"Let us demonstrate"

I'd give it the name Definity.

Not a fan of word plays on the word Lemmy like some suggest, although it would probably also be fair, considering access to the whole Lemmy network. It's a bit ironic, the name Infinity would fit it really well.

Ed: Eternity works too.

You can't have a default server unless someone is ready to pay for it. (Idk how Mastodon does it.)

What I'd do is:

1. have every instance list its most prevalent topics/communities/interests (technology, games, communism, memes...)

2. when the user is signing up, have them select their interests

3. try to find the ideal match. Let the user override if they want to, perhaps let them know if the community is tiny, requires approval etc, but other than that just show a "suggested instance: example.org, change link"

The first big problem was malware in ads (and web in general). This has caused people to install adblocks on their parents' and friends' devices.

Then there were the annoying ads: autoplaying videos, popups and other shit. This has caused a lot of normies to install adblockers themselves.

Then the privacy concerns, where even basic users notice that they look at a product on one store and now the recommendations follow them everywhere.

But the marketing companies keep pushing, and the OS providers like Google, MS and Apple keep restricting what you can install on your machine, this is a full-on war between users and the big tech.

Nobody was complaining about small banner ads. But they just have to keep pushing and break things. It's like with banks, or mythological creatures - insatiable.

Guess it depends what you've been doing. I only make memes, shitposts and stupid comments, so I don't think that makes a difference either way.

However, by mass-editing their own comments, one can fill up a good chunk of Reddit with some specific message. So that's a good argument for.

I don't know if there's any way for humanity to continue at all at this point, it seems that whatever is done, there's always a downside to it. Never mind the cost (not just monetary) to an average person regarding many of the alternatives.

Watch_Dogs was my first platinum on PS3. Everyone was shitting all over the game due to the PC port controversy, but I really enjoyed it. Huge city, different environment, actually good on-foot movement unlike in GTA games, and toooooooons of side stuff to do.

And oh dear, all the hacking stuff was such fun. Yes it was all just one button, but everything was well implemented. The amount of personal details you could pull from phones was amazing. I kept doing it all the time and it wasn't until near the end of the game that they started repeating.

And the trademark unique Ubisoft multiplayer. Shame it didn't have full-blown online mode, I can see myself getting lost in it.

Yea great game. Didn't deserve all the hate unrelated to its actual accomplishments.

The DLC... Bad Blood I think? Was even better.

I can't emphasize enough how cool some of those VR side-missions were. Some would qualify as fun standalone indie games on their own.

There was the original idea of microtransactions, where you could buy some credit, say $10, and every time you read an article, the author would get fraction of a cent. Or you'd need to manually approve it, such as with a like.

Of course companies saw a good idea and ran it into the ground, so now microtransactions mean something very different, and in their stead there are subscriptions for everything.

I totally do have a mecha bug. I only have an Android TV to emulate on so that's only enough for the first AC but I might give it a shot.

Just a bit above I was praising Watch_Dogs. One of the highlights of that game (or the DLC, dunno anymore) were VR side missions, including one riding a Godzilla-sized mecha spider. Good stuff.

Enemy Engaged series, I had about 800 on one save game at one point, but I've had many new ones since then.

Quake 3 Arena, uncountable. Possibly thousands.

GTA Online on PS3 about 1000 I think.

Destiny... I dunno but a lot (I have platinum), possibly also over a 1000.

GTA IV, played it through about 10 times so possibly 300-500.

I can't take care of myself, how would I care of an animal?

But I have babysit... Sitted? Babysat? Babyshat? A kitten, and dang he grew on me. So I kinda want one, but... It's just not for me.

As for dogs, family had two dogs and while Iiked them, neither liked me back as much as everyone says dogs do. I've been lied to. And I'm not one for walking. So if anything, more of a cat person then.

Maybe my memory doesn't go quite as far. But still, I believe adblockers didn't take off in such a huge ways until we've seen all those popups, malware and other shit on a massive scale.

I believe Jim Sterling is a fan of that

There's also a spiritual successor made by the same people (more or less), Armed & Dangerous.

Nobody can hate that game. Damn that was gold. I believe it's well beloved, tho not widely remembered

Lost Planet was lovely. Had it on PC (was my first 5€ Steam purchase) but after I abandoned that, I missed the game. Got it for PS3, unfortunately that port was horrible.

I think we might as well declare Alpha Protocol the best game of all time. Ok joking, but that dialog system, damn how good was that

That's why I specifically mentioned PS3, that was pretty down to earth, no rocket-powered cars or stunt races.

Painkiller was definitely designed after the first Quake. As in, people who were playing Q1 for close to a decade because nothing else came close, loved Painkiller. If you were someone who just wanted to try out multi... Lol good luck, you lvl1 villager against lvl998 bosses.

IceRaven (for the addons and a few enhancements) and Bromite. Both are not good choices as they are poorly supported, but that's the reality of mobile browsers I guess.

Tbh I hate mobile browsers in general. I don't understand why they have to be so crippled, especially FF and its forks that keep getting worse with every major version.