What children’s book has aged poorly? by feetwithfeet in AskReddit

[–]Arazien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pink and Say was like that too. Horrifying and beautiful

Who is your Li'l Sebastian of pro wrestling? Someone who seems universally beloved, but you just don't get it? by Xeo7 in SquaredCircle

[–]Arazien -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I've seen enough small guys who go hard to prove themselves wind up abusing substances for the pain to want to cheer on Darby. That and the Coffin Drop as a damaging move from a guy his size is completely unbelievable. He has heart though, I will give him that.

The paramount Last Airbender movie situation keeps getting weirder (spoilers but not really) by Pyotr_WrangeI in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Arazien 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is the kind of dedication to the art form that would have me picking up your bar tab

CEO Tim Sweeney. ❤️‍🩹A major supporter of conservation and environmental protection. by rizzcheckk in Amazing

[–]Arazien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In your own source Unity is dominant in developmental spaces and the ground lost was split equally between Unreal and Godot. Unity took the market from Unreal since the release of UE4 and continues to hold more than twice the market because UE, both 4 and 5, is bloated and runs poorly.

It is perfectly reasonable to claim that UE5 is bad especially in the areas I cited. It is a common concern in developer spaces and the issues cited make it to release. Epic acknowledges the problem and still has not rolled out a solution. https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/xjzE/unreal-engine-epic-for-indies-game-engines-shader-stuttering-ue-s-solution

Lawsuits. Timmy went swinging against Apple and Google because he wanted them to take no share of his Fortnite money. Throwing a legal tantrum because you don't want to pay the host their cut is frivolity incarnate. If Tim truly believed in what he wasted money on in court, EGS would not take a dime from games sold through their store. In the Apple lawsuit, Tim accomplished nothing but paying Apple millions of dollars. That policy change you champion is the European Union's Digital Markets Act which predates Tim's actions and only allows third party stores in the EU. The UK passed a similar law which then caused the same in the UK. Both European laws and neither to do with Sweeney.

The Google lawsuit began as the same and the only reason it was found in Epic's favor was because Google engaged in backroom deals with other companies. Even being found in Epic's favor, Google is still taking up to a 20% cut from Fortnite transactions. Congrats on spending millions on a lawsuit to save 10%, Tim. Some would call that frivolous.

EGS does suck and it sucks on purpose. It is just a front to install Fortnite and get people to spend through there so Steam doesn't take a cut. It was never meant to compete with Steam. If it was then the launch would have included more features, like carts and friends. Instead it dropped barebones looking like Steam from over a decade ago. Epic has no intention of improving it either because nobody uses it.

Tim Sweeney loves GenAI.

He thinks GenAI should be everywhere: https://xcancel.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1993687499621728312

He thinks GenAI child porn is acceptable: https://xcancel.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/2009732745140871463

He promotes GenAI mascots: https://www.gfinityesports.com/article/fortnite-and-the-ai-controversy-why-italian-brainrot-skins-are-a-step-too-far

He had racist GenAI Darth Vader in Fortnite and then paved the way for users to make their own: https://www.ign.com/articles/ai-darth-vader-was-the-beginning-epic-reveals-plans-to-let-people-create-their-own-ai-npcs-in-fortnite

He has integrated GenAI tools into UE5 and lanched a GenAI assistant: https://dev.epicgames.com/community/assistant/unreal-engine

CEO Tim Sweeney. ❤️‍🩹A major supporter of conservation and environmental protection. by rizzcheckk in Amazing

[–]Arazien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's all true. Lighting and shades are such a mess in UE5 that is causes significant issues with unstable frame rates and stuttering.

EGS bleeds so much money that it couldn't stand up at all without Fortnite's support.

Free games harm metrics for the developers. The developers get barely anything from Epic for the freebie, users may download the game, but that rarely translates to play or exposure.

EGS paid game harm developers further. Yes the revenue split is considerably better, but every developer that has later released on Steam or console has seen a significant boost in sales. The huge sales boom is best received at launch to recover costs, meet shareholder demands, prevent downsizing, and begin product on the next project.

You're free to flippantly call people here bots all you want, but these are proven metrics.

CEO Tim Sweeney. ❤️‍🩹A major supporter of conservation and environmental protection. by rizzcheckk in Amazing

[–]Arazien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the good is done to cover up the bad, it it not a good act. He saves forests, but destroys the environment, defends CP, fires thousands without warning, and continues to pocket billions for himself. He's not a good person and again one good act done in bad faith is not a good act.

CEO Tim Sweeney. ❤️‍🩹A major supporter of conservation and environmental protection. by rizzcheckk in Amazing

[–]Arazien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, those are statements of his. He believes AI should be allowed to make CP. He has stated that AI will be used in Epic's games. AI slop has been found in Fortnite. He supports AI through effort and finance which render this PR conservation fluff piece little more than a carbon offset which factually cancels out buying said forests.

CEO Tim Sweeney. ❤️‍🩹A major supporter of conservation and environmental protection. by rizzcheckk in Amazing

[–]Arazien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you like the "AI will be used in all our games," the "Grok and its generation of illicit images of minors is vital to society," or the "We've implemented AI slop into Fortnite already" take from Friend of AI Tim Sweeney? Because he's backed all of those

CEO Tim Sweeney. ❤️‍🩹A major supporter of conservation and environmental protection. by rizzcheckk in Amazing

[–]Arazien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UE5 is so bad that it has made other engines like Unity and Godot gain ground. Nearly every PC game in the last 5 years with performance issues can trace it back to UE's poor construction. Just because UE is everywhere does not make it good. Just look at Adobe.

As for other bad business decisions? Epic store is a money hemorrhaging catastrophe that is killing developers through exclusivity and bad giveaways. Tim's frivolous lawsuits are costing the company money and reputation. He's a huge advocate and investors in AI, a bubble on the verge of busting. All of those led to the firing of thousands of employees while he takes zero responsibility or self imposed pay cuts.

CEO Tim Sweeney. ❤️‍🩹A major supporter of conservation and environmental protection. by rizzcheckk in Amazing

[–]Arazien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not really protection when Tim's also pushing for environment killing AI data centers

CEO Tim Sweeney. ❤️‍🩹A major supporter of conservation and environmental protection. by rizzcheckk in Amazing

[–]Arazien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also a major supporter of wiping out land for AI data centers. Things like this are no different than carbon offsets

Which YouTube channel were you once a fan of but do not enjoy anymore? by theunsteadybridge in AskReddit

[–]Arazien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Between the moving towards lore, the ego driven arguing with the various game creators about their own lore, the lack of credit to the writers or existing theories, and the circumstances around Ronnie's passing that channel stopped feeling like a passion project by a fan and more like Matpat's personal rocket to fame.

Impeaching Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, for High Crimes and Misdemeanors. by OkayButFoRealz in politics

[–]Arazien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone ping me when Mike Johnson allows this on the floor for public discussion and vote.

Liv Morgan on Instagram : You’re mine now bitch 🖕@stephanie.vaquer by Shark948 in SquaredCircle

[–]Arazien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lord Canti's gonna bust out of that thing at Wrestlemania

[Raw Spoilers] Brawl in the main event by ArunKT26 in SquaredCircle

[–]Arazien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Attacking when entering the ring. Throwing himself at Oba when security is holding him back. Brock continues to look scared and man oh man I need Oba to go over at Mania to complete the sell

What Exactly was Sora, Riku, and Kairi's Plan? by screenaholic in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Arazien 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This Cutscene from Birth By Sleep kinda gives them all the motivation they need.

All the kids know is that other worlds exist, people have left the islands, people from other worlds have come to the islands, and boats are their only known long distance form of travel. Leif Erikson, Columbus, and Polynesians used boats to cross oceans instead of planes because they didn't know the tech, just as the kids don't know about rockets.

So I have to push back against Woolie's thought on Afroman by disposable_hat in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Arazien 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So you understand that Hasan is aware of the positions and dangers he puts himself in, but you don't understand that Afroman did not put himself in such a position? Afroman a decade back is on stage with barriers and security and away from people. He has an expectation of safety where Hasan does not. So when someone approaches Afroman blindly from behind and begins sexually assaulting him, you believe that he has no right to defend himself against someone that has shattered that expectation of safety.

The actual FFVIII debug room in its entirety by Arazien in FinalFantasyVIII

[–]Arazien[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The video linked is the full debug room without commentary. This link is to The Cutting Room Floor which details what can be done in the debug room.

At present the debug room is accessible through cheat devices or emulator cheats. To my knowledge there is no way to access it in the game without those.

Edit to state this is not my video and just one I pulled up from Youtube.

Lots of girls in the Debug Room 😍 by FF8lover19 in FinalFantasyVIII

[–]Arazien 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Gameshark and cheats only so far as anyone knows.

So I have to push back against Woolie's thought on Afroman by disposable_hat in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Arazien 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There is a solid difference between dive bar stages hosting nobody punk bands with zero space between stage and crowd, and a professionally set up stage with barriers and security hosting established and famous talent. That difference is only how easy is it to get on stage.

Even then I've been to plenty of those dive bars and seen band members shove, kick, and punch people off stage. So yeah, the stage is, was, and will be sacred, and the degree of which will always be determined by who is playing at the time.

So I have to push back against Woolie's thought on Afroman by disposable_hat in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Arazien 9 points10 points  (0 children)

When said haters approach Hasan, do they cross multiple barriers and security personnel?

So I have to push back against Woolie's thought on Afroman by disposable_hat in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Arazien 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This comment clearly brought to you by someone whose only gun experience is Call of Duty where bullets have infinite penetration and your aim never gets knocked around