janonymous

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I love diablo-likes, but they're also really annoying.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Okay, a bunch of thoughts come to mind.

  I love Diablo, but a big part of it was the atmosphere and also me being young and never having seen anything like it. That’s pretty hard to recreate. I heard the game Halls of Torment nailed the Diablo atmosphere, but as a Vampire Survivors-like gameplay. Basically it’s focused on the grind and progression. Maybe, that’s something for you? Personally, I haven’s found anything that is as fun as Diablo, so every now and then I play Diablo 1 with a new mod, like the new The Hell 3 Mod. It brings back the wonder of the unknown, because there is lots of new stuff in there. I also loved Book of Demons, which is basically a streamlined version of Diablo 1 with a dark comedic twist.

  I think you underestimate the satisfaction that comes from clearing levels in Diablo. Yes, it could be a different theme and still work, but isn’t that proof of how potent it is? So the question is, why does it feel like a grind to you? I wager it’s because the magic Diablo had for you got lost over time. You know how they work now, you’ve seen behind the curtain and thus don’t feel the danger, the intrigue like you used to. Maybe you will find it in games like Elden Ring that you don’t see through right away?

  About the stats progression: I think a very big part of the fun of progressing your character comes from doing it the way you want. It’s a form of expression. You want to be a Necromancer that only uses Golems or a Mage focused on ice. I think what a lot of Diablo-likes miss is finding a good way to allow lots of expression in character development. Too often I feel boxed in by the class and it doesn’t feel like it’s my Tinkerer, but the Tinkerer instead. A good Diablo-like has abilities that define the character instead of just simple stat increases and cooldown reductions and all that.

  Lastly, if you haven’t seen it there is a great Diablo 4 Critique on YouTube that might give some more food for thought!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Bethesda released Skyrim today, they would have made it woke⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I can see our difference in how we defined what’s shoe-horned in. And I get that you’re not saying diversity in media is bad. However, respectfully, I don’t think your definition of shoe-horned makes a lot of sense if you think it through. Is the music shoe-horned in, because it’s not critical to the plot? You said yourself that adding information that isn’t critical to the plot is necessary or the movie will be bland. If it’s necessary to the movie, wouldn’t you agree that it is critical? It may not be for the plot, but it is for the movie. Movies aren’t just plot. A lot of great movies (Nomadland, Patterson, Dazed and Confused, Coffee and Cigarettes, The Straight Story, …) don’t have a lot of plot or tell a great story. Instead they focus on the characters and the mood.

  I think your example with the “blond, blue eyed, straight white men” betrays your perspective. This isn’t describing the default human being. Most people on earth aren’t like that. But it is the de facto default in western media. Why is it that? Because for a long time it was white men who made the decisions. Now that it has become a norm, everything that deviates needs a justification. And that’s kinda fucked up, isn’t it?

  So, I think the question isn’t, why don’t “normal” character traits get the same hate as “alternate” traits? The question is, who defines what is normal?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If Bethesda released Skyrim today, they would have made it woke⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s kind of a weird argument. I always took “shoe-horned” to imply that it is pressed into something by force where it doesn’t quite fit. So, in my mind just because something is intentional doesn’t mean it is shoe-horned.

  Creative works always come from the authors lived experiences. The reason why we often find representation of minorities missing in media, is because these minorities don’t get to work on them. If there would be more diverse teams working on something we would naturally see more of their diverse experiences represented. However, for this to be the case a lot would have to change in our society. It is way easier to just keep things more or less as they were and let people without minority experiences write and add minority characters. These in turn, feel off, feel shoe-horned in, because they aren’t based of lived experiences and are just there to check a box. Conversely, the reason why it feels like we used to have better (though less) diverse representations in media is because these actually came from people who had these experiences.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wokespotting, Explained: How The Grift Works⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t think that’s how it goes, either. I mean sure, for Pride Month all the corpos glam on to it to market their stuff “to the gays” and there is the odd product line designed for them as well. But I’m pretty sure nobody is adding gay characters to video games, shows or movies, because the market research shows that it’s popular now. It’s still quite the opposite.

  Companies would still rather have nothing that could be seen as “controversial” in their products, with the odd exception that wants to be controversial. Games, shows, movies are made by creative people and among them are and have always been queer people. They have always been pushing for representation. Over time this pushing of the envelop as well as social movements lead from characters that can be read as queer (mostly villains, though), to clearly queer coded (still mostly villains) to finally openly queer characters (only villains and side characters). Only in the last decade it has become acceptable to have openly queer main characters in media. Not because marketing pushed for it, or because it’s trendy, but because queer people exist and they also work in media and they write their experiences and it has now become socially acceptable enough for them to get a little representation in mainstream media as well.

  In my opinion the reason why “queer” seems “trendy” and everything seems “woke” and “political” is because we are still so used to the conservative, status quo, straight white guy/girl media that anything outside of that sticks out like a sore thumb. And, as they say, the nail that sticks out gets hammered down.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨10 underrated British sci-fi gems for genre fans⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not sure if it’s underrated, but Sunshine (2007) is really great!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Crow reboot producer is surprised the original filmmakers aren't more accepting of the new movie⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think there is enough precedence to come to the belief that remakes are bad in and of itself. Big movie companies do like to put their money in already established or at least known franchises or names. This leads to them forcing a movie they think should make money rather than letting the creatives follow their passion, which may or may not lead to better movies. And then there is also the typical knee-jerk online reaction in play here. People like to be dismissive and jaded about things. I think it’s partly because we have a lot of reasons to be jaded, but it’s also because it’s easy and it makes you feel smarter. I believe in most cases people aren’t actually informed enough to form a real opinion, they just like to shit on things online to make themselves feel better.

  In my late teens and early twenties I had a phase where I basically disliked every new movie. I thought old movies where perfect and new movies where all just cash grabs with the exception of indie movies. After a bit of growing and working in a creative industry myself, I now know that this is bullshit. There are lots of reasons why movies turn out bad, but in most cases the people working on them are trying their best and genuinely want to make something great. With that in mind I’ve become much more open and appreciative. It’s so easy to shit on things online. It is very, very hard to make a movie, even a bad one.

  Sure, sometimes the movie turns out bad and yes the chances of a reboot, remake, sequel or prequel to be bad is higher. But it might also turn out to be a great movie in it’s own right! To be honest lots of old movies did not age well and could use a remake. If you don’t like it, the original movie is still there for you to watch instead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imane Khelif to sue JK Rowling and Elon Musk⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m all for suing, but this is the worst kind of video. Vertical, with minimal information and no sources. 👎

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  We got similar stats here in Germany.

  Not surprising to be honest, but considering how much fear mongering the right does about antifa and climate “terrorists” a good reality check.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is The Kamala Brat Meme Funny Or Are We In Hell - Kayla says⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t get the down votes. That was a fun video 🤷

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Top 8 Underrated Cyberpunk Anime From 80's And Early 90's! | Marvelous Videos (10:58)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, it kind of does. What made me think ChatGPT were the many awkward word repetitions that I don’t think non-native speakers would do:

  “The world of anime has explored several genres and the Cyberpunk genre is one of the popular ones.”

  There are more examples in the video. For example repeating the name of the show in 2-3 sentences in a row. I don’t think anyone would naturally write that, even es a non-native speaker. The sheer amount of videos the channel pumps out made me suspicious as well, but ultimately I don’t know…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Top 8 Underrated Cyberpunk Anime From 80's And Early 90's! | Marvelous Videos (10:58)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Cool recommendations, but the video sounds like it was written by ChatGPT. Just read the video description:

  Remember the times when you were forbidden from watching anime and you could not understand what the fuss was all about? Well, a first glance might give the feel that it is just a regular cartoon but many a times, the Japanese counterpart dealt with some deep, dark, and adult subjects. The nature of anime has always been more serious and although there were some anime for kids as well, most of the content was for a mature audience.

  The world of anime has explored several genres and the Cyberpunk genre is one of the popular ones. As a subject that concerns some dystopian futuristic elements, it involves concepts of artificial intelligence and advanced technologies. They give importance to the visual aesthetic and primarily focus on the theme of ‘high tech and low life’. We can see a lot of Cyberpunk anime emerging every now and then but they cannot match up to the classics of 80’s and early 90’s. We have avoided popular anime in this genre like Ghost In The Shell, Akira and Bubblegum Crisis, because we wanted to cover a bit more underrated stuff. So let’s begin!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GERMANY: Woman Convicted Of “Offending” Migrant Gang Rapists Receives Longer Prison Sentence Than The Rapists - The Publica⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, we do agree on that.

  The assailants were minors and thus mostly got probation sentences. That’s due to German law. This was criticized widely.

  Are you allowed to find out the mobile number of the perpetrators and harass them on WhatsApp? Well, not under German law. Two wrongs don’t make a right and so on. It’s true that she did not get the leniency the assailants got, because she is not a minor (and had been caught stealing before). She was sentenced to a weekend in jail. That is 3 days.

  Are both cases comparable and allow us to draw larger conclusions from the differences in their sentencing? I don’t think so. They are completely different and only linked by the victim of the latter being the perpetrator of the first.

  It does make for a sensational headline, though!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trains is crabs 🦀⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a hyper loop!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does the film press talk so much about box office income?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I want to add that the box office income is simply one of the only objective metrics to compare the success of films.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Plastic tea bags⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The first time I saw a bag like that, I was shocked as well. Seems like just the worst idea to use plastic to create tea bags. Turns out it is and they weren’t made out of plastic. It’s a starch based fiber that is biodegradable. I don’t think you could have plastic tea bags here in the EU in any case. I’d wager yours isn’t plastic either. Yeah, so you probably got mildly infuriated over nothing, just like I did the first time I saw one of these 🤷

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thank the EU there’s a prominent “Reject” button nowadays⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You can install a browser addon like “I don’t care about cookies” to automatically close these.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As others have already said, it’s a pop song by 2Raumwohnung (which translates to 2 room apartment). Here is the translated lyrics:

  Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah

  Look what the boys are doing back there And tell them: “I want that too” Because every time the boys do that Then I realize what I need

  I’ll give you a present, please open it Order me a drink, I’ll come up to your place Or will you come down to me? I want to see your rooms We’re lying in front of the minibar, come on, let’s go for a swim

  36 degrees and it’s getting hotter Never turn down the beat again 36 degrees, no fan Life doesn’t seem hard at all 36 degrees, ah-ah-ah 36 degrees, ah-ah-ah

  Look what they’re doing back there again I don’t know what it’s all about, but I think it’s good All the boys are singing and dancing here Come on girls, here we are

  Shoes off, bikini on, let’s go out It’s starting to rain And we’re dancing and we can already see the sun again And now a rainbow, wow, it’s beautiful (oh)

  36 degrees and it’s getting even hotter Never turn down the beat again 36 degrees, no fan Life doesn’t seem hard at all 36 degrees, ah-ah-ah 36 degrees, ah-ah-ah

  Here boys, there girls, go on, go on, go on Give it your all and more than you can No one knows what’s about to happen, but everyone here knows This is the air that burns

  Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah

  36 degrees and it’s getting even hotter Never turn down the beat again 36 degrees, no fan Life doesn’t seem hard at all (ah)

  (Ah-ah-ah) Give it your all and more than you can Here boys, there girls, go on, go on, go on Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on,

  Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Be kind to our financially paired brethren.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Fascinating! Thanks for sharing!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Porsalin] Blacklisted | A Million Dollar Extreme Documentary⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  1 minute in: “However, at a time in which extreme cultural divisions had seen Trump valiantly slay maniacal establishment whore and serial rape apologist Hilary Clinton”

  Yeah, nope.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lady calls 911 to scare her boyfriend, proceeds to dig herself a massive hole.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks very much for the detailed explanation! I guessed it had to be something like that, but I didn’t know 911 would have access to that and was surprised by the accuracy. I guess they might have heard them in the apartment, that’s why they were able to pin it down so quickly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lady calls 911 to scare her boyfriend, proceeds to dig herself a massive hole.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  “officers were promptly dispatched to the location traced through the ping of the females cell phone”

  What?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When bros watch too much Jordan Peterson⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s so fucking accurate! I’m in tears. JP impressions always crack me up, even if they are bad, but these dudes are spot on!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨anyone else? i made this to represent my struggle.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Crazy stuff!