Long post--sorry.
The fixation around physical media is a red herring.
People who obtained physical copies of Crimson Desert early weren't able to play it because the PS5 locked them out of playing it. You can look this up, multiple articles about the topic. Clearly physical media didn't save you then, and it won't save you when a licensing agreement expires and a game will no longer run on your software until you download an update that might remove features/content.
A good example of this is ironically Mixtape. Because the game has a large amount of licensed music, it's plausible that one of those contracts will expire and a patch will be pushed that removes a song from the game. If you don't download that patch, you will no longer be able to access or play the game.
Physical media isn't the holy grail, consumer rights and protections is. Why aren't we using Apple lighting cables and we are using USB-C instead? It's not because of Apple, it's because of the EU.
While PC players have more work-arounds for this issue, console players are at the mercy of updates they have no choice but to accept. Physical media won't save you from that.
The convenience of digital downloads should not be viewed as a forfeiture of consumer protections.
The reason why record labels still sell vinyls is because people still buy vinyls. While there are I'm sure some people who still purchase video games physically, I would guess that number is decreasing every year. If physical copies were popular, Gamestop would still have video games in it instead of Funko pops and tshirts.
I know this is the unpopular take to have. but you can't expect companies to keep making physical editions of games if not enough people are buying them.
My point with all of this is that a lot of peoples' concern and frustration comes from the lack of control they have over the media they "own". Physical media does not solve this problem when it's at the mercy of the software running the consoles/game launchers.
If you want to solve the problem, you should be supporting initiatives like Stop Killing Games @StopKilingGames.
If you think a large age gap between two consenting adults = pedophilia
You're retarded
And you are mislabeling pedophilia, which lessens the impact for when real pedophiles need to be called out
Your store front, along with other stores, have been a thorn in the average consumers side, and now you are being plucked out.
That's how competition works, start making Steam level user friendly changes, and maybe you'll start being liked.
"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord."
Proverbs 16:18-20 ESV
@Tectone It went pretty well when I multi streamed on it, the only issue I think I have so far is that it's a little more work to set up compared to Kick, Twitch, and YouTube.
My posts are largely ignored, so let me set an unrealistic goal that will never happen no matter what.
Because no one is going to see it
When my game Galaxy Hassle is done, I want to play the full game and unlock everything in Space!
That's the goal, won't ever happen.
I would have had a lot more respect for this post had you framed it as your opinion rather than speaking for Women.
Maybe your circle feels this way, however, I know several Women who play games who would disagree with what you said.
God bless.
I know this is unpopular, but it will always be unattractive for a grown man to play video games.
Some women might be understanding or pretend like they don’t care that you spend hours playing, but they do.
It is extremely unattractive to women and will never not be. 🤷🏼♀️
Man 3 generations from now is going to be so peak
When all of the mentally ill have already sterilized themselves
All of the retards who said having a family is oppressive and abusive
These people are ending their own bloodlines
The trash is taking itself out
The propaganda will end and a brighter future is ahead for them
For now we endure the noise
He is risen! Happy Easter from all of us at FictionLand Games!
1 Peter 1:3 ESV
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,"
DEAR READER!
ARE YOU A GOOD PERSON?
By what standard?
Many people tend to attribute what is good by their own standard.
So ask anyone by their own standard if they are a good person, they likely will tell you yes.
But what if we look at the standard of God?
Have you lied?
Have you stolen?
Have you taken God's name in vain? (Saying phrases like "Oh my God", "OMG", ECT)
Jesus said if you so much as look with lust, you have committed adultery in your heart. Have you done this?
Have you had sex before marriage?
Jesus said that if you so much as hate a person, you have committed murder. Have you ever hated anyone?
If your answer is yes to any of these things. You have violated the moral law of God!
If God judges you by these commandments, are you innocent or guilty?
Heaven or Hell?
Do you find yourself convicted? Concerned? Horrified?
I am horrified!
Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death,"
It means God is paying your sins with death, you and I are on death row, our deaths will be evidence that God is serious about sin!
So what is the answer? Is there any mercy?
Good news, there is!
Remember that verse I cited? Romans 6:23? I only showed the first half, here is the second half!
"but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
This is the message of the Gospel, if you read this far, DO NOT STOP!
The 10 commandments are called the Moral Law, you and I broke the law, Jesus paid the fine.
That is why he said "it is finished".
God can LEGALLY take the death sentence off of us, because of his son Jesus. He was tortured, beaten, KILLED, for what you and I did. And then three days later he rose again, defeating death itself.
And all we have to do is REPENT of our sins, and put our trust into Jesus.
If you are truly sorry for what you have done, and ask him today for forgiveness. You will become a new creature with a new heart and new desires, and have eternal life with him in heaven.
Not because you are good, only because God is good, and kind, and rich in mercy.
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."
If you have read this far, I hope you consider putting your trust in Jesus today!
I hope to see you in heaven!
God bless, and Happy Easter!
Happy Good Friday!
1 Peter 2:24 ESV
"He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed."
@KyleIgnatius@TrevorSheatz Well, that's a straw man. Trevor never once said that anyone who is a repentant gains a "right" to tell others not to bring up anyone's past sins.
But since you asked, no, the murderer does not get a right to tell others not to bring up past sins, or to hold grudges.
The most unfunny comedian is writing a sequel?
Things you can expect to see
- Trump = Bad
- Diversity for the sake of diversity
- Some unfunny jokes
- Trump = Bad
- Trump = Bad
- Trump = Bad
- Allegory for why Trump is bad
This post has really brought out who the really understand what the Bible says, and those who do not. Bless you brother, for posting this amazing testimony!
My wife was formerly promiscuous. I was a virgin.
She was then radically born-again. Committed to church, evangelized constantly, Puritan books in her bedroom, prayer journals, grief over past sexual sin, etc.
We got to know each other well for over a year, dated for four months, engaged for two and a half, and didn't sin sexually with one another. Our first kiss with each other was at the altar on our wedding day (reaction pic attached!).
We've been married for over five years now, and she's been the most wonderful and godly wife, mother to our three children, and homemaker you could imagine.
She's more pure than most virgins, as biblical purity has less to with past sins (though they certainly matter) and more to do with one's current posture of the heart and daily decisions to honor the Lord (Matt. 5:8).
We're far too quick to forget the story of the woman labeled as a known "sinner" (likely a prostitute) in Luke 7:36-50 who was washing Jesus' feet with her tears while kissing them too. The Pharisees were shocked that Jesus let a public sinner do this.
Jesus responded with a parable about debts being forgiven and ended with this powerful conclusion: "Her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little" (Luke 7:47).
Everyone seems to highlight the benefits of virginity, and it certainly is a blessing. But we forget to highlight the benefits of being forgiven much as well. My wife knows the depths of Jesus' forgiveness more than most people, enabling her to more easily live out a life of passionate love for her Savior.
A woman or man's past sexual sin matters. But what matters far more when it comes to deciding who to marry is if the person is truly born again, if their repentance is real, if they truly have a heart for Christ, if they truly follow Jesus and obey his commands.
"God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world — what is viewed as nothing — to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, so that no one may boast in his presence. It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us — our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, — in order that, as it is written: 'Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.'" (1 Cor. 1:27-31)
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!" (2 Cor. 5:17)