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by dkersten 5y ago
Wow, that is cool!
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by dkersten 5y ago
Without having tried it myself, that does sound pretty reasonable in Fortnite's case.
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by dkersten 5y ago
It depends on the game. If cosmetics are the only (or primary) reward a game offers, then I still feel that it matters. If cosmetics are a purely orthogonal thing, then I agree that its not an issue.
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The problem I have with these games is they are almost universally tuned to make them very time consuming and grindy if you don't pay. That is, instead of the game being balanced for what feels good to play, they are balanced so that t
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by dkersten 5y ago
Interesting. I haven't played Rocket League in years, but I actually liked that Tokyo map... it added variety.
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by dkersten 5y ago
> Fair criticism, but one that is only relevant in the first place because of freemium. Prior to that business model, there was no such thing as a company continuing to provide regular, ongoing support to a 7 year old game of the non-sub
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by dkersten 5y ago
I see what you're saying. I agree, if it helps break the ice or is the "introduction" for further conversation, then it serves an important purpose. Even in the case of maintaining some kind of friendliness with a neighbour,
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To me, "small talk" is mundane chit-chat that you do mostly to be polite or to break the ice. "Hi <neighbour>, weathers been awfully cold lately hasn't it? Yes, can't wait till summer. Did you watch the game
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by dkersten 5y ago
> I never ask a question for which I am not interested in the answer Where I am, its common to say "how are you?" as a stand in for "hello" , that is, without the expectation of an answer or even further conversati
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by dkersten 5y ago
> It's common to advise hitting on the gym, which I just started doing last week. Funnily, the gym is the place where I last noticed my awkward behavior :) I haven't really been in any major social situations lately because of
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> In this perspective, the "<Window><Text>" is already "worse" I disagree, because most of my react code is already components rather than raw HTML tags. I'm already using component libraries that p
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> In most cases that's now more than doubled. Really? I still find it difficult to get a laptop with more than 16 GB of memory. 13" MBP maxes out at 16 GB. 14" does have 32 for $500 more, which might be ok for a company bu
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by dkersten 5y ago
I edit most of my comments multiple times, until I'm happy with their tone, content and grammar. I do proof read them before posting, but things still slip through often, especially when its a comment with a more combative tone. Someti
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Since you're not applying color to the browser sample and are inlining the component, a more apples to apples example would be: import React from "react"; import { Renderer, Text, Window } from "@nodegui/react
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by dkersten 5y ago
This always frustrated me with Slack. It has often been the thing running on my computer using the most RAM, yet Slack is never the primary tool I'm using the computer for. That is, communication is always a secondary thing to suppor
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by dkersten 5y ago
I like working in C++, after a decade of working in Java, Python, Javascript and Clojure, I find working in C++ (which I learned before these other languages) to be quite fun and pleasant, at least with relatively modern C++. I've been
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Cryptocurrency investors don't, but neither do startup investors . The question then is whether the startup produces anything of value to the world, so the analogous question is whether the cryptocurrency (not the investors) produce
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> I think the punishing elements of the games would be a lot better received if the larger enemies and bosses weren’t as tanky I think you're right. Its one thing to require me to learn to dodge and find an opening a few times, but
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Most of bosses can be almost trivialised through coop summoning, at least.
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Well, what I meant by that is that in FROM games, even the weakest enemy can kill you if you're complacent, but beating or avoiding said enemy is incredibly easy. I've watched a ton of beginners to FROM games play Bloodborne on st
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> What I find frustrating is that asking for this feature produces intense backlash in many communities. I can understand it though. I mean, leaving aside whether or not adding an easy mode actually affects the game for those who don&#x2
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> You can look at completion rates on Steam for some data. I think we have to accept that not every game is for every person. How adamantly FROM Software fans defend the difficulty shows that this style of game is greatly appreciated by
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The difficulty certainly adds a level of tension and atmosphere that other games simply don't have. For the most part, outside of some specific bosses, the games aren't actually thaaat difficult, they're just uncompromising
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My experience with the game has been that I've been over-levelled for almost all bosses (and the ones I wasn't were all optional), just by exploring the world. The game is designed so that if you get stuck somewhere, you can go do
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by dkersten 5y ago
Bloodborne was my first (I've since played Demon's Souls, Dark Souls trilogy, Sekiro and now Elden Ring too) and the atmosphere is what drew me in. Sure, the gameplay and the challenge kept me playing, but the atmosphere is what m
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by dkersten 5y ago
I actually don’t use google (search or other services aside form YouTube) very often. As for “everyone”, I assume habit and momentum. People are used to it so it’s hard to change to something else. Many people also don’t know what alternati
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by dkersten 5y ago
Huh? It’s not difficult to learn other programming languages. I would consider myself proficient in Clojure, Python, C99, C++17, Java, Javascript/Typescript, Bash, SQL and Solidity. I can get by in Lua and once upon a time I was good a
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by dkersten 5y ago
No legitimate grievances warrant invading another country. And even if you disagree, definitely no legitimate grievances warrant targeting civilians. That’s terrorism, plain and simple. Putin is a terrorist. Putins acts have demonstrated th
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We can only deal with what we have in front of us right now. Right now, Russia is 1) committing war crimes in Ukraine and 2) threatening the world with nuclear war if he doesn't get what he wants. So of course we are talking about the
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> The same article the US entered Iraq under. So? Many people equally believe that the Iraq war was unjustified. Just because someone else does something bad, doesn't give you the right or an excuse to also do something bad. > No

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