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  1. Comment on Authors of Tildes: How well do you know your own book when you publish? in ~creative

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    I wrote a fiction book, but haven't published it yet, it's mostly finished, I made many many edit passes and got feedback from a few people, but wanted to get more feedback before finalizing it. I...

    I wrote a fiction book, but haven't published it yet, it's mostly finished, I made many many edit passes and got feedback from a few people, but wanted to get more feedback before finalizing it.

    I haven't touched it in a few years at this point, and my girlfriend as a Christmas present last year took it and made a one off printed version, but she also made a few edits before sending it. I don't think she understands a few rules about fiction writing like how dialogue for different characters is supposed to be a separate line and stuff like that.

    It was a really sweet gift, and I love it, but in just skimming through it, I could find several places where she edited what she thought was a good grammar change or formatting change and I can immediately tell.

    There was even a couple sentences she edited the words for, and I could remember the exact way I phrased the sentence and it was a bit confusing, so I saw how when she was editing she changed it to be something else I didn't mean because it was phrased poorly.

    So I would say I have a fairly intimate knowledge of my book, if years later I can remember exactly how I phrased something when it's changed to something else.

    2 votes

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

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    That's really good to hear cause Horizon Zero Dawn is on my list to play, didn't know it had a similar formula. Excited to get to that one

    That's really good to hear cause Horizon Zero Dawn is on my list to play, didn't know it had a similar formula. Excited to get to that one

    2 votes

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

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    I don't see a problem with the gameplay loop, it's a fun loop, and I enjoy coming back to it. If people don't like that gameplay then why are they playing a Far Cry game? Yeah if you played them...

    I don't see a problem with the gameplay loop, it's a fun loop, and I enjoy coming back to it. If people don't like that gameplay then why are they playing a Far Cry game?

    Yeah if you played them all one after the other it would get boring sure, but split it up with other games. Ill play a Far Cry, then play other games for a while, 6 months, a year maybe, then do another Far Cry.

    They're fun games, I don't get the hate, unless they just hate the formula but then why are they playing them?

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Riven Remake | Trailer in ~games

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    So excited for this! I hope they keep going with the other games after this. I played Exile for a tiny bit but couldn't get into, hope it gets the same treatment next.

    So excited for this! I hope they keep going with the other games after this. I played Exile for a tiny bit but couldn't get into, hope it gets the same treatment next.

    2 votes

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

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    Finally started Far Cry Primal as I work my way through the Far Cry series. Only a couple hours in but really loving it so far despite having to troubleshoot some issues to get it to work in the...

    Finally started Far Cry Primal as I work my way through the Far Cry series. Only a couple hours in but really loving it so far despite having to troubleshoot some issues to get it to work in the first place (the game doesn't like USB audio for some reason, so I had to run my speakers directly to my PC instead of through my monitor like I normally do. Don't understand why but it is what it is)

    But it's pretty fun so far. I love the village building element, and I wish that was even more expanded than what it seems to be so far. I've always wanted a game like this that has some incremental game elements to it, where NPCs can gather resources and help build, which this game seems to have a lite version of that.

    So it almost scratches that itch.

    But otherwise, an interesting take on the Far Cry formula, I wasn't expecting to like the setting very much as it's quite a departure from the staples of the series, but I'm digging it so far

    2 votes

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

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    It's perfectly able to play solo, somewhat easier in fact. I also don't mind a grind if it's done well and I think Grounded is done very well. I'd recommend trying it out

    It's perfectly able to play solo, somewhat easier in fact.

    I also don't mind a grind if it's done well and I think Grounded is done very well.

    I'd recommend trying it out

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

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    May I ask what language it is?

    May I ask what language it is?

    1 vote

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

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    You won't get much of the story and it may be hard to tell what menu options or item names are, but I think it could be playable. Also depending what her/your native language is, there may be a...

    You won't get much of the story and it may be hard to tell what menu options or item names are, but I think it could be playable.

    Also depending what her/your native language is, there may be a language option in the game. It currently has subtitles and menu language support for English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian Chinese, Thai, Turkish, and Arabic

    1 vote

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

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    Been playing Grounded...I am so addicted to this game. I've played 50 hours in the past 2 weeks according to Steams tracking. There's so much to do in the game and I'm loving every minute of it....

    Been playing Grounded...I am so addicted to this game. I've played 50 hours in the past 2 weeks according to Steams tracking.

    There's so much to do in the game and I'm loving every minute of it. Instant classic for me.

    5 votes

  10. Comment on PVP in MMORPGs is dead (and here's why) in ~games

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    I'm in the same boat. I don't play MMOs at all, never liked them, but I'm curious what the gist is and am not going to spend that much time watching a video I don't care THAT much about

    I'm in the same boat. I don't play MMOs at all, never liked them, but I'm curious what the gist is and am not going to spend that much time watching a video I don't care THAT much about

    3 votes

  11. Comment on ‘Matrix 5’ in the works with Drew Goddard as director, Lana Wachowski as executive producer in ~movies

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    Well I think Matrix 4 was the opposite of that actually. It had an interesting story that made you think and had something to say and while there was some shooting at bad guys, that wasn't the...

    Well I think Matrix 4 was the opposite of that actually. It had an interesting story that made you think and had something to say and while there was some shooting at bad guys, that wasn't the focus of the film, as it shouldn't be for what theyre trying to do.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on ‘Matrix 5’ in the works with Drew Goddard as director, Lana Wachowski as executive producer in ~movies

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    Completely agree. It was good because it wasn't trying to be that generic sequel continuation. If it had been generic sequel nostalgia bait it would've been terrible but since they went...

    Completely agree. It was good because it wasn't trying to be that generic sequel continuation. If it had been generic sequel nostalgia bait it would've been terrible but since they went experimental/meta with it, since they actually had something to say (even if that something is Fuck you WB) that's what made it good.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on ‘Matrix 5’ in the works with Drew Goddard as director, Lana Wachowski as executive producer in ~movies

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    Huh. I didn't realize so many people hated 4. I went expecting to hate it, expecting it would be yet another garbage nostalgia bait cash grab, but was pleasantly surprised by its interesting...

    Huh. I didn't realize so many people hated 4. I went expecting to hate it, expecting it would be yet another garbage nostalgia bait cash grab, but was pleasantly surprised by its interesting narrative and take.

    Was it amazing? No. Was it enjoyable? Yes. Was it intriguing? Yes. I'm honestly shocked by how much people are hating on it here.

    Now I only think it worked because of the meta-neas of it, and the amount of time that has passed since the trilogy came out. Could they succeed in another story after 4? That seems unlikely, but 4 also seemed unlikely.

    So I'll wait and see. Plus I love Drew Goddards work. So I'll wait and see how it turns out before I judge it.

    11 votes

  14. Comment on Discord to start showing ads for gamers to boost revenue in ~tech

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    I don't use the mobile app a ton, mostly just for messaging a couple people. I mainly use the desktop client which I haven't ha dmuch issue with

    I don't use the mobile app a ton, mostly just for messaging a couple people. I mainly use the desktop client which I haven't ha dmuch issue with

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Discord to start showing ads for gamers to boost revenue in ~tech

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    I've definitely had issues with some of the mobile options, but nothing else I've experienced has been bad. What are you referring to specifically?

    I've definitely had issues with some of the mobile options, but nothing else I've experienced has been bad.

    What are you referring to specifically?

    5 votes

  16. Comment on Discord to start showing ads for gamers to boost revenue in ~tech

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    As long as it isn't invasive, I'm ok with this. But what is the likelihood that that will be the case? Discord has been a great product and I'm all for them having a little ad box somewhere in the...

    As long as it isn't invasive, I'm ok with this. But what is the likelihood that that will be the case?

    Discord has been a great product and I'm all for them having a little ad box somewhere in the corner. But if it starts doing popups or putting ads in channels, that will likely kill discord and it'll be time to find a new vc client

    50 votes

  17. Comment on This super-Earth is the first planet confirmed to have a permanent dark side in ~space

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    Humans as we know it definitely wouldn't be able to exist there, but the life that does exist there whatever form it is, would have evolved either in perpetual day, night, or maybe some kind of...

    Humans as we know it definitely wouldn't be able to exist there, but the life that does exist there whatever form it is, would have evolved either in perpetual day, night, or maybe some kind of migratory pattern on the edge between the two.

    So to them having the sun move so rapidly would be just as wild to adapt and think about. They would be so used to an unmoving sun

    10 votes

  18. Comment on The Penguin | Official teaser in ~tv

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    They already did this. It's called Gotham and it ran for 5 seasons and was mostly good. I don't think we need to see that again

    A crime procedural set in Gotham City with police dealing with minor Batman villains

    They already did this. It's called Gotham and it ran for 5 seasons and was mostly good.

    I don't think we need to see that again

    4 votes

  19. Comment on 93 years of Shatner in ~tv

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    That's a damn shame that we all will be like that someday if we make it that far... So sad

    That's a damn shame that we all will be like that someday if we make it that far... So sad

    3 votes

  20. Comment on 93 years of Shatner in ~tv

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    This scared me, I thought it was something about him dying. But no he's still alive.

    This scared me, I thought it was something about him dying. But no he's still alive.

    23 votes