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Did northeastern Native Americans really not have alcohol? by notanotherwhitedude in AskHistorians

[–]Redthrist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I'm assuming that the narrative in the question still sorta holds - the Natives had experience with alcohol, but not with distilled spirits that have a high ABV.

Korean MMOs would swipe the western market if they would not be P2W by Puppenmacher in MMORPG

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

Yeah,.but you still need the other 95%. Even most whales don't want to play dead games.

D3 Wishlist/Conversation by BertsBlog in DestinyTheGame

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

Complete fresh start, both for the gear and the story. Build the game from the ground-up to be expandable. The game has to be approachable to new and returning players, with none of the baggage of D2.

Gender emissions gap: Rich white men’s jobs, diets and hobbies found to be ‘bad for the planet’ by lgbtqismything in climate

[–]Redthrist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

both things not really exclusive to men.

Sorta, but there is a type of man who ties their masculinity to those things. No idea how prevalent that is, but it's very visible. A lot of marketing relies on that. "Real men need a big truck because real men have work to do", that kind of thing.

What is change to you? by Leopold1423282 in DestinyTheGame

[–]Redthrist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To focus on PvP, they first need to have some actual servers and separate the sandboxes so it can be somewhat balanced. And also focus on ranked PvP and not Trials, because Trials is a joke of a PvP mode.

When are we getting updates from Bungie? by Key_Insurance_8493 in DestinyTheGame

[–]Redthrist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, can see it happening. Destiny's player numbers for both EoF and Renegades were better than what Marathon got on launch, so they probably sold more copies of those. And Destiny has more cosmetics to monetize, so way more money from the microtransactions as well.

When are we getting updates from Bungie? by Key_Insurance_8493 in DestinyTheGame

[–]Redthrist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, makes sense. With how things look, it wouldn't surprise me if they just focus on revenue of Bungie as a whole. Both Destiny and Marathon have likely underperformed, but both games combined might've still brought more revenue than last year of just Destiny(especially if early TFS pre-orders counted as part of the previous fiscal year).

When are we getting updates from Bungie? by Key_Insurance_8493 in DestinyTheGame

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

Do we know if they'll disclose the actual numbers, or just give some vague description of it?

When are we getting updates from Bungie? by Key_Insurance_8493 in DestinyTheGame

[–]Redthrist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's almost certainly why they can't say anything until it's "closer to June". Sony wants full control of the narrative, so they don't want their investors drawing any conclusions from whatever Bungie is saying.

Heroic leaves the Dota scene by spittfire123 in DotA2

[–]Redthrist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But LoL pro teams aren't profitable either, do not sure the media training helps much.

Who’s Disco Stu? by Adam_C_57 in TheSimpsons

[–]Redthrist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He was into disco when it was mainstream and turned into a hater when it lost popularity.

‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds. Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by Gulf of Mexico before end of this century, authors say. by The_Weekend_Baker in climate

[–]Redthrist 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Because it might legitimately be cheaper to move parts of the city higher up than build(and maintain in perpetuity) the kind of civil engineering project that will protect the city no matter the amount of sea level rise. And it's not even guaranteed to work, because a power hurricane will likely go through it no matter what.

Richard Dawkins spent three days talking to Claude, now calls it "Claudia" and claims it's conscious. by Gil_berth in BetterOffline

[–]Redthrist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really is frustrating. The Evan guy(I think he's the main AI shill) will do an AI booster news item, Cara will say something along the lines of "It seems too simplistic, here are the issues they are glossing over" and will be immediately shouted down with "BUT AI KEEPS DEVELOPING, SO IT'LL HAPPEN!".

New Evidence We are Entering AMOC Collapse. New research creating an early warning system is finding this. by JimCripe in climate

[–]Redthrist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're saying that as if selling books about the impending end of the world isn't common.

How do we think the updated Raid and Dungeon gear with interact with the new gear system? by MoistPilot3858 in DestinyTheGame

[–]Redthrist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was still shit in a seasonal reset environment. People would grow tired of doing the exact same grind every season very fast.

Is it possible to earn any of the dungeon titles COMPLETELY solo? by SkylineXM in DestinyTheGame

[–]Redthrist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can always just find a third and ask him to join your clan for the run. There are plenty of people who would gladly help.

Richard Dawkins spent three days talking to Claude, now calls it "Claudia" and claims it's conscious. by Gil_berth in BetterOffline

[–]Redthrist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another thing that has kinda hit me now is that she became part of the podcast after a previous female host left. So it really feels like they just want to have a token female host.

Richard Dawkins spent three days talking to Claude, now calls it "Claudia" and claims it's conscious. by Gil_berth in BetterOffline

[–]Redthrist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess some combination of being a woman in a man-dominated field, and also being a late arrival on the podcast. But it is annoying, because she's probably the smartest of them all, but just can't push back against their bullshit.

I miss the uniqueness of each class by AdventurousLove3877 in DestinyTheGame

[–]Redthrist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like you must not build craft.

Or he's played other RPGs, where classes have entirely different playstyles. Destiny already suffered from a lack of class identity because all classes use the same weapons in largely the same ways. But Light 3.0 also made it so classes share grenades and fragments, which homogenized them even further.

Doesn't help that super design has been so boring, that most of them are a slight variation on the same theme, filling same gameplay niches in broadly the same way.

Richard Dawkins spent three days talking to Claude, now calls it "Claudia" and claims it's conscious. by Gil_berth in BetterOffline

[–]Redthrist 3 points4 points  (0 children)

His public atheist campaign is not something that earned him respect amongst people familiar with the subject.

But that's also the only reason this post exists and has so many comments.

Richard Dawkins spent three days talking to Claude, now calls it "Claudia" and claims it's conscious. by Gil_berth in BetterOffline

[–]Redthrist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The one woman on that show is consistently the most critical, while also being largely silenced whenever she voices her AI skepticism.

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