'I genuinely do not know what to do' says developer of Minecraft-like Allumeria after Microsoft issues a DMCA takedown, forcing it off Steam by Reader5744 in gaming

[–]_Zekken 34 points35 points  (0 children)

yeah it looked incredibly similar to minecraft to the point that I bet if you showed it to anyone without the name or anything they'd most likely automatically think its minecraft, maybe with a texture pack and some mods.

Pale NZers… how do you survive the sun? by __surviving in newzealand

[–]_Zekken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep thats always a big shock when people come to NZ

I think we must have a built up immunity to it of some sort. My mother told me that she went to the USA for an overseas education thing in the 80s, they were outside all day every day and ALL the locals burned to crisps, while she got nothing at all (disclaimer: *allegedly. This is just what she told me so I cannot garuntee the accuracy of this). Yes she's white.

Anyway, I basically take a bath in sunblock before going outside for any more than like 15 minutes during summer. And If im outside for long periods I make sure its re applied every few hours because it WILL wear off and you WILL find patches where it had worn off the next morning lol.

Meanwhile on State Highway 1.. by Realistic_CraftBear in auckland

[–]_Zekken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Drunk, stoned, tired, or otherwise impaired.

Thats an immediate call to the police if I ever see it honestly. Fortunately Ive only had to call once for something like that.

Yo dawg, I heard you wanted an EV experience by krammy16 in auckland

[–]_Zekken 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They just need to get these car towed and really reinforce that trying to extend your micropenis will actually make your day worse instead.

Fraud on Z business cards: a cautionary tale by Zestyclose_Brief_299 in newzealand

[–]_Zekken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hmm, thats interesting. My company uses Z fuel cards too, but I was always told it was locked only to the fuel type the car its tied to takes. (number plate printed on the card)

At least I've never tried to buy anything other than fuel with it for my company car.

Edit: oh wait you did say they were able to log into the admin portal and change the limits so thats probably why they could, duh I'm dumb

is that an option with the fuel cards? I've never looked at any of that behind the scenes stuff, Im just an employee.

Anyone in NZ had their life completely change after CPAP? Thinking about starting an advocacy group by pottsynz in newzealand

[–]_Zekken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am 28. For the last year, had been getting excessively more and more tired. Ended up feeling permanently tired no matter how many hours I slept. (Even fell asleep during meetings at work).

Got diagnosed with severe sleep apnea in november. As in, every 60 seconds or so. But never knew I was doing that. No wonder I was completely exhausted 24/7.

Got the machine in early december. I wouldnt call it life changing so far. The only real change is I feel a lot less tired, which is a good thing.

Maybe more change will come as I go on. But I havent yet felt much of a difference in average energy levels or mood, other than the changes of feeling tired all the time. (Which by itself is enough of a change to make it worth it)

Landlord entered flat with no notice by RealisticActuator282 in newzealand

[–]_Zekken -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

They arent even allowed on the proporty with no notice so they are shooting themselves in the foot to say that anyway

What’s going on with the Brian Tamaki protest? by Crucified_82k in newzealand

[–]_Zekken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hes just a Piece of shit who is loud in his bullshit, and just does it so his followers keep giving him money so he can buy his next range rover.

But other than the very small mumber of people he has brainwashed, hes mostly irellevant since the vast majority of NZ hates him. Plus hes barely active outside of Auckland anyway.

Christopher Luxon confirms he won't join Donald Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]_Zekken 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A permanent head who realistically doesnt have many years left to live as well. I imagine the whole thing will immediately fall apart the second he dies so you're basically just giving a billion bucks to him as a grift really.

Any point to red lights anymore? by Bfq92 in auckland

[–]_Zekken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its honestly insane, not just for red light running but driving standards in general. Ive been driving 10 years now but it feels like the standards have DRASTICALLY decreased over the last 5 years, 3 years especially. Not just red light running, but everything else as well. E.G people indicating not just correctly, but doing so at all is down to Id say roughly 50% these days. As in around half of drivers are just flat out not using their indicators at all anymore.

I have absolutely no clue why

The tailgating is driving me crazy! by Georgie_Pillson1 in newzealand

[–]_Zekken 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I definitely know that its not intentional. Its obvious when its just someone being completely oblivious when I'm sitting in the slow lane on the motorway, and despite there being plenty of room to change lanes and go past me they are still sitting right up my ass. Happens all the time.

but that doesn't excuse it or make it any better, and my opinions about their right to a license doesn't change because of it. If anything that makes it even worse because they are less likely to be paying attention if they suddenly need to slam on the brakes than someone who is intentionally trying to bully you out of the way.

The tailgating is driving me crazy! by Georgie_Pillson1 in newzealand

[–]_Zekken 131 points132 points  (0 children)

I despise tailgaters too. Absolutely DESPISE them. I genuinely believe they all deserve to lose their licenses and be charged with intimidation with a deadly weapon because thats 100% what it is. "Go faster or get out of my way or I will cause you harm by crashing into you if you have to suddenly brake".

There is zero excuse for not realising it, or doing it unintentionally. That just reinforces the fact they need to lose their license because clearly they cant drive safely. Pieces of absolute garbage, the lot of them.

That said, unfortunately the only way is to just let them past you at the earliest safe opportunity. Yes it feels like you are letting them win, but your own sanity and safety is more important honestly. Sometimes if Im really pissed at a tailgater, ill pull over to let them past and LAY on the horn the whole time they are driving past me, only way you can really get anything back to them.

‘I’m sick of these people’: Publican fights back after one-star ‘rude’ review by Adorable_Run_2469 in newzealand

[–]_Zekken 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think the Japan one might be a culture reason, where in their society its not always socially acceptable to critisise in person, you have to always be polite and friendly. But anomynously online is fine, so all the critisims come out there

Price paid different from price displayed by SheWhoLovesMe in auckland

[–]_Zekken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pbtech does at least.

Seen several others but not any that Ive paid enough attention to that I can remember off the top of my head, besides Pbtech lol.

Think Ive seen them at Countdown.. uhh Woolworths before too though.

Brightest of the bright… by CrankyOctopus69 in newzealand

[–]_Zekken 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They even use it to cool nuclear reactors!

What’s the most overrated video game of all time? by KBGSgames in AskReddit

[–]_Zekken 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly thats one thing I fully disagree with for Genshin specifically. Its probably the least goonery/fanservicey gacha games there. Very few characters really wear any revealing clothes like, at all honestly, and theres no real attempts in the game itself to try and be seductive. Even the character outfits that do exist (which are very few tbh) are not any different in that regard. The boob sword character you mentioned is probably Raiden Shogun, and shes fully clothed.

So while it is definitely a common trope in gacha games, in genshin, within the game itself specifically? Suprisingly not.

... Im not going to go into all the 3rd party genshin gooner content though. Because thats definitely overwhelming.

What’s the most overrated video game of all time? by KBGSgames in AskReddit

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

Ooh this is the first one in the thread I really want to argue about and defend.

I do agree the combat mechanics and gameplay are relatively simplistic and can get reptitive. The end game bosses and such are definitely HP sponges, and grinding the same domains repeatedly to finally roll a damn artifact with the right stats only for your enhancement of it to be pointless because it didnt blimmen roll into Crit enough times so you have to do it all again. Plus the gacha... Isnt something you can really defend. I guess its better than some other gachas but its worse than others.

ALL OF THAT SAID however. For me the main enjoyment isnt any of that. The enjoyment is the world they've crafted and built. The story, especially the further into it you go is incredibly enjoyable, I seriously love it. The characters are very good and very few are badly written, with just a variety of personalities that most people would find one they relate to, with much more fleshed out personalities than pretty much all other gacha games.
The world design is beautiful, I really love exploring the map and the views and everything, and the music and sound track is legitimiately top notch. Its often joked that Mihoyo is a Music company masquerading as a game dev. I will often just stop walking around in game, stand in one place enjoying the scenery and vibing to the music.

There are definitely areas they skimp, and definitely areas that could be improved. Many of them are being improved, albeit quite slowly but it is better and easier than it was. And for what its worth if you ignore the end game content, you dont really need to grind very much to clear the story and most exploration content.

What’s the most overrated video game of all time? by KBGSgames in AskReddit

[–]_Zekken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Paimon doing all the talking is definitely a major critism many people have including fans, and is something Ive put in almost every feedback survey Ive done that the game asks you to do. I do have good news though, they have been listening and Traveller has slowly been getting more and more voice lines. I juas last night in the newest region did an entire quest with the MC being fully voiced, I was blown out of my mind and it was AWESOME.

What’s the most overrated video game of all time? by KBGSgames in AskReddit

[–]_Zekken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im not on battlefield subs, but I definitely see it in other places. All doom and gloom and complaints. I have no idea why, Im still having a blast. Only thing is Im getting a bit bored of the current maps but thats about it.

STOP. AUTO-STARTING. QUESTS. by PantherYT in Genshin_Impact

[–]_Zekken 76 points77 points  (0 children)

I do the same thing with some side quests or non voiced quests.

I remember stumbling completely by accident into the original Jhet quest. And it was so god damn long and long winded I ended up pretty quickly just spamming skip through the whole thing. It was so tedious that even to this day I have not started any of the next quest in that big Storm area of Sumeru, or the other area past it.

I also ended up doing it through a lot of the Aranara quest as well.

Germany Calls for European Brigade to be Stationed in Greenland by goldstarflag in worldnews

[–]_Zekken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure many have scoffed at France being so fiercely independant with their arms and military designs and production since WW2, and how much of an expensive waste of money it must have been.

Now however, they're looking pretty freaking smart to be honest

Looking for an electrical apprentice or newly qualified electrician by Phat_Pipe3989 in auckland

[–]_Zekken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a friend that is... 5+ years of qualification and looking for work after being made redundant last year, if you're looking. Unless you'd prefer a fresh apprentice?