Frost Wolf @ Frostwolf @lemmy.world

Introvert. Anime lover. Gamer.

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Lol as an all-in apple guy (with iphone, ipad, mac, and a die hard airdrop fan), I’m mostly amused. But not at all offended. Win11 is a disaster. So I’m perfectly happy simping for Mac. XD

Hmm, I posted in Games and I haven’t have problems so far knocks on wood.

Well if your interest aligns with some of the communities I moderate, feel free to join in. I have a game related one that’s relatively new but mostly positive.

Feel free to look around my profile if you’re feeling bored.

Oh and don’t take this the wrong way, but the apple thing was maybe to be expected

@TPetrichor@lemmy.world

What community are you subscribed to?

Generally, my experience was welcoming with long posts and orderly discussion.

Ahhh that explains it. Though, forgive the impudence, but I certainly do hope that a flat planet with few circles doesn’t cost 1,000USD.

Most games are actually most expensive at launch. A year after release their prices tend to be half. If not, discounts and other promotionals will surely come your way.

Maybe as a community effort then. Rather than bought.

Btw, I didn’t knew they were that expensive, for such tiny art, especially for a free non profit software.

I’m thinking maybe the Apollo one was that expensive because it has to incentivize users to subscribe and pay?

I’m not a youtuber, not a content creator. Just sharing this as a way to start discussion. And with your post, I think it achieves the intended purpose.

You added perfect examples of why we must not support these insidious business practices.

You definitely dodged a bullet, albeit you have to jump through hoops and headaches. Your scenario is one of many why preordering isn’t a good thing, especially with an infinite digital product.

Furthermore, it parallels the recent talk around lemmy how some companies are making it hard to cancel subscriptions.

All of it treads a soft “lock-in” policy that may turn into a hard “lock-in” to some who are not as assertive as you. I know some people would just “let it go” in the spirit of “avoiding confrontation”.

Alien civilizations? No. No evidence to support this. But alien life form like bacteria and other organisms? Possible, but still, evidence is scant. It’s difficult for some to accept that we are alone but the lack of evidence suggests a very strong possibility that there’s nothing out there.

@Cattypat@lemmy.world I agree. Even with the right context, it’s mostly difficult to read a text’s tone. So /s still helps.

And games these days are digital copies. It’s not like the supply is limited.

@limelight79@lemm.ee

Honestly not fan of defederation. I believe the answer should be giving users the ability to block instances. Maybe in the future versions of lemmy.

Steam is not the only game platform out there. Some would also prefer to buy direct to companies. Some games aren’t on steam. There are many reasons why it’s still reasonable to warn people NOT to preorder games, especially since there’s a trend of companies releasing broken, buggy games at launch.

Unfortunately, no as far as I know. I personally think this should be the answer rather than Defederation. I’m not sure where to make a feature request for lemmy but I’m not sure why this hasn’t been suggested before.

Preordering might not be so much of an issue with platforms that have solid return policies. Steam might be alone in that sphere. Regardless, preorders encourages companies to release buggy, unfinished products just to inflate their numbers. And even if this is not problematic in the short end, if all companies do this, even with return policies, it’s the user/gamers who suffer with a flood of inferior products.

Changed it just to be safe. Thanks for the reminder :)

Like in apollo, we can select icons. Maybe that can be implemented in the future. :)

Thanks. Tried it out. Looks great on brown. :)

Looks more professional but it feels… flatter. And less distinguishable from other apps. But it could just be my eyes.

That’s a sad state of gaming. And I’m glad we have millions of game for emulation if that’s the case.