DreitonLullaby

DreitonLullaby, 6 days ago (edited 3 days ago)

Thankyou, that fixed it! Didn’t realise I had done that. On the web client, there’s a little note above the languages list that says “Warning: If you deselect Undetermined, you will not see most content.” This confused me because I thought it was saying that “undetermined” needed to be selected in order to see most content. So after clicking another language, I re-selected “Undetermined” to make sure the language would remain as it was. So I think the wording of the little note mislead me and caused me to do the wrong thing. I clicked “Save” after that, not knowing that I’d disabled English posts.

I still don’t fully understand that little note, because if I select English, then “Undetermined” is automatically deselected; but I still see most content (including what’s on my profile). But if I specifically select “Undetermined” and save the changes, than the posts become invisible, even though that’s what the note seemed to be trying to make sure I did.

The note seems to be saying “Keep Undetermined selected” in order to keep seeing most content, while in reality, selecting “Undetermined” makes most content disappear. Do you see what I’m trying to say?

Edit: Re-worded some of the second paragraph and split it into two, because I had an incomplete sentence that didn’t make sense. Oops; ironic.

DreitonLullaby, 6 days ago

Thanks, but no. I’ve realised now that I accidentally deselected English as a language option and saved changes (I saved changes because I was testing the “Auto expand media” option). But I was a bit mislead by the little note above the languages which says “Warning: If you deselect Undetermined, you will not see most content.”. It made me think that I needed to make sure that “Undetermined” is selected in order to keep seeing most content, because that’s what it sounds like in its wording. So I re-selected “Undetermined” and saved changes, and it caused my posts to disappear; I just didn’t notice immediately because I was busy transferring my subscriptions from this account over to my new one. I’m still not sure what that note was trying to say, but I’ve fixed it now by selecting English.

What makes it a bit more confusing is that when I select English, “Undetermined” becomes deselected, which is what the note is telling you not to do; this must be what compelled me to select “undetermined”, because selecting anything else deselected “Undetermined”. It’s only after you save and completely refresh the page, that “Undetermined” suddenly becomes re-selected again, but English also remains selected at the same time.

DreitonLullaby, 6 days ago

I’ve just noticed something extra: As I said before, if I select English as a language, then “Undetermined” becomes deselected, yet the content still remains viewable. Well, I’ve just figured out why the content remains viewable: It’s because “Undetermined” for some reason gets automatically re-selected; it’s just that you can’t see that it’s happened unless you refresh the whole settings page (after saving).

I think the whole language section of the settings needs a redesign, because this is very confusing.

DreitonLullaby, 6 days ago

Thanks, didn’t realise you could do that. And yeah, the note is very misleading.

DreitonLullaby, 11 days ago

Thanks. Despite not owning a Vita, I’ve actually got a loose cartridge of Borderlands 2 somewhere which I’ve owned for like 5 years now, lol. I know it’s a bad port, but it seems like it would be a fun novelty to play on an overclocked console (I’ve seen some video tests and performance can really be boosted)

DreitonLullaby, 11 days ago

Most of those games in your list I’m getting on other platforms though. Like The Walking Dead on PS4, Spelunky on GOG (PC), Hotline Miami on GOG, Rayman Origins I already own on GOG, MGS HD on PS5. But thanks for the small list, it’s a good one otherwise.

DreitonLullaby, 11 days ago

The cross-buy list seems to mostly serve the same use, thanks. So how does this work exactly? If the game is cross-buy compatible with PS3 & PS4, does that mean that buying it on PS3 or 4 will make the game become downloadable on the PS Vita too? And is the PS Vita Store still online? Can I buy a game for PS4 physically on disc and get access to the PS Vita game through cross-buy, or does it only work with digital games? Plus, you can buy PS4 games on the PS store for PS5, so if I buy a PS4 that has cross-buy support with the Vita on a PS5, will cross-buy still work and give me access to the game on the PS Vita?

DreitonLullaby, 11 days ago

Awesome, thanks for answering these questions. I noticed a typo in my last question though and I want to know you didn’t misunderstand it. Where I said “so if I buy a PS4 that has cross-buy support with the Vita on a PS5”, I meant to say “so if I buy a PS4 game that has cross-buy…”. Is your answer still the same?

DreitonLullaby, 12 days ago

I don’t think the article was trying to imply that they weren’t already in use in electric cars, just that they would be better for them.

DreitonLullaby, 17 days ago (edited 13 days ago)

I’m going to be moving into a van in the next few years full-time, travelling around Australia and using gyms for showers and, well, exercise. I don’t know if it’s already an issue over here or not, but I sure hope it won’t be by the time I can move out in the van full-time, cause this is one of the best ways of accessing showers without building one into the van.

DreitonLullaby, 22 days ago

True. Some of the things I mentioned are obviously things that have already been done historically time and time again and Nintendo is obviously doing as we speak. As for the price drop though. Yeah, I don’t expect Nintendo to do that because Nintendo is Nintendo. But I do think personally that that would be the logical step to take if I was in their shoes. My point about the price-drop is that because there are so many people who won’t have bought all of the games that they wanted on the Nintendo Switch, it would be best to make those customers (which is a huge amount) be able to more easily purchase the games they want, thus the price drop suggestion.

If they have the games they want already, they are much more likely to care for and want to buy the next generation console, and they will gradually amass a list of games (even if it’s a purely mental list) that they really want to get on that new system. A lot of people won’t want to collect for the new system, until they’ve already bought much of their wishlist for the older system. Most people I think, including myself, can’t afford to spend thousands of dollars on $80-90 games (AUD), or $60-$70 games for those in the USA. I think also, that a large amount of gamers won’t want to spend that much money on a whole new console, when there are already so many Switch games they want to collect, which they don’t yet have, as it is.

Even though so many are willing to spend that $80-$90 for 7 yr old games, so many still aren’t willing, and in my opinion, it is more important for Nintendo to assure the success of the Switch 2, than to make some extra cash on the Switch 1 software sales during its slow-down year. Because if the Switch 2 is not successful, or does not sell as Nintendo hopes for, it will result in more loss of money in the end. It’s a small sacrifice of short-term profit, that will result in a greater amount of long-term profit, while also making the customers more happy, and giving Nintendo back some good reputation from those who already hate how they keep their games the same price for over half a decade.

If I’m looking for the right sales, I could easily buy half a dozen or more Switch games for the same price as what the Switch 2 will likely cost on its own. I would rather buy the games on the Switch then fork out the money for a new console, and miss out on those games for a while longer. Therefore, backwards compatibility doesn’t matter here, because if the Switch 2 is backwards compatible, than I can only play the games on the Switch 2 that I already owned prior. I, and I think many others, would rather play new games that I don’t yet own, on a Switch, than to play the games that I already own, on a Switch 2 at a better frame rate or graphical resolution. Most people prefer new experiences over old ones; at least when it comes to gaming.

As for Metroid Prime 4. I think it probably won’t launch that early on the Switch 2. If it has any chance of being very successful on the Switch 2 in the first year of that consoles life, it will have to be on launch day and launch day only. Otherwise, any other time in the year, and it risks being forgotten by the masses, because by the time most people have migrated to the Switch 2 in the 2nd or 3rd year of it’s life, Metroid Prime 4 would no longer be relevant in the mainstreams’ eye, and therefore sell very little in comparison to if it was released DURING that 2nd or 3rd year of the Switch’s life. Of course I don’t want Prime 4’s release to be that long away, but I feel that if it’s not a launch title, than launching in the 2nd or 3rd year of the console is the only chance it has of big success of sales. Imagine if Xenoblade Chronicles 2 launched in 2018 or 2019 (the 2nd and 3rd yr of the Switch’s life) instead of 2017. I think it would have sold far more copies than it did. Not that Xenoblade 2 was an unsuccessful game.

DreitonLullaby, 22 days ago

Sheesh. Usually a launch title is supposed to demonstrate the potential of a console in regards to it’s power and/or new gimmicks. Judging by the graphics in the Pokemon games of the Switch generation, when the console is more than powerful enough to do far better, I can’t imagine a Switch 2 Pokemon launch title looking very impressive graphically, even if it’s an improvement over the Switch 1’s Pokemon graphics.

DreitonLullaby, 21 days ago

Was that the joke? I don’t know if I was misunderstanding, but I thought the loud crow was supposed to be a new Linux user complaining that the few-mentioned easy-to-use distro’s being too many options.

DreitonLullaby, 22 days ago (edited 21 days ago)

Thanks for the encouragement! Yeah, you might be right that I might not often have injuries; not any that would be severe enough to handicap my driving at least.

Skating seems like it would fit the van-life really well on one hand, it just seemed on the other hand to be too risky for someone constantly travelling around in a vehicle; especially when that vehicle is your home and contains most of your possessions and you don’t want to get stuck somewhere you don’t want to stay. I guess it’s not really worth worrying about than. I’ll figure out what to do when that day comes that I get injured enough to not be able to drive, if it ever comes.

DreitonLullaby, 22 days ago

Yeah, you’re right. I should probably just make sure I’ve got enough protection, especially in the legs and arms which I need the most to drive. Helmet is obviously something I’d always wear though. Mitigating the risks is probably more than enough to be safe.