Colin

Just some guy that used to write about video games.

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I am going to start a consulting business for game devs. For $10 I will tell you if the name of your game is terrible.

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@gnomeslair Woah! Congrats on ten years!

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Twitter is a bummer, so I'm going to leave it for a while, take care.

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There's every chance it'll be removed from download lists as well, but hey, maybe it won't. Worth a shot for sure.

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Hot tip: if you want to try PT but lack a PS4, you can "buy" it on the PSN web store and have it added to your account just like PS+ games.

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@retroremakes "most indie devs would sell their homes to work with an amazing IP like Bethesda's celebrated The Elder Scrolls seri—" stoooop

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@StarKirby I played four classes before I did a dps one and yeah, I get like twice as many on dps. It's weird!

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(Hahaha by play it I mean open it and get too spooked and immediately turn it off.

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Whaaaat PT is getting removed? I'll never get to play it now.

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@retrogamergirls Nice! Been playing that a lot lately, but I'm pretty stuck on chapter 4. Very cool game though.

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@BadMetaphor Anyway, I'm sorry if I've been aggressive as well, I know Valve isn't "ruining" mods, I just feel like it's a misguided system.

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@BadMetaphor And charging a fee where the majority of proceeds goes to the dev that originally created the need for a fix mod rubs me wrong.

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@BadMetaphor Like I've said before, I like the idea of paying modders, but "fix" mods are introduced because the developer dropped the ball.

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@BadMetaphor And because that mod is "essential", Bethesda is getting paid for providing a poor UI someone had to come along and fix.

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@BadMetaphor You didn't prevent it, sure, but you did provide an alternative that at least one "essential" mod (SkyUI) plans to make use of.

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They're the worst, guys. The worst.

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Was thinking of doing a roguelike stream but my neighbours are ramming their bed against my wall and I'm p. sure the mic would pick that up.

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This whole playing games instead of staring at the ceiling in existential dread thing is working out pretty well.

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Black Ice was gifted to me, it's also good stuff! My favourite part is the realism—v. accurate depiction of hacking.

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Crypt of the Necrodancer is out of early access and it's good stuff!

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I'll say it again, modders should absolutely get paid for their work. But I'm apoplectic at passing the cost of basic fixes to the customer.