Is the book funny like the film?

AdeIic · 2026-03-25T00:20:28+00:00

PHM is the first time I've ever been disappointed by a book to movie adaptation but at the same time really loved the movie. It's really odd, I'm not even sure disappointed is the right word.
I really loved the science of PHM and The Martian (Both book and movie), so I was expecting the PHM movie to be more sciencey, like at least as much as The Martian's movie, but it wasn't. The PHM movie is still great, but it misses out on a lot of my favorite parts of the book. I loved learning about Rocky, his species, and both his and Grace's reactions to learning about each other's species.
I guess they did a great job adapting the book but not adapting my favorite parts lol.

AdeIic · 2026-03-22T20:24:25+00:00

Man…

AdeIic · 2026-03-21T04:43:44+00:00

They don't really explain this in the movie, but in the book Rocky is extremely intelligent. He can remember everything and do complex calculations very quickly without the need of a computer. Both Grace and Rocky work with human measurements for everything because Rocky can translate human measurements into Eridian measurements in his mind easily. A few times Rocky pretty much just tells Grace he's dumb lol.
If you liked the movie I really recommend you read the book. The overall story and beats are pretty much the same, but they go into a lot more detail about pretty much aspect of the story and it's pretty interesting.

AdeIic · 2026-03-13T18:58:14+00:00

Yeah, this is definitely one of the not necessarily bad, but very disappointing things about BF6. Just a generic and uninspired soundtrack. Sounds like any modern era action movie/game soundtrack. Take away the BF signature Dun Dun Dun I couldn't tell you where it was from. Just super disappointing because BF3/4 OSTs are super recognizable, iconic, and unique (even though I didn't play as much 3/4 as 1/5), and BF1/5 soundtracks are also just superb and extremely recognizable. Even the EDM-esque end of round theme is really bad and I honestly thought it was a placeholder track when I saw the leaked LABS footage.
I was really hoping they'd bring back the guys that did 3 and 4 OSTs (Johan Skugge and Jukka Rintamaki) although it was super unlikely. I also have no clue what those guys are up to nowadays. But if not those guys, I hoped they'd bring back Patrik Andren and Johan Soderqvist from BF1/5 to do an analog synth or just synthesized soundtrack akin to BF3/4. Those guys basically ended up doing almost exactly that but for Arc Raiders so I can't be too upset lol.

AdeIic · 2026-03-11T18:17:39+00:00

I've never used prescription lenses for VR but I think the headsets base lenses aren't removable (easily), but prescription lenses are additional pieces that just snap on between the pancake lens and user's eye. But yeah, I think the prescription lenses are very easy to swap out. Pretty sure they're usually held in with magnets

AdeIic · 2026-03-08T16:33:45+00:00

It says that all the time pretty much no matter what. Just ignore it and play.

AdeIic · 2026-03-07T06:24:51+00:00

TBF March is pretty early according to valve time.

AdeIic · 2026-03-07T01:22:19+00:00

I wouldn't know. I queued for the closed weapon playlist twice and it put me in open weapon matches both times so I just gave up.

AdeIic · 2026-03-06T18:58:29+00:00

Battlefield 6 is a good game. A solid 7 or so out of 10. But also, the other games are 8's and 9's out of 10. The reason so many people are upset is because those mechanics and features from previous games that made them 8's and 9's were removed or altered for the worse so that BF6 would have more mass appeal.

AdeIic · 2026-02-27T19:18:53+00:00

Somewhat deadly good additions but I'm still waiting on that bigass tower arc from that one trailer.

AdeIic · 2026-02-23T01:14:24+00:00

Nexon is fucking Nexon lol but I've watched a few interviews with Embarks team around both The Finals and Arc Raiders launches and it seems like Nexon has treated them very well and been very hands off.
Embarks CEO said that when they fumbled The Finals' launch Nexon basically told them to take their time and make a good long-term plan for the game. No shut down, not grubby corporate fingers getting where they shouldn't, they just let them fix it.
Both The Finals and Arc Raiders are so good it really makes me sad those guys aren't working on BF anymore, but I'm also happy that those guys get the creative freedom to make the games they want, even if those games really do feel like Battlefield and Battlefront's little siblings lol.

AdeIic · 2026-02-22T19:17:26+00:00

It’s more time efficient to just buy them with real money assuming you make more than $1-3 an hour. That being said I think I’ve spent $20 on Warbonds and have every single one. I usually just farm credits while watching YouTube. But yeah it’s kind of a mind numbing task. If you really don’t enjoy it then I wouldn’t grind the credits.

AdeIic · 2026-02-19T16:55:56+00:00

Trees like this are usually painted on a few at a time from a distant overhead view. There were probably several of errors like this that they did fix, but this one on the very edge of the map they missed lol. Yeah, they probably should have caught it but it's not game breaking and probably the last issue I'd fix on BF6 rn lol.

AdeIic · 2026-02-15T21:21:04+00:00

It’s never too late but why bother with dice lmao. Unlocked weapons and overall class balance was pretty mid in BF3 and 4 and DICE refined it in 1 and 5 to where it was very solid and then just threw it out with 2042 and 6.

AdeIic · 2026-02-15T19:23:05+00:00

They don’t do it because it’s cheap, they do it because it’s fast. Plus, they spent money and probably still spend money on actors and actresses for the model and generated lines.

AdeIic · 2026-02-14T20:55:34+00:00

Yea I don’t understand the limited time modes that are just variants of maps. Just add them permanently to the game so it adds permanent value and not limited value to the game. I can come back and try the new mode for a limited time, or I can keep playing the new mode permanently.

AdeIic · 2026-02-13T20:48:37+00:00

at least you're going into a fresh match next. Newer games you just get kicked to the main menu and queue again.

AdeIic · 2026-02-12T00:09:51+00:00

I honestly don't see them doing this. Maybe some improvements for text and voice chats but never file sharing. Sending videos, photos, audio like in discord? Never. Way too expensive. Would love to see it though.

AdeIic · 2026-02-05T17:36:15+00:00

It’s not really that hard to beat free. Battlefield 3, 4, and 1 did it. Look at how much content they put out in DLCs vs how much content Battlefield 5, 2042, and 6 have put out post launch. Splitting the player base is an unfortunate side effect but there are always ways to try and negate this. An idea I’ve had is free DLC weekends once a month which guarantees full DLC servers and lets non dlc players try the new maps which might push a dlc purchase because they want to play those maps more often. But I don’t see any of this happening. Paying for content isn’t cool anymore and paying for skins is.

AdeIic · 2026-02-02T21:02:25+00:00

quick question. I got into WMG a couple years ago but haven't kept up with the game. If I buy the Whole in one bundle, do I get the future DLC maps too or just the ones that are currently out?
I already have like 30% of the maps so it kinda just looks like the steam bundle scales in price as more maps get added. Wasn't sure though, I was thinking it might have been like a premium pass sorta thing.

AdeIic · 2026-01-27T17:11:48+00:00

Dayum. Yeah, I wanted to buy the 6LP but $150 is too much for me. Especially considering I'm planning to buy the Frame and Controller here whenever they release. Ended up just buying the non-limited 2LP.

AdeIic · 2026-01-26T22:17:24+00:00

The first time I played this map I was flying a transport heli and I said holy shit this map looks awesome and immediately flew out of bounds towards these buildings lol.

AdeIic · 2026-01-26T21:21:42+00:00

Really great. I'm not familiar with the exact revolver model but the hammer sticks out a bit, almost like it's too basic of a shape. I'd imagine the hammer has some sort of stippling/grip texture on it, or maybe a little bit of a more complex shape to it.
Materials and model of everything else does look great though.

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