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  1. Comment on What game mechanic or boss could you just not overcome? in ~games

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    You mean no saving mid fight, and having to start the dungeon over? There was definately saving in Zelda 2, would take too long to finish in one sitting

    You mean no saving mid fight, and having to start the dungeon over? There was definately saving in Zelda 2, would take too long to finish in one sitting

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Introducing the Epic First Run program in ~games

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    And I'm a user, so this doesn't compel me to purchase from Epic.

    This is selling to developers, though. Not users.

    And I'm a user, so this doesn't compel me to purchase from Epic.

    9 votes

  3. Comment on Baldur’s Gate 3 is causing some developers to panic in ~games

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    They know micro transactions and artificial scarcity makes games less fun. They don't care because they also make more money. Until people speak with their wallets and stop pre-ordering games (so...

    They know micro transactions and artificial scarcity makes games less fun. They don't care because they also make more money.

    Until people speak with their wallets and stop pre-ordering games (so they can read reviews and find out of its finished before purchasing), stop spending money on micro transactions, and even stop purchasing games with micro transactions in them, the companies aren't going to stop. They will pursue whatever is profitable until consumers make it no longer profitable.

    35 votes

  4. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    "In April, Twitter's legacy blue bird logo was temporarily replaced by Dogecoin's Shiba Inu dog, helping drive a surge in the cryptocurrency's market value." Really? I think I see why people think...

    "In April, Twitter's legacy blue bird logo was temporarily replaced by Dogecoin's Shiba Inu dog, helping drive a surge in the cryptocurrency's market value."

    Really? I think I see why people think Musk is a genius. Sometimes the stupidity of the general public just baffles me.

    I don't want to live in this planet anymore.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech

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    You're giving Elon too much credit. Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.

    You're giving Elon too much credit.

    Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.

    13 votes

  6. Comment on Diablo 4 update nerfs all five classes in ~games

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    The main thing I don't like about Grim Dawn is that the "correct" way to level is to spend your points on stats instead of fun abilities. I'd prefer if your stats leveled automatically and you...

    The main thing I don't like about Grim Dawn is that the "correct" way to level is to spend your points on stats instead of fun abilities. I'd prefer if your stats leveled automatically and you just got less points to spend.

    Last Epoch is a good ARPG that scratches the Diablo itch. Each ability has its own talent tree that lets you modify how it behaves, so there are a lot of customization options.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Diablo 4 update nerfs all five classes in ~games

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    OW2 was basically an excuse to change the monitization structure to needing to purchase/unlock each hero, where in OW1 when a new hero was released everyone could play them. They said they were...

    OW2 was basically an excuse to change the monitization structure to needing to purchase/unlock each hero, where in OW1 when a new hero was released everyone could play them.

    They said they were going to release some new PvE content as well but that ended up not happening.

  8. Comment on Diablo 4 update nerfs all five classes in ~games

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    My conspiracy theory is that this is the power level they intended classes to have all along, and they temporarily buffed all the classes for release to maximize launch day hype. Now that the...

    My conspiracy theory is that this is the power level they intended classes to have all along, and they temporarily buffed all the classes for release to maximize launch day hype.

    Now that the seasons are starting (which as I understand you have to create a new character to take part in) they want to slow down how long it takes for players to "finish" to keep them playing longer.

    This is the same company that removed portals from WoW to "make the world feel big," because what people really want to do when playing an MMO is wait for the taxi/mount to bring them to the thing they're wanting to actually do.

    They don't care if it makes the game less enjoyable if it keeps you playing longer.