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#1

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Sheilbh - Today at 08:18:15 AM

Incredible that when Galloway is trying to defend himself from people calling him homophobic, he still somehow does it in a tankie way: "I have been in a gay bar with the Village People throbbing out Y-M-C-A within earshot of Lenin's tomb. It was massively enjoyable. I really enjoyed it"

#2

Gaming HQ / Re: The Miscellaneous PC & vid...

Last post by FunkMonk - Today at 08:17:28 AM

Helldivers' community is especially capable of organizing themselves to protest Sony. They just treated the whole thing as an in-game "Major Order" and deployed hell pods to planet Sony Prime. They seem to be telling everyone to remove their negative reviews now.

Glad they won the battle but the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

#3

Gaming HQ / Re: The Miscellaneous PC & vid...

Last post by grumbler - Today at 06:42:23 AM

Sony has backed down.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/sony-backs-down-on-demand-that-helldivers-2-players-log-into-a-psn-account/

A few days ago, Sony posted a message to Steam noting that, "Due to technical issues at the launch of HELLDIVERS 2, we allowed the linking requirements for Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account to be temporarily optional. That grace period will now expire." That went down well with PC players, who were delighted to be allowed to hand over their personal details to Sony.

No, wait, that's not what happened. They dropped over 200,000 negative reviews on Helldivers 2, leading to an apology from developer Arrowhead's CEO.

While some of the complaints on social media have edged over into tantrum territory, there is a valid issue behind the uproar. Not every country can access the PlayStation Network, and Helldivers 2 ended up being pulled from sale in 177 countries and territories that could previously buy the game and play it without worry.

Now, after three days of pure shitstorm, Sony has blinked. In a tweet, the publisher said, "we've heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update. The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward."

Sony continued, "We're still learning what is best for PC players and your feedback has been invaluable. Thanks again for your continued support of Helldivers 2 and we'll keep you updated on future plans."

Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt replied to say, "Firstly, I am impressed by the willpower of the @helldivers2 community and your ability to collaborate. Secondly I want to thank our partners and friends at @PlayStation for quickly and effectively making the decision to leave PSN linking optional. We together want to set a new standard for what a live game is, and how developers and community can support each other to create the best game experiences."

Hopefully Helldivers 2 will return to sale in all those places where it became unavailable, and maybe we'll see that user review average shoot back up again.

Nice.
Hopefully we'll see the game's score go up again but I'm guessing it won't really recover.
Something about trust leaving on horses...

#4

Gaming HQ / Re: The Miscellaneous PC & vid...

Last post by Syt - Today at 04:54:32 AM

Sony has backed down.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/sony-backs-down-on-demand-that-helldivers-2-players-log-into-a-psn-account/

A few days ago, Sony posted a message to Steam noting that, "Due to technical issues at the launch of HELLDIVERS 2, we allowed the linking requirements for Steam accounts to a PlayStation Network account to be temporarily optional. That grace period will now expire." That went down well with PC players, who were delighted to be allowed to hand over their personal details to Sony.

No, wait, that's not what happened. They dropped over 200,000 negative reviews on Helldivers 2, leading to an apology from developer Arrowhead's CEO.

While some of the complaints on social media have edged over into tantrum territory, there is a valid issue behind the uproar. Not every country can access the PlayStation Network, and Helldivers 2 ended up being pulled from sale in 177 countries and territories that could previously buy the game and play it without worry.

Now, after three days of pure shitstorm, Sony has blinked. In a tweet, the publisher said, "we've heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update. The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward."

Sony continued, "We're still learning what is best for PC players and your feedback has been invaluable. Thanks again for your continued support of Helldivers 2 and we'll keep you updated on future plans."

Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt replied to say, "Firstly, I am impressed by the willpower of the @helldivers2 community and your ability to collaborate. Secondly I want to thank our partners and friends at @PlayStation for quickly and effectively making the decision to leave PSN linking optional. We together want to set a new standard for what a live game is, and how developers and community can support each other to create the best game experiences."

Hopefully Helldivers 2 will return to sale in all those places where it became unavailable, and maybe we'll see that user review average shoot back up again.

#5

Gaming HQ / Re: The Miscellaneous PC & vid...

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - Today at 03:58:03 AM

Sony got scared. https://nordic.ign.com/helldivers-ii/81961/news/playstation-reverses-course-on-helldivers-2-psn-account-requirement

Nice.
Hopefully we'll see the game's score go up again but I'm guessing it won't really recover.
Something about trust leaving on horses...

#6

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Josquius - Today at 03:37:39 AM

Aware this is the opposite of the usual... But does anyone ever get surprised at how "young" some people are?
I just learned Beyonce is only 42. In my mind she's been around forever and must have been over 50.

#7

Gaming HQ / Re: The Miscellaneous PC & vid...

Last post by Solmyr - Today at 03:16:24 AM

Sony got scared. https://nordic.ign.com/helldivers-ii/81961/news/playstation-reverses-course-on-helldivers-2-psn-account-requirement

#8

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by garbon - Today at 02:41:20 AM

I think that's a very kind reading. My first thought would be that I now have a stalker who, a week (and hundreds of deliveries) later still remembers where I live.

Maybe but he is also just a kid thus prone to making well meaning idiotic choices. But sure.

Also it just shows that approaching women, and gay men apparently, will make them think you might be a stalker. So, again, don't fucking do it.

Because it is threatening (though what I quoted I believe was a telling joke). After all, the woman has no recourse to escape. He obviously felt strongly enough to recall or otherwise look up her address again which means he also knows her name. Then he shows up to shoot his shot in a place where she can't actually leave, a place where she should feel safe. It is such a violation of trust and would make one concerned about what will the idiot do next when you refuse him.

#9

Gaming HQ / Re: The Miscellaneous PC & vid...

Last post by Josquius - Today at 02:03:16 AM

That summary for consoles sounds about right.

It's sad in a way. I have extrmeley fond memories of getting new consoles. But post ps2 it's all just Meh.
Part of it is no doubt age but I do think the shine has come off console gaming in general too.
I have a switch but otherwise the most regent consoles I have are a PS3 and Wii - I have been tempted by a ps5 at some point, with ps4 games ones I want to play on there.... But 3/4 of the games that interest me seem to be coming onto PC anyway.
The Japanese industry dying in particular has crushed consoles.

I've read a few pieces lately saying gaming as I know it altogether is dying. That traditional games are just for old people with kids these days preferring their looped multiplayer free to play battleground sandboxes.

With the news lately of AAA studios being in trouble too...

#10

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - Today at 02:00:00 AM

You need to have means to get to America frpk house countries, though.

I am not saying the majority of Muslims in Europe want caliphate I am sure they do not. What I am unsure about is how many of them are opposed to the thought enough to work against it, but that part shan't become an issue for many decades.

But I think it's naive to think they or their families have come to Europe because of shared values. I am pretty sure most migrants everywhere are economic ones and they settle in their new countries despite and not because of the cultural differences from their original home.

Koopman's studies point to about 40% to 50% of muslims being fundamentalist.

How many of those live here vs Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey and other shitholes?

That's the Muslims in Europe. So even 1 is 1 too many