Ross‘s channel is a gem on YouTube. Humor with deep dives into games.

Give me a Dr. Katz Professional Therapist game and I’m in.

Eldaron Imotholin wrote on Aug 12, 2024, 03:18:
Enjoyed Starfield, but the story was absolutely ridiculous. I'll point out why:

1.) The game’s theme and story revolve around the thrill of exploring the unknown.
2.) Humanity, equipped with relatively new technology, has only just begun to explore a small fraction of the universe.
3.) Midway through the game, the concept of the multiverse is introduced, and the player's goal is to reach such a copy of the same barely explored universe.

Just... WHY?! WHY should I leave a barely explored universe for another barely explored copy universe?! <-- That question echoed endlessly in my head once the main story set its course to its bs conclusion.

What I got out of the story is the „loop“ was possible. To start all over again at a certain point. To make changes and alter the outcome. The universe is stuck in a time loop.

Having said that I feel how it treats this loop as weird. It’s gated off from random normal people in the same universe Unless they find and experience an artifact, thus making them „special“ The special people are allowed to use the loop with permission and guidance from others experienced with the loop or to be the solo one to take it for yourself. Thus the choice at the end, to control it or to selectively share the loop.

In the end it fails to explain who or what built the loop and to what end. It just exists.

I think that is its biggest failing. There is no purpose or reason. The universe is looped based solely on the players whim. Only because you are the „special one“

Fun thing you can do is to go and talk to the the „bad“ guy before you even are told about them on your second loop. They get pissy real quick about it.

Remember when Judges had to Recuse themselves over conflict of interest? Now thanks to Trumps' Cronies paving the way, judges just do not give a shit anymore.

Mr. Tact wrote on Aug 8, 2024, 17:21:

RogueSix wrote on Aug 8, 2024, 17:05:
And let's face it: Without US pressure there would not be a TSMC in Arizona because TSMC, among many other reasons, knew that they won't find the same working culture as in Taiwan anywhere else on the planet.

I absolutely agree with most everything you said, the cultural differences play a huge part in this. However, I am less sure about this last sentence. I mean, obviously it was unlikely to happen without US interest and support, but isn't in the interest of TSMC to expand outside Taiwan? I don't know what the likelihood of China taking over Taiwan is, but it ain't zero. And if that happens in a hostile way, then having plants in the US, Germany and elsewhere is going to be very good thing.

If they think they are having trouble employing Americans, they would tear there hair out keeping Germans on the payrolls. Germans are good workers only if they are compensated enough. Without it they will collectively drag a corporate bottom line down.

RedEye9 wrote on Aug 6, 2024, 22:05:
How do I stop those Chinese TikTok internet balloons from flying over my house?
Does anybody know what the data cap is Or much it costs?

First off you need to stop using Pronouns, then you need to have man and women marriages only. Once you do that add in a healthy dose of Christofascism for good measure.

And vote Red down the ballot regardless of policy. Then and only THEN can you stop the Chinese internet Balloons from flying over your house. How you might ask? Don't ask, God does not like you questioning any authority.

The term bored should be replaced with tired or exhausted. It’s just grabby, clickbaity title crap again.

RedEye9 wrote on Aug 3, 2024, 09:49:

ZeroPike1 wrote on Aug 3, 2024, 04:35:
We have a chance to pull it off in Europe at least. Here’s hoping.

Ross Scott
Europeans Can Save Gaming
Video description
“ Europeans can save videogames from being destroyed! The European Citizens' Initiative has just launched and represents the biggest and most ambitious chance to create new law against publishers destroying games they have already sold to you. Get EU citizens to sign it! “

Keeping my fingers crossed.
Signed,
Across the Pond

Not sure my immigration status has reached the level that I can personally sign it yet. However Wifey and friends certainly can and will.

Under Trump, the FCC had argued that net neutrality rules were unnecessary, blocked innovation and resulted in a decline in network investment by internet service providers, a contention disputed by Democrats.

No not just democrats, anyone with more then two friggin braincells.

We have a chance to pull it off in Europe at least. Here’s hoping.

Back in the hey-day I never read Game informer. I was a computer gaming world fanboy, on the rare occasion my mother could afford to buy me a magazine.

Shame to see such long lived things like these die off.

Earlier this year, it was reported the next Battlefield will have a free-to-play battle royale mode created by Ripple Effect. The next game in the FPS franchise won't arrive until 2025 at the earliest and still doesn't have an official name. Last August, Wilson said the next Battlefield would be a "reimagination" of the franchise.

Uhh-ohh.

Just make a good Fk-in game... that's it. like make it good. Make it Battlefield. Why is this shit so hard to understand? Dumbass know-nothing-C-suite bellends dragging these games into obscurity.

At no point did I ever consider Bethesda to save the fallout IP. Even back then I knew interplay was in shambles.

Best evidence of this is how New Vegas turned out. Since it brought on the old talent. And boy did it show.

Bethesda bungled it, having said that, I think them giving it true 3D explorable environments to the Fallout universe made it way more enjoyable.

Honestly this kind of lack of „download and go“ will hurt how much impact this mod will have.

You need like 4 submods to get the main mod working. And you need the pre-dumbass patch version of Fallout 4.

I know people got it running. I was watching a couple YouTubers stream it. One had direct developer support to get it going. The other didn’t. The one who didn’t had a lot of old textures that were meant to be replaced still active. Like finding Boston Bugle news papers in London for example.

If they ever get it sorted to run on current version fallout and hopefully less dependant on submods, I will give it an honest go.

Americans war on the poor continues!

RedEye9 wrote on Jul 28, 2024, 13:21:
Never say or do anything on your school supplied chromebook (same goes for work laptop/phone) that you would not say or do in front of your mother.

When I used to shoot the shit with mom we were both upfront and honest to each other and others around us. And some of the things both of us said about others would make us end up in the principals office.

I think its another means of attempting to stop a school shooting. And its another direction they can point the finger incase a shooting happens.

'Ohh, but we employed Company X to watch out for students who would commit a shooting. I guess its their fault! Go sue them instead.

If you're wondering how he is a sword swinging, trained assassin, badass.
And other historical facts
Then repeat to yourself "It's just a video game
I should really just relax"

To Paraphrase MST3K.

Almost like there is only a finite audience for these types games. And the fallacy of infinite growth is a lie.

Ohh well let’s see how many devs get the axe for this miss step.

Arcade Paradise! Always wanted to look into this.