No, it indicates nothing except that they wanted it to seem like the two markets that they are suing over are different. They state in the lawsuits that those other markets charge the same.

So your argument is that the Nintendo Store, the XBox Live Marketplace, and the PlayStation Store should all have on-platform competitors that don’t charge 30%? Because that’s what all three do. And Epic isn’t suing them for their cuts.

Then they can not sell through Apple’s store. Nobody is forcing them to use Apple’s store. They just want to.

No, Android users can use Epic’s own store on Android to install Fortnite. They can download the game and install it themselves. There are other big stores on Android that carry Fortnite, including Amazon’s app store. There are too many options, they just aren’t used as frequently. What Google has is customers, and…

Thing is, Macs weren’t sold with that in mind, iOS devices were. So, in buying an Apple product, you bought access to that walled garden. It doesn’t really compare.

...except they launched the same lawsuit against Google, when they have a store for Android, when Google removed them from the Play Store shortly after Apple did. So it’s all about “we want to use your store but keep all the money.”

There’s only one thing to say. “Long live the king!”

Yeah, the whole thing about being a sentient species is that you aren’t ruled by your biology, and can control your thoughts. Your constant denial of this fact speaks worlds about you. Good day.

A character portrayed as underage isn’t sexually mature, any more than any awkward young girl who physically matured quickly is. Fantasizing about underage girls, real or imagined, is still pedophilia, just as fantasizing about fucking someone who can’t consent, real or imagined, is still a rape fantasy. If you have…

So's a swastika.

No, it’s no tangent. If capability to give consent isn’t part of your attraction calculus, you are, as ColonelHotdog stated, a creep. Have fun with your rape fantasies.

So, your stance is that portrayed physical maturity is more important than mental maturity.

(and FFXI was notorious for it)

It’s entirely due to being strapped to any kind of finite progression system. As long as there is a “best,” that becomes everybody’s goal. Best gear, best level, best stats. And as long as all of those are capped (because, let’s face it, developers are mortal and can’t develop content faster than players can grind…

This... actually makes them somewhat useful. It’d be nice if they weren’t offered as a replacement for actual useful health insurance, but it certainly makes them much more attractive than some other not-quite-insurance options.

Consider me moderately amused at your anonymity. Lovely article as always.

Good thing nobody mentioned the level squish and option to level up in any single expansion you want from 10 to 50, so a new character could level through content you haven’t touched yet and keep the experience fresh...

3D printing isn’t there yet. PLA and resin printers can’t make parts that are both as durable and as detailed as injection molding yet, so the decision would be to make a toy that looks exponentially worse or breaks much more easily than existing ones. Until the tech catches up, it’s just not feasible.

Just wanted to say that I appreciate your name. Great book, and great character.

They do. It would have taken you ten seconds of googling to figure this out.