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Roger Norris
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The Pyro
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Software developer, long-time Blue's reader
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July 10, 2000
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Re: Palworld Passes 19M Players; Shares Roadmap
Feb 1, 2024, 09:50
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Re: Palworld Passes 19M Players; Shares Roadmap Feb 1, 2024, 09:50
Feb 1, 2024, 09:50
 
Pr()ZaC wrote on Jan 31, 2024, 22:17:
Don't underestimate the power of digital influencers.

On the other hand, my kids have zero access to social media and they were still drooling over the game from the instant they saw the trailer. They're still enjoying it, too, though it's only been a week.
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Re: Quoteworthy
Jan 28, 2024, 12:05
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Re: Quoteworthy Jan 28, 2024, 12:05
Jan 28, 2024, 12:05
 
My $0.02: the things that make a game successful are not things that are quickly described in a pitch. I bet you could pitch a game like Palworld to a dozen developers, and end up with a dozen mediocre implementations that have no staying power.
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Re: OotB: Fast times
Dec 28, 2023, 12:14
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Re: OotB: Fast times Dec 28, 2023, 12:14
Dec 28, 2023, 12:14
 
Wife had her first colonoscopy this year as she just turned that age, and they found two polyps that could have turned into cancer. Don't skip this procedure!
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Re: OotB: Lit
Nov 8, 2023, 12:34
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Re: OotB: Lit Nov 8, 2023, 12:34
Nov 8, 2023, 12:34
 
The RGB craze always felt weird to me. I mostly avoid RGB components because I like to game in fairly dark rooms, and lighting up the walls is very distracting.

Though I do appreciate having RGB on my mouse for one reason - the color is keyed to the active mouse profile, so I can quickly tell whether Logitech's profile-switching code has screwed up again
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Re: Alone in the Dark in January
Sep 5, 2023, 14:09
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Re: Alone in the Dark in January Sep 5, 2023, 14:09
Sep 5, 2023, 14:09
 
While that's a nice-looking motion capture session, it's concerning when a game's trailer shows zero gameplay this close to release.
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Re: Forever 21 data breach
Sep 3, 2023, 08:26
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Re: Forever 21 data breach Sep 3, 2023, 08:26
Sep 3, 2023, 08:26
 
RedEye9 wrote on Sep 2, 2023, 20:14:
"The event was limited to current and former Forever 21 employees and did NOT affect personal data pertaining to Forever 21 customers.'

My bad - I skimmed the article and assumed they were talking about customers because over 500k individuals were included in the data. I never would have guessed they had that many employees. Must be a lot of turnover.
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Re: Forever 21 data breach
Sep 2, 2023, 19:02
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Re: Forever 21 data breach Sep 2, 2023, 19:02
Sep 2, 2023, 19:02
 
What the heck is a clothing chain doing with people's social security numbers? That's just asking for trouble.
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Re: OotB: Tied in knots
Jul 31, 2023, 16:03
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Re: OotB: Tied in knots Jul 31, 2023, 16:03
Jul 31, 2023, 16:03
 
Now I'm curious whether the plastic cover we put over our food in the microwave (to prevent splatter) might be shedding particles all over the food.
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Re: Sunday Tech Bits
Jul 9, 2023, 18:15
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Re: Sunday Tech Bits Jul 9, 2023, 18:15
Jul 9, 2023, 18:15
 
We can cure all diseases, stabilise our climate, halt poverty.

I was instantly reminded of this old 3dfx commercial, lol
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Re: NVIDIA RTX 4060 Reviews
Jun 28, 2023, 15:27
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Re: NVIDIA RTX 4060 Reviews Jun 28, 2023, 15:27
Jun 28, 2023, 15:27
 
So I was waiting for this batch of reviews to finalize my next build. Looks like I'll be going with a RTX 3060, but at least the price will go down now that the 4060 is out... ?
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Re: OotB: Not so cool
Jun 27, 2023, 14:37
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Re: OotB: Not so cool Jun 27, 2023, 14:37
Jun 27, 2023, 14:37
 
Blue wrote on Jun 27, 2023, 14:31:
If we were using the old stuff the problem would probably be that it was too cold.
And it would probably cost an extra $100
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Re: Starfield Direct and PC Gaming Show Today
Jun 11, 2023, 18:37
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Re: Starfield Direct and PC Gaming Show Today Jun 11, 2023, 18:37
Jun 11, 2023, 18:37
 
I didn't last long enough to make it to the Starfield stuff; I'll have to catch it later.

The presentation had far too many titles that I just have no interest in. Lots of voxels and 2D hand-drawn animation - not my thing. And as much as I normally love listening to Day[9], I'm afraid this particular shtick was cringe-inducing. Though I did appreciate the subtle jab at Steve Jobs.
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Re: Day9 Announces Strategy Game
Apr 16, 2023, 00:53
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Re: Day9 Announces Strategy Game Apr 16, 2023, 00:53
Apr 16, 2023, 00:53
 
It's been so long since I first heard about their game prototype that I was afraid the project was dead. The last thing I remember was him pitching some tech that allowed their game to played entirely from a browser. Frankly that's not a feature I'm interested in, but I wish him them luck all the same.
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Re: Get Battlestar Galactica Deadlock for Free
Apr 6, 2023, 21:29
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Re: Get Battlestar Galactica Deadlock for Free Apr 6, 2023, 21:29
Apr 6, 2023, 21:29
 
Bears. Beets.
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Re: Video Game Hall of Fame Nominees Include Quake
Mar 16, 2023, 16:06
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Re: Video Game Hall of Fame Nominees Include Quake Mar 16, 2023, 16:06
Mar 16, 2023, 16:06
 
Lots of good games on the list, but out of all of them I think Quake changed the gaming landscape the most. Multiplayer and modding. Once the world got a taste of CTF and Team Fortress there was no going back.

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Re: CS:GO Source Engine 2 Beta This Month?
Mar 5, 2023, 15:22
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Re: CS:GO Source Engine 2 Beta This Month? Mar 5, 2023, 15:22
Mar 5, 2023, 15:22
 
So clearly I'm out of the loop a bit here - is 128 tick rate really that noticeable for anybody less than pro level? I would have thought that 64 ticks/sec is quite sufficient. Is it just a matter of figuring out who fired first in certain situations, or does it play into other parts of the physics calculations?
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Re: Diablo IV Beta Specs
Mar 2, 2023, 09:30
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Re: Diablo IV Beta Specs Mar 2, 2023, 09:30
Mar 2, 2023, 09:30
 
MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Mar 1, 2023, 21:15:
Diablo series, Grim Dawn, any ARPG, they are far more relaxing to me, and generally really enjoyable. I can play them in 'serious' mode, or kinda half ass it as I watch some Netflix or whatever, or coop with some friends and not take it seriously at all, etc. etc.

While that's not my cup of tea, I know you're not alone in your opinion. A recent complaint among some Path of Exile players was that certain changes made it harder to play the game on autopilot. There's quite a few players that just like to half-consciously grind while doing something else. And while PoE doesn't have any true AFK builds, there are some builds that come close.
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Re: Diablo IV Beta Specs
Mar 1, 2023, 15:13
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Re: Diablo IV Beta Specs Mar 1, 2023, 15:13
Mar 1, 2023, 15:13
 
The thing I like about Hades vs. more traditional ARPGs is that the former gives you more consistent progress and a hard deadline. You get some sort of an upgrade every room, and then you've either won or you're dead in about 30 minutes. With other ARPGs you might spend a the same 30 minutes grinding for an equipment upgrade that just refuses to drop, and it ends up being a frustrating experience instead of fun.

Outside of gearing and building your character, though, the combat is remarkably similar. They definitely scratch a similar itch.
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Re: Diablo IV Beta Specs
Mar 1, 2023, 09:46
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Re: Diablo IV Beta Specs Mar 1, 2023, 09:46
Mar 1, 2023, 09:46
 
I'm not terribly concerned about the recommended specs because the top-down view that gets used for this sort of ARPG just naturally tends to perform better than, say, an open 3D world from the 1st person perspective. A top-down game doesn't have large draw distances. Lighting calculations can be simplified somewhat, too. It's easy for the game engine to tell which objects in the level are in the potentially visible set; no occlusion to worry about, etc...

If anything is problematic it's probably having a large number of monsters on the screen, but again, with a top-down view the game designers probably have more control over that factor, and you can also optimize your monster models a bit better when you know they're always going to be viewed from the same perspective.
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Re: OotB: In 15 minutes or less!
Feb 9, 2023, 15:51
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Re: OotB: In 15 minutes or less! Feb 9, 2023, 15:51
Feb 9, 2023, 15:51
 
Good to hear the insurance worked out for you. I haven't been so lucky in the past. The other driver initially admitted fault, but there was no police report because it happened in a parking lot. The other driver completely changed their story once they talked to their insurer - probably when they realized it was going to cost them. I wish I'd had a dash cam installed.
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