EthicalDogMeat

@EthicalDogMeat@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you find the description Live Service Game off-putting?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not a fan of it. I think live service games generally comes with battle passes, which are essentially preordering DLCs. DLCs that have not been announced, with no details and nothing else. They also often offer some exp bonus or in game items. I think this has an impact on how the game is balanced. The bonuses can’t be game breaking so they have to nerf the base game experience to make it “valuable”.

  I think it can be done well if the base game is free. Dota 2 and csgo are good examples of it because the bonuses that come with battle passes are mostly cosmetic, and they help the support game development. If the base game is £60, then the company can fuck off. I prefer standalone games with expansion packs being released at a later time. Being able to play offline is also great, even though I am rarely without Internet access.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After Work Gaming: What games do you enjoy mostly after a day of work?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t have any specific games to play after work. I just play whatever I’m enjoying most. Currently, that game is baldurs gate 3. I haven’t played anything else since Thursday. Before that, it was Spiritfall. It’s a roguelite with brawlhalla/smashbros type combat fused with hades’ blessings power ups. It’s still in early access but it’s pretty polished, and a lot of fun. I was also playing risk of rain from time to time but boy does it take a while to get good at that game…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisoft reportedly deleting customer accounts with purchased games if they have been inactive for too long⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  pcworld.com/…/could-gdpr-policy-erase-your-games-…

  Yup. Fuck Ubisoft. The last game from them was Child of light, and it will stay that way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you do personally to find happiness in your everyday life?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve found that it’s easier to avoid misery than it is to find joy. Some tips given here reflect that as well. Cut off toxic people from your life. Don’t dwell on tiny things for the full day.

  I have an example. I went to get some coffee yesterday. There was a man in front of barista counter. The barista asked me for my order, and my instinct was to ask if he had been served. I didn’t think twice about it. She got visibly upset at me for having the audacity to ask him. She took my order but she continued to mumble audibly about how she gave eye contact, and she knew how to do her job, etc. As if my remark towards the man belittled her experience and skills.

  She had no idea what my intent was, but she assumed the worst. For doing so, she ruined her own day with it. Now she has an idea that there’s a guy at work who basically made her feel incompetent at her job, or that I’m a dumbass who doesn’t know how to order. It’s all about perspective.