I don’t really read that much io9 these days. Guess I need to really start paying closer attention to the writers before I click.
He wins anyway, because this article is getting tons of engagement.
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Damn, thanks to the commenters who posted the actual story. This is a pretty fucking disingenuous post, huh, Charles?
And yet plenty of vaccine skeptics keep saying they can’t trust the corporations or the FDA or the government, because they’ll just keep pushing drugs on them. True, often the government and corporations are shitty. But all this is happening in public view. You can see that no one is pushing more vaccines than are… Read more
He should probably just say “Plunkett” and try something else.
I’m alright with a few seasons after it came back, too. It should have taken a future-cue from Futurama and quit while it was ahead, though.
I think, like basically anything in pop culture, you need to somehow enjoy the thing without participating too much in the fandom. I hear all sorts of horror stories about D&D and Critical Role fans and whatnot. Makes me glad I don’t care that much.
The most extreme opposite game I think I’ve played, that would have… Read more
Fair. And I do like older editions of D&D over 5e. But even those are still heavily combat oriented. That’s just never been a problem for me, because I like my RPGs to be dungeon-delving Diablo-type experiences.
For sure there are a ton of games that do a lot of things way better than D&D. But I think my whole point is… Read more
No, but I think it’s an especially crucial selling point when you’re the biggest dog in the yard and you want to remind the people who want the littler dogs that, hey, you can adjust our game to fit your needs to.
I think you’ll see a lot of chatter in this post about people forgetting that combat isn’t the only option… Read more
It’s a new thing to discuss on Kotaku, at least. If all these new writers are going to go into relatively uncharted territory for this site, I’m for it.
For instance, I don’t read a lot about D&D elsewhere because I’m not super invested. But if it’s here, where I read often, I’m down.
Hi, this sounds like it is, but is all this like fantasy western stuff? I desperately want to play something like that.
I can’t tell if you’re criticizing or making some sort of joke. Because that’s a terrible analogy.
D&D is super malleable. You can ignore and change pretty much anything. And if it doesn’t work, you can tweak or go back to core rules. You can read a rule and say, “That’s dumb. I don’t like that.” Poof, it’s gone. Or… Read more
I have only DMed a couple times in my life. It’s not for me. I prefer to be a player, and only barely that. But one thing I’ve noticed is that my DM often complains about 5e and how he wishes we played something more difficult or that things worked differently. Sometimes I say it and sometimes it’s just in my head,… Read more
I’ve never played D&D with partial successes, but they sound bad if it means your attack also damages you.
I suppose for non combat they could be better. But I would be hesitant to attack in a situation where attacking would otherwise be the best option, if I knew that a partial success might hurt me too. Like, “Okay,… Read more
I only played a few sessions of it, so maybe I would have gotten sick of it, but I really liked the/a Star Wars RPG. I liked that you could pitch what you were trying to do, and then it was like joint storytelling between the GM and the players. And there were degrees of success and failure. Which, sometimes can be… Read more
Institutionalized maybe. Something is almost certainly wrong with her. But tried as an adult? Nah. Why even make the distinction if we’re just going to throw it out the window because the crime is awful? Especially if something is truly wrong with her?
A 15-year-old is a child whose brain is a decade from being fully… Read more
Yeah, I mentioned to someone else that I’m mostly working from the website, so getting back is pretty easy. You either click the HBO Max logo or pop open the menu and hit “Home.”
Overall it just sounds like I like their UI choices where a whole lot of other people prefer the way Netflix is doing it (or whatever other… Read more
I guess maybe that’s where my experience is differing. Or why it is. I’m mostly using the website, which I never have any issues with. Yeah, I definitely can’t speak to how well it works on smart TVs and whatnot.
As far as instantly loading when I click on something, I prefer it not to. I think that’s what I like least… Read more
Yeah, I guess I was just never sure it was intentional. I should have known better.
I’m not saying you’re not having a bad experience, but this is a wild take to me. I prefer HBO’s setup to pretty much every other service.
I can easily access genres, content leaving, content recently added, various playlists, content by channel/company. Everything is just so much more accessible on HBO. Was it Chris… Read more
I have both HBO Max and Prime Video. Gotta say, Amazon should rest less on their laurels. Because HBO’s streaming service has one of the better interfaces out of all the streaming services, and generally Amazon’s is garbage.
At this point, we all know that there’s going to be a constant shift of content as companies gai… Read more