Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[Vahlnir]

They didn't say that actually. They said it would be "anchored around" cosmetic items. I don't keep super up to date with Blizzard news, but I did see a bit of Asmongold going over this. Like he said, "anchored around" isn't an exclusionary statement. The backlash from Diablo Immortal has put Blizzard on blast, but people are still playing it, and still paying large amounts of money for it. From what I've heard, it is quite highly rated on mobile as well.

That is true. You are probably right on their intent here. Wording is everything.

[Kolsykol]

I know most people don't care about this, but I am legit becoming really frustrated by how any feminine curves are just totally verboten in basically any game that isn't cartoony.
I am not buying Diablo 4 cuz Blizzard, I just don't buy any of their games anymore they've done absolutely nothing to even so much as hint that they're improving.
Seeing all of the hype for it is honestly a bit irritating and sad because it's just a reminder of how easily fooled people are and how quickly they forget especially with their new hiring recruitment for the game which is heavily hinting on P2W.
Like please just stop falling for it over and over again... Do people never learn not to trust trailers and marketing?
Blizzard has only gotten WORSE with time....

But yeah...
With male characters you get all kinds of different body types and exaggerations both for playable characters and demons and monsters etc.
For female characters your choice is skinny walkway model or steroid muscle mountain ( Barbarian ).
Is it that much to ask for at least one character that actually looks like she has any more feminine curves at all?
Why can't the Sorceress have a bit more pronounced hips and chest? She's identical to the Rogue only that the Rogue has a toned texture on top and an even flatter chest rofl.
( Before people start pointing to athletes, women who are professional athletes are still more varied because a lot of this is genetics not training... ).
Even the freaking Succubus are so weirdly restrained and uh, modest.
Why is some rando male demon less modest than a Succubus xD, it feels so inorganic and out of character? It was never an issue in past Diablo games... Even Lilith herself has the SAME body type as the Sorceress and the rest.

It's especially annoying with their bragging about player choice and customization.
It feels like they have one female body model that is just shared in the whole industry, it's just so annoying especially with all the talk going around about diversity and inclusion etc, bullshit.

But yeah some venting I guess, I am just tired of how male characters get to be a lot more expressive.
It's like the reverse issue with feminine fashion vs masculine fashion.
With feminine fashion being way more varied and exciting, only in this case it's the opposite.
It's not even '' realisitc '' to begin with either because people irl are more varied than this.

[Vyrerus]

Man, if gaming really does head that direction on a large scale, then I'm glad I've got so many great games already, most deserving of replays, because phewwwwwww

[RyuDragnier]

The english trailer for Digimon Survive hit today. July 29th is the release date for the west.

Also can somebody summon Shiva, Leviathan, or even Susano-O to deal with Ifrit? He's causing mayhem right now, the temperature outside is 107F!

[ReynTime]

Same day as Xenoblade Chronicles 3?

Well, one of the two will eventually go on sale. I'll prioritize the one that won't.

[RyuDragnier]

Have fun playing XC3 then! I want to get it, but I haven't even gotten or played XC2 yet.

[SturmChurro]

You know what I hate? Skill checks in an RPG - particularly ones that are rng chance that just have a higher chance of passing the better your character/companion is in that skill. I'm just going to save scum it anyway if it's a failure, so just stop. This isn't pen and paper.

[Cincierta]

So earlier today I found out that you should not attempt to microwave powder gelatin for more than 15 seconds. It makes the entire microwave smell like doo-doo and leaves it an exploded, sticky mess.

[VirusOnline]

switch 1440p handheld and native 4k in tv mode needs to happen
i appreciate the switch so much more since i got the oled model and a qled tv

also for the love of god i want nintendo to invest in more mature games like smt v
and if anyone has any suggestions in games that'd be sweet

[Knot_D]

Recently I'm into playing Minecraft modpack and the Mekanism mod is really fun