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Paradachshund

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  • Wiki > Fandom

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  • Shout out to guild wars for hosting their wikis on their official site. No ads, lightning fast, and still run by community members. I don't know why more companies don't do it.

  • yes

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  • Look out, there's something behind you!

  • Why has Trump stopped talking about Greenland in the last few weeks?

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  • Dementia

  • it keeps getting momentum

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  • It's even worse than that, because the more users they have the more expensive the tools are to run. It's the opposite of how economy of scale is supposed to work. I forget the exact numbers but apparently for every dollar they make they lose 2 or 3x that.

    Every new iteration of their models is also exponentially more expensive to run. They desperately need the output to improve because of how inconsistent it is, but doing that only increases the money hemorrhage.

    There's basically no way out from what I've been reading about it.

  • Video game romances need to evolve beyond lore dumps

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  • Sounds like it's a little more nuanced than I thought. In my play throughs it seemed like everyone was always ready to go!

  • Video game romances need to evolve beyond lore dumps

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  • Do you mean the being shot down part? Cause the devs have said in interviews that they purposely made the characters player-sexual.

  • I take karaoke rules seriously

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  • I really appreciated Kings of Leon's cover of Dancing on My Own. That gravelly ass belt of "I'm not the girl you're taking home!" Is just incredible 😆

  • Video game romances need to evolve beyond lore dumps

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  • I also would love to see this!

  • Video game romances need to evolve beyond lore dumps

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  • Video game romances need to evolve beyond lore dumps

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  • Thanks for writing all that! I'm interested as someone who isn't asexual, so I find your perspective really interesting since it's not something I can personally experience.

    I haven't played mass effect, but that write up mirrors how I've felt about a lot of games with tacked on romance. Also, as someone who does enjoy sex, I don't think I've ever seen a good sex scene in a game. Baldur's Gate 3, for all the hype about the sex in it, was still pretty weak imo. You're not missing much in other words!

    I mentioned it in another comment on this thread about BG3, but it sounds like mass effect also went with the "player-sexual" approach, meaning every character is into you no matter who you are. I find that approach really off-putting personally. I would much rather have characters love or hate you based on the character you made. This means you could even try and get shot down, which would be a nice realistic image of dating where that is always very possible (even more bonus points if a game let you fuck up the relationship after it started).

    I like how you emphasize the focus on a relationship in Haven. I think most romances in games are dating simulators, not relationship simulators, and I hadn't been able to put that into words until you said all this.

    I'm someone who has always preferred the stability and comfort of an established relationship over the high stakes feeling of dating, but that's not true for everyone. Some people who only like the beginning, and once things settle they lose interest. I've been happily married for a long time, and I don't miss dating at all. It seems like there need to be more relationship simulations so that people like you and I can enjoy romance in games more!

  • ‘This shouldn’t be normal’: developers speak out about bigotry on Steam, the world’s biggest PC gaming storefront

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  • I agree with that, but negative reviews also affect the algorithm. If enough of those reviews drown out positive ones it will reduce the chance you see the game at all.

  • Video game romances need to evolve beyond lore dumps

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  • If you don't mind sharing, what are the differences in how sex is portrayed in this game vs how you don't like it?

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  • I think it also makes them feel more shallow because the characters are all "player-sexual" to use an industry term. Basically every character is into you if you want them to be.

    I'd love to see more games have characters with preset likes and dislikes and how you've built and played your character will determine who will be interested (and who will shoot you down!)

  • People with the gene that makes cilantro taste like soap: What do you mean by "Cilantro tastes like soap"? In what way does anything taste like soap?

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  • It's been a couple of years since I was toddler enough to just put soap in my mouth.

    I can't believe how literate OP is for only being 4 years old!

  • Been putting a lot of thought into this

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  • Taking off your belt and switching to pajama pants.

  • Welcoming Discord users amidst the challenge of Age Verification

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  • What does it have? Those are some pretty major features.

  • What Fediverse instances would you recommend to others?

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  • I had no idea this was a local instance. Neat!

  • Highguard studio Wildlight confirm layoffs, after level designer claims "most of the team" have been let go

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  • Yeah I always think this stuff is sad. Even if the game wasn't great, it just sucks to see hard work go to waste.

  • Valentines Scam Alert

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  • Can confirm. Me and my wife are just trying to make you feel bad.

  • Android @lemmy.world
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    Network health testing app recommendation?

  • Television @piefed.social
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    TV recommendations?

  • Firefox @lemmy.world
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    Anyone else having full screen issues on YouTube?

  • Home Improvement @lemmy.world
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    Are my Frigidaire door bins installed wrong? (Pics in description)

  • Boost for Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Delete DMs?

  • Open Source @lemmy.ml
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    What can I expect migrating my gmail setup to proton mail?

  • Cooking @lemmy.world
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    French mayo in the states?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Looking for new search engine

  • Guild Wars 2 @lemmy.wtf
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    (opinion) Lowland Shore has the best events since Grothmar

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    Meta

    Is this just a news community now?

  • Games @sh.itjust.works
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    Content creators who highlight small indie games?

    lemmy.today /post/4152220