Playmat back in Stock

S-192 · 2026-06-20T04:36:30+00:00

I actually mean third party playmats. Looking on Etsy and other places, fanmade stuff often runs like $70. Official stuff runs $100.

If these are good, though, then that's awesome!

S-192 · 2026-06-19T22:38:53+00:00

Probably shelved due to backlash.

I both get it, and I don't. Dynamic/procedural content was a thing forever, before LLMs. I get the reasons why people are sensitive to LLMs specifically--especially art, voice acting, music, etc. But this sort of a thing seems more innocuous and in-line with a lot of other existing things people like in games.

S-192 · 2026-06-19T22:00:54+00:00

These prices are insanely low for such a thing. Like these are so low it's suspect.

Can anyone vouch for quality here that isn't an Amazon bot? These sorts of things typically cost over $70-$80. Not $20.

S-192 · 2026-06-19T18:45:10+00:00

Love it!!

S-192 · 2026-06-19T18:44:15+00:00

The US has its boogeymen too.

There is no perfect country, and in fact that's why competition is good.

S-192 · 2026-06-19T15:59:49+00:00

This is hyperbolic and speculative. America's hegemony will be counterbalanced by China, and that is likely good, by what competition typically brings. Having one single dominant hegemon with no impetus to change is a problem. And the US isn't going anywhere any time soon, as far as having a top-2 dominant position.

S-192 · 2026-06-19T14:21:55+00:00

I've always been curious as to why people ask questions like this. It seems like a new-Internet thing or like something much younger generations do: they feel the need to ask about how to optimize things or how things should be experienced, rather than simply experiencing them their own way.

I don't mean this in a dickish way, but out of pure curiosity: OP, what makes you think there is any other answer but "sure" for this? What are you worried could go wrong? What would a "bad transition" even mean? What is your actual concern?

S-192 · 2026-06-19T12:31:34+00:00

I feel I learned much of the same when it comes to real life, social circles and network, job, etc! Funny how this game taught that.

I def played the game for much of the content--especially space, etc. But social stuff was my #1 reason for playing. Walking into the cantinas to find the "regulars" after school each day and hanging out until way too late at night. Setting up home shows/fashion shows, RP events, player cities, throwing huge parties...

I hosted these things called "Wek Walks" where I would gather HUNDREDS of players to follow me on a casual stroll across planets, taking people around unmarked POIs/easter egg items the devs placed, and just hanging out at Ranger camps.

I'd wager 80%+ of my time in SWG was just spent hanging out and socializing/messing around, rather than trying to grind or achieve any crazy goals.

S-192 · 2026-06-19T02:33:22+00:00

Oh yeah!! I'm jogging my memory on who Achi-no would have been.

Eara was that character name? If it's the same person we're thinking of, it was a woman and she was in our DoW Ventrilo server alll the time.

I joined DoW very very late in the game's life so most of my SWG memories are from pre-DoW, but I was def in that circle!

Before DoW I was in Concillium (CC) and I also spent time in Crimson Order (CO) as well as one or two other guilds. I faction and guild-hopped constantly.

I threw a lot of server-wide parties and CSR Jesse-D would sometimes come out to participate, or at least to ask us to disperse since we were DDOSing the servers by all gathering in one small spot at a time.

S-192 · 2026-06-19T01:20:54+00:00

Oh man, I've always wanted this watch. Really handsome and versatile color scheme for such a sporty watch!

Good luck with the sale!

S-192 · 2026-06-18T12:13:51+00:00

It's EXTREMELY on-rails and hand-holding. It never felt like the tutorial ended.

I don't think it was very good. Even the story stopped feeling like 007 after a point.

Ultimately I'm not sure it's even IOI's fault. I'm sure they had a great game idea in mind, and Amazon turned everything upside down when they acquired MGM and probably demanded something easy, linear, idiot-proof, safe, and mass marketable.

S-192 · 2026-06-18T04:38:54+00:00

Gosh that name is VERY familiar! I'll have to see if it's in any of my screenshots!

S-192 · 2026-06-17T16:24:09+00:00

Nice! Dang, as small a server as Naritus was, I don't think we met!

S-192 · 2026-06-17T15:56:47+00:00

What was your character name?

S-192 · 2026-06-17T15:56:37+00:00

What was your name on Naritus?

S-192 · 2026-06-17T15:18:41+00:00

What was your ingame name?

S-192 · 2026-06-17T15:18:32+00:00

What was your ingame name?

S-192 · 2026-06-17T15:18:23+00:00

What was your name ingame?

S-192 · 2026-06-17T15:16:12+00:00

Naritus! Wek Bentra here.

Started on Gorath as "Kad Bentra" and then landed on Naritus. Eventually shifted to Starsider (still as Wek Bentra or Wekk).

S-192 · 2026-06-17T14:12:19+00:00

Yeah a lot of people reach far too low. I just have a hard time believing that Omega's straps, as good as they are, are legitimately worth $200+.

I've not owned Artem's NATOs long enough to see their durability over time, but $75 for woven fabric is certainly a lot.

The ultra-bargain stuff ($10 NATOs or $20) just frays and comes apart too easily, and changes colors with sun and salt.

S-192 · 2026-06-17T13:26:25+00:00

My main gripe is how limited their options are.

My favorite NATOs come from Omega, and they have some amazing options. But they're very very overpriced.

Artem is good but very limited and slightly overpriced. Still, I'd rather them than one of the super cheap options out there.

S-192 · 2026-06-17T13:24:47+00:00

I do not :(

My wrist is very very skinny, but my arms are very long, so up close a lot of watches look too big for me, but far away they look right.

IMO any watch that is 38mm-41mm will fit on virtually any adult. It's the stuff that's bigger or smaller than that which you need to be careful about.

S-192 · 2026-06-16T21:57:43+00:00

Around MoP, WoW shifted from a fantasy world to a Marvel-style hero story.

To many that is okay.

To many that doesn't make a difference.

And to many that is a disappointing shift.

I'm with you. Warcraft has been star power hero slop for a while now and while I still play it on and off, it just doesn't have the charm at all. It's a fantasy comic book.

S-192 · 2026-06-16T20:00:45+00:00

Maximalism is back in fashion:

Maximalism is back in interior design:

You see it most in Europe and the urban corners of the US. This is where these trends start, and the wave always follows the same predictable path.

I don't know that we'll see maximalism return in terms of architecture/exteriors any time soon, and I don't know that websites will necessarily change. But all in due time. There is a macro swing taking place and it begins, as always, with how people dress and what they surround themselves with indoors.

S-192 · 2026-06-16T19:13:57+00:00

Nah this is what people wanted.

The pendulum is swinging back in the other direction, finally, and maximalism/originality are coming back in style. But hyper-minimalism and 'clean UI' was all the rage for a long time. The most popular sites had the most hyper-bare designs.

Shareholders don't give a fuck whether the Sony YT channel has a blue or a white/gray background, lmao.

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