As most of us play games, we sometimes encounter elements or routines that suck all the fun from a shipped product. They can be a dealbreaker, so it’s better to be aware of them. I’d exclude platinum challenges and MTX as they are their own beasts, and start with a couple of examples I hated in older titles:...
With how they are small I can’t imagine landing two shots without dealing a lethal damage. In a flat 2d projection, like a target on a shooting range, an adult have, say, an area for 300 shots total, while a baby has like 50. They are very lucky.
I guess the meta is installing them via Lutris\Bottles and then launching them via Steam to have a modern controller support and overlay, is that’s so? Does emulation make it better in any way (it seems easier)? What would you use playing them now?...
The 2010 one? It’s physics are as good as Burnout’s ones or even better, gfx are still nice, but god I hate these endless cutscenes like I’m playing some lootbox sim. I’ve tried it and noped out because of that constant spam. Whatever you liked about that game, it feels Burnout: Paradise or Blur may be a more enjoyable experience.
The older ones? Barebones, rough, but if you get into a right mindspace of playing just an arcade racing game, they are pretty great. Some OST jewels are there as well, like Rush, Pulse Ultra, Hot Action Cops and Course of Nature in the second game.
Microsoft is trying to restore Bing as the default search engine on users’ browsers by spinning it as a “repair” through a utility app called PC Manager....
The effect of such tools depends on how neglected the system is. Probably he had A LOT to clean, so after a regular cleaning routine he was amazed by how everything is fast now.
On Windows, I could’ve probably bought it too for having startup+plugins+programs+cache in one window, since in later versions of Windows it’s too inconvinient.
Magician David Copperfield is facing allegations of drugging women before sexual encounters, groping women during live performances, and behaving inappropriately with women who were significantly younger than him — including under 18 — in a new investigative piece in The Guardian....
A lot of us have random thoughts of lust over people around, but many of us shake them off before they even form because they are inappropriate or just untimely. None becomes an obsession or anything, and we rarely even remeber them. But when you are a rockstar your ego is so boosted you start to act on them and many other impulses because you can and you are always right. That’s a feedback loop of doing something on a whim and feeling yourself even more powerful after facing no consequencies. Unless you have a strict moral compass, it’s easy to get corrupted into a human animal that enjoys it’s way to depravity.
It’s either profits to keep them afloat and kicking or another conflict to draw attention and cause discord, or both. Palestine-Israeli conflict caused that pause in supplies. They probably want to prolong it by causing another one.
Back in 2020, people complained about the poorly translated Russian. This made me a little sad, because I had the Russian stuff translated by an actual Russian person I happen to know. Talk about high expectations. Apparently there are more than one versions of Russian, idk....
When kids do linear algebra or they rise to the level of GM in chess within the first two decades of their lives, such people are obviously geniuses. Their intelligence is undeniable....
As the title says, I updated the bot a day or so ago, so you can chat with it in the comments. It should now also support context, meaning it knows the whole comment chain. And you don’t have to tag it if you’re replying to it.
People with a long-going abundance of money lacking brainjuice can rarely imagine the way to spend them, and they want the most exclusive and unavailable thing there is. For some reason it’s a trend within their circles that pedophilia is Sex 2.0 exclusive to elites, and nothing in their head rings an alarm, or just a bullshit detector. Besides obvious anger about what they do, why do they choose that of all things? There’s so much more gated behind the paywall that they can get, like extreme(ly expensive) sports, property design and management, investing into start ups and following them, top tier education and getting acclaimed in scientifical\professional fields, traveling to a new place every other week or just riding in an MBT for groceries shopping. Is there some street cred coming with that or what? It’s just stupid.
It’s when you start to add spiritual significance and meaning to it accupuncture becomes bonkers. Otherwise it’s a specific form of a massage that lets one single out and affect specific muscles. Therefore a knowledgeable person can make wonders by applying it correctly. As a bonus: the whole experience of laying like a hedgehog.
I specified when it’s not placebo and is real. Even in that rare case it wasn’t aligning chackras or whatever but served as a surprise remedy to return normal blood circulation. Was it that timely or maybe doctors were too amputation-happy? Either way, not that much mystery, more luck.
Placebo comes when there are claims it treats what’s out of it’s reach, like cancer, or improves overall quality of life in some mystical way. The worst offence there is cases where patients refuse medications and therapy because they get in a great mood and have some pain relief after a session, like with many other semi-pseudoscientifical treatments. Otherwise it’s a nice kind of a physical therapy.
Let's talk gamedesign blunders (pre MTX)
As most of us play games, we sometimes encounter elements or routines that suck all the fun from a shipped product. They can be a dealbreaker, so it’s better to be aware of them. I’d exclude platinum challenges and MTX as they are their own beasts, and start with a couple of examples I hated in older titles:...
I finally found a rule worth posting (corndog.social)
I don’t think my lurking counts as breaking the rules, I’m just fulfilling my commitment late.
Six-month-old baby shot repeatedly during Arizona standoff with child’s father (www.theguardian.com)
Police were able to rescue child, who is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, before house caught fire with father still in it...
Any tips on installing old NFS games, and what's you favorite one?
I guess the meta is installing them via Lutris\Bottles and then launching them via Steam to have a modern controller support and overlay, is that’s so? Does emulation make it better in any way (it seems easier)? What would you use playing them now?...
Microsoft PC Manager App 'Repairs' Your System by Making Bing the Search Default (uk.pcmag.com)
Microsoft is trying to restore Bing as the default search engine on users’ browsers by spinning it as a “repair” through a utility app called PC Manager....
Sure Firefox (lemmy.world)
stop getting distracted they say online rule (lemmy.cafe)
Magician David Copperfield Accused of Grooming, Groping, and Drugging Women (www.rollingstone.com)
Magician David Copperfield is facing allegations of drugging women before sexual encounters, groping women during live performances, and behaving inappropriately with women who were significantly younger than him — including under 18 — in a new investigative piece in The Guardian....
'A big mess is brewing’: Thousands of Russian fighters are flooding into Libya, raising concerns over what the Kremlin might be planning (meduza.io)
Archived link...
4 year anniversary + my poorly received first comic [OC] (feddit.nl)
Back in 2020, people complained about the poorly translated Russian. This made me a little sad, because I had the Russian stuff translated by an actual Russian person I happen to know. Talk about high expectations. Apparently there are more than one versions of Russian, idk....
How come there aren't any moral geniuses?
When kids do linear algebra or they rise to the level of GM in chess within the first two decades of their lives, such people are obviously geniuses. Their intelligence is undeniable....
Lemmy GPT bot now runs on GPT-4o
As the title says, I updated the bot a day or so ago, so you can chat with it in the comments. It should now also support context, meaning it knows the whole comment chain. And you don’t have to tag it if you’re replying to it.
What is the least common PIN number? (www.datagenetics.com)
Jerry Seinfeld’s Teen Girlfriend Saga Resurfaces After Duke Walkout (www.thedailybeast.com)
1.000.304 Patch Notes (store.steampowered.com)
What's your most unpopular opinion about music ?
For me : Trippie Redd’s “!” Is actually a great album
Needle therapy (sh.itjust.works)
Punk rock band Trophy Eyes fan left paralyzed after singer jumped on her at concert (www.independent.co.uk)