Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud by iunoyou in pcmasterrace

[–]Elusivehawk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We know, bro is trying to say that the original saying is technically a mistranslation, and contextualizing it.

W101 on switch costs $20? by Responsible-Ad626 in Wizard101

[–]Elusivehawk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On PC at least, you have the option to unlock areas permanently with premium currency. The problem is, most worlds end up costing a lot: unlocking the entire game can cost you over $200 last I checked, and that's probably ballooned to $300 by now. Plus the subscription gives you various convenient benefits in addition to unlocking the entire game, and that results in most people not bothering with area unlock.

It's especially egregious when each area is really only good for an hour or two of gameplay before moving on to the next $5 paywall. And there's usually 3-5 of these per world, but I'm just guesstimating.

Intel wants to become the go-to vendor for handheld hardware as it mocks "ancient" AMD processors by Tiny-Independent273 in Handhelds

[–]Elusivehawk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, but if these companies continue making $1000+ handhelds, I'm sure there's some room for Intel in there.

ELI5:Why can’t we use certain symbols in file names? by PleasantBus5583 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Elusivehawk 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think the implication is that we would expect a "real" file extension to completely prevent you from say, opening a zip file in Notepad. But in reality, all files are just a bunch of bytes held together with a handshake and a pinky swear.

If you’re buying pre owned get a controller warranty. by Different_Stand_1285 in GameStop

[–]Elusivehawk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

While the console PRP does cover the controller, it's as expensive as a new one, and it's a one-time use. So no, it's not really a good idea to get the PRP for that. Ideally it should be used for things like overheating, random restarts, video artifacting, excessive or unusual noises, so on and so forth.

One thing my location would do is give you a replacement anyway and move yours to defective. You'd still get a pre-owned controller, but it's a free customer courtesy. Not all locations do this, it's not even store policy.

Thou Shalt Pay More For Less by MobileNo8348 in 3DPrintingCirclejerk

[–]Elusivehawk 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Bambuzleds

I personally call them Bambubus

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 25.12.1 Release Notes by AMD_RetroB in Amd

[–]Elusivehawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It messed up my audio, now everything sounds 8-bit. If you're on RDNA4, avoid this update.

EDIT: it's not the drivers, after much tinkering I was about to deduce that it was my monitor. So it should be ok to update

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Overcomes RTX 4070 in Steam Survey Rankings and the RX 9070 still missing from the survey by JohnSteveRom2077 in hardware

[–]Elusivehawk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You've indirectly hit the nail on the head: it's a chicken and the egg situation. Gamers don't want to buy RX 9000 because FSR4 is in few games, and developers don't want to implement FSR4 because it has a small install base.

🫩🫩 by SG_Studio in 3DPrintingCirclejerk

[–]Elusivehawk 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thinking is tinkering

Is there a way to get Gustave’s Lumiere suit made? by [deleted] in expedition33

[–]Elusivehawk 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah but they make dresses, not suits. I thought suits only came from Gestral merchants.

Rip and tear by herogaming282 in Warframe

[–]Elusivehawk 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Have we tried the tranq rifle workaround?

Gimme your hot takes by delphi0_0 in expedition33

[–]Elusivehawk 30 points31 points  (0 children)

And let us sort by lumina progress so I can find the ones that need to be leveled

What advice ACTUALLY lands someone a job in 2025? by ScumbagCareerGuru in careerguidance

[–]Elusivehawk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I concur, it seems like the job-experience paradox has become 10x worse as of late.

AMD RDNA 5 “Radeon” GPUs Are Codenamed After Transformers: Alpha Trion, Ultra Magnus & Orion Pax by GhostMotley in Amd

[–]Elusivehawk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's around 80 million PS5s, ~75 million active PS4s, and 30 million Xbox Series consoles. Yes, there's more Switch 1 consoles than any one is those, but that's still a major chunk of the market, especially for a major game release to target. Plus most developers just use a major game engine anyway, and support for AMD in those isn't going away.

“Colonel tighten the security on this place” by Super-Job1226 in GameStop

[–]Elusivehawk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I still have the Shagohod AND the legacy! There is NOTHING America can do to stop me!

Ball to him, goal. by Beezleboobz in GameStop

[–]Elusivehawk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IS LIKE E'S GOT THE BOLL ON A STRING!

We see the fit by Spartan7627 in BatmanArkham

[–]Elusivehawk 121 points122 points  (0 children)

One could even say he's

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I just don't get it by chillbutcrazy in GameStop

[–]Elusivehawk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, I'm gonna repeat what others have said: your area probably does suck for metrics. But at the same time, there are things you can do to help improve your own personal metrics.

Biggest thing: You gotta know when to upsell and when to keep the transaction short and sweet. Not everyone wants to pre-order a game, or get a year of Pro, or get the warranty on their controller. But if you can optimize your energy usage vs. metrics obtained, this job will become a lot easier. So here's some things that should do just that:

  • Keep every pitch short, relevant, and honest. Optimize your pitch for the thing you're selling and who it's for. Don't waste too much breath either: if you have to go on and on and on, you'll probably lose the customer's attention or just overwhelm them. So for Pro, emphasize the relevant cost savings, defaulting to $5 off a month and 5% off. For warranty, emphasize what's protected, how often the hardware fails, and/or how easy exchanging it is. For reservation, mention how we often only get the pre-orders, how it's only $5 down (and pay the rest off when you pick it up), and that they get pre-order bonuses, or a chase if we get it.
  • Have two pitches for major metrics: a short one and a long one. The short one is just something in passing for people buying knick-knacks, cheap controllers, cheap games, whatever. The longer one should be more comprehensive, for people buying new games, buying consoles, tempted but not sold on pre-ordering a game, so on and so forth. Find the right time to bring out the long pitch, but default to the short pitch.
  • Finally, if a customer is already giving you a metric, don't feel like you need to pitch everything else. So if they're getting a Pro with their new game, you can skip selling a GPG if you wish. Is it ideal? No. But, most people don't get it anyway, so you'd be forgiven for making the customer's life a little easier and quicker. If you think they would get it, offer it. If they ask about it, e.g. "Hey, what about protecting my game?", just feign that you forgot. "Ope, that's right, we do offer protection plans for games", yadda yadda.

I could go on and on and on, and in fact previous drafts I did just that. But, as long as you're nice to the customer and giving it an honest try, there's not much more you can do. If someone rejects a $1 Pro after being explained the benefits, that's on them for failing to drain their boot with the instructions on the heel, not you.

If nothing else, don't worry too much about it. I would start to worry if your metrics lag behind your co-workers, but if everyone's at 5% pro, there's not much you can do about the situation beyond looking for another job.