Andrew Lavin

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@STHLMLabRat I'm english so maybe it doesn't apply as much since you mentioned this more applies to scots and irish... But I've literally never heard anyone i know say anything negative about Scandinavians as peoples. You are just thought of today as hot blondes.

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@MelissaVla40400 @Peter96355998 @BDSixsmith Ehh like i say the weirdness didn't age well, but these clips really arent that bad. Like the entire scene with the spirit of Jazz is hilarious. But comedy is pretty subjective, so it's fine not to like it. https://t.co/zhPNMK3BTJ

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@Peter96355998 @MelissaVla40400 @BDSixsmith Oh don't get me wrong a lot of it is still fine, but Old Gregg, and a lot of the musical bits, i just don't enjoy. Other weird stuff like tony harrison, and rich fulcher in general, are still hilarious. Might as well send clips while we're here! https://t.co/bla5upzu6a

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@MelissaVla40400 @Peter96355998 @BDSixsmith I think the weirdness that was made into it's selling point didnt age that well. But Howard Moon is possibly the funniest character I've ever seen in comedy, and some of the dialogue is SO good.

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@LN_K4RMA I think he's a decent driver, but F1 is such a tight competition, you really don't get long to prove yourself. I'd be more interested to see Bearman in a top car, or Gasly/Alonso returning to them.

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@JamieKaos Mythic raiding is done by a pretty small proportion of players, so probably not. I think the complaint of gear not mattering makes sense with regards to levelling content though.

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@Jet_Limit1 I agree, i think Legion was the goat expansion, but that's because expansions were purely vertical, causing the game to be less levelling based each time. Legion didnt fix that, but it added progression/replayability to the endgame instead.

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@JamieKaos I think classic (and so far forever) work best as an opt-in social experience. I log in and quest solo, but at any time i can see in the general chat, guild, or the world around me, someone looking for a group to do something (normally a dungeon).

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@Krexxal I think its a real mixed bag, the timer/scaling helped them get over their inability to balance content, and its not like i dont want an *option* to do timed content. But for sure, wow is at its best when its a slower paced game with breaks between combat. Helps people talk.

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@rskhm__ So, digital piracy is seen as more permissable against companies with business practices people dont like (region locks, old versions of games being blocked, or just high prices).

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@rskhm__ Its true that most of those who do piracy would not steal something physical, but its not just about being harmless. There are romantic views of the Wild West and pirates of old as outlaws who lived freely, stealing from the evil, and sometimes digital piracy is seen as similar.

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

We dont have player numbers but its generally accepted that Classic has been an insanely popular version of the game, and it probably wouldnt have been made if it werent for the illegal private servers breaking copyright law.

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

Not sure if this will ever make it to the japanese piracy discussion, but i think an underappreciated point is the positive impact piracy has on market research.

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

Eventually the player numbers got so big that Blizzard had to take notice. They shut down the illegal private servers, but instead built their own "Classic" version of the game as a product for users to use.

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@yunishio Its okay, sane people can recognise its twitter/x and social media cna bring out the worst in people.

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@osk_taco @musklove9 Wishing you something positive from England!

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@F1Enjoyerlg @britsbritscedes As a george fan i think many of us are going tok far. Kimi has been excellent this season, george has been very unlucky, but its no certainty he'd be better without the bad luck. Hoping next year we can see them compete a bit more evenly!

[Andrew Lavin @MantiochAndrew]

@MrCrowbarBlunt Watching it i did feel before then he meant for Eren to be in the wrong, but also that he didnt really make a good enough case for his side. So had to resort to this.