osmosisch

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    It's an entirely stupid overreaction that could have also been entirely avoided. It's stupidity all the way down.

     

    Also, acting like Blizzard is in no way culpable for the type of fans they've cultivated feels somewhat shortsighted to me.

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    As far as I can tell the backlash on Immortal is largely fueled by Blizzard being very coy about having a big reveal and it being Diablo-related which got the people still playing that game pretty excited -- and those are most emphatically *not* people who are going to (admit they) play cynical cash-grab mobile games. And then the cherry on top is that it's not even going to be Blizzard-developed.

     

    Just greatly mishandled from a PR standpoint. Mistakes piled on top of mistakes.

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    On 11/2/2018 at 7:25 PM, pabosher said:

    I also love how you and I have Christmas avatars. I don't even remember who made mine, or when, but I am still grateful for my Christmas Link.

    I think SpeedyDesiato also still has theirs.

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    On 10/30/2018 at 10:56 AM, Roderick said:

    (we call it a 'steel blue sky')

    Never heard that one (staalblauw? wat?) 'tight blue sky' (strak blauw) is the one I'm familiar with.

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    Glad to hear it's going better at least. I've only had one really big breakup but it messed me up for years, including an ill-advised period getting back together. I wonder what I'd have done if Tinder had existed back then. I've never really seen the appeal but I've also not been single during its lifespan. Some friends have used it to bounce back from relationships as well, so it seems to be good for that.

     

    Good luck :)

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    Man, I was just wondering idly how your relationship was going Gorm. Sucks to hear it went bust but good to be out of it if it turned bad I guess. Silver linings.

     

    You as well twmac. Sometimes you just have to let go, but it's never easy. Best wishes to you both.

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    I think that with most nostalgia what you're trying to recreate is not so much a pattern of activity but an environment (ie. hanging out with friends in a low-pressure situation while feeling productively engaged).

     

    There's only so much a person can do in a day without getting burnt out, and whatever relaxes you is good. If your relaxation is bringing you stress (and I mean the activity itself, not whatever obscure guilt accompanies not being 'productive') then it's time to change. Until then, take care of yourself. Trying to outcompete your imaginary self who is always doing something useful and is never tired is not a good idea.

     

    I will say that I'm extremely happy with how my character has made me almost incapable of engaging with passive entertainment, meaning I skip most TV/series leaving more time for things I enjoy a lot more. So there's always room to optimise within relaxation, but that's going to be different for everyone.

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    ADD medication and starting a family is what stopped me from deep diving into games.

     

    Good to hear you're doing sports, that's such a mood boost. Good luck!

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    Gosh I love it. Great work Erkki! Did you win? I'm really impressed with how you've captured so many aspects of nerd work, the sociality, periods of boredom/staring at screens, discussion and team spirit combined.

     

    Also very good timing sync with the music, that must have taken a ton of work. I think th e only criticism I have is that the pingpong bit feels quite jarring, probably because the audio has a lot of echo.