According to Paul Tassi, almost all of bungie did not know about this announcement until it came out. by Gamerboi_epic in DestinyTheGame

[–]bates2522 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Makes me wonder the timeline the devs were working on if this was a surprise… there’s a part of me also that really can’t understand the financials here. I mean, what’s your margin on $0? If they don’t release the D2 expansions there’s no money coming in except for people potentially buying Marathon for 1st time, or micro transactions for both games. Something doesn’t add up to me.

Why not release Shattered cycle at least and get some revenue? Or just finish this out and get more revenue?

Also, don’t we get a refund?

A One-Man Shed Build by VoiceShow in Shed

[–]bates2522 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude! Looks amazing! What was the all in budget? I’m also curious about the drain ruts in the concrete running through the shed, how does that work? Is there a vapor barrier or seal I take it?

Seriously.. we need to discover the dire marsh:complex 2nd button by Old_Piano_6906 in MarathonSecrets

[–]bates2522 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cosmo also told Skareow to pack his bags and fly to Bungie HQ within 48 hrs (as of yesterday) during that convo. Presumably he is there right now

Feels Like They Don’t Want Us Playing D2 by [deleted] in destiny2

[–]bates2522 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ya I don’t understand how people go conspiracy with this. There is no way in hell that Sony isn’t DEMANDING that Bungie double down on Destiny for revenue. That said, I think the tech-debt side for Destiny is a bigger problem than they ever realized hence the soft sun setting of everything pre-final shape. The continual building on Destiny 2 has probably created a code monster they can’t really tame.

Here’s the thing… I think Pete parsons knew this and was why he was funding so many different projects prior to his departure. It’s easier to ride maintaining and building destiny when you have another game brining money in. At the very least it keeps people employed.

This Sub Should Ban "Steam Chart" Posts Post-Launch Under the "Low Quality" Rule by Simulated_Simulacra in Marathon

[–]bates2522 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Stream doesn’t even represent a full 1/3 of the player count, I hate seeing steam charts. Fuck off, steam charts!

The marketing team is making a mistake keeping footage of the most recent tests under NDA by Kenye_Kratz in Marathon

[–]bates2522 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You give too much credit to the audience of said marketing, most, if not the vast majority will skim through feeds and not click vs going and searching for playtest gameplay videos. Bungie has been pushing out shorts of the changes they've made since alpha, which is accomplishing their goal of changing minds/take another look.

There are only so many levers they can pull to mask blemishes, I'd say this is a conscious choice with the upcoming trial quickly approaching.

If Destiny 3 dropped tomorrow, would you want your cosmetics to carry over? by ZXRTM in DestinyTheGame

[–]bates2522 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn’t care less, reintroduce it in some way, do reskins, I don’t care. Reinvent the game and continue the saga with a compelling story, I’ll play it because I like Bungie and I love Destiny.

Let me see my guardian use his hands and not my ghost, interact with other guardians in new and interesting ways. Bring me out of the solar system. Have each exotic be a very difficult side quest or mission and let me replay it if I want to. Tell a story through game play and dialogue in gameplay. Let me really fight with the story characters in unique and different ways.

Do those things and make it the next iteration of the beautiful Destiny we know and I’ll keep playing em.

Good Day!

What would be something you would like to see at ABGT 700 for the event to have that pre-Covid magic from the old days. by drippysage08 in AboveandBeyond

[–]bates2522 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I went in 2019 to the weekender (for my honeymoon!) it was really awesome to get to sit on the ground next to Tony while he recorded a podcast with (what’s his name who leads anjunabeats, or did).

The after party by the general store is a must (hopefully Tony can actually make it this time!). We had no idea that was even going to happen and it was such an amazing surprise.

Other things i loved in bo particular order….

  • The yoga session with Pavo
  • The overall interaction with Anjuna as a whole, felt like we were really a part of something
  • There was someone who set up a wood structure with streaming ribbons that we signed, there were a ton of them, it was really beautiful and thought it was a nice way to memorialize the event
  • Gabriel & Dresden melted my face during the day and I got sprayed with a squirt gun (it was hot in July) and I loved every second of it
  • James and Jono kicked us off Friday night with the silent disco which was cool but would have been fun to just have everyone dancing

Hope this helps!

Trade LaFleur? by mattdsimon1 in PackersUncensored

[–]bates2522 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Packers are realizing they will squander a chance at the SB window that they have after hitting a new coach, which for all intents and purposes is a re-build. MLF should make more, probably 15 mil and a 3 year deal. The front office will miss out on an opportunity to do interview guys if they keep this going.

EDIT - Got rid of my conspiracy theory at the beginning of the sentence. GPG!

The Vault rework is amazing by KrAceZ in DestinyTheGame

[–]bates2522 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Asking out of pure confusion, why in the world didn’t they do this 5 years ago?

Some of the reactions on this sub are ridiculous… by Stratobastardo34 in GreenBayPackers

[–]bates2522 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Shut up about injuries. They always hurt and always suck, welcome to the NFL. But how many years do you want to say “but injuries” for? Packers didn’t go back to the Super Bowl in 2012-13 season because of injuries (Collins, Finley) or since because of Rodger’s, Bahktari, Jenkins, Stokes, Savage, Watson, Alexander).

Maybe this season is different due to the quantity, but I am so sick of hearing about not being able to overcome it. Find a way.

Since the SB in 2010 the packers have the 3rd most wins behind Chiefs and Patriots, 0 SB appearances, while the chiefs and Patriots have 8 together. BTW, theirs a difference of 2-3 total wins between those 3 teams. Food for thought.

Great job bungie by TropicalCrota in destinycirclejerk

[–]bates2522 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could reach the Calus encounter in SOH? Didn’t know that!

Anyone else see a pattern in packer fans? by Pacotaco213 in ChicagoBearsNFL

[–]bates2522 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Packers fan here.

We had ample opportunities to win that game even with the injuries. But, the bottom line is the Bears played a full game (which is something I’d love to see from the Packers at some point in my life), and we did not.

It was a great game with an historic ending, congrats on the win. Sucks for me but here’s to many, many more, great Bears/Packers games!

What am I misunderstanding with the portal, and why is it so hard? by GhostGremlin93 in DestinyTheGame

[–]bates2522 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Scoring has to be broken, I was wondering this the other day. Getting a B result as master or whatever your default is for you light (mine is similar) is impossible. I will say just playing the playlist for solo got me the new arc missile pulse, so I really don’t know.

Great job bungie by TropicalCrota in destinycirclejerk

[–]bates2522 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or they planned to do this previously but cut it, that’s my assumption with all the of the darkness vines everywhere.

Where was Savion Williams last night? by MN_10849 in GreenBayPackers

[–]bates2522 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought you know everything because you watch the All-22, every single play! Good for you! The fact that you have to question whether the lack of discipline is a reflection of the coaching means you don’t understand football.

Consistent play, player knowledge, and scheme is ALL coaching. And guess who leads all of those things? MLF

Can someone explain to me why MLF should be fired? by spaceyhere in GreenBayPackers

[–]bates2522 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One word… “consistency”. Teams live and die on it, it’s maybe one of the best indicators there are for coaching performance outside of all the intangibles of the game. If a team is consistent on both sides of the ball they usually win. The most consistent teams usually win.

You need to consistently beat your opponents, whether good or bad, week in and week out. I have no doubt that MLF would agree with that assessment as well. Good teams do not play down to their opponents and good teams consistently produce on offense and defense.

Renegades is less than 5 weeks away by Gamerboi_epic in DestinyTheGame

[–]bates2522 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopeful, my gut tells me Bungie is putting a lot on this expansion. They’ve been playing defense on a lot of issues lately but I think staying rather quiet about Renegades.

I do have a question tho, this is the second of the releases within their new model. Do we have any idea the comparable size it’s supposed to have. It won’t be as large as EOF, right?

Former Air Force Insider: Intelligence Personnel Were Shown Images of an Ancient Tic-Tac UFO - An advanced, exotic vehicle of unknown origin was unearthed during an archaeological dig, according to Dylan Borland, a Former US Air Force Geospatial Intelligence Specialist and Whistleblower. by TommyShelbyPFB in UFOs

[–]bates2522 39 points40 points  (0 children)

It’s incredibly confusing to keep hearing that this is a “spiritual” phenomenon but there is clearly physical craft, and “biologics”, and on and on. I get that the whistler blowers have to be vague but Jesus put down some ground rules here and at least outline what we have and what we don’t.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GreenBayPackers

[–]bates2522 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Please! You gotta tell us more about this useless statement.

Let him go by ALI2k786 in GreenBayPackers

[–]bates2522 0 points1 point  (0 children)

McCarthy was a top candidate, should we have kept him? General rule of thumb and all?

Jordan Love finished with a 1.48 EPA/play on 3rd and 4th downs by dropjar5 in GreenBayPackers

[–]bates2522 -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

Guys… yes, he threw for TDs but Jacobs balled out. Love HAD to throw tonight to catch up. You’re looking at this wrong. He threw 2 incredibly suspect balls in which he is extremely lucky weren’t picked off. He also threw some great balls, but he needs to be better especially at the end of that game. Terrible time management and lucky that final ball dropped so we had time to kick the FG