[-] ledditor@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

Thanks for showing me a new word! “Verisimilitude” seems useful.

[-] ledditor@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Never underestimate a persons susceptibility to outrage and anger in the pursuit of fulfilling boredom, feeling some sense of purpose or even in response to some type of insecurity.

[-] ledditor@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Interesting. Never heard of this before. What specifically is it supposed to help with? The energy boost or the anxiety?

[-] ledditor@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

The dumbest part about this is that if you force people to complete it, they’re more likely to select a random option and click “next”. Any information they get from this survey will be mostly useless.

[-] ledditor@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

Divinity Original Sin 2 is exactly what you’re looking for.

Baldurs Gate 3 will be out soon and is in early access. Check it out after DOS2.

[-] ledditor@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ugh you’re not joking. Many of my friends that game complain about the same thing, yet getting them to try any new game that isn’t League of Legends, Apex, Dead by Daylight or Destiny is like pulling teeth.

The worst part is that most of those games have an endless grind or some sort of FOMO mechanics that encourage people to keep playing even though they’re having an awful time.

[-] ledditor@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Agreed. That means that the current business model for movie theaters is unsustainable.

[-] ledditor@lemmy.world 67 points 1 year ago

Right? Yeah, piracy is the reason people don’t go to the movies. It has nothing to do with the overpriced, nasty concessions (cold, overly salty popcorn), dirty floors, uncomfortable “reclining” seats, gimmicks (4DX, RPX, XD), staff that can’t be bothered to turn off the lights at showtime or properly configure the sound systems. All while you’re paying $15 per ticket and $30 on snacks.

These morons live in an entirely different world.

[-] ledditor@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Damn. When you look at it that way, I could probably justify attempting a lot of difficult things that way. Thanks!

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I know that Battlefield 2042 is somewhat of a black sheep in the franchise, but I think that it’s “Portal” servers is one of the best additions.

Portal allows people to spin up their own servers with custom rule sets, scenarios and maps and weapons from across the BF franchise. For example, this video from JackFrags shows a match that plays entirely different from the fast paced and much higher TTK vanilla BF2042.

With BF2042 on sale, I would encourage people to give it a shot, if not just for the Portal servers. There are some genuinely awesome experiences to be had there and it can only get better with more players.

[-] ledditor@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

So they removed the items from the game temporarily because the game was working as intended? Seems a little lame to me.

I can’t help but wonder if this wasn’t an always online game if they would have cared as much or acted this fast to fix it.

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I’m going to be starting my first semester in a graduate program that will take me three years to complete.

After applying my scholarship funds for this semester, my remaining tuition will be $12k per semester. Student Loans are around 6%, with interest accruing immediately.

I have currently have a 401K with around $14k saved. I am in my mid 20s and will hopefully be back to work after this program.

  1. Is it possible to roll this over to an IRA and take a withdrawal from the IRA to pay my first semesters tuition, all while avoiding any penalties for early withdrawal?
  2. Is this the best way to do this?
  3. Is it even a good idea to touch this money?

It’s 1 semester out of 6 total, but that would be $12k less I’d have to pay to borrow.

Thanks.

[-] ledditor@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Don’t worry! Traditionally, Diablo seasons require you to make an entirely new character to participate. Season progress is likely going to be separate from the main realm.

[-] ledditor@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Very hyped. I hope they keep the lore and fresh stories coming out. D4 has been the game that finally sold me on the entire world of Diablo.

Also hope this season brings some fun and interesting new ways to play at the end game. I’m starting to feel a bit burned out on nightmares and helltides.

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