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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Decoy321 Link ParentI've played most of their games, save for a few of the smaller spinoffs. Indeed, they ramped up the non-story related content throughout the series, but that's always optional stuff that can be...I've played most of their games, save for a few of the smaller spinoffs. Indeed, they ramped up the non-story related content throughout the series, but that's always optional stuff that can be skipped if you want to just stick to the main story. My "total hours played" figures factored in all that extra content, because I usually enjoy seeing every little thing a game has to offer. If you just want to do the main stories alone, you can probably breeze through each Assassin's Creed game in a dozen or two hours at most. The previous installments all got pretty rich stories that really built upon their predecessors.
So yeah, you might not enjoy the previous 3 games since they leaned into the "massive open world with tons of side content" angle. But Mirage is definitely a nice bite-sized snack that shows you how fun this formula is.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Decoy321 LinkI just finished up Assassin's Creed: Mirage. While it's a lot smaller in scale than the last few AC games, it was still pretty fun! For comparison, I 100% completed the game at 25hrs, compared to...I just finished up Assassin's Creed: Mirage. While it's a lot smaller in scale than the last few AC games, it was still pretty fun! For comparison, I 100% completed the game at 25hrs, compared to the 100+ I put into Valhalla. I easily got around 60hr each from the two before that one.
The game is basically another decent installment in the series, you play a dude who stealthily kills people and runs around a meticulously designed environment. The story exists just enough to keep the ball rolling. Shorah Aghdashloo voices a character, and she's always a delight.
All in all, it's worth a rent, but I would not consider this game worth more than $20-30, it's just too small and doesn't actually do anything new. It feels like a resetting of expectations, since Valhalla was such a massive project.
The other game in playing is both an absolute guilty pleasure and a giant freaking trainwreck: Payday 3. This game is essentially a multi-player PvE where you and 3 people conduct various heists. You can sneakily steal from a bank or loudly fend off waves of cops. It's surprisingly fun if you get past aaaaall the ways they absolutely fucked up making this game.
For one, its launch was a massive disaster. To "combat cheating" they made the game always online, but the servers are as reliable as a paper bag umbrella in a thunderstorm. The first few days, the servers didn't even work at all. And even though the game is cross platform now, its matchmaking capabilities are abysmally basic. The game doesn't even have built in voice chat yet either.
What makes that sting worse is that Payday 2 had a far more robust system, over a decade ago. There's a ton of Quality of Life features that are no longer present in the game.
The saving grace is that the team has constantly updated PD2 throughout that entire decade, creating hundreds of updates and practically quadrupling the content of the game. So PD3 will eventually be better.
But holy shit, did they fuck up this launch.
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Comment on Games similar to Prototype? in ~games
Decoy321 Link ParentI second these recommendations! The Destroy All Humans games (there were two, and were recently remade) are cartoonish sandbox games that let you be an alien invader as if you were a campy old...I second these recommendations!
The Destroy All Humans games (there were two, and were recently remade) are cartoonish sandbox games that let you be an alien invader as if you were a campy old 1950s style scifi movie. You can go around causing all kinds of mayhem, popping brains out of heads and leveling whole buildings with death rays.
And Maneater was far more enjoyable than I expected of its extremely simple premise: you're a shark, you eat people. It's not a large game, but I easily got a few dozen hours of playtime out of it. Seriously, try this one out. How often do you get to play as a killer shark?
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Comment on ‘Flying aliens’ harassing village in Peru are actually illegal miners with jetpacks, cops say in ~tech
Decoy321 Link ParentWe have hover boards now. And they're boring. What does that tell you about life?We have hover boards now.
And they're boring.
What does that tell you about life?
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Comment on Loki | Season 2 trailer in ~tv
Decoy321 LinkMy boy Pillboi is back!! I hope he's okay, Eugene Cordero is always delightful to watch. It's also great to see Ke Huy Quan, that man is freaking adorable! And Miss Minutes, too!! I'm pretty...My boy Pillboi is back!! I hope he's okay, Eugene Cordero is always delightful to watch.
It's also great to see Ke Huy Quan, that man is freaking adorable!
And Miss Minutes, too!!
I'm pretty excited for this show! Hiddleston and Wilson are a fantastic pair, and the 1st season was quite a fun watch!
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Comment on Loki | Season 2 trailer in ~tv
Decoy321 Link ParentDefinitely before. They've put Majors on ice ever since. I figure they're still putting this out because 1) they already sank a ton of resources into it. 2) it's not fair to everyone else in the...Definitely before. They've put Majors on ice ever since. I figure they're still putting this out because 1) they already sank a ton of resources into it. 2) it's not fair to everyone else in the show for it to get canned. 3) he's the villain, this just makes it easier to associate him with villainy.
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Comment on How an English exile ended up at the court of Genghis Khan's grandson in ~humanities.history
Decoy321 LinkInteresting read, thanks for sharing it! I thought this was going to be yet another story about Marco Polo, but this is an entirely different guy with his own crazy tale.Interesting read, thanks for sharing it! I thought this was going to be yet another story about Marco Polo, but this is an entirely different guy with his own crazy tale.
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Comment on The next Battlefield game will be a "reimagination of Battlefield as a truly connected ecosystem" in ~games
Decoy321 Link ParentI can confidently maintain my expectations that I'll be force fed the "opportunity" to purchase tons of microtransactions, be called a bunch of racial slurs while playing the game, then quit after...I can confidently maintain my expectations that I'll be force fed the "opportunity" to purchase tons of microtransactions, be called a bunch of racial slurs while playing the game, then quit after a few hours because I'm not having any actual fun.
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Comment on Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets in ~life.pets
Decoy321 Link@mysterylevel Toni is freaking gorgeous that is a legitimately well done photograph! You could frame this!-
Toni is freaking gorgeous
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that is a legitimately well done photograph! You could frame this!
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Comment on What is your favorite type of horror movie antagonist? in ~movies
Decoy321 LinkI've always been a fan of Lovecraftian styles of horror antagonists. The more my mind is bent, the better. The most recent movie I saw that scratched this itch was Annihilation. Those scenes with...I've always been a fan of Lovecraftian styles of horror antagonists. The more my mind is bent, the better. The most recent movie I saw that scratched this itch was Annihilation. Those scenes with the bear and that lighthouse bit were just fantastic!
If anyone wants another recommendation, Color Out of Space with Nicolas Cage is a great rendition of the old Lovecraft story.
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Comment on Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie over South China Sea map in ~movies
Decoy321 Link ParentThere's a simple reason. Maps often have dotted lines on them. Occam's Razor should be applied here.There's a simple reason. Maps often have dotted lines on them.
Occam's Razor should be applied here.
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Comment on What is your favorite internet radio station? in ~music
Decoy321 LinkSomeone here already mentioned my personal favorite, Di.fm, which is great for all kinds of electronic music. My other favorite is The Retro Cocktail Hour, featured on Kansas Public Radio....Someone here already mentioned my personal favorite, Di.fm, which is great for all kinds of electronic music.
My other favorite is The Retro Cocktail Hour, featured on Kansas Public Radio.
https://www.retrococktail.org/
Host Darrell Brogdon lights up the airwaves with an eclectic variety of old school tunes from all kinds of weird stuff! It's my go to for background music whenever I've got chores around the house.
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Comment on What is your favorite internet radio station? in ~music
Decoy321 Link ParentHot damn, it's always good to see di.fm plugged in the wild. I've been listening to them for about 2 decades!! I first heard about them from a guy giving out stickers at a festival back in 2000....Hot damn, it's always good to see di.fm plugged in the wild. I've been listening to them for about 2 decades!! I first heard about them from a guy giving out stickers at a festival back in 2000. They've been my go-to for streaming music ever since!
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Comment on I built an exoskeleton for my three-legged dog in ~life.pets
Decoy321 LinkIt's always good to see Simone Giertz making cool stuff! She's the indisputable Queen of homemade robotics!It's always good to see Simone Giertz making cool stuff! She's the indisputable Queen of homemade robotics!
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Comment on The Undertaker and Mick Foley watch iconic Hell in a Cell Match | WWE Playback in ~sports.combat
Decoy321 LinkIs Shitty morph on Tildes yet? I'll gladly invite that majestic bastard.Is Shitty morph on Tildes yet? I'll gladly invite that majestic bastard.
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Comment on It's July 1st, my third party app still works to visit Reddit? in ~tech
Decoy321 Link ParentSame here. It was still the 30th in my time zone, too.Same here. It was still the 30th in my time zone, too.
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Comment on Continue to use your favorite third-party app for Reddit after July 1st with ReVanced! in ~tech
Decoy321 LinkYessssss. You are my new favorite person. Thank you for this!Yessssss. You are my new favorite person. Thank you for this!
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Comment on What kind of gaming details do you guys like to see? in ~games
Decoy321 Link ParentWell that's cool! Thanks for teaching me something new!Well that's cool! Thanks for teaching me something new!
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Comment on Reddit is Fun, Apollo, BaconReader, and other third-party Reddit apps have officially shut down in ~tech
Decoy321 Link ParentTildes now isn't much different than how reddit was over a decade ago. This community will keep growing and growing. Apps will only streamline the user experience for many people.Tildes now isn't much different than how reddit was over a decade ago. This community will keep growing and growing. Apps will only streamline the user experience for many people.
May I get some advice? I got a bit of tennis elbow after a recent move. I'm taking it easier with weight lifting, but I don't want to lag too much while recovering. Are there any recommended exercises or physical therapy techniques I can do for the elbow?