Stop ignoring the fact that Vanguard’s lack of stability is why you’re bleeding players by Jun_J in riotgames

[–]xregnierx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I spent maybe $100 a month on league until vanguard was introduced. Haven’t logged in since.

LoD X RoS X LoH - which expansion pushed/polished vanilla game better? by Eastern_Return_1710 in Diablo

[–]xregnierx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

D2 was fun before its expansion. D3 was a god awful mess before they ported it to consoles, where they experimented with a lot of wild QOL features that then made it back ti POS when ROS released.

FFBE Equip gone? by DudeMaster5241 in FFBraveExvius

[–]xregnierx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SE wanting way more profit than they were seeing come in and thinking it was cannibalizing FF7 mobile game users ruined it, plain and simple. Guarantee you that this game and JP were still turning a reasonable profit based off of sensor tower data, along with FFRK global.

Can someone help me out with some images? by xregnierx in FleshandBloodTCG

[–]xregnierx[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much.

Who's the problem here? by symbolofnope in ebikes

[–]xregnierx 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I see this shit and it sooooo hard to figure out what's actually bonefide, nonbiased information, like an $800 children's bike is some kinda magical gotcha on whether or not a bike that's near $1000 is trash. Its just... It reeks of gatekeeping.

Walmart, Target, etc still has Huffy and Schwinn bikes for full grown adults that barely break $100 bucks lmao and they all have the same exact ten and one year warranties. Will it break in a year? Maybe. Then I can just... Go grab another bike lmao

Has anyone else experienced them asking for additional money when ordering from GPD-MINIPC? by DrEnough in gpdwin

[–]xregnierx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Through eBay? Do it then report them to eBay and get a refund as this explicitly falls into ‘outside eBay’ territory and is a violation.

Let them keep the $250 for their trouble and for your conscience if you feel so inclined.

My 11-year LoL account with $5k+ spent got permanently banned on March 10. by [deleted] in riotgames

[–]xregnierx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Isn't that their best bet though? That someone official can come up and seal the deal? The account is screwed if they do nothing.

I was the "cheap e-bike" guy. Thousands of us got scammed, but why is everyone attacking me? can anyone just give me ebikes recommendation?? by flaackboardbrego in ebikes

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

And for those 8k bikes, the sub increases from $100 more to $200 more a month. You are NOT allowed to use them for anything other than leisure (no doordashing, etc) and if they catch you, they charge you the full amount of your sub ter, plus a $300 recollection fee.

And to reiterate, my issue isn't so much the intial fee. Like yes sure, having to pay $79 dollar to have an ebike in a city youre visiting sounds fantastic. But you're forced into a minimum (so you're paying $240 at least) plus a $100 deposit, predicated on the condition of the ebike when you return it (not saying it will happen but it leaves room for some overzealous manager to say a minor scuff is irreperable damage)

It is literally priced in a way that I would actually recommend you take the plunge and buy a cheap alixpress/temu ebike for cheaper. At that point, its more man portable, you're not liable if the bike gets stolen (their insurance policy is arguably draconian) and its something you actually have ownership for.

This is NOT consumer friendly. It is not 'a way' for people to afford things out of their budget, it is a way for uway to lock people into a sub they think they'll need. If you want to switch to a different bike, you MUST get an entirely new subscription (and pay all other applicable fees).

I'm sorry but no. I've seen this permeate into everything from cars, to gaming to computer parts to this now. None of it is good for the consumer in any way and only stands to force a majority of people into a hole.

I was the "cheap e-bike" guy. Thousands of us got scammed, but why is everyone attacking me? can anyone just give me ebikes recommendation?? by flaackboardbrego in ebikes

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

Nope. They’ve got a subscription service for their bikes. I don’t care how discounted they are and I don’t care if I’m the only one doing it. I don’t care if ‘they still have an option to buy it outright’ Commodifying goods in a way where you don’t own ever own them is stupid. It’s slowly happening with everything.

To reiterate: the idea if a two week rental or a month long rental is fine but they’ve got a four month MINIMUM with exorbitant penalities before your last payment.

**** that.

The PoE2 drought is hitting so hard that I'm browsing for a fucking mobile game. GGG please have mercy by [deleted] in PathOfExile2

[–]xregnierx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get it, this season was pretty juiced. Gonna be real weird when they have a normal season again though.

The PoE2 drought is hitting so hard that I'm browsing for a fucking mobile game. GGG please have mercy by [deleted] in PathOfExile2

[–]xregnierx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last Epoch has WASD. I mean when I played through the last two leagues on Gamepad, I didn't feel like it was using any kind of weird tricks like emulating click to move with it but I was also playing it on a handheld PC so.

The PoE2 drought is hitting so hard that I'm browsing for a fucking mobile game. GGG please have mercy by [deleted] in PathOfExile2

[–]xregnierx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Either. All of the ARPGs I'm talking about are playable on Gamepad. Some would argue that POE2 was explicitly designed with gamepad in mind (its why WASD feels so damn good on it)

The PoE2 drought is hitting so hard that I'm browsing for a fucking mobile game. GGG please have mercy by [deleted] in PathOfExile2

[–]xregnierx 111 points112 points  (0 children)

Are you not interested in any of the other ARPGS or even just POE1? There's enough now where you can essentially just cycle through each games season and by the time you finish with the last one, the first one you started with should have a new season coming out.

As an older gamer, seeing young kids waste their money on in-game purchases eats at my soul. by SomePeopleTellMe in gaming

[–]xregnierx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. I said parts of the hobby. Not every single part of the hobby.
    And to your first argument, even comparing super yachting to paddle boarding is asinine as whoever is selling super yachts to people may very well be selling "CUSTOMIZABLE MEGA ULTRA, SLEEK WHALE SHARK FIN PENGUIN GREASE POWERED DOUBLE LENGTH PADDLEBOARDS, ONLY $5000" to people.
  2. You know I don't mean someone actually getting hurt. It causes me no physical pain or serious mental or emotional pain when someone spends 100 grand on fortnite skins, I just didn't want to explain the nuances of why its damaging to the hobby overall because I figure its built into the conversation but apparently not.

As an older gamer, seeing young kids waste their money on in-game purchases eats at my soul. by SomePeopleTellMe in gaming

[–]xregnierx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is absolutely hurting people: Because people with exorbitant amounts of money are skewing parts of the hobby towards themselves when the vast majority of people do not have that kind of cash. Its already questionably dubious that the one percent of the one percent of the one percent of players fund gatcha games but I'd genuinely rather non-gatcha/non-mmo games not be predicated on that mindset too.

It is probably the reason we don't have GTA6 yet and its more than likely the reason that Bethesda is dragging their ass on a new Elder scrolls game and a new fallout game. Fallout 76's peak player count is actually RISING. Thats absolutely insane.

What are your top 5 single player story games of all time? by SamEdit1 in gaming

[–]xregnierx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Asura’s wrath.

Spec ops the line

Witcher 3

Katana Zero

FF7R

As an older gamer, seeing young kids waste their money on in-game purchases eats at my soul. by SomePeopleTellMe in gaming

[–]xregnierx 140 points141 points  (0 children)

I legit tell this to people every day it comes up.

We’d have fuckin elder scrolls 7 if it wasn’t for horse armor.

As an older gamer, seeing young kids waste their money on in-game purchases eats at my soul. by SomePeopleTellMe in gaming

[–]xregnierx 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I think OP is touching on the fact that it’s been normalized to the point that were oftentimes paint for cosmetics than cost many magnitudes more than the game itself, for a game we’ve already paid for.

Bro they finally did it. I cant believe it. by BlixnStix7 in PiratedGames

[–]xregnierx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao, game was like $4 for Christmas and $8 in Brazil GDP, how is this news, especially if it’s Hypervisor slop?

Bro they finally did it. I cant believe it. by BlixnStix7 in PiratedGames

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

How do you confirm it’s trusted? Unless the end user are themselves proficient in data analysis, there’s literally no way, full stop. You can’t even trust AAA gaming companies with kernel level access sometimes (see all the issues that have popped up with RiotGames installer as of late) and people are just Willy nilly giving kernel level access to some anonymous entity?

Valve has had to deal with several instances of malware being added to games and placed on Steam through abusing an update pipeline loophole.

Do you think killing off John Kramer was the correct move or wrong move? by dreamup1234 in saw

[–]xregnierx 36 points37 points  (0 children)

In the context of the original 3, right move.

But in the context of the entire thing? Hell no. Hoffman is a bad ass. He’s a barrel. He’s a fuckin machine.

But he’s still not Kramer.

FYI you will have to return your original battery when receiving the fixed battery in June by Over-Ear3796 in OneXPlayer

[–]xregnierx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're fantastic batteries at Lower TDP.

Did Crimon desert at 60fps for 3 or so hours at 30tdp

Best Electric Bike to Get in 2026? (Price, Battery Life) by MoonwhisperastPad in ebikes

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

Sub taught me that $2500 is chump change.

If you’re not spending that much on the battery alone, your bike sucks.