Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[Lium]

Wow seriously? They must be VERY salty.

Yeah. I received a 24-hour ban for this exact post below, which was in a thread made by a different person about how the PC in WoW is now special and the savior of the universe or something, which prompted some posts about FFXIV. To which I replied with this:

Account Action: Silenced until 2023-12-21 14:09:30 UTC
Offense: Inappropriate

"But at least in that game it makes sense. From the get-go it’s pretty obvious the PC is something different. Then there was years of build up and hints before the big reveal of who the player actually was.

For example, from Stormblood, while doing the MSQ in the Azim Steppe, an NPC describes you as:

“A singular radiance. Shimmering. Like a jewel of the Dusk Mother, blinding in its brilliance. Stars flicker and flock to you. Before such gathered light, even the secrets of the gods may be laid bare. Some are fated to rise in grace and glory. Others to falter and fade, though not from memory. Both will be your strength and salvation come the end. Cherish the stars and the light they bring you in the dark. For you are a traveler, are you not?”

Two years later, during Shadowbringers, the player invokes an old spell where we hear the voice of a once close friend-turned-enemy.

“Herein I commit the chronicle of the traveler. Shepherd to the stars in the dark. Though the world be sundered and our souls set adrift, where you walk, my dearest friend, fate shall surely follow. For yours is the Fourteenth seat—the seat of Azem.”

I mean, f**king amazing writing is amazing."

And I got banned for that. Not even excluding anything. I even filtered out the curse word so I wouldn't violate their code of conduct. That is the exact post and message I got from their moderation team. They said it was inappropriate.

So, I'm just gonna stick to my main game (this one) from now on.

[TheMightyMollusk]

I stopped look at the WoW forums back in Pandaria. I see they're still about the same.

[Boblawblah]

Blizzard forums are very strict to no-no words, which is hilarious given their corporate culture.

[TheMightyMollusk]

So a couple months ago the maintenance guy at work quit, because he was tired of dealing with half the equipment falling apart and trying to Macguyver it back into working order (a lot of the machines are so old that the correct parts are no longer manufactured, so they have to be custom ordered, which takes forever.....if management can be talked into paying for it), while also having to put in 60+ hour weeks because they wouldn't hire more help. He was professional enough to answer a couple of call backs for emergencies, but he was clearly getting pissed off about it, because the guy hired to replace him is.....let's be nice and call him a slow learner. The last time the old guy came back, he came about a hair's breadth from taking a swing at the new guy and had to be walked back to his truck by the floor supervisor.

Today we had a visit from OSHA with a bunch of "concerns" about several of the issues the old guy left over.

Coincidence?

[DisasterGayofCrisis]

So a couple months ago the maintenance guy at work quit, because he was tired of dealing with half the equipment falling apart and trying to Macguyver it back into working order (a lot of the machines are so old that the correct parts are no longer manufactured, so they have to be custom ordered, which takes forever.....if management can be talked into paying for it), while also having to put in 60+ hour weeks because they wouldn't hire more help. He was professional enough to answer a couple of call backs for emergencies, but he was clearly getting pissed off about it, because the guy hired to replace him is.....let's be nice and call him a slow learner. The last time the old guy came back, he came about a hair's breadth from taking a swing at the new guy and had to be walked back to his truck by the floor supervisor.

Today we had a visit from OSHA with a bunch of "concerns" about several of the issues the old guy left over.

Coincidence?

Oh god we have this same issue at my warehouse, a lot of the systems and machines just suck and are outdated. We're running on programming from outsourced companies from 2011, the most up-to-date stuff I've seen is like microsoft office 2013. Plus they refuse to give IT any overtime pay so if something breaks at night or on weekends (which my shift) it's basically "Oh well, wait for it to work again"

[Larirawiel]

Cheers

[Boblawblah]

Cheers

I admit, going from 60fps for other games on my PC to playing Starfield at 30fps on my XBOX was a bit jarring at first, but my brain adjusted fairly quickly to it. There's a reason why most console players have stated that they'd prefer better graphics than higher framerate, it's just not something most people care about. Sure, if we're talking under 20 fps, it gets real nasty, but 30 is playable for most people.

[Cincierta]

A hamster hug for your day.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Finally got my hands on a Gundam I've been after for a while now, the Master-grade Sengoku Astray. And then added a third party set of extra swords. Because two wasn't enough, if they're gonna give it extra arms, it needs enough swords for them all, damnit.

Of course, now it has more swords than hands. Hrm.

[Boblawblah]

Just watched M3gan, omg, it was so great. The dance scene was absolutely perfect, especially with the song choice lol. I was dying.