. The owners of industry crave for the days of the Golden Age of Capitalism where they get to be the robber barons instead of just hearing tales about their Grandpa.
- Comment on He took it literally 1 week ago:
Remember, the system of “law” was never designed to help the people, only reinforce the rule of the owning class over the masses. The system originates from the dictates of kings.
The modern iteration is intentionally convoluted to ensure that the majority, who cannot afford quality counsel, cannot leverage the law against the owning-class, who have access to insurmountable resources and legal advantages.
- Comment on AI-Induced RAM Crunch Could Push Next PlayStation and Xbox Past 2028 1 week ago:
Oh wut? Lol my PS5 just got a lot more interesting.
- Comment on We wouldn't listen, anyway. 2 weeks ago:
K bud. Go back to school. Take it from someone who focused on animal health and behavior during their degree path in wildlife conservation. You’re full of shit.
- Comment on We wouldn't listen, anyway. 2 weeks ago:
Lol. You are like the epitome of the Dunning-Kruger effect. It’s amazing how confident you are in your ignorance.
- Comment on We wouldn't listen, anyway. 2 weeks ago:
You have a severe case of anthropomorphizing animals plus a stark lack of education on animal behavioral sciences. You have zero idea what you’re talking about.
Koko’s “conversations” were gibberish that the scientists conducting the experiments interpreted with extreme bias. They wanted there to be meaning in what the gorilla was doing so they interpreted it as if there was. It was a heavily flawed experiment.
- Comment on We wouldn't listen, anyway. 2 weeks ago:
Oh man, RvB reference in the wild after all these years. Warms my heart.
- Comment on We wouldn't listen, anyway. 2 weeks ago:
What you are doing is anthropomorphizing an animal’s behavior and ascribing intent behind the action without having any substantial basis for that claim.
Cats are intelligent, yes, but what you have described is completely devoid of any understanding of animal behavior or psychology.
- Comment on Rainbow Six Siege ravaged by massive server breach that gave its players billions of paid currency for free 2 weeks ago:
Lol amazing. Who ever did this is a GOAT.
- Comment on Anon follows orders 2 weeks ago:
it’s more nuanced than that
That’s what the “with more words” was about. They weren’t giving a nuanced analysis. They were simply stating something in plain language that easily explains the situation for polite conversation.
We get that it’s systemic but it is still true that a symptom of those systemic forces is soldiers are preconditioned to follow orders of their command without questions due to an ingrained sense of implicit trust which is fundamental to the function of military structure.
Now there are the many different flavors of Imperialist philosophy in favor of centralized systems that assert it is an unfortunate necessity to maintain the interests of the state and there is also the philosophy of anarchism which asserts that a decentralized, federated military is possible which avoids the trappings of centralized authority overreach but that is a much deeper discussion about a completely different topic that I’m a bit rusty in my reading on.
- Comment on After GOTY pull, Clair Obscur devs draw line in sand: 'Everything will be made by humans by us' 3 weeks ago:
Want to mention that I really appreciate this reasonable, nuanced perspective of the situation that takes pains to see the humanity in the devs, that they are humans who make mistakes, and not ascribe malice to what can easily be ignorance.
The benefit of the doubt is lost in modern day and it’s nice to see it still being given.
- Comment on Anon follows orders 3 weeks ago:
Yea, that’s the whole “conditioned to follow orders without questions” but with more words.
- Comment on Larian CEO Responds to Divinity Gen AI Backlash: 'We Are Neither Releasing a Game With Any AI Components, Nor Are We Looking at Trimming Down Teams to Replace Them With AI' 4 weeks ago:
Ain’t no action like direct action.
- Comment on Pragmata | Trailer | The Game Awards 2025 4 weeks ago:
Again, no PC, but thanks for sharing the link for others
- Comment on The Free Shepherd | World Premiere | The Game Awards 2025 4 weeks ago:
We got Cat Game (Stray), so about time we get Dog Game.
- Comment on Pragmata | Trailer | The Game Awards 2025 4 weeks ago:
Anyone played the demo? I have no access to PC
- Comment on This, a pen, and coffee 5 weeks ago:
Oops, read my dates wrong it seems.
- Comment on This, a pen, and coffee 5 weeks ago:
This is exactly what they are doing, too. They are comparing a game from 2011 to games that came out 4 years later (Witcher 3) and over a decade later (Elden Ring in 2022)
Skyrim released alongside the OG Witcher and Dark Souls.
- Comment on This, a pen, and coffee 5 weeks ago:
Comparing Witcher 3/Elden Ring to Skyrim is just doing it a disservice. Skyrim released in 2011 alongside the original Witcher game and the first Dark Souls.
- Comment on This, a pen, and coffee 5 weeks ago:
This. The game only seems dull on the surface but the more you dig into the text and the background the lore is just sprawling.
- Comment on Gaming Pet Peeves 1 month ago:
Then coming across a knee high wall or something you can easily just walk over blocking progression but, nope, can’t jump and the game isn’t treating it like stairs.
It’s such a small thing but can completely take the wind out of your sails when playing.
- Comment on Gaming Pet Peeves 1 month ago:
Oooh these are good pet peeves. Photo modes can be hit or miss.
I love the ones in the Spoderman games. Got some amazing screenshots from all 3
- Comment on Gaming Pet Peeves 1 month ago:
That’s normal. The brain isn’t able to process multiple sources at the same time, it has to bounce around and eventually too many inputs means nothing gets processed.
For those with APD, even a single input is a struggle.
- Comment on Gaming Pet Peeves 1 month ago:
Not really. It’s less to do with hearing/perception and more how the human brain processes regular speech; neurodivergent people, like those with ADHD and/or autism like myself, process these things differently.
The brain processes singing differently than regular speech and the issue with audio processing disorder is that how we process regular speech makes it hard for us to hold conversation. Like I need people to repeat things a few times occasionally and if I’m not paying direct attention to the person speaking then voices are basically like “whomp-whomp” from Peanuts, so if someone calls for me while I’m doing something I straight up won’t know I’m being called for.
- Comment on Gaming Pet Peeves 1 month ago:
Too bad PS5 doesn’t have steam.
- Comment on Gaming Pet Peeves 1 month ago:
Audio processing disorder (AuADHD) so being narrated at is pretty much white noise for me; so can’t relate.
- Comment on Gaming Pet Peeves 1 month ago:
Games (and really any consumable media) that just don’t know when to end.
Watched a gameranx video the other day about this. It’s the lack of closure. Players need that catharsis and pay off for all their efforts or else it inevitably starts to feel pointless rather than fun.
Even MMO’s had a closure for their main story arcs and you played the end game content. The new Live Service model though doesn’t like that cause it means they can’t milk it for eternity. They’d have to keep making new stories and actual game content but that is time consuming and meticulous for creative industries. You can’t pump it out like you can cosmetics and battle passes.
It’s honestly a huge issue in the industry. The gameranx video goes much deeper into the topic.
- Comment on Day 494 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 1 month ago:
Chasing people to pop their balloons around the multi-tier, colored blocks level was always a great afternoon.
- Comment on Day 494 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 1 month ago:
These screenshots slapped me back into 1998. I loved that river level. Jumping the boat felt so fucking cool.
- Comment on Gaming Pet Peeves 1 month ago:
Timed choices have their place in games as a valid storytelling mechanism but please not in my open-world, RPG, fantasy hack-n-slasher.
Like if I’m playing a role I need to think about my choice and make sure it fits the character I’m trying to play. I’m not playing myself so my knee-jerk choice might not be the same as what I’m trying to experience.