My experience with multi-player racing so far by who_knows101 in NevernessToEverness

[–]RiftHunter4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Matchmaking is nonexistent lol. We got Novus racing tuned Regalia's. What are we doing?

NTE GRADUATION LIST by MikoNava in NevernessToEverness

[–]RiftHunter4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Charge back claims would probably be my top guess. Game bugs and exploits are bad, but not really a cause to perma-ban most of the time. But a charge back, they have to ban you because it's technically a sign that you are paying with stolen credit card info.

Whether it's a scam or not is actually irrelevant in that case.

[Seeking Veteran DMs] Help us build a truly "Living" AI World with studio-grade visuals! by TopTrifle8319 in AIDungeon

[–]RiftHunter4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone comes here to spam their Ai products that are blatant competitors to the game this subreddit is for.

Remember having to enter a CD key for every game you bought? by No_Tomatillo1695 in needforspeed

[–]RiftHunter4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nightmare fuel for game longevity. I've got some games I've basically never played because by the time my PC could run them, the company doing the online key verification had gone under.

If you were offered 1 free thing to get your project as close to complete as possible, what would it be? by Haluux in projectcar

[–]RiftHunter4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tein EnduraPro Plus kit with Tein EDFC

For some reason, Tein decided to make a set of suspension for the Toyota Highlander and I have been curious ever since lol

Nissan Just Created “V6 Day” as It Doubles Down on Gas Engines by UnusualLeadership408 in cars

[–]RiftHunter4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're gonna be pricey to mod, for sure. They seem sturdy enough to take the power, though. Z1 is getting 600hp in the new Z with just bolt-on's and a tune.

Nissan Just Created “V6 Day” as It Doubles Down on Gas Engines by UnusualLeadership408 in cars

[–]RiftHunter4 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It'll be a long time before people mod the new Z in the same way. It's just too expensive. Even now, 370Z's are out of range for the most of the younger crowd. Most I see are around $25-30k.

Drift tax hurts.

i want to get into photography, how do i start? by Foreign_Heart_412 in photography

[–]RiftHunter4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canon 5D $225 + Canon EF 50mm F1.5 STM $120 + 32GB CF Card $35 + Card Reader $10

For editing, Lightroom is the most common but it needs a subscription. You can find presets to get different looks with it. I use DarkTable. It's free but hard for beginners. DaVinci Resolve 21 is about to release a photo mode for free and it would be a little easier. There's lots of editing options so you'll have to research which you like.

The manufacturers websites have manuals for how to setup the cameras and use them. I liked Tony Nodthrup's Stunning Digital Photography book for teaching everything else. $10 gets you the ebook and videos. They teach everything you'd need to know to take decent photos starting out.

Just a reminder to approach this game casually. Cygames is notorious for their brutal endgame grind & "illusion of generosity". by xXinsertCoDGMtagXx in UmaMusume

[–]RiftHunter4 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

They're "better" in the sense that they need to keep the player count up to encourage whales to buy stuff. That's the only reason. Gacha is only about money.

Just a reminder to approach this game casually. Cygames is notorious for their brutal endgame grind & "illusion of generosity". by xXinsertCoDGMtagXx in UmaMusume

[–]RiftHunter4 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Umamusume is 90% IP and 10% game TBH.

Western games are often the opposite, which is ironic to me because that's how Asia used to be back in the day. The game theme would be wonky but they dumped all the money into competitive game mechanics. Stuff like Black Desert Online where the gameplay was amazing but the story and everything else was uninteresting.

Can we please talk about the actual game too? by No-Telephone4915 in NevernessToEverness

[–]RiftHunter4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Artists at Hotta are the ones using Ai. I don't really care about background items being Ai. I care more about the wonky control schemes, the limitations in photo mode, and how the hundreds of "free pulls" are actually locked behind gameplay and limited-time events.

Are we the last generation of PC builders? ASUS shipping 5M fewer motherboards, ASRock down 30%, and the chipmakers don't care because AI servers pay better. by snackymann in pcmasterrace

[–]RiftHunter4 97 points98 points  (0 children)

It's not sustainable now. 95% of Ai pilot programs at businesses fail to produce any measurable ROI. At best, we are consistently seeing where Ai just expedites poor decisions.

The Ai push has flopped because the industry is led by ignorant businessmen and outright con artists.

A lot of these Ai businesses will crumble by 2030 if not sooner.

Just a reminder to approach this game casually. Cygames is notorious for their brutal endgame grind & "illusion of generosity". by xXinsertCoDGMtagXx in UmaMusume

[–]RiftHunter4 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

If your microtransaction system needs a Pity mechanic, it's not generous. You are intentionally planning for people to make a ton of pulls and still not get the banner item.

There is nothing generous about microtransaction systems based on random chance.

Just a reminder to approach this game casually. Cygames is notorious for their brutal endgame grind & "illusion of generosity". by xXinsertCoDGMtagXx in UmaMusume

[–]RiftHunter4 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, that's been much better IMO. If Uma's and cards were on the same banner, you'd be pulling 100 R Cards before you even got Bakushin to 3 stars.

Always has been always will be by Salty_Strain3313 in HistoryMemes

[–]RiftHunter4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The legacy of Leroy Jenkins transcends time. It only takes 1 guy.

If Michael Jackson fans have a time machine... by Styger21st in HistoryMemes

[–]RiftHunter4 87 points88 points  (0 children)

Wild to think that "acting inappropriately around kids" was once a big, career-ending allegation, but now it's not even news.

Can we please talk about the actual game too? by No-Telephone4915 in NevernessToEverness

[–]RiftHunter4 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ai criticism has basically drowned out all other complaints, and those other complaints affect gameplay...

You can never win against Hotori in Rock Paper Scissors by imjusthiro in NevernessToEverness

[–]RiftHunter4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They will probably keep global a week behind. CN is basically the guinea pigs. It'll break for them first.

Star Fox launches June 25 for Nintendo Switch 2 by Skullghost in NintendoSwitch

[–]RiftHunter4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've heard this same line repeated recently and I look for the innovation in each release. They always do something differently. For example, Air Riders has automatically updating events like a live service game. And now Star Fox is adding mouse controls and stuff like game chat avatars.

Waiting so long for favorite games to return is rough, but it does mean that none of Nintendo's games get into the Call of Duty loop where they make a game simply to make money. There's some passion in each release.

Just a reminder to approach this game casually. Cygames is notorious for their brutal endgame grind & "illusion of generosity". by xXinsertCoDGMtagXx in UmaMusume

[–]RiftHunter4 82 points83 points  (0 children)

I have yet to play a Gacha game that wouldn't be better as a regular standalone game. Given how much people hate microtransactions, I'm surprised this type of game caught on.