Kernal's recent activity
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Comment on Steam chat update - new friends list, voice, and chat features in ~games
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Comment on Smash Bros. Ultimate looks amazing. Who are you guys going to main? in ~games
Kernal LinkFrom what I can tell, they didn't mess with my Smash 4 main (Corrin), too much, so I'll keep maining her. I'm interested in seeing how the Inklings play, so I'll probably end up pocketing them if...From what I can tell, they didn't mess with my Smash 4 main (Corrin), too much, so I'll keep maining her. I'm interested in seeing how the Inklings play, so I'll probably end up pocketing them if I like them.
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Comment on Switch owners, what are your thoughts on the Mario Tennis Aces demo? in ~games
Kernal LinkThe demo is fine, outside of the lag. It shouldn't be too hard to fix on Nintendo's end, if my guess is right. I analyzed the ping while playing a few matches, and noticed that the lag seemed to...The demo is fine, outside of the lag. It shouldn't be too hard to fix on Nintendo's end, if my guess is right.
I analyzed the ping while playing a few matches, and noticed that the lag seemed to happen immediately after a very short spike in ping, usually around 500ms or so for maybe a second at most. Unfortunately the game's netcode did not adjust for the lag once the connection was resolved, resulting in a laggy game.
This fix isn't necessarily challenging to fix, so Camelot could reasonably get a patch out during the first few days of, if not before, launch.
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Comment on What are you playing? in ~games
Kernal LinkI've been replaying Pokémon Red, mostly to get back into the series, and get familiar with Kanto as a region, before Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee. Also been playing through Persona 4, and been putting a...I've been replaying Pokémon Red, mostly to get back into the series, and get familiar with Kanto as a region, before Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee. Also been playing through Persona 4, and been putting a decent amount of time into Just Shapes and Beats.
I've also been playing a decent amount of the Mario Tennis Aces demo, although that ends today so I won't be able to play any more of it.
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Comment on What things in gaming do you not agree with or do not like that the general audience enjoys? in ~games
Kernal Link ParentMost games didnt necessarily say tell you what their mechanics were, but the first few levels usually taught them to you. Basically every element of Super Mario Bros. (But swimming) is taught...Most games didnt necessarily say tell you what their mechanics were, but the first few levels usually taught them to you. Basically every element of Super Mario Bros. (But swimming) is taught within the first world through smart game design, for examplw
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Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu! and Pokemon Let's Go Eevee! Announced
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Comment on Introductions | May 2018, part 3 in ~talk
Kernal LinkHi im @Kernal, also /u/unofficialKernal on reddit. You'll probably see me on ~comp and ~games sometime since I've been frequenting there quite a bit.Hi im @Kernal, also /u/unofficialKernal on reddit. You'll probably see me on ~comp and ~games sometime since I've been frequenting there quite a bit.
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Comment on What things in gaming do you not agree with or do not like that the general audience enjoys? in ~games
Kernal Link ParentI don't think that every game should be open world, but I do think that a game can be "too linear". I don't necessarily mean that the game puts you on a straight path, however, but rather what a...I don't think that every game should be open world, but I do think that a game can be "too linear". I don't necessarily mean that the game puts you on a straight path, however, but rather what a game lets me do. If a game places an object in its environment I expect that I should be able to interact with it in some way. If you create a wide open area filled with unique objects and characters but only allow me to explore and interact with it when you want me to, then I am actively fighting with the game itself. A game can be linear, but a linear game should still allow some degrees of freedom, as otherwise the game essentially ends up feeling like a movie with some quick time events.
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Comment on What things in gaming do you not agree with or do not like that the general audience enjoys? in ~games
Kernal Link ParentI won't say that tutorials are inherently a bad thing, but there is a balance to them. In my opinion a game should either naturally infuse the tutorials into their environment (like many older...I won't say that tutorials are inherently a bad thing, but there is a balance to them. In my opinion a game should either naturally infuse the tutorials into their environment (like many older games as well as many newer games) or make it an optional experience, either as an alternate option on the menu or a settings toggle if the tutorials appears in popups.
Of course, when something can be taught naturally it should, but there are cases where all of a game's mechanics can't be taught naturally. Many fighting games and RPGs for example, have a hard time of teaching their player the basic controls and mechanics without using popup menus, and as long as these can be disabled so they don't get in an experienced players way, I don't take issues with them. What I do take issues with however, is a game using these popup menus and other "lazy" tutorial methods when more natural methods can be used.
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Comment on Let's have an E3 hopes, speculation and predictions thread. in ~games
Kernal Link ParentThe switch supports the GameCube adapter, but it doesn't work perfectly (there's a few buttons such as stick clicks and either L or ZL that doesn't work, for example), and iirc was added by...The switch supports the GameCube adapter, but it doesn't work perfectly (there's a few buttons such as stick clicks and either L or ZL that doesn't work, for example), and iirc was added by accident.
What I mean is an official Switch version of the adapter as well as support for the adapter in Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo Switch (among other games, hopefully)
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Comment on I see your mass of free Steam keys and raise you mine in ~games
Kernal LinkComing back for some more games I guess, may as well take some of the stuff other people don't want. I'll take Guns of Icarus, Sanctum 2, Flat Kingdom, Toy Odyssey, Zero Reflex, LostWinds, Back to...Coming back for some more games I guess, may as well take some of the stuff other people don't want.
I'll take Guns of Icarus, Sanctum 2, Flat Kingdom, Toy Odyssey, Zero Reflex, LostWinds, Back to Bed, F.E.X, and Defend Your Life
I know it's a bunch of games but hey, if nobody else wants em, I'll take them.
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Comment on Inviting other users in ~tildes
Kernal Link ParentAlright, that makes sense. I suspected that invite codes weren't an automatic thing yet, since I found the page by complete accident. Glad to get some confirmation that I wasn't missing...Alright, that makes sense. I suspected that invite codes weren't an automatic thing yet, since I found the page by complete accident.
Glad to get some confirmation that I wasn't missing something/my browser was broken. Thanks!
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Inviting other users
I managed to stumble upon https://tildes.net/invite today, but it doesn't seem like it works. The page itself says that I can generate invite codes, but it doesn't seem like there is anything on...
I managed to stumble upon https://tildes.net/invite today, but it doesn't seem like it works. The page itself says that I can generate invite codes, but it doesn't seem like there is anything on the page that I can interact with to invite other users. Is this intentional?
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Comment on A Boba Fett movie is in the works in ~movies
Kernal Link ParentAgreed as well. I think that for the next few years we're still only going to get 1 movie per year, but after the TV show launches I think Disney is going to go full in on Star Wars. Marvel is...Agreed as well. I think that for the next few years we're still only going to get 1 movie per year, but after the TV show launches I think Disney is going to go full in on Star Wars.
Marvel is probably going to slow down a bit after Avengers 4, in order to build up another threat over the course of 10 years. During that time Disney might try to focus much more on Star Wars, and maybe even tell some of the old republic stuff, since you have a large amount of stuff there you could tell.
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Comment on A Boba Fett movie is in the works in ~movies
Kernal Link ParentExactly. I don't think Disney can just keep on jumping ahead 30 years and making trilogies, and I think they know that too. Marvel has a thing going for them, and I think that showed Disney that...Exactly. I don't think Disney can just keep on jumping ahead 30 years and making trilogies, and I think they know that too. Marvel has a thing going for them, and I think that showed Disney that people will watch a movie just because it is connected to a franchise that they love, rather than just because it contains specific characters that they enjoy. Hopefully this leads into more movies in the future.
Disney seems to be taking parts of the EU and modifying them to fit their needs. All of the major points of Han's backstory (the Kessel run, winning the Falcon in a game of sabacc, growing up on Corellia as an orphan, meeting Chewbacca) are the same, but differences are made in order to tie in other characters (such as Darth Maul through Crimson Sun) and just modify the story in general (Chewbacca and Han's early relationship, for example)
In a lot of ways, it's the same way that Marvel adapts a comic book story. The main characters and events are similar, but everything else is different to fit the tone and world that other movies have already setup. I have high hopes for this new Star Wars universe if Disney can keep on doing what they've been doing so far with Solo.
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Comment on A Boba Fett movie is in the works in ~movies
Kernal LinkI'm actually glad for this. Here's what I'm hoping for: (Some Solo and Rebels spoilers) Boba Fett works with Jabba in the future, and Han is going to tatooine to work for Jabba. I'm hoping this...I'm actually glad for this. Here's what I'm hoping for: (Some Solo and Rebels spoilers)
Boba Fett works with Jabba in the future, and Han is going to tatooine to work for Jabba. I'm hoping this movie features a short cameo from Han, but more importantly, Jabba's crew ends up having some kind of feud with Crimson Red (which Maul becomes in charge of). Maul ends up going to Tatooine, and at the end of the movie senses the presence of a powerful Jedi, Obi Wan Kenobi.
It is canon that 2 years before Yavin (which is also before ANH) Maul and Obi Wan have a fight on Tatooine, in which Maul learns of the existence of Luke Skywalker before shortly dying. Have an Obi Wan movie immediately following the Boba Fett movie, showing Obi Wan living on Tatooine, watching over Luke, and facing Maul. Bam, new prequel trilogy right there. Hell if you want to, 2BBY is still before Rogue One, so tie it into that somehow. Maybe have the emperor send a message to Darth Maul regarding the status of the Death Star or something.
Just a bit of fanboying, but still, Disney could pull off something great here.
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Mark All As Read?
Having notifications only go away when clicking Mark As Read is a really cool feature. However, once you start to get a large amount of these notifications, this can become a pain. Could a 'Mark...
Having notifications only go away when clicking Mark As Read is a really cool feature. However, once you start to get a large amount of these notifications, this can become a pain.
Could a 'Mark All As Read' button be added that solves this feature?
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Comment on What game has your favorite soundtrack? in ~games
Kernal Link ParentBoth Bastion and Transistor have fantastic soundtracks. I haven't played/heard it yet, but I've heard great things about Pyre as well.Both Bastion and Transistor have fantastic soundtracks. I haven't played/heard it yet, but I've heard great things about Pyre as well.
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Comment on Let's have an E3 hopes, speculation and predictions thread. in ~games
Kernal Link ParentA PS5 announcement would make sense, since the PS4 is dying down somewhat at this point. I would imagine that we might get a teaser about it, but it'll probably be announced next year for a 2020...A PS5 announcement would make sense, since the PS4 is dying down somewhat at this point. I would imagine that we might get a teaser about it, but it'll probably be announced next year for a 2020 launch.
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Comment on Moving post comments to the top in ~tildes
An improvement, but it's not great yet. The biggest thing for me is that the Steam Mobile app is still quite bad, which means I'm still going to use stuff like Discord when communicating with people outside of games, and this will extend to what I use when playing games as well.