mechoman444
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- Comment on Trying to find a messenger bag at Amazon 4 hours ago:
Two major differences between Amazon and eBay eBay has longer shipping times but a significantly better rating system which holds the buyer accountable as much as it does the seller.
But since I like and enjoy instant gratification Amazon’s faster shipping times are a little better for me especially as a consumer rather than seller.
- Comment on Trying to find a messenger bag at Amazon 2 days ago:
So I just got a steam deck… A little birthday present to myself.
My local microcenter sells nothing for it… Neither does best buy. And if best buy did I wouldn’t over pay anyway at that failing store.
So… Amazon it is. 40 bucks and two days later I have a silicone case, anti glare screen protector and a cheapo dock.
I didn’t want to get all that shit off amazon… It was just the most convenient place and in my case the only place.
If anything amazon needs to crack down on these bs Chinese sellers.
- Comment on Always wear protection, folks 3 days ago:
I upvoted this. But I’m not happy about it.
- Comment on A bear, exhausted from abuse, attacks its trainer— Hangzhou Safari Park, China 6 days ago:
No you’re delusional. Seek help.
/J
- Comment on Choose wisely! 1 week ago:
I don’t know how to put this to you guys but the one on the right is significantly more plausible than the one on the left.
Also I don’t like turmeric.
- Comment on ‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted 1 week ago:
If there’s someone out there that gets off on watching me poop let them. (I’m a 310 pounds 40 year old.)
- Comment on Why do some people have so many tabs open on their browser? 2 weeks ago:
I never said you had any piss bottles I’m saying people keep tabs open that much for the same reason people have piss bottles.
You’re just messy disorganized and lazy 🤷
- Comment on Why do some people have so many tabs open on their browser? 2 weeks ago:
People have that many tabs open for the same reason people have full piss bottles next to their computers.
- Comment on And my premature ejaculation is the shortcoming!? 2 weeks ago:
Gentlemen. If you are climaxing prior to your partner that doesn’t mean you’re done.
- Comment on FACTS 2 weeks ago:
I received fellatio for my fiance this morning.
It didn’t feel gay?
- Comment on Might not be efficient, but at least it... Uhhh, wait, what good does it provide again? 2 weeks ago:
Ya evolution is pretty cool.
And on that note the human physiology sacrifices quite a bit for its intelligence.
For example the reason humans come out as babies is because if they came out with a full sized brains they’d kill the mother!
It’s all about the most proficient use of energy.
- Comment on Is it normal to see this static when you close your eyes? 3 weeks ago:
My wife and I have never experienced this. 🤷
Very interesting though.
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 3 weeks ago:
No they’re not. Those are the opinions of the majority of people that played the game and/or reviewed it. Also they’re quantifiable by the game play.
The fact that it was too expensive is not subjective, the fact that the art direction was poor is not subjective, lack of material at launch is not subjective.
I highly recommend you look up the definitions of subjective/objective.
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 3 weeks ago:
Look, the reason Concord crashed and burned isn’t some deep philosophical mystery. It’s because the game simply wasn’t good enough to survive in a genre that’s already stacked with better, cheaper options.
It launched with no real identity. Everything about it felt like a watered-down version of other hero shooters, same structure, same archetypes, none of the charm. Characters were forgettable, abilities didn’t mesh well with the modes, and the balance was all over the place. The movement was slow, the time-to-kill was absurdly long, and fights dragged on like you were playing in molasses. That’s not “a bold design choice,” that’s just poor pacing.
Then you add the fact that they tried to charge forty bucks for something that, by every metric, should’ve been free-to-play. On top of that, content was thin at launch. Maps were bland, the mode selection was tiny, and there wasn’t enough variety to keep anyone invested. When a live-service shooter launches with barely anything to do, the writing is already on the wall.
Players didn’t walk away because they “didn’t give it a chance.” They walked away because the game gave them no reason to stay. Sales were abysmal, concurrency numbers cratered immediately, and Sony pulled the plug in record time. That’s not player bias or community toxicity; that’s a product failing on its own merits.
You can dress it up however you want, but the reality stands: Concord entered a crowded market with nothing special to offer, priced itself like it was a premium experience, and then delivered something that felt half-thought-out and generic. It wasn’t some misunderstood masterpiece. It was just a bad game.
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 3 weeks ago:
They could have but it’s their game they refunded all the purchased copies of it. The whole point of copyright is to protect intellectual property for its owners if they don’t want people playing it they shouldn’t be.
And keep in mind copyright protects everyone not just large corporations like Sony.
- Comment on Sony’s Concord Is Playable Again Thanks To Fan-Made Custom Servers 3 weeks ago:
I agree but that doesn’t qualify it for preservation.
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 3 weeks ago:
Here lies the core of the disconnect. The property is not yours. When someone takes or uses something that does not belong to them, against the owner’s wishes, they have committed a violation. The owner’s reasons are irrelevant; it is their property.
Consider this scenario: you write a book you do not wish to publish. Then an external entity steps in and announces that they will publish it and distribute it for free. You would rightfully feel that your autonomy had been overridden.
This is why copyright laws exist. They can be exploited, like any system, but they remain the most effective framework we currently have.
Sony isn’t giving the game away for free you’re taking it by force.
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 3 weeks ago:
I’ve noticed here on Lemmy that the general user base just doesn’t like copyright laws or have a complete lack of knowledge of what a copyright is how they function and why it’s beneficial to copyright works.
It’s actually really frustrating mainly because you get downvoted for supporting copyright which is insane.
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 3 weeks ago:
• The term endures for the life of the author plus 70 years.
• For works made for hire or anonymous/ pseudonymous works, the term is 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever expires first.
Dude. I noticed that there is a collective misunderstanding of copyright and intellectual property on Lemmy y’all need to read some wikis or something.
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 4 weeks ago:
Imagine you create a product that is mechanically functional but fundamentally terrible. Only a tiny group is willing to pay for it, and even that isn’t enough to break even. You have no choice but to pull it from the market and discard it. Then the government steps in and starts distributing that product for free. This is your personal intellectual property, you no longer control it or own it.
Your comment is deeply frustrating. It shows a fundamental misunderstanding of copyright and intellectual property, which is frankly astounding.
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 4 weeks ago:
They’re not. Sony refunded all copy’s sold. Sony lost a metric butt ton of money on the game realized it was a massive ideological and developmental mistake and tried to correct course.
For some reason people are being super stubborn about this objectively terrible game.
Jesus just let it die.
- Comment on FOX BREAKING NEWS ALERT! 4 weeks ago:
Not the 7-layer burrito! Omg!
- Comment on Sony’s Concord Is Playable Again Thanks To Fan-Made Custom Servers 4 weeks ago:
No you didn’t. ??
- Comment on Sony’s Concord Is Playable Again Thanks To Fan-Made Custom Servers 4 weeks ago:
Your claim that all games deserve to remain playable is incorrect. If maintaining a game places the developer or publisher in a financial deficit, then the game does not merit continued operation.
The fact that third parties find ways to keep such a game running is irrelevant; it has no bearing on whether the game inherently deserves preservation.
Your position relies on an unsupported opinion and appeals to users’ emotions rather than presenting a substantive argument. As stated, it is an empty assertion without meaningful justification.
- Comment on Sony’s Concord Is Playable Again Thanks To Fan-Made Custom Servers 4 weeks ago:
All games, even bland, boring, or bad ones, deserve to remain playable.
In answer to your question, zero, of course.
The above statement is the one I have an issue with.
- Comment on Sony’s Concord Is Playable Again Thanks To Fan-Made Custom Servers 4 weeks ago:
No… They don’t. If the cost of running the servers for that game is more than the game can bring in there is no point in continuing service.
I understand that “gamers” believe otherwise but Sony, or any other company is going to go into the red because an extremely tiny base if people want to keep playing said game. Especially a massive utter flop like concord.
- Comment on She strongly disagrees 4 weeks ago:
So theres a problem. I want to upvote you but you’re ar exactly 42 upvotes at the writing of this comment… What do I do?
- Comment on I love fucking pasta 5 weeks ago:
Yes. www.protonvpn.com
- Comment on Y'all seem to have lost track of the correct response to people crying about dead baddies 5 weeks ago:
Btw. Great movie!
- Comment on Why isn't the rest of the world doing anything about the USA? 5 weeks ago:
Yay! I’m a winner! Wait…