Agreed! FFXII’s ‘active dimension battle’ system was a fun alternate to turn based, but the FFVII remake system was just too active, and left me feeling like I had no time to optimize what the character I was controlling was doing, much less pay attention to what anyone else in the party was. Especially early on it…

What’s the accepted standard on “child” or “teenager” vs. “man” for 18-year-olds in these stories? I’m probably okay with “man,” so long as we’re sticking with it.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. The articles and threads suggesting that people stack decades of cheap subscriptions to exploit the upgrade all were pretty clear that it was probably an unintended loophole. 

Capitalist society is hellscape enough for us adults, with every little damn facet of daily existence carrying a price. The commenters arguing that kids can (and should) be expected to learn about debt the hard way lack empathy and understanding that kids lack the developmental capacity to “buyer beware.”

So eUnited is unwilling to let him go. Because he has a contract. Just like all the other teams that wouldn’t let THEIR players come to him. Teams draft players, and contracts hold them on those teams for their term. There’s a lot to be said about unfair contracts that can trap a player on one team for their best…

from the horse’s mouth:

I picked it back up with the kids last weekend, and though the gameplay still slaps, the combination of looooooong loading screens, and needing to go through some complicated leave match-confirm-join new lobby shenanigans every time you get knocked out really makes it drag. Hopefully they can streamline the match…

Surprised that Ganza’s contract just lets him... not do his job, to the detriment of his entire team? Because... he’s mad that management wouldn’t let him fire a fellow player on his team? I guess I just don’t really see the argument for why he’s at all in the right here.

Lightning Spear scales well with Gravel Stone Seal because Gravel Stone Seal enhances Lightning. It’s right in the name? Come on Ian :/

By “backlash”, do you mean “ineffectual told-you-so-ing”? A federal abortion ban with a sympathetic conservative court in place is the end of the whole ball game, who cares what “backlash” comes after?

I live in Alaska, where we’re going into our first ever ranked-choice voting election this year. How’d we get it? A 2020 voter ballot initiative demanded it. I’m sure ballot initiatives work different in different states, and some states may not have it at all... but “that is not the place you or I will live in now or…

D&D/Wizards/Hasbro has needed in-house digital compendiums, character sheets, and VTTs for a while now. 4E was a brilliant and dynamic edition that was designed from the ground up with the assumption that it would be played digitally using those resources, but they just... never materialized, leading to the entire…

Super proud of Kotaku and the rest of the GMG sites for taking a stand and sticking to your guns. Your readers support you, and are invested in your success, don’t let management forget it! 

Wondering why this remains Kotaku’s most recent article 12+ hours later on a weekday? https://gmgunion.com/

So it’s not Ghost of Tsushima, but rather a glorified multiplayer boss rush patch presented as a standalone? This sucked when they tried it with Godfall: Challenger Edition, and it sucks no less now.

How do I kill the 30-50 coke hogs that run into my operating room within 3-5 minutes of heart surgery?

In my small town, about 1 in 4 High School students were diagnosed positive this Monday alone, as well as many teachers. In response, the school district allowed the High School to suspend in-person classes.... but decided to keep the Middle School and elementary schools open, so that parents are faced with having to…

I dunno, I really like how the lines were delivered so e fort less ly!

The countdown that can quite easily force you to advance to story missions before you get around to all your loyalties is probably a bigger factor than sending the wrong crew on the wrong task.