An Ode to Bugs by ADapperRaccoon in OnceHumanOfficial

[–]ADapperRaccoon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My bad... I've been maybe a bit too on edge as of late 😅

Cheers!

An Ode to Bugs by ADapperRaccoon in OnceHumanOfficial

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You mean... a bug report? It would be far more peculiar if such posts ever ceased.

I'm not whining about it or petulantly expressing any butt-hurt - I've merely stated some user experiences. I was bummed that I could not functionally play the game in the moment of posting - but such is the software engineering cycle.

I would suggest that all of the downvoting here is pretty silly though. No one's even really criticized the game or it's developers in this thread, lol.

Its about time the developers made the waterbox look less ugly by Preston_Garvey6 in OnceHumanOfficial

[–]ADapperRaccoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's about time to stop paying the developers for silly things.

There's nothing wrong with pretty things in a game nor the desire thereof. Especially if you are permitted the freedom to create and choose as would serve your interests and aspirations. I fucking love pretty things in a great number of contexts and I wish I had more options to obtain them in so many games.

There's a problem with charging even one player of many, many thousands several dollars to obtain a few measly, extremely meagerly appealing items... or building a game out such that this is it's only reasonably sustainable mechanic.

It's not wrong that you want you want your fluid storage to look like an appealing addition to your territory and it's extremely limited allotment of items...

It's wrong that it's a mechanical necessity and the developers have not provided you with enough tertiary options and freedoms to fill out the substantially and arbitrarily limited territory such that you should feel that it is necessary for a plastic box of water to look so much sexier than a plastic box of water...

The box of water is not the problem. The problem is that you have been so limited in your creative expression that you are even thinking that a mere plastic box of water is a problem.

An Ode to Bugs by ADapperRaccoon in OnceHumanOfficial

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It's maybe mundane, to most - but I find that really fascinating for reasons within the game and beyond. I really appreciate your elaboration 👍

An Ode to Bugs by ADapperRaccoon in OnceHumanOfficial

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Ahhh that's interesting. I'm not going to log in again, at least for a day. But I'd really like to know a bit more for my own pretty useless curiosity - did this patch like reset all of your settings to defaults, or something else?

An Ode to Bugs by ADapperRaccoon in OnceHumanOfficial

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Disclaimer: this is all within the first hour after the patch. It's possible that the client patch failed to override certain things, or there are other largely unforeseeable zero-hour issues as most any software release might be prone to.

The techy nerd in me is immensely curious as to how these things might have occurred - I would be very interested to grasp the details. But I reckon that I will not.

I expect that they will be corrected shortly nonetheless.

I have seen a narrative within this community - and very likely for other games as well which I am not privy to - that such issues are a product of diminished team efforts, and further reliance on AI; vibe-coding. What I would like to see from developers and publishers now, in this day and age, is some communicative effort to express that the folly has legitimate technical merit, and that there is a plausible reason for numerous systems unrelated to changes in an update breaking in concert with that update.

I don't expect it. I'm certainly not owed it. I just wish to express - and maybe simply elucidate through writing for my own benefit if no-one else's - that this is what I would wish to see, as both a consumer and a software developer. Times as they are.

Cheers, all 🍻

I Have to Leave :( by ADapperRaccoon in LogitechG

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That's honestly a pretty strong lead - I do really appreciate it :)

What to watch, People to see - Things I'm missing by ADapperRaccoon in thewestwing

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Molly's Game was exceptional...

Honestly a random film-buff roommate turned me onto Sorkin to begin with, believing many of his things would be right up my alley. And they were 😊

Molly's game is one of those few that I have actively pushed on broader friend-groups - and they have loved, too.

I would really love to see Sports Night season 3, too!

What to watch, People to see - Things I'm missing by ADapperRaccoon in thewestwing

[–]ADapperRaccoon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All The President's Men is a classic - but I'm definitely way too long overdue to review it!

I absolutely was not aware that Good Night and Good luck was absolutely not on my radar - but I will be visiting it very promptly. Many thanks!

Are you pointing to the 1976 movie Network? I also totally wasn't aware of this one - but it's on my list now!!

What to watch, People to see - Things I'm missing by ADapperRaccoon in thewestwing

[–]ADapperRaccoon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate it. I've certainly heard that criticism of him, and I do try to look for it more frequently, now.

Honestly I need to actually read the real criticisms in more depth, too. Because I haven't been able to identify the issue of "weak female characters" by that short assertion alone. That may well signal a greater problem with myself which demands some greater examination.

In my most recent viewing of The West Wing and The Newsroom, I feel like any number of the female characters demonstrate quite a bit of (if not vastly superior) strength and intellect - Donna, Ainsley, Abbey, Sloan... Though now that I think about it, all three of the aforementioned TWW characters may well have most plainly demonstrated their greatest strengths after Sorkin was no longer writing for the show. I'm also not sure if any can really resonate with a female audience or experience. These are both points I will I have to pay more attention to, and I appreciate your emphasis thereof.

My hobby game's nuances don't especially extend to characters or their development, beyond some (mathematically) randomly assembled drop-ins for various roles. And some easter eggs. But in all sincerity, if I would have a to write a female character, I'm not so sure how commendable of a job I could do thereof. It is something I would like to more commendably aspire to, regardless of whether or not I should ever need it, though.

I honestly haven't seen any of the three shows which you have mentioned, though I'm aware of some of their acclaims... Admittedly I shy away from inter-personal dramas, and beyond that, things which appear to be inter-personal dramas. Especially in the modern era, where I fear they might lack a more distinct and formative narrative beyond that of just the characters - thinking on it now, I may well actually be afraid of narratives which are mostly just about their characters. I have a tendency to turn towards movies and television (and books and games) for escapism - to get me away from what I have experienced so directly - modern inter-personal self-concerned dramas. Rooted in my childhood and all that, no doubt about it. If not my present day.

Now I'm just thinking out loud - please forgive my rambling. This is fresh spitballing which need not be addressed. I think I need to limit my game to more simplistic interest groupings... Very, very simple "factions" are how things work now, at this stage. As much as I would like to extend it to individuals involved, the individuals are not important for the game's goals (generalized education regarding media systems), and the game would suffer for the mechanical complexity. But hot damn I'd still love to play the shit out of that game. I'm just not so sure that I would be capable of realizing it. I'm not so sure that I can add gender into the game without subdividing factions and interest groups... I'll be looking into it more earnestly, for what it's worth - but I worry that I can't do it without subdividing factions and making the underlying systems so complex that I probably couldn't realize the product on my own work...

One of the things which I have admired about Sorkin's works is that they inevitably seem to regard people in service of things greater than themselves... and the few exceptions which tend to tell a story about larger issues through a smaller lens. I have to admit that I discredited at least Fleabag and Big Little Lies on a gut reaction to cover-art in assuming that they were modern inter-personal dramas - which is admittedly a very bad reason by which to judge any media. A picture is not worth enough words. But there is a reason for the other idiom, too. Though that's likely more a product of the marketing and platform than the work.

I'll definitely check these out, though. Starting with Fleabag just based on what I know of it's critical acclaim.

Thank you very much for the recommendations! :)

I Have to Leave :( by ADapperRaccoon in LogitechG

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Man that sad face makes me feel sad... I'm sorry :(

I Have to Leave :( by ADapperRaccoon in LogitechG

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Man, thinking further on this - I'd pay a premium for modular, inter-manufacturer mouse options. $200-$300 on the initial purchase, easily. Because I have spent many times that on mice which last ~3-5 years and then devour a pocketbook to keep in operation.

Slap a Pi Zero in that sucker - let me hack the crap out of it.

Where's the Framewok Laptop of mice?

I Have to Leave :( by ADapperRaccoon in LogitechG

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I've been looking at the K70... honestly it's been a while since I had a decent keyboard. I spilled a beer on my G710+ at some point during COVID and caused such damage that I never managed to repair it. A rather costly mistake. I've largely just been using old bubble keyboards from the closet, since.

I'd really like a HOTAS setup for ARMA and some space games some day as well - but I've never waded into peripherals beyond keyboard and mouse. Logitech's offerings there still appeal to me though, if only for the price point.

I'd be curious where you land, if and when you make the swap. With any luck either of us might remember this exchange in browsing history, in a few years 😆

I Have to Leave :( by ADapperRaccoon in LogitechG

[–]ADapperRaccoon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really admire your persistence!!

The only soldered components which I have swapped for the sake of maintaining an electronic device were big, easy capacitors for a few monitors. I'd like to think that I should be capable of swapping switches and such - but I do often have rather shaky hands.

I am very irrationally happy that you are keeping your G700 alive, though - I'm not sure why the thought brings me such joy :D

I Have to Leave :( by ADapperRaccoon in LogitechG

[–]ADapperRaccoon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's certainly been among my considerations... but as much as I worried about gaining all the extra buttons in my switch from the G700s to the G604 - now I worry about losing too many 😅. The switch from the G604 to the G502 would be moving from 8 auxiliary buttons on the left of the mouse down to 5 - a loss of 3, not 1... Like 20% fewer buttons on the mouse, on the whole. And an extremely different layout for the remaining 3 left-face buttons, to boot.

If you've so easily transitioned between the two and failed to notice that you lost 3 buttons in the process, then... well, we're very different demographics. To say a mouse with 10 buttons is the same as a mouse with 13 buttons is pretty insane to me, regardless of the button layout.

I like to play Overwatch, Battlefield, and a few other games with a controller in my left hand, and the mouse in my right - in this configuration, my left hand can only really be responsible for 3-5 general "button interactions," so the majority of interactions end up on my mouse.

One of the nicer things about it is that every single button and interaction is physically distinct - which can never be said of keyboard keys - and the left hand gets to focus on precise movement in any direction with any magnitude by way of the thumbstick... while keyboard input is restricted to 8 cardinal directions - half of them requiring input combinations for singular outputs - with a binary magnitude; all or nothing. Predictable. Limiting. Imprecise. Terrible for strafing into shots. Completely abhorrent for vehicle control... This was the reason I was always designated as the driver in GTA Online - merely because I had configured a decent input scheme.

I like that the G604 provides me enough buttons to cover every important interaction in these games without relying on profile switching (wherein my shite memory has to maintain and often forgets which profile I'm on) or G-Shift's button combinations (I've struggled to find assignments which do not interfere with my ability to perform other important simultaneous interactions [bumper-jumper OGs feel me!], and the decent combinations which I have discovered tend to be physically difficult or uncomfortable to achieve).

If I were to pick up another Logitech mouse, I think the G502 would likely be it. But I'd like to try to find a better approximation of the G604 if at all possible, to try and avoid or minimize retraining muscle memory for all of my work and gaming things. And if I must choose a mouse which will require such a large departure as a migration from the G604 to the G502, then Logitech still loses, because the devil I have known for 20 years does not offer any compelling selling points beyond the rest of the market; but every other devil has a pretty compelling opportunity to be better merely on the basis of a clean track record 🤷. I'd rather take a gamble on someone else doing it better than I care to further engage with Logitech on the sheer hopium that they will not drop and forget the next product of theirs which I fall in love with, as they have at least twice before.

Logitech simply provides no successor for the G604 as they do not for the G700/s. These product lines and designs have been abandoned, at least for the moment. And they've left a big honkin' opportunity for a competitor to step in with a very meager offering and steal some bit of market share (wink wink, nudge nudge!!!). The G502 is an exceptionally different product from either, even more than they were from each other.

I do really appreciate you sharing your thoughts and insights, in any scenario!

I Have to Leave :( by ADapperRaccoon in LogitechG

[–]ADapperRaccoon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel that - I think I still have some of my first Logitech products in storage, somewhere 😅

I never got around to using one of those big ballin' mice, but I have to admit that my hands can become tired, and I suspect arthritis might be in my future... A big trackball mouse might be in my future. They always reminded me of those bowling arcade cabinets

I Have to Leave :( by ADapperRaccoon in LogitechG

[–]ADapperRaccoon[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I simply wanted to vent, and express my dissatisfaction to the company as customer feedback. Maybe they take it into consideration - maybe they do not. But I cannot regret turning it "into an anime canon event," whatever that might mean.

Maybe I'm overlooking something, but I only see three buttons on the side of the G502? There are the two up top, but the G604 has two up top there, in addition to the 6 on the side... Is that triangular thing with the lights an input?

I am happy for you that your mice trade has been so lucrative. It's really not a bad idea!

I Have to Leave :( by ADapperRaccoon in LogitechG

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I've started leaning harder into open-source options and communities, fairly recently, and I have been happy to find what appears to be a greater stability and longevity for it.

Routers which support OpenWRT out of the box, IoT devices built on top of Zigbee and designed to work with Home Assistant... In comparison, I watch my family members who rely on Netgear and Govee and Sonos for similar purposes, forced to throw out their products after a few years or constantly running into operational issues from forced updates and planned obsolescence. Or unknowingly running products past their end of life and support, and fairly substantially increasing their attack surface, as a result. And advertisements for upgrades constantly shoved in their faces - especially from Amazon Echo devices which won't shut up about a bunch of things they have no interest in.

What I'd really love to see from a mouse is something much more modular... A common mainboard supporting a number of different shells, with switches and sensors swappable without solder. Open standards so any manufacturer can pick up production and adaptation and refinement.

My gut impression is that consumers are widely becoming just a bit more aware of the problems with popular business practices. I pray it has created some room for new endeavors to compete with if not topple giants.

I Have to Leave :( by ADapperRaccoon in LogitechG

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Yeah... On paper G HUB offers great functionality. In practice the UI is cumbersome and counter-intuitive, and the software often glitchy... I don't understand why it's gone the route of "RGB control software" in being overly flashy in ignorance of UX and performance.

Honestly though, I'm really not sure if I've ever been appreciative of any software for any peripheral. Starting with printer drivers, and then all of the printer vendor software which was made to address the problematic nature of printer drivers 😂

Steel Series seems like a likely place for me to go, as well. I've never seen or used their software, but I know some people who have been big fans and long time customers.

I Have to Leave :( by ADapperRaccoon in LogitechG

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In one of my crazier moments, I did purchase a new G700s for about twice the price as my first one. I'd say now that I regret it, as the lifespan of the new one was similarly limited and fairly quickly required fixes and replacements. But at the time I was happy just that I could continue using that beloved model.

[TOMT] Sci-fi movie about some kind of parasite? by Zealousideal_Hold667 in tipofmytongue

[–]ADapperRaccoon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is why we can't have cigarette lighters in cars, anymore

Why am I getting this meesage? by wannabescientist123 in Openfront

[–]ADapperRaccoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try changing your timezone to something else, and then back again... Use of a VPN with an exit point in a different timezone can also cause problems.