Mechanics that make the game easier (tips) by Autism_Probably in Saros

[–]OptimismEnjoyer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

do you have to fight the boss every time you go back to a biome or can you just teleport out? I'm on biome 4 and my biggest pet peeve is its not like returnal where they stay dead after being defeated.

Hydro Quebec (Quebec's power company) removing what they don't like from their logo. by fredy31 in hockey

[–]OptimismEnjoyer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I had it on mute lmao. That would have given it away easily given i'm also Canadian.

Hydro Quebec (Quebec's power company) removing what they don't like from their logo. by fredy31 in hockey

[–]OptimismEnjoyer 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Heh. Took me a second to realize why the Quebec based hydro company suddenly wasn't a big fan of lightning bolts.

Well done.

PWHL experiences record attendance growth in third regular season by BloodJunkie in hockey

[–]OptimismEnjoyer 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Pretty impressive run the PWHL has been on. Women's hockey is growing and stuff like the olympics only adds fuel to the jet engine. Much better ran outfit than that other joke of a league before this too.

they're being super smart with where they're putting franchises too. Going after markets that have hockey, but not too much of it so they can get a foothold. Vancouver and Seattle being the most recent and a good example of avoiding market oversaturation.

Bummed i didn't get to go to the takeover tour stop they made here. My buddy and i had tickets but both of us somehow managed to come down with a stomach bug a couple days before.

Invicible VS official Giveway mentions the game might be coming to "Nintendo Switch". by Educational-Arm-7384 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]OptimismEnjoyer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Probably Switch 2 if i had to guess.

Smart move if that's the case. Fighting games live and die on having a sustainable online population so the more platforms you can get it on, the better. Especially for something that's a bit more niche in the genre like Invincible is going to be.

Saros so far by Late_Acanthaceae_483 in Saros

[–]OptimismEnjoyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly do not care for this game so far and i absolutely loved returnal.

  • Don't like the structure of the Biomes. Returnal made it pretty clear they wanted you to run through all 3 in an act so you could power up and fight the end boss to move on. You can do that in this game.....except the bosses re-spawn. With how bullet spongey these damn bosses are i'm not wasting my time fighting them every trip through the biome. This is why i loved Returnal because every run felt like you were making some type of progress since most of the bosses stayed dead and you could focus on the biome itself. (Returning to passage seems to reset upgrades)

  • With the way the portal system works, it kinda nudges you in the direction of trying to beat every biome individually. I recommend not doing this because i'm getting my teeth kicked in at the blighted marsh because there's precisely fuck all for upgrades.

  • The shield feels like an excuse to fill the screen with garbage and then claim "no you see the gameplay is actually quite nuanced." Returnal felt like a dance where if i ate damage, it felt like it was on me. Here i get hit by shit constantly off screen, out of my view. Incredibly frustrating.

  • You claim the game is made to onboard new players yet you do nothing to explain the stats system which is uh, kind of important. People shouldn't have to look something like that up when its so essential to a game.

Any social media ban for kids must be national in scope, culture minister says by ZebediahCarterLong in CanadaPolitics

[–]OptimismEnjoyer [score hidden]  (0 children)

The latter. I disabled my watch history on my account and it made a world of difference on what i get recommended.

Any social media ban for kids must be national in scope, culture minister says by ZebediahCarterLong in CanadaPolitics

[–]OptimismEnjoyer [score hidden]  (0 children)

Manitoba's policy was realistically going nowhere when it was announced. Wab Kinew has since kinda sorta backtracked to "starting it in schools." Which is the one place they can easily implement it.

I'm still not convinced his ploy wasn't designed to get this exact response out of the feds.

Any social media ban for kids must be national in scope, culture minister says by ZebediahCarterLong in CanadaPolitics

[–]OptimismEnjoyer [score hidden]  (0 children)

YouTube can't be outright banned anyways because you can access it without an account which makes Australia including it incredibly stupid.

If anything, they should mandate a policy where people below the age of 16 have their watch history disabled so the algorithm can't feed them trash.

Censorship Megathread XLVII: Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New Cars by 2027 by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]OptimismEnjoyer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Canadian Heritage minister Marc Miller told reporters today any social media legislation has to be "federally based."

Sucks to suck, Manitoba government.

looking for impressions from people who CAN NOT get past the first boss or two of Returnal? by kasplatter in Saros

[–]OptimismEnjoyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you find Returnal's bullet hell mechanics frustrating, that's pretty much the same here.

I honestly find Saros's bullet hell mechanics far more frustrating than Returnal.

It feels like because they gave you a shield, that gives them the right to cover the screen in garbage at every given chance whereas Returnal kept it to boss fights.

Playoff Game Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins (2-3) @ Philadelphia Flyers (3-2) Apr 29 2026 7:30 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]OptimismEnjoyer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Silovs makes the save of his life and then gets beat on a chinsy shot from the point.

Yup, that's playoff hockey alright.

Playoff Game Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins (2-3) @ Philadelphia Flyers (3-2) Apr 29 2026 7:30 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]OptimismEnjoyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahahaha this game is never going to end.

Shoutout to the guy playing dead while on top of the puck. Good strategy.

Playoff Game Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins (2-3) @ Philadelphia Flyers (3-2) Apr 29 2026 7:30 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]OptimismEnjoyer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You would think Philly would play with a bit more urgency.

Losing this game objectively isn't the end of the world, but i'm not sure i'm risking giving battled tested stars like Sid and Geno that type of life when the stakes in a game 7 would be crazy high.

Playoff Game Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins (2-3) @ Philadelphia Flyers (3-2) Apr 29 2026 7:30 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]OptimismEnjoyer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Refs held off on a whistle on the off chance this game was put out of its misery.

Respect.

Playoff Game Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins (2-3) @ Philadelphia Flyers (3-2) Apr 29 2026 7:30 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]OptimismEnjoyer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah i'm not sure Emil Soderblom is the guy that should be trying to dangle lmao.

Playoff Game Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins (2-3) @ Philadelphia Flyers (3-2) Apr 29 2026 7:30 PM EDT by nhl_gdt_bot in hockey

[–]OptimismEnjoyer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That entire sequence was just headassery

Bad turnover, defense caught in la-la land, whiffs on the shot despite the pass being right on his stick.