DefiantTostada

joined 2 years ago
[–] DefiantTostada 3 points 1 year ago

The XP is my worry too. These long CRPGs burn me out because they require almost 100% completion to get to level parity. I'm still loving BG3, but if the later acts are like Act 1 I'm not sure I'll make it. The content is all superb, but it seems like I need to do it ALL in order to progress.

[–] DefiantTostada 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What rom hack did you play? I've been meaning to do another playthrough and I'm not impressed enough with pixel remaster to buy that.

[–] DefiantTostada 14 points 1 year ago

Definitely, this app is now my daily driver for Lemmy (which is essentially all of my social media at this point). Great app and awesome pace of updates.

[–] DefiantTostada 1 points 1 year ago

I'm really happy they pulled it forward. Can't wait to dig in myself. I played a bit of it, but shelved it to keep it fresh for full release. What class did you have the most fun with during EA?

[–] DefiantTostada 5 points 1 year ago

Link Between Worlds and the Links Awakening remake count, though. If you haven't checked those out they are both great.

[–] DefiantTostada 5 points 1 year ago

I'm partial to the litany against fear. Not super deep, but I can say I've recited it quietly to myself a few times! It's a decent tool to acknowledge, process, then repress and move past true fear.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain

[–] DefiantTostada 6 points 1 year ago

Hear hear. The steam deck is making me appreciate that the most. I initially hoped cross-platform saves would work for games on the Switch and PC, but I don't think I've seen a single game where that works. It's part of the reason the Deck has replaced the Switch for me. Steam cloud saving is usually flawless between Deck/PC.

The downside of true cross-platform is that it requires server side saving. Which usually means another launcher and multiplayer/GAAS BS. Diablo is no exception.

[–] DefiantTostada 9 points 1 year ago

For more modern CT-likes I would recommend Chained Echoes and the soon-to-be-released Sea of Stars. Chained Echoes was fantastic.

[–] DefiantTostada 3 points 1 year ago

Speaking of "legendary", he played literal Satan in the movie Legend. Huge fucking horns and everything. Also RHPS of course. Truly a legend. Too bad about his stroke, but he's still voice acting!

[–] DefiantTostada 4 points 1 year ago

The wafer equipment market has more US roots than the fab market, as many tools are designed here (even if built in Asia). Their supply chains are different than TSMC/Samsung and less localized to "home country only". Also, TSMC was bringing their supply chain with them for AZ.

[–] DefiantTostada 2 points 1 year ago

Two points:

  1. It's the fiscally responsible thing for these pension funds to do. They have diversified investments, including S&P500 stocks. I hope the police and firefighter pension realized all those TSLA gains.
  2. Institutional investors have POWER, and we don't want all institutional investors to be investment banks. Why isn't it good news that a union pension fund is holding a greedy board accountable for outsized executive pay? These guys saw a material impact in their investments at TSLA due to board BS and sued the board.
[–] DefiantTostada 2 points 1 year ago

The Fremen are the most interesting in my eyes. It helps that we are introduced to them through the Atreides lens, so everything seems so strange and alien. The way they respect the desert, worms, and water scarcity is hard to imagine for the reader, but becomes internally consistent with how the Fremen operate. In Messiah that breaks down a bit, as the water scarcity foundation is ripped away and the Fremen lose purpose. They're initially framed in a positive light (freeing Dune from the Harkonnens) but the jihad and religious fanaticism show their ignorance and weakness the following books. Still though they are just AWESOME

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