Rentlar
@Rentlar@lemmy.ca
- Comment on Aurora Australis turned it up tonight 1 day ago:
First time I’ve seen a pic of the aurora australis! Nice photo!
- Comment on This Doctor Won’t Take Health Insurance - and Charges Just $35 a Visit | AJ+ (5:46) 2 days ago:
It’s nice that he can run a one person show. It might be more variety of work but dealing with insurance paperwork sounds like a second job in itself.
I think if more primary care physicians can go back to a no insurance, flat-fee model and insurance is saved for urgent, emergency, specialized and long term care then Americans can live healthier and save money (neither of which is good in the eyes of for-profit healthcare and insurance), doctors and general practitioners will actually do what they enjoy and all around increase the efficiency of healthcare in the US.
- Comment on V Rising has launched out of Early Access! 2 days ago:
You might be able to try a “demo” of v rising 1.0.0.79266-b23 before you buy…
- Comment on Sonic Rumble - Announce Trailer 2 days ago:
Seems interesting, though this trailer was probably made in Powerpoint.
Sonic Forces™ fans to play another mobile game with plenty of microtransactions.
- Comment on ANIMAL WELL - Launch Trailer 2 days ago:
Demo’d this at PAX West Seattle and said hi to Billy there. It was quite a charming experience.
- Comment on Beginner gamedev projects? 4 days ago:
Terminal games are where it’s at, lol. In high school I’ve made connect4, battleship and a couple card games in C.
Once I took a Mexican Train domino game code I made in C, ported it to Java, then added graphics that showed everything nicely, but clicking on anything just had it pass a number you would have typed to do the action in the terminal UI version.
- Comment on Sony - Helldivers fans -- we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update - PSN no longer required 5 days ago:
I’m curious, what’s the problem? There was an upsetting change, review was negative. That change was walked back and not happening. What would the reason be to keep it negative?
- Comment on Helldivers 2 Players Express Frustration On Steam As It Will Soon Require A PSN Account 6 days ago:
I presume you will have heard, Sony/Playstation has announced it will reverse on the PSN linking mandate.
- Comment on Sony - Helldivers fans -- we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update - PSN no longer required 6 days ago:
We did it Lemmy~
Updated my review: (PERSONAL ORDER COMPLETE)
- Comment on Helldivers 2 Players Express Frustration On Steam As It Will Soon Require A PSN Account 1 week ago:
In the compromise model, Sony gets the interaction data they want and pad their account numbers for investors. Players get sustained access to the game. Win-win.
- Comment on League of Legends’ anti-cheat won't brick your PC, Riot insist, after adding Valorant’s controversial system to the MOBA 1 week ago:
I know what can fix their launcher problems! A new launcher to launch the Riot Launcher to launch the League of Legends Launcher to launch League of Legends.
- Comment on Helldivers 2 Players Express Frustration On Steam As It Will Soon Require A PSN Account 1 week ago:
I think those people that will no longer be able to play it, because Sony doesn’t let them do the thing that they now require, deserve refunds. I will leave a negative review when the update drops, despite really enjoying this game, because it’s not fair to those who bought it and will be locked out. If they can make it such that you can have a placeholder Sony account that can’t access all PSN features for the purpose to play this and other Sony games on Steam, that anyone in the world can access, that would be an appropriate compromise to me.
I understand EULA and account creation fatigue. It’s just that it’s not the accounts themselves that are the worrisome part of the change for me is what I’m saying. If it’s for specific reasoning (console crossplay), is unobtrusive, and maintains access for existing Steam purchasers then I don’t have a real problem. If they use it to limit people’s access that’s where I have a problem.
- Comment on Helldivers 2 Players Express Frustration On Steam As It Will Soon Require A PSN Account 1 week ago:
This is the point of contention I am curious about. If Sony can be the one to kick you off the game that you bought on Steam and you don’t get refunded for it, I will review it negatively. Let me know what happens after the update forcing PSN.
- Comment on Helldivers 2 Players Express Frustration On Steam As It Will Soon Require A PSN Account 1 week ago:
It doesn’t seem like a big change to me, so long as you can just have it linked to your Steam account and nothing else.
I’d only be upset if it breaks Linux compatibility or was a single player game (HD2 isn’t).
- Comment on What are these "bass" and "treble" that I see in an equalizer ? 1 week ago:
Bass is for low frequency sounds, so use that if you want to hear the kick drums, the bass guitar, trombone etc more clearly and you want a deep and mellow sound. Mid for human voices and most lead instruments. Treble if you want other drums and cymbals to stand out and you want a brighter but slightly shallower sound.
- Comment on The “Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state” petition just got a response. 1 week ago:
Sounds to me that if you bought The Crew with the understanding that you could play indefinitely, noting that they didn’t provide an end date at any time while they were selling it, they need to honour your access to it in one form or another, else provide you a refund.
- Comment on Maybe hot take: as a handheld, the regular switch is an awful handheld 1 week ago:
Back in the day I was drifting in Mario Kart DS on the Dpad until my thumbs hurt before the Wii version (with Nunchuk) and later.
The switch was fine, of course in handheld mode its inferior to the larger/heavier, newer and more ergonomically designed Steam Deck. These days at my friends house I bring a Pro controller around which works and feels just fine.
Oh and yeah the best Switch gaming experience is via emulation of the games you own and using nicer controllers.
- Comment on FireChat was a tool for revolution. Then it disappeared. 1 week ago:
Agreed. Work on capitalist principles and you end up becoming beholden to capitalist principles.
If it could be made once, could it be done again? Main thing is adoption I think, not unlike Lemmy.
- Comment on A bot in Tekken 8 is demolishing players by only pressing one button over and over 1 week ago:
Eddy is the first of four DLC characters for Season 1 of Tekken 8. And… what’s this? The next character was just announced this morning. I don’t want to have to make a whole separate news post for that. So look:
Lidia is Tekken 8’s next DLC fighter. She’s coming this summer, say the developers on Twitter.
Honest lazy journalism, hahaha.
- Comment on Send a message! Use a virtual pipe bomb! 1 week ago:
First/Given Name: Ya
Middle Name: Like
Last Name/Surname: Jazz
- Comment on [OC] I (For real) remastered all of Starcraft's Terran themes. What game music should I remaster next? 2 weeks ago:
I enjoyed Terran 3, my favourite of the TerrN themes.
- Comment on How Abrupt U-Turns Are Defining U.S. Environmental Regulations 2 weeks ago:
How about they stick with the stronger regulations, those generally are compatible when the rules are relaxed. Maybe try not fucking over the planet just because the Trump EPA says they aren’t looking your way.
- Comment on Boeing is changing their brand name 2 weeks ago:
I had overheard their first draft at a rebrand was a new slogan, “You’re Boeing to die if you blow the whistle on us”, but I guess it didn’t take off.
- Comment on I, too, cast repost 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on StarCraft 2’s former lead multiplayer designer teases a new RTS he feels is a “paradigm shift” for the genre 2 weeks ago:
"Players will enjoy more moment-to-moment strategic decision-making in each game, instead of waiting for that next fun action moment.”
You’re saying that constantly watching over Zerg hatcheries commanding Queens to keep puking into them isn’t thought of as a fun action moment?
- Comment on totally tardigrades 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on new organelle!!!! 3 weeks ago:
UCYN-A is the nitrogen-fixer of the alga cell?
- Comment on If you find a way, please tell us! 3 weeks ago:
Ich spürte eine große Störung der Macht. Als ob Millionen in panischer Angst aufschrien und plötzlich verstummten.
- Comment on Live Updates: Juror Is Dismissed as Trump’s Trial Begins Third Day 3 weeks ago:
Smart move on the Judge’s part. Hearing some of the reported descriptions of the potential juror’s including their occupation and neighbourhood really can narrow it down to a few or few dozen people. I’d be very concerned about retaliation if I was a juror.
- Comment on The Way Forward, an update from the team behind Cities: Skylines 3 weeks ago:
The Beach DLC was distasteful, you still can’t even make convincing beaches with the terrain.
I’m very glad Paradox reversed course here. It sounds like they are starting to take seriously what it means to make a finished, solid game. Cities:Skylines fans are tired of half-baked shit.