DrSteveBrule

@DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨As The Outer Worlds 2 hits $80, director says "we don't set the prices for our games" and wishes "everybody could play" Obsidian's new RPG⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  There are a lot of other reasons to pirate content besides disagreeing with pricing. I get that the price point of this game is the subject here but I doubt 99% of pirates are at a disagreement over pricing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨“Production” to describe multiplication?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It seems like every other poster here confusing your use of the word “production” and simply stating that “product” is an acceptable word to use lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The audacity⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re also easy to clean if they get gross from surgery.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Michael B. Jordan Did the Impossible — In an era of mounting crises, the "Sinners" star got people off their couches and into cinemas for an original film⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m currently waiting through the trailers for my second watch in theaters lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's a TV series you've tried repeatedly to get into, but can't?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No The Sopranos doesn’t make the audience root for the mobsters. It’s a show that follows horrible people doing horrible things. There is great writing and very realistic dialog, but that has never tricked me into rooting for Tony or anyone else. Especially if you make it to the last season, I was personally rooting for Tony to get killed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's a TV series you've tried repeatedly to get into, but can't?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  To me, The Sopranos has some of the most believable characters of any show I’ve ever seen. They’re all just so fucking stupid. But not in a bad writing kind of way. They’re as stupid as the average person and maybe a little more so. The show is full of miscommunication and unreliable gossip going around dozens of characters. It’s not witty dialog, it just feels real.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What movies have you watched this week?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Its on my to-watch list. Flying Lotus is one of my all time favorite music producers so ive curious how his movie turns out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To join Facebook these days, one must record a video selfie⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We can circle back to this debate when anonymity is the weapon in a mass murder.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Technically the truth⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Which is an example of acceleration.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To join Facebook these days, one must record a video selfie⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Plenty of people do that with their personal information on full display.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To join Facebook these days, one must record a video selfie⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In what way is anonymity bad on the internet?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elden Ring's player engagement is through the roof: 45% of its Steam players have played for 100+ hours⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  When i first started playing Dark Souls i always equipped my characters with shields. I played all 3 games several times through with shields. One playthrough I decided to challenge myself and not use shields, only relying on dodging attacks. Doing so also opened up my offhand for using a staff or talisman (the equivalent of seals in Elden Ring). I have never used a shield in any Dark Souls game or Elden Ring since.

  Dark Souls 2 introduced a feature called power stance. I wont go into go into great detail about it here, but tnere are many guides online that explain how it works. The short version is that it allows you to dual wield weapons from of the same category. You equip them in each hand, level up your character with the correct stats, then you open character up to unique move sets and really high damage.

  Power stance wasn’t included in Dark Souls 3, but it was reintroduced in Elden Ring and is very fun to use. Some of my favorite weapons to power stance with are: daggers, twinblades, reapers, rapiers, and even heavy rapiers. I wouldn’t say power stancing is the equivalent to playing on easy mode. The movesets are unique and take some practice to use effectively. There are also some cons, like not having a shield or magic casting weapon in either hand. There is no way to do a jumping heavy attack using both weapons. Also stamina depletes much quicker. One of the greatest pros though, is that each weapon can be equipped with different status effects like bleed/poison or holy/frost.

  If you look up or are suggested specific builds, be open to tweaking them to your liking. Higher numbers for damage output are obviously good, but are only so useful if the weapon you are using is right for you. Keep trying different weapon types until something sticks. Also, level up several different weapon types because different enemies have different resistances and weaknesses. Slashing weapons aren’t as effective against rock enemies as hammers are. Sometimes these resistances aren’t obvious so dont be afraid to use online wikis to look up some info.

  Lastly, dont neglect summon pools! Some people will try to convince you that summon pools are for noobs, and it only counts as a win if you solo a boss. That’s not true in the slightest. Every item/feature in the game was added with the intention that players will use them. Same goes for spirit ashes. Each spirit ash is very different from the next. Some will follow you around, some will sit in one spot, some regenerate health, some inflict status effects on enemies, etc. If you or anyone else is on PC feel free to shoot me a DM and we can set up a coop session!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Let's play this game again⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It is only in the form of crypto with your name attached to it. Trump, Elon, and all the rest constantly hype it up on social media and make bank on it. Everyone in the world associates you with being another maga grifter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Let's play this game again⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Everyone who interacts with you immediately forgets who you are or why they are doing what you convince them to do as soon as they stop seeing and hearing you. They will continue to do as you instructed them, but they won’t know why. Once it’s done, they will continue life as though they’ve never met you unless you introduce yourself again.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon can't go on a field trip⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We would usually say “the ones I spied on”. English is the only language I’ve ever spoken and although it sounds weird to not include the word “on”, I really dont see why its necessary either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The PS3's comeback was insane⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My ps3 got what I called “the yellow light of death”. They both had the same issue.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨70% of games that require internet get destroyed⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not even aware of any ps3/xbox360 games that are fully contained on discord. Maybe Orange Box?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  A McChicken is definitely not worth more than $1 lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommendations for "girly" games?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Peggle! It’s a very fun and unique brickbreaker with lots of silly and cute characters, art, and music.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨At least in the darkness of my dreams, I can forget how things are⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  For your health!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What programs do you wish a good FOSS alternative existed, but doesn't or most of the FOSS alternatives simply aren't good?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The only thing I can think of that Word does better, is making equations. LibreOffice works ok, but it’s more clunky. I still use it over Word because it runs much faster on my PC

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo ‘warned to expect 145% tariff on Nintendo Switch 2’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  How does people being wrongfully deported to El Salvador relate to a gaming community?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Last of Us Complete hits PS5 today, physical Collector’s Edition coming July⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m trying to remember, is this a Mr. Show reference?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people insist on not answering ALL the questions in an email or text message?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I recently emailed my professor about a question on a take home test. I asked for clarification because the wording was weird. I also asked how I should format the answer, and where in the textbook I can find info relating to it. His email back to me just said “the answer is on page 75”. It was not.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are there any games you don't play as it was intended to be played? If so, what game and how?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My cousin and I spent a summer messing around in hitman blood money when we were younger. There’s a level that takes place in a neighborhood with a cul-de-sac. We managed to kill every single npc undetected with the snare wire and dump theoe bodies into the sewer to leave no evidence. After each level, the game generates a newspaper article to describe the events and it basically said everyone in the neighborhood just vanished.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If the game plays on your linux distro who cares what you call it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FromSoftware aren't abandoning single player in favour of games like Elden Ring: Nightreign, says Miyazaki⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wtf did i just read? The author here admits to not caring and therefore not paying attention to what he was supposed to be “reporting” on. Video game “journalists” continue to amaze me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo is Bringing Us Kicking and Screaming Into the $80 Game Era with the Switch 2⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s true. I should’ve specified i use gg.deals to look for sales from 3rd party websites. Green man gaming is a pretty good one that often has $5-$10 off of new titles.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo is Bringing Us Kicking and Screaming Into the $80 Game Era with the Switch 2⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  gg.deals

  New steam games may have $80 price tags at some point, but most of them will end up on that site for a fraction of the price after some time. Nintendo titles might go down to $70 after a decade.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Since they wouldn't understand phones, I'd just tell them I was speaking to demons.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There was a good point explaining how the invention of email made communication a more dreaded thing. When all you could do was send written letters, it could take weeks or months to communicate with someone on another continent. When email was invented everyone thought it would make life so much easier to get a near instant reply. But now some some people have to read and send a hundred emails a day. It’s the same with cell phones. A hundred years ago we mostly didn’t have phones. Then landlines became popular but you had to be home, also you had to memorize numbers or write them down. Now everyone has a cellphone where anyone can call you at anytime and any place. It could be work related, medical related, an old friend wanting to say hi, a tech illiterate family member asking for help, someone trying to sell you something, or any other kind of spam call. Phone anxiety is completely understandable.