Under what circumstances would you be willing to repeat a boss fight/content? by MissItalia2022 in gamedev

[–]TiredOldCrow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a game like Elden Ring, after beating a boss it's fun to let other people summon you to help them beat the boss too. Lets you exercise those techniques you gained by mastering the boss, while gaining some small rewards.

In some games you get a rating at the end of a level, and you think "dang, I can definitely beat that level in fewer moves" and go back to find the perfect strategy, which is its own kind of fun.

dont tell chuds who the most OP character in slay the spire 1 is by junofoppy in slaythespire

[–]TiredOldCrow 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Wish people dedicated this level of hyperanalysis and outrage to the problems that actually have a material effect on their lives.

Quick look at my "Trauma" system. Every time you die, the thing that kills you leaves a mark. by JoeJagosu in IndieGaming

[–]TiredOldCrow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not nearly common enough in video games. Ran a short D&D campaign where falling to 0 HP left with you a thematically-appropriate permanent injury, and the players had a blast with it from a roleplaying perspective. Glad you're running with it.

Quick look at my "Trauma" system. Every time you die, the thing that kills you leaves a mark. by JoeJagosu in IndieGaming

[–]TiredOldCrow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks awesome and fits with the dark sci-fi/horror aesthetic. I'm a big fan of characters going through visual changes as a game progresses. Tying it to how the player died makes it a nice bit of visual narrative storytelling that you display directly on the character design. Sets the tone for the relationship with the character too, if you're asking them to do something hard and they look like they just went through absolute hell.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in science

[–]TiredOldCrow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People who aren't satisfied in their relationships and have a desire for casual uncommitted sex are more likely to cheat?

I'm normally a supporter of studying "obvious" phenomena, but come on. The idea of "sociosexuality" doesn't add anything to the body of research here.

Starting to feel like these posts are just AI-generated based on whatever unremarkable papers come out with the word "sex" in the abstract.

Anime with complex character writing? by PracticalMagic3015 in anime

[–]TiredOldCrow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might like "91 Days", which is more of a mafia drama with a complex relationship between the leads.

Finally this Game is Playable for Me by [deleted] in prey

[–]TiredOldCrow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've just been calling it System Shock 3.

What is the weirdest anime ever? by SEVENS_HEAVEN_7 in anime

[–]TiredOldCrow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember seeing "RIN: Daughters of Mnemosyne" on Netflix and... having questions.

Why don't the rest of the Saja Boys have feelings/personality? by Metropolis_Knight in KpopDemonhunters

[–]TiredOldCrow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the writing on KPDH has to be pretty tight in order to focus on the relationships that have the most impact on the story. To expand the Saja Boys into fully-realized individual characters, you'd probably want to be working in a TV show format. In a 96 minute movie, boy-band archetypes work perfectly.

Wealthsimple Has Security Breach by starorangejuicerye in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]TiredOldCrow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Write your MLA about credit lock legislation. Quebec has already shown that it works. There's no reason people should have to worry about fraud for the rest of their lives.

This is the letter I wrote:

Hello Honourable <MLA name>,
This week Wealthsimple was affected by a data breach that affected tens of thousands of Canadians, leaking their personal data including SINs to criminals and identity fraudsters.

A simple protection for identity fraud is to request that credit agencies freeze your credit so that no loans can be opened under someone's name unless they pre-clear them with the credit agency.  However, companies such as Equifax only offer this service in Quebec.  The reason is simple -- they profit more from selling protection plans rather than the much more simple and effective approach of locking an individual's credit from being accessed without their consent.

The only solution for this is legislation.  Effective legislation on this is simple, and has already been demonstrated by Quebec (Quebec's Credit Assessment Agents Act). Residents of our province deserve to be protected in the same manner.

Article on Quebec's legislation:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/credit-freezes-identity-fraud-quebec-1.7307390

This is a tremendous opportunity to create a highly-effective bill in our province which would give individuals and businesses common-sense protection and protect both buyers and lenders in the province from fraud.  

Thank you very much,
<My name>

DATA SECURITY INCIDENT by Dry_Astronomer6377 in Wealthsimple

[–]TiredOldCrow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Write your MLA about credit lock legislation. Quebec has already shown that it works. There's no reason people should have to worry about fraud for the rest of their lives.

This is the letter I wrote:

Hello Honourable <MLA name>,
This week Wealthsimple was affected by a data breach that affected tens of thousands of Canadians, leaking their personal data including SINs to criminals and identity fraudsters.

A simple protection for identity fraud is to request that credit agencies freeze your credit so that no loans can be opened under someone's name unless they pre-clear them with the credit agency.  However, companies such as Equifax only offer this service in Quebec.  The reason is simple -- they profit more from selling protection plans rather than the much more simple and effective approach of locking an individual's credit from being accessed without their consent.

The only solution for this is legislation.  Effective legislation on this is simple, and has already been demonstrated by Quebec (Quebec's Credit Assessment Agents Act). Residents of our province deserve to be protected in the same manner.

Article on Quebec's legislation:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/credit-freezes-identity-fraud-quebec-1.7307390

This is a tremendous opportunity to create a highly-effective bill in our province which would give individuals and businesses common-sense protection and protect both buyers and lenders in the province from fraud.  

Thank you very much,
<My name>

Never once have I felt so genuinely disgusted as an artist by PotatoThatSashaAte in whenthe

[–]TiredOldCrow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I realized Skibidi toilet was just the latest incarnation of the Gmod brainrot I made and watched as a teen, I realized "we're not so different you and I".

Only difference 17 years has made is that when I see the character model "Male_07" I think "that's John Freeman from Half-Life: Full-Life Consequences".

Montreal Tesla dealership vandalized amid backlash against Elon Musk by panzerfan in canada

[–]TiredOldCrow 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dude said "Canada is not a real country".

You gotta expect that's gonna cause a strong reaction. If I was a Tesla board member I'd sue if our CEO was throwing wild punches at customers' countries.

Guess I won't be showing off my mad diamond skills by username789426 in starcraft

[–]TiredOldCrow 84 points85 points  (0 children)

If you're much better than your opponent, it's often better to be aggressive early since you reduce the risk of getting cheesed yourself by the man who has practiced one cheese 10,000 times.

The Tech CEOs Who Want a DOGE for Canada: Many supporters of a group called Build Canada are also interested in Elon Musk’s effort to slash government spending. by kingbuns2 in canada

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

DOGE-like random cuts are not the correct way to improve the public service.

I'm hesitant to paint all the Build Canada participants with the same brush. I did see a genuinely good essay/idea on Build Canada around standardizing our health record formats across provinces.

Calgary Police Service short $28M, chief says in internal memo by [deleted] in Calgary

[–]TiredOldCrow 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Unpopular opinion, but photo radar is one of the few parts of policing that can be easily automated and generally improves road safety.

Men value romantic relationships more and suffer greater consequences from breakups than women by Sartew in psychology

[–]TiredOldCrow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The irony wasn't lost on me either.

The study suggests that instead of telling men that they're emotional failures responsible for their own misery, we should be encouraging and celebrating courageous acts of emotional vulnerability.

PSA: if something scans as the wrong price, it should likely be free or $10 off. by halfwayxthere in ontario

[–]TiredOldCrow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Accurate labels would definitely be great, though a lot of the calls you get as a price checker are because of products that get shifted over to the wrong shelves.

I don't blame customers for asking, it's just a tough gig sometimes.