Lavitz

It's pretty obvious given the article, I think. You could try giving it a read.

Talk shit, get hit. That's how free speech works. You can say whatever the hell you want but words have consequences and consequences can suck.

Know your enemy.

Tbh I'm not super concerned about AI. The idea that we will create something that is "born" able to read, write, talk, walk and with the knowledge of an entire species and expect it to work for us is hilarious. So it will be stronger, smarter and faster than all of us but it's going to do the jobs no one else wants and you advertise it as a slave? The moment one of them looks at its creator asks what the purpose of life is and gets some corporate schtick about working and a happy life the games over. Remember when you realized the manager at your first job was a complete idiot? It'll be something like that

Again I think you're missing the point. I would argue it is a product and a service. They are hosting us on their servers but they're also playing dungeon master. If you just want a shooter where you shoot bugs they have them but Helldiver's is more than that. You couldn't come close to emulating what the game accomplishes on a self hosted server with you and your friends. The point is you're playing with randos that you have to rely on to do their part so that you don't die and to complete the major orders.

What I'm trying to say is IMO an offline version wouldn't be worth playing. The shared victories and failures can't be simulated and that's the nature of this kind of video game. There's been a lot of similar games so I understand the reluctance to join in but the comradery they've built through PvE is really something.

Helldivers 2 is not shutting down anytime soon and I doubt they'll offer an offline mode in the near future. If you're not playing the major orders and watching the direction of the game in real time you're going to miss out on a lot of the story and the lore. That's how live games work. There isn't a story mode or anything resembling it. Sony got wrapped up in a bunch of controversy and it left a bad taste in everyone's mouth but AH has been trying to do what's right. They sold 12,000,000 copies and on an average Tuesday there's 150,000 players playing at any time. I get the hate for having to be connected to the Internet to play a game but that's kind of the schtick for Helldivers whether you're into or not.

I just want an affordable electric car. Can we please focus on this?

"people"

Challenge accepted

I was 19 when I realized my parents were raised to be authoritarians. My grandparents would've been considered racists even in their time and both my mom and dad were raised in a little farm town. My parents are good people and generally want to do the right thing but explaining this to them and trying to make them aware of their biases has been a full time job.

I will not show the same love and respect to your parents. Go do your jobs so we don't need step 2.

-Luigi

You tell yourself whatever you need to to live in this society and be happy. I'm sure the extra $.80 you're spending for the label that says cruelty free, is in fact cruelty free.

How will advertisers sell their keto gummy diet pills if no one is watching?