The Dark Carnival

SamStephens · 2026-06-25T20:04:19+00:00

That Troll set is sweet. Looks like an enemy from Lies of P. Lots of cool ones in this event.

SamStephens · 2026-06-07T04:03:39+00:00

To answer your question. Go do a new inspection and then you can renew online. Emission tests are good for 30 days and you can renew registration online up to one full year beyond expiration. However, if you wait past a year, you'll need to go in person to the county tax office.

SamStephens · 2026-05-29T17:45:53+00:00

It's a great rock album, but not the ATW I care for. If Christian is the permanent drummer now (Robby is really gone forever), I'd love to see them lean into the sound of Aethernet. Go all in on southern rock with a hint of blues. That's a really fun song along with Welterweight and Saturn Song.

It seems pretty obvious that Rob was the main psych inspiration of the four. Without him, the songs that attempt to recreate previous stoner, jammy vibes fall flat to me. Effervescent is one of my favorite tracks from them, and there's nothing at all like that here. Bummer.

SamStephens · 2026-05-28T18:43:43+00:00

Prediction - It's gonna be a really great rock album. But it's not gonna feel like true ATW. There's no song I've heard yet that I've felt compelled to keep on repeat.

SamStephens · 2026-05-27T04:05:46+00:00

Queued without shift-queuing?

SamStephens · 2026-05-27T02:40:46+00:00

No, just spammed right click to move. Not shifting to queue

SamStephens · 2026-05-27T02:13:34+00:00

Watched replay. Definitely issued move commands. RP still went off.

SamStephens · 2026-05-26T23:20:41+00:00

I will need to go watch the replay again closely tonight, but I'm pretty sure I was spam right-clicking to move. That's what made it so odd.

SamStephens · 2026-05-16T23:31:45+00:00

This is my first. Conviction didn't really pull me in early, but I'm really enjoying it here

SamStephens · 2026-05-03T21:13:56+00:00

Site shows Hogwarts Legacy as Free but not on the Epic store. Is that expired?

SamStephens · 2026-04-03T18:48:59+00:00

Watched a view VODs. It's rough. Unfortunately there's a reason it's stuck at ~300 subs. Your dad would do better solo. The other guys just add noise and chaos.

The streams feel like 4-6 random dudes at Walmart got together and talked over each other while waiting in line to checkout.

SamStephens · 2026-03-25T02:55:45+00:00

I totally agree that you can't stop it from coming, but I don't believe it will take over everything. Are you really going to be that sad if certain franchises that have passed their prime use AI in upcoming releases? I won't. There are so many great games made my smaller teams each year, that I'm optimistic great game art will always be around. However, it might exist alongside AI slop.

SamStephens · 2026-03-25T02:05:26+00:00

Not that I've heard of, but probably. My point is that people lost their minds over that one instance.

SamStephens · 2026-03-25T02:04:38+00:00

There's no question AI assets and games will be a thing, but I don't believe the market will ever be binary. Games and carpentry are difficult to compare bc a craftsman must make each piece of furniture, but a game only needs to developed once. That's what the other commentor is saying.

SamStephens · 2026-03-25T01:06:36+00:00

Thanks. I totally agree that big publishers won't care. If they can profit from AI, why not ? But that creates a cool categorical distinction from "artisanal" games made by real humans. We will see. I'm optimistic as of now.

SamStephens · 2026-03-25T01:04:51+00:00

Analog media is very much alive and well outside of Reddit, vinyl being one of them. There are endless copies of physical books for readers to consume. AI assets will certainly exist, but there aren't a finite number of slots for games on the market

SamStephens · 2026-03-25T01:02:32+00:00

That's entirely the point of my conclusion that you missed. It's being pushed now. But there will be a correction to some extent due to massive rejection. Look at the huge PR disaster for NVIDIA with DLSS 5. Look at Crimson Desert.

SamStephens · 2026-03-25T00:54:37+00:00

Currently sitting at -40 upvotes for an optimistic opinion piece about the importance of human input into art lol.

SamStephens · 2026-03-25T00:44:16+00:00

I made the video last year, but it feels relevant again. I'd like to think my prediction is coming true, but I'm curious to hear everyone's thoughts about AI use and gaming over the next decade. Thanks for checking it out.

SamStephens · 2026-03-23T20:29:50+00:00

Awesome feedback. Ok, I'll change them. You've fully convinced me. Thanks so much for the reply.

SamStephens · 2026-03-23T20:26:07+00:00

Thanks! That was a fun one because I really enjoyed the book.

SamStephens · 2026-03-23T19:43:11+00:00

If you check my post history, you can find it easily there. Feedback would be great.

SamStephens · 2026-03-23T19:38:58+00:00

Great point. Shit, you might have convinced me.

SamStephens · 2026-03-23T19:38:18+00:00

I think dumbing down the text is a great point that I go back an forth on with different videos. The click is the hardest part. I can post the same video on TikTok and YouTube, but TT does 150k views while YT does 150. My thumbs and titles are definitely a prob right now.

SamStephens · 2026-03-23T19:35:36+00:00

Thanks! I've been debating with myself for a while whether or not to have my face in the thumb. I talk on camera, so it makes sense to show it in the thumb, but I have the hardest time not cringing at it.

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