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- Comment on 'Live-service is a red flag for us': Why one publisher is embracing an older kind of multiplayer hit: peer-to-peer, server browsers, and organic community 6 hours ago:
I miss server browsers. I remember (in the days before it completely turned to trash) when Black Ops 2 went to a lobby system, even on PC. It was the last CoD I ever bought. (I was gifted mw3 later, put like 4ish hours in and never went back)
Then around that time (I forget what year that was exactly, I wanna say about 2014) every other game started doing the same thing as that generation of console started to mature and really take off in the DLC world, and the land of MTX started to become an issue, choking innovation and value. Gone were the days of just buying a game and having it, and I’m came the era of splitting it up and charging for every little piece.
Personally, I’m completely against extra skins and cosmetics being sold at all, in any way, period.
Adding a huge chunk of a new campaign or new missions or something sure, but just buying different jpegs to slap over a gun model should be highly discouraged, if not outright illegalized. (insert obligatory “fuck capitalism”)
Anyway lemme get off my soap box. I forgot I still had that rage about how the industry went in that time period.
But yeah, official servers are fine, and even having a lobby thing is fine, but server browsers are how you build community in the games. Back then clans and guilds could rent (or own) their own dedicated servers that could set their own rules and such. You would find rules and maps and gametypes you liked and just hang out there, and organically get to know the other people that frequent that niche.
Now you just get randomized groups and (at least in my experience) rarely ever run into the same people more than once. I think this promotes anger and negativity, since (again, my experience) players rarely blame themselves ever, and if they have no emotional stake in treating the person at the other end of the connection, it turns into total blame game. Somebody will then leave in a huff (often in the middle of a game) and even the even tempered, relaxed players will get upset that “is happening again”. But if you (using the royal “you” here) know at least some of them, you tend to treat them as humans more often.
It’s just a better system overall.
- Comment on "Digital Signatures" just ask you to type your name into a box now. Am I right in thinking this almost-completely defeats the purpose of a signature? 1 week ago:
Obligatory “bofa deez nuts”
- Comment on Capital of Estonia after a visit from Swedish football fans 2 weeks ago:
This is slightly pie in the sky situation as far as correct punishment and corruption goes. I don’t think"accidentally" being called drunk happens that often, and there should probably be a neutral third party for confirmation and such.
But I’d much rather fuck some idiot’s life up than continue to let risky drivers ruin safety for everyone else. Maybe allow them to get it back after completing some stringent class, and have even higher consequences if they do it again.
I dunno about how to fix the cop problem exactly, as we’ve got bigger corruption problems to deal with right now, and capitalism is a bigger threat than the drunkest driver. But once you intentionally (and yes, drunk actions count) cause mortal danger on the road, just give up being independent.
We don’t have infrastructure for it, but it should be on the to do list.
The short version is, consequences should be way too scary to even potentially run afoul of, at least in a world without tyrants and shit. Just don’t be a dangerous, negligent person. It’s really not too much to ask. If someone thinks it is, then they’re probably one of the negligent ones.
- Comment on Capital of Estonia after a visit from Swedish football fans 2 weeks ago:
Feeling then and doing any kind of action are different. Nothing should get you that worked up, in my opinion. Emotionally and such, sure. But the “physically acting out” part not so much. For a sports or entertainment event I mean. If someone like does your kid, sure that should give you almost carte blanche to react. It’s not like you just magically teleport somewhere and wake up with a heavy dwindle object in your hand and fragile stuff out everywhere. There is premeditation of some sort happening in between. Hooting and hollering is acceptable, but if you go anywhere while drunk, you either need a responsible drunk sitter or a straightjacket with leg straps.
Drunk people are fucking idiots and shouldn’t be allowed even a quarter of the freedoms they currently have. No driving, no weapons, and no public, for starters. And by driving I mean one single DUI means lots of license for several years AT LEAST. I’d argue for permanent forfeiture, but that’s the absolute most lenient I would settle for. Given how dangerous they are behind a wheel, we aren’t even slapping them on the wrist, we’re just saying “no no no, little one”. The idea of a single tiny mistake should strike absolute mortal terror upon them as far as that goes. Not being able to get around (especially with our public transport system) is a devastating blow, and everyone should be one sip away from having to make major life rearrangements.
If they actually hit anyone or damage something, it skyrockets immediately and VERY steeply. I have no room for leniency or mercy. Even the legal limit is too high. Basically drinking and not being at home should make people nervous af.
- Comment on Capital of Estonia after a visit from Swedish football fans 2 weeks ago:
I mean, I have no idea personally. Other than similar events to this. But I’m not sure what alcohol specifically has to do with native American oppression.
I just hate the fact that alcohol is popular at all. I’ve always maintained that the current legal status of weed and alcohol should be swapped.
Other than when it was unknown how to get clean water and using alcohol to make it more safe, I don’t think alcohol should be consumed at all.
Not one drinker can give a good reason they can’t just relax with a high instead of getting plastered. At least not outside of “but that’s what I’m used to and I can’t rise above being a creature of habit and improve anything about my life”.
If humans just collectively forgot alcohol can be consumed, literally zero negative effects would happen. Combine with learning about cannabis consumption, and everything affected is neutral at the absolute worst in terms of comparison.
I wanna live in a world where we forgot drunk driving and drink rages were common events. I can go on a whole tangent rant about that tho.
- Comment on Capital of Estonia after a visit from Swedish football fans 2 weeks ago:
People just never grow out of kindergarten. I still say nothing should excite anyone that much, at all, ever.
And alcohol rules being as loose as they are is total mayhem. Public alcohol should never have gotten this lenient. Staying prohibition didn’t exactly work out, but public events should be like one drink maximum. Maybe two. I dunno how to stop people, exactly, but bring dishes in public shouldn’t be possible.
- Comment on Capital of Estonia after a visit from Swedish football fans 2 weeks ago:
Right, but other than sports, where else do huge masses of alkies all happen to be in the same spot?
People act like they can’t go anywhere or do anything without alcohol being available to overdose on. Sports? Alcohol. Restaurant? Alcohol. Fancy movie theater? Alcohol. Dinner party? Depends on the specific people involved, but fairly often, alcohol. Bowling alley? Alcohol.
Pretty much every social gathering that doesn’t specifically include kids has alcohol around. Even if we could get everybody to upgrade to (the entirely superior in literally every single possible way-and it’s not even close) cannabis, I wouldn’t recommend it being literally everywhere.
In big crowds it really shouldn’t be available at all. No context makes that a good idea.
Not sure why you’re shitting on Europeans, either.
- Comment on Capital of Estonia after a visit from Swedish football fans 2 weeks ago:
I have never understood what the point of going crazy after a sports event.
If you let sports become an emotional experience, I have problems with you already, but allowing it to get you worked up into enough of a frenzy to just go out and break stuff just makes no sense at all.
If the outcome of a game affects you even one iota more than “oh well” or “yay”, then I already know you’re of caveman-level intelligence. Yes, I’m judging raucous sports fans, and I’m tired of pretending not to. Nothing should ever get you that worked up at all. Except maybe a ton of coke. Even life or death situations should be more chill than that.
I won’t even get that crazy when Trump dies, so sports fans have no reason to ever get like that. I don’t care about their ages or maturity either. Getting that worked up at all, ever, in any context is just proof of lack of self control.
And people act like it’s just normal. I see it mentioned after American football games too (usually I hear about it in reference to Philadelphia but I’m sure it’s talked about elsewhere too).
These people need to be force sedated during the game to prevent this from happening.
- Comment on The hypocrisy of YouTube. Better not curse on a video but this is a perfectly fine ad 2 weeks ago:
I didn’t know there were videos in the scroll part of the app. I thought it was all in the videos.
I mean I’m not super surprised, but I’ve never even heard it mentioned.
- Comment on Hey jackass, this is why trucks with large tires are supposed to have mud flaps. 2 weeks ago:
Exactly. Lifted trucks is part of what I actually meant.
Large consumer tricks should be banned as well.
I would even add high performance cars all the way down to mustang level.
If it’s too big or too fast, get it off the road.
- Comment on Hey jackass, this is why trucks with large tires are supposed to have mud flaps. 2 weeks ago:
There is no context in which having that should be street legal.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Being more correct is always better, people! Stop spelling the old word, it’s been “cum” since before most of you were born, get with the times!
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
I fucking get annoyed when I see it spelled “come”.
It’s just not the right word (I guess it technically can be used in the “to get there” sense, but that seems like really stretching it, especially given that it typically refers to ejaculation, not orgasm).
I don’t know the origin of how “cum” came around, but to me it’s always seemed like the world’s most common typo that everyone is too busy to fix because they only have one hand to type and hold their phone.
Can we all just agree to spell it “cum” consistently?
- Comment on Nintendo Responds To Tariff Refunds Lawsuit, Tells Customers They "Got What They Bargained For" 4 weeks ago:
Not with that attitude. It’ll be figured out.
Intentionally buying only ones that are pirateable seems a little backwards.
- Comment on But whhhhyyyyy? 4 weeks ago:
People (because of how expensive everything else is) just want to assume that THEIR car won’t ever have problems (while trying to stretch out how far they go on oil changes in the first place), that they finally (reluctantly) go in for the change, while putting the invisible “please don’t tell me it needs anything else” sign on their face (that’s really not that invisible).
It’s called car “maintenance” people, not roll the “hope you escape the obvious fact that you car actually isn’t immune to having wear” dice.
Some people really budget nothing for their car’s upkeep and suddenly feel like they’re the unluckiest people alive when it needs something.
- Comment on Something kept poking my leg on my mid-morning flight to Nashville 1 month ago:
Now kiss.
- Comment on #StopPayingGames 1 month ago:
I swear even after staring at it for 30s that said “ESL FACESIT GROUP”.
- Comment on Do you think that Trump is being blackmailed? 1 month ago:
I mean I have no idea. But I find the idea funny because you know he would hate that. Narcissists definitely hate people having anything over them in any way.
I’ve always hoped for him to go out in the absolute most painful, humiliating, and public way, with multiple good camera angles catching it.
And this possibility would add to the humiliation potential of that scenario.
- Comment on Nvidia CEO: Society has no choice but to change. I used to play in the streets. When cars came along, you obviously can’t play in the streets now 2 months ago:
I assume he’s thinking of just “streets” made for horses/wagons.
He thinks he remembers a time before cars.
- Comment on Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200 2 months ago:
Haven’t ever even tried. I play almost everything with mouse/mb, funny usually turn the controller on till I’ve already launched the game I wanna use it with.
I hear it’s been a pain for people trying to get it to work, so I doubt it. Using it rn but I’ll try to edit this after trying it.
- Comment on Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200 2 months ago:
I didn’t know that wasn’t originally possible. I don’t use Bluetooth with it at all though. My headset and the controller I was using both has dongles, and now I use the Steam controller with it, so no change.
The mouse and keyboard are just regular corded ones as well.
- Comment on Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200 2 months ago:
My point it that it was the low end of value. Nintendo is literally scraping the bottom of the barrel IMO.
- Comment on Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200 2 months ago:
I would love to see information about why don’t countries do that.
It’s called a point.
- Comment on Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200 2 months ago:
You skipped downloading and installing a recovery ISO, but close enough.
- Comment on Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200 2 months ago:
It’s been the budget option anyway in value, if not price.
- Comment on Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200 2 months ago:
Neither did I, but lately it’s been docked since I bent a CPU pin on my regular PC and have yet to unbend it, so it’s been a temporary replacement. OLED wouldn’t have made a difference in most of its use time in my case.
- Comment on Modern times require modern solutions 2 months ago:
They’re metheads. They’re only jonesing when they’re not consuming.
And probably even then.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Hilarious that people made assumptions about what you meant with this.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
You know what they meant.
- Comment on Xbox Player Voice Quickly Reveals What Players Want Most 2 months ago:
If you ever hear yourself begging for more exclusives, please kys.