TommySoda
@TommySoda@lemmy.world
- Comment on "I don't know" how much Borderlands 4 will cost, Gearbox boss says, but it had "more than twice the development budget for Borderlands 3" and "it might be" $80 like some Nintendo and Xbox games 4 days ago:
Borderlands 3 was barely worth $60 and I still waited for it to go on sale.
- Comment on SoundCloud changes policies to allow AI training on user content 5 days ago:
Welp. Time to remove all my music.
- Comment on Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI | The Verge 2 weeks ago:
If you decide to cancel your subscription and delete your account, they give a warning when deleting that says you need to cancel your subscription SEPARATELY. Just a heads up for anyone thinking of leaving like I did.
- Comment on Oblivion remake is... really making it apparent how outdated Bethesda is in its approach to making games 2 weeks ago:
It’s a remaster of a game from 2006 with a fresh coat of paint and some QOL changes and that’s basically all it ever could be. 70% of the game did not age well and they honestly did the best they could. If they did a complete remake and “modernized” the game all the old-school fans would be pissed. If they kept it as true to the original as possible besides a facelift they’d make it harder for new players to want to pick it up. I feel like a good 7/10 was the best they could shoot for under most circumstances.
And if you ask anyone where Bethesda fell off, depending on which game was their first, they will all give you a different answer. For me Morrowind and Oblivion are the best in the series and that’s with over 500 hours in Skyrim. They’ve been dumbing their games down with each new iteration since the 90s as they try to “modernize” the newest game each time and reach new audiences. Like, good luck playing Morrowind or Daggerfall these days without losing your patience in a matter of hours. And Morrowind especially is barely playable without mods these days.
I still hated Starfield, though. Gave it the old college try and left so underwhelmed I couldn’t tell you a damn thing about the story.
- Comment on YouTube Tests AI Overviews in Search Results 2 weeks ago:
I’m so tired of useless AI “features” plaguing every facet of the internet. I get that there are uses for this kinda stuff, but literally everything is not the answer. Especially since 70% of the AI features they have added to YouTube are either useless or inadequate for what they say they do. My favorite is the AI summary of the comment section saying some stupid shit like “the comments talk about the jokes in the video.” Like… How is that helpful?
At this rate it almost seems like they are trying to stop people from even using YouTube with how much information and summaries they are trying to give you without ever interacting with the video itself.
- Comment on N the digital age, it's going to be harder for ICE agents to hide their identities than it was for Nazis trying to evade justice post WW2. 2 weeks ago:
At the same time though, now that things like that are already out in the open it’s going to be a lot harder. I’ve already seen videos of people yelling at cops that are harassing and questioning alleged immigrants.
- Comment on 'The United States is the villain of our story.' Nationalism surges in Mexico amid Trump threats 2 weeks ago:
His “make America great again” stance is really only accomplishing “make everyone else but America great again.” No matter which way America goes, whether its full fascism or a better democracy, within the next 5-10 years someone else is going to take America’s role economically and politically on a global scale. This man has single handedly destroyed whatever remaining good faith the US had left.
- Comment on The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered Mods Have Already Been Published Online 3 weeks ago:
Is there one to get rid of the “piss” filter they put over the game? That’s really my only complaint so far.
- Comment on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Official Trailer 3 weeks ago:
A deluxe edition does seem a little lame for a remaster. But at the same time the deluxe edition is still cheaper than Starfield and I’d much rather play this.
- Comment on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Official Trailer 3 weeks ago:
I straight up got emotional during the trailer and announcement stream. Oblivion was the first RPG of this kind that I ever played and was one of my favorite games in middle school. Hopefully it’s a stable release because I wanna play that shit as soon as I get home from work.
- Comment on The Oblivion remaster is real: Doubters in shambles as developer Virtuos accidentally leaves the door open to trailer screenshots and assets 3 weeks ago:
And it looks like they added the classic “piss filter.” Not gonna lie, if I can’t turn it off that’s a pass for me.
- Comment on U.S. House Panel Says China's DeepSeek AI Is a 'Profound Threat' to National Security 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, I guess that’s a good point. In my brain that made more sense but now I realize it makes no sense at all.
- Comment on U.S. House Panel Says China's DeepSeek AI Is a 'Profound Threat' to National Security 3 weeks ago:
I nooo if only we didn’t defund all of our cybersecurity! Who could have seen this coming?!
- Comment on Angry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification system 3 weeks ago:
Oh yeah, they are literally everywhere. And a lot of them are impersonating people that haven’t switched from Twitter yet to take advantage of it specifically.
- Comment on Free speech until you disagree with my support of fascism... 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, I got banned from there yesterday for calling that exact user an asshole. He got mad and said “no name calling or you’ll get banned!” I’m okay with the outcome.
- Comment on The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster is real - Eurogamer 4 weeks ago:
“Hey you, you’re finally awake.”
- Comment on The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster is real - Eurogamer 4 weeks ago:
My only thing is that I hope they fixed some of the blaring issues with the original. I still go back and play the Oblivion from time to time, but I usually have to spend 4 or 5 hours just downloading and installing mods. My biggest gripe with Oblivion has always been enemy scaling. Unless you do the main quest first you’ll be fighting the strongest enemies in the game by the time you get around to it.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Yeah… This is literally designed to hurt people and help Twitter. Some of my older family members don’t even have a smart phone. And if they do the only social media they use is Facebook.
- Comment on Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says 5 weeks ago:
If it was marketed and used for what it’s actually good at this wouldn’t be an issue. We shouldn’t be using it to replace artists, writers, musicians, teachers, programmers, and actors. It should be used as a tool to make those people’s jobs easier and achieve better results. I understand its uses and that it’s not a useless technology. The problem is that capitalism and greedy CEOs are ruining the technology by trying to replace everyone but themselves so they can maximize profits.
- Comment on The Sims Competitor inZOI Sells 1 Million in a Week, Krafton Declares It a ‘Long-Term Franchise IP’ 5 weeks ago:
I’ve seen some people play it because it seems pretty cool. Although it doesn’t look amazing and seems pretty shallow, but at the same time it’s only $40. The price tag alone is almost enough for me to give it a try. Any of the Sims games are hundreds of dollars at this point if you wanna buy the DLC. And that’s on a decent sale, too.
- Comment on The Sims Competitor inZOI Sells 1 Million in a Week, Krafton Declares It a ‘Long-Term Franchise IP’ 5 weeks ago:
Which is really unfortunate because The Sims 4 was my least favorite of the franchise. Probably only played it for about 20 hours over the years while I have hundreds in 2 and 3.
- Comment on Or more 1 month ago:
And he was the best friend I ever had.
- Comment on I mean......if you really think about it..... 1 month ago:
No, I just don’t get it. :)
- Comment on I mean......if you really think about it..... 1 month ago:
Honestly, as a huge anime nerd, these names are getting a little ridiculous. It doesn’t stop me from watching them, I just don’t get it.
- Comment on Civilization 7 Outlines Crucial 1.1.1 Update as It Struggles to Compete on Steam Against Civ 6 and Even the 15-Year-Old Civ 5 1 month ago:
My philosophy is that Civ 5 and Civ 6 are just fine. My friend was going to buy 7 on release and I was like “yeah, but you can just go play Civ 6. It’s not like it’s a bad game just because the new one is out.” And I’m glad I convinced him otherwise because of how “okay” Civ 7 has been so far. Nothing against the game, I just already have the last three Civ games with all DLC and there is still a mountain of content that we already have to play with each other.
- Comment on Americans under 30 are so miserable that the U.S. just fell to a historically low ranking in the world happiness report 1 month ago:
I’ll let you know when it happens. :)
- Comment on Americans under 30 are so miserable that the U.S. just fell to a historically low ranking in the world happiness report 1 month ago:
Jokes on you, I turned 30 a few months ago.
- Comment on You should know there's a font designed to make reading easier, especially for people with low vision. It's called Atkinson Hyperlegible Next. It's free for personal and commercial use. 1 month ago:
As someone that has pretty decent vision, I enjoyed reading this font very much. Imma have to download it just because it’s pleasant to read.
- Comment on Majority of AI Researchers Say Tech Industry Is Pouring Billions Into a Dead End 1 month ago:
If this is their way of making AI, with brute forcing the technology without innovation, AI will probably cost more for these companies to maintain infrastructure than just hiring people. These companies are already not making a lot of money for how much they cost to maintain. And unless they charge companies millions of dollars just to be able to use their services they will never make a profit. And since companies are trying to use AI to replace the millions they spend on employees it seems kinda pointless if they aren’t willing to prioritize efficiency.
It’s basically the same argument they have with people. They don’t wanna treat people like actual humans because it costs too much, yet letting them love happy lives makes them more efficient workers. Whereas now they don’t want to spend money to make AI more efficient, yet increasing efficiency would make them more less expensive to run. It’s the never ending cycle of cutting corners only to eventually make less money than you would have if you did things the right way.
- Comment on Majority of AI Researchers Say Tech Industry Is Pouring Billions Into a Dead End 1 month ago:
Technically in most cases progresses on a logarithmic scale when innovation isn’t prioritized. We’ve basically reached the plateau of what LLMs can currently do without a breakthrough. They could absorb all the information on the internet and not even come close to what they say it is. These days we’re in the “bells and whistles” phase where they add unnecessary bullshit to make it seem new like adding 5 cameras to a phone or adding touchscreens to cars. Things that make something seem fancy by slapping buzzwords and without needing to actually change anything