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pnut027 posted...

People complain that the free service theyre using has ads. When its pointed out that a paid ad free version exists, they complain about that.

Im not sure why yall feel so entitled to free shit. Come on now.

We complain that the ads aren't properly done. That's why most people are pissed off. I've had times when I've finished an ad and less than a minute later I get another ad. Ergo why I use adblocker. It's even worse with YouTube shorts, where you can get a minute long ad for a 15 second clip.

I get why ads are important, but they need to be handled a lot better than they currently are.

Most of them are all inclusive. Meaning if you plan on enjoying the entertainment, it will come out to about even. I personally want to go on 70,000 tons of metal at some point in my life. 60 metal bands over a 3 day period. That said, I can't help but criticize the cruise ship for only being 3 days instead of the standard 5 or 7.

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you can stand by it, but its incredibly valuable to Microsoft, and they will get their spendings back extremely quickly.

KanWan posted...

hes the father of modern skateboarding

people before would only get air time going off a ramp and he came up with the trick to get air anywhere (the Ollie)

hes easily #1 for me at least

His nickname is the godfather of street skating. Essentially he invented nearly all the basic street tricks that you see today. The kickflip is something that he invented.

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only the number 1 gaming in mobile, fps and mmo. FF14 is growing, but WoW still dominates from my understanding.

potdnewb posted...

employees that choose to commit time theft deserve to get crap from management
if you're clocked in do your job its not hard and neither is your job
they should be fired and replaced

and that's where you seem to misunderstand my meaning. I'm talking about employees who used to actively show up to work just to get yelled at, so they choose to stay home and only work enough to pay bills. I'll give you an example. I worked at Wal-Mart a couple years ago as a store standards. Essentially a cart pusher with a few extra duties. 2 minutes into my shift our produce manager would lay into me if I wasn't already outside getting carts. I could be talking to the other store standards about how we are going to approach bringing the carts in and she would lay into us. It got so bad that the moment that I quit to go back to college, the entire store standards staff quit. All of them, except for one who couldn't find work, who left a month afterwards.

They had to shut down that department for 6 months because no one wanted to work there because of the shit and abuse managers were giving us. It's so bad now that my friend who has been working there for 17 years is now quitting to work elsewhere, all because they are forcing him to do the work of 4 people. Rather than replacing the workers, they attempted to save money and get the workers who worked in other departments to do Store Standards and were forced to hire new staff when all of them refused to work there due to how much crap the Store Standards staff were taking on a daily basis. In the span of 1 shift I would get yelled at 10+ times by different management. We were doing our jobs, but we didn't have the support of management. If anything it was anti-support. The one day we had enough people to cover the carts, they actually took one of us and stuck us in a dead department we had no training in.

And I'm not saying it isn't the employees fault. There are certainly employees with bad work ethics. But at the same time, we have management who don't know what they are doing.

I had bosses call me when I was at a funeral 10 hours away burying my best friend of 15 years. They just don't give a damn. They expect 1 person to do the work of 4 people, which is why no one wants to work there anymore, and the reason self checkouts are used as much as they are in that store. They actively choose to not hire people. Which is why employees don't get fired.

the sad part is, and I've pointed this out in other topics, is that at least where I live, self checkouts were brought in to help with the growing lineups that could not be managed by the working staff.

At least where I live, the reason those checkouts exist are because younger cashiers just don't show up to work in the first place. Keep in mind where I live in Canada we pay the minimum wage, which is something like 13-14 dollars here, and there are plenty of hours to get. Cashiers just don't want to take crap from management, and they actively choose to hang out with friends and don't get punished for it.

Rarely is it the case where there aren't enough employed staff. If anything we overstaff. It's just that, at least here, those staff get bullied by management and don't want to work every day.

reincarnator07 posted...

This literally reduces the number of competitors. This is not good for gamers.

Then the other companies need to step up then. This whole bullshit of "it literally reduces the number of competitors". Do you have any clue how many franchises there are out there that chose to not make a new game when they could?

Unreal Tournament
Tribes
SOCOM: US Navy Seals
Medal Of Honor
Killzone
Goldeneye
TimeSplitters
Quake
Hexen

That's only naming 9 of them. I don't know how many are owned by Microsoft atm, or how many have recently made a game, but the point still stands. People make a big fucking deal that losing COD to Microsoft is massive deal, its only a massive deal because companies stopped trying to compete with Activision in the first place.

Did you know that at one point Medal of Honor was actually beating Call of Duty? It took 4 COD games before they overtook MOH on PC. Sony for quite some time had SOCOM, but then just stopped making them. Hell, for a while Battlefield was overtaking Call of Duty, but then they just started releasing garbage. There are so many franchises out there that they can avail of that they actively do not choose to port or make a sequel to, and that's not even counting your money making franchises like Spyro, Gex, Sly Cooper, Ratchet and Clank, and Jak and Daxter. Or making original new games that people could get excited about.

You want companies to hear you? speak with your wallet. Stop buying COD games and start buying other games. There are so many great games that never see a sequel that should.

RoosterGold posted...

Like what? This isn't an argument I haven't played 4

-There are issues with latency
-When you access your stash, your loading every players stash who are currently accessing their stash
-Resistances have been busted since the game launched, as in they aren't working. They said they were going to fix it in season 2, but I've yet to see any notes about it whatsoever
-Lack of end game content. They have over 100 dungeons, but only 20 or so bosses. Essentially they made a game that is 3x the size it should be for the amount of mobs/bosses there are currently in the game

Lets just say there are better options coming up in the next year with Titan Quest 2, as well as Path of Exile 2. Both cheaper and ran by developers that actually care about the way their game looks.

nope. It's essentially a reskinned season 1 with a couple added bosses. They did nothing to address the actual concerns people had about the game.

Jiek_Fafn posted...

Spraying people generally leads to the best possible resolution. They're temporarily fucked up without lasting effects. I wish more law enforcement was liberal with it instead of other means. It'll put down most people unless they're immune or super duper high.

Glad you're alright, TC. You did your job and didn't cripple this guy and you're no worse for wear. You should be proud of how this played out.

You'd think, but some people who are drugged out are surprisingly immune to the stuff.

Sufferedphoneix posted...

Yeah. These people get gorilla strength when high on some of this shit. My blessing was he was too high to fight effectively. He had more raw strength than me just couldn't use it effectively.

When I say he kicked me in the shin I mean he was on the ground on his side cocked his leg back (bending his knee) and let loose. Had he been more on point and hit me in the knee he coulda easily taken me down.

Pepper spray was the least violent appropriate response to that.

Someone looking excessive force would have jumped on top of him and pounded his face in.

Thanks for understanding. Yeah we ain't Bruce Lee. We get shitty ass training but yet I still chose to do things by the book rather than just turn it into a street brawl. I mean shit I have a baton I coulda cracked him with that

Yeah, the one time I had to deal with a patient who was on drugs he was strapped to the fucking bed and it still took 6 of us to hold him down. Drugged strength is unreal.

AsucaHayashi posted...

truth.

some people are just too stockholm-syndromed to tell good competition apart from bad competition.

I look at it this way. Since Activision initially acquired Blizzard, games went from AAA to AA, you can no longer buy items in-game with in-game currency, and most of the original staff left to form their own company. And who can forget the debacle of "If you make a custom game in WC3 Reforged, we own the rights to it", which I would assume killed all the hype for the game as that was a massive reason people played it in the first place.

I might grab one when the new ones are released. Yeah, they are more expensive, but at the same time, screw the rules I'll have money.

Welcome to the 37 club, can't say I've enjoyed it lol. Hoping 38 is much better lol.

stahlbaum posted...

Japan US relations for 200 Alex.

I believe you'd find it in the R's.

I'm glad that when I was working at a mental facility that building had its own white staff to deal with unruly patients. The only time that I had to deal with something similar it took 4 people to restrain a hospital patient. They gain some ridiculous strength when they get angry.

I have the game, but I've never opened it up. Bad memories of really crappy spinoff games using licensed characters lol. Trinity Universe from my memory was awful.

itcheyness posted...

So Bruce Willis annoyed someone once and you can't feel bad for him because of it?

That's an absolutely psychotic mentality to have...

I already broke this down, read the post following that one. I actually lived through this shit.

My Aunt was exactly like him. Treated people like shit when she was sane, and when she was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and Alzheimer's we are supposed to feel bad for her? It took 2 years of therapy for my uncle to even be able to leave his house after she passed. And that bit with Kevin Smith was only one instance. There are others that were reported.

I'm not telling you how you should feel. You can feel however you want. I'm just saying my own personal feelings on the matter, from a different perspective. And I'd like to end those feelings with this post.

Serious_Cat posted...

In retrospect, Kevin Smith seems to attribute it partially to early symptoms of dementia. Forgetting lines, problems with delivery, etc.

and that's a fair way to put it.

DepreceV2 posted...

2024 is too early to expect significant changes. It will probably take 2-3 years

You'd think, but understand that the moment Kotick leaves the company, consumers are going to expect big changes to justify the buyout in the first place. At the very least they will build towards next years E3 showcase being a big deal with at least 1 major announcement set for a next year release.

TheGoldenEel posted...

this is bad for consumers everywhere

lol, no its not. If anything its a good thing for consumers everywhere. Bobby Kotick held that company back for far too long. At the very least you'll see a crap ton of new fresh content in all of the games come 2024, not to mention that the employees won't be treated like shit anymore by a guy who looks like he was cut from the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie.

Dakimakura posted...

It at this point is essentially just an 8 year old version of the same game. How much could it possibly be saved? Only hope for salvation is abandoning "OW2" to put actual development in on a sequel called Overwatch 3.

according to a former dev, Kotick would give the team unnecessary projects just to fill time and instead of putting the results into the game he'd just scrap them. So at the very least completed content has a chance of being pushed to live. I would imagine there is a good deal of unused content that they can release all at once to fill the void left from the 3 years of barely any updates.

Southernfatman posted...

But who is Glass Joe's one win?

Nick Bruiser

ghettoraider81 posted...

So being difficult to work with is justification for what he is going through now?

Real shit take there/

Want to reread my original message before you decide to throw me on the fire there bud? As someone who actually went through what his family members are going through now I think I have a bit more understanding than others. I feel bad that he's going through this, I do. It's not something anyone should experience. But I can still voice the opinion that I don't like the guy. I just don't make it the focal point of conversation, and just mentioned why I don't like the person, and it has nothing to do with his current state, but how he was during a healthy state.

And as I've mentioned, I've actually gone through that with my own family. My grandfather had dementia before he passed, and my aunt was an advanced Schizophrenic with early onset dementia/Alzheimer's. We forgave her for her actions while she was sick, but that doesn't mean we forgave her for her actions when she wasn't sick or was medicated.

You can be both mind you. You can feel bad for someone and still dislike the person, which is what I'm trying to say here.

No Office Space....

boxoto posted...

^ what happened?

There are just stories of him just being a miserable prick to people, that's all. Kevin Smith has an entire bit about working with him during Cop Out, and how he'll never work with him again. He then goes into talking about how working with Johnny Depp was the exact opposite of working with Willis.

That he's just difficult to work with as he got older.

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No, no it can not. That said, the 300+ million he's getting actively angers me. Just once I want someone to sue him to the ground.

It's a horrible way to go, and I feel bad for his loved ones. That said, I can't feel sad for him, knowing all the issues he has caused over the years.

absolutely. I've long since said I will abandon all my friends and family for 10 years to further my career into the 6 figures. Some people aren't able to do that, but I have nothing holding me to the one area.

My long term goal is to be like my friends brother. He bounced from job to job until he was earning close to 200k and then took a pay cut to move closer to home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NFmgQqLmSo

Smashingpmkns posted...

Someone needs to introduce wash cloths to white people. We need a PSA or a meeting or something.

I just use a bath sponge puff for all the parts I can reach and a washcloth for parts I can't. Puffs are game changers.

I'll probably start boycotting once Stormgate gets a full release. Or even a beta release.

thronedfire2 posted...

you could get all the cosmetics just by playing the game before. you can't now without spending real money. which is more scummy and greedy?

what's more frustrating is that the in-game currency you earn cannot be used to pay for additional seasons. Like I'm obsessed with Hearthstone Battlegrounds, but even if I get 1st place, I'm not getting anything I can put towards even a discount towards the next season.

variasuite posted...

It's awful in all cases. Name one single game where weapon durability makes it more fun.

Lies of P. They give you the option to repair your weapon mid combat, and there are ways that increase your damage proportional to the amount of durability you have left. Those same repair grindstones also can have effects like burning or acid damage.

Metal_Gear_Raxis posted...

Maybe it's for the best that Starcraft 2 was Blizzard's last RTS, if THIS sad version of Blizzard tried making Warcraft 4 it'd probably be horrific...

which is why you should be watching out for Stormgate, which is made by members of the original WC/SC team, and is Frost Giants first actual game.

St0rmFury posted...

But I thought MS was suppose to put a stop to this...

that will only happen once Kotick is out of the company. Which at this point doesn't look likely. Thankfully I have Stormgate to look forward to.

KitKats posted...

I mean, you just described having poor mental health / brain functioning during the day.

I can relate to the peace of nighttime though, and not having a horrible boss around. Thats not related to fucking up your natural cycle though. Humans are not nocturnal creatures.

It can take months or years to recover, depending on the person and circumstances.

.....I take it you've never read any of the other topics I've posted on regarding my mental health. I've been a night owl since I was 5 years old. My poor mental health has nothing to do with me being a night owl. My poor mental health is because I suffer from an extreme form of sleep apnea unrelated to weight, where I only get 1/2 hour of sleep when unassisted, which is why when I got my first CPAP machine 2 years ago, my life changed for the better. I'm also forced to be on ADD pills as they cause my body to wake up as a side effect. If I don't take those pills, I can have 3-4 naps a day, each lasting 20-30 minutes.

This is coupled with things like Seizures at 4, High Blood Pressure at 7 (because of an extremely rare kidney defect, before anyone blames it on weight).

If I try to sleep at a reasonable time, I'm literally lying in bed with my eyes wide open until at the very earliest 2. My mental health was never affected by working overnights. I've attempted the normal work schedule. It just doesn't work for me. I spend the first 2 hours barely functioning, and only really wake up until halfway through my shift. Yet, if I take a schedule from 8 pm until 6 am, I'm wide awake and alert for most of it.

That's just me though. I'm sure others are very different.

KitKats posted...

So much this.

Also, staying up after midnight and sleeping in late is not the same thing as working overnights shifts, esp. on a scheduled regular basis.

Its horrible on brain function and mental / emotional health as well, especially as you get older.

Wouldnt do it for any amount of money unless it meant I could retire in a few months/year and be set for life (but thats not what this topic is about)

News to me, my mental health was at its peak when I was doing overnight shifts, and I was at my happiest. When I was working overnight shifts I worked with some of the coolest people I've ever met, unlike my day counterparts. I guess I'm the outlier in this situation.

Working day shifts made the most miserable I've ever been. Constantly having bosses getting up in your business telling you how to do a job you have done hundreds of times before. Not even bosses from your department, bosses from other departments in the company who have no business running a coffee machine, let alone a company.

Night time is quiet, gives me time to actually get my work done in peace, and I can work faster and understand my workload better than I ever could during the daytime. Meanwhile, even if I get into a schedule of working mornings, I'm miserable for the first 2 hours, even after coffee. I have problems processing information, and I speak to people differently. And I'm talking about a regular sleep schedule of going to bed at 10, waking up at 6/630.

Yeah, if I'm being honest when I was living in my 700 sq. foot home, it felt a bit too much for even me, I could easily get away with a 500 sq. foot home by myself.

Squall28 posted...

Graveyard shift is terrible for your health. Don't pick money over health.

In what world? I worked Graveyard shifts for close to 10 years, not once did it affect my health. Some of us are night owls. I don't ever get to bed before 3. I also get up at around 10:30, so I get plenty of sleep.

tbh, she isn't even the best looking one of their group. She comes across as pretentious. More power to her for being a shrewd businesswoman, but I'll never see the hype surrounding her.

I feel for you people who are used to warm weather. Up here in Canada its typically between 10-15c so that would drive anyone from the states nuts, trying to bundle up.

Guilty Gear X2, or Capcom vs. SNK 2.

I have a bigger question.... why the fuck did Rowdy Roddy Piper agree to do a Christian remake of Saw?

I really enjoyed playing private servers of Ragnarok Online. Regular Ragnarok was so slow to level, but private servers made it bearable. Outside of that, Wow, and I think I played a bit of Allods Online? its been a while so I don't remember if that was the name of the game, but it was in a very early stage of development.

Of course I know the origins of El Asso Wipo. I'm just going to sit here and wait for his partners El Diablo Negro and Senor Bag of Crap. If I saw pictures of all of them I'd probably be able to place at least 20 of them. But going by name alone, maybe 10?

No. If anything I'll watch even less than before. The guy is in his mid 40s, and unlike Lashley, he serves no value anymore.

Buy a 1/2 km plot of land, build a house, recreation facility(with bowling alley, wrestling ring, and arcade), a library, and a theater. Also would probably have a large plot of land for growing some crops, as I like to eat fresh vegetables but the ones we have at our grocery stores aren't super fresh.

Can I give a hot take here? I miss consoles with a pop down lid. Part of the reason PS2 was able to be as slim as it did was because it didn't have a motorized cd tray. I would actually save up money for a PS5 with a manual pop down lid. Computers are getting smaller and smaller so theoretically we could have a PS5 that is double the size of a PS2 slim with a pop down lid.