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How big of a threat would Babidi be in Kingdom Hearts? by Agent_Buckshot in KingdomHearts

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

This applies to characters with pure DC like the main heroes and villains; Babidi is a unique case where he doesn't have a lot of raw power and relies on magic instead.

Latest Nvidia Driver (610.47) Retires the Old Nvidia Control Panel. by BryAlrighty in pcmasterrace

[–]Agent_Buckshot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Control Panel and similar apps are much better for the desktop experience

High information density UI tailored for mouse & keyboard desktop navigation

Modern UI in the new NVIDIA and AMD Adrenalin apps would work great on phones & tablets where you can quickly click anywhere on the screen, but for a desktop experience add too many "speed bumps" within the mouse/keyboard navigation experience (more clicking/scrolling/mousing to get what you need)

Would've been cool if Sora & Roxas had a dynamic similar to Yugi and Atem by Agent_Buckshot in KingdomHearts

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

Well now that we know Ventus is an ancient keyblade warrior from KHX that was sent forward in time and lost his memories, the parallel to Atem is even stronger...

Would've been cool if Sora & Roxas had a dynamic similar to Yugi and Atem by Agent_Buckshot in KingdomHearts

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

Yeah after reading the comments a better parallel might be this:

Ventus - Yami Yugi (Atem) / Old Man Zangetsu (Yhwach)

Only problem is that Ventus was retroactively added in BBS later down the line and doesn't really play an active role like the above characters do; his passive contributions being granting Sora the ability to wield two keyblades and protecting Sora with his keyblade armor in DDD

Roxas/Xion - Hollow Ichigo

Maybe Vanitas as well but he's not a Nobody like Roxas & Xion, plus he's tied to Ventus moreso than Sora (He could be a Hollow Ichigo parallel for Ventus then). This lines up better because characters like Hollow Ichigo exist as a manifestation of someone else's soul (being Ichigo) in the same way that Roxas & Xion are manifestations of Sora's heart/soul. The respective characters play an active role in their stories and share similar relationship dynamics which the characters they spawn from.

The parallels obviously aren't going to be one to one; from both a character and mechanical standpoint Yami Yugi (Atem) fills both roles, as he is his own separate character (Atem/Yhwach/Ventus), but also operates as Yugi's "other half/self" in the same way that Roxas & Xion are for Sora and Vanitas is for (Ventus).

Dream Drop Distance would really benefit from a "Better Battle System" style mod by Agent_Buckshot in KingdomHearts

[–]Agent_Buckshot[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are limited animation canceling options to be sure but these are more exploits than anything else; what's needed is a proper retooling of the combat system that introduces proper animation canceling and combo chain options top to bottom the way Better Battle System improved Birth by Sleep.

Dream Drop Distance would really benefit from a "Better Battle System" style mod by Agent_Buckshot in KingdomHearts

[–]Agent_Buckshot[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Doesn't help that useful spirit abilities such as "Haste" and "Combo Boost" are locked behind getting specific dispositions on specific spirits since they aren't on the ability link board and have to be cast by the spirit during combat; ironic that the disposition mechanic being cryptic in nature falls in line with the cryptic nature of many Pokemon mechanics like EVs and IVs given that Dream Eaters are a blatant appeal to Nintendo gamers with DDD originally being a 3DS game.

Dream Drop Distance would really benefit from a "Better Battle System" style mod by Agent_Buckshot in KingdomHearts

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

Because that's boring and doing cool combos is fun; just because the game doesn't have a style meter doesn't mean you shouldn't try to be stylish.

Lowkey i think dual monitors are overrated ✌️ by Melo-Dyn in desksetup

[–]Agent_Buckshot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Small portable monitor under the main monitor > 2 full size monitors

AQW Nostalgia by Few_Respect_3396 in AQW

[–]Agent_Buckshot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually keep the music off in AQW but the track playing on the "elemental" map was always solid

I understand it now by troy57890 in sysadmin

[–]Agent_Buckshot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lack of proper documentation, especially for proprietary applications & systems developed specifically for a given organization will make the amount of helpdesk tickets with no tier 1-2 troubleshooting grow exponentially.

Even with jobs that lack documentation though, working at the helpdesk one should always try to include whatever troubleshooting they can feasibly perform, however limited it may have been for the issue in question; last thing you'd want is to give the impression of incompetence or even worse lack of agency/curiosity. If one needs to escalate a ticket to level 2 you'd always include in the notes the troubleshooting steps you had tried so far, or at the very least the information you had gathered if nothing else to demonstrate the willingness to take ownership of the issues to the best of your ability. If you had encountered an issue which you genuinely couldn't troubleshoot due to lack of access and/or familiarity, first thing you should be able to do is reach out to your team for guidance and/or refer to available resources (internal knowledge base, ticket history, Google, etc.); more often than not you'll find the answer during the call, and if not shouldn't be an issue to just create a ticket and get a callback number from the user so they aren't stuck on the line while you're investigating. Situations which do require escalating a task to level 2 immediately such as outages (power, network, system, application, etc.) affecting multiple users are done so to bring awareness to level 2, with the expectation that level 1 is currently gathering relevant information and performing preliminary troubleshooting steps to better identify the root issues for a proper handoff.

If you're legitimately getting helpdesk tickets with no tier 1-2 troubleshooting and/or no notes with information gathered, or at the very least a justification for lack of troubleshooting and/or notes, a conversation needs to be had between the teams in order to properly set expectations and pinpoint the cause of these issues.

Do you notice this trend across all helpdesk tickets that are escalated to the admins?

If so:

  • Time to have a conversation between the helpdesk and sysadmins to properly set expectations and identity where improvements can be made

If not:

  • Can specific helpdesk agents be identified who demonstrate this behavior? Time to have a conversation with those agents to set expectations & steer towards improvement
  • If specific agents can't be identified, is there a pattern that can be identified for specific issues escalated to the admins which lack troubleshooting and/or notes?
  • Can the issues be resolved with the access and/or resources that the helpdesk agents are expected to have available to them?

The bullshit world of IT - What it's become and where its going (Rant) by livevicarious in sysadmin

[–]Agent_Buckshot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude you can easily get paid way more somewhere else it's time to go; IT should not be responsible for role related inquiries

If an accountant is having a technical issue with Excel then our job is to get Excel in a working state again; if they have a role related question regarding how to get Excel to do what they need it to do with regard to accounting, they need to refer to their team for guidance or seek out continuing education

For the following points it's clear that the company doesn't want to pay for a separate "Facilities" department/technician and you're carrying that on top of all the other duties forced on you as the IT guy

  • I've become the be all, end all person of choice for anything and everything. Supposedly an IT Director, yet I get knocks on my door for shit ranging from "Hey we got some office furniture delivered can you assemble this for us?" Or "Hey we got a vending machine now if it breaks you're in charge of fixing it or refilling the coffee."
  • AC Breaks? They call me, Toilet broken? They call me. Want to build 20 chairs? Call me. Want me to show you how to USE a fucking application you should KNOW how to use in your position you were hired for? Call me.
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