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Ibuthyr, do games w Old gamers don't understand what mobile gaming has become

Please don’t get me wrong. I’m sure you’re a loving parent and just want what’s best for your daughter. But what you’re essentially doing, is giving your kid pocket money to go play slot machines at the local dive bar.

The reason why mobile phone gaming is so bad, is because there are barely any actual games. The reason your daughter thinks it’s fun to play candy crush is not because the game itself is good, it’s because the game makes her addicted to it. This is bad. Really bad. This will have consequences on how her brain handles dopamine. Please, for the love of your family, get her off that shit immediately.

atomicpoet,

I think I know my kid better than you, a random Internet stranger who’s never met her before in her life. And consequently, has no understanding of what her actual needs are.

EncryptKeeper,

Yes the needs of your very special child are so unfathomably different from all the other children in the planet lol

atomicpoet,

Actually, my kid’s needs really are substantially different from others.

My daughter is autistic. She has trouble communicating verbally. But on Roblox, she finds it much easier to socialize.

She has never spent a cent on microtransactions but gets the opportunity to talk to other kids without being bullied.

I’m not taking that away from her just because strangers on the Internet can’t fathom different kids have different needs.

B0NK3RS, do games w For people who want to play their favorite games but are unable to, what are you currently doing?
@B0NK3RS@lemmy.world avatar

I’m sorry to hear that. Obviously we don’t know your situation but I just want to say that gaming doesn’t have to be expensive so hopefully you’re back to it sooner rather than later.

mohab, do games w Unexpectedly wholesome exchange after a poor performance from me in Rematch

I'm telling you: they need to work on camera management—introduce some kind of fixed camera mode where it's zoomed out a bit, and movement directions/passing/shooting is relative to the player, not the camera.

You're probably not even bad at the game, it's just too awkward for no clear reason other than emulating Rocket League.

FartsWithAnAccent, do games w For people who want to play their favorite games but are unable to, what are you currently doing?
@FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io avatar

Other hobbies lke hiking, biking, etc. but if your only concern is cost, why not get an old computer for super cheap, put Linux on it, and play games thay don't need high end specs?

RampantParanoia2365, do games w Yep, I actually own 7,255 games on Steam. I’ve played 23% of my library. I regret nothing.

How’s Robocop?

Toneswirly, do games w Yep, I actually own 7,255 games on Steam. I’ve played 23% of my library. I regret nothing.

Damn, I thought I had a lot. Just checked and its only 500, with about 60 sitting in the “backlog”

mohab, do gaming w Do you prefer Performance mode or Quality mode?

Same here: action games, fighting games, and shmups. Performance mode all the way—can't afford to drop frames in those games.

Almacca, do gaming w Do you prefer Performance mode or Quality mode?
@Almacca@aussie.zone avatar

Framerate is king.

AlexisFR, do games w For people who want to play their favorite games but are unable to, what are you currently doing?
@AlexisFR@jlai.lu avatar

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    Hadriscus, do gaming w Do you prefer Performance mode or Quality mode?

    I remember when I legally pirated Oblivion back in 2006 or 7. I was trying to run it on a geforce 6800 in 1280*1024 and the poor thing just couldn’t take it. With everything off it fared better, sure, but the landscape was barren like a golf course. With everything maxed out I topped at 4 or 5fps, and it looked so good that I just pushed through it. I must have played hours at that framerate.

    Kolanaki,
    @Kolanaki@pawb.social avatar

    Legally pirated

    That’s called “privateering.” 🤣

    stsquad, do games w Developer interview: my Q&A with a PC game 'repacker'

    So back in the days of the Atari ST we had compact disks (sic).

    Most games shipped on a single floppy disk (so 720k or 1.4Mb) and rarely used compression given the base system only has 512k of RAM. The crackers would strip the protection, repack the data and patch the loading routines to handle that. Depending on the games they could fit 3 or 4 games on a single disk.

    Nowadays the dynamics are different - games on consoles do use compression but they have to favour speed because they are streaming assets just in time. The PS5 even had dedicated decompression hardware to keep up with the data rate on it’s fast SSD.

    Diplomjodler3, do games w For people who want to play their favorite games but are unable to, what are you currently doing?
    @Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world avatar

    You could try to get a used Steam Deck. That will let you play most current AAA games and plenty of indie or older titles for not a lot of money. Apart from that, I wish you all the best and I hope things get better for you.

    ProvableGecko, do games w For people who want to play their favorite games but are unable to, what are you currently doing?

    You could get monthly subscriptions for services like Geforce Now or Xbox Cloud Gaming. With a decent internet connection and a controller, pretty much any device that can display video becomes a gaming device. Obviously this may work out to be more expensive in the long run and these services have some weird terms of service so a decent research before subscribing is required but if you need to game for a month with minimal upfront investment they are pretty good.

    ahornsirup,
    @ahornsirup@feddit.org avatar

    Doesn’t GeForce now have a free tier?

    Coelacanth, do games w Developer interview: my Q&A with a PC game 'repacker'
    @Coelacanth@feddit.nu avatar

    Love your work as always! I hope your health improves soon ♥️

    Dyskolos, do games w Developer interview: my Q&A with a PC game 'repacker'

    Nice interview!

    I was a major in the scene back then when they all rose. Razor, fairlight and the unknown nonames. A time where you could sell a warez-cd for 200 moneyz and it all was IRC, FTP and BBS. The days with phones lines bills >1000 bucks because you HAD to call this one foreign board 😁

    I miss these days… It was all about fun, friends and fame. Same with competitive gaming.

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