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Comment on I kind of feel bad for spez.. what would you do if you were in that position? in ~tech
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Comment on Thoughts on making Tildes groups more independent in ~tildes.official
Stovetop Link ParentI think your concerns are very similar to mine as well. On Reddit, I would spend half my time in gaming related subreddits. I had /r/games for gaming news, and then I would subscribe to the...I think your concerns are very similar to mine as well. On Reddit, I would spend half my time in gaming related subreddits. I had /r/games for gaming news, and then I would subscribe to the subreddits of whatever games I was playing at a given time, such as /r/ffxiv, /r/eldenring, /r/zelda, etc. But I unsubscribed pretty quickly from /r/gaming, the default gaming subreddit, because it became full of very low-effort content, concerned itself with a lot of trendy games that I didn't care for, and it seemed mostly populated by a class of gaming enthusiast that I didn't find myself relating to all that strongly. It was only in the more niche communities where I felt I could really actively participate.
And I do believe sub-communities are absolutely needed to really moderate the content of the umbrella communities they belong to. To use the ~books example, you absolutely can divide it up into smaller groups, and I think it maybe should. Both in terms of the type of books people want to discuss, like classical literature vs genre fiction vs biographies vs self published, as well as for specific book series that have their own thing going on. I can almost guarantee that if George R. R. Martin releases The Winds of Winter sometime in the next few years, discussion in ~books will likely be flooded with posts about just that one topic, because there are so many people who will go there specifically for that specific content. And that's why /r/asoiaf is its own community on Reddit, as is /r/lotr, /r/wheeloftime, etc.
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Comment on Thoughts on making Tildes groups more independent in ~tildes.official
Stovetop Link ParentHow long is tildes planning to stay invite only, however? Is the goal to keep only a minimal number of approved users and just let others lurk?How long is tildes planning to stay invite only, however? Is the goal to keep only a minimal number of approved users and just let others lurk?
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Comment on Starfield gameplay in ~games
Stovetop Link ParentAbsolutely, though probably tricky for a game like Starfield. Gamepass is a good deal when you can get a game that is normally $70 and beat it in one go for the cost of a single month's...Absolutely, though probably tricky for a game like Starfield. Gamepass is a good deal when you can get a game that is normally $70 and beat it in one go for the cost of a single month's subscription.
But Starfield looks like other Bethesda games, meaning it'll probably be the type of game people are going to be coming back to for months or years afterwards. I'd imagine Microsoft is betting on it retaining more Gamepass subscribers over a longer period than other releases.
Though I have Gamepass, I am wary of subscription services, and that is one reason why I will be picking up a physical copy of Starfield at launch so as to not feel tethered to the subscription once it lapses, even if the game itself costs as much as several months of Gamepass.
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Comment on What are some fun games you can self-host? in ~games
Stovetop LinkOpenMW with the TES3MP component is a fun one I've been enjoying lately. It is not a perfect experience, but if you've ever wanted to play an Elder Scrolls game with friends, it's an experience...OpenMW with the TES3MP component is a fun one I've been enjoying lately. It is not a perfect experience, but if you've ever wanted to play an Elder Scrolls game with friends, it's an experience that can't be beat.
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Comment on Starfield gameplay in ~games
Stovetop Link ParentI thought they ended the Gamepass for $1 deals. I plan on letting mine lapse after that, at least.I thought they ended the Gamepass for $1 deals. I plan on letting mine lapse after that, at least.
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Comment on Starfield gameplay in ~games
Stovetop Link ParentHey, it's not the size of the bugs, it's what they do to you!Hey, it's not the size of the bugs, it's what they do to you!
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Comment on Starfield gameplay in ~games
Stovetop Link ParentIt does leave me wondering what modding is going to look like, though. Are there going to be the same/similar tools or something new? Is it going to be available at launch, 3 months later like...It does leave me wondering what modding is going to look like, though. Are there going to be the same/similar tools or something new? Is it going to be available at launch, 3 months later like Skyrim, or almost half a year later like Fallout 4? With all this talk about procedural generation on planets, will I be able to develop a mod on a specific planet that others will be able to find the same way in the same place, or is it something that players will need to wait for the game to randomly populate on a world?
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Comment on Starfield gameplay in ~games
Stovetop Link ParentIt is, kinda. It's a Ship of Theseus sort of situation at this point, I'd imagine. Swap out enough parts, can you really call it the same engine? That being said, I fully expect it to contain all...It is, kinda. It's a Ship of Theseus sort of situation at this point, I'd imagine. Swap out enough parts, can you really call it the same engine?
That being said, I fully expect it to contain all the same quirks. I think that's just Bethesda's style at this point.
And even then, as CEO, if you are being forced by the other powers that be into moving the company in a direction that you disagree with, then just step down. Spez is either directly responsible for the current direction Reddit is going or he is complicit. Since he is still CEO and presiding over everything that has unfolded, there's no scenario where he is unwilling.