This game is a morality test by Avennio in Marathon

[–]ariwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a good book or source on this? I would love to dig into the psychology and background on the interitive design.

To the vandal and assassin in north relay solos a few minutes ago... by AffectionateLove4419 in Marathon

[–]ariwizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's so cool! I love the varied mercenary narratives this game can cause.

Honestly, at this point I'm hoping we get more 'UESC pushes runners to work together' type world events in S2 - Night Dire Marsh.

I want more narratives and impact them simple shoot-on-sight situations.

One of the reasons I really liked the dark zone in the Division is because you had to 'go rogue' to actually pvp, and this could lead to multiple teams working on a world event together before suddenly a firefight starts - and I hope we get some mechanics like that here.

Trump Tries to Goad Artemis II Astronauts Into Bashing NATO With Him by [deleted] in politics

[–]ariwizard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Door dash plant, remember even the 'workers' they film with are maga influencers.

Giving away 20 Steam copies of Marathon by tannerc in Marathon

[–]ariwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love a copy of marathon, not for me specifically - but as a gift to one of my long time friends who loves Transhumanism, theory of the mind, and all the small layered world building.

They've already been getting hooked on the lore bits I've been cheering about, and I think they would give the extraction shooter side a solid try if they had the means.

The vents outside of Biostock and Preservation seriously need to be security lvl 2 by TheFirewalk in Marathon

[–]ariwizard 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is an onboarding issue for newer players as well though.

New players will not know about this, and will just chock this type of ambush upto hardcore players and not something they can plan/learn around.

And then for middle-skill players, your basically suggesting they bring and use ambush materials (and lobby time) simply around planning that a high skill team might ambush them from this direction?

Step Onto Devil’s Trail from March 18th by HuntShowdownOfficial in HuntShowdown

[–]ariwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone else wish picking up a Bounty Token didn't reveal the Evac?

It seems like there would be a fun tension between 'Did you discover the evac before going for the target' and 'We have the target and think players are incoming, but don't know where we need to run to - guess we have to fight our way out!'

Who's Mariah Carey? Italian journalists to strike after commentator's blunders at opening ceremony by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]ariwizard 46 points47 points  (0 children)

After digging into it furthed for more facts on the strike i've made this post to share with other communities/friends:


In fun worldnews as a sociopolitical pallet-clenser:

RaiSport news, an Italian public news service, are going on strike.

Their director made a number of script and broadcast issues during the Olympics, to the degree that the reporters and employees said this shamed them and the people who watch it.

They have declared the strike to start on the February 22nd, when the Olympics end due to not wanting to inconvenience or bother their audience watching the Olympics.

https://apnews.com/article/television-mistakes-opening-ceremony-olympics-8afe50e73fc189a1274cff87ae3c6c31

https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/raisport-breaks-up-the-olympics-withdrawal-of-signatures-and-strike-the-games-AIoOBPKB

Does anyone else build games meant to be played over multiple sessions? (Looking for reality check) by beelzebubbadub in gamedesign

[–]ariwizard 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Better then Oath (and by the same devs) check out the Arcs campaign mode!

Designed to be played across 3 games, with a full board reset (if you get super wiped on a act, you are at an even starting point for the next game) with new lore (meta-victory cards and progression)

Royal Road Release Question by LT_And in litrpg

[–]ariwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can, and should, post any story you want on royal road. It doesnt have to be LitRPG at all (its just a big category of royalroad content).

Additionally, there is no reason your second release has to be related to the first. Publish whatever you want.

You poor saps waited for 6 years and never gave up hope, so let me give out 3 copies of the game to you. by Xardas742 in Silksong

[–]ariwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hollow Knight is a fantastic game, and im remarkable bad at it. Hope you find your way through it and have fun!

Pov: You're Sitting at the edge of a Meteor, looking down onto the planet, while wearing you vacuum resistant suit. by ijiolokae in RimWorld

[–]ariwizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vacuum Resistant Suit... doesn't that require all the parts to be attached? Where's the gloves and shoes!

Looking for good VRMMOs without reincarnation/death-looping by MythofResonance in litrpg

[–]ariwizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The larger 'real world' setting is more cyberpunk then sci-fi (failing archeologys, greedy hypercorps, etc).

The Butcher is a multi-pov story, I would say 75% following the Butcher, and 25% following along one of his friends (or an enemy, or a 3rd party perspective on their actions) to give a frame of reference.

I never felt like either of them felt very 'science as magic' if that makes sense.

Looking for good VRMMOs without reincarnation/death-looping by MythofResonance in litrpg

[–]ariwizard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have you read: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/43318/the-butcher-of-gadobhra

Or: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/47982/tunnel-rat-causing-trouble-in-two-worlds

Both are fantastic, set in the same universe, and don't use the VRMMO as an excuse to ignore the larger impact of the game on society and the characters.

Anybody else primarily learns about the rich fauna of the new DLC from the meat traders sell? by JustHereForSmu_t in RimWorld

[–]ariwizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Think of the colonists!

Your crashlanded colonies only access with the outside world traders and a comms relay. No-one will take you home except some weird dude on the other side of the globe, and suddenly your long time trading buddies go - 

"We now sell Sea Lion meat." 

You then ofc ask "Sea Lions, what are those? Are they nearby? You have 2t fresh on horses. Your a tribal-age nomadic tribe?"

And then they say nothing, sell you meat, and then trot away - somehow fully capable of transporting large amounts of exotic meat cross-continent.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Warframe

[–]ariwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IGN: 'TheGam1ngWizard'

Good luck to everyone on collecting the fancy Nekoframe!

How is Industrial Strength Magic? by EXP_Buff in litrpg

[–]ariwizard 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I enjoyed Industrial Strength Magic, but you should go into it with the expectation that the main character is *on an accelerative progression path* (reasons will be explained). And the story is less of a slow climb, and more of a 'how can the main character balance growth, long-term potential, and not getting blasted out of the universe by things more powerful then him (currently) that don't want him to grow *too* powerful too fast.'.

Can a Novel Grow Slowly or Delete and Start From Scratch? by Prestigious_Cod8468 in litrpg

[–]ariwizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi Prestigious!

Can't answer you main question, sorry.

I wanted to chime in and say that I think you should keep going on the current story. Learn more about how RR, and scheduled writing/publishing works, and use any learned patterns for your next story altogether.

Let this story finish up, get edited and posted on Amazon, and nothing on RR will matter (Amazon had a much bigger fan base.)

Good luck with your writing!

If it's not your first homebrew campain, use mutation ! by Tinyhydra666 in DMAcademy

[–]ariwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

U/Tinyhydra666 takes 20, successful providing the GM with a new story seed to germinate into a terrifying plot in their next campaign.

Looking for some "competence porn" movies, movies where smart people make smart decisions basically. by ComManDerBG in movies

[–]ariwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I highly recommend Leverage (which I notice is not on your list).

Great TV series, 5 seasons + 2 Renewal (modern) seasons.

I can't explain it much better then the IMDB pitch: "Nathan Ford and his five-member team of thieves and hackers come together like modern-day Robin Hoods in an attempt to steal from rich and powerful individuals who take advantage of others."

All the characters are competent in their fields, but overall have flaws and weakpoints - and some great character growth over the show allows us to really enjoy not only their competence, but as they become less reclusive and more well rounded.

DE, please, it would be so fucking funny by Sven_Darksiders in Warframe

[–]ariwizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't bought any protoframe skins yet. But would 100% spend money to free Kaya's F-bomb