tryitout

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[–] tryitout 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I also heard "respect muh authority"

[–] tryitout 10 points 2 years ago

Unfortunately they welcome the arrival of their murderous God because they think he will destroy all the icky people.

[–] tryitout 19 points 2 years ago

It's too bad they cut that scene from The Hunt for Red October.

[–] tryitout 9 points 2 years ago

How tf would he do a sequel to Face/Off? He was very dead at the end.

"I'd like to take his soul... off."

[–] tryitout 2 points 2 years ago

I agree that microtransactions and loot boxes in gaming need regulation as well. Hopefully this is a step towards that.

[–] tryitout 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Any protections to consumers are a win. I think overall this will be a positive for gamers.

IMHO this ruling is shortsighted and pushes for a future with increased monitisation that isn't in the box value of the game and targets to hurt the Devs that make consumer friendly games while giving games with loot boxes and microtransactions an advantage in the market when talking in terms of overall sales for the devs.

Your last paragraph could hold some truth if publishers think this will affect profits. I don't know if this would significantly impact profits since we're talking about a new secondary market that did not exist in the digital space before. There's probably some historical data for how physical used game sales affect new game sales but it might be hard to quantify since that market has existed pretty much from the beginning.

I would anticipate another across the board price increase for games as a result, but I see this more as an excuse for greed on the publishers' parts rather than a cost to offset any actual lost revenue.

[–] tryitout 36 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That reminds me of this study I read that anyone will believe anything that looks like a screenshot of a reputable news article.

[–] tryitout 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

You could make so much money playing Russian roulette!

[–] tryitout 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because the goal of capitalism is to chase infinite profits and raze the earth in the process. Providing you with convenience or value or helping any human is not a part of this process.

[–] tryitout 6 points 2 years ago

The golden mole project was in partnership with conservation group Re:wild, as part of its Search for Lost Species program, which aims to locate species whose status is unclear. De Winton’s golden mole is the 11th of its “most-wanted lost species” rediscovered since the program launched in 2017.

I hadn't heard of this project before but it sounds like they've been incredibly successful. Once they've identified where the lost species lives, they can focus protection efforts in that area. Very cool!

[–] tryitout 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They're standing inside him.

[–] tryitout 18 points 2 years ago

Speak for yourself, that robogrip was too strong for me.

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