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Comment on What's your not-D&D RPG, and why? in ~games.tabletop
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Comment on Apple WWDC 2023 megathread (link goes to Apple event page) in ~tech
sydneybrokeit Link ParentThis has been in development, as far as we know, for the better part of a decade. That's a lot of R&D to amortize over a generation (or two) of hardware. Unlike Meta, Apple hasn't had multiple...This has been in development, as far as we know, for the better part of a decade. That's a lot of R&D to amortize over a generation (or two) of hardware. Unlike Meta, Apple hasn't had multiple hardware releases in the AR/VR/XR space to iterate and recoup expenses -- this is their first.
I think we're also paying a fair amount for the fact that this is going to be defining the experience for XR headsets. Watching the demos, there are a lot of things that seem done right from the start, rather than the clunky ways that we see Meta doing interaction, and for the most part, I didn't get the sense from Apple's presentation that they expect me to eventually live inside the headset, but rather that it is an augmentation to my day to day life that I would use to improve my life instead of replacing it. Meta's goal is much more, ah, dystopian to my mind.
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Comment on Apple WWDC 2023 megathread (link goes to Apple event page) in ~tech
sydneybrokeit Link ParentIt's pricy, but some people will buy it. They have a lot of R&D costs to cover from the past, what, most of a decade? v2 might be at the same price, but v3 should be considerably cheaper, I'd...It's pricy, but some people will buy it. They have a lot of R&D costs to cover from the past, what, most of a decade? v2 might be at the same price, but v3 should be considerably cheaper, I'd reckon.
There's a lot of cool applications for this, but I'm not spending this much money to make myself a crappy little theremin.
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Comment on Reddit account was banned after adding my subs to the protest in ~tech
sydneybrokeit LinkThey're going to make more money, even if it kills them, it seems. The worst part is, this is all in preparation for their IPO. They aren't even actually beholden to shareholders yet and they're...They're going to make more money, even if it kills them, it seems.
The worst part is, this is all in preparation for their IPO. They aren't even actually beholden to shareholders yet and they're already pulling this?
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Comment on What upcoming games or updates are you excited about? in ~games
sydneybrokeit Link ParentGoddess yes, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk looks like a ton of fun. All my husband knows about JSRF is "Syd really gets pumped when it shows up in places", so he'll get to try it out. Excited to share that...Goddess yes, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk looks like a ton of fun. All my husband knows about JSRF is "Syd really gets pumped when it shows up in places", so he'll get to try it out. Excited to share that with him.
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Comment on What upcoming games or updates are you excited about? in ~games
sydneybrokeit Link ParentI'm really glad I took another look at this, because I was somehow under the impression that this was from one of publishers on Steam who has a history of making really cutesy games that are right...I'm really glad I took another look at this, because I was somehow under the impression that this was from one of publishers on Steam who has a history of making really cutesy games that are right up my alley to play with my husband, but then releasing them broken and moving on to the next game before the broken one, well, isn't.
This is a brand new studio, I had no idea. It looks like a good time.
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Comment on Inside the making of Redfall, Xbox's latest misfire in ~games
sydneybrokeit Link ParentFrom what I've heard, Austin is insanely expensive, and only getting worse.From what I've heard, Austin is insanely expensive, and only getting worse.
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Comment on What's your not-D&D RPG, and why? in ~games.tabletop
sydneybrokeit LinkCyberpunk 2020 is probably my goto. Just something about the system that works well for me. 13th Age, Mythras, and Genesys are all good as well.Cyberpunk 2020 is probably my goto. Just something about the system that works well for me.
13th Age, Mythras, and Genesys are all good as well.
I've played Red a bit, yeah. It's... fine enough. I played 2020 first, and 2020 feels really great to me, so Red feels like a bit of a downgrade. There's less of a "real world" vibe with Red and more of a, well, "TTRPG" vibe -- you don't get to choose between multiple shotguns with different advantages and disadvantages and RPS counts... you get "light" and "heavy" (don't quote me on that actual nomenclature, but that's roughly what you're dealing with).
The things that make the Interlock system itself shine are still great, though. Combat is seriously incredible - you can keep firing as much as you want, but you'll take a penalty for each successive shot. Wanna shoot from behind cover? Yeah, there's some numbers involved -- you get a boost to your chance to evade, but you take a penalty for your shots. Want to run and gun? Same deal! All of these stack. The skill system is great too, and is much more broad and diverse than most games I've played. Want to be good at accounting? Yeah, that's a skill.
Red's big issue is that it suffered from something that I feel like was running through the industry for a while -- what I call "dungeonification". It feels like if they made 2020 for the D&D 5E crowd. They simplifed/streamlined it in weird ways, and took out a lot of the uniqueness that makes it Cyberpunk.
It's not as bad as Cyberpunk's third edition, but it's just... slightly blander than the full fat 2020 version, you know?
Now, if you want a good fantasy RPG, The Witcher uses Interlock, and has some of the coolest crafting I've seen in a TTRPG. It doesn't have the baggage that Red had coming from 2020, so it felt a lot more fresh rather than bland.