I'll keep an eye on Iceshrimp. I always wanted to like Mastodon, but the chronological feed never did it for me - I think I've been spoiled by algorithms. Antennas in Firefish seemed like a decent compromise.
I also wish there was an app that let me browse/post/comment on Lemmy using a Firefish/Iceshrimp account so I could theoretically consolidate accounts.
I always thought anonymous voting was preferable, or at least non-public. I don't want "why did you downvote me bro!?"-arguments to occur, and I don't want to know who approves of my comments or not. I think thinking of votes as an amorphous blob representing general public opinion on Lemmy is preferable to getting into the weeds of who exactly likes your posts and comments.
We could also have "karma" on Lemmy, but while technically tracked the environment is better off without it being public in my opinion. I view voting records similarly.
If botting becomes enough of an issue that regular users need to report vote manipulation bots I'll be fine with conceding my stance.
I remember being really intrigued by Firefish a while back, but after attempting to use it a bit it was clearly not ready for casual everyday use. What's the status on it/its forks? Does anyone use any of it, and have any recommendations?
I agree with you. I remember arguing about this a year ago when people first discovered votes were public on Kbin. I don't want to obsess over who up- or downvoted me and I don't want anyone else doing that either. Discussions are healthier when voting is anonymous (or at least obscured as is currently the case).
If bots become such an overwhelming problem that all regular users need access to voting records to better report all the bots I'll maybe revisit my stance. But right now the gains seem dubious.
Looking better than the last showcase, glad to see they're making progress. They have such a sick gimmick and art style, they just really need to nail the shooting mechanics. The P.I. angle is new and makes sense for the setting, I hope they include some fun detective mechanics.
Will definitely keep keeping an eye on this one!
I was just going to write "China's gonna China", but then I remember this particular studio goes a little further than that:
In one instance, a lead is said to have written that men and women play different games because of "biological conditions", following up his comment by writing: "Fck sissies, fck tragic love stories, fuck moon-lit peach blossoms and flute-playing scholars! [...] Some things are just for men, their depression, their anger, their pain...".
The studio is also said to have shared job recruitment posters that boasted "friends with benefits" as a job perk. Another was reported to have read, "Fatties should f*ck off."
Charming.
I haven't preordered yet, but given what the studio has been through I've considered it as an almost donation.
We actually had a kid with a Mew on his cartridge all the way back then in one of the parallel classes. I think he got it legit off of one of the giveaways/events.
Needless to say he and his link cable was quite the popular 8/9-year old in the school yard. And he put that bargaining power to use.
I remember that! Those were the days. The Missingno glitch made it sound so plausible. That and the various supposed guides on how to unlock Pikachu with Surf in Gold/Silver.
Don't know when you tested, but Sync definitely has Compact. I agree with you and I've only ever used Compact on Sync. In fact, last time I tested a bunch of apps I felt Sync looked the nicest in Compact, but that's of course a matter of taste. And Peek is a great feature for viewing thumbnails.
Deadlock for the past few days since I got the invite. Honestly struggling with it despite enjoying the game mechanically. Farm is extremely important and despite being able to perform in fights against other players using skills and items it seems my twitch aim is not good enough to amass last hits and denies in the laning phase. And once you're outfarmed and out statted it becomes a very tough uphill battle to even positively contribute at all.
Maybe I'm getting too old for fast paced shooters.