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So, essentially, all you need is GoG.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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2018 was a good year for gaming (for me). It's the year I started my tabletop game collection (as well as Tabletop Simulator). There is a board game for everyone, from dungeon crawlers to games where you feed a panda. Watch a couple of Shut Up and Sit Down videos on YouTube. Plus tabletop games have something that PC games lost a long time - a nice large cellophane wrapped box!
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Yup loot boxes are actually coming under fire again. Guess there was a proposal to audit loot boxes and sales tactics concerning said items conducted at the Federal level by the Trade Commission.
Check this search out:
loot box federal trade commission - Bing[^]
Fallout 76 personifies everything everyone has flamed Bethesda about over the last decade; fan boi cash grabbing even after Bethesda gamers warned them about that tendency has now come back to bite them and deeply. Gamers are not stupid and the Fallout franchise is not bullet proof.
Diablo Immoral (not a typo lol) was misunderstood due to poor marketing execution. I suspected that the mobile game was a precursor to an impending, highly secret Diablo 4 release; leaks + hype concerning D4 would further solidify my argument and would also appear that the normal development practices of flagship IP done in a black-box is still in wide use. I perceive that general opinion concerning Diablo IP was skewed significantly with their acquisition by Activision and Diablo players are expecting the worse case scenario for all Blizzard IP franchises. Basically, Diablo Immortal got the jump scare execution, but I think that once D4 hits release the mobile platform will gain considerable momentum, especially if the two are tied into one-another somehow.
I was unaware of that...
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I've been playing Elite: Dangerous for years now and ignoring everything else, it's been great.
Yeah, the gameplay consists of long stretches of boredom punctuated by moments of terror, but you get to be bored in SPACE!!! (seriously, it's the best thing going in VR, not that that's saying a lot at this point).
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2018 was the darkest year so far, but the same was true for 2017 and 2016. First, selling games piecewise als DLC instead of a complete game and one or two complete addons. Then "micro"-transactions (seriously, 17 bucks isn't "micro" by any standard). The loot boxes and general P2W elements may be the the worst the gaming industry has on offer yet, but the emphasis is on "yet". Wait what 2019 will bring.
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The heavens cast aside evil. Without victory, the Spanish assembled. (9)
modified 29-Nov-18 7:39am.
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I like that one!
But I'll leave it to others - two a week is about my limit...
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: But I'll leave it to others Where are these "others" you speak of...
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Hibernating until summer comes back?
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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No.
Not even sure how you got that...
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You don't want to know either.
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The heavens
cast aside evil. CASTEVIL
Without victory, remove "V": CASTEIL
the Spanish EL
assembled. (anag)
CELESTIAL
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Much appreciated.
Round 3 for you tomorrow then!
modified 29-Nov-18 7:39am.
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Good clue sah
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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I just found out that the AF is moving to Qlikview for use as their training system analysis tool. It's looking like the software I'm working on right now is going to be migrated to Qlikview...
Here's a funny coincidence - The words "Camaro" and "Qlikview" both show up as misspelled words in web browsers and MS word. That's appropriate....
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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And AF stands for April Fool ?
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Unfortunately not...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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It's because they heard you had experience with Qlikview.
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Well at least its not "Crystal" reports.
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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I had a co-worker who wrote the module to connect Qlikview and our system...
You may connect him - to exchange swear words
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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first time I read it I saw Quickview (small acct system) 2 thoughts came to mind: "Huh?" and "Well that's brave."
Then I re-read and saw Qlikview (what a terrible name, Kwi-lick???), reduced it to 1 thought: "That's really brave."
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: AF
Fun fact; In german it is sometimes called the Lustwaffe, which directly translates to lust force.
More fun[^]
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I was a programmer for the USAF and stationed in Germany. I never heard that one but there was a street near one of the neighboring Army bases nicknamed 40 Marks Strasse because that was what the ladies charged.
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Could be true for germany - Should've specified that I'm talking about the SAF[^]. I'm still serving as a captain-ranked specialist officer (OF-2) within command support, so there's a bit of self-mockery involved in what I said.
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