Viri4thus @ Viri4thus @feddit.org

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And is housed in a 3D printed graphene encasing

Has this guy ever used an Xperia phone? That standard has been around since the Xperia I mk I

Capitalism is the breeding ground of parasitism. The incentive structures needs to change. Good corporate governance and long term sustainability need to trump short term turnover and fiduciary role to always go up. As it exists, corporate incentive structures promote leadership by psychopaths that will go to the utmost consequence to drive the last cent out of their customers. This is especially true in the US, which by virtue of competition, metastasises to the entire western world.

That's 4y after the pivot and completely ignores the fact eora has been crafted, a lot of lore and worldbuilding already exists. They had 2y of production leading up to the pivot (assets et all) and, again, they are supported by one of the richest companies in the world. It's not a bad game, it most certainly isn't a good game, it's just mediocre. Fine for gamepass I guess but 70€ for such a poor delivery is asking too much. 15-30€ would be more appropriate. Probably will give it another shot at that price in less than half a year.

Edit: lol, just saw the massive amount of outlets bringing that point of the pivot, NOW, that the game had a terrible reception... Even a blind man can see a marketing agency behind that attempt at shifting the narrative.

Someone's nephew had a "genius idea" and uncle decided to invest throwing stock holder money in the fire because he can...

Are there symmetric analog layouts available or will there be.

Good for you I guess, i too would have preferred to enjoy it. Sadly, too blasé to enjoy effortless mediocre stuff.

I think it's also an expectation game. When you pay 70€ for a game from a storied studio, after 6y of development and a massive marketing campaign one expects a certain level of quality and familiarity. Obsidian worlds are famously dynamic, from Outer worlds 1 (had different problems), POE all the way back to the genesis of the studio, including 3rd pty commissioned projects like New Vegas. I, like many other fans, expected the same dynamic world and engaging story, and we didn't get that. The combat is fun, on a superficial level, it's great, but I find Avowed lacking much like I find FFXVI lacking. The interactivity, mechanics and depth of the R in RPG is too small, it's an action game. If I want an action game, I'm not spending 70€ for an obsidian game, there are far better studios out there for that genre.

I know it's #firstworldproblems but it really left a sour taste in my mouth to have yet another obsidian game feel like a cash in of the obsidian name roster than a genuine attempt at making a good game. If one takes Laura's "victory" story and is less generous (she's a personal relationship of people on the team) Obsidian has shipped underwhelming games because MS wants to ship asap, rather than cooking to an acceptable level of quality.

What you are hearing is Microsoft sponsored cope. Anyone, having two neurons to rub together, who enjoyed past Obsidian games is overwhelmingly disappointed at how little interactivity the world has, how limited your interactions are and how insipid it is. If this is what gamepass is bringing to the table then it will inevitably fail because at this level of quality for first party it's competing with mobile games on a much more accessible platform.

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All well and good with the pyrrhic victories for obsidian but, after paying 70€ for Avowed and returning it because it is a bargain bin RPG at best, the only victory Obsidian achieved was shedding yet another supporter of them pre-acquisition (kickstarters included). I will likely ignore TOW2 till it is heavily diacounted and Obsidian has been moved to the unreliable developers pile. Looking at steam stats, size of team and estimated sales numbers, I'm not alone in this.

It appears Warhorse, Larian et al have something that was lost in US studios. Avowed had a 6y development cycle under the umbrella of one of the wealthiest companies in the world, there are exactly 0 excuses for it to be this meh.

Translation: An AI would allow me to maybe have an echo chamber since human moderators won't work for me for free.

Yes, your lack of understanding is truly me making a fool of myself.

Merica fuck yeah!

Also, m8, when you make a twink account, it's kinda sus when it comments on the same threads as your main.

Exactly, paperclip...

"They're doing what was previously thought to be impossible"

DCXA (am I a joke to you)

Elmo fanboy detected.

Nobody thought it was impossible, everyone with half a brain understands the math of launching rockets and figured out recoverable VTOLs don't save that much money compared to traditional launches. Space X has pentagon contracts that allow them to practice dumping in the launch market. Anyone who thinks otherwise is not being honest to themselves.

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You lost me at XII wasn't great and saying XIII had an OK story. The writing on XIII is one of the most atrocious I've experienced, it hits like a korean dramedy. The combat was OK but had the depth of a puddle. A realm reborn has a steep climb to 60 but it's worth it for the great story and impactful world events (granted the fetch quests get boring, the community makes up for it). XV was not great, the world-building prior to release was exciting but the hit from the game was lacking. They tried to make it better with episodes and extended content but by then I didn't feel like coming back. The combat was a sore disappointment, long gone were the puzzles of the prior games. The story was OK enough but it didn't carry the game. XVI suffers from the same problem as XV. The story is pretty fitting in a fantasy setting, the set piece moments are absolutely sublime, but the pacing and combat are off. Not enough depth. It feels, much like XV, as a final fantasy for dummies (and the performance and technical aspects of the game leave a lot to be desired) XII is a goddamn masterpiece.

To think we lost Aaron Swartz and this shitstain and Huffman are still with us. I don't believe in the supernatural but this kind of shit makes a good case for the existence of a devil.

Translation: *lick the boot, here, I'll show you how...

Sex, gender, sexual orientation, skin colour are red herrings used to distract the people from the fact they have a boot on their neck. The replies to my comment are yet another evidence people are OK licking the boot as long as the party is "insert preference here". The problem is not particular to any of the aforementioned classes, the problem is the incentive structure is broken and the fiduciary duty is enshrined in law rather than good governance and long term sustainability. Firefox is just another evidence that cheerleading for a CEO because of intrinsic characteristics is a folly.

I can't respect anyone saying spaceX is in a category of their own. Not only have they merely replicated what MDouglas did already in the 90s, their costs are wholly subsidised by the US government in an attempt to become relevant in space launches again rather than subcontracting launches from ESA or Russia. Remove the subsidies and it's far cheaper to use Arianne for the launches than any of the falcons. It's the US usual playbook: If you can't compete, claim national defense and subsidise to the wazoo against WTO rules.