Wafik's recent activity
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Comment on 007 First Light Extended Operations DLC launched for free yesterday – five different missions to the TacSim mode, New Game Plus, new outfits, and a photo mode in ~games
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Comment on How has your career changed you? in ~life
Wafik LinkI think we like to deny that we have changed at all until we realize that we have. Today just happens to be my 8 year anniversary at the same company. I got a big promotion to District Manager one...I think we like to deny that we have changed at all until we realize that we have.
Today just happens to be my 8 year anniversary at the same company. I got a big promotion to District Manager one month ago, but otherwise was effectively in the same role that entire time.
My confidence has increased significantly. I had no idea what I was doing 8 years ago. I spent a lot of time early on just bullshitting my way through my day to day. Now I really enjoy the fine tuning and constant feedback and growth that sales leadership can provide.
I used to take everything personal and try to fix everything. Now I pick and choose the hills I want to die on.
Before I would demur and avoid having to make tough choices and decisions. Now I enjoy solving tough challenges and making big decisions.
I see that roll over into my personal life. My wife will occasionally accuse me of trying to coach her.
So I guess I have changed over the past 8 years.
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Comment on An interesting take on Reddit about why the art direction of World of Warcraft Forever misses the mark in ~games
Wafik LinkMaybe this is over simplifying, but I think this also helps demonstrate the difference between 2004 Blizzard and modern Blizzard. The team working on WoW was at the top of their game. The artists...Maybe this is over simplifying, but I think this also helps demonstrate the difference between 2004 Blizzard and modern Blizzard.
The team working on WoW was at the top of their game. The artists drew on some of their favourite sources and made their detailed style.
No offense to the current artists. I'm sure they are good. It's just not the same people who worked at early Blizzard. We won't ever get that again and that's sad.
Nostalgia is a hell of a thing.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Wafik Link ParentI wish, sadly it will never happen. If I could just have all my Remedy games in one place I would be a happy boy.Now if only Remedy would release Alan Wake 2
I wish, sadly it will never happen. If I could just have all my Remedy games in one place I would be a happy boy.
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Comment on Control Resonant PC performance review – beautiful tech, scalable visuals, and optimised settings in ~games
Wafik LinkI have a decent 2021 gaming PC with a 3070 and the game runs flawlessly in 1440p for me so far. To the point that I meant to test settings, started playing, got zero slow down and just kind of...I have a decent 2021 gaming PC with a 3070 and the game runs flawlessly in 1440p for me so far. To the point that I meant to test settings, started playing, got zero slow down and just kind of forgot.
I recently completed a big battle with multiple heavies and drones on the screen at the same time with no noticeable change in performance.
So at least for me, the performance of the game has been flawless.
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Comment on Jon Watts is our ‘Star Wars: Episode X’ director in ~movies
Wafik Link ParentI like Star Wars and I'm 42, but I get your point. The fatigue is there. I can only hope that they learn something, anything from Andor. I don't even know what that means, but good Star Wars...I like Star Wars and I'm 42, but I get your point. The fatigue is there. I can only hope that they learn something, anything from Andor. I don't even know what that means, but good Star Wars stories can still exist. I just don't know what interesting story is left to tell in a movie format.
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Comment on Wikipedia's list of the best video games: how many have you played, and what's missing? in ~games
Wafik Link ParentNatural Selection is a fun game with a really interesting idea. Is it one of the best games ever? No. But then that is what makes these kinds of lists weird. Natural Selection is a significantly...Natural Selection is a fun game with a really interesting idea. Is it one of the best games ever? No. But then that is what makes these kinds of lists weird. Natural Selection is a significantly better game than Star Wars from 1983.
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Comment on What's the oldest piece of clothing you own and still wear? in ~life.style
Wafik LinkI have an Iron Maiden t-shirt from a concert I went to in October, 2006 that is still in good shape and I still regularly wear it. Makes it easy to know when you bought a shirt when it has the...I have an Iron Maiden t-shirt from a concert I went to in October, 2006 that is still in good shape and I still regularly wear it. Makes it easy to know when you bought a shirt when it has the date on it.
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Comment on Brad Pitt returning for ‘World War Z’ sequel at Paramount with Edward Berger to direct in ~movies
Wafik LinkThey could do the funniest thing, pretend the first movie never happened and make this sequel actually be closer to the book. Instead, I'm sure we will get some lame story of hope in a zombie...They could do the funniest thing, pretend the first movie never happened and make this sequel actually be closer to the book. Instead, I'm sure we will get some lame story of hope in a zombie apocalypse where we learn humans are the real monsters.
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Comment on EU's Ursula von der Leyen wants Canada to become bloc's first associate member in ~society
Wafik Link ParentSo far, sure. NATO style defensive commitments and trade deals change everything.So far, sure. NATO style defensive commitments and trade deals change everything.
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Comment on EU's Ursula von der Leyen wants Canada to become bloc's first associate member in ~society
Wafik LinkI see no downside to this outside of how far Trump wants to go with retribution.I see no downside to this outside of how far Trump wants to go with retribution.
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Comment on “Widow’s Bay” wins Comedy, “The Pitt” wins Drama, and “DTF: St. Louis” wins Limited Series at the 2026 Emmy’s in ~tv
Wafik Link ParentIt's relevant if you watch the show and kind of funny.It's relevant if you watch the show and kind of funny.
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Comment on Mistral and Mozilla partnership announcement in ~tech
Wafik LinkSure, they may have stolen a ton of content and art to train their model, but you can totally trust them to respect your privacy now!Sure, they may have stolen a ton of content and art to train their model, but you can totally trust them to respect your privacy now!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Wafik Link ParentMy wife finally wanted to play this game after the first season of the HBO show and it became her obsession. She "was" terrible at shooters, but the difficulty scaling allowed her to slowly get...There's a lot to love, but as someone who kinda really sucks at video games, I think my favorite thing about this game is the manageable difficulty settings that allow me to actually finish the game and enjoy the world/story.
My wife finally wanted to play this game after the first season of the HBO show and it became her obsession. She "was" terrible at shooters, but the difficulty scaling allowed her to slowly get better to the point that she now plays on the hardest difficulty.
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Comment on Canada's oil windfall may yet wipe out its losses from tariffs in ~finance
Wafik LinkAnd if you can't trust Trump, the moron who got into this war for reasons, then who can you trust? I guess it's good for some parts of Canada? I don't love us pumping more of our dirty oil out or...Trump on Wednesday assured voters that "right after the election, oil prices are going to be tumbling downward."
And if you can't trust Trump, the moron who got into this war for reasons, then who can you trust?
I guess it's good for some parts of Canada? I don't love us pumping more of our dirty oil out or this propping up the traitor Premier in Alberta...
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Comment on BlizzCon discussion thread in ~games
Wafik Link ParentYeah, I saw that article and it at least implies that the Nexon game is separate from Blizzard making their own game. This at least makes sense. SC is still huge in Korea, so letting a Korean...Yeah, I saw that article and it at least implies that the Nexon game is separate from Blizzard making their own game.
This at least makes sense. SC is still huge in Korea, so letting a Korean company take on an RTS that Blizzard seems to have no interest in doing themselves.
Then I guess what, you roll some people over from Overwatch to make a SC shooter? Sounds like a very Microsoft approach to me.
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Comment on BlizzCon discussion thread in ~games
Wafik Link ParentMeh, I guess. I get what they were going for, but it just feels over produced like so many of their recent trailers. Why even announce a game that's 4 years out unless you are desperate?Meh, I guess. I get what they were going for, but it just feels over produced like so many of their recent trailers. Why even announce a game that's 4 years out unless you are desperate?
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Comment on BlizzCon discussion thread in ~games
Wafik LinkI have zero faith in this version of Blizzard being able to finally deliver a StarCraft shooter. I hope they prove me wrong.I have zero faith in this version of Blizzard being able to finally deliver a StarCraft shooter. I hope they prove me wrong.
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Comment on Small talk, ice breakers, lines in ~talk
Wafik Link ParentAbsolutely. It's where I learned it but it works basically anywhere. All of my wife's friends like me because I am "easy to talk to" which just means I ask them about stuff they are wearing.Absolutely. It's where I learned it but it works basically anywhere. All of my wife's friends like me because I am "easy to talk to" which just means I ask them about stuff they are wearing.
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Comment on Small talk, ice breakers, lines in ~talk
Wafik LinkI always just ask about something they are wearing and/or have on them. I'm sure that's because of my sales background. That's like, sales 101. But it also always works. Anything that gets someone...I always just ask about something they are wearing and/or have on them. I'm sure that's because of my sales background. That's like, sales 101. But it also always works. Anything that gets someone to talk about themselves is usually good.
Great game. Love free DLC. That all said, I don't really care about driving challenges in my not driving game. And New Game Plus feels underwhelming. Just being able to swap gadgets in mission that are already available is arguably a feature that would have just made the game better and is no reason to replay the game.
I did just buy a 5070 ti so I'm more likely to replay to check out the path tracing ray tracing.