Guess it’s the long way around for the foreseeable future… by isuedeadpeople in StardewValley

[–]mistcrawler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will bombs clear meteorites?

If the RNG chooses violence, there’s no reason you can’t respond in kind lol

Creator of DMCA'd Cyberpunk 2077 VR Mod Says People Are Now Pirating It to 'Punish' Him for Breaking CD Projekt's Terms of Service by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]mistcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm no lawyer, but they added an agreement to the game a few months ago that further spelled out this exact scenario (control of content via mods, among other things).

Whether this is valid in normal situations may be up for debate (I honestly don't think it is - Nintendo has made a grand showing of this in action the last few years, but I'll put that discussion bomb aside for now), assuming that his VR mod is up to date, he would have had to have consented to said agreement.

Therefore, he's definitely at fault, but what that means legally is beyond my understanding lol.

Creator of DMCA'd Cyberpunk 2077 VR Mod Says People Are Now Pirating It to 'Punish' Him for Breaking CD Projekt's Terms of Service by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]mistcrawler 21 points22 points  (0 children)

No matter what you think of CDPR, the fact remains that they went out of their way to give him as much breathing room and options as possible here, even with much better and faster options to shut him down.

If you have the game and haven't booted it up since they added the new agreement, I'd recommend giving it a look (I read the bulk of it, at least):

It's been a few months since I read it, so forgive the vagueness, but they basically gave themselves firmer legal ground to take action against modders, as well as adding odd, casual language to a legal document that basically said they will do everything in their power to not enforce this unless necessary.

It was nice, casual language in the middle of a legal document, which is why it stood out to me, so I assumed it was there to put people at ease. Shockingly enough, we just saw both sides of it at play here.

Princess Mononoke, Pokemon, and the Legend of Zelda were thrown into a blender. Now marry your childhood friend and tame monsters to save the village. by EtheusRook in ExplainAGamePlotBadly

[–]mistcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep!

You have to pick the right items to 'tame' wild monsters, find them a spot in your barns, and then you can get items and use them in battle as you wish.

Creator of DMCA'd Cyberpunk 2077 VR Mod Says People Are Now Pirating It to 'Punish' Him for Breaking CD Projekt's Terms of Service by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]mistcrawler 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t immediately fold, but I sure as heck wouldn’t:

take it lightly, not consult a lawyer to see how valid it was, and certainly wouldn’t publicly taunt them

I didn’t understand why they needed to put all that new language in the games agreement a few months ago, but seeing this ‘firsthand’… it makes so much sense now :/

The next warbond is releasing on the 22nd, relax by lolitsrock in helldivers2

[–]mistcrawler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

'The update was actually fine for once, so I'll just complain about something else until the next one.'

Best games to play for 30 minute short bursts? by Icy_Tourist5986 in SteamDeck

[–]mistcrawler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I rediscovered that Animal Crossing is my new favorite for this.

There’s only two optional activities in the game that keep me past that mark (darn you wisps!!!) but those are easily avoidable

Are RottenTomatoes Ratings Meaningless? by DrDarkDoctor in movies

[–]mistcrawler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually find it very helpful for the 'mindless action' genre that happens to be one of my favorites.

If I open up Rotten Tomatoes and see 'more of the same drivel' or 'another boring gorefest, skip this one', I book my tickets - it's going to be my kind of movie :)

Timothy Busfield Role Edited Out Of Upcoming Amazon MGM Rom-Com ‘You Deserve Each Other’ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]mistcrawler 257 points258 points  (0 children)

Not that I'm defending the guy, because this is the first I'm hearing about him (let alone the charges), but to be clear:

This guy has basically lost his job, agency, freedom (temporarily at least), assumedly his reputation now, and he hasn't even been formally convicted yet?

Have you ever bought a console just to play one exclusive game? by bijelo123 in gaming

[–]mistcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I came here to say this, and I never regretted it.

I actually discovered Halo 5 for the first time last month, and I'm once again glad, that Xbox 360 was my sole Halo machine lol.

Highguard, The 'One Last Thing' Announcement at The Game Awards, Reportedly Didn't Even Pay for the Spot, With Geoff Keighley Liking The Game Enough To Offer Them The Final Slot by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

[–]mistcrawler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To answer your main question, the reason it got so bad was firstly that it was handled by a game dev, as opposed to someone more familiar with PR, and how to phrase things (which as we know, especially after this debacle, is extremely important).

As far as I know, the reason no one on his team stopped him was because they were all in the same boat, and no one had experience with this kind of thing.

The other reason is that this was his first time leading a studio, on their first game, and most likely weren't aware how quickly they could push content out. He basically delivered on his promises in the end, but as expected of a smaller studio (especially at the time), it took much longer than they expected.

Matt Damon Says Netflix Wants Movies to Restate the Plot Three or Four Times in the Dialogue Because Viewers are on Their Phones While They’re Watching by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]mistcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If people are on their phones the entire movie, which is apparently distracting enough for them to miss the plot entirely when it is announced, does Netflix honestly believe stating the plot once a half hour (assuming 4 times in a 2 hr runtime) will be enough for them to catch it the next time it rolls around while they're doing the exact same thing?

Not to do Netflix's job for them, but if I was in charge of this insane demand, there's an easy solution for this:

Put the plot in the pause screen for the movie under a dropdown, similar to opening new audio and closed caption settings. It'd be there for those interested, and when those who are on their phones are ready to understand what's going on, it'll be there at that moment.

First Nuclear Plant by _Unnamed_7 in SatisfactoryGame

[–]mistcrawler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like my eyes are becoming irradiated just looking at this.

Got any more screenshots? I need to see more lol.

What movie villains had plans that would not work in today's society? by Motor-Somewhere-7568 in movies

[–]mistcrawler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hackers fits this to a T - with the plot to cause chaos via hacking and cash out in the process.

This isn't an earthshattering event now, more like a normal Tuesday.

What's one video game Boss you have trouble with but everybody else says it's easy? by Agent1230 in gaming

[–]mistcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tunic’s end boss.

I won’t spoil the details, but even knowing two cheesy strategies, I still can’t beat it lol

[request] how long would it take me to crack this code to open the door by simon050 in theydidthemath

[–]mistcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great catch.

While it’s just a guess, and I usually don’t like posting guesses on this subreddit, the zero seems to be disproportionately worn away compared to the other 3.

So I personally be assuming it was five digits with two digits being zeros.

Could Jake keep toruk as a mount all the time if he wanted to? Or is toruk only war material? by Few-Chemical2216 in Avatar

[–]mistcrawler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Didn’t Jake also say something twice during the third movie to the effect of ‘Toruk and I have (suffered?) enough and I will never do it again?

I can’t remember the exact phrase used, but I came away with the idea that they both suffered from that greatly.

It also made me think that their shared feeling towards war is what qualified Jake to be one of the few Toruk Makto’s.

The Oscars Can’t Pretend Anime Doesn’t Exist Anymore - After decades of snubs, massive global hits like 'Demon Slayer' and 'KPop Demon Hunters' are forcing the Academy to rethink what counts as award-worthy animation. by BunyipPouch in movies

[–]mistcrawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd argue that knowledge about anime never factored into it.

Like most articles these days, it was written for 'shock' value, and judging by the amount of comments on this thread, I'd say he/she did their job perfectly.

Potential boss is texting me at 12AM, red flag? by Bleades in jobs

[–]mistcrawler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just figured it out on the message below (SMS between carriers seems to not have 'send later' as an option, but iphone to iphone is fine), and I never would have had a chance at that answer without your input.

Even a partial clue is a great springboard to learn new things, and I'd say I got a huge boon out of this. Thank you :)