Jeffool

@Jeffool@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox fans are compiling lists of all the Activision, Bethesda, and Microsoft games still missing from Xbox Game Pass — and it's pretty huge⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t go that far. I can’t be upset at people for looking at deals and NOT thinking “but what about the companies?” Granted this hits differently as a field I love, but still, I get it.

• The big Call to Arms update for Valheim is out nowwww.gamingonlinux.com ↗
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• Xbox fans are compiling lists of all the Activision, Bethesda, and Microsoft games still missing from Xbox Game Pass — and it's pretty hugewww.windowscentral.com ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A live-action Call of Duty film is on the way⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Some scenes in MW2 stick out so strictly to me still. ::: The march through the neighborhood, the White House, the knife throw at the end … ::: It’s funny to me that the controversial moment won’t be a big deal at all in a movie, as there’s no player control.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Escape From Tarkov’ Coming To Steam In the Coming Weeks⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You got lots of downvotes, but assuming you’re earnest, the game has a reputation of being rife with cheaters. Here’s a popular video that showed how bad it was a couple of years ago: youtu.be/p5LfGcDB7Ek

  There’s also lots of allegations about the developers but being great people, which you can read in this thread. I have no idea about that, though. But complaints are not rare.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Escape From Tarkov’ Coming To Steam In the Coming Weeks⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is why I loved the DMZ mode of Warzone when it launched. The stronger bots were mother fuckers but there were missions to finish, so the players (all fresh from Warzone and new to having prox chat,) were mostly carefully happy to talk and often helped each other. It got pretty sweaty over the next two seasons though. After that it was kill on sight.

  A few weeks ago, soon after they spun it off to its own download apart from Warzone, someone cracked it for solo play. I’d love someone figuring out a way to let people play private servers for that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Escape From Tarkov’ Coming To Steam In the Coming Weeks⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree with you, but there are people who enjoy moving over others’ sandcastles more than making their own. Some people enjoy ruining things for others. Others believe everyone else is cheating too, and their cheating is evening the playing field. The latter is a very common defense when asked directly.

  Several content creators lose to cheaters and manage to interview the blatant cheaters who admit to it. There are also relatively popular YouTubers whose entire channels are accusing pro players and streamers of cheating in COD and games. Lots of people assume good players are all cheating, and that it’s approved (if not facilitated) by the developers. (Which is a necessary belief for them, considering these players will also often perform very well on LAN tournaments against other pros.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Multiple" future Hardspace projects are coming, as Hardspace: Shipbreaker devs Blackbird Interactive take full ownership⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  As much as I’d love the ability to have mods, and I’d love that, I’d love multiplayer even more.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Battlefield 6 players are crying out for a 'real' server browser, and it's about time we demanded the basic FPS feature that Call of Duty killed⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the general idea is that if I want to spin up a server for my friend group that’s been gaming together for 20 years, we can buy the game and do just that. That’s opposed to the money I spent on the game being useless when they decide they want to stop paying for servers.

• Blackbird Interactive acquires full ownership of Hardspace: Shipbreaker IPwww.gamesindustry.biz ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bill and Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge after 15 years: Only 9 of the 256 billionaires actually followed through on giving away half their wealth⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Then they’re not really trying. I get what @Hobo@Lemmy.World is saying, but I find it hard to believe. If their bar for “respectable charities” leads to them not being able to find charities, then just lower the bar. Or just give money to people.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what video game deserves to be in a museum?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Didn’t even know that was a thing; that’s how long it’s been since I looked at it. Thanks!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mastercard release a statement about game stores, payment processors and adult content⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Or, maybe, it’s just MasterCard’s way of saying “It’s Visa”? (Not that I know this. It could well be a lie for all I know. But also, maybe it’s not.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what video game deserves to be in a museum?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  These three plus Doom and Shadow of the Colossus are what was I thinking.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what video game deserves to be in a museum?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And a screen where it plays YouTubers comparing it to every version of Madden for a decade-plus after. Eventually finding Madden to look better, but always finding Madden lacking in features.

• Krafton Delays ‘Subnautica 2’ Game Ahead of $250 Million Payoutwww.bloomberg.com ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The signatures are still coming and it's already making an impact⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is exactly why I said:

  But I think it’s worth communicating that we all understand new government regulation is likely going to be a pain in the ass. We just think it’s worth the pain/money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Founder of Arkane Studios: "I think Gamepass is an unsustainable model that has been increasingly damaging the industry for a decade"; impacts sales⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Game Pass obviously and absolutely affects game sales. At the same time this conversation only happens because we’re comparing “the industry with Game Pass” to “games at face value”. That second one only lasted 10-15-ish years. Before that, there was “the industry with game rentals”. Blockbuster was also absolutely eating up some sales.

  Blockbuster was just seen as a “try before you buy” case to many, as you want to okay a game more than 3-5 days. So maybe the answer is not lease your game to Game Pass for a year at a time. Just offer it for a month or three. This also would let Microsoft make more deals for more games in their rotation. Seems like a shorter time helps everyone out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The signatures are still coming and it's already making an impact⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think your response is coming off as kinda “oh just do it different”. But that still means an entire industry of people are going to have to change how they make things. (And still spend time and money evaluating things at the end, just to be sure nothing slipped through.) I’m in favor of this at least being looked at and honest conversations happening, (which will not happen without this.) But there will certainly be an adjustment period where people on ground level learn and develop new “best practices”. And invariably someone will screw up. The companies are obviously only worried about money. They’ll get over it, is my opinion. But I think it’s worth communicating that we all understand new government regulation is likely going to be a pain in the ass. We just think it’s worth the pain/money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Uniciv (open-source android/desktop 4x game) 4.17 release!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Meanwhile I’m still over here dorfing life away.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The emulator that lets you play NES games in 3D has left early access on Steam⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I get you! I was bigger into copyright some 20-30 years ago myself when we would’ve all been on Slashdot.

  To that end, I was WRONG in my post, I think I was conflating two things, and for that, I’m sorry. I was certainly thinking in part about Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Corley (2001). That was the case that decided that the software DeCSS was illegal, and you could distribute the software. I was thinking that while the court did agree with Universal over the software, that it did not find that breaking DRM on a product you owned was inherently illegal. (I legit think this was a “take” at the time. Probably wouldn’t hold up in court these days, sadly.) And I did find that years later the Library of Congress offered exemptions for breaking DRM on some hardware (vehicles, medical devices,) but I believe even those were temporary and have since lapsed.

  Sorry I spoke so surely about something I was wrong about.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The emulator that lets you play NES games in 3D has left early access on Steam⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  After the DMCA passed there was a case of a judge finding it legal to bypass DRM to make backup copies, but illegal to distribute the software used to do so. I have no idea if there was ever further clarification or new law about this. That was like 20 years ago. It was part of a case going after the company who was making the software, but the name slips my mind. I’ll try to look it up if anyone cares enough.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What the fuck⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m glad you’re involved enough to know this and care about it. I’m 44 and have no kids, so take this with a huge grain of salt… But I’d probably let my kid keep it. At 16 you can just sit them down and have a talk with them about it. (And it sounds like you have.) Let them know this means his friend’s family has money that he does not, and you do not.

  Let him know that he shouldn’t take advantage of his friend’s cavalier attitude and kindness, nor should he let his friend’s familial wealth pressure him. He should appreciate this, but not expect it, or feel guilty about it. And let him know this is a complex thing, and if they need to talk about it, it’s better they approach you to talk about it early rather than late.

  Underscore that this is squarely his friend’s parents money, not his friend’s. It can come and go at any time, and that’s okay. Value the friendship more than the money, and if that changes, don’t accept such gifts.

  My folks would invite a cousin my age over for the night before Christmas when we were all in our mid teens. The next morning he would things like clothes, shoes, and an electric razor; things a young guy needs. My folks were not rich, just lower middle class and able to help out. It’s a different situation than your in. But if this family of your child’s friend has money and wants to spread the love and is capable of doing so in an adult and healthy way, I personally think 16 is an age at which someone can begin to deal with the complex dynamics of monetary differences.

  You know your kid better than us strangers online. And remember, they also have you on their side. Growing up is going to be difficult anyway. Just be there for them when they need it, and they’ll probably be fine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Owned (stocks)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Most of our banks have Zelle, which lets us send money from one bank account directly to another. You can to use the associated email address, phone number, or name. I think it shows you the name on the account? I’m honestly not positive as I so rarely use it. But even then you could create a business account. But not many people use it. Most people prefer Paypal, CashApp, or Venmo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The USA spends $15k/student annually which is 30% higher than the global median. Why do U.S. schools have "fundraisers" where kids are incentivized to sell stuff to people?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sadly this isn’t new, and hospitals are an example that comes to mind for me. At least one in particular. In 2007 there was a huge scandal about the treatment of US soldiers at Walter Reed, which was thought of as one of the top military hospitals. The initial reporting was from the Washington Post and largely focused on how the privatization of care and the contracting process itself had failed the patients so horribly.

  I vaguely recall that building upkeep was delayed years because of contracting issues, and that the staff was slashed from hundreds (plural) to less than a hundred, claiming they couldn’t find qualified candidates. There were complaints about rats, roaches, and black mold. I’m also fairly certain there was a story of one guy saying he was handed a shitty photocopy of the grounds and it took him hours walking around in a hospital gown to find his room. Two weeks later he found the person who was supposed to be running his case, and the case manager said they had no idea where the patient had been those two weeks.

  Looking now, Wikipedia doesn’t even mention privatization or contracting issues. The one (2010) complaint of this on the Talk page gets a reply saying “well the military was ultimately responsible for holding those contractors accountable,” and it ends there. Not wrong, but still feels like it’s not giving a full account of the story.

  Obviously this is just conjecture now, but honestly the staffing part reminds me just like how, as I’m job hunting now, I notice companies keep posting the same ads, saying they can’t find anyone who wants to work, while offering peanuts for very high requirements, and getting hundreds of applications. I’m sure lots of them aren’t qualified, but I’m confident some of them are. I’ve even been offered significantly less than my last job paid, for a position (at a different employer) that would’ve been a manager for my previous level. I can only imagine how crazy it gets in the medical field.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  All I can say is be the change you want to see. Submit posts, maybe mod a community. I’m doing !gamedev, and it gets political sometimes, like any career field, but it is what it is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Giant Bomb, a web site about video games, has been purchased from Fandom⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I always wanted to do a podcast called Just Jeffs, where I interview other Jeffs. But I’d love it if they used the name instead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Giant Bomb, a web site about video games, has been purchased from Fandom⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll say this: props to Fandom for realizing the right thing to do. I know there was really no other good solution for them, but that hasn’t stopped many companies from being so obstinate that they cut their nose off to spite their face.

  But more seriously, good for those guys buying it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Zelda 64: Recompiled (Majora's Mask) adds modding support, texture pack support, optimizations and more⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The above link is recommended to learn more about the added mod support! (Just to add some context.)