rawrmonster

What is the actual argument for why E33 shouldn't count as Indie? What definition of Indie is being used there.

My biggest shame as a Games As Art appreciator is that I think Death Stranding is fucking boring

Death Stranding can be both art and boring. Leonardo da Vinci painted a lot of paintings, they weren't all the Mona Lisa.

 I’ve got an unsubstantiated theory that the introduction of alternate weapons for the tf2 mercenaries sapped the nascent OC ecosystem and transferred that creative energy to original weapons instead. I remember seeing a few mercenary concepts from pre-2008 that centered on adding tenth classes that provided mechanical functions outside of those of the core nine; all of these functions were added to existing classes via alternate weapons in the first wave of class-specific updates from 2008 to 2009. Consequentially It’s a rare damn day when I see anyone seriously try to create OCs that aren’t just cosmetic-augmented pallete swaps of the nine mercs, but the volume of off-the-wall weapon designs is incredible; that’s the shape of the conceptual space, the lines you’re coloring inside, the frontier left to explore. Overwatch, meanwhile, committed early on to a paradigm of adding new characters rather than increasing the abilities available to the existing characters, and thus had a healthy OC ecosystem while I was following it, which was mainly centered on covering abilities, archetypes and synergies yet unseen in the roster.  It’s interesting to imagine the counterfactual tf2 where they actually did start expanding the gameplay characterwise rather than weaponwise; the canon would support it, given that numerous other merc groups are stated to exist, but the shape of the stories told would be radically different (and in fact would probably be shaped in accommodation of!) the gradually swelling class roster. On reflection, this might actually be part of what happened to Overwatch from a story perspective; needing to keep the door open for a new stream of characters undercuts your ability firm up your existing roster’s backstory or meaningfully move anyone’s character arc forward in a way that jeopardizes your ability to throw new characters into the mix with the old.

Ok but pls actually do this people. There is no such thing as a good person. Stop trying to be one and starting trying to do good instead

I’m disappointed that this was just an “in this essay” and not an essay, because it’s making a good point. There is a strict limit to how effective any argument can be against a diehard deontologist; if you can’t convince them that morality should be connected to things that happen in the real world, then nothing will convince them that their morals are bad. They are, definitionally, Good.

I mean, there is the true reverse of good is not nice, affably evil, but yeah, a character who's polite but wouldn't do anything runs into the problem of not being the kind of character that meaningfully affects a story.

You always wanted to be a Healer. Unfortunately, your dad was an Necromancer and your mother a Demon Summoner. So your healing was a bit… unconventional to say the least.

“Listen, is he alive? Technically, no. But his body is moving and his soul is controlling it, so frankly I don’t see a problem.”

Malpractice laws didn’t exist until you took on some high-profile cases. It’s pretty insulting, being put in the same category as quacks whose “cures” don’t do anything for the patient.

I keep seeing one of those AI bullshit ads for a “no-stick glucometer” that’s clearly just a pulse oxymeter, and I’m so tired boss

It's not "everyone" acting like it's normal. The majority of people know something's wrong they just don't have the tools to fix it. Maybe a plurality don't know that the problem is capitalism, they blame it on something else, but they're still aware there's a problem. "Everyone" is just too exhausted from working 4 jobs, 50 hours a week to scream into the void in their spare time.

The bourgeoisie need to care about the money, because it's the only way shit gets done. The proletariat need to to care about the work, because that's all they're good for.

Non-Profits in my experience do seem like one of the only sectors where "why do you want to work here, specifically" is an actually potentially useful screening question with any informative and plausible answer from the applicant that's not just "I want a job and you will pay me"

I'm gonna be honest, every job I've ever had where the interview asked that question, I straight up said money and the interviewer said that was a good enough reason. A lot of the time they're asking because they want to know if the reason is going to keep you there long enough to make up the cost of hiring you. And if they actually pay well they know it is.

Nothing gives you a reality check quite like a petit-bourgeoisie client who wants to ramble about how their life is going for twenty minutes.

Non-Profits in my experience do seem like one of the only sectors where "why do you want to work here, specifically" is an actually potentially useful screening question with any informative and plausible answer from the applicant that's not just "I want a job and you will pay me"

The best part is OP got fired because their boss asked why they weren’t “incorporating blockchain technology” into the video switcher they were building and OP straight up said “you have no idea what you’re talking about” and went to lunch

I feel like zombie settings could do more to make slow zombies scarier in quiet, creeping ways. Zombies facing away from people. Walking backwards. Only moving if they're not seen. Holding a survivor but not hurting them. Motionless but their eyes follow you. Soundless horde.