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[–] rbits@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

https://connections.swellgarfo.com has the connections from nyt, and even lets you play all the previous ones. Same with https://connectionsplus.io

[–] rbits@lemm.ee 14 points 6 days ago

If that happens, you can just switch to another distro. That's the point of Linux

[–] rbits@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

You should check out all the games on that site, they're very good. There's even a free mobile app with no ads

[–] rbits@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, I was born in the early 2000s and Club Penguin was huge when I was a kid! Everyone my age knows about it.

[–] rbits@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago

*electric eel. Electric eels are not eels.

[–] rbits@lemm.ee 7 points 4 weeks ago

Several scientists told Vox that there are significant issues with the study design.

[–] rbits@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago

Oh yeah, AskReddit went to shit a while ago. It used to be my favourite subreddit, but it changed about 5 years ago I think.

[–] rbits@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Emulation still exists though. And the fan games are made by and for Nintendo fans. They usually also want to play the new Nintendo games as well, not just the fan games. And those fan games wouldn't exist without the Nintendo games they're inspired by. I mean, I guess if you only play old Nintendo games or fan games based on them, Nintendo disappearing could be good. But I would bet that there are many more people who want to play Nintendo's new games, and will want to play the ones that are released in the future, than people who only want to play old ones/fan games.

Edit: Also

They kill competition with these practices.

So there should instead be 1 less company in the console space? That will increase competition?

[–] rbits@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I agree that they can fuck off with the patent thing. I'm not trying to defend their actions. Also yeah, if someone buys a pokemon game after not liking the previous one, then cries about it being bad, that's on them. But not all of them have played one of the bad ones before. Although I guess if you don't research before you buy, you can't be too surprised. Also you have to keep in mind that the people complaining about the pokemon games online aren't the majority of the people buying it. Most people buying them just want a pokemon game and don't care too much about it's quality as long as it still has what they like. Although that doesn't excuse all the bugs and stuff.

But with Nintendo disappearing, how does that benefit anyone? If you don't like Nintendo games, you can already just not play them. People buying them buy them because they like them. Them disappearing doesn't help people who do like Nintendo games, and it doesn't help people who don't like Nintendo games.

[–] rbits@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (6 children)

What? Instead of them acting bad and overprotective about their games, you'd rather the games didn't exist at all? That doesn't make sense. There are problems with the company, but they still make good games. It's not like they mistreat their employees or anything (as far as I'm aware).

Question: What happens if they do disappear like you want? Nintendo fans stop getting the games they like... and how does this benefit everyone else?

Also saying someone deserves to be scammed because they are uninformed is weird. Some people just don't read gaming discourse and reviews, they're not obligated to. And some people actually like the games despite their flaws, but that doesn't mean they don't deserve a better game.

[–] rbits@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lol, I mean it's better to have a brief period of drama than permanently put up with the bad management. Although Sodium is an exception to that, I think the people working on it are the right people.

I'm conflicted on the license change, though. I don't know if it makes sense or not.

[–] rbits@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Agree. Bugs doesn't normally have boobs though. I feel like that's a bit different. Still doesn't have to mean someone's trans though.

 

I don't really play many multiplayer FPS games. But a while ago I discovered Splitgate and I really liked it. It's the only multiplayer FPS I've played much of. But I've stopped playing it because development has stopped and also I was experiencing occasional stutters on Linux.

The announcement of Splitgate 2 has got me wanting to play Splitgate again or something like it. I was excited for the Splitgate sequel until they actually showed it, and it seems like it's going in the wrong direction for me - adding factions or whatever, overcomplicating things. And idk if I should get back into Splitgate, since it's dying and the release of Splitgate 2 will only speed that up. So I'm looking for a similar game that I will like.

Things I liked about Splitgate:

  • It's simple. I don't have much experience with shooters but Splitgate is really easy to pick up on. Using portals well can take a while to wrap your head around, but you don't need to use portals to win most of the time. (Maybe there's just bots making it seem easier than it is, but the point is it's still simple compared to the other popular games)
  • Movement is fast and fun, mostly because of the jetpack but also the portals. I can get anywhere really quickly and also shooting someone while flying around is fun.
  • Games are short. I don't often have enough time to commit to a long game.
  • Almost all of the different modes were great, both for variety, but also sometimes I'm in the mood for different things. Sometimes I'd just want to play my favourite modes like Domination/King of the Hill, and sometimes I'd play a mix of everything. There were only maybe 3 game modes I didn't like.

I know Splitgate is very similar to Halo. But there are so many Halo games out there, which one is the best/most similar to Splitgate? Also the jetpack is one of my favourite things about Splitgate, I love flying around a bunch. Halo doesn't have that. Also, as far as I can tell, there isn't a timer for matches? So I can't really know how long it will take. Is there another game that has flying like Splitgate, and also short matches? And also works on Linux.

I mean, Splitgate still has pretty consistently 100-300 players on Steam, which is enough to find a match relatively quickly. Maybe I should just play Splitgate until it is actually dead, and worry about finding a new game then. And try to find a fix for the stutters in the mean time.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by rbits@lemm.ee to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
 

From latest GameLinked episode (Linus Tech Tips gaming news channel)

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by rbits@lemm.ee to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
 

Comment from my group project teammate. You don't need to comment every line lol

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