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IShallRiseAgain posted:For AC Odyssey the mechanic was just awkwardly stapled onto the game as another thing to do. It was a pure filler in a game full of filler. I was amazed that Odyssey didn't have any settlement/stronghold upgrade system because it seems like exactly the kind of game that would.
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Dec 11, 2023 15:28
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Doctor Spaceman posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUOVZzSzzbY Wow. Never knew Neeley was such a slimeball. The Twitter excuses don’t convince me one bit, nor does that Reddit post.
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Dec 11, 2023 16:11
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Grassy Knowles posted:I mean yes the 'languages' line is something I've heard well before youtube was even a thing which probably means before Sideways was born too, but other issues named are less specious. Going so strongly on that point isn't helping his overall perception even though he has much stronger complaints; ones legitimate enough for Neely to admit fault and guilt around. Yeah it seems like a mess. I don't know though, the stronger cases sound pretty similar to the things Sideways himself admits he did, absorbing some commentary from a peer and repeating it. Either way, it shouldn't be something that paralyzes him and blocks his ability to create stuff. If grad school is making it too stressful or difficult to create videos, that's fair and I hope he can get in a better headspace once that's done or at least walks away on his own terms and with peace of mind.
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Dec 11, 2023 16:40
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DC Murderverse posted:Matt Baume, who was mentioned in hbomb’s video as basically the version of James Somerton that doesn’t lie and steal and suck, just posted his new video Double posting because woof yeah this is a great video but also tear-jerking. The bit at the end when they break the news about Rock Hudson's AIDS diagnosis followed by a rush of his friends and fans sending their love and support is great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUt3CKFwNmU&t=3247s (This is right after the segment where Nancy Regan blew off messages from Hudson's friends asking her to help get him transferred to a military hospital where a doctor he'd been seeing for treatment was now working.)
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Dec 11, 2023 17:50
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IShallRiseAgain posted:For AC Odyssey the mechanic was just awkwardly stapled onto the game as another thing to do. It was a pure filler in a game full of filler. Not quite. It actually acts like the heat mechanic in GTA and similar games - gently caress poo poo up in “protected” areas and you get bounty hunters seeking you out. Killing, driving them off, or recruiting them in turn weakened the local ruler’s hold on the region, making it a useful part of the process of flipping it. Add that fighting the hunters themselves could be quite exciting, as they hunted you down, had stronger abilities and difficulty, and often engaged when you were already fighting regular enemies, and it worked quite well. Honestly a lot of Odyssey’s systems feed into each other pretty well, there’s just so many of them it’s easy to forget what affects what and where.
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Dec 11, 2023 19:42
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Arivia posted:Not quite. It actually acts like the heat mechanic in GTA and similar games - gently caress poo poo up in “protected” areas and you get bounty hunters seeking you out. Killing, driving them off, or recruiting them in turn weakened the local ruler’s hold on the region, making it a useful part of the process of flipping it. Add that fighting the hunters themselves could be quite exciting, as they hunted you down, had stronger abilities and difficulty, and often engaged when you were already fighting regular enemies, and it worked quite well. Honestly a lot of Odyssey’s systems feed into each other pretty well, there’s just so many of them it’s easy to forget what affects what and where. Flipping regions, itself a completely pointless mechanic that doesn't go anywhere or do anything. I liked the game a lot but I never really understood what they were going for by conflating wanted levels and the nemesis system. The two didn't actually serve each other particularly well and mostly just had the negatives of both.
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Dec 11, 2023 20:44
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IShallRiseAgain posted:For AC Odyssey the mechanic was just awkwardly stapled onto the game as another thing to do. It was a pure filler in a game full of filler. A game it should be noted felt fairly replete with things that you could do but didn't really matter much in the long run. I remember looking up a target or something and seeing they were all the way across the map that would include at least one long boat ride and uninstalled Odyssey and never went back to it.
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Dec 11, 2023 21:49
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Someone posted this and I apologize that I can’t find the post but this is my favorite Girl with the Dogs video yet: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AzNua65PJPw The drying section is nuts, SO much hair. The dog is literally dripping with hair. Also I think I’ve posted this before but I always think of it when Girl with the Dogs is posted (because I hate watching her groom cats): https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8mdepxC/ AskACatGroomer is the most chill cat groomer I’ve seen. 😎
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Dec 11, 2023 23:23
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https://x.com/GreatCheshire/status/1734228943325081911?s=20 Lady Emily weighs in on Sideways-Neely, says it probably isn't plagiarism
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Dec 12, 2023 00:16
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeJXF55HXRI The Philly man is back.
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Dec 12, 2023 00:28
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AC Origins/Odyssey/Valhalla were neat, I like the 'RPG' AC's well enough.
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Dec 12, 2023 00:57
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I really don't think that's a good time to approach her dude, seems like she's got enough going on there.
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Dec 12, 2023 01:23
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John Murdoch posted:Flipping regions, itself a completely pointless mechanic that doesn't go anywhere or do anything. Because there are huge mechanical benefits to flipping regions they can't really give you strong stakes to help one side over the other; both options have to be equally valid at all times, and the player should never feel bad about choosing a side or in changing which side they are supporting. It means the Spartans and Athenians are just flattened out into Red and Blue rather than having any unique characteristics or personality. It also means that the game is encouraging the player to prolong the war and fuel both sides for personal gain, which is exactly what the evil conspiracy cult are doing. Valhalla has a huge problem where it doesn't realise the player is a villain but it's present in Odyssey too.
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Dec 12, 2023 01:58
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Autisanal Cheese posted:https://x.com/GreatCheshire/status/1734228943325081911?s=20 Dan Olson himself weighs in too: quote:Sideways has been, by his own admission, losing his mind over this for years.
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Dec 12, 2023 02:09
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Queer Salutations posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeJXF55HXRI powerful dudes rock conclusion to this video
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Dec 12, 2023 02:28
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I was gonna say the sideways accusation read really like years ago when I saw aquarium YouTube drama where a guy claims another is plagiarising his asmr walstad tank content, except the other guy pivoted into a different format and became more successful and made the accuser look like they were served sour grapes
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Dec 12, 2023 02:42
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The Saddest Rhino posted:I was gonna say the sideways accusation read really like years ago when I saw aquarium YouTube drama where a guy claims another is plagiarising his asmr walstad tank content, except the other guy pivoted into a different format and became more successful and made the accuser look like they were served sour grapes i'll eat sour grapes on vid
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Dec 12, 2023 02:46
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Queer Salutations posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeJXF55HXRI i missed him so much
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Dec 12, 2023 02:49
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The Saddest Rhino posted:I was gonna say the sideways accusation read really like years ago when I saw aquarium YouTube drama where a guy claims another is plagiarising his asmr walstad tank content, except the other guy pivoted into a different format and became more successful and made the accuser look like they were served sour grapes Aquarium YT drama that didn't involve king of diy? 
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Dec 12, 2023 02:50
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Wow, it feels like Hbomb’s vid has had a whole ripple effect of aired out YouTuber drama. The Sideways stuff reminds me of some similar accusations between my classmates in art school. People working in the same circles, exposed to the same influences, taking the same classes accusing eachother of copying their “original”ideas. But what’s often creative in a person’s work is the execution of an idea. And that can be really hard for a creative person to recognize: that the way they express their thoughts & ideas is unique to them and has value. Sideways’ videos are great but I don’t go to him because I think his thoughts are so unique and original, but because he’s really great at explaining his thoughts.
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Dec 12, 2023 03:02
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I think his stuff is too weird for me to relate too. But that’s mostly because he ignores real world reasons for headier reasons and idk. I got it wrong originally with what I said about the trailer music video but rewatching it it is weird how he completely neglects the fact For way too long that no one cares what the music means as long as it’s cool and it sells the product bc that’s how the marketing industry works Cool to go deeper but imo use a better example
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Dec 12, 2023 03:09
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The Saddest Rhino posted:guy claims another is plagiarising his asmr walstad tank Just wanna say that I love this sentence. Gonna use this when I diagnose a problem and I have no idea what I'm talking about and blame their ASMR walstad tank being busted for why someone's tractor won't get up and go or something. Unperson_47 fucked around with this message at 03:33 on Dec 12, 2023 |
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Dec 12, 2023 03:31
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Unperson_47 posted:Just wanna say that I love this sentence. Gonna use this when I diagnose a problem and I have no idea what I'm talking about and blame their ASMR walstad tank being busted for why someone's tractor won't get up and go or something. I think it might be this kind of thing? https://youtu.be/sQBc85gg7HU?si=utywJSTF9tRU8BWd But I like your usage too!
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Dec 12, 2023 03:45
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B33rChiller posted:I think it might be this kind of thing? lol you actually did hit the accuser's youtube dead on he took the video down but i remember it including these screenshots of him being very mad at the other guy's video comments accusing them of plagiarism and the other guy is like, oh sorry i thought this was the aquarium youtuber trend now, but i'm doing other kinds of videos now! and the second guy being increasingly popular while the first guy fumes about it it's very much a "two cakes!" situation and i'm sad the first guy stopped doing this because all his walstad tanks failed in a move and almost all his pets died 
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Dec 12, 2023 04:19
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Pachylad posted:Dan Olson himself weighs in too: Whoa I read that reddit comment hours ago and I didn't know it was Dan Olson lol
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Dec 12, 2023 04:39
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Autisanal Cheese posted:Whoa I read that reddit comment hours ago and I didn't know it was Dan Olson lol 
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Dec 12, 2023 04:53
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B33rChiller posted:I think it might be this kind of thing? I skimmed through this and drat that's a lot more work than I thought it would be. I do love the look of them though. The end is legit heartbreaking seeing the tank dismantled and the faded outline of the tank on an empty table being all that remains of that lovely little ecosystem. Unperson_47 fucked around with this message at 05:31 on Dec 12, 2023 |
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Dec 12, 2023 05:27
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Nuns with Guns posted:Double posting because woof yeah this is a great video but also tear-jerking. The bit at the end when they break the news about Rock Hudson's AIDS diagnosis followed by a rush of his friends and fans sending their love and support is great: 
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Dec 12, 2023 05:30
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Pants Donkey posted:I’ve watched Baume for a few years now, and his stuff is always interesting to watch. A warning though that, in covering a lot of actors from the 50s-70s, you tend to get fairly depressing stories about people forced to stay in the closet, and not always getting a super happy end to their lives This is unfortunately very true. There are exceptions, though! The recent Tab Hunter video was about an actor from about the same time as Rock Hudson (they even had the same agent) but Hunter was able to come out later in life and live openly, and his story has a much happier ending than Hudson’s, although no less affecting.
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Dec 12, 2023 05:34
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I should really watch more of Matt Baume’s stuff, this Rock Hudson video was real good.
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Dec 12, 2023 05:41
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Because there are huge mechanical benefits to flipping regions There are? 
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Dec 12, 2023 06:16
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John Murdoch posted:There are? Obviously it's not a game you have to minmax to beat but if you are trying to be completionist you'll end up doing it a bunch. Various quests require the conquest battles (and some are just easiest to do in them), plus they are a pretty efficient way to get some engravings done. And even if you aren't trying to flip a region a lot of things you'll be doing will end up triggering the possibility anyway.
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Dec 12, 2023 07:06
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Doctor Spaceman posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUOVZzSzzbY Read that as Brad Neely and got VERY confused for a second
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Dec 12, 2023 09:15
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Obviously it's not a game you have to minmax to beat but if you are trying to be completionist you'll end up doing it a bunch. Various quests require the conquest battles (and some are just easiest to do in them), plus they are a pretty efficient way to get some engravings done. And even if you aren't trying to flip a region a lot of things you'll be doing will end up triggering the possibility anyway. Yeah but...to what end? The game hypes them up but realistically they just give a bunch of XP and loot. In a game where doing literally anything gives copious amounts of both. I'm a sicko who 100%ed the entire game and I only recall doing maybe...five total across whatever silly amount of hours it took.
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Dec 12, 2023 09:18
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Queer Salutations posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeJXF55HXRI Man, I've missed Pat. He clearly puts a ton of effort into this stuff while making it look like a chaotic improvised mess.
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Dec 12, 2023 09:48
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Fil5000 posted:Man, I've missed Pat. He clearly puts a ton of effort into this stuff while making it look like a chaotic improvised mess. welp this looks like a new playlist I'm watching god he's got some loving charm, that Pat Finnerty
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Dec 12, 2023 10:01
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John Murdoch posted:Yeah but...to what end? The game hypes them up but realistically they just give a bunch of XP and loot. In a game where doing literally anything gives copious amounts of both.
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Dec 12, 2023 10:14
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Doctor Spaceman posted:It also means that the game is encouraging the player to prolong the war and fuel both sides for personal gain, which is exactly what the evil conspiracy cult are doing. Valhalla has a huge problem where it doesn't realise the player is a villain but it's present in Odyssey too. I mean, that's pretty much the entire AC series, isn't it? The very first game actually lampshaded the fact that you were a psychopathic serial killer, and your victims would call you out on the ridiculous notion that you were the good guy. In the end, it turns out that the leader of the Assassins is a templar himself. You were just helping one bad guy rid himself of the competition. It's a pity that the rest of the series abandoned all of the moral ambiguity in favor of making the Assassins 100% the good guys.
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Dec 12, 2023 10:52
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Doctor Spaceman posted:It also means that the game is encouraging the player to prolong the war and fuel both sides for personal gain, which is exactly what the evil conspiracy cult are doing. Valhalla has a huge problem where it doesn't realise the player is a villain but it's present in Odyssey too. Shouts out to Valhalla twisting itself into knots trying to morally justify your viking settlement and thereby accidentally applying the colonialist idea of Terra Nullius to Anglo-Saxon England.
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SimonChris posted:I mean, that's pretty much the entire AC series, isn't it? The very first game actually lampshaded the fact that you were a psychopathic serial killer, and your victims would call you out on the ridiculous notion that you were the good guy. In the end, it turns out that the leader of the Assassins is a templar himself. You were just helping one bad guy rid himself of the competition. It was like that for a while, but this started getting subverted later on. Rogue had a protagonist who defects to the Templars, and Unity showed that there could be evil Assassins as well as good Templars. The more recent games have tended to either take place before the Assassins were established, or have protagonists who aren’t members but are just working with them on some personal goal that isn't always what we'd call heroic.
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