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  1. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I've been playing BF6 and really enjoying it. The vehicles are fun to use, although I'd be cool to get the TV guided missile in the chin turret of the attack helicopters. The graphics are good,...

    I've been playing BF6 and really enjoying it. The vehicles are fun to use, although I'd be cool to get the TV guided missile in the chin turret of the attack helicopters. The graphics are good, and the gameplay is snappy. Respawning, reviving, and vehicle respawns are all very accessible, meaning you get back into the action quickly.

    I'd like more vehicle choices and different factions and maps to choose from. If it does well in sales I hope they'll hopefully improve this.

  2. Comment on Why drones can’t replace traditional firepower in ~engineering

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    There should probably be a qualifier in that headline: Drones alone can’t replace traditional firepower

    There should probably be a qualifier in that headline: Drones alone can’t replace traditional firepower

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 launch topic in ~games

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    I would be keen for Mario Galaxy 3

    I would be keen for Mario Galaxy 3

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Royal Marine, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins appointed First Sea Lord in ~news

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    A reasonably nerdy announcement: this is the first time a Royal Marine has been appointed head of the Royal Navy. Here is an interview for anyone wanting to get a better sense of the man and his...

    A reasonably nerdy announcement: this is the first time a Royal Marine has been appointed head of the Royal Navy. Here is an interview for anyone wanting to get a better sense of the man and his views on the organisation.

    8 votes

  8. Comment on That time France went "all nuclear" in ~enviro

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    This is a video of France's plan to massively expand Nuclear Power around the same time (and then in response to) the oil shock. The video is interesting look at the politics and technicalities of...

    This is a video of France's plan to massively expand Nuclear Power around the same time (and then in response to) the oil shock. The video is interesting look at the politics and technicalities of this effort.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Steam Spring Sale suggestions in ~games

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    Sale time! Wanting to get any suggestions of great games to buy or unearth any gems.

    Sale time! Wanting to get any suggestions of great games to buy or unearth any gems.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on PC players must now install BattlEye anticheat to play GTA Online. Steam Deck and Linux users are locked out. in ~games

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    That this problem still exists blows my mind. Anti-cheat seems to be the perfect fit for eBPF, which Windows and Linux now both support. Maybe this is coming and all it takes is more steam deck sales?

    That this problem still exists blows my mind. Anti-cheat seems to be the perfect fit for eBPF, which Windows and Linux now both support. Maybe this is coming and all it takes is more steam deck sales?

    6 votes

  14. Comment on When Ukraine gets the F-16: What will happen? in ~misc

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    Yes, this is a discussion on how they might be used and the competing defence priorities on that use.

    Yes, this is a discussion on how they might be used and the competing defence priorities on that use.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on When Ukraine gets the F-16: What will happen? in ~misc

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    A reasonably nerdy talk about the implications of giving fighters to Ukraine

    A reasonably nerdy talk about the implications of giving fighters to Ukraine

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Activision and Call of Duty have published a paper detailing skill based matchmaking and how its presence or absence affects enjoyment of games in ~games

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    Yeah, Call of Duty has pretty bad slippery slope mechanics that reward good players with power-ups etc for consecutive kills. That doesn't surprise me lol.

    Yeah, Call of Duty has pretty bad slippery slope mechanics that reward good players with power-ups etc for consecutive kills. That doesn't surprise me lol.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Activision and Call of Duty have published a paper detailing skill based matchmaking and how its presence or absence affects enjoyment of games in ~games

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    Interesting, do you mind sharing which game this happens to you in?

    Interesting, do you mind sharing which game this happens to you in?

  19. Comment on Activision and Call of Duty have published a paper detailing skill based matchmaking and how its presence or absence affects enjoyment of games in ~games

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    I think this graph is useful to visualise the system, and at lower levels perhaps the random/volatile element you're talking about has a broader, smoothing statistical effect. But, as a...

    I think this graph is useful to visualise the system, and at lower levels perhaps the random/volatile element you're talking about has a broader, smoothing statistical effect.

    But, as a counter-point, your argument referring to inconsistent skill gaps seems to be the same argument for having such a system in the first place. The point of the system is to narrow the skill gap, and if there are improvements that can reduce variability/lower skill gaps at lower levels then I'd consider that an improvement as well.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Activision and Call of Duty have published a paper detailing skill based matchmaking and how its presence or absence affects enjoyment of games in ~games

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    That you feel like you're being 'punished' for your ELO increasing with your skill seems strange. Why do you think you deserve to be placed with 'lower ranked' players relative to your own skill?...

    That you feel like you're being 'punished' for your ELO increasing with your skill seems strange. Why do you think you deserve to be placed with 'lower ranked' players relative to your own skill? This seems to highlight that you feel the meta-game is as important as the basic mechanics, and if that's so maybe you should feel a higher rank is something to aspire to?

    3 votes