I'm pleased to hear that they're moving. Fandom's had a monopoly on the community-created wiki space for far too long, and it's had a dire effect on the usability of so many wikis. It's like they're trying to make their site everything but a easily usable resource for community wikis.

On a related note, I highly recommend the "Indie Wiki Buddy" extension for Chrome and Firefox. When non-Fandom/Fextralife wikis are available, it'll direct you to those instead; and when they're not, it'll allow you to view the Fandom wiki through a much more usable mirror.

I'm gonna be honest, from what I've played, it honestly seems like the people complaining about the party members hitting on them too much have just been clicking options without fully reading them. It kinda sounds like the writer here inadvertently started romances with every single party member.

Yes, if you get their opinion of you up high enough, they will open up the possibility of romance- but you can tell them that you're not interested in them in that way, and the topic will never be brought up again. And yeah, the game is considerably more sexual than a lot of other RPGs. I don't think there's any denying that. But the author does make a good point in that it disrupts the usual structure of sex in video games. To me at least, in a way, sex in BG3 feels like it's part of the world; rather than something that just exists for some late-game cutscenes.

I've not been buying Ubisoft games since the sexual harassment scandal back in 2020, and this only reaffirms my choice not to buy anything from them. It's not just scummy, it's pointlessly scummy.

Admittedly, physical copies of games don't resolve this issue either: legally speaking when you own a physical disk, all you own is the disk itself- not the contents. The only way to actually fix this issue is better consumer protection laws.

Called it. I'd be prepared to bet that in a few more weeks, Meta's just gonna quietly drop the idea of ActivityPub integration all together. To me at least, it always seemed like the whole "planned Fediverse integration" for Threads was just them trying to jump on what they saw as the latest buzzword bandwagon.

Had Threads been released a few months earlier, you can bet they'd have been talking about "Metaverse integration" instead.

Rockstar's brought them just to shut them down, I'm calling it now. Probably cheaper and more reliable than pursuing legal action for the same result.

I feel the two big reasons are:

1. The average user of a site like Reddit probably hasn't noticed any significant changes; or if they have, they just don't see them as a problem. So they don't have any significant incentive to emigrate to another site. On the other hand, people who are tech-savvy notice the changes; and decide they need to move.

2. To a lot of people, the Fediverse is just not as convenient as centralized sites. People who are more tech-savvy and/or use Linux, are willing to put up with a bit of inconvenience in exchange for using a site they see as better.

It's also worth keeping in mind that right now, the Fediverse is still in its early days. Every site in its early days generally has a broadly similar userbase- people who are familiar with technology and willing to put up with some inconvenience because they see the potential.

Being honest, they're probably only saying it because "fediverse" is the current buzzword. If they do wind up doing fediverse integration (assuming they don't ditch it for the next buzzword); I'd be prepared to bet it'll be a closed garden where Threads instances are only able to federate with other Threads instances.

I'd also advise blocking Threads; if nothing else than for the fact that some instances are talking about defederating any instances that federate with Threads.

If that's the case, I figured it was "Marxist-Leninist", which is what most of them prefer to describe themselves as.

Kind Stranger found dead on Miami beach.

I agree. All the Fediverse is to the Silicon Valley firms is the current buzzword. Like you said; if- and to me, it's a question of if and not when- Fediverse integration gets built into Threads, it's gonna be limited. My bet is that somehow they're gonna make it so that Threads instances can only federate with other Threads instances.

And that's if it exists at all. I feel there's a considerable chance that Meta just throws away the Fediverse integration idea. Either it's too much effort for too little profit, or some new buzzword comes along for them to chase.

Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access. I'm honestly enjoying it a lot. If there's one thing that really stands out to me, it's the sheer amount of choice the game gives you. I'm genuinely looking forward to the full release in slightly over a week.

It was nice while it lasted. Shame dipshits have to ruin everything.

I brought one game during the Steam Summer Sale and it was a game that wasn't even on sale.

Amogus.

I'm impressed. I'm used to Fallout fans missing subtext, but this guy is missing straight-up text.

It's been delayed twice at this point, so hopefully it's gonna come out better than other Bethesda titles have in the past. It's still a Bethesda title at the end of the day, so don't expect miracles. But hopefully the launch will be acceptable. Or at the very least, not completely awful.

Wait, so you're telling me this new "Threads" social media ain't using the Letterboxd page for the 1984 TV movie Threads as a form of social media

Damn, the Federal Bureau of Control is getting short on funds if it's having to sell the Hotline.

Stellaris and Fallout 4.

Stellaris was the game that got me into gaming. I remember talking to one of my friends back in high school, and he recommended it to me. I picked it up on sale, and I've played it regularly ever since. Not only is a good sci-fi grand strategy game, but the sheer amount of mods available means you can make it into whatever you want. Want to play in the Star Wars galaxy? There's mods for that. Star Trek? Same deal. Want to add weaponized moons, death-rays that monopolize the power of a star, and a bunch of robot cats that are hellbent on consuming all matter in the galaxy? There's a mod for that as well.

Fallout 4 was the first game I brought after I got my own dedicated gaming setup. I decided that since I had a proper setup now, I might as well buy something that'd take advantage of the new resources I had. Fallout 4 had been a game that had caught my eye since the first ads way back in 2015, so I figured I'd pick it up on sale. And what really made me fall in love with it was the settlement system. A bit strange, I know, but I just really love building things in games. Most of my mods for the game are related to the settlement system in some way or another, and I'll often find myself booting up the game and building a new shack in Sanctuary or expanding Vault 88 a bit more.

I'm cautiously excited. Because if they do pull it off, it's gonna be great. But just keep in mind that Cyberpunk 2077 looked like "the Cyberpunk 2077 CDPR pitched from the start" in the trailers. Until reviewers get their hands on copies, take everything with a pinch of salt.