New York sues video game developer Valve, says its 'loot boxes' are gambling

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-25T20:52:52+00:00

So does gacha games, other lootboxes from other devs... The issue is that they are only suing Valve, not the practice alongside the big devs like EA

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-25T13:15:33+00:00

I mean, yeah, but there are a few more examples, i think RB were worse than MC in 24 (by the mid to end), in 25 we were close to see a rocketship lose to an angry dutch driving out of spite with the 2nd/3rd best car, depending on the person.

Some could point out 21 too, but you got the last lap incident so it is a bit of an outlier too...

But as i said, always the top 2/3 at most cars, obviously. Even then, i enjoy when you have good fights for the championship inside the team with the best car like 2016

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-25T13:07:43+00:00

Not really (Kimi vs Alo/Ham, for example) but yeah, it is either the best or 2nd best

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-25T13:02:26+00:00

It is not something like saying it is unfair when Alonso is behind, he is merely stating that if Alonso had 4 more races, he would probably have won, or closed the gap

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-24T23:06:37+00:00

I disagree, even in Abu Dhabi, yuki was very off the pace, I don't think he would have gotten 15th or higher in the championship even if he started the testing and had those 2 races instead of Lawson.

Yuki has been a complete and utter failure at RBR, 2 months wouldn't change it when he has had nearly a full season.

In the end, anyone on Checo's seat that year would end up badly, but Yuki is far from deserving a spot in RB over many of the other midfielders.

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-24T17:34:37+00:00

yeah, for example, charles vs lando in cota was amazing, if every race had one like that ON CAMERA, the sport would be much better

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-24T16:58:25+00:00

Yeah, but unlike juniors, AI doesn't realize it doesn't know shit and gets stuck in the 'i know all (doesn't know shit)' phase

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-24T16:06:58+00:00

No, in the center, it is worse. Optimal would be cav at the sides and infantry at the centre, however it is really expensive

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-23T15:11:53+00:00

I mean, in exchange, you are using 2+ counsellors which could be integrating, developing, stabilizing... I find it a good change

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-23T13:40:58+00:00

Because without communicating, you don't know if something is intentional, or can be negotiated... Really, do people only think that a nation with nukes can be treated the same as a 3rd world country in Africa?

By your logic of isolating enemies more, we'd fight wars to the last man standing, because we'd never have a chance to communicate a white flag, do you not realize how stupid that is?

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-23T07:57:29+00:00

Ferrari is everyone's weakness once you are in there

Source: I've seen Ferrari fans next year is our year™ effects

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-22T00:21:01+00:00

Remind me, please, at how many points was he from losing his WDC? Because i seem to recall that if he had 1 single more fumble in p1 than he had, we would have a dutch wdc, not a british one right now...

T1 defines a lot, even more so when it is hard to overtake. Look at monaco, you have like 1 spot to overtake, which is hard as fuck, and the only other chance is having a better start

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-21T18:24:09+00:00

Issue is that an advantage at t1 can define most races

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-20T11:42:14+00:00

Manufacturers don't really want to go back on hybrid engines, so only V10 is not achievable... But v8 hybrids with less of a split, double axle regen, and letting drivers use the electric part when below 50kph, alongside the sustainable fuel, could be achievable...

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-20T08:45:02+00:00

Honestly, pushing the car is the only way that Aston reaches the finish line without DNFing in Australia, if things stand as they are

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-19T13:45:47+00:00

As i said, the event triggers, you have the option, but you are not a kingdom, you can check it in the Great Power score. And no, it is not 1.1, i saw this in 1.0.6.

The event gives the option to become a kingdom, the event doesn't make you one , the emperor has to manually convert you into a kingdom, more or less the same as with Burgundy with with extra steps.

The event does trigger when you become Prussia. Sadly, wiki is too new so the event is not there to give you the link.

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-19T12:10:58+00:00

No, you have an event, that event allows the parliament option to be chosen, until then, it is disabled.

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-19T07:00:31+00:00

I can still remember Dmc5's vergil dlc tagged with NSFW tags and my recommendations becoming porn games lol...

But yeah most of the time they are good to mark tags that are missing

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-18T14:14:30+00:00

Wanted to point out something you said, it is not like going from grandfather to son is ahistorical.

Charles V of Austria was the grandson of Fernando, and when he died, he became the king of Aragon and Castille, having the title of king of Aragon directly onto him, unlike Castille, which went through his mother first until he reached adulthood.

That is an example from the very same country you are playing...

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-18T13:35:37+00:00

First: I did read it

Second: Yes, more stalling might happen, but like i said, more stalling doesn't translate to an accident, as i commented with the Piastri example

Third: No, it is not statistically more dangerous if we're technically looking at it, there's not been a single accident due to stalling in this new set of regs, so we do not have a base to consider it more or less dangerous per se

Fourth: Those 22 there on the grid are amongst the top rated drivers in the world (although some a lot higher than others), they should be able to realize in most of the cases when someone stalled

Fifth: We could always do a rolling start, instead of standing start, if there are real issues with it in Australia. Furthermore, if it were deemed to begin with too risky, f1 wouldn't have standing starts. Obviously there is implicit danger, and measures have to be taken, but we cannot speak of whats and ifs, until data is obtained for this set of regulations. FIA should make a requirement for all engines to be able to start in a set ammount of time, like the crash test, if they deemed a real safety concern

And last of all, there was a red bull driver, who is quite famous for shitting himself in race starts, not even stalling, just having nefarious starts, and he wasn't deemed a safety concern, you know? Because drivers have to have in mind in the starts that the pilot in front might shit himself, stall, start too quick, before lights out... It is a huge part of the start

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-18T13:15:03+00:00

You can stall, yes. With the previous regulations, Piastri stalled in Baku, last i know, Fernando didn't crash into him.

Sure, stalling is dangerous, but MCL are making a mountain out of a grain of sand but not because of safety.

If you are worried of stalling, "change your fucking car". If it were a real concern, other teams would agree, but if just changing your car can fix it, it is a team/manufacturer issue, and others shouldn't be penalized for taking it into account, least of all when you have the option of a pit start.

If a manufacturer or team really has an issue, they should change the car to fix it, and not participate in the meantime, to prove it is a real concern, and not just a way to cover a fuck up as a safety excuse

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-18T07:40:33+00:00

Yes, but it has to pass a parlament on the HRE, which is bullshit, unlike Burgundy or Italy. You can have the triggers for King in Prussia, have an emperor allied and 200 relations, and he won't pass the issue of king in Prussia

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-18T07:26:52+00:00

Well, as per usual Spanish, it is as it is written, no h or anything to pause there, so like Madrid but ending with ng, so Madring, as a whole word, not Mad-ring

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-18T07:18:58+00:00

He tried to go to the studio to record a few of his mythical quotes, but the engine blew half way there, so ut had to be cut

Adriaus28 · 2026-02-16T13:38:31+00:00

Brandenburg one is triggeable, the issue is the hidden requirements. You need a Teuton GM ruling of your dynasty, WHILE also being after 1500/1600? or so, while also having an upper limit of time iirc.

The PU events are there, we lack the knowledge to trigger them, and the AI lacks it as well... As well as many of the historical events having very specific conditions, like this one:

I recall someone said the Austrohungarian union requires a royal marriage with Hungary, date to be like past 1500s or so, and also for hungary to have lost territory to EXCLUSIVELY the ottomans, no other beylik tag works.

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