GunnarRunnar

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[–] GunnarRunnar@beehaw.org 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Are you talking about the try not to cum scam games or are there some legitimate ads too?

[–] GunnarRunnar@beehaw.org 7 points 11 months ago

Hey, at least it's a renewable source.

[–] GunnarRunnar@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago

That's honestly an incredibly good solution.

[–] GunnarRunnar@beehaw.org 20 points 11 months ago (7 children)

The unfair advantage argument definitely holds water, mouse and keyboard can be like a sports car racing against a bicycle. But if someone had the budget to tackle this issue through software, it would be Microsoft. So I'm inclined to agree that it's mostly just MS squeezing money out of third party manufacturers.

If they'd care only about the "unfair", they'd put a fair, almost free, price on the official license that covers the cost of testing or whatever. Truth presumably here is also a bit more complicated, maybe third party controllers could be easier to hack resulting in an ineffective licensing system, idk. But yeah smells like money for Microsoft and a loss for consumers.

[–] GunnarRunnar@beehaw.org 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

What exactly is Star Citizen? And how does it differ from everything else?

[–] GunnarRunnar@beehaw.org 11 points 11 months ago

I think it's the same problem Wes Anderson kinda suffers. They're trying to do their thing in the way their audience expects them to.

And I don't really think either is playing a caricature of themselves, there's real creativity at play. But the creative risks are mitigated by relying on their set style, which makes it safe to consume but often not that exciting. I find Dunkey's reviews usually pretty interesting, whether I agree with them or not. But this poetry felt closer to an ad than an honest review.

[–] GunnarRunnar@beehaw.org 4 points 11 months ago

Metal dentures?

[–] GunnarRunnar@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

There are probably some bitter etc. compounds that are just super strong. Like lemon smells nice but it alone might be a bit too much.

[–] GunnarRunnar@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So it's the same story for Android?

[–] GunnarRunnar@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

It's what. A book, maybe book and a half per month? Like cool that it's an option but it's not really something makes a difference for me.

[–] GunnarRunnar@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah, I see. I guess I'm too used to that stuff that it didn't struck me as that egregious compared to any other game.

[–] GunnarRunnar@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

What's predatory about Diablo 4's monetization? Seems pretty standard skins and cosmetics stuff. And the battle pass.

But it's not like you get better gear or anything, right?

 

That headline is pretty funny.

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