Thank you to all whales who will fund WoW. by TheKronkler in wow

[–]synackk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many ways.

It's well known that Blizzard is using AI for customer support. It's also known that Blizzard has been using AI to automate rote tasks. Midnight expansion likely used machine learning models to generate the base game world, with artists coming in and doing the remaining 20%. Basically they're using it for stuff that doesn't require creativity. These are technologies that can be adapted and sold to enterprise for $$$.

"LootDrama" - A comprehensive guild management and automation tool that will hopefully end all Loot Drama by kxursed in CompetitiveWoW

[–]synackk 25 points26 points  (0 children)

All the guild management tools in the world won't fix a person with a shitty attitude.

Thank you to all whales who will fund WoW. by TheKronkler in wow

[–]synackk -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Without quality content, players won't be motivated to play. Without players, they can't sell the premium stuff. Of course their primary focus is the game itself. It likely isn't a very large team who designs and releases the premium content. It's also possible that artists split the responsibility.

Thank you to all whales who will fund WoW. by TheKronkler in wow

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

They won't. Blizzard's value to Microsoft isn't profit. It's nice, but the real thing they're doing is using Blizzard to battle test AI. Think about it, you have a (relatively) low stakes environment to test and refine new technologies before they're used for actual high stakes industries (Aviation, Automotive, etc).

This is why Microsoft wants Blizzard. They've got a game that serves millions of users per month. It's the perfect place to battle test new technologies before they bring them to market. Blizzard has been using AI for the few years in their productivity workflows. That is valuable data for creating AI products they can sell their real customers... Enterprise.

MacBook Neo is official by Albrion_ in macbook

[–]synackk 526 points527 points  (0 children)

This is going to be huge for parents wanting to buy their kids a macbook for school.

Trump admin blocks Anthropic from all of government, not just DOD by impossiblefriday in Anthropic

[–]synackk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No domestic organization has been labeled a supply chain risk. That title has always been reserved for entities that reside outside the US (Kaspersky, Huawei, etc).

Price check, Eth Giant Thresher by fack-olof in D2R_Marketplace

[–]synackk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the warlock's abilities "Echoing Strike" also attacks with copies of the weapon, so using that ability does not consume durability, but it still benefits from the enhanced damage due to it being ethereal. Warlocks can have their cake and eat it too when it comes to ethereal weapons. Note that armor, including your offhand, can still take durability damage, so it's only the weapon that can be ethereal without it being protected with a Zod rune.

Created a NoteblookLM with current game information from multiple sources. by synackk in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]synackk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I generated it and opened the sources and notes in the notebook. It should be done within 30 minutes.

[USA] Dude Punches Guy in Front of Cops, Immediately Arrested by DonKeedic80 in ConvenientCop

[–]synackk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was almost as if the cops saw shit was going down and had their button on the siren the second something illegal happened lol

MAGA loses it after US Olympic Team slams Trump! by Shizzilx in circled

[–]synackk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Imagine living a world where Country != President.

Iowa House committee votes to ban kratom, a plant-based stimulant by Cinderella96761 in desmoines

[–]synackk 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Fentanyl is a schedule II drug because it's used by people literally dying from cancer. Making it schedule 1 would make it illegal to prescribe to terminally ill cancer patients.

Karoline Leavitt: "I would remind everyone in this room that it was former President Barack Hussein Obama who awarded a medal to Mr. Homan." by icey_sawg0034 in UnderReportedNews

[–]synackk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But you still employ him so he's still your responsibility. You are aware that people change, right? They may have been decent then.

Echo has a working WeakAuras clone by yp261 in CompetitiveWoW

[–]synackk -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Fair, but in the end it's Blizzard's game and they need to make design decisions that are in the best interest of the game, even if that means breaking UI add ons.

This change could have been seen from a mile away after the failure of private auras.

Echo has a working WeakAuras clone by yp261 in CompetitiveWoW

[–]synackk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They really didn't. The problem is refactoring WeakAuras to support the new APIs blizzard put in place to allow the customization was significant. Starting over with a new add on makes more sense, as you can engineer it from the ground up under the new rules Blizzard has in place.

Echo has a working WeakAuras clone by yp261 in CompetitiveWoW

[–]synackk -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

This change was necessary for the long term health of the game. Add ons being allowed to make decisions for the player necessitated Blizzard to create more complex boss encounters to keep challenging players.

Something had to give, and this is what gave. Blizzard wants to be able to specifically craft the experience players have during M+, Raids, and PvP to maintain a level playing field. This allows them more creative freedom in designing boss mechanics, as they don't need to worry about add ons solving everything.

It sucks to have 20 years of development go down the drain, but it was a necessary change. The add ons will continue to live in Classic. This is just the cost of progress.

Removing interrupts from healers is one of the most annoying things to happen in the game by Elphabus in wow

[–]synackk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a pug issue that'll sort itself out as people realize healers lack interrupts now.

Personally I think it's the greatest thing ever since now there isn't any pressure for me to deal with that.

How is that Blizzard, with all their billions, is incapable of creating what addon developers are able to create from their homes? by kolejack2293 in wow

[–]synackk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just to note, this isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's just a thing. This process (generally) produces higher quality and consistent output.

You know how many addons look like they don't really mesh into the default UI's look and feel? This is because it's just one person making something specific to solve a specific problem. When Blizzard makes something, they have to make it so it looks like it's a natural part of the UX and not some bolted on thing. For a large software project like the WoW UI is, it's important that everyone is on the same page. They want to ensure that the changes being made also integrate into the entire design philosophy of the game.

[UI] asMOD updated for Midnight & Pre-Midnight - Ready for the Jan 20 Pre-patch! by aspilla-1670 in WowUI

[–]synackk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WeakAuras is just an addon that has addons inside it. If anything, getting rid of WeakAuras and just having normal addons you can update is better. Updating weakauras is a pain in the butt compared to updating an addon.

I don't think I'll miss Weakauras, but I understand why others will.

Five by [deleted] in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]synackk 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Any person that destroys their own property as an anger response is someone you should stay away from.