BigDaddySlim
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- Comment on Anon is a PC gamer 3 days ago:
Lego Star Wars The Complete Collection from 2009 has a minimum RAM requirement of 156MB. Yes, megabytes. 512MB if you’re using Vista (God help you)
Just thought I’d point that out.
- Comment on Games you fell out of love with. 6 days ago:
Call of Duty Warzone.
When it first released it was a very fun battle royale, a much better implantation than CoD’s first go at it, Blackout. You could actually buy back your teammates if they die, they added the Gulag as a chance to come back if you’re killed, you can create loadouts and use money you find in game to buy them. The map was big and expansive and you could usually find some interesting places to drop and not get absolutely dumped on immediately.
My friends and I played it for a long time, both on PS4 and later PC. When they moved the map to Black Ops Cold War’s version I’d argue it was a bit of an improvement even though all the Cold War guns outshined the Modern Warfare 2019 guns. That was the start of the decline in my eyes. Making the guns from the new game perform better than from the old one was how they pushed you to buy the new CoD so you could level up the guns and play better in Warzone.
Warzone moved to Vanguard’s Caldera map, which I think was a fantastic map, had some cool limited time modes and events, but at first they had some kind of issue with the light rendering because it wasn’t the easiest to spot enemies or items on the map. They fixed that and it was fine, we had some amazing games and lots of fun on Caldera.
Then they released Warzone 2.0 (which was arguably Warzone 4.0 but that’s an argument for a different day) using the Modern Warfare 2 engine. It was a very bad Warzone. The map was boring, the sound effects like hit markers by default were new and ear piercingly awful, and whatever rendering system they used made it extremely difficult to see enemies. Keep in mind I’m running this game on a 3090 so it’s not a graphics issue, it’s an engine one. Also on that note, the game literally struggled to run on my friends 3070 and 3060 12G cards. It was bad.
We stopped playing for a long time, moved onto other things, then did try again when MW3’s version came out. It was fine, map was better but the engine still had the rendering enemies issue.
Between the bad changes they made, the horrible monetization with the obnoxious skins and shit, at one point there was a gun you could only unlock through the battle pass or buy a skin for later which was an OP gun, and a plague of other issues we stopped playing. The game stopped being a fun shooter with friends and just became a slog to play. If we could go back to the original 2020 Warzone we would, but even when they rereleased Verdansk in MW3 it wasn’t the same.
- Comment on Naughty birds 2 weeks ago:
Oh sure, they’re allowed to get drunk in public and pass out on the sidewalk, but when I do it it’s a misdemeanor
- Comment on What's up with "Plex Servers"? 2 weeks ago:
I am Plex Guy, my friend is Plex Guy, between the 2 of us we share our servers to over a dozen people. My mom and grandma use my server in another state, I don’t charge anyone access. In total I have 8 users on my server, my friend has probably the same on his, with both of us giving access to a different friend meaning he has access to double the amount of content.
I got absolutely fed up with subscription services raising prices and removing content (I only ever had Hulu and Netflix) so I just built my own service. My only subscription now is a Tidal family plan for myself, my wife and my mom.
Also it’s interesting how between these 2 servers, they’re built differently. I built mine using TrueNAS and housed it in a dedicated PC case large enough for all the drives, my buddy made his as a Windows server, and has everything wall mounted with custom 3D printed brackets.
Also, when I go to Brazil for vacation, my content isn’t region locked, it’s at home in a box on my living room that I just access with no VPN or any bullshit needed.
- Comment on Totally unhinged 2 months ago:
My wife was an au pair, she’s still in a few nanny/au pair Facebook groups and sees posts with asinine requirements all the time.
Once she saw a women post a nanny position for 4 kids with the same “bring your own snacks for my children” requirement and they were only paying $18/hr. Most nanny positions around here are paying $25ish depending on the hours and that’s for no more than 2 kids.
That lady got flamed in the comments and left the group.
- Comment on don't tell the cable company about the splitter 2 months ago:
I saved a perfectly good 32" Trinitron from being dumped as e-waste a couple years ago, it was only missing the remote. Local church occasionally does an e-waste recycling day, and when I saw that beast about to be loaded I asked how much for me to take it off their hands, so a $10 donation to the church later I had a 100lb tv in my trunk.
- Comment on car producers 2 months ago:
Didn’t Jeep just roll out a software update that was bricking 4xe models recently? Also quality has been plummeting (rust, death wobble, garbage 3.6L, etc) for years. They also just did a recall for over 100k hybrid models for fire risks
- Comment on Parking police 2 months ago:
Didn’t stop to think this could harm pedestrians, did ya?
- Comment on 3 months ago:
Could be worse, there’s a couple cars I’ve seen around town that look like this. Literally only room for the driver, but visibility is gonzo
- Comment on a minor to moderate amount of tomfoolery in construction 3 months ago:
Sorry I placed that oddly, I meant the constant crosswalks are great, not the highways.
- Comment on a minor to moderate amount of tomfoolery in construction 3 months ago:
Wait until they find out about speed bumps, stop lights and cross walks across highways in Brazil.
Yes that’s real, you go from 100kph to 25kph with speed bumps and speed cameras that will absolutely ticket your ass if you’re 1kph over the limit. BR-101 in Paraíba goes through many small towns that do this, it’s great for pedestrians since the highway cuts directly though the heart of these towns but terrifying if drivers don’t pay attention. Also these speed bumps aren’t always clearly marked so rip your suspension at night
- Comment on Halo: Campaign Evolved | The Silent Cartographer Trailer 3 months ago:
It’s not 343, most of that leadership has left or fired. It’s Halo Studios now, game runs UE for graphics and the Blame! engine underneath for AI and everything else.
- Comment on Why would I buy this? 3 months ago:
If you want a CoD game, pretty much any CoD up through Black Ops 2 is still decent, but only if Activision actually let’s the game go “on sale”. Halo games have a fantastic story (up until 5 at least) and the Master Chief Collection is usually on sale for $10.
- Comment on ‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app 4 months ago:
They have a 30 day trial yeah, you can also move your playlists over as well.
- Comment on Learn this one weird trick! 4 months ago:
Don’t forget you can also ugga dugga them with an impact gun and cause the bolts to snap, so even if they get new lug nuts they aren’t going anywhere unless it’s up a flatbed
Also don’t forget your locking nut key for those pesky lock nuts
- Comment on advertisement 4 months ago:
Gotta say, seeing a flaming dick fart wasn’t on my 2025 bingo card, but then again it’s a wild fucking year so I shouldn’t be surprised
- Comment on labubu 5 months ago:
The first time I had ever heard about labubus was the last episode of South Park. I thought they were just some dumb thing Matt and Trey came up with to use as a vehicle to talk about the tariffs, then I learned they were actually real.
- Comment on These pesky airbags 5 months ago:
The way Massholes drive and how much vehicles rust here there won’t be a shortage any time soon lol
- Comment on These pesky airbags 5 months ago:
I’m a heavy sleeper and this sounds like a great alternative for me, I won’t have to set an alarm an hour before I have to get up and hit snooze for an hour anymore! Gonna have to head to the junkyard and get some airbags now
- Comment on Sony is raising all PS5 console prices in the US by $50, starting tomorrow 5 months ago:
“When I joined the Corps, we didn’t have any fancy-shmancy tanks. We had sticks! Two sticks, and a rock for the whole platoon - and we had to share the rock!”
— Sgt Johnson, Halo 2
- Comment on The look you have when you realize you've made the greatest alien movie of all time 6 months ago:
You better answer
- Comment on what video game deserves to be in a museum? 6 months ago:
Bioshock
Halo: Combat Evolved
Fallout New Vegas
Also, cynical answer is also whatever current mobile game is making a bazillion dollars right now because ✨capitalism✨
- Comment on Dunkin' Donuts Drinks 7 months ago:
To be fair, the “gallon size” you see in the meme is 90% ice, 9% milk and 1% “coffee.” Dunks is selling plastic cups with ice for over $5.
- Comment on This Is the Real Reason Why Documentaries Are So Popular Now 8 months ago:
Adding to that, there’s so many of these docuseries that are like 4 or 5 one hour episodes when it could easily be condensed to a sub 2 hour film. They just drag it out for no reason.
- Comment on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Now Promotes Microtransactions When You Swap Weapons 8 months ago:
Ya know, I told myself when they brought Verdansk back that I wasn’t gonna spend 70 fucking dollars for BO6 just to help level up guns, and even though I was tempted I didn’t do it, even when it was on sale. Shit like this is what reminds me as to why I shouldn’t buy it. Yeah, I’ll play your game because my friends and I enjoy Verdansk, it’s a good map and is fun for us to play, but I’ll be damned if I give them any money for it.
They locked one of the meta assault rifles in a season 1 battle pass (Krig) meaning you literally cannot unlock it and have to buy a weapon bundle to use it. You can pick the gun up off the ground, but not make a loadout with it without spending money. Luckily I’ve earned several of their free CoD points from previous free versions of the battle pass to unlock a bundle for it, but I shouldn’t fucking have to do that.
I’ll just cost them money to host me on thier servers now, until they remove Verdansk again and I’m not gonna play Warzone.
- Comment on You don't have to be embarrassed 8 months ago:
They’re not blocking your view, they’re blocking OSHA’s view. The fun police don’t like it when the Hardhat Boys race each other on their scooters (pallet jacks) and sword fight with grinders and shovels. Also apparently air compressor potato guns are a no no :(
- Comment on Wet your hands with clean, running water, turn off the tap, spread cheeks, and apply soap. 8 months ago:
Dug through my meme archives for this one, here’s what it’s referencing
- Comment on Are there any TV series you gave up on, or just forgot about due to insane gaps between seasons? 9 months ago:
Yeah it pretty much is, they fired Frank right before shooting season 2, they demanded 13 episodes a season up from 6, as well as budget cuts out the ass. YMS has a short series about the differences between 1 and 2 if you’re interested.
- Comment on Are there any TV series you gave up on, or just forgot about due to insane gaps between seasons? 9 months ago:
The Walking Dead. I started because it was popular when it came out, plus Frank Darabont directing. Season 1 was good, then AMC fired him. Seasons 2 and 3 dragged so I stopped after 3. Fast forward to the end of the series and my fiance wanted to watch the episodes as they came out. My first reaction was “why the fuck are there Stormtroopers in this zombie show?”
- Comment on Relatable 9 months ago:
I woke up from a good sleep last year, got up refreshed and ready for work. First time in years that it happened. Stood up and did a big yawn and stretch, then felt a sharp ripping feeling in my back. I tore a muscle stretching. I was 29 and it still wants to lock up today.
Bonus; tore it a year before almost to the day by literally just rolling over in bed. I felt it happen, said “aw fuck” and went back to sleep. Road trip to Maine and Martha’s Vineyard cancelled because the pain was too intense to drive.
