KoboldCoterie

joined 2 years ago
[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 2 points 1 week ago

It's the primary component in acid rain! In its gaseous form, it can cause severe burns from only brief contact! And would you believe that autopsies reveal this dangerous compound in the bodies of almost all deceased people? It should be outlawed!

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 188 points 2 weeks ago (167 children)

Fun fact: It's actually possible for two countries to both be authoritarian!

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I don't need an EA key, and I'm not really one for jokes, but for some reason you just reminded me of this wild article I read recently - you might have seen it; apparently there was a short-term art exhibit featuring Salvador Dali's works at some museum a couple months ago. The artwork had been displayed for two or three weeks already when it was discovered - by a patron, no less - that every single one of the works on display were forgeries. Absolutely wild. Apparently nobody inspects the Spanish exposition.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I bet they're going to get a ton of sales off of this, because the campaign - especially the beginning of the campaign - is a masterpiece. Absolutely fantastic gameplay. It's not until you get most of the way through and into the endgame that the cracks start to show, but oh boy do they show.

Strongly recommend that anyone who plays this this weekend and enjoys it give the reviews a good read if you're considering buying it. Also, you should know that the game will be free to play once it's out of early access.

All that said, I do strongly recommend giving it a try this weekend if you enjoy ARPGs. It has a very different feel compared to other ARPGs on the market and if it clicks with you, you'll really enjoy the campaign. I'd strongly recommend playing Solo Self-Found, or at least just ignoring the player market. You can trivialize the gameplay if you buy gear from players; the game feels very much balanced around SSF (and player to player trading is a terrible experience anyway).

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 22 points 3 weeks ago

If they didn’t want to over hype or give false hope on development for the game, maybe they shouldn’t have hyped the game off the back of their first game more than 6 years too early, idiotic choice imo.

Hey, just in case you're unaware, they kickstarted the original Hollow Knight, and one of the stretch goals (which was met) was a second playable character (Hornet) as a DLC that backers would get for free. While they were making that DLC, the scope just expanded to the point of it being an entire standalone game (Silksong). They had to communicate to backers that they were forestalling the promised DLC in favor of a sequel; the cat would have been out of the bag then whether they wanted it to be or not. Better for them to announce the sequel publicly at the same time, rather than have it leak via their Kickstarter update.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 11 points 1 month ago

Having never heard of that show, I clicked that link fully expecting a horrible TV adaptation of the SNES era fighting game, and was wholly disappointed.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 44 points 1 month ago

Godot is fantastic, supports linux natively, and it's FOSS; highly recommend it.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The US has the Fair Access to Banking Act trying to do similar things, but it's been stagnant for 2 years.

This bill places restrictions on certain banks, credit unions, and payment card networks if they refuse to do business with a person who complies with the law. Restrictions include prohibiting the use of electronic funds transfer systems and lending programs, termination of an institution's depository insurance, and specified civil penalties.

Banks and other specified financial institutions are allowed to deny financial services to a person only if the denial is justified by a documented failure of that person to meet quantitative, impartial, risk-based standards established in advance by the institution. This justification may not be based upon reputational risks to the institution. Banks may also deny services to a person who engaged in rude or harassing conduct toward an employee of the bank.

The bill establishes the right for a person to bring a civil action for a violation of this bill.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 16 points 1 month ago

If you enjoy the old school vibe, City of Heroes has been revived through a community effort, and is free with all of the original content plus some new stuff. This has been given official blessing so it's not going to disappear suddenly.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 51 points 2 months ago (3 children)

“We’re going to have B-2s and F-22s and F-35s flying right over the White House,” Trump told reporters before flying to Iowa.

God. I know it's effectively an impossibility, but if there was ever a time I'd love to see the military turn on Trump, this is it.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's an interesting question, but whose responsibility are you proposing it is to find another actress? Who's paying that actress? Is the library going to pay twice as much, or is the existing actress expected to work the same amount of time for half the money to accommodate this second actress?

 
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