owenfromcanada
@owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca
- Comment on I'm looking for the Holy Grail of multiplayer gaming 7 hours ago:
The obvious answers are the games we endlessly replayed historically: Mario Kart, Goldeneye (VS mode), Halo (VS), Smash Bros.
If you specifically want ones on PC, I’d suggest Starcraft, Age of Empires, and probably Counter Strike (I wasn’t into that one, but it had a huge following).
Many board games fit the bill as well. Codenames (physical or online at horsepaste.com) comes to mind, and another commenter also mentioned chess.
Basically any games that were made before endlessly grinding became a thing (yep, that’s only been a thing for a decade or two).
- Comment on Game design question : how to make a "trapped" player character? 1 week ago:
What kind of gameplay do you have in mind? I’m guessing a puzzle-type game (like a room escape), but you could honestly do a number of different things (tower defense? Platformer?).
I think the answer to your original question largely depends on this. Did you have anything else in mind about the experience?
- Comment on What is the best place to search for actual news about a keyword and get results that are actually timely and date order descending? 2 weeks ago:
A search engine from 2012? Not sure these days.
- Comment on GREAT WHALE PEE FUNNEL 2 weeks ago:
“Seriously guys, I’m a doctor! I have a PhD!”
“Sure buddy, what was your dissertation about again?”
“Uh… the beneficial effects of marine mammal urine on–”
“Whale piss! Enjoy your pee-hD, weirdo.”
- Comment on What's the point in getting married? 2 weeks ago:
Some rights can be similar, but you’ll always have to declare the other person as your legal whatever. Marriage says to the state that this person is my default for pretty much everything–power of attorney, medical stuff, property ownership, etc. So if I get in an accident and fall unconscious, my wife doesn’t have to fight the hospital staff to see me.
Depending on your country, there are other bonds that have the same legal binding as marriage.
In addition, if we’re honest, there are some “soft” benefits as well. My wife changed her name when we got married, and having the same last name (and our kids having the same last name) avoids a lot of complexity with things like traveling (especially because our daughter is a different skin color than the rest of us). Marriage didn’t explicitly grant us that privilege, but there are a lot of societal norms that come with it that have proven beneficial.
I’m not trying to claim that any of this is how it should be necessarily, but if you’re asking about practical reasons why, those are some of them. If you want the practical benefits without the cost, it’s (relatively) cheap to go to the courthouse or Vegas. Hell, you can get a friend to perform the ceremony for free, all you pay is for the marriage license. But if you’re otherwise not interested in marriage and those benefits don’t appeal (or whatever other reason), just stay dating.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
I live a few miles from the border and cross at least weekly. You could generally get away with this for a handful of things, especially if you’re smart about it (dispose of all packaging and tags, have an otherwise legit reason for a short visit, etc).
But if they question you, and they determine you’re intentionally lying about it, you can expect to pay additional fines and lose several hours of your life.
- Comment on PSA: I want a law for PC games to be offered in physical versions again 3 weeks ago:
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