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thorbot, do games w Stop using Fandom

Okay, I will stop using the thing I have never used once in my life

Pxtl,
@Pxtl@lemmy.ca avatar

You probably did use it if you’re a nerd under its old name, Wikia, back before it got enshittified.

nodimetotie, do games w Stop using Fandom

Given the criticism of Fandom, why not use a Piped link instead of YT? It’s like criticizing YT on YT.

Flax_vert,

YT isn’t fandom-level bad.

nodimetotie,

It’s certainly heading in that direction

Pringles, do games w Stop using Fandom

I used to have the app, but that was ad galore. Now when I browse it, usually for some book series, with firefox and some ad blockers, it’s perfectly fine to read and browse. So I don’t really get the hate, but that might be because I don’t usually browse it for new content, but as a reference for finished series, like the wheel of time.

dogslayeggs, do games w Skyblivion trailer | Our Scariest Update On The Road To Release

Are they going to fix the fact that all the realms of oblivion are basically one of six basic maps?

Keegen, (edited )

Yes, I don’t remember if it was said during one of those showcase videos or if Rebel himself answered it during one of his streams but Daedric realms will be reworked to make them more interesting and fun to do.

Edit: It was actually mentioned during the Road to Release video, I’ve timestamped the relevant part.

Xanthrax, (edited ) do games w EVE Online - Down the Rabbit Hole
@Xanthrax@lemmy.world avatar

I was super excited this video came out, and immediately posted it to the video community.

I’m still excited, but I guess everyone forgot about him and hates video essayists now. The metrics are horrible. I feel bad, he worked 2 years.

Edit: that “I” was on accident! I’m not him.

clearleaf,

It has over 612k views in 22 hours but if the watch time is low that’s probably because everyone is waiting for their chance to properly watch it. Also I personally wouldn’t call these video essays they’re more like documentaries. Not that it matters but if there’s backlash against video essays I’d really like channels like this to not be included in that.

Xanthrax,
@Xanthrax@lemmy.world avatar

I agree, but based on the negative feedback, I think that’s how it’s going 😢

Rai,

All of the comments I’ve read have been insane praise for it!

Rai,

This is a straight up documentary. I feel like he should have released it in hour-to-hour-and-a-half parts, but massive respect for coming outta nowhere after two years and dropping this fucking masterpiece

CluckN,

I think people prefer essays on events/people over a 5 hour game documentary.

Xanthrax,
@Xanthrax@lemmy.world avatar

It’s both. It ties in with the history of the internet and economics. Another video he made was about chess, but it was also about early AI.

I’m guessing you don’t like long form?

I personally like it. I love Dan Carlin aswell and he’ll go even longer.

MycoBro,

There is no other way. At least for anything worth learning about.

Rai, (edited )

Hell yeah Dan Carlin. I looooove longform stuff.

clearleaf,

It has over 612k views in 22 hours but if the watch time is low that’s probably because everyone is waiting for their chance to properly watch it. Also I personally wouldn’t call these video essays they’re more like documentaries. Not that it matters but if there’s backlash against video essays I’d really like channels like this to not be included in that.

Tenthrow,
@Tenthrow@lemmy.world avatar

I mean it’s hard to sell a 6 hour video. I immediately wanted to watch it when it showed up in my feed, but then paused when I saw the run time. I WANT to watch it, but that’s a massive chunk.

magnetosphere,
@magnetosphere@kbin.social avatar

I know what you mean. EVE is an interesting project, but SIX HOURS? Damn.

ivanafterall,

I think they presume that, if you are already into EVE Online, you aren't too concerned with sinking shame-inducing amounts of time into your entertainment.

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cc: @bobiko

rustyfish, do games w EVE Online - Down the Rabbit Hole
@rustyfish@lemmy.world avatar

I’m halfway through. But I also like Joseph Anderson and Noah Caldwell-Gervais. So I’m used to these kind of behemoths. It’s good.

SpeakinTelnet, do games w EVE Online - Down the Rabbit Hole
Igloojoe,

6 hours. Oh jeeze. That’s more time than i ever spent total playing EVE online…

Cybersteel, do games w EVE Online - Down the Rabbit Hole
@Cybersteel@lemmy.ml avatar

Ok and?

Aussiemandeus, do games w Skyblivion trailer | Our Scariest Update On The Road To Release
@Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone avatar

I can’t wait for release of this, i like oblivion but the graphics have always been a challenge to my immersion

Keegen,

I’m most excited about them reworking all of the dungeons and forts! One of the biggest issues I have with Oblivion (aside from the enemy level scaling) is how bland and boring most of it’s dungeons are. It makes exploring the world feel bad when I know 90% of the caves I enter will be the same and have no worthwhile loot in them.

Igloojoe,

My biggest issue with oblivion had always been the control scheme of the game. It was designed specifically for console gaming. They then lazily ported to PC version WITH NO CONTROLLER SUPPORT.

Either way, all the problems people usually have with Oblivion would be fixed if done right in skyblivion.

Flax_vert, do games w Stop using Fandom

Mfw you want to check some quick Minecraft details and you get a pop up then half your screen covered with one video. Thank heavens that they created minecraft.wiki as a wiki is basically essential for playing that game.

Hotdogman, do games w Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 6 - Course Overview

Looks like they saw how rockstar does business.

raptir,

48 courses that are truly remade rather than copy-pasted in (support MK8 features) for $25 doesn’t seem too bad to me.

pathos,
@pathos@kbin.social avatar

Yeah, the amount of work that has gone into these for a one-time purchase of $25 is a pretty great deal.

AlternatePersonMan,

My only complaint (other than I’ve always hated when they recycle maps from previous games) is that you need Internet connectivity to play these. That completely defeats the whole point of the Switch.

kattenluik,

You don’t need internet connectivity to play these, unless you mean downloading them initially. I’m sure they’ll make an updated physical with these maps in it at some point too.

AlternatePersonMan,

I definitely could not access them without Internet. This was after they had been downloaded and played. The error even said as much. Maybe they’ve changed that since? Hopefully…

StorminNorman,

Wait, what? Got a screenshot? Cos, let’s face it, the switch has terrible wifi, and I’m frequently not on network and can play offline fine and have never had any pop up like that.

AlternatePersonMan,

If I put it in airplane mode, voila: (sorry for the crummy phone capture). You can still play the default courses, but this is complete bullshit.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ac64b7aa-3656-43cc-8947-69caf1e5c7d0.jpeg

StorminNorman,

I dunno how to prove it cos proving negatives is way too hard, but I just played a track offline no worries. You contacted support?

csolisr,

Even if you purchase them directly instead of using the online pass? Guess I’ll have to check it for myself

Glemek,

Even with the online pass you can go a while between checking in, I play mk8 on planes pretty regularly

AlternatePersonMan,

You can play the original courses, but not the booster courses. Once you quit the game and lose your internet, no more dlc.

I suppose if you don’t change games you might be fine. But it feels like a low blow on a system marketed for it’s portability.

Glemek,

I don’t know what to tell you, I literally do it.

I turn the system fully off on the way to the airport, then boot it back up and play whatever I want, including the booster courses.

I just checked, and it let me start the game and load up the feather cup while in airplane mode.

WarmSoda,

You can’t play them solo?

I’m pretty sure I have the initial free booster tracks and I was able to play them solo offline just like any other course. It has been awhile though, I could be wrong.

Hotdogman,

I stand corrected. I didnt think ninendo ever dropped prices of games. Major ones that is

yiliu,

Nope, you’re not corrected. The expansion tracks are $25, the game itself is still $60.

MeaanBeaan,

They didn’t. It’s $25 for the 48 DLC courses. Base game is still $60 in the eshop.

Mandy, do games w Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass Wave 6 - Course Overview

So when will the game actually be a complete package than?

mana, do games w Stop using Fandom

This is one of the main reasons I use Kagi. I have sites like fandom and fextralife blocked in my search results.

One of the things I miss about early internet years was all the independent fan sites and forums people had. Now, so much is just posted to these garbage platforms that control everything.

Gaybees,
@Gaybees@artemis.camp avatar

Yes!! Gotta love Kagi and the ability to tailor search results to be exactly what you want.

janAkali,

I use Metager instead - it’s FOSS and also has an option to filter out choosen domains from the search results.

Jarmer,

and recently the AI written garbage “gamer” websites have become a problem as well. You can tell instantly that some ai just collected and regurgitated a bunch of text that doesn’t even make sense.

Now I pretty much stick just to the fan created wikis. Stuff like bg3.wiki and uesp.net

YarHarSuperstar,
@YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world avatar

What’s wrong with fextralife? I’m ootl

mana,

Fextralife embeds their twitch stream into their site, artificially inflating their twitch viewer numbers, which in turn hurts smaller streamers since fextralife will be sorted first by viewer count.

val, (edited )

They game SEO to flood search results with articles that are pure, useless placeholders which most of the time will never be written. Even when they’re more than a placeholder page, they’re often wrong outside of a few games because they’re just there to get clicks. Downvote bots were used against links to competing wikis, and while Fextralife denies it, they were conveniently spared.

There is more shady behavior out there around Fextra, but the most important thing for a user is there is almost always a better wiki that’s being suppressed in the search results. If you blacklist the site you’re a lot more likely to find something useful.

YarHarSuperstar,
@YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world avatar

Oh wow. Is it still worth using on games like elden ring where they have a good amount of info on every page?

val,

Still haven’t gotten around to playing Elden Ring so I don’t know if there are better alternatives.

val, do games w Stop using Fandom

Another comment without watching so I might be repeating something in the video, but did they mention how poor bloated the site is? I was trying to use the Forgotten Realms wiki and after a few tabs it would grind my browser to a halt. For something that really just needs to be serving text and a few images it’s wild how badly the site performs.

cttttt,

Yah. Fandom is an Adblock-required site. And even then it’s pretty hard to browse.

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