silentknyght @ silentknyght @lemmy.world

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I also like LoseIt!, but somehow I also ended up paying for it, too. $20/yr. I don't like the free version as much

Hmm. Data is only for 1/1/23 though 12/15/23. The last 15 days of the year aren't significant enough to change the outcome? Somehow, I'd think otherwise. For example, I spent $120 at the start of the winter sale, but nothing in Oct-Nov.

I'm going to have to pay $150 and send it in to be fixed. :(

So, is this still a scam if everyone gets refunded?

Uncertain software support is why I picked a P8p over that device, even when I prefer it's hardware over the P8p.

I tried that and no luck. I could disassemble the entire R side to see if there's random physical damage, but that's a huge stretch. The case wasn't opened before this, and the device has never been dropped or mishandled.

How do you play Hotline Miami on controller? Feels awful, IMO, or I just suck at it.

Dude doesn't care about anything but himself. Everyone should know that already, by now, but it's still a good reminder when he says something, anything: it's just words and he doesn't care about that.

How nice, friend! I'd love to be considered for Hogwarts Legacy.

Happy or hopeful stories? Hard. I think the best I have is this: I took an unexpectedly long (6 mile) hike through the woods in autumn, and the stillness and quiet, the world seemed at peace. Because the hike was sufficiently long, I was able to find some of that quiet peace, too.

These are true criticisms, but I'm not sure if they're fair. To the best of my recollection, Steam had none of those things in 2008, either, about the time they were the age of the EGS, now.

You could say they should (be able to) compete on the merits alone, without free games or paid exclusivity, but that argument wouldn't reflect reality: you need a hefty carrot to lure people away from their comfort zone.

Dave the Diver has lost me at about 8-10 hours. I detest doing chores for underwater people.

The game is entirely too wide and too shallow: it has too much in it but very little depth. Kind of ironic.

Yeah, I'm not defending any cheese choice; everyone can do themselves. I was just remarking that food appearance heavily influences sales, and everyone is susceptible to that bias.

Nice recommendation. Purchased!

But almost no one would buy it if it looked all clumped up like that in the package in the store.

It's believable. If 25% of the warrants they receive are for location data, there is a shed load of money to be saved by simply not storing it.

Probably simple math, whether or not the stored location data is more valuable than the cost of legal compliance.

If it was important, why wait so long before prompting them again? No, it's not your fault, but if it was a machine on the other end you would have already gotten an answer, so some understanding and accommodation seems reasonable.

Bad take.

I'll remind you that Steam needs SOME competition in order to actually get better, and I can't think of anyone else able to do it (Microsoft has kinda already tried and failed). Remember when Steam suddenly addressed long-standing issues with the client and storefront a couple years ago? That was because the EGS appeared.

I'll also remind young folks that the Internet was extremely negative regarding steam when it was new. Yes, I've been on Steam for 20+ years.

Tldr: EGS is fine. Relax.

Edit: clarity

If you're on Lemmy, you're already set up to "not understand". You probably have no trouble installing a new chat app and using it.

I chat with 20-30 people in my neighborhood, all middle aged adults, and they all have iPhones. If I were to ask, only one would accommodate my request to use a different app, and it'd still be disruptive to his routine. I'm not angry at any of these folks; I blame Apple. Though they have a good product, they are totally behaving like a monopolist.

It's not the features and never has been. It comes preinstalled, it just works, and it works perfectly with most people. No one calls it "iMessage". They call it "texting".

If you're patient, many games' sale prices slowly get bigger over time.

I agree to a point. I also miss the excitement of those flash sales, but they were probably predatory--like gambling or FOMO--and I greatly prefer the modern game return policies---arguably what killed off those flash sales--which I can enjoy all-year round.