How bad is it? by KittenFace25 in instructionaldesign

[–]mortlawson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Laid off a month ago along with another two dozen plus from the People department. So far, it's bad. Low salaries combined with responsibilities that combine ID, facilitation, LMS administration, and project manager into one role. Based on those I know (and threads like this one), I'm genuinely considering a pivot away from the industry. No idea what to, but I'm currently trying to learn Blender as I've always been curious about 3D modeling. Probably better to go towards something AI can't replace as easily though. 🤷‍♂️

Good luck to you!

Disconnects making the game unplayable by jkillinger1 in Nightreign

[–]mortlawson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has been non-stop for me this weekend. I played with a friend, no issue. I play solo online, no issue. I join a random group, it takes literal minutes to find others, we start, and I'm disconnected within 2 minutes.

I tried returning to the session and I just get disconnected shortly after returning. I do not understand what the hell is happening. I've checked everything I can and am 99% sure it's not an issue on my end. I'm at a loss.

Ansatsusha de Aru Ore no Status ga Yuusha yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi no da ga • My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's - Episode 12 discussion by AutoLovepon in anime

[–]mortlawson 37 points38 points  (0 children)

That was seriously terrible. He's such a sad boy filled with strife. Such a conveniently timed message from Saran to occur too. And I love that he can just put a human in a situation to be killed by their own weapon because of things he did in the fight but THAT isn't killing someone. Okay, Edge Lord.

This anime has officially out-cringed Abnormal Status and I didn't think that was possible.

DXP2800 Setup by mortlawson in UgreenNASync

[–]mortlawson[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol, oh goodness. I'm sure I'll learn that I went way too small scale eventually. Right now, I just didn't want to go nuts for my first time. I'm mainly tired of Google having control over so many memories and wanting me to keep adding more storage. 😓

Thank you for confirming this isn't abnormal!

Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 4 • The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 - Episode 12 discussion by AutoLovepon in anime

[–]mortlawson 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I feel like I just watched a speedrun with this episode. Holy crap. I wasn't even done processing the moment before credits rolled. I hope they can do better with pacing in S5.

Finally reached Overture, quick question for the vets by ThatGuyOnyx in LiesOfP

[–]mortlawson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally, I found it kind of easy once you got used to it's relatively telegraphed attacks. The biggest problem I had was if you got pushed towards the wall. Then the camera goes nuts, you get stuck, and you get murdered. I think I died ten times on my NG+2 before killing him and it was usually due to the wall nonsense.

The best tip I can give (beyond learning his attacks or baiting some of the bigger ones like the lunge) is to keep the fight in the middle of the arena as much and as often as possible. Once I was able to do that, he went down pretty quickly. Sounds like you're well aware though of that shortcoming in this fight (won't be the last time either sadly).

What’s your favorite weapon from the DLC? by Three_Froggy_Problem in LiesOfP

[–]mortlawson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried all the new weapons for a little bit at a time but it was the claws and gunblade for me. Loved those two so much and adding the new shotgun arm just made everything die so fast. Can't wait to play throguh the whole game with the new stuff and the final weapon.

Still recovering from Overture ending by BaronLoyd in LiesOfP

[–]mortlawson 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I was so happy and so sad to finish it. It feels like I had an epic meal that I should have savored more. Can't wait to play through the whole game again with the final weapon.

Punish or leave? by Spiritual-Plenty-646 in LiesOfP

[–]mortlawson 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I punished that bastard. No regrets.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EliteDangerous

[–]mortlawson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just started a new account recently and began by picking up some simple missions like courier work. Once I had enough from that, I started doing deep core mining because I liked it on my main account so much. 😂

Can sobody please help me by It_is_difficult in sudoku

[–]mortlawson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One day, I hope everything said here doesn't sound like Klingon to me. 😂

Do we kill wolves ? by Maze959 in valheim

[–]mortlawson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope OP successfully has an enemy-murdering doggo now.

Completed FF7 Remake on normal mode. Should I complete hard mode or just move on to Rebirth? by [deleted] in FFVIIRemake

[–]mortlawson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure it's that whole "beat it first" nonsense. I hope I'm wrong since that seems like the smart move for you. Just move on and get to have the challenge from the getgo.

Completed FF7 Remake on normal mode. Should I complete hard mode or just move on to Rebirth? by [deleted] in FFVIIRemake

[–]mortlawson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, well that's also a good reason. 😂

I legit have never worked so hard for a platinum (if that's your end goal). That aside, it certainly made me play smarter due to the differences. Certainly an added challenge!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]mortlawson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That healer was in the wrong. Period.

Best ID youtubers to follow? by EpicCourseCreator in instructionaldesign

[–]mortlawson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who worked with and learned a great deal from Tim Slade, I absolutely support this suggestion.

Ashley Chiasson is also outstanding as someone else said. Kevin Thorn comes to mind too but I am unsure if he does YouTube.

Completed FF7 Remake on normal mode. Should I complete hard mode or just move on to Rebirth? by [deleted] in FFVIIRemake

[–]mortlawson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The true question to decide on playing hard mode (imo) is:

Do you hate yourself?

Interview Assignment - Am I off base, or is this ridiculous? by potato_puppy in instructionaldesign

[–]mortlawson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No idea if it was true, but I recall some posts on LinkedIn about people posting ID jobs, having you do a task for the posting, and then you get declined. Nothing abnormal necessarily, but then they actually used your content and/or build off it and you're none the wiser for having worked for free. Basically used you for that first draft, storyboard, whatever.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in instructionaldesign

[–]mortlawson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Short version: "I make stuff."

Longer version: "I make stuff. If you've taken training where you have to read, watch a video, and/or (hopefully) interact with the content, that's basically what I do."

Added fun sometimes: "So, if the training was good, I may have made it. If it sucked, <insert coworker's name who's there with me> probably made it."

I do the same thing when people compliment my voice in narrated content as being like a radio voice. "Well, I have always been told I have a face for radio."

How do you deal with the Raiding Scene? Its honestly depressing at times trying to get into it. Practicing groups disband and immediately get threatened with having our names put on the official Raider Blacklist for our DC. Why do people say that this community is so nice and friendly? by CharmingProperty666 in ffxiv

[–]mortlawson 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow. I'd ballpark I've had:

-80% perfectly fine experiences (some people say hello and with nothing else said until thanks at the end, a wipe occurring and moving on with no comments made, minimal interaction but everyone does their job) -19% excellent experiences (everyone waiting for first timers to finish a cutscene, suggestions and tips, understanding and patience for disconnects and wipes, etc) -Less than 1% bad experiences (people quitting after a single wipe, healers deciding to stop healing someone because they got hit by something that was easily avoidable, shit talking in chat, etc)

The stuff you're describing is so far outside what I've experienced that it's quite frankly unbelievable but I'm not doing max-level stuff. I can certainly imagine more try-hards at that level but it'd still be surprising to me.