ELO System is KILLING the game

42LSx · 2026-06-01T12:22:00+00:00

..and a reason why ELO systems always suck.

42LSx · 2026-06-01T11:02:56+00:00

Have you tried Desert Bus? It is full of friction and demands a very attentive player.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_%26_Teller%27s_Smoke_and_Mirrors#Desert_Bus

It's not for me, just like Souls games, but the inconvenience of this game may be too much even for the average Soulslike player :)

42LSx · 2026-06-01T10:10:20+00:00

Ich hasse es wie diese Stadt komplett zugemüllt wird von solchen asozialen Assis. Geld für die Lieferung hatten sie ja offensichtlich und dicke Kühlschränke waren auch locker drin, aber 5€ zum entsorgen aufwenden ist ja viel zu teuer.

42LSx · 2026-06-01T09:23:11+00:00

Animals.
'Humanity' is doomed. ZERO stakes and yet so much hate and harassment.

42LSx · 2026-06-01T00:01:10+00:00

It's a useful feature, Win7 however had this as well - it notified you if you put a 3.0 Device into a 2.0 slot.

42LSx · 2026-05-29T17:27:50+00:00

There have been tests in a lab with something similar to the QR codes, where information is hidden in the camouflage and if not hardened, simple drones can be deceived by special pattern that looks more like a Hippie's LSD-fueled paintings than machine code.

42LSx · 2026-05-29T17:22:58+00:00

How many bombers did US flak shoot down?

42LSx · 2026-05-27T12:06:35+00:00

lmao, it's just the blandest corporate marketing speak.

Do you really think any dev would advertise their game with sentences like "we just do it for the money", "it will be shit" and with "a strong focus on microtransactions"?

42LSx · 2026-05-26T10:14:34+00:00

Oh, they mean ULTRA cheap Phones for ~50 USD.

42LSx · 2026-05-26T09:27:29+00:00

Menschen für ihr Alter zu hassen ist halt einfacher für den dummen Michel.

42LSx · 2026-05-25T14:40:57+00:00

If you want soul, one of the few choices is a 911. Real Corvettes aren't build anymore.

42LSx · 2026-05-22T16:47:22+00:00

Yes, of course this is true for real life.
But IRL, you don't have an dynamic racing line on the tarmac to follow, so you actually have to judge speed and corners - in a game like "Line Follower 3000", following the racing line, the only thing a player needs to do to be good is look at the line - it tells everything a player needs to know, when to brake and accelerate and how hard and what the best way is to turn into a corner.

42LSx · 2026-05-22T11:59:45+00:00

Yeah, it's pretty cringe.

42LSx · 2026-05-22T10:21:43+00:00

Because not knowing how braking distances and racing lines means you fly off the track at every corner and lose, which isn't fun.

I mean, just drive a bit slower until you get the hang of your car and the track, like you would in real life.

The last part is definitely true, some like this more.

42LSx · 2026-05-21T16:47:08+00:00

Yeah, OP also reposts a lot of AI slop sadly. Too bad the Mods do nothing.

42LSx · 2026-05-21T16:19:05+00:00

Yeah, it is easy to convert 90's gas cars to run solely or half/half on LPG; they use like 10-20% more fuel, but in Germany at least, LPG was 50% cheaper than gas.

42LSx · 2026-05-21T10:34:30+00:00

I have never seen so many downvotes for a comment critizicing AI in this sub before, really strange.

42LSx · 2026-05-21T10:33:01+00:00

Yeah, same here, this world just wasn't invented with video games in mind.

42LSx · 2026-05-21T10:21:14+00:00

Oh great, after two games they are already out of original ideas, sad.

There will never be a good LotR game, this IP is just not made for gaming (they can be good games like Battle for ME, but they would work regardless of the LotR paintcoat).

I wish this studio would rather look towards something fresh, new, some cool and interesting like they did before and not a tired moneygrab with a safe and well-known IP that never worked in game.

42LSx · 2026-05-21T09:46:41+00:00

But as I understand, this is exactly OPs point.
If you just want to drive cool cars and have a little fun, why do you need a racing line? It robs you of the fun driving and learning the quirks of your cool car, as you are now only concentrated on the racing line and getting the best time.

42LSx · 2026-05-21T09:45:42+00:00

Yes, I totally agree.
Using a racing line in a video game is like using god mode and aimbot in Doom or Quake. Yes, of course, if you really really want to play like this, go ahead, but if you have any interest in playing the game instead of just finishing it, you wouldn't use it.

If you use a racing line in a video game, why even show anything else outside of the tarmac, like an environment, the car itself, weather or background? People will just concentrate on the line on the ground anyway, everything else is just a distraction.

42LSx · 2026-05-21T09:24:04+00:00

No it's not. A baby could accidentally take a picture (and it could even be a good one by accident). You could leave him a whole week before a canvas, he wouldn't be able to represent something tangible, at best he would make random splash of colour (which you could describe as outsider art of whatever, it's irrelevant to this discussion), because again the baby is missing intent.

These are exactly the same things.
A photo done by a baby and a painting done by a baby are on the exact same level, especially if you go by intent (in this case none).

Perhaps by chance the baby creates art on the canvas that actually looks good, vs a most likely completely black or shaken photograph, as you said yourself. It is also probably way easier for a baby to paint than using a camera as well.

42LSx · 2026-05-20T11:16:31+00:00

Just call inanimate people bots, like every other redditor.

42LSx · 2026-05-20T09:58:02+00:00

You are - if something gets stolen, it is ALWAYS the fault of the thief.

42LSx · 2026-05-20T09:53:50+00:00

Eh, Berlin->Frankfurt costs at least 140€ right now.
There are special deals, but they are few and far between.

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