BigVault
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- Comment on What's up with Epic Games? 1 year ago:
each of your replies are handled by whoever the next agent is
The names of their support agents is truly odd. I’ve seen people post complaints about their support that is little more than this:
Hi, this is Charlie Uniform November Tango here to help.
After receiving all the information that you sent us that we requested, we sadly can’t help because reasons.
Thanks for being an epic gamer.Hilariously bad.
- Comment on What's up with Epic Games? 1 year ago:
I just don't use Epic myself but do use Gog and Steam (with the ultra shitty EA launcher and Ubisoft Connect bundled with some of my games) and Playnite has changed everything unifying it all into that single launcher.
Full screen mode in Playnite works fine on my HTPC and as a launcher it does consolidate all of them into one place easily. Worth trying if you use multiple stores.
As for why I'm not using Epic, the whole paying for exclusivity with third parties really didn't appeal to me at all.
If the free offerings from Epic do appeal to you, or if they do better deals on localised currencies (especially if you do struggle to pay for things), don't worry about using their services. I wouldn't want you to deny yourself some entertainment just because other people have issues with them as a business.
- Comment on YouTube can't stop showing me AI deepfake ads 1 year ago:
I feel sorry for the people that are exposed to this shit by Google, especially those that are less tech savvy that aren't blocking ads.
Educate as many people/loved ones as you can folks about this to protect them and to fuck Google. - Comment on Microsoft is discontinuing Windows Mixed Reality 1 year ago:
Oh wow, how out of the loop am I. 😆
Hopefully it’s supported for years to come.
- Comment on Microsoft is discontinuing Windows Mixed Reality 1 year ago:
One of my earliest vr experiences was with the blue Acer mixed reality headsets and it did fine at the time. Cost far less than the mainstream headsets from HTC and Oculus too.
Haven't even seen any new WMR headsets for years and thought it was already dead.
- Comment on Relative size comparison of social media platforms (December 2023) 1 year ago:
I don’t care how big or small it is, as long as it remains real.
I believe I’ve seen more organic conversation in the fediverse than I have on any other platform.
It’s either bots, ads or ad bots everywhere else.
Being tiny makes it less appealing to the megacorp cunts that would want to ruin it.
- Comment on Epic explains why it hasn't sued Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft over 30% fee 1 year ago:
I don't even think Sony's MFN is an issue as Alan Wake 2 is $10 cheaper than on consoles, a boon for the consumer and something I could get behind, but no.
Vbucks aren't even lower cost on pc where 100% of the sale goes to Epic. No 30% cut there but prices are the same.
I'm all for supporting the message that Tim is trying to portray but they're so inconsistent with the way they manage the business I can't for the life of my accept that they're being honest.
They briefly cut the price of vbucks on mobile when they pulled the stunt and could easily do the same on pc permanently. PC Vbucks aren't transferable to Playstation wallets so they should be able to do something.
- Comment on Epic explains why it hasn't sued Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft over 30% fee 1 year ago:
Not that hard to compare to be honest when games launch at price parity with console launches despite the lesser cut.
Borderlands 3 launched on Xbox, PlayStation and EGS, each at $59.99
PlayStation and Xbox had a 30% cut and cost the same.
0 benefit to the consumer.
Fuck them. It’s all bullshit.
- Comment on Epic explains why it hasn't sued Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft over 30% fee 1 year ago:
Even on EGS exclusives? No such clause should affect the price if it’s not on sale on another store.
Not one single EGS exclusive has been sold at less than standard prices afaik.
The whole thing is bullshit.
- Comment on Epic explains why it hasn't sued Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft over 30% fee 1 year ago:
Who is they?
The publishers could already set the prices lower on EGS by default with the 18% difference being put in consumers pockets making EGS a more enticing place to buy games for now, instead, they want to sell games the same price on EGS vs all other stores they offer titles on pocketing the difference.
EGS Exclusives even launch at the standard pricing despite the money they used to receive up front from Epic. None of this grandstanding is a benefit to me as a consumer and I won't give a fuck in supporting Epic/Tim until it is.
- Comment on Epic explains why it hasn't sued Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft over 30% fee 1 year ago:
30% fees are insane. Those cost are passed down to us the consumer. We get shittier game because a third of the profit goes to these marketplaces.
Whilst that may be the case, every single day one launch on EGS and other stores (GOG, Microsoft, Steam) launch at exactly the same price on Epic despite the lesser cut. Not one single title I’ve seen launch at a lower price on EGS.
I feel it’s naive to think that is, the consumer would ever benefit from a lesser cut, the fat shits at the top would just keep more.
- Comment on Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV 1 year ago:
My HTPC is on windows 11, set to auto log-in and launch steam big picture. Disabled as much of the Microsoft BS as I can, including the nags to use Onedrive or sub to Office 365 every major update.
Using Unified Remote to control things with my phone and also Parsec/Moonlight for game streaming to other devices.
My media is served from my Unraid server to my devices both locally and remotely.
All working well so far. 👍
- Comment on Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV 1 year ago:
That's this weekends project, moving to Jellyfin with all the discover together fuckery they're pulling. Fuck Plex.
- Comment on Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV 1 year ago:
Currently using a Roku Streambar for all of our streaming needs but if they pull this crap, everything we consume will be downloaded, served on my Plex server and streamed using the gaming PC I have under our TV.
Getting beyond sick of these companies using every measure and device they can to shit ads into our eyes.
- Comment on ReedPop Network seeks buyer for Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more 1 year ago:
My main concern is for DigitalFoundry - genuinely one of the best, most entertaining, and in-depth spin off channels out there.
DF Direct is my podcast of choice when driving to/from work. Their video content and analysis is always my number one watch.
I'd be gutted if they ruined DF.
- Comment on ReedPop Network seeks buyer for Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more 1 year ago:
Oh no, this won't end well will it?
- Comment on Tom Clancy Ghosh Recon Wildlands vs Breakpoint 1 year ago:
Another vote for wildlands. I just couldn’t get into breakpoint as much as I did wildlands.
- Comment on YouTube Enhancement Megathread: Tools and Extensions for All Devices - Lemmy.World 1 year ago:
My Safari extension of choice for iOS YouTube ad blocking is vinegar.
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/vinegar-tube-cleaner/id1591303229
Combined with Banish extension to stop the annoying “open in our app” nonsense when browsing the web.
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/banish-block-open-in-app/id1632848430
No, I don’t want privacy exploiting app syphoning my personal data when the website will do.
I’ve pinned the YouTube website to my Home Screen in Safari and combined with those extensions I have a lovely experience with them.
- Comment on What games have you been playing recently 1 year ago:
Started playing Starfield and it really made me want to revisit fallout 4, I’m now deep back into a new play through of Fo4 with 22 hours played in the last 2 weeks. Really enjoying it again.
Anyway, another settlement needs my help….
- Comment on You can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keys; maybe last chance to activate using Windows 7 or 8 keys, for 22H2. 1 year ago:
I’m going to fully assess what actual windows software I rely on any more and migrate all of my systems to a Linux based os this weekend I think.
The amount of games that I play that work on my Steam deck already confirms that I’ll be fine there.
I probably spin up a windows vm that I could remote into from my homelab if I’ve missed anything I do need to run.
- Comment on Epic Games Cutting 870 Jobs, 16 Percent Of Its Workforce, also selling Bandcamp 1 year ago:
In the not too distant future:
Today we’re announcing we’re ending support for Bandcamp and merging it to YouTube music….
- Comment on Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition - Announcement Trailer | PS5 & PC (Epic & Steam early 2024) 1 year ago:
Got rid of my Xbox and PS5 as I was sick of having to pay out for subs (PSN/XBL) so I'll gladly take any of the PS5 games that Sony offer on PC, even if we have to wait a while.
Good to see the Sony exclusives still coming.
- Comment on Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music 1 year ago:
I ended up recovering some of my music using Google takeout which in turn absolutely wrecked most of the tags on my songs.
- Comment on Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music 1 year ago:
I loved Google play music as a locker for my owned music and a a storefront to buy what I wanted. YouTube Music made me abandon it completely and move my owned music onto my plex server.
Why does Google have to ruin everything? Still bitter about Google Reader closing back in the day. That was the beginning of the end of me having confidence in their services and moving to self hosting as much as I can.
- Comment on FTC fails to redact Microsoft document, revealing an old Bethesda release schedule 1 year ago:
Fallout 3 remaster?
Yes please. - Comment on Unity ...It Just Keeps Get Worse 1 year ago:
That's one for the bookmarks. What an incredible site.
- Comment on The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 11-09-2023 1 year ago:
Still playing Starfield.
Game is immense in scale and I’ve been doing random quests and POI hunting and enjoying it thoroughly.
- Comment on What are YOU planning? 1 year ago:
Waiting till October 14th like the European peasant I am, just like I did in 1999.
- Comment on The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 04-09-2023 1 year ago:
Starfield. Trying to stay away from some of the negativity online about it to not to make me aware of my own poor standards and am loving it so far.
- Comment on How do people find good information on the internet these days? 1 year ago:
Keep a log of anything you do successfully find that you may need later.
I’ve started bookmarking anything I do find genuinely useful as there’s a chance that the a similar search would yield different results that wouldn’t help at all.
I’ve also installed archivebox on one of my home lab pcs to grab a snapshot of any sites and pages that I want to keep (you never know if you’ll go back and it’s gone).
Retaining good information for yourself is just as important on the web now given all the bot spam and affiliate laden shit out there that Google and Bing seem to be promoting these days.