HelixTitan

@HelixTitan@beehaw.org
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I think it is just a new modern game so therefore hyperbole demands it much be either the best thing ever or trash. A lot of people said RDR2 was "dated" design as well. I think they both have strengths, same with Cyberpunk. I think only BG3 is a step forward for RPG storytelling, Cyberpunk, Starfield, Red Dead all have issues, but they allow the player to get immersived in their worlds and at the end of the day that's all that matters.

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Hard to believe a senior dev can't find work. Those positions are the most needed. Also 25 an hour is 50k a year. No where in the US are senior devs paid that little. I suppose you may not be US based, but your cost for college seems to imply US, albeit at an expensive school.

Man I wish the US regulatory body would throw some wrenches like this at the tech companies here. They need a wake up call, start with breaking up Meta. Right to repair is also often gutted

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They absolutely should! Make an expansion, 2 acts, increase party size to 6 for expansion campaign and DnD mode. Charge 40 bucks and call it Baldur's Gate 3: Descent into the Underworld or something and bam, you sell hot cakes again.

I think instead of paying everyone overtime, most places will have to adopt to shifts. A crew that is Monday to Thursday and another crew Tuesday to Friday with most work occuring Tuesday through Thursday

I think if we are strict on the definition, BG3 is definitely the better roleplaying game. The Bethesda games are better at the go here and do anything,but their world connections has always been far more gamey that what Larian is doing. I think if Bethesda really wants to make ES6 the undisputed best again, I think they need the NPCs improved to at least Oblivion standards, better town to town(power Dynamics), better so that remembers what you have done contextually, and then probably 2 or 3 very well fleshed out companions, and a really good story which I think they have set up already. Their gameplay is undisputed imo, but their reason to care about the world can sometimes be a mile wide but an inch deep.

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Except there were 80 million people who said no to that last time. Trump is not the candidate of change regardless of what one thinks of Biden, to even pretend that is absurd. I honestly don't think anyone would now somehow be more sympathetic towards him. He hasn't changed, and neither has the American public

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I remember coming to Discord from Skype and it was definitely an adjustment. Discord wants everything in a server, so direct messages/call between users is a bit offuscated. Once you get used to that it makes some sense, but if you were a primary Slack/Skype/Teams users you might have some initial friction. I know I did

Yeah I agree, Some of those points also have some more nuance. I think we can all be against endless war but recognize what is happening in Ukraine as something else. It depends on if you think it is ok for the USA to use geopolitics of Russia's blunders in Ukraine as a way to wage a modern day cold war against an old foe. I think most in the West would prefer Ukraine to be free and independent, rather than Russia win.

Maybe I am the weird one, but I always saw this "federation" as weird. It seems like a halfbaked idea. I don't think much is lost. Only downside is user count might be small

I would say it is. The shooting is hands down best Bethesda combat, clear enhancements over Fallout 4. And I haven't really been into too many fights yet. Having been to Mars I can start to see how the environments really change up the combat

Or remind the Judiciary that their rulings are only enforced if the executive agrees to enforce the ruling. Remind them they technically don't have the constitutional right to declare laws unconstitutional. Then you remind the nation that the crux of their argument was that Congress needs to make the final call, when Congress itself delegated it's duties when the EPA was created. They have nothing but hot gas, time we stopped fearing the burnout.

The US government?

A collective breath of relief for society

Counter counter argument: English is ideal with gender neutral, allowing for it easily be learned, allowing it to be the best for programming etc. English doesnt need the silly gendering of like every other language, and by being neutral it is inherently inclusive imo

Yes, but forums tend to be very niche. A single community on here could be an entire forum somewhere. I like it all in one place which is what transcends it to modern social media. Forums are social media version 0.5.

I think I agree with you that they are hinting towards something. Ultimately Lilith isn't a Prime Evil, she even helped create Sanctuary. The game gets us to immediately start doubting who the big bad is in the 6th act. The rain of blood? Probably Mephisto not Lilith. I think Mephisto was allowing Lilith to co-opt the Triune cult, as he knew they would remain ultimately loyal to him/other primes. It is likely in the 6th act they simply stop pretending for Lilith and are awaiting the return of Mephisto. Was a great YouTube video on it. Let me see if I can find it

Yeah my experience is the same, I rarely mind all the loading screens since most places load almost instantly. And if you grab jump and stuff from the cockpit it does cut scenes for the loading screen kinda like mass effect.

That's actually a bad comparison. Elden Ring and AC6 use the same engine, which is at least a heavily modified Demon Souls engine. FromSoftware is much closer to Bethesda in how they reuse tech than you realize

A hand coded simulation in house is the definition of creative expression. Using a product to essentially Google an image is not, I don't see how this is a hard distinction.

Perfect example is Corridor Crews second anime battle video. Or Joel animation on YouTube. There is more to those than just using an AI to get an image of short video

I see your point, and ultimately I don't care if trans people compete, they should be allowed, I think they have already figured out a reasonable timeline where it becomes fair again. I think this is recognizing that the sports of our parent's generation is moving onto the younger. For example, I hated spectator sports as a kid, but now I love Football, and enjoy watching MLB, NBA, NHL, and MLS all in person. If you asked younger me if I would be interested in sports, I would have laughed. Now I am probably closest to a socialist or leftist, and I def support anyone playing sports, but I bet my dad and mom would be weirded out. Seems to be the shift as Millennials and Gen Z get more into sports. But obviously this is just my opinion, not fact.

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I thought "they should be allowed" explained my position fully. I think while I understand explicitly the trans question is hotly debated, I fully support any trans person playing. 'The article didn’t say “Sports are moving against trans folks, but fans don’t want that”', I am saying I do want that I think it would be awesome if some transperson made it into the NFL, or a woman. Like I am not against that happening at all. In fact, I would support those trying/succeeding. I think the reality is that the even the most well-meaning people don't have constant interactions with transpeople who are into pro or collegiate/high school sports, so it becomes hard to hardcore advocate for people who you don't have regular interactions with. It is the same reason why it never made sense for conservatives to be so damn concerned about it. I obviously can't speak for your experience, but taking the modern neo-fascist conservative opinion as the opinion of all, seems a bit disingenuous; they simply bitch at everything and louder than most.

I think this is most accurate. I think the likely hood is Mephisto wanted to get out of hell for some reason. Lilith plan was to absorb her father, similar to how Diablo did it in 3. Clearly the final boss of the DLC is gonna have to be Diablo so Mephisto will probably lead us to that. I quite enjoyed D4, can't wait for the DLC

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