I understand the desire to keep kbin a solo project in order to maintain control over it, but if this is going to see any success in the long term, then there needs to be a team. I like kbin over lemmy for the interface and mocroblog integration, but the spam and lack of updates are taking its toll. At the very least, there needs to be another admin or two to look after things whenever Ernest isn’t around.

I would like a Splatoon-like game on other platforms (namely PC). I liked the gameplay and aesthetic in Splatoon 2 (haven’t played 3), but was annoyed that Salmon Run was only every other day and I sucked at aiming with joycons/pro controller, so competitive modes weren’t the greatest for me.

Yeah, seems you’re correct. Not sure where I got my take from, probably something I read a while ago. Thanks for correcting me.

There are more peppers like that, too:
poblano - ancho
chilaca - pasilla
anaheim - colorado
mirasol - guahillo
serrano - chile seco
bola - cascabel

Also related: green, yellow, orange, and red bell peppers are all the same pepper, just various stages of ripeness. Guess I had my own dumb moment in this thread. Not sure where I read my take, but the reply to mine is correct.

I’ll call it a night in a few minutes. I need more iron…

A pair of official Joy-Cons is around $80 USD.

Agree on both points. It’s nice to have options. I think the real fun will begin when Valve opens SteamOS up for other platforms, so it can be put on these higher-end handhelds, and even desktops.

I also like how they try to stay within a certain price range and focus on experience and efficiency, rather than push the latest hardware.

Perhaps I didn’t make myself clear. I am not against Epic because of their privacy policy. I don’t like Epic because of their business practices and owners, and don’t want to give them anything, even if it’s just a bogus email address and a few clicks or whatnot. And no, I never tried to imply other companies don’t do the same thing.

Here’s the bottom line, as far as I’m concerned:
I don’t like Epic, and want nothing to do with them. If others want to interact with them, even if it’s just for the free games, that’s their decision to make.

They collect and use quite a bit more than that, it’s in their privacy policy:

https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/privacypolicy

Sure, their primary focus is most likely generating interest and usage of their platform, but they’ll also use analytical and statistical information to influence their business decisions.

If that’s something you don’t care about, then more power to you - enjoy your free game.

On a personal note, I made the decision as a consumer to not interact with them as much as possible. Even when I did have an account to collect free games years ago, the only thing I actually played was a Satisfactory alpha/beta event. I have more than enough games to play, so I am not concerned with collecting their free games.

But it does. You’re still giving them your data, which they can use for all manner of things. If that’s something you don’t care about, then more power to you - enjoy your free game.

Ultimately, if you want a free game and have no issues with Epic, then hurray, you get a free game. Some of us don’t like Epic and prefer to give them nothing (including our data), even if it means passing up on free games. I have no shortage of games to play, so I won’t be missing a free copy of FO3 or whatever else they decide to offer up.

I’m currently playing through a FO4 mod run, so sounds like I better finish before this update drops and breaks all the mods.

I agree that Division 1 had a better atmosphere. The snow covering the ruined city gave a bleak and oppressive tone, which was a much better fit for the theme of the game.

There are still people actively playing the game, and the endgame is in a pretty good spot overall imo. I would definitely keep an eye out this holiday season and nab it when it goes on sale. Go get 'em, agent!
Edit: I just checked Steam and it’s currently 70% off.

The Division 3 wasn’t technically announced, it was just mentioned during an investor press release. I wouldn’t expect it to release for at least another 5 years. The Division Heartland is a spin-off PvPvE survival shooter, akin to the Survival mode from The Division 1.

Personally, I’m glad they’re continuing support for Division 2 as the game’s right up my alley as far the kinds of games I like. If they’re putting this kind of TLC into it, then they likely have more content planned than whatever is slated for 2025.

I can only speak for myself, but I completely passed on GTA5 because they took so damn long to bring it to pc, then once it was, the only “sale” they would have on it was when it was bundled with those shark cards.

Perhaps, or they’ll at least remain visible to the casual users and lurkers. They would have the most influence over people who wouldn’t actively downvote them, anyways. FWIW, I think there should be some measure taken to mitigate downvote stalking, but there’s always one shithead who takes things too seriously and has to ruin things for everyone else.

If you’re a bad actor, you could block anyone who downvotes your bad takes or whatever garbage you’re posting, and over time, you could block most active users (or at least the ones who disagree with you) until your posts aren’t downvoted into oblivion. I suppose by then, your total rep would be pretty pretty low and it would probably be easier to just make a new account.

I’m not sure how viable this would be, just a thought.

Early access isn’t necessarily different from a beta version, it’s just the name of the program used by devs to generate some revenue and get feedback during development. The game can be in alpha or beta or whatever.

Personally, I avoid games in early access on principle (with a couple exceptions) as I would rather play them once they are completed.