Seeing the other post here about YouTuber that went downhill and seeing content creators I am familiar with makes me sad. But how about those that still makes great, high quality content?
One thing I always liked about The Sims was it being a satire on life. Especially the first one. I don’t think this game is interested in going that direction… Everything is very Korean. Spotless and clean and sterile.
Taking back “don’t be evil” is around when I stopped liking Google a lot, but I do still tend to find that Google’s products are the only ones that follow my way of logical thinking, especially in options and menus, if that makes sense. Samsung frequently doesn’t have stuff where I expect to find it… Sony’s menus are nonsensical… Nintendo is constantly missing settings… Microsoft used to be better, but hides relatively basic shit in the name of “accessibility” nowadays… Apple’s entire ecosystem is a joke, in my opinion…
Google’s menus and apps just make sense to me and are almost always where I look for them. They tend to include most options for things I would want to turn off or on. Usually if you are in a place where you’d want a search bar, there’s a search bar. Android is still very customizable using third-party apps, instead of just preventing them from working altogether and making you use it their way. I like all that.
I played EQ in that era and I absolutely love playing Project 99… to a point. It ends up with the same problem that every older online game seems to have: all the veterans that never left act like they own the place, and take it way too seriously.
If I do go back to P99 it will just be to level a character up until I get bored. There’s lots of essence to EQ that you just don’t get in modern MMORPGs; mostly because content is difficult to solo, working with others makes your entire life easier, and everyone is struggling together. I’ve had so many good conversations with people while camping in Blackburrow and Guk and the Karanas and so many places. I recommend it to anyone for that.
This is the only take that actually matters. If Ukraine responded to Russia by bombing villages and shooting civilians, they would not have such near-worldwide support. If Israel wants to truly be better than “savages” then they need to act like it.
Bethesda has put themselves in an awkward spot by promoting niche and deep RPG mechanics for so long, and then becoming such a AAA developer with entire keynotes dedicated to previewing them that they no longer want to risk making deeper complex mechanics because they’re scared of “confusing” the base audience.
I want to say they need to take Starfield as a wakeup call, in comparison to games like BG3. But they don’t need to, because Gamepass numbers are practically imaginary sales numbers, and we’re just going to hear about how well it sold for the next half-decade.
Just around 24 hours after Musk made his comments, more than 42,000 new users joined Bluesky, making it the biggest signup day yet for the currently invite-only platform that launched earlier this year....
I was bitter about RiF but it didn’t really sink in that I was not returning until I realized it was all just in bad faith. No point in going back somewhere that doesn’t respect third-party apps or its own users. All the developments since then have made that very clear.
It’s a bit disappointing that most of the communities for specific content are so inactive on here, but I still prefer it to the types of banal, waste-of-time, repetitive content and comments that plague reddit and have caused my eyes to roll in a tailspin.
Do I really have to choose one or the other, though?
Key issues up for negotiation include pay and conditions, but also “protections against unrestrained use of artificial intelligence”, specifically the impact upon performance capture artists....
I am potentially okay with this. The entertainment industry has been creatively bankrupt for too long. Actors will move to more independent work, more interesting and experimental content will get made, corporate will advance AI technology. Win-win?
For those who have pre-ordered it is already here, the rest have to wait a little longer. Starfield is finally here! Have you bought it, why or why not? If you’ve already played it, what do you think of it? We are very curious!...
Whenever I used to go out anywhere or do anything social, I’d always be constantly, quietly hoping that someone would come along and fall into my life. That I’d pass by someone that looked like they could relate to me, or that would try to talk to me, or be attracted to me. Anyone that would change my life for the better. It was lonely as fuck to constantly want something unrealistic every single day that never happened, for years and years.
Then I met my future wife, and I nearly forgot that pain ever existed.
I don’t really want to think about it being that long, considering how quickly I up and left as soon as RiF was supposed to shut down. Not relying on Reddit for Google results is practically impossible for me.
Which YouTuber still creates high-quality videos to this day?
Seeing the other post here about YouTuber that went downhill and seeing content creators I am familiar with makes me sad. But how about those that still makes great, high quality content?
The Completionist: My Response (www.youtube.com)
Mod That Makes ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Less Gay Gets Nuked After Players Revolt (www.vice.com)
The best roguelikes and roguelites on PC (rogueliker.com)
The Sims gets competition from Korea: inZOI - Gameplay Demo (yewtu.be)
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Why the original, 1999 version of EverQuest is still one of the best MMOs to play today (www.pcgamer.com)
New Halloween monsters (lemmy.world)
Jim Benton Art
The Subversive Genius of ‘Far Cry 2,’ 15 Years Later (www.theringer.com)
In the US, there's a good chance you haven't even left your state either (startrek.website)
Israel's siege of Gaza is illegal, EU says (euobserver.com)
Cyberpunk's storytelling makes Starfield seem ancient (www.eurogamer.net)
Anon is disillusioned about Starfield (sh.itjust.works)
I have 250+ hours in this game and i just realized you can just USE the SHOVEL if you fail the Survival check. (lemmy.world)
Unremoval of Piracy Communities
Hello World!...
Bluesky sees record signups day after Musk says X will go paid-only (mashable.com)
Just around 24 hours after Musk made his comments, more than 42,000 new users joined Bluesky, making it the biggest signup day yet for the currently invite-only platform that launched earlier this year....
How many people actually dropped Reddit for Lemmy?
It is possible to estimate?
Obsidian Window (youtube.com)
SSD go brr (lemmy.world)
Goth wifey (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
I love my jammy-laden snack-hissing wifey.
You’ll be back… (i.imgur.com)
SAG-AFTRA votes unanimously to expand its strike to include the games industry (www.eurogamer.net)
Key issues up for negotiation include pay and conditions, but also “protections against unrestrained use of artificial intelligence”, specifically the impact upon performance capture artists....
[MEGATHREAD] Starfield - Your experiences! (cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com)
For those who have pre-ordered it is already here, the rest have to wait a little longer. Starfield is finally here! Have you bought it, why or why not? If you’ve already played it, what do you think of it? We are very curious!...
18+ impo(rule)tant PSA (lemmy.world)
What’s a painful experience you haven’t had in years?
Question inspired by a Charley horse that hit in the middle of the night.
Sound Off: How many 10+ year redditors have left the site?
I was just browsing a thread on c/nfl looking for new mods. There were multiple 12+ year Redditors there offering to help....
Caves of Qud 1.0 - Official Announcement Trailer (youtu.be)
Ye rule (lemmy.world)
GUNDAM EVOLUTION game's service will end on November 29, 2023 (PST) (gundamevolution.com)