JasSmith

The Finals is an absolute mess with cheaters right now. People are pissed in the forums. They're leaving the game as fast as they can attract new players. Player numbers have been flat since March, and are significantly down since launch. I don't know if a game like this is sustainable with only 18,000 weekly players but I guess we'll find out.

Clover dies easily. Whether that's people walking on it, temperature extremes, too little water, snow. That makes a lawn look patchy. It can be used in certain places, but definitely not all.

In a capitalist system, that is what they are supposed to do. They are even compelled by law to maximise their return to investors. You are attacking them for stating a fact, believing that by merely uttering the fact, they are endorsing it.

I don't think Microsoft has cared about people pirating Windows for decades. They still permit people to use the MAS. It's like two seconds to activate Windows for free forever now.

They massively over-hired and over-acquired during covid. Demand spiked and they started poaching every studio and developer they could find. These layoffs were likely always the plan for when demand dropped again, and when they needed to streamline and consolidate the studios they purchased.

I think he has an impressive resume but The Callisto Protocol was a big flop. Right now industry investment is contracting and competition is fierce. People are mostly playing older and established games, and cheaper indies are capturing more attention than ever. He seems to have a passion for horror and it has never been a better time than right now to jump into a new indie horror title. Yes there is competition, but there is also a large audience and a willingness to try new and interesting games outside of large studios and franchises.

The same reason being nice to people makes them like you. That’s how humans work. If you’re mean to people they won’t like you. If you’re boring, people don’t find you interesting. If you say inappropriate things, they won’t like it. If your jokes suck, they won’t find you funny. We aren’t born perfectly socialised and wonderful human beings. We learn to become well integrated and liked by others. It’s a critical part of human development.

This is where idealism and reality conflict. It would be lovely if we were born as perfect creatures and everyone liked us. Many people are quite socially gifted. Many of us are not (and I include myself). We can’t force others to like us or spend time with us, so we are forced to work on ourselves and become better. Nicer. Friendlier. Funnier. More interesting. Better at listening. More empathetic. Etc.

Because you were rude and smug. Your comment didn’t address my comment at all.

Okay thanks for citing the page. I found it and that’s abhorrent. Way to bury the lede though. Why not use that as the title instead of what you did?

Could you quote the part where I wrote that death is acceptable? I keep re-reading my comment and for the life of me I cannot find it. I’m sure it’s there though because I trust you wouldn’t lie about what I wrote just to make a point. Right?