CaptainBlinky

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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One Of The Best Games Ever Turns 25, And You Still Can't Buy It⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Fair point. I think there needs to be a legal definition of IP’s that no longer have a claimant and therefore go public domain by default. If nobody can show ownership then nobody owns it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lionhead's secret best game, and one of the greatest ever abandonware games - The Movies - turns 20 today [Eurogamer]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Not to be that guy, but it’s the 20th anniversary of the game, The Movies, so yeah. Could just read the title.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lionhead's secret best game, and one of the greatest ever abandonware games - The Movies - turns 20 today [Eurogamer]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
That game was so silly and fun. Forgot all about it! We used to make fun little movies and overdub them using Sonar.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One Of The Best Games Ever Turns 25, And You Still Can't Buy It⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Not really. There’s a lot of abandonware where the IP holders still pull out the lawyers.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One Of The Best Games Ever Turns 25, And You Still Can't Buy It⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
This actually makes a lot of sense. If none of these companies are willing to claim ownership of the IP, then “pirating” the games has no risk… since nobody is willing to claim ownership of the IP. Well played!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The trauma. The terror. The humanity!!!1!!1!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I can’t believe I need to ask this, but… is that an actual quote?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Did it really used to be common for guys to go to a bar every night like in Cheers or The Simpsons?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I don’t know if you’re aware, but pubs have been around for literally thousands of years. Google tells me that "The oldest known pub in England is a contested title, but The Old Ferry Boat Inn in Cambridgeshire is often cited, with claims of serving drinks since (560) AD. "

I’m sure there were a lot of alcoholics to frequent the place over the past 1500 years or so, but I’m willing to bet that there were a lot of other people who just wanted a meal and a good conversation most days.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Fair, but what I’m saying is that it’s not only worth the price but I’d pay more having played it. 60 bucks? Probably not because I know I’m not that into extraction shooters, but it doesn’t feel like a discount game. Also, I was in my cups when I typed that.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
You know what’s cool? Skins don’t impact gameplay at all! You don’t actually have to buy them!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I just picked it up to play with a couple buds, and it’s GOOD. $39.99 good? No, just good. The vibe is great, the gunplay feels good, the extraction is forgiving. Definitely worth the price in my opinion.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Did it really used to be common for guys to go to a bar every night like in Cheers or The Simpsons?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I mean, people still do that.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI might be creating a ‘permanent underclass’ but it’s the makers of the tech bubble who are replaceable⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
People without money are replaceable. People with money are not. What a stupid statement. MONEY IS WORTH. You could be the most talented engineer in the world, the modern Einstein in science. Unless you have capital or create capital, you’re an insect who will be squashed. I love the idea but AI and automation are about to make 90% of the world’s population obsolete. And NOBODY is training LLMs on UBS or universal healthcare LMAO we’re cooked and reporters know it, but there’s no money in saying it, so even now the media is trying to milk the last possible money from this dying system.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Took me a moment⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Why am I subbed to this? I get like n-5% of the jokes.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I volunteer as tribute!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
What is she, from Detroit?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I stop sleeping through everything?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
Less weed? If not that, you’re probably staying up too late at night. Go to bed earlier than you have been. Get off the screens at least an hour before you want to to go sleep.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Star Trek Discovery that bad?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:
You need to get passed the first story arc, then it gets really good. It doesn’t really feel Star Trek™ at first, but that changes and it’s worth the journey.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everyone thinks the Deus Ex remaster looks awful and they're right: 'They really turned those 1999 graphics into 2003 graphics'⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
That’s really a shame. Deus Ex deserves a full ground up remake.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lies, all lies⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Fuck yeah Tengger Cavalry all day!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Notorious boardgame Twilight Imperium is getting a digital version⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
There was alcohol involved. Alliances were made, alliances were broken, butts got hurt. It’s a hell of a game. TBF the friendship was already rocky. This was the coffin nail. Him spilling red wine on my new white cloth couch and blaming me for having a white couch didn’t help.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Notorious boardgame Twilight Imperium is getting a digital version⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I lost a friendship over that fucking game.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'My Advice to Users Is to Accept Reality and Tune, or to Not Play' — Randy Pitchford Is at the 'Get a Refund From Steam' Stage of the Borderlands 4 PC Performance Backlash⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I wasn’t too keen on that $70 basic version price tag in the first place, so thanks Randy. Can’t wait for it to be $39.99
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'My Advice to Users Is to Accept Reality and Tune, or to Not Play' — Randy Pitchford Is at the 'Get a Refund From Steam' Stage of the Borderlands 4 PC Performance Backlash⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
That’s an option, but there were a lot of people involved in making the game. I’m not a fan of collective punishment. They most probably did their best, he’s just a shit spokesperson.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'My Advice to Users Is to Accept Reality and Tune, or to Not Play' — Randy Pitchford Is at the 'Get a Refund From Steam' Stage of the Borderlands 4 PC Performance Backlash⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I’m not going to punish the entire development team just because he’s a tool.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'My Advice to Users Is to Accept Reality and Tune, or to Not Play' — Randy Pitchford Is at the 'Get a Refund From Steam' Stage of the Borderlands 4 PC Performance Backlash⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I have a 3090 in a 7800x3d box with 64 gb ram and I had to drop from 7680x2160 to 3840x1080 to get decent framerates. I get better performance in Star Citizen. After a few CTD’s I just went ahead and got a refund.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'My Advice to Users Is to Accept Reality and Tune, or to Not Play' — Randy Pitchford Is at the 'Get a Refund From Steam' Stage of the Borderlands 4 PC Performance Backlash⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I honestly don’t know what this “trainwreck” talk is. BL3 was passable. I didn’t like the antagonists, but the game played fine if purples dropped way too much and the new guns weren’t great. People make it seem like it was the Worst Game Ever and I don’t get it. The pre-sequel was hot garbage, but 3 was fine.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'My Advice to Users Is to Accept Reality and Tune, or to Not Play' — Randy Pitchford Is at the 'Get a Refund From Steam' Stage of the Borderlands 4 PC Performance Backlash⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Welp, that’s what I did. Got my money back. I’ll buy it when it’s $19.99.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I fixed Borderlands 4's stuttering issue by upping my shader cache size to 100 GB, which feels like something I shouldn't have to do in a well-optimised game⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
Funny thing, that. It’s not a well-optimised game. That’s the problem.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Randy Pitchford Snaps Back at Borderlands 4 Criticism: 'Code Your Own Engine'⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I run a 7800X3D on and X870 mobo, 64gb ram and an RTX3090, and couldn’t run it at my native 7680x2160 resolution and have a playable framerate. It was fine at 3840x1080, but randomly crashed to desktop (at 1/4 my normal resolution, that I can even play Star Citizen at.)

I refunded it after 3 hours. This was before Randy’s ridiculous response to the criticism. I was planning on buying again later when it’s fixed, but now I’m not so sure. The man is his own worst enemy.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not trying to disparage first responders on 911. Why aren't nurses included with fire and police departments? Did we not take care of people on the backend of the rescuing?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

Did we not take care of people on the backend of the rescuing?

No disrespect but nurses weren’t in the towers evacuating people and trying to get them to safety. Nurses weren’t crushed by the collapses, or burnt to death by the fires. Nurses didn’t die of horrendous diseases due to inhalation of unknown toxins and asbestos. Were the nurses heroes who saved uncounted lives? Undoubtedly. But they were not first responders, and didn’t suffer the same outcomes.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Borderlands 4 Launches To Mostly Negative Steam Reviews Over Performance Issues And Crashing⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:
I’m not dismissing the criticism of BL3, I honestly don’t know what it is beyond my personal experience. I wasn’t a big fan of the antagonists or the weapon changes, but It didn’t ruin the game for me. I really didn’t know that the game was so widely disliked - I never even looked into it. It came out, I played it, lost interest, and moved on with my life.