Quoting: chrI think this game does a good job of reminding a die-hard victim-defender like me that there is a person on the other side of such interpersonal conflicts and that fear of equalization of social power relations isn't the only possible reasons someone might take the side of the accused in these kinds of interpersonal conflicts (accusations of abuse or assault). Though I still think it is extremely common reason, if not the most common.

I liked one philosopher's approach to this: In the social-emotional sphere be compassionate and supportive towards the victim (assume they are telling the truth), but keep the legal system separate from the compassion (where presumption of innocence defends the accused party). I guess their suggestion still lacks in compassion towards the accused.

All in all I feel that many of us are afraid of the social media (Twitter, Youtube, etc) mobs launching vicious campaigns against someone. Nobody deserves that devastating psychological hell (I've heard several accounts of such experiences on youtube). I think even the worst of the worst scum on earth shouldn't be subjected to mob violence like that. Our imperfect justice systems should suffice.

I think I'm likely to save more of my empathy for the victims, particularly given that one of them was, and continues to be, the primary focus of what may be the largest sustained harassment campaign in internet history [External Link]. It is important to remember that there's a human on the other side yes, but all indications point to him being....not a very good human. Troubled, in pain himself, yes. But also harmful to almost everyone around him and not above using that pain as leverage over others, a fairly common tactic among domestic abusers.

In terms of humanization in the Holowka case, I'm more inclined to go with the personal story Scott Benson tells [External Link], which paints him as human and worthy of some sympathy, but doesn't gloss over the destructive (both to himself and others) parts of his character, over a game that seems to seek to present his stand-in as a largely hapless innocent who's just caught up in events beyond his control.

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Quoting: TheRiddickTo be fair guys EPIC killed Linux and Mac support for Rocket League after claims that there wasn't enough player base to keep supporting it. Which leads me to believe the development upkeep cost of that studio is in real bad shape (devs costing way too much).

This is a problem when a gamedev studio get too big, suddenly they go from only needing 20k profit on a fringe platform to keep supporting it, to needing 10million.... THIS IS 100% what happened with Rocket League!

It makes me wonder if the devs are costing too much, or if the board of directors is demanding a certain level of profit to justify buying them in the first place.

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Quoting: Cyril

Quoting: Liam...violent machines powered by Blood...

It's humans, right? :whistle:

The violent machines powered by Blood were the friends we met along the way.

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Quoting: dejaime

Quoting: marcusUh ... besides that being irrelevant in total since Tencent has a minority stake in Epic, you need to compare the same unit and the same accounting category to make any sense. Tencent had a net income of 79.984 billion CN¥, which is roughly 12 billion USD.

Ops, my bad. I'll fix my previous comment. The number is much less scary now, but still significantly bigger than Valve's.

I disagree that Tencent's being a minority stake makes it irrelevant. It does mean that Tencent has minority vote, and Sweeney is officially still the one making final decisions. But that doesn't mean Tencent does not have any interest in EGS succeeding, thus being irrelevant.

It's worth noting that while Tencent is a minority on paper, in practice that 40% (which gives them the right to nominate Directors to Epic's board) and the amount of money they bring to the table means they pretty much set the agenda at shareholder meetings. They're anything but irrelevant, and you can see their influences in the manipulative monetization practices that have been incorporated into Fortnite as time goes by. Make no mistake, they're in the driver's seat no matter what Sweeny tells people (and likely himself).

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Okay, I like the idea that the time mechanic isn't limited to how often you can use it. I was expecting another one of those cases where you only get so many tries, or you need to build up a gauge before you can use the power. This seems like a different approach with more freedom to experiment.

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Quoting: GuestDon't you find it looks better in low resolution ?

If 0:06 - 0:10 of this trailer is anything to go by, the pixel-y filter makes it much harder to tell what's going on. So...no. Not really. It just looks fuzzier.

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Quoting: scaineI played Act 1 all the way through in 2013 and was vagely surprised, at the end, to discover that it was a episodic release. Sadly, I never went back to it. I suppose episodic releases only really work if you can keep up momentum and stick to a schedule. There's no point in me buying Act 2 onwards now - I've long forgotten what Act I was about!

As crappy as the devs are (long, unexplained delays and extremely little contact with players), they have made something worth playing. Act 2 in particular is brilliant, so I'd recommend replaying Act 1 and then moving forward with it. That's what I'll be doing.

Just...don't trust anything the devs do in the future, that's all.

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This is exactly my jam. Been looking forward to it for quite a while now, glad to see I can wishlist it at least.

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: NezchanAs to spouses, I've only married three. Leah is great all around, and probably my favourite so far. Maru is a surprisingly good mother, which is something she doesn't really hint at beforehand. Penny is...nice? She's a little too "perfect 50s housewife" for my taste really, but to a degree it makes sense for someone with her background to really want that kind of stability.

I start being curious about this game... :S:
This does sound... complex?

It's actually not all that complex really. Sure, there are ways to min-max things but that's not the point of the game. Farming is straightforward, crafting isn't complex and materials are generally pretty easy to get, and the friendship/romance system is maybe a little *too* simple (it's basically just giving people gifts a couple of times a week, and keeping tracks of what they like). Overall it's very chill, but there are loads of different things you can do if you feel like it.

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According to Steam I've got just shy of 500 hours on it, although that does include some degree of idling in the background while I did something else. So realistically, it's probably in the 400 - 450 range.

As to spouses, I've only married three. Leah is great all around, and probably my favourite so far. Maru is a surprisingly good mother, which is something she doesn't really hint at beforehand. Penny is...nice? She's a little too "perfect 50s housewife" for my taste really, but to a degree it makes sense for someone with her background to really want that kind of stability.

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