You also have the benefit of years of development for SoT that has brought features, QoL improvements, and invite-only servers.
Originally the game was very super pvp oriented and there was no way for you to get out of the open world. A few years months ago they implemented private invite-only servers where the reward amount was reduced but it allowed players a secluded area to focus on their own thing instead of worrying about being harassed by a maxed out galleon crew coming after them.
It's actually a really fun game overall, even when you're fighting people. I used to roleplay as a pirate, and our ship was called the Salty Swallow.
"You'll never forget your encounter with the crew of the Salty Swallow! Arrrrrrr!"
And then the whole crew dies, because we're all bad.
I know dozens of people who wanted this game because they really loved the ship combat in Black Flag but substituted Sea of Thieves as it was the only close game out at the time. These are the kinds of people who buy games on a whim, play them for a week and then never again.
Not a single one of them gives a single flying fuck about Skull and Bones. In fact, when it was released everybody had a revived interest in playing Sea of Thieves instead.
No, the game is still a scam because it's been literally over a decade of development and every time I've been invited to go try the latest and greatest in their innovation, the game is laggy as balls and the servers never work. Also the fact that they have ships costing as much as actual automobiles that people purchase despite still being technically in beta is absolutely bonkers. They've had several waves of crowdfunding and the game is still in a pretty garbage state.
Trust me, I've wanted an actual successor to Freelancer for longer than this game has been in development, and it still doesn't scratch the itch because whenever I try to play it, the game essentially doesn't work.
Cost discipline is the last thing on these guys' radar. A 20,000 dollar ship? That's like a third of somebody's annual salary.
I've had several Keychrons and the only one that failed on me was due to liquid damage. I've had three of them and the original one I purchased for working on a Mac is still running strong with a few coffee stains. The second one I bought with a backlight lasted two years and died by my own hand. I have a new backlit one with a different set of keycaps and it's been going strong for a year with no issues.
I tend to buy the wired C2 series which is the cheapest lineup. The great thing about Keychrons is that they are highly repairable and customizable by the user. You can replace keycaps, switches, and the keyboards are all designed to support both layouts with each requisite key included for Command and Windows. It can toggle to either OS via the flip of a switch, and you can attach the keycaps you prefer.
I use the Windows layout on all of my machines that run Linux, personally. You could easily keep the Windows configuration switch and just uh, replace the key I guess if that's your aesthetic preference. I would probably do that if I were in your position. The keycaps are included and it's not going to interfere unless you flip the switch.
If the American car companies focused on their own viability they wouldn't have this problem. Instead they focused on making the electrification process a premium luxury while the Chinese made it as affordable as possible.
There is no competition to be anti-competitive on the EV market. You can't tell me that a 40k+ EV from any manufacturer is remotely comparable to an 11k BYD. A 30k difference is not a competition it's a slaughter.
Yes, but the local industry already hurt itself by having not focused on the correct avenue for electrics.
There is no entry-level electric car as far as I'm aware. Everything is incredibly expensive because they are all priced as luxury items. China has made this no longer the case. It's kind of immaterial how they did this, if it's government subsidies or actually budget effective designs. The point is they did it, and nobody in the West did.
Somebody was trying to pitch me a 45k BMW as an "entry level" electric. Until last year, the Chevrolet Volt which is the closest thing I can find to entry level was also similarly priced around 42k until they dropped the price more than 10k for the 2023 models. From what I saw, all the Kia models are similarly priced around the 40k range.
We focused entirely on making premium luxury vehicles, as if cutting emissions is a luxury solution and not a necessity.
They're cheap, they get the job done, and the Chinese will absolutely sell them at a huge loss until they dominate the market.
Why is this happening? Because the West hasn't made an actual cost effective electric vehicle, while the Chinese focused on that almost exclusively over the dumb nonsense of building massive SUVs or luxury sedans as a premium item.
So, investigate the Chinese or whatever, but why don't we try to build a consumer electric vehicle that's actually affordable instead of bitching that China did it first and are using their advantage to demolish the competition.
We needed an inquiry to realize 54 million dollars is too much for an app system some college kid could make for a few pills of adderal and a pizza over a weekend?
My favorite part of the process was when the CBSA told the inquiry they weren't going to open the books.
You also have the benefit of years of development for SoT that has brought features, QoL improvements, and invite-only servers.
Originally the game was very super pvp oriented and there was no way for you to get out of the open world. A few
yearsmonths ago they implemented private invite-only servers where the reward amount was reduced but it allowed players a secluded area to focus on their own thing instead of worrying about being harassed by a maxed out galleon crew coming after them.It's actually a really fun game overall, even when you're fighting people. I used to roleplay as a pirate, and our ship was called the Salty Swallow.
"You'll never forget your encounter with the crew of the Salty Swallow! Arrrrrrr!"
And then the whole crew dies, because we're all bad.