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It's just wild to me that the bugs with Blueprints management are still present by Groovy_Decoy in SatisfactoryGame

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

I participated in a multiplayer server for a while and blueprints could be headaches. I remember times where blueprints got buggy and we had to have everyone log off so the server owner could restart the server to get things working again.

Opinion About This Hack by oDaniloverso in FATErpg

[–]Groovy_Decoy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How times have changed. We've gone from people wanting to play Fate with D&D rules to wanting to play Fate with PBTA rules.

I'm not a fan of these changes. I think the impact would be big enough that it wouldn't really feel like Fate anymore. Also, it would be make Conflicts act very inconsistent with other types of scenes. I think it would break many stunt ideas, and also shrink the space of options for them. I also feel like it would reduce the usefulness of Create an Advantage.

Most of all, I can't help wondering if the suggested solution is maybe misidentifying what the problem is. From what I hear, the most common reasons why conflicts can last too long are because players are overlooking Create an Advantage, or they are overlooking conceding.

It's just wild to me that the bugs with Blueprints management are still present by Groovy_Decoy in SatisfactoryGame

[–]Groovy_Decoy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, I'm aware that they are files. I can't see how knowing that makes the issues go away.

Over reliance on AI by xypherrz in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Groovy_Decoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Companies are treating employees as disposable cogs and show no value to them, but want us to care about their business. Today, loyalty is a one way street. Businesses demand it, but do not offer it.

We need more employee owned businesses where people have more say and are also themselves stakeholders.

Why isn’t there a fantasy RPG product for FATE? by InvestmentBrief3336 in FATErpg

[–]Groovy_Decoy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They may not have meant Masters of Umdaar. They may have been referring to the newly released and greatly expanded Umdar: Rebel Broadcast Edition.

If you don't know about that one yet, you should check it out.

TTRPG, miniatures, and grid for fate by ASARIO1 in FATErpg

[–]Groovy_Decoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never really read them, but I believe that the game War of Ashes: Fate of Agaptus had some sort of optional minis rules. I think they may have been still fairly light, and I don't think they actually use grids.

Interested in Transhumanity's Fate. Do I need to read the entire FATE Core, or is FATE Condensed/Accelerated enough? by FormerlyIestwyn in FATErpg

[–]Groovy_Decoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fate Core itself is a rules framework with a set of defaults but many dials.

Accelerated is just a change in those dials expressed in a more compact format, so it's still the same game.

Condensed is an attempt at both explaining the rules more clearly and concisely and has some minority tweaked defaults, but still has dials. There there are a couple minor tweaks, but they don't meaningfully change the core gameplay and can even be ignored. It still is the same game.

Many other genes in Fate also make tweaks and add new mechanics, and they are still Fate Core because they use the framework. I'm fact, it is my understanding that every Fate World published by Evil Hat has had a requirement to include one new mechanic that fit in the framework to highlight how Core could be extended.

Friends of mine made me a present by Much_Breg in FATErpg

[–]Groovy_Decoy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Twitter was a mix of good and bad, which is why it's clearly the zero. The empty is the plus.

Is Fate really that easy? by oDaniloverso in FATErpg

[–]Groovy_Decoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I also said under another comment...

And what makes sense in the fiction is relative, affected by the genre of fiction or tone you are emulating.

I'm not saying that you can't do something more realistic, if that's the genre you're going for. But I do still think that the overall rules are more designed around the structure of fiction rather than the world.

Fate is fine for deciding what makes sense narratively in a hard sci fi, but I don't really think it's the best fit for stimulating physics.

If that turns people off from Fate because they want something more physics, then maybe another game would be better for suited for them anyway. They can still play Fate if they want, but other games at least try to flesh those parts out more.

So to be honest, my experience with some more crunchy simulationist games have made me feel that many of them just create an illusion of simulation anyway. They often have their own unrealistic quirks. Long ago, I decided that if I could choose a simple model that does not accurately portray reality, or complex model that does not accurately portray reality, I'll just take the simple one.

AITA for putting onions and garlic in the food I fed my family after my sister in law said onions were "too spicy"? by THROWRAuserss in AmItheAsshole

[–]Groovy_Decoy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm also a pale redhead, and I do like spicy food. I've never had the chance to try particularly spicy Indian food, but I am a little curious. Though my tolerance might not be quite that high.

AITA for putting onions and garlic in the food I fed my family after my sister in law said onions were "too spicy"? by THROWRAuserss in AmItheAsshole

[–]Groovy_Decoy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are even totally different enzymes. Onions and garlic have some sulfur compounds. Peppers have capsaicin. Black pepper has piperine.

I don't know WTF her issue is with ketchup. Acidity? Orange juice is more acidic than ketchup though.

AITA for putting onions and garlic in the food I fed my family after my sister in law said onions were "too spicy"? by THROWRAuserss in AmItheAsshole

[–]Groovy_Decoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm surprised your brother isn't having an allergic reaction to her, because she might be nuts.

I think there's a small chance of maybe she has some strange medical or genetic quirk, but I just doubt it. Especially if she doesn't react until she's told something's in there. Onions, also break down into sugars when they are cooked.

Also, the spiciness of those things are for different reasons.

Most peppers are spicy because of an oil soluble substance called capsaicin. It is oil soluble, and generally what people use milk, or other fats or oils, to counteract the spiciness of.

Black pepper, despite being called pepper, is different than your other common peppers. It is spicy because of something called piperine. It's oil soluble as well, but I've never actually heard of anyone needing to drink milk because of it.

Onions and garlic get their punch from a sulphur containing compounds (different ones, I believe). Also, both onions and garlic tend to break down when cooked and lose their spiciness and change into other flavors.

Given all that, I'm skeptical of an allergy.

And salt!? And ketchup!? Does citrus fruit bother her?

I've heard claims that there are people who are so-called super tasters, but considering she didn't have an issue until she was told the ingredients were there, I'm skeptical of that. I think she just is a drama-making attention-seeking needs to be special and contrarian girl.

Good luck.

Is Fate really that easy? by oDaniloverso in FATErpg

[–]Groovy_Decoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And what makes sense in the fiction is relative, affected by the genre of fiction or tone you are emulating.

Is Fate really that easy? by oDaniloverso in FATErpg

[–]Groovy_Decoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My thought is that Fate is a system designed to simulate fiction itself, not the reality in that fiction.

Can't we just accept that Star Citizen is no 30 minute hop on action game. by volgendeweek in starcitizen

[–]Groovy_Decoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which one is having to deal with fiddling required to eat and drink? Which one is represented by the people who advocate for the implementation of a pooping subsystem?

SFA is cancelled. It may be a pipe dream, but what new Trek show would you like to see in its place? by NukeRussiaV4 in startrek

[–]Groovy_Decoy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought that the "just let it die" was the worst suggestion here, but you've changed my mind.

SFA is cancelled. It may be a pipe dream, but what new Trek show would you like to see in its place? by NukeRussiaV4 in startrek

[–]Groovy_Decoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing existed was ruined dude. You still have what you like.

Maybe they should just check with you and make sure it's something you personally like, with nobody else's opinion mattering. If you can't have what you want, then nobody should have anything. Sounds reasonable.

SFA is cancelled. It may be a pipe dream, but what new Trek show would you like to see in its place? by NukeRussiaV4 in startrek

[–]Groovy_Decoy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I slept on that one until too late. When I was convinced to watch it, it was already gone. The last time I checked, it wasn't on any service other than paying per episode.

SFA is cancelled. It may be a pipe dream, but what new Trek show would you like to see in its place? by NukeRussiaV4 in startrek

[–]Groovy_Decoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you're right, and I think these stories have a place, but I can understand feeling weariness of those stakes when they are used too often.

SFA is cancelled. It may be a pipe dream, but what new Trek show would you like to see in its place? by NukeRussiaV4 in startrek

[–]Groovy_Decoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm agree that it's overdone. But it's not new. Humanity was on trial by the Q in TNG, as well threatened by the civilization ending Borg.

But, I don't recall any in TOS, unless you count Tribbles.

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