Divinity was also a masterpiece, in my opinion, and I’d highly recommend it to anyone who enjoyed BG3.

Yeah, you’re going to keep searching. I second that this one was too interesting!

Well there’s Star Trek Q, and then there’s the Q that gives James Bond gadgets that are so unbelievable that could very well have been made by a Q-continuum being who’s impersonating an old British man…

Oh yeah, it was a remake of something, if I remember right. I know I saw it, but I don’t remember thinking it was very good.

a good parody bond film

Hey, at least we have Austin Powers!

I’ve been looking at too many Trek memes, because my mind immediately pictured the wrong Q character.

But also yes.

Maybe they’re testing the waters as a joke first.

…unless?

There are problems in the world, but it’s important to remember that both news and social media get way more engagement when showing you doom and outrage, so the most extreme takes rise to the top.

It’s good to be informed, but don’t let the doomsaying scare you out of living your life.

Happy to help

Sounds like he’s saying that when game companies go public (or voluntarily put money before fun), the enshittification sets in.

Small studios with heart still make fun games.

You won’t regret it. I’ve gotten so much fun out of this game so far.

Oh shit, is that what the German replies were about?

I know you already mentioned it, but meditation and thought-stopping techniques are genuinely good practice for making you less reactive to immediate emotions when it’s inconvenient.

Otherwise? Maybe introspection to figure out where the anger is coming from and then challenging it. Often, anger is paired with a desire to control something (a person/situation), so challenging the expectation for something to happen the way you want it to happen could be a good start.

It’ll be interesting to see how it affects the average person’s written communication. When we know technology can handle something for us, our brains seem to let it carry the load. Think of all the people who aren’t great communicators or might not be confident in their English who would love to rely on this already.

I guess it’s a matter of perspective whether you view it as a crutch or a boon, which I’m sure has been a conversation about many pieces of technology over the years:

People were better at remembering phone numbers before cell phones stored them. People were better at remembering how to spell words before spell check/autocorrect. People were better at writing by hand before typewriters/keyboards. etc

Because as much as I post across Lemmy, I’m not continuously on all day. I usually post a handful of things whenever I think about it (usually the morning), then catch up on comments later throughout the day.

I’d love it if they had a comparable service, because competition is good for the consumer, but they just don’t.

Steam has had a relative monopoly for two decades, and we’re lucky they’ve been customer friendly. But if something were to happen to Gabe, or Valve decided to go public or something, we’re screwed.

Bravo

I’m pretty sure they’re using “locked in” to mean “focused” or “in the zone”.