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Comment on Reddit is going to enforce rate-limiting the API's free tier as well as charging for higher rates in ~tech
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Comment on Zelliack - Autumn In Analog (2014) in ~music
Heichou LinkI'll forever be devastated that these guys aren't making music under this name anymore. We got a fantastic EP and a single and that's all. I haven't been able to find anything like these guys so...I'll forever be devastated that these guys aren't making music under this name anymore. We got a fantastic EP and a single and that's all. I haven't been able to find anything like these guys so far. Vocalist is amazing and the instrumentals are so clean. Love these guys.
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Zelliack - Autumn In Analog (2014)
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Comment on Starfield | Launch date trailer: September 6, 2023 in ~games
Heichou LinkI wanna be excited for this. However, it's been the only thing in the way of TES6 for years and now that it's finally out we're even closer. I do hope starfield is interesting enough to warrant a...I wanna be excited for this. However, it's been the only thing in the way of TES6 for years and now that it's finally out we're even closer. I do hope starfield is interesting enough to warrant a likely 70 dollar purchase, though
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Comment on Nearly two years after its initial delay, Minecraft's long-awaited archeology feature is finally on the horizon – part of the game's 1.20 update later this year in ~games
Heichou Link ParentOh damn that sounds promising! Honestly have gotten pretty sick of the direction Mojang's been taking the game so I'm gonna check that out! Also don't remind me about Cube World T_TOh damn that sounds promising! Honestly have gotten pretty sick of the direction Mojang's been taking the game so I'm gonna check that out!
Also don't remind me about Cube World T_T
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Comment on What’s the genre name for “Vampire Survivors-like”? in ~games
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Heichou LinkBeen trying to find new stuff to listen to after I binged Dance Gavin Dance's catalogue for about 3 months straight. Dived into XTC more! Oranges and Lemons is probably one of my favorite albums...Been trying to find new stuff to listen to after I binged Dance Gavin Dance's catalogue for about 3 months straight.
Dived into XTC more! Oranges and Lemons is probably one of my favorite albums of all time. So I wanted to see what XTC had to offer on their early years. Drums and Wires is an incredible album. So off-kilter and obtuse! Angular is a good word I've heard to describe it. Partridge loves pushing the limits of his vocal style and it works on tracks like Complicated Game and Roads Girdle The Globe. Moulding is still solid as hell on bass. Great work the whole album.
My girlfriend turned me on to Circa Survive recently and I've been listening to On Letting Go. What a voice! These guys produce this almost otherworldly sound that's amplified by their vocalist and their guitarist's choice of chords. Kicking Your Crosses Down has a wonderful switch up at several parts that completely changes the vibe of the song and opens it up. Ethereal is the word I'd use to describe this album. Probably gonna listen to Juturna next.
Gave Duran Duran a try! Started with their 90s self-titled album. Of course, it's a creative and engaging blend of genres that I find to be indicative of really any rock album that came out in the nineties. Shotgun is a really fun intermission track that honestly sounds like it was ripped straight out of a PS1 Spyro game. And I love it. Breath After Breath does too, haha. Come Undone and Ordinary World are beautiful songs. The latter half of the album definitely isn't as strong as the first but John Taylor proves that his name belongs among those of the greatest bassists throughout the album.
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Comment on Nearly two years after its initial delay, Minecraft's long-awaited archeology feature is finally on the horizon – part of the game's 1.20 update later this year in ~games
Heichou Link ParentIs HyTale actually any good? I figured it was just another minecraft clone when I looked at it a while backIs HyTale actually any good? I figured it was just another minecraft clone when I looked at it a while back
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Comment on Arizona city cuts off a neighborhood’s water supply amid drought in ~enviro
Heichou Link ParentCurrently seeing about getting the hell out of here. Congrats to youCurrently seeing about getting the hell out of here. Congrats to you
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Comment on World of Horror will exit early access and launch in Summer 2023 in ~games
Heichou LinkWoah! I thought the dev had all but abandoned this game! This is fantastic news!Woah! I thought the dev had all but abandoned this game! This is fantastic news!
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Comment on Disney chief Bob Chapek sees clear path for Hulu to merge with Disney+ once Comcast buyout is complete in ~tv
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Heichou LinkBeen playing Tiny Tina's Wonderlands and I gotta say, not really enjoying it. Gearbox has been trying (and failing) to recapture the same spark from Borderlands 2 and it shows. The game just isn't...Been playing Tiny Tina's Wonderlands and I gotta say, not really enjoying it. Gearbox has been trying (and failing) to recapture the same spark from Borderlands 2 and it shows. The game just isn't funny. In fact, it's so woefully unfunny that I find it hard to keep playing. The gameplay alone isn't radically different enough to entice me to keep playing it over 2 or 3. Maybe it's because they went for a T rating this time around? Mainly though the characters just won't shut up and everytime they open their mouth it's to make a joke that usually falls flat
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Comment on How DALL-E could power a creative revolution in ~arts
Heichou LinkNot something I could see having any real use until AI is much more advanced. For all the funny meme images it's able to create, most of it can be firmly placed in "Lovecraftian horrors that...Not something I could see having any real use until AI is much more advanced. For all the funny meme images it's able to create, most of it can be firmly placed in "Lovecraftian horrors that mostly resemble the characters/things you specified." I can't see it being of any use to anyone unless they wanted free abstract art
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Heichou LinkBeen checking out some XTC! Spotify threw Mayor of Simpleton in my discovery playlist and I immediately loved it. I went ahead and checked out the rest of the album it's off of (Oranges & Lemons)...Been checking out some XTC! Spotify threw Mayor of Simpleton in my discovery playlist and I immediately loved it. I went ahead and checked out the rest of the album it's off of (Oranges & Lemons) and I gotta say - wow! Such a delightful album with great hooks and lots of unexpected directions. XTC seem to have this habit of playing oddball chords when you least expect it. Scarecrow People is a great example of that. I love the range of sounds on the album. It makes for an eclectic ride!
Trying to check out their other stuff but honestly after checking out Skylarking, Nonsuch, and Drums & Wires, only a few songs off the latter album stuck with me. I'm gonna keep listening but I'm thinking I may just need to be in the right mood.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Heichou LinkI've been on a helluva Oingo Boingo binge lately! After getting pretty heavy into their first two albums Only A Lad and Nothing To Fear last year, I've recently checked out the albums Dead Man's...I've been on a helluva Oingo Boingo binge lately! After getting pretty heavy into their first two albums Only A Lad and Nothing To Fear last year, I've recently checked out the albums Dead Man's Party and Boi-NGO. Gotta say, these guys' sound is timeless. I consider myself to have a fairly eclectic taste, but I do love great hooks and catchy tunes over all else. And boy does OB do that so very well. Elfman's a hilarious lyricist, Bartek makes some catchy riffs, Hatch was a madman on bass those first two albums, Avila is solid as a rock on the latter albums. It feels like a supergroup with the amount of talent that oozes from every song. The brass section is phenomenal, too. It wouldn't be Boingo without the brass. If you like 80s wackiness, or wackiness in general, I highly recommend them. Nothing To Fear is a great start if you like more zaniness, and Dead Man's Party is a great start if you lean towards the contemporary.
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Comment on Face masks make people look more attractive, study finds in ~life
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Comment on What are some VR games that are good with an audience? in ~games
Heichou LinkBlade and Sorcery if you'd like to broadcast your inner psycho to everyone around you. I swear that game brings out the inner caveman rage in us allBlade and Sorcery if you'd like to broadcast your inner psycho to everyone around you. I swear that game brings out the inner caveman rage in us all
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Comment on 'Halo Infinite' might be throwing the worst live event I've ever seen in ~games
Heichou Link ParentThe game mode specific weekly challenges also ensure that, several times a play session, you'll get people constantly quitting matches as they look for the specific game mode they need. The way...The game mode specific weekly challenges also ensure that, several times a play session, you'll get people constantly quitting matches as they look for the specific game mode they need. The way Reach did it was perfect. You get a base amount of XP per match, and then are awarded more XP proportional to your performance and then some XP per medal. Super rewarding and didn't take long at all. This challenge business is harmful to matches because people are all throwing in favor of completing them.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Heichou LinkBeen playing some Receiver 2! Stupid hard game, but only because I'm an idiot and the game really punishes you for that. Super neat game with the most complicated reload methods in all of gaming,...Been playing some Receiver 2! Stupid hard game, but only because I'm an idiot and the game really punishes you for that. Super neat game with the most complicated reload methods in all of gaming, but it's really fun getting really quick with it. You basically run through a randomly generated level (preset "cells", but put in random order and with small changes every run), collecting tapes, and avoiding/disabling robots called KillDrones that, well, want to kill you. You have to pick up a certain amount of tapes every level to proceed. To help with this, you're given an assortment of revolvers and semi-automatic pistols to unlock and learn how to operate. I managed to get to the last level, where I unlocked the Single Action Army. I was climbing around, trying to squeeze past a drone-filled area, when I fell a good distance and shot myself in the leg and died, because I didn't practice the cowboy load with the SAA. Right after I died, the game gave me the entry for the cowboy load. If you're not aware, the Single Action Army revolver didn't have great safety features, and if you fully loaded the gun, the hammer would always be just shy of touching the bullet in the chamber. With a sharp enough drop, or jolt, the hammer could potentially jostle enough to strike the primer and fire the bullet. If it's seated in your holster when this happens, you'll be taught a very painful lesson. The way to get around this is to always keep one chamber empty, and keep it so that the hammer is resting on this empty chamber. That's the cowboy load. I knew this, and I died because of it. Very good game lol.
I've also been playing Persona 3:FES. I'm at about 80 hours in, but I've been using the turbo feature on PCSX2, so it's maybe closer to 60/70 I think. I do enjoy this game, but it's immediately a tougher, and less polished game, than its successors. This game really wants you to grind. It's very hard if you don't make sure you go as far as you can in tartarus before the next boss fight. I've seen lots of forum posts of people struggling to fight a boss when they're 20/30 levels lower than they should be. Luckily, I don't mind the grind all too much (and the turbo button certainly expedites it), so I've been exactly where I need to be almost the whole game. P3's music is great. It's probably my second favorite soundtrack next to P4 (Nothing can beat Heartbeat, Heartbreak). Voice acting is suuuuper rough. I'm really glad it got better as Persona became more popular. Audio quality is poor, too, but that's to be expected of a console game with this much dialogue. Skill inheritance sucks because it's completely random, Mudo/Hama skills suck because even if an enemy is weak to them, it's still horrible odds to hit, 3 different physical damage types is a bit much, and a handful of the tartarus sub-bosses are harder than any boss fight in the game, which I think is funny, but also painful. After I beat this game, I'm planning on starting my Persona 4 Golden NG+ run. I'll probably bowl through that, then either do a P3FES NG+ run, or try out Persona 3 Portable.
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Comment on Jackass Forever | Official trailer in ~movies
Heichou Link ParentI totally get it - it's bro humor at its finest. I just can't stomach it lol.I totally get it - it's bro humor at its finest. I just can't stomach it lol.
What a bummer. Not a whole lot more to say that hasn't been said, but if they commit to this, that'll be the end of reddit on my phone. Probably for the best. And when they get rid of old.reddit, that'll be it for reddit. I've been using rif is Fun for like 7 years? No interest in using their garbage app.