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TopicWhat if we had 13 months instead of 12 months?
Chrknu
11/05/23 3:42:35 AM
#12
13x28 = 364

1 year = 365.20-365.25 days or something

Maybe it could all be solved with like a yearly reset day, where you also synchronize the clock for the following year.


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TopicI'm sorry without a guide there is no way you would figure out how to get Epona
Chrknu
09/09/23 11:08:43 AM
#19
I didn't find that to be difficult. I remember having to look up how to advance at Death Mountain, though.

I didn't think of using a bomb to stop that rolling Goron :/

I also needed to look up something with that spy glass to get through that well temple, but I don't remember what step.

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TopicJordan Peterson on the Murray Franklin show
Chrknu
08/30/23 6:06:09 PM
#10
https://youtu.be/QiQsfC-OhMs?si=Gb6327Beu3dpbpFM

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TopicJordan Peterson on the Murray Franklin show
Chrknu
08/29/23 4:30:14 PM
#9
I always thought he sounded like Bob Odenkirk. I didn't watch the Muppets growing up, so I don't have Kermits voice in my head

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TopicJordan Peterson on the Murray Franklin show
Chrknu
08/29/23 4:19:23 PM
#7
Southernfatman posted...
JP in Better Call Saul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kHZREDrbJY


Is this a thing now? To have that speech edited into shows and movies?

Looking forward to more. He takes himself too seriously and edits like these are hilarious imo.

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TopicJordan Peterson on the Murray Franklin show
Chrknu
08/29/23 1:10:04 AM
#1
https://youtu.be/enYWYFXptQA?si=gU9o_ugarxR5K2eE



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TopicJordan Peterson lost court battle: He's forced to take course on professionalism
Chrknu
08/27/23 3:19:34 AM
#57
I think it's weird that people label Jordan Peterson as either good or bad. He can be both.

I think he can be a good influence on someone who needs to take more responsibility for their own life, as he is a convincing personality that promotes the idea that you actually can do something about your life situation, that it's actually possible to succeed, even in the face of many difficulties. He is also communicating that we should be aware that capitalism can easily make many people stuck with so little resources that it's next to impossible to advance, because market forces will funnel too much towards the already rich.

But he is also too fan of the status quo and individual liberties, that it seems that his compassionate words (I do believe that a lot of what he says comes from a place of compassion and caring) flyes against new moral standards. He feels to me like someone who would have had a problem with gay people if was brought up in his society 50 years earlier (don't really know if being gay was a problem in Canada in that time, but I assume it's like almost every other western nation)

What fans should be vary of, is that he is pretty much stuck in his ways and not open to change. He has many times been challenged on his views on his podcasts and doesn't seem to be willing to go into a debate, but instead just invites a new guest that agrees with his views about that topic, then goes on a long rant about it with a guest that pats him on the back for it. Matters like climate change, western morality, capitalism etc.

Personally I find him interesting to listen to, and he has some really cool viewpoints about myths and religions, and how ancient words has wisdom that can be applied to modern life. I'm not saying he is the only one, but he is the most popular one, I think.

It's a year or so since I saw the video that David Pakman made about JP and IIRC correctly I found it to be made with some very good points about the strenght and weaknesses about him.

https://youtu.be/yIh2wQkCqoI?si=h7r0shz-sDHEcZH3

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TopicPlaying P5R
Chrknu
08/18/23 6:49:11 PM
#6
PMarth2002 posted...
I just recently beat it and I'm currently playing through a second time. I prefer P4G, but I like P5R more than P3.

Did you play P4G before or after P5?

My first Persona-game was P5. I tried P4G, but it felt less important than 5. I have watched discussions online, and my impression is that if you played P4G first, you enjoy that game more.

I played P4G after P5 and I think P5 did an overall better job. I did like the mystery part of P4 more than the adults are bad in P5, though.

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TopicPlaying P5R
Chrknu
08/18/23 4:36:55 PM
#1
I recommend!

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TopicWhich of these things did scientists do that pissed you off more?
Chrknu
08/18/23 4:14:19 AM
#19
Newave posted...
PSA: Pluto is still literally a planet. It hasn't magically changed because some pseudoscientists made up a randomly selected and significantly worse new definition system that absolutely nobody has to use unless they for some reason specifically want to be less wrong than right.. just saying, the original definition system never magically disappeared and is still a vastly superior one as it makes more sense, is far easier to understand and apply, defines important features more clearly and in easier to use in aid of understanding planetary systems better.

Wasn't one of the points about the removal of Pluto as a planet, that if the old definition stands, we had to add several other icy/rocky bodies as planets as well?

I've heard that the original definition was about 7 planets that you could see with the naked eye or something.

Definitions change based on new observations and information.


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TopicWhich of these things did scientists do that pissed you off more?
Chrknu
08/18/23 2:42:24 AM
#11
hereforemnant posted...
Pluto only lost classification because it's been shrinking because of other stuff impacting it's surface right?

It's actually shrinking because of the Plutonian mining operations.

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TopicThe more I live life, I realize it's more about hanging on rather than intellige
Chrknu
08/14/23 7:48:08 AM
#16
Torgo posted...
I can say that's a rough one.

I would trade my "intelligence" and curiosity for the ability to thrive at menial tasks and persevere. If you have both... you're golden, but if you are born with only one I'd take the ability to thrive doing menial tasks over intellectual curiosity in a second.

Why? Because our capitalist hierarchical society has only a few spots for creative and intellectually curious people, and those positions are tightly contested all the time and will go to the more driven regardless of talent... those who can do menial work day in and day out without it getting to them too much are far better off as a whole. Again... if you got both congratulations. Otherwise capitalist society can always use a hard worker, but has no use for extraneous creative types.

A quick and easy response would be: Maybe you are lazier, but less intelligent and creative than you think? J/k

But let's examine it a bit more. I'm not a big proponent of capitalism (in the US I'm probably a full blown socialist), but I actually think that being intelligent and creative can be advantages that the more task doers can't compete with, and that is something capitalism takes advantage of, in favor of the creative intelligent types.

I'm not very creative, and at least not IQ intelligent (I scored 105-110 when I tried it at high school, i think), but I'm good at thinking ahead, so I use that to my strength.

If you are intelligent and creative, I'm positive there are loads of avenues for you, but you might have to play the game for a couple of years to get it. And it's possible to be lazy while playing, but you need to look ahead and make a plan. Or play the numbers game by constructing an application in a way that makes you interesting and just send it out everywhere that's interesting to you.

Finding something you enjoy is a good start, then find out how that can be used to get money. It's easy to not be lazy if you enjoy what you're doing. Use your intelligence and creativity to find out how to apply it. I don't really think "capitalism" is yours to blame, unless you over value your attributes.

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TopicThe more I live life, I realize it's more about hanging on rather than intellige
Chrknu
08/14/23 2:39:13 AM
#6
.... Are you saying you are dealt a bad hand because you are intelligent, but lazy?

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TopicJust started playing Mass Effect 3 and am very confused. -spoilers-
Chrknu
08/14/23 2:35:57 AM
#26
GameGodOfAll posted...
Alright that makes sense. Did sound a bit off.

It's Martin. He was just kidding with you.

Have fun with the game!

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TopicThink Mandela Effects are parallel universe's crossover to ours?
Chrknu
08/10/23 5:51:24 AM
#54
OriginalPlain2 posted...
I dont quite believe in multiverses
and Mandela effect is only a theory

Hypothesis

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TopicThink Mandela Effects are parallel universe's crossover to ours?
Chrknu
08/10/23 12:42:06 AM
#40
MICHALECOLE posted...
I personally dont even think Nelson Mandela even existed

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/8/7/AAfDdOAAEvV3.jpg

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TopicWho do you think deserves the fame/money X/Y graph?
Chrknu
08/06/23 1:12:40 PM
#1
Who deserves their fame money IYO?

Based on what I've seen I feel that Keanu Reeves seems like a guy who is likeable no matter how famous he is. Perhaps Tom Hanks also. Don't know how much money they make, but they seem to deserve it.

What famous persons do you think handle being rich well?

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TopicDavid Pakman
Chrknu
08/04/23 7:32:14 AM
#11
I tried YouTubing Pakman and Sanders and I couldn't really find him opposing Sanders' politics.

He had some views about the disadvantages of voting for Sanders, since he is seen as less favorable in the DNC, but it sounded more like a critique of the DNC to me (will admit that I skimmed through a little).

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TopicDavid Pakman
Chrknu
08/04/23 12:50:10 AM
#1
What do you guys think of him? Share your thoughts, opinions or clips. Everything goes.

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TopicEggs come from a chickens uterus
Chrknu
08/03/23 10:59:02 PM
#14
HornyLevel posted...
Wait, are you serious?

I thought they grew on trees.
They do in Animal Crossing!

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TopicWhat does HR do in a hiring process?
Chrknu
07/29/23 2:15:19 AM
#3
It looks like you guessed right. At Thursday they called my references (some of them called me back and notified me) and yesterday they got back to me.

I got the job!!!

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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/27/23 2:24:13 PM
#143
EbonTitanium posted...
I dont think Sonys is that long, because Deathloop is on Xbox. I think it varies.

The question I was asking Tanthalas is when the current FF exclusion of Xbox runs out. He/She seems to know something I can't find anywhere.

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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/27/23 12:50:35 PM
#138
EbonTitanium posted...
I think MS likes to do 2 years.

You mean that Sony likes to exclude Xbox for 2 years?

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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/27/23 11:40:22 AM
#133
Tanthalas posted...
Again, thats how exclusivity deals work, deals that MS has already made.

Once the exclusivity time ends, SE can do whatever they want.

MS is just spinning the truth to make it sound like something different.

When does the time to exclude Xbox run out? You claim it's a timed exclusive, but where is that information?

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TopicWhat does HR do in a hiring process?
Chrknu
07/26/23 1:57:59 PM
#1
I have applied for a foreman/service leader position in a company that is in competition with the company I'm at now. I have previously worked as a technician, so that covers the backstory. (I notified my current company about my ambitions, but they are full)

I have had two sets of interviews with the service leader who needs another service leader to handle the extra incoming workload and to grow the company.

The first was with a technical field support guy + service leader
The second was with the head of the department + service leader

I think both interviews went pretty well. After the first interview the service leader called me back after just 3 hours and told me I made a good impression and that he wanted another interview with his boss. The second interview I was less sure if I did good, but the head of the department said "I have no objections, but it's you who is going to work with him, so it's your decision". The service leader said he felt we had good communication, so he was positive. That was maybe a month ago.

About a week after I was contacted by a woman from HR who asked me a couple of questions. I was driving at the time, but I think I answered her questions ok.

I sent a message two weeks after that, asking if they have decided anything yet and asked for an update. They told me that they were sorry for not keeping me informed and that things move slower because of summer, but that they would have an answer around the 25th.

It's still around the 25th, so I'm just waiting patiently, but: What does the HR do when checking up on me and why does it take a month? I guess they need to call my references, but that shouldn't take long, right?

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TopicSo it turns out country music was always kinda super-racist
Chrknu
07/26/23 1:35:18 PM
#73
KanWan posted...
Snoop and Willie Nelson hang out a bunch

The "I have a black friend" defence is handled, then ;)

Nah, just kidding. I actually had to research Willie Nelson after I saw this topic, because I listen to him. Apparently the song Beer for my Horses with Toby Keith has been drawn into the discussion about racist songs because of these lyrics:

Grandpappy told my pappy, back in my day, son
A man had to answer for the wicked that he done
Take all the rope in Texas find a tall oak tree
Round up all them bad boys, hang them high in the street
For all the people to see

&

We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds
Too much corruption, and crime in the streets
It's time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground
Send 'em all to their maker and he'll settle 'em down
You can bet he'll set 'em down

Willie Nelson responds to the allegations that there were no racism implications from their side and that he wouldn't have joined the song if there was. I choose to believe him :)

When I hear this song I just imagine old western movies and stuff from Red Dead Redemption, where it's basically white guys getting hanged, so I never thought that it could be construed as racist. Just reflecting on it now, if it was an artist that had a racist history, I could totally see this being something to be wary of.

I think it's important to look at history of the artist to understand the possible intentions. I don't think Willie fits the description for it to be a racist dog whistle.

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TopicSo it turns out country music was always kinda super-racist
Chrknu
07/26/23 8:27:38 AM
#57
This topic is still going. Just to clarify: I actually love country music. Far from everything but some songs are amazing.
I posted the video because it's hilarious and it needed to be done because of the title.

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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/25/23 4:15:41 PM
#84
Tanthalas posted...
Again, there is nothing stopping SE from releasing FFVIIR and FFXVI on the XBox.

Unless they have signed contracts that prohibit that? Which is the claim made by Microsoft.

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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/25/23 4:13:56 PM
#81
Tanthalas posted...
Lol sure.

Also lets not forget one of the greatest things MS has brought to console players: charging a fee to play online.

One of the sweetest reasons to have a PS3 in those days. Sony followed suit, though.

I recall the online in many games were horrible, though. And based on the discussions here on gamefaqs, Xbox did have better online. Not worth 5$ a month, but still.

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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/25/23 4:10:25 PM
#79
Tanthalas posted...
How does any of that change what I posted? That's literally what exclusivity deals are, things that MS also does. Hell, that Bloodborne is mentioned by MS at all is outright stupid.

Tanthalas posted...
As for FFVIIR and FFXVI theres nothing stopping SE from releasing it on XBox. In fact, the director of FFXVI said they approached several companies to make a deal with FFXVI (which I think its safe to assume included MS) and they just went with the better deal.


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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/25/23 3:13:01 PM
#75
Mad-Dogg posted...
The thing with bayonetta 2 (and by extension bayo 3) is that supposedly platinum approached sony, microsoft, and multiple 3rd party companies in general looking for someone to help publish the game since sega backed out. All these companies said no. Nintendo actually accepted in the end, so if nintendo didn't do this then bayo 2 most likely wouldn't even exist.

https://mynintendonews.com/2014/10/01/kamiya-says-multiple-publishers-turned-down-bayonetta-2/

Aha! That makes it very hard to be mad at Nintendo, since everyone was given a chance before Nintendo stepped in :) Good for them. I heard they are great games! (Never cared much for hack and slash)

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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/25/23 1:36:57 PM
#72
LaLeyenda posted...
What Microsoft investigated seems odd when they call franchises like LittleBIGPlanet and Astral Chain third-party. Maybe they are referring to the developers. But they also refer Bayonetta 3 as third-party to Nintendo. Like did Sony and Nintendo gave those away or not have the copyright credits attributed to them as well as publishing those games?

I honestly thought LBP was a Sony first party, since it that Sackboy was a mascot for a while. Astral Chain and Bayonetta are Platinum games, are they not? So that's 3rd party.

I seem to remember that Bayonetta was about to be given up on before Nintendo revived it. I don't know how Nintendo does exclusivity deals and why both Sony and Microsoft doesn't seem to care about it.


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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/25/23 1:24:05 PM
#70
Enclave posted...
You're way too focused on Sony, probably because you're some Xbox fanboy.

Fewer independent major publishers is a bad thing, it'll mean fewer multiplatform games in the future. Sure Microsoft said some bullshit about keeping doing multiplatform but they said the same bullshit when buying Bethesda and we can already see what's happening there.

Note, I'm primarily a PC gamer, I'm not going to be locked out from games Microsoft makes so don't go thinking I'm against this because I'm going to be missing out.

I have been a playstation user since the ps1 days and I still go playstation because of their exclusives, I didn't buy an Xbox before they bought Bethesda (unlike ABK, I care about those games). I'm not missing out either ;)

That being said: I have been on gamefaqs for about 20 years and I remember how irritated us playstation users were when Xbox started with this timed exclusives shit on dlc. Since the end of the PS3 days and until now Sony has been doing a lot worse and the response was always that playstation is just better. Which was true. And they kept doing this anti-consumer (pro playstation) stuff, but now that Microsoft goes big, it's just unfair, right?

To me it just feels like this shakes up the coasting of playstation a little and it will be good for the industry that not every exclusive is on playstation and Nintendo. Xbots have cried for most of the time I've been on Gamefaqs. It's not bad that Ponys shed some tears. It's a healthy sign.

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Topic3 > 2 > 5 > 4 > 1
Chrknu
07/25/23 9:54:51 AM
#14
Solid_Sonic posted...
I'm saying it can't be Tekken because I can't see people putting 2 over something like 5.

Even 4, despite its gameplay issues, has a very unique feel to it that must count for something.

Aha. I read it as: It can't be Tekken "because 2 is worse than 3", but that is how he ranked them.

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Topic3 > 2 > 5 > 4 > 1
Chrknu
07/25/23 9:50:00 AM
#7
Solid_Sonic posted...
Nah, Tekken 2 still plays pretty crap compared to 3. No more moon jumping, better ground recovery options, actual 3D movement (still kind of limited 3D movement but real 3D movement this is something the series even struggles with now, only 4 really attempted something truly 3D but it has its own issues).

He has 3 rated higher than 2, though...?

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Topic3 > 2 > 5 > 4 > 1
Chrknu
07/25/23 9:40:00 AM
#5
If it's Tekken, why isn't 6 & 7 part of it?

When I see topics like this, I always look at the largest number and I start with series that has that number of games, haha.

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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/25/23 8:40:24 AM
#65
Tanthalas posted...
That would be all fine and dandy if gamers were getting more games out of this. They arent, in fact a sizable portion of them are getting less, because two big third-party developers that made multi-platform titles now belong to MS.

Youre comparing apples to oranges.

Sony owns the Bloodborne IP. It didnt pay for exclusivity, it approached From Software to have them help develop it.

As for FFVIIR and FFXVI theres nothing stopping SE from releasing it on XBox. In fact, the director of FFXVI said they approached several companies to make a deal with FFXVI (which I think its safe to assume included MS) and they just went with the better deal.

This is a statement Microsoft made to the CMA:
In addition to having outright exclusive content, Sony has also entered into arrangements with third-party publishers which require the exclusion of Xbox from the set of platforms these publishers can distribute their games on. Some prominent examples of these agreements include Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix), Bloodborne (From Software), the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix) and the recently announced Silent Hill 2 remastered (Bloober team).

And a bullet point:
  • Sony also has a portfolio of high-quality exclusive third-party content including Final Fantasy 16, Bloodborne, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Street Fighter V, Sifu and the Silent Hill 2 remake.


Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/637cec9dd3bf7f5a0b33f881/MICROSOFT_S_RESPONSE.pdf

So that is an official statement from Microsoft based on their investigations. As far as I know, SE and Sony has not denied. In fact, Sony has done their best to not be forthcoming with their exclusivity deals.

Not to mention that Sonys plans to make Starfield a Playstation exclusive is apparently why Microsoft bought Bethesda.

When we acquired ZeniMax one of the impetus for that is that Sony had done a deal for Deathloop and Ghostwire... to pay Bethesda to not ship those games on Xbox, said Spencer. So the discussion about Starfield when we heard that Starfield was potentially also going to end up skipping Xbox, we cant be in a position as a third-place console where we fall further behind on our content ownership so weve had to secure content to remain viable in the business. -Phil Spencer in court.

I actually don't like exclusives btw. I would love to just have one console to play everything on and I disliked Microsoft when they made these kind of deals in the previous generations. It seems, to me, that Sony has been way worse in later years, where Sonys exclusivity deals, mainly in Japan, has been just as bad as what Microsoft is doing now. Maybe it's because it's very few games from ABK I actually care about, though...

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TopicHow long has long covid lasted for you, and how bad is or was it?
Chrknu
07/25/23 6:18:33 AM
#7
Had two days were I felt pain in every movement and had a bad headache

Then about 4 months with coughing, but otherwise feeling healthy

I got out of shape and I still have bad conditioning, but don't know if it's age or long covid that makes it harder to get back to normal.

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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/25/23 6:02:32 AM
#53
Tanthalas posted...
Is it though? MS buying Bethesda and AB isnt increasing the number of available games, its reducing the number of games present on other systems. This is hardly a good thing for gamers.

It makes it so that the Playstation isn't the only "obvious choice". If each system has around the equal amount of exclusive titles, then that makes the console market more competitive.

Just like Sony exclusives are also timed.

From my limited understanding, but many of the newer games that has been Sony 3rd party exclusives are Xbox excluded "forever". The timed exclusive excuse for Sony is that it will come to PC later. If PC is included, then I don't think Xbox has, or will have, any exclusives at all.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Bloodborne, FF7R or FF16 will come to Xbox for example.

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Topicwhat's your 10/10 goty
Chrknu
07/25/23 5:09:01 AM
#20
Tears of the Kingdom so far. Maybe not a 10/10, though

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TopicDo you use a pop socket on your phone
Chrknu
07/25/23 5:02:17 AM
#4
I tried it for a month, but it wasn't useful enough for me

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TopicHoly crap the ads are way worse now
Chrknu
07/25/23 4:22:31 AM
#25
Adguard <3

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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/25/23 4:17:41 AM
#46
Enclave posted...
Oh no the ruling says it's not anti-consumer, it must be fine then. It's not like the legal system is massively slanted in favour of consolidation of corporate power.

Fair. Sometimes, probably even often, rulings are in favor of the best lawyers. And those are often the ones getting paid more by not working for the government.

So let's focus on the arguments and not the ruling. Sony was slowly gaining "monopoly" power because of how they did things. Slowly they have become the console of choice for most consumers because they were better at getting exclusivity deals and buying up what started as small studios. Over time these deals have made it hard to compete, so they basically pushed Microsoft into a corner, where they almost left the console market (which would have been bad for consumers).

Many small anti-consumer acquisitions over time vs. Big anti-consumer acquisition. Is that a fair comparison if we assume that buying publishers is anti-consumer?

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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/25/23 4:03:06 AM
#44
Enclave posted...
Paying for exclusives sucks but has been a part of the industry since before Sony even entered the console space. Major publishers though being bought up by a console maker? That shit is new and only Microsoft is pulling that bs, of course I expect Sony to follow as well now which is going to be bullshit.

It's unreal to me how people can let idiotic fanboyism make them cheer on the consolidation of the video game industry.

Yay! The corporations that don't care if we live or die are going to be in a more and more anti-consumer position of power! Well as long as the maker of the console I derive self worth from is winning then I'm all for it!

Ridiculous.

Based on the ruling, it isn't anti-consumer, though.

The FTC seemed to only make the case that it was bad for Sony, never that it was bad for consumers. If anything, the judge remarked that it was Sony that had been anti-consumer for a long time now.

The only thing that the regulatory bodies (US, UK and EU, at least) think might be anti-consumer, is Microsofts strategies for future cloud gaming.

Sony is leading 3-1 in console sales and I think it was mentioned in the court case that they have 6-8 as many exclusives, many of them proved to be paid to keep them off Xbox. As someone who likes both Xbox and Playstation, I don't see how this shake-up won't lead to more competition. The way it was going, was that Sony would pay for more exclusives and get a even bigger market share, which would lead to even less competition.

As the judge said: This might hurt Sony, but it's good for gamers.

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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/25/23 3:45:26 AM
#40
solosnake posted...
FF14 isnt though :(

Is that because of Sony, though? I remember reading a discussion about it back in the day, and that it was because of some log in restrictions because you had to go outside of the xbox ecosystem or something. I played FF14 before on my PS4 and I remember being directed to a website to log in.

I thought it was because of Microsoft being protective and not because Sony paid for exclusivity.

Might be wrong, though. Just observed a discussion long time ago

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TopicUnredactions show US judge called out Sony paying Square to skip Xbox for FF
Chrknu
07/25/23 3:40:05 AM
#38
FF15 is on Xbox :)

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TopicRate my ratings for 3D Mario games
Chrknu
07/25/23 3:38:30 AM
#34
Incredible posted...
That's what it means lol

Nothing can be 100%

It means 100% aka perfect aka myth famalam


Are you being deliberately obtuse?

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