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09 Jul 2021, 7:12pm
Episparh
Sakashiro[SC video - why play elite]


Wow, carrying boxes ... so immersive. Thanks, but no , thanks!


Don't give FDev ideas, they might think bulk trading isn't grindy enough and add a box carrying minigame.
09 Jul 2021, 7:49pm
There's something about being able to have the option to do simple things like actually carrying something I can see in my hands, or take a nap in my bed when I'm in super cruise, or be able to depressurize a bay before opening a ship's ramp while orbiting a city planet that I can actually land on if I feel like it.

I see nothing wrong with the realism of immersion, but if the running joke is carrying boxes and delivering them then I guess Death Stranding would be the punchline. A punchline that made 27 million in 6 month on PC alone. Seems people don't mind the "grind" of immersion as long as it's done right.

09 Jul 2021, 7:54pm
Calling Death Stranding "carrying boxes and delivering them" would be a bit simplistic.

Like yeah, there's nothing wrong with being able to manually unload your cargo bay and for the mechanics sake it might even be useful to enforce it somewhere (deliveries to places without a pad for example).

That wasn't quite what I'm criticizing about FDev though.
09 Jul 2021, 7:59pm
Just wanted to share a SC video I liked even when I was absolutely hating on it.

It's PvP. One player group faction was running ops in the space of another player group faction. A space battle takes place and one ship disables another via EMPs. Then that same faction disables the engines. Afterwards, the aggressor faction attempts to break into and board the disabled explorer carrier. In-ship combat ensues.

09 Jul 2021, 8:01pm
Rebecca HailCalling Death Stranding "carrying boxes and delivering them" would be a bit simplistic.

Like yeah, there's nothing wrong with being able to manually unload your cargo bay and for the mechanics sake it might even be useful to enforce it somewhere (deliveries to places without a pad for example).

That wasn't quite what I'm criticizing about FDev though.


I know. I can't pass up giving you oldies a tough time.
09 Jul 2021, 8:23pm
Have been considering to dip my toes into GTA Online again... have not played that in aeons. Stopped playing when the amount of hackers and gankers became intolerable. So in a first step I checked if the iFruit companion app still works for Windows...

Nope, it does not. After some digging I found out that Rockstar is now only supporting it for iOS and Android. Good thing that BlueStack exists, I guess

Anyway, anyone still playing GTA Online? How toxic is the community right now, especially in Open Play (Which you need to do when running your businesses after all)?
09 Jul 2021, 8:32pm
Amata LireinHave been considering to dip my toes into GTA Online again... have not played that in aeons. Stopped playing when the amount of hackers and gankers became intolerable. So in a first step I checked if the iFruit companion app still works for Windows...

Nope, it does not. After some digging I found out that Rockstar is now only supporting it for iOS and Android. Good thing that BlueStack exists, I guess

Anyway, anyone still playing GTA Online? How toxic is the community right now, especially in Open Play (Which you need to do when running your businesses after all)?


I actually have GTA (low level chara) on PC if you ever want to give it a go and I'm alive during your stupid euro timezone.
09 Jul 2021, 8:40pm
Aleksander Majjam
Amata LireinHave been considering to dip my toes into GTA Online again... have not played that in aeons. Stopped playing when the amount of hackers and gankers became intolerable. So in a first step I checked if the iFruit companion app still works for Windows...

Nope, it does not. After some digging I found out that Rockstar is now only supporting it for iOS and Android. Good thing that BlueStack exists, I guess

Anyway, anyone still playing GTA Online? How toxic is the community right now, especially in Open Play (Which you need to do when running your businesses after all)?



I actually have GTA (low level chara) on PC if you ever want to give it a go and I'm alive during your stupid euro timezone.


I might pick you up on that offer, but first I really need to find out in which state the community is right now.
09 Jul 2021, 8:56pm
@Aleksander:

My character in GTA Online btw... that photo's several years old though



And yes, her name's also "Amata Lirein"

edit:

Goddammit, that photo's really from 2016?!?
09 Jul 2021, 9:00pm
You're getting old, Amata xD
09 Jul 2021, 9:01pm
Rebecca HailYou're getting old, Amata xD


I'm 41, so no need to tell me what I know already
09 Jul 2021, 9:03pm
Amata Lirein
Rebecca HailYou're getting old, Amata xD



I'm 41, so no need to tell me what I know already


That's ... older than I expected, tbh.
09 Jul 2021, 9:08pm
Rebecca Hail
Amata Lirein
Rebecca HailYou're getting old, Amata xD




I'm 41, so no need to tell me what I know already



That's ... older than I expected, tbh.

Whatever... doesn't change the fact that I'm still a "Spielkind"

(The meaning of "Spielkind" here apparently has no proper translation into English, it describes someone who's way too playful for his or her age.)
09 Jul 2021, 9:47pm
OK, found a rather new post on reddit about the current state of the GTA Online community. Apparently modders, hackers and griefers are still a nuisance in Freemode, but unless people want to run any of their businesses most players go for invite-only sessions to farm money.

Unbelieveable that after all those years R* is still unable to block all those modders and hackers from Online
09 Jul 2021, 11:01pm
Amata LireinHave been considering to dip my toes into GTA Online again... have not played that in aeons. Stopped playing when the amount of hackers and gankers became intolerable. So in a first step I checked if the iFruit companion app still works for Windows...

Nope, it does not. After some digging I found out that Rockstar is now only supporting it for iOS and Android. Good thing that BlueStack exists, I guess

Anyway, anyone still playing GTA Online? How toxic is the community right now, especially in Open Play (Which you need to do when running your businesses after all)?


I still jump in every now and then. It's a good way to wind down after a busy day even if there's a bunch of nobheads in it.

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