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Slavvy: Dec 11, 2012

Chillgamesh posted:

imo Elden Ring is better than any of the Souls games, 2 is the best Souls game, and Sekiro is better than all of them. I haven't played Bloodborne because console exclusive lol

Elden ring would be amazing if it wasn't so easy by and large

Sekiro is better than all the souls games it's true

But Bloodborne rules them all, you can play it on PC afaik?

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# ? May 25, 2024 05:57

Cuttlefush: Jan 15, 2014; gotta have my purp

Slavvy posted:

But Bloodborne rules them all, you can play it on PC afaik?

you cannot

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:27

Homeless Friend: Jul 16, 2007

fallout 4 is alright because they made gunfeel on gamebryo passable. thats a divine miracle and we should accept it. super weird how they made settlements lol

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:28

Ansar Santa: Jul 12, 2012

There's a drat chinese submarine that you can get to do missile strikes. thank u comrade, i'm stalin and i will gladly use your missiles. But wait - Can I use that to threaten my enemies? To extract concessions out of other factions? haha no, it's just an underpowered callable artillery strike. oh good i can use my nuke to kill a couple raiders in raider base #146. great.

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:29

Cerebral Bore: Apr 21, 2010; Fun Shoe

the real problem with new vegas is that they tried to do this big ideological story about two distinct types of imperialism clashing, but then they made the ncr so laughably incompetent that i guess they figured they had to make the legion just cartoonishly evil because otherwise everybody would side with the ostensible bad guys

A Russian troll farm posted:

Fallout 4 was loving bullshit. I modeled my character after stalin, and I was gonna roleplay stalin. They even gave me my own faction to be leader of. But then i'm just going around asking "wheres shaun!?" and having preston garvey tell me to go help another settlement. Zero control of minuteman policy, can't purge preston, nothing. its bullshit. gently caress you

it does cause a fair bit of narrative dissonance that they make you literally a general and still treat you as an errand boy

thats why the best option is to gently caress the minutemen and go full raider overboss

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:31

Tankbuster: Oct 1, 2021

Homeless Friend posted:

fallout 4 is alright because they made gunfeel on gamebryo passable. thats a divine miracle and we should accept it. super weird how they made settlements lol

technically its on Creation Engine. Lol that they managed to make basic combat, level design etc good on that engine and then bungled it all with the voiced protagonist. It's some incredible big brained suit decision.

A Russian troll farm posted:

There's a drat chinese submarine that you can get to do missile strikes. thank u comrade, i'm stalin and i will gladly use your missiles. But wait - Can I use that to threaten my enemies? To extract concessions out of other factions? haha no, it's just an underpowered callable artillery strike. oh good i can use my nuke to kill a couple raiders in raider base #146. great.

Fallout already has fatman nukes and you can sprint out of the blast radius. Maybe they just stuck to dirty bombs in the fallout universe and used the tech to make everything more jetsons.

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:34

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Send us tourists
Full hotels, busy ski resorts: Why Ukraine's tourism sector is having a busy war | CNN

www.cnn.com posted:

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While all functioning Ukraine hotels have shelters these days, most are in converted parking garages or long-unused cellars. The Leopolis� is in a former cigar lounge that, in 2018, was converted into a private event space (once smoking was banned at the hotel) and also holds a small gym.

�I�ve been to shelters with the kids from the dance school where it smells like mold and everyone is trying to keep good feelings,� says Karttunen. �I know this shelter at the Leopolis is where I will go next time even if I�m at the [nearby] dance studio because it was so beautiful.�

Gut, who lives just north of Kyiv, also sometimes stays at the Radisson Blu in Kyiv. He now prefers staying in hotels as they provide an opportunity to socialize.

�You always have somebody to drink with,� he says. �To tell you the truth, I now try to be in a hotel more than at home because at home I am alone. The hotel provides some psychological support because you always have company.�

Visitors come to the Ukranian ski-resort area of Bukovel for other reasons. Sitting in the Carpathian Mountains, resorts here used to be filled with international visitors, many from Saudi Arabia and nearby countries due to relaxed visa requirements.

�When you entered the resort in 2021, it�s like you were in Dubai,� says Oleksii Voloshyn, CEO of the Edem Hotel Group which includes the HAY Boutique Hotel & Spa by Edem Family in Bukovel and the 80-room Edem Resort in Lviv.

�The hotels could get high rates and the guests were happy with the service and food and the hospitality. In 2022, none of them came because there were no flights.�

The Edem resorts are wellness venues specializing in medical/anti-aging programs as well as detox and relaxation. Before the war, 30% of their guests arrived from international locations. Now, 100% of their guests are Ukrainian.

Edem guests in Bukovel and Lviv come to escape the war, even if only for a few days.

�Ukrainians need to refresh their soul and body to continue to fight again. Everybody is a fighter now on different fronts,� says Voloshyn, who is also the vice president of the Ukrainian Hotel and Lodging Association.

The Edem group had plans to open a third resort in Kyiv in May 2022 but, as Kyiv was hit hard at the beginning of the war and intermittently throughout the past year, the opening was delayed. The hotel is now complete, and plans are to open by this summer.

## Family reunions

A new segment in the Ukrainian hospitality industry is reunification. Families living in different cities of the country � or even in other countries � spend time together at Carpathian mountain resorts or other hotels in western Ukraine.

A key to the survival of the Ukrainian tourism market seems to be flexibility.

While hotels converted existing parking garages and lounges to bomb shelters, the Lviv Tourism Office became a media center for foreign media, says its head, Khrystyna Lebed. �Almost 3,000 foreign media representatives were registered [in 2022].�

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have had to relocate due to the war are also using hotels. With western Ukrainian cities generally safer, many fled to Lviv. There, the hospitality industry has welcomed and accommodated those who have fled.

According to Lebed, for the most part, Ukrainian travel companies had no work until last summer when they began organizing children�s camps in the Lviv and Zakarpattya regions, and abroad.

As for local tour guides, understandably, �the demand for guided tours dropped significantly. Later, excursions were organized more regularly for IDPs who needed emotional recovery and wanted to learn more about the city. The city tours also helped IDPs with logistics.�

Many museums are also open and adapting. �Despite the absence of many exhibits, museums have new exhibitions, such as [artist] Maria Prymachenko,� Says Lebed. �For many people, [visiting museums] is a kind of therapy. There is also a growing demand for awareness of Ukraine and its history.�

Besides keeping the tourism industry going and paying staff, like everyone in the country, they are using their experience and resources to help in the battle.

Lviv�s hospitality industry has provided food and accommodation to those displaced by the war. Hotels provided free accommodations and meals for IDPs, comfortable emergency shelters in hotels, and spaces for volunteer centers. Hotel restaurants also prepared and delivered food to shelters, volunteer centers, and for the territorial defense forces.

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Through its Edem Golf Club, it developed a program partnering golf pros with doctors to work with injured soldiers. It also offers yoga and other rehabilitation programs as prescribed by medical personnel on staff.

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Though circumstances are far from conducive to growing the tourism industry, the Lviv Tourism Office says it�s doing its best to find new markets, bolster the industry and help Ukrainians celebrate their country.

Every September, Ukraine celebrates Tourism Day.

Lebed says the appropriateness of marking the occasion was debated, but eventually the decision was taken to invite cultural representatives from cities under Russian military occupation to Lviv to talk about culture, traditions and cuisine.

�And it was a fantastic idea! All of Ukraine gathered in one place. We heard the Sea of Azov sounds, tasted Crimean baklava, and learned how to dress up a Kharkiv-style headscarf. It was a fantastic day! We managed to travel around Ukraine while staying in Lviv.�

Looking toward the future, the Ukrainian tourism industry has high hopes. Once flights are operating, tourism insiders expect business, military, and construction travelers to arrive first.

When leisure travelers return, there will certainly be a substantial amount of dark tourism, generally defined as visiting locations of tragedies such as war, genocide, or other tragic events. Those working in tourism in Ukraine accept this.

Voloshyn compares it to Babyn Yar, a memorial in Kyiv marking the location of the largest massacre by the Nazis in what is now Ukraine. �This is what these places should become. A place that�s not to be forgotten and to be an example to never do it again.�
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# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:36

Ansar Santa: Jul 12, 2012

Cerebral Bore posted:

the real problem with new vegas is that they tried to do this big ideological story about two distinct types of imperialism clashing, but then they made the ncr so laughably incompetent that i guess they figured they had to make the legion just cartoonishly evil because otherwise everybody would side with the ostensible bad guys

it does cause a fair bit of narrative dissonance that they make you literally a general and still treat you as an errand boy

thats why the best option is to gently caress the minutemen and go full raider overboss

Ah! I forgot this until now. I installed artillery pieces in my bases, and the dumbass BoS guy tells me it's "tactically irresponsible" to give the minutemen that kind of firepower, as they could use it to destroy the brotherhood. Bro, i'm the loving faction leader!

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:36

Tankbuster: Oct 1, 2021

also fallout 4 lets you do mutual aid by having an army rebuilding a commonwealth on earth. The fall weather is garbage though. Get a grass and tree replacer asap and make it spring/summer.

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:37

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Tankbuster posted:

technically its on Creation Engine.

the creation engine evolved from its embryonic form, Gamebryo, of which it is a fork

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:38

Tankbuster: Oct 1, 2021

yes, and source 2 is technically a heavily modded fork of the quake engine.

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:41

Comrade Koba: Jul 2, 2007

goddamn now you made me remember how fnv basically had an entire expansion dedicated to LE EPIC SCIENCE MEMES

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:42

SplitSoul: Dec 31, 2000

Tankbuster posted:

nah, I just have met american leftists who have been radicalized by epic F:NV.

Fantastic is cool and all, but I wouldn't join a cult or anything.

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:45

Nix Panicus: Feb 25, 2007

Nonsense posted:

Orks continue to be na�ve and think Ukraine cannot attack Russia wherever and whenever it wants. Putin should surrender to NATO.

Its been pretty wild to see just how quickly everybody got used to the pervasive casual racism from this war. I know I shouldnt be surprised, but still, every liberal being revealed as a propaganda fueled racism golem the moment the media deems a target 'acceptable' for hate has been a ride. When it comes down to it, there is no core difference between a liberal and a chud

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:46

Tankbuster: Oct 1, 2021

tbh it has the fig leaf of fantasy races.

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:47

speng31b: May 8, 2010

Nix Panicus posted:

Its been pretty wild to see just how quickly everybody got used to the pervasive casual racism from this war. I know I shouldnt be surprised, but still, every liberal being revealed as a propaganda fueled racism golem the moment the media deems a target 'acceptable' for hate has been a ride. When it comes down to it, there is no core difference between a liberal and a chud

most westerners are willing to be extremely bloodthirsty and bigoted regardless of particular ideology

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:48

Cao Ni Ma: May 25, 2010

Looks like the finish right wing + center right are going to win comfortably when added together against the libs in finland. Add another to the wall of center left parties getting obliterated because economic conditions and those parties refusal to address them

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:52

Nix Panicus: Feb 25, 2007

Cerebral Bore posted:

the real problem with new vegas is that they tried to do this big ideological story about two distinct types of imperialism clashing, but then they made the ncr so laughably incompetent that i guess they figured they had to make the legion just cartoonishly evil because otherwise everybody would side with the ostensible bad guys

it does cause a fair bit of narrative dissonance that they make you literally a general and still treat you as an errand boy

thats why the best option is to gently caress the minutemen and go full raider overboss

They wanted to make the Legion more in depth, but they ran out of dev time and just made them cartoon villains. Bethesda only gave Obsidian 18 months to make the game, and Obsidian walked into the project with so little knowledge of the engine they had to turn to an Oblivion modder for help. Its a miracle New Vegas came out at all.

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:53

Tankbuster: Oct 1, 2021

lol the engine is one of the easiest to start making new content in. Skyrim was made by a team of 100 odd people in 3 years. Meanwhile Outer Worlds made by Obsidian had all the staying power of wet cardboard.

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:54

Tankbuster: Oct 1, 2021

Cao Ni Ma posted:

Looks like the finish right wing + center right are going to win comfortably when added together against the libs in finland. Add another to the wall of center left parties getting obliterated because economic conditions and those parties refusal to address them

No really hot girlboss finnish leader?

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:55

Regarde Aduck: Oct 19, 2012; c l o u d k i t t e n; Grimey Drawer

Cao Ni Ma posted:

Looks like the finish right wing + center right are going to win comfortably when added together against the libs in finland. Add another to the wall of center left parties getting obliterated because economic conditions and those parties refusal to address them

hell yeah, bricks on the accelerator baby

# ? Apr 2, 2023 21:58

tazjin: Jul 24, 2015

It's interesting that there was no security at this event. Every night club, museum, heck, every metro station in Moscow/SPB has more security than that.

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:03

Z the IVth: Jan 28, 2009; The trouble with your "expendable machines"; Fun Shoe

tazjin posted:

It's interesting that there was no security at this event. Every night club, museum, heck, every metro station in Moscow/SPB has more security than that.

To drag the video game derail even further, blowing up your target with a bust of themselves is some Hitman level poo poo. Did the CIA try anything like that back in the day?

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:06

Cuttlefush: Jan 15, 2014; gotta have my purp

Z the IVth posted:

To drag the video game derail even further, blowing up your target with a bust of themselves is some Hitman level poo poo. Did the CIA try anything like that back in the day?

not sure, but they tried to give castro tuberculosis via diving suit which I feel like has to come after "try to blow him up with trojan statuette"

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:10

lollontee: Nov 4, 2014; Can't post for 10 years!

Cao Ni Ma posted:

Looks like the finish right wing + center right are going to win comfortably when added together against the libs in finland. Add another to the wall of center left parties getting obliterated because economic conditions and those parties refusal to address them

yup, gonna be miserable a 4 years ahead, but then again, these people deserve to suffer

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:11

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

Cuttlefush posted:

not sure, but they tried to give castro tuberculosis via diving suit which I feel like has to come after "try to blow him up with trojan statuette"

they had the exploding cigar and poison ice cream 👁️

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:15

Not So Fast: Dec 27, 2007

Cao Ni Ma posted:

Looks like the finish right wing + center right are going to win comfortably when added together against the libs in finland. Add another to the wall of center left parties getting obliterated because economic conditions and those parties refusal to address them

I thought Sanna Marin was pretty popular, what happened? Is inflation hitting Finland hard?

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:16

supersnowman: Oct 3, 2012

Tankbuster posted:

bethesda games had cats before. Remember Ma'iq?

Is he really a cat or is that just another lie?

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:16

BitcoinRockefeller: May 11, 2003; God gave me my money.; Hair Elf

New Vegas was such a buggy piece of poo poo on release that I've never pre-purchased a game since, so thanks Obsidian.

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:20

Cao Ni Ma: May 25, 2010

Not So Fast posted:

I thought Sanna Marin was pretty popular, what happened? Is inflation hitting Finland hard?

No matter how "Insulated" european countries feel they are against the energy prices caused by the war they never really are. Inflation is still getting higher in finland, power is still between 2 to 3 times more expensive and is prone to go insane. And she was popular until the effects of the war started being felt in the country

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:21

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

consolation prize for Erdogan https://twitter.com/independent/status/1642637910984851457

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:25

Raskolnikov38: Mar 3, 2007; We were somewhere around Manila when the drugs began to take hold

mawarannahr posted:

consolation prize for Erdogan https://twitter.com/independent/status/1642637910984851457

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YrIj4I7ecg

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:31

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

something as stupid as this could happen. Maybe a Nobel Peace Prize for Finland in NATO
https://twitter.com/derjamesjackson/status/1642636843014406146?s=46&t=

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:31

Tankbuster: Oct 1, 2021

how is it a tight election if her party finished third? also lol succdems lose to the far right after ratcheting up the horror once more.

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:32

Cao Ni Ma: May 25, 2010

Tankbuster posted:

how is it a tight election if her party finished third? also lol succdems lose to the far right after ratcheting up the horror once more.

Its only tight if you look at the percentages and fail to understand that the 1st and 2nd place are going to form a government together.

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:36

Chillgamesh: Jul 29, 2014

Tankbuster posted:

Meanwhile Outer Worlds made by Obsidian had all the staying power of wet cardboard.

Outer Worlds sucked so bad lol

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:38

Tankbuster: Oct 1, 2021

Cao Ni Ma posted:

Its only tight if you look at the percentages and fail to understand that the 1st and 2nd place are going to form a government together.

any links to the result?

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:40

Cao Ni Ma: May 25, 2010

Tankbuster posted:

any links to the result?

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65157357

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:42

mlmp08: Jul 11, 2004; Prepare for my priapic projectile's exalted penetration; Nap Ghost

Chillgamesh posted:

Outer Worlds sucked so bad lol

Not to be confused with good game Outer Wilds

# ? Apr 2, 2023 22:42

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# ? May 25, 2024 05:57

euphronius: Feb 18, 2009

I just looked it up and Leningrad is bigger than Finland

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