PonyOfWar

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Technology is certainly improving and in many technical aspects, modern games are much more advanced than older ones (e.g. raytracing). Some aspects of graphical detail aren't really dependent on technology though, but on effort and skill. RDR2 is a great example of that, as the devs really went out of their way to add incredible detail to every part of the world and especially the animations. It must have been very time-consuming and prohibitively expensive to realize that level of detail. Even back then most devs didn't go through that kind of effort and now, with so many development studios getting closed or shrinking, most will take a much more economical approach to graphics. There are still some incredible examples of advanced graphics from recent years though, like Alan Wake 2.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

TBH, I feel like the Marvel hype has mostly died off at this point. A few years ago, pop culture was all about it and you couldn't avoid hearing about every new movie coming out. Now, I couldn't even tell you what the current Marvel movies are and nobody I know is talking about them. The biggest super hero franchise now seems to be "The Boys", which is pretty much a deconstruction of the whole idea of superheroes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That goes for both sides. If that agency leads you to provoke a crime and beat someone up for content, that's pretty fucked up.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Opportunity makes the thief. These people are intentionally trying to get people to commit a crime that might have never otherwise have happened, just so they can beat someone up and/or create content for their channels. That is morally wrong.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

It’s the same as seeing a person rob an elderly person in the street, and kicking the shit out of them.

Not really, because it's not a random occurrence, but one they're actively trying to bait. It's more like dressing someone up as an elderly person with a clearly visible full wallet and having them walk laps through a dangerous neighborhood until someone tried to rob them.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

To give a simple and unbiased answer to your question: Any natural-born US-citizen who has lived in the US for at least 14 years and is at least 35 years old is allowed to run for president of the United States.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago

Well you picked two of my favorite games there... :p

For me it's Monster Hunter. There's no appeal to me fighting endless boss fights grinding for better gear. People often compare it to Soulslikes, which I do like. But IMO Monster Hunter doesn't have the best part of Soulslikes, which is the exploration of an intricate world full of mysteries.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not still, but again. Moved back when Covid hit and my company started to allow working from home. Honestly, I prefer it. Lived in a tiny city apartment, now I live in a large house in a village, with a garden and lots of nature around. The house would be too large and expensive for my mom to live there alone, so it makes sense for both of us.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Much of the world is moving in that direction. The many crises of recent years and an uncertain future outlook for humanity are fertile ground for extremists promising easy solutions and "going back to the good old days".

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Source? In Germany at least that's not the case, it's mainly the conservatives who push for it. In the original vote, only the greens clearly opposed it. Later on, SPD (center-left) and FDP (liberal) changed course to also oppose it. Couldn't find results for other countries though, so I'm genuinely curious.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Either way they can just give it a new name and change some details to propose it again. Like how they made it "voluntary" this time (but you can only send text if you don't agree).

[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Nice. I guess they didn't expect to get a majority to support it anymore. Definitely a win for now, but I'm sure they'll try again.

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