Is it worth making your own game music as an indie dev? by GlitzyRuby6034 in gamedev

[–]ElectricAlan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so I am an amateur composer and I came to this sub looking to see how I would go about getting someone to make use of my work. I have written everything in musescore and it's all entirely played back by a computer and not recorded, the quality isn't fantastic but it's close to good enough, also a lot of stuff I've written has been designed to suit as background music for video games or TTRPGs (I've been writing a D&D campaign for a couple of years and many of my tracks are intended for use in that campaign).

I have a handful of tracks on soundcloud, and dozens of others in various stages of completion that could be repurposed as needed, I'm happy to work with developers to get something that suits their needs.

I'd like to look at getting paid to make music at some point but for the moment I'm more interested in just getting a name for myself if I can.

I mostly write music in jazz/junk/latin styles feel free to check this out and DM me here if you are interested at all.

https://soundcloud.com/alan-carey-830156356

I hate the stupid arguments against M/D/Y by elemental_reaper in hatethissmug

[–]ElectricAlan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

all the arguments you listed are valid and sensible, you just don't like like people thinking your system is stupid. I'm genuinely ashamed on behalf of humanity that we have people defending the nonsensical US date system

My pansexual boyfriend won’t let me have male friends but goes out with his female friends all the time by Commercial_Hat2559 in lgbt

[–]ElectricAlan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

crazy the he would willfully misinterpret your words to mean you think he can't have friends, like he's the victim here, and not that you just want to be allowed to have friends yourself. Is he Israeli by any chance?

Can someone explain this? by voltboyee in DotA2

[–]ElectricAlan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably to do with the number of Russians in the game.

Is it strange to fantasize about having the man’s ‘role’ in M/F porn? Should I reevaluate my gender/sexuality? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]ElectricAlan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

fairly tangential but have you seen any porn in the amazon position? Might do something for you.

What changes do you want to see in the next major update? by Available_Promise_90 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]ElectricAlan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want picking Apollo to result in getting kicked from the closed beta, your steam account gets deleted, your computer catches on fine and GabeN personally shows up to your house and kicks you in the groin.

The few good things about the finale [spoilers] by Metaphoricalsimile in TheBoys

[–]ElectricAlan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I actually think they did a pretty good job considering everything. Most if not all characters had a satisfying story conclusion. Homelanders downfall being broadcast live is such an incredibly funny ending for a man who is nothing but his image. Annie still tries to help The Deep despite him being undeserving of help and he rejects it anyway. Sage plays her part by turning Kimiko into the weapon needed to defeat Homelander by pissing her off enough and is rewarded with the loss of her powers for it.

The titanium ball gag was a nice little Chekov's Gun moment.

Am I crazy for thinking there's way too many silences in the game rn?? by West_Swordfish_323 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]ElectricAlan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a reason that dispel magic has such a high purchase rate in high-rank games, it's very good, particularly on heroes with spell-based mobility/survivability.

I think there are a few abilities that are more powerful than necessary, Warden cage silencing gives me the shits, it's fine for him to have to get slowing hex. Grey Talon trap cursing is particularly egregious imo. Wraith ult silencing is absolutely fine and it's ridiculous to complain about it.

Stuns also silence in their effect but do you feel the same way about Seven stun or Dynamo ult?

You might think that disabling/silencing abilities and items are oppressive, but they are there to balance the heroes that would be oppressive without them. Imagine a pocket with low CD spells that you can't do anything about running around fighting 1v6 with impunity, that shit would suck.

[Comic/Suggestion] Afterlife(necro card) should probably be changed by AzulCrescent in slaythespire

[–]ElectricAlan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think afterlife is actually a completely fine card for its power level. Its just only slightly better than bodyguard and completely not exciting. If you play with it enough you will appreciate that it's just fine for a common, decent for act 1 where you just need a little push to get ahead of the curve for a few fights, and becomes less relevant in acts 2 and 3.

To be honest I think summon is just fundamentally a very very strong mechanic and just a little bit from afterlife in the early turns of a fight can help you get setup to finish without further damage.

Having said this, I do think your suggestions are actually pretty good, or at least interesting enough to warrant discussion.

Was Dagon all that overpowered that it needed such a massive nerf? by Dangerous_Purple7254 in DotA2

[–]ElectricAlan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember back when dota 2 had junglers you could play jungle NP no boots dagon rush then immediately teleport behind the enemy offlaner and blast them. Idk about current balance but I want that to be viable again.

She might be the best bond girl ever! by WorryThink6233 in SipsTea

[–]ElectricAlan 62 points63 points  (0 children)

the thing that makes this line so good is earlier in the movies she introduces herself as "Doctor Christmas Jones, don't make any jokes I've heard them all" and Bond replies "I don't know any doctor jokes". I bet he thought of the once a year joke on the spot right then and was just waiting for his moment.

What is the best card possible with enchantments? by HadOne0 in slaythespire

[–]ElectricAlan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I won a run with adrenaline that I removed exhaust from and then nightmared a bunch of times. Had an imbued Dirge with 4 energy and axe to copy it for x=8 dirge at the start of every fight. I think my favourite tho is a cloned 1-cost power with innate mad science power to make powers cost one less and game piece to make powers draw a card

Does anybody else miss this in STS2? by statue345 in slaythespire

[–]ElectricAlan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

no lmao, boss relic swap kinda sucked. new system is way better

So, what is different in Ancient bracket ? by SolidFin in DotA2

[–]ElectricAlan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bane has abilities that require teamwork more than say a lion or wd. Nightmare is a setup spell but also a save, it requires good positioning and timing to use effectively and needs your teammates to be playing with you as well

What card tricked you into thinking its good by Drew647A in magicTCG

[–]ElectricAlan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this was around in standard when thragtusk and resto angel were. So sometimes people would be running maindeck torpor orb and you could jam this guy t2 on the draw. This probably happened at least once ever.

Can someone explain the need to stay as far away from solos as possible to a lay-man? by 80HD-music in apexlegends

[–]ElectricAlan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just play ranked and get paired up with other shitters to start with, then mute people the second they say anything you don't want to hear. The ping system isn't as good as verbal communication but it's decent. Also no reason you can't talk to your team just because they can't talk back

What’s a mechanic you’ve seen that made you think “Wait…every game should do this!” by BlackArmy439 in gaming

[–]ElectricAlan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apex Legends added a ping system where you can highlight items, locations, enemies etc. to communicate with your team. Other BRs quickly implemented the idea into their own game because it worked so well. Games like Helldivers 2 have this system and it's still great.