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Comment on Magic: the Gathering banned and restricted announcement – December 16, 2024 in ~games.tabletop
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Magic: the Gathering banned and restricted announcement – December 16, 2024
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
DFGdanger LinkOpeth's new album The Last Will and Testament has dominated my listening since release. Every song has a part that has become an earworm for me. Fantastic!Opeth's new album The Last Will and Testament has dominated my listening since release. Every song has a part that has become an earworm for me. Fantastic!
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Comment on Very Important People - Tommy Shriggly in ~tv
DFGdanger LinkAh yes, my favorite episode of the series that pushed me over the edge to subscribe to dropout. So happy I can share this with a bunch of people.Ah yes, my favorite episode of the series that pushed me over the edge to subscribe to dropout. So happy I can share this with a bunch of people.
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Comment on Slay the Spire 2 | Official gameplay trailer in ~games
DFGdanger Link ParentYeah, it's a great game to spend hours on when you only intended to kill 5 minutesYeah, it's a great game to spend hours on when you only intended to kill 5 minutes
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Comment on Astro Bot wins Game of the Year 2024 in ~games
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Comment on 28 Years Later | Official trailer in ~movies
DFGdanger Link ParentYeah, I remember that in the movie. Not trying to argue, but IMDb is not really authoritative. Wikipedia (also not authoritative) labels it as Dune (2021 film). First line reads "Dune (titled...Yeah, I remember that in the movie.
Not trying to argue, but IMDb is not really authoritative. Wikipedia (also not authoritative) labels it as Dune (2021 film). First line reads "Dune (titled on-screen as Dune: Part One)..." Rotten Tomatoes has it as Dune. The Academy Awards has it as DUNE.
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Comment on 28 Years Later | Official trailer in ~movies
DFGdanger Link ParentIn the case of Dune, the filmmaker intended it as a 2-parter but the 2nd film's production was dependent on the success of the 1st. So to market it as Part 1 when a 2nd film might not actually be...In the case of Dune, the filmmaker intended it as a 2-parter but the 2nd film's production was dependent on the success of the 1st. So to market it as Part 1 when a 2nd film might not actually be made/released would also come off as deceptive.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DFGdanger LinkBalatro I reached my goal of completing gold stake with all decks on mobile, catching up with my progress on Steam! The achievement is still bugged lol. I had to do another run to unlock it. If...Balatro
I reached my goal of completing gold stake with all decks on mobile, catching up with my progress on Steam! The achievement is still bugged lol. I had to do another run to unlock it.
If anyone is interested in seeing stats, here are my stats from mobile that I just finished, and here are my stats from Steam. There are some small differences, some might represent changes in my evaluation of something (Hanging Chad rise up!), some are probably just variance. Also on Steam I played a lot more Endless mode (even if there wasn't much potential to go super deep, just trying to learn and enjoy as much as I could), so Blueprint in particular got to sit in play for a lot more rounds. Whereas on mobile I was only doing Endless mode in order to unlock jokers, and unlocked them all really quickly.
I don't know how much energy I will end up putting into pursuing Completionist++. I had the idea of trying to stack as many Double Tags as I could with Anaglyph deck then converting them to Negative tags and getting a bunch of gold stickers at the same time. I tried it a couple times on Steam without much success but my first try on mobile went exceedingly well. Got the perfect Ante 8 Small Blind Negative Tag, and bought as many as I could after beating the large blind. Unfortunately I ran out of money for rerolls and bricked on a couple Tarot cards in the shop so 2 of my tags went to waste. However, I also lucked out big and found my second Legendary joker of the run in the tarot pack in the last shop.
Anyone here even crazier than me and have tips to share about collecting gold stickers on every joker? :)
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Comment on Nanowar of Steel - HelloWorld.java (Source Code Video) (2024) in ~music
DFGdanger LinkThis is great. I sent it to a bunch of friends from university and they seem to have all enjoyed it. Semicolon!This is great. I sent it to a bunch of friends from university and they seem to have all enjoyed it.
Semicolon!
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Comment on Valve adds "Powered By SteamOS" branding for third party hardware in ~games
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Comment on Bungie uncovers an issue in their distribution of random weapon perks in Destiny 2, detailed and interesting write up of the fix in ~games
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DFGdanger LinkDungeons and Degenerate Gamblers I gave it a shot because it was on sale 30% off. It has a lot of the type of nonsense that Balatro has, buuuut in the hour or so I played I couldn't get into it....Dungeons and Degenerate Gamblers
I gave it a shot because it was on sale 30% off. It has a lot of the type of nonsense that Balatro has, buuuut in the hour or so I played I couldn't get into it. The core Blackjack part is a lot less fun to me. A lot of the effects seemed to just make things more random...and your opponents could throw out all kinds of random stuff at you too. Not into it. Refunded it.BRUTAL KATANA
Short & sweet parkour with a sword game. $5CAD. You can run on walls, and floating statue heads appear along your path that you need to clear to finish the level. Get 0-3 stars depending how fast you finish the level. There's almost no story. I completed the 24 levels in about 2.5 hours. Most of them I got 0-1 star on. 3 stars on none of them, not even the first level. There are probably some shortcuts you need to figure out, like in Neon White (except without the hints). The wall running can be finnicky at times, as can slicing through the heads. You've got to have really good timing and try hard not to lose momentum because it's hard to hit things with how quickly you accelerate and decelerate. The default first song on the soundtrack got annoying kind of fast but thankfully you can switch between a few playlists of difference electronic subgenres (dance, house, drum & bass, something else).420BLAZEIT 2: GAME OF THE YEAR -=Dank Dreams and Goated Memes=- [#wow/11 Like and Subscribe] Poggerz Edition
It's montageparodies: The Game (FPS). Whenever you kill an enemy,annoyingdank memeshitpops up on your screen. You can unlock guns by completing a bunch of extra objectives in a level. Doesn't run thaaat well on Steam Deck, had to turn graphics down. There's a bunch of silly jokes about the Illuminati, aliens, and conspiracies (the earth is flat, Australia don't real). I am enjoying it thus far.Celeste
I finally came back to try the (mod content) D-sides again, after having a particularly smooth run of the last screen of Farewell gave me a confidence boost. Whatever mojo I had carried through and I was able to finally get past the screen on 1D I was stuck on for a loooong time. I found 2D and 3D were actually much easier...not that they were cakewalks, but I didn't get totally stuck on them. I still have had no luck getting the 3B golden berry. I've gotten to the 'boss' section a couple of times.Balatro
I'm partway through Golden Stake on mobile...nearly caught up to my Steam save. My goal was to do it before the big update in the new year and it looks like I will handily get there...but man, I thought it was going to go a lot faster after I had blitzed collecting all the jokers. I got stuck on Black Deck Orange stake for a while. Of all the decks that one feels the most like you need a lucky free joker tag early on to get you going. -
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DFGdanger Link ParentI also tend to be a gameplay > story guy but when I played it I preferred the story bits, which I think is just an indictment of how clunky the combat was. Halo and Gears also existed in that era...I also tend to be a gameplay > story guy but when I played it I preferred the story bits, which I think is just an indictment of how clunky the combat was. Halo and Gears also existed in that era and made it really hard to accept the step down. The AI companions were...about as useless as they were in Gears 😄. I never ended up finishing it.
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Comment on Stellar Blade: The fake outrage in ~games
DFGdanger LinkI wish he would have taken some time to address that these people make these tweets, youtube videos, culture war media pieces because it is in some way financially rewarding to do so. Like he...I wish he would have taken some time to address that these people make these tweets, youtube videos, culture war media pieces because it is in some way financially rewarding to do so. Like he pointed out the channel who makes anti-woke thumbnails every day. It's a business! Make outrage bait -> Receive ad revenue. You don't even have to believe the shit you say. Just say the magic marketing keywords.
On twitter it was a little less clear, where they typically gain followers or the abstract "clout" but those can be later converted to cash in various ways (though now on X they have introduced that Creator Revenue Sharing program so there is a way more direct pipeline now, if you can get enough eyeballs).
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Comment on The Lonely Island - Here I Go (ft. Charli XCX) (Uncensored version, 2024) in ~music
DFGdanger Link ParentWas this a typo? Or saying some of their songs are so unfunny they could be considered funeral songs?A dirge is a song or hymn of mourning, especially for funeral or memorial rites
Was this a typo? Or saying some of their songs are so unfunny they could be considered funeral songs?
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DFGdanger Link ParentDuckstation is the PSX emulator that emudeck installs. Maybe it will work better for you.Duckstation is the PSX emulator that emudeck installs. Maybe it will work better for you.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
DFGdanger Link ParentI've been watching videos about chess for a few years now. A lot of the time I struggle to actually understand/remember the theory. I also have a bit of ladder anxiety. I've played a few games...I've been watching videos about chess for a few years now. A lot of the time I struggle to actually understand/remember the theory. I also have a bit of ladder anxiety. I've played a few games against bots. Made stupid mistakes that made it worse. I haven't committed to learning and playing a certain openings. Not applying what I learned from the videos, so it just exits my brain. I do puzzles on Lichess (because there's no limit on the free tier like chess.com). I have improved a lot at tactics and calculation.
I think my favourite type of chess video are personal tournament game recaps. Anna does a lot of these, IM Eric Rosen is another player I'd recommend for them. I like hearing how they prepare for certain opponents, whether or not their prep paid off in the game, what were the key positions and interesting lines that come out of them...where did they make mistakes, where did their opponent, how did they punish it?
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
DFGdanger Link ParentI listened to the new Opeth album a few times today and it's really good!I listened to the new Opeth album a few times today and it's really good!
Pioneer:
Jegantha, the Wellspring is banned.
Modern:
The One Ring is banned.
Amped Raptor is banned.
Jegantha, the Wellspring is banned.
Mox Opal is unbanned.
Green Sun's Zenith is unbanned.
Faithless Looting is unbanned.
Splinter Twin is unbanned.
Legacy:
Psychic Frog is banned.
Vexing Bauble is banned.
The One Ring being banned in Modern, and something from the RW Energy deck were a given, as TOR was played in ~60% of decks, and RW Energy was ~35% of decks (and also played TOR).
The unbans, and which cards they chose to unban, are somewhat unexpected. There is a dedicated crowd of Splinter Twin lovers who have never stopped clamoring for an unban.
I liked Mox Opal a lot and thought it was super unfortunate that it got banned because of the introduction of Urza, Lord High Artificer to the format in Modern Horizons 1. Faithless Looting was taken out because they anticipated Dredge and Arclight Phoenix and Hollow One to dominate. When they banned Green Sun's Zenith they harped on how it creates repetitive gameplay because you turn 1 fetch a Dryad Arbor, shuffle it back in, and from there any time you draw it you find your best creature and it creates repetitive gameplay patterns. But they don't seem to care anymore that it might do that again.
They have not changed the cadence at which they announce Bans and Restrictions. The next announcement is March 31st. In my opinion this is a very risky thing to do. We just had a few months of a lame duck format with Energy being far too dominant. Now what happens if one of these unbanned cards causes another deck to shoot up to dominance? I think they need to return to flexible announcements, follow a shorter cadence for non-Standard formats, or give themselves special windows to make corrections if major shake-ups like this blow up the format.