Geth

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

I feel like romanians are casually all of the negative things you mentioned but at the same time they are very inclussive when someone tries their best to integrate. Also Romanians are mean to Romanians most of the time, but also would probably be super friendly to an American.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ok, what's crazy about it and how do you CYA?

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 days ago (22 children)

I think it's because businesses tend to focus on super easy access, user interface and user engagement first, while open source projects tend to focus on tech and often forget about the end user experience.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This strategy has been working pretty great for oil companies. They've managed to extend their existence for decades.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Coax used to get faster than 100mbps. We are in an age where 1Gbps is standard in many parts of the world thanks to fiber. Again, starlink is cool but not a direct competitor to cabled internet today.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I don't have complaints, it's just not a comparable technology. It has much lower bandwidth and way higher latency for a higher price. It's good for its purpose which is to give access to people that could not get it otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Do I have to say it? Starlink is much worse in every metric compared to fiber. It's a decent option for people that don't have access to fiber or need internet in remote places.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

The thing just launched. There will be stock of it if only people waited a bit. The fact that people need it this second is what makes the scalping business so successful.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago

Absolutely loved the casting in this. The movie feels so deliberate and there are so many great moments in it, but that final scene with Lucifer is just perfect.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

In the end it doesn't really matter. What matters is that what I get as a result is relevant. No ads, no 3rd party interests, easy filters, customizable and useful output.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We haven't really disagreed on anything yet. I was just making sure. I also answered your question and you chose to ignore that part.

 

Like for many other people, Valve single player experiences were one of my favorite of all time growing up. I considered both Half-Life and Portal to be masterpieces. It's true they've always been distracted with multiplayer games as well, things like Counter-Strike or Team Fortress and I did play them for sure, because I was a kid and I had all the time in the world.

These days I'm not a kid anymore and so when I game I tend to look more for memorable experiences instead of mindless grinding. Obviously I remember Valve as the experts in creating memorable experiences and I would like them to keep fully exploring those talents. They don't have that many employees, but they do have all the money in the world, no external pressure, no publisher to shit on them, it's just their developers and artists and a vision. But then they use all that and create this. An Overwatch looking moba shooter, really? I'm sure people will like and play it, but is this the results of the vision and ambition of a company like Valve?

It doesn't have to be Half-Life. I remember them saying that they dont want to do another one in the series because they are looking to innovate and make something truly original. My body is ready, give me anything. I can't imagine a moba shooter really fits with this description. I'm wondering how such a low hanging concept even becomes a real product at a company as ambitious as Valve.

I hear people are having fun with the new game and I'm happy for them. I am no longer the target audience and I wish them good luck with it. In the mean time let me hear your thoughts on it. Would you like to see another single player experience from Valve?

 

No worry about quality when you only get one topic to enjoy for the day.

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