eramseth
@eramseth@lemmy.world
- Comment on We tested the Nvidia App performance problems — games can run up to 15 percent slower with the app 3 days ago:
I don’t think you’re understanding. The testing they did was presumably fine and the performance hit is probably unacceptable. But mentioning but not testing the scenarios of
- app installed but not running
- app installed and running but overlay turned off
Is kinda mailing it in.
- Comment on We tested the Nvidia App performance problems — games can run up to 15 percent slower with the app 4 days ago:
Yeah they didn’t test that. Nor did they test having the app installed but not running. Crummy article tbh.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
I guess you didn’t bother with any of the story lines then?
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Are you claiming Terraforming Mars the boars game adaptation is like No Man’s Sky in some way?
I really like both but they are not similar on almost any way except both having a “space theme”…
- Comment on Most of the trick-or-treaters have been skipping my house, and I finally figured out why 1 month ago:
Lol OK bud. 👍
The entirety of the OP is extending their experience of an hour or two in their own home (which is probably untrue) into:
Kids these days
Residents are expected
It’s the children who are wrong
- Comment on Most of the trick-or-treaters have been skipping my house, and I finally figured out why 1 month ago:
From the OP:
Kids these days
Residents are expected
It’s the children who are wrong
Upon re-reading, the whole thing sounds like satire.
- Comment on Most of the trick-or-treaters have been skipping my house, and I finally figured out why 1 month ago:
I took my kids truck or treating and didn’t observe anything like what you’re describing. Pretty sure you made this up. Congrats on the internet points though!
- Comment on Are there Cozy shooter games? 2 months ago:
Maybe Destiny 2? The gunplay is unmatched and popping alien heads off in an explosion of alien blood or exploding robots in an explosion of robot blood is very satisfying.
Some parts are free to play too.
- Comment on What are your favorite racing games? 2 months ago:
So, no one has mentioned any of these as far as I can tell.
The Crew Motorfest - sort of a competitor to Forza Horizon (FH is PCand Xbox only… The Crew is also on PS)… it’s an open world ish always online style game. Some say it had better physics and closer to sim than simcade when compared to FH… it worked better out of the box with my peripherals (wheel, pedals, shifter)… bonus: the prequel, The Crew 2 (which is a bit older and has a different setup) is $0.99 on basically all the platforms right now.
Dakar Desert rally - kinda rocky launch and might still be buggy… not sure on that front… but it’s kind of an ambitious game that no one else was making. Basically driving offroad through the desert from GPS waypoint to GPS way point in a huge open environment (thisnis called “rally raid”) in a variety of vehicles - cars, “cars” (really super trucks), big trucks (imagine racing a dump truck across the desert at whatever 120mph), motorcycles, side by side, atv. More simcade than sim in terms of driving feel. They not developing it anymore but there’s a decent amount of content there… a little context that they kinda over promised to an extent and under delivered. Victim of the recent industry-wide layoffs for sure. So it got kinda panned. Definitely not the GOAT, but maybe worth it when on sale if it sounds at all interesting to you.
- Comment on Why Do People Still Play Destiny 2? 3 months ago:
Because it’s fun and I have friends I play it with.
The thing with destiny is that there are somewhat diminishing returns in terms of time invested vs in-game advancements.
The min-maxing and endless search for God rolls and the best builds can push you that extra 10% or so over the gen-pop player base who doesn’t spend 20hrs a week on the game.
But gen-pop and casual can still approach end game content without feeling like a total noob.
That said, there is still end game content that is geared towards “power users”… master nightfall, master raids, etc.
Also, as a D1 year 1 player who actually kinda gets what’s going on, story-wise, it’s great. But admittedly comprehending the story is very difficult given where they drop you in if you just started the game.
I will also applaud Bungie for making adjustments over the years. For sure it’s a lot less addictive than it used to be, and less of a grind. Or maybe its as much as a grind as you want it to be. The changes over the years have made the core game more approachable while they still held some high-level end game stuff for the die-hards. They tried to do the same with the story and it kinda works a little.
Also, for me, the raids are really great. Haven’t really experienced that sort of game play, teamwork, puzzle solving, and requirement for perseverance and gaming skill anywhere else. they’re just plain fun, especially if you have a good group to play with.
- Comment on Why Do People Still Play Destiny 2? 3 months ago:
This. Will also add its like a gaming comfort blanket for me.
- Comment on Amazon Bans Its Drivers From Moving Their Own Lips Too Much At Work 3 months ago:
Oh I totally agree and yes we’re already on that path.
The solution here is probably more like no cameras spying on your employees for every second of their shift. Give them a job and let them do it or not do it.
- Comment on Amazon Bans Its Drivers From Moving Their Own Lips Too Much At Work 3 months ago:
Not necessarily, but there’s a difference between something being illegal and something being perceived by an insurance company as increasing risk. There are a lot of things that are legal and risky.
- Comment on Amazon Bans Its Drivers From Moving Their Own Lips Too Much At Work 3 months ago:
This isn’t right. Singing also counts as distracted.
- Comment on Amazon Bans Its Drivers From Moving Their Own Lips Too Much At Work 3 months ago:
Heard about this a while back. I think the real explanation is that amazon wants cameras in their vehicles to monitor their drivers. But Amazon’s insurer says “if you have this video we want to see it, and if your drivers are distracted in general, your insurance rates are going up” and/or when there’s an incident, any evidence of distracted driving will be leveraged against amazon… so instead of getting rid of the cameras, they are micromanaging their employees not to be distracted while driving, where “distracted” includes talking on the phone and also singing or speaking.
It’s all really shitty tbh.
I get that with a company as big as Amazon, small margins can make a big difference, but… pretty sure that’s just an argument against giant fucking companies running everything…
- Comment on Can't change controller settings without updating Windows first 4 months ago:
Came here to suggest looking at rewasd
- Comment on Is this just how it’s gonna be till Election Day? 4 months ago:
Every 4 years.
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- Comment on Are there any good casual/low-stress mobile games that aren't filled with microtransactions? 5 months ago:
Not sure what sort of length on play you’re looking for but wingspan and terraforming Mars are both really good board games that have good-to-quite-good mobile versions.
- Comment on Xbox users call out Activision and Microsoft for "vomit inducing" full-screen Modern Warfare 3 ad 1 year ago:
Feels like what happened with android tv.
- Comment on Looking for games with strong female leads for my daughter (even just to watch as I play). Came across this link, but they're a bit old. Any suggestions from the community? 1 year ago:
Definitely!
- Comment on Looking for games with strong female leads for my daughter (even just to watch as I play). Came across this link, but they're a bit old. Any suggestions from the community? 1 year ago:
A short hike
- Comment on Almost all remote-work news is negative now but was positive in the beginning of the pandemic. Have you noticed this or am I going crazy? 1 year ago:
Yeah its the PR machine in action.
- Comment on Square Enix share price drops amid claims Final Fantasy 16 didn’t meet ‘high end’ expectations 1 year ago:
Have you heard of a little company called Disney?