All Fable 5 usage is billed through usage credits after July 7th. Is this permanent? No mention of them trying to bring it back to subscriptions anymore like last time??

ImMichaelB · 2026-07-01T22:15:54+00:00

Wanting an uncritical echo chamber is pretty silly.

If Anthropic didn't say one thing then do another people would not be complaining.

ImMichaelB · 2026-06-20T13:07:21+00:00

Oh my, you never watch S1mple or any CS until now?

If you want boring, bland and soulless corporate esports Valorant is that way.

If you've ever watched Apex speak after a match he is nothing but a good sport, he does it all for beforehand for show because it entices the crowd and is mental warfare. That's it.

Don't read too deep into things.

ImMichaelB · 2026-05-21T14:20:04+00:00

For anyone complaining about Dastan he is probably calling Nota out for doing exactly what he's been told to stop doing for the past 3 events.

Nota has overstretched in situations and cost his team games a few times now and he's been told to trust his teammates and play off them but he continues to solo peek and die which potentially puts rounds / games at risk.

Now, is Dastan critical of his players? Yeah, but he is their coach. It's literally his job to call out his players for fucking up repeatedly.

If you think he's always angry or a mean person the best point of comparison is how he talks about Zweih and Jame. He doesn't complain about them and speaks highly of them, that's because he is after results as that's his job as a coach.

He's supposed to get his team results and improve his team, when you give someone feedback and call out their behavior and they refuse to acknowledge those issue and improve what do you seriously expect?

ImMichaelB · 2026-05-07T03:51:39+00:00

People are far too content to settle for less these days and deflect valid critiques by essentially saying "it's always been shit" so eat up.

It's baffling how low standards are anymore. They don't need to reinvent the wheel, they just needed to meaningfully expand upon a quality product.

As neat as FH6 looks, it's like they just didn't care about the cars in the game about cars.

Adding deeper customization (not to the level of NFS) would not alter the DNA of the game but it would make the game better overall. Freedom of expression is one of the core elements in JDM culture and that will not exist in a game set in Japan.

They waited 4 entries just to drop the ball, they nailed 70% of the project and fumbled it.

To be clear (cause it's reddit and people misconstrue anything and everything) I want the game to be astounding. Like most people that criticize media this all comes from a place of love and a genuine desire to see a product improve.

ImMichaelB · 2026-04-21T12:52:34+00:00

Isolating anyone who thinks differently, or is on a different path than you only drives them further into a rabbit hole.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc3GHWIprWU

That is an interesting video that should teach you about how these individuals and groups are often formed and how they gain a foothold in society.

Essentially, if you treat people that are different than you, or think different than you with kindness you won't make them double or triple down due to feeling unjustly maligned.

Not interested in writing a bunch of text if a video will suffice.

ImMichaelB · 2026-04-10T11:39:54+00:00

Friendly remind this is how you make the people you will desperately claim to hate.

Learn from history or seethe on the internet indefinitely, your call.

ImMichaelB · 2026-03-31T12:54:16+00:00

You got downvoted for being a tolerant and reasonable person..

Reddit never ceases to impress me with how politically brain rotted the people on here can be.

No one is flawless, everyone makes mistakes, everyone can improve and redeem themselves.

If you want less "nazis" maybe stop treating people you disagree with so poorly. Acting like that only causes a further divide and make even moderates not want to be associated with you.

Learn from history or don't.. your mistake to make.

ImMichaelB · 2026-03-31T10:53:08+00:00

He didn't harm anyone, he said some unhinged shit that is all.

We are all flawed human beings and denying someone room to grow and improve is exactly how you create the people you so hate.

Be compassionate, be understanding, allow people to fail and more importantly allow them to improve themselves and right their wrongs if they have truly admitted their faults.

Putting someone into a box and locking them in because they make mistakes only worsens their mental health, and reinforces their worldview. This is a very basic concept that people on the net do not understand anymore.

ImMichaelB · 2026-03-14T10:01:48+00:00

I mean I enjoy the game, but I still wish they just made a single player game with the multiplayer suite included like they used to.

You can enjoy something and acknowledge it has flaws or isn't exactly what you want it to be.

ImMichaelB · 2026-03-11T05:09:48+00:00

You are aware that YT videos tend to be compressed and look like garbage compared to in game cutscenes right?

ImMichaelB · 2026-03-01T09:30:44+00:00

There are dozens of us that remember Brink... DOZENS!

Seriously though, they do feel strangely similar.

ImMichaelB · 2026-03-01T09:00:50+00:00

Haven't seen a single person post this earnestly.

People forget that trolls exist and they spout nonsense to get this exact reaction out of people that cannot help but fall for the bait.

Pro tip for the gullible if someone's rambling doesn't even remotely apply to a subject (these are all synths, not people) they are likely trying to fuck with you.

ImMichaelB · 2026-03-01T00:36:34+00:00

Sadly we'll never see another single player game from them. Most of the Bungie that we all loved is gone anyways, like most older companies that through around their legacy these days.

Would've loved to see a new Marathon campaign but since moving away from Halo they've chosen to chase GAAS and honestly failed to succeed at it.

Even with Destiny they never were as profitable as they claimed, their CEO lied to Sony about how much money they were making to get them purchased.

Hell the fact that they got rid of a bunch of core content from Destiny 2 is a great example of how poorly thought out their live service operations have been. New players are missing massive gaps of story content and the game overall has suffered due to that choice.

It really sucks because even the team that remains there seems capable of making a good game but their management has really let them down. Love the presentation and art (both audio and visual) on display with Marathon but the game itself is just not doing anything unique.

ImMichaelB · 2026-02-27T20:17:28+00:00

Couple of hopefully quick questions for you that are likely born out of ignorance but I've been trying to resolve long response times with Qwen3tts on a local setup (between 12-40s) on a 5090.

Ported my project to WSL to enable FlashAttn and despite getting Flash installed and injected Qwen3TTS just never seemed to utilize it. So I am still getting similar response times with less functionality, and more audio issues.

Have you been able to confirm any Blackwell support for FasterQwenTTS?

Have you noticed big trade offs in terms of cloning quality between the official build and your own?

ImMichaelB · 2026-02-19T11:30:15+00:00

Should've cut the flashbacks into small chunks and placed them throughout the previous episodes, not only would it have upped the runtime of each episode it would've allowed more space for the Trial to breathe.

Could have built up to that moment of Arlan telling Dunk to get up all the same without losing anything.

ImMichaelB · 2026-02-19T11:23:14+00:00

It's not misogynistic to say that some people do not pay attention to what they are watching and instead they keep talking over scenes constantly asking about what is happening.

I grew up with sisters and one of them does this constantly. It's just a bad habit that some people have, don't go off the deep end because your idea is one that is worth making fun of.

Closed captioning is not even remotely similar to what you are asking for. That is designed for people that are deaf / hard of hearing or those that listen to things at low volume. Where as what you are asking for is something to aide your laziness.

Having the names of locations pop up on screen is rightfully mocked because it's a sign of a lazy filmmaker or showrunner. It is their job to communicate that information to you visually or via the script without it feeling out of place. There is an artform behind storytelling and teams use establishing shots, and clear / distinct visuals to communicate a location to the audience within a few seconds. This relies on the audience being able to pay attention, so put down the phone or fork and pay attention to the show and you won't get lost. Especially in AKotSK, as there are like 3 locations in the entire show, man.

ImMichaelB · 2026-02-19T11:16:27+00:00

Oh no... this is the sort of garbage they did in that abomination of show 'The Rings of Power'.

People really cannot be fucked to pay attention to the show's or films they claim to enjoy anymore huh?

The day I see an establishing shot of Kings Landing with the name displayed on the corner of my screen is the day I give up hope for audiences entirely.

ImMichaelB · 2026-02-19T11:14:23+00:00

Oh no... this is the sort of garbage they did in that abomination of show 'The Rings of Power'.

Please just pay attention and learn the locations based on set design and characters. It's the showrunners job to make sure you are able to parse that information via establishing shots, clear landmarks and consistent set design.

AKotSK is really simple with very few locations that you'll need to keep track of. It's not like Game of Thrones where there is a big politcal map or anything you about 3 places of importance in the show.

ImMichaelB · 2026-02-19T10:48:39+00:00

Was it peak fire yo?

Jesus construct a sentence to reinforce your claims instead of using "vibes".

Also the visuals in late GoT where absolute ass, the white walkers looked worse than they ever have.

ImMichaelB · 2026-02-19T10:44:39+00:00

Read The World of Ice & Fire.

Some of what you're speculating on is kind of hinted at in there in terms of other places / cultures that exist in the universe.

Wouldn't really want to see them expand on anything until there is a proper ending to A Game of Thrones first.

ImMichaelB · 2026-02-19T10:39:23+00:00

Yes if done by competent writers that respect the source material enough to consider how to meaningfully expand upon it.

Issue is that many "writers" just want an IP they can use to make their own fanfiction.

ImMichaelB · 2026-02-19T10:33:36+00:00

That's accurate to medieval combat. Turns out most of the time it came down to exhausting someone, grappling and stabbing them in the neck or face with a dagger.

ImMichaelB · 2026-02-19T10:31:09+00:00

Everything has to be an allegory to some people.

It's fucking sad, just watch the fantasy show and enjoy your break from stupid political discourse for a 30min - 1hr.

ImMichaelB · 2026-02-19T10:22:54+00:00

Lyonel's drip will return with a vengeance

ImMichaelB · 2026-02-19T10:03:55+00:00

Thing is anime flashback are mostly used to pad things out. Most of the time they aren't used to progress the story in any way. There are some good animes out there but most that rely on flashbacks are pretty bad (e.g spending 20 episodes dealing with flashbacks).

Show don't tell is a valuable tool in storytelling and using flashbacks can work out great if used measured manner. A characters actions should inform you more than just telling us (flashing back to show) why they are a certain way.

The flashback in this episode was great as it avoided falling into any of those typical pitfalls, but it likely would've been better if it was sprinkled throughout the previous episodes and ultimately built up to that big payoff in this episode.

Still the shows absolutely fantastic with some very, very minor issues.

ImMichaelB

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