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00:53
Why did nobody tell me Stray is already only $30
Who did I put in charge of that
I should have known
01:13
@Unionhawk Awww, what?
01:52
@SaintWacko the good news is junker queen is decent with a fairly similar kit so I mean
I'd argue gaining 200 overhealth plus speed in a radius is more fun than just self heal
 
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03:06
@Unionhawk lol
Started my new job today!
It's very different from the last one. Kinda nice to have a whole company behind me lol
Cool people, too
 
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07:58
Morning. Just dropping by for a confirmation.
Are questions about a gaming console official firmware bug considered OT?
 
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11:42
@SaintWacko That's great
 
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13:49
morning \o/
MiG
MiG
Afternoon zo_
14:18
*yawns* evening
A wild @kalina appears
haha yeah it's a lot quieter in here than it used to be
how goes?
going well
I'm not sure if we've talked since I started my current job... which I've had for over 3.5 years now
I duno I think I've been away longer than that other than a brief spell with Fallout or whatever it was
what do you do now?
Still software dev and still for a defence company
14:23
change of scenery and career progression then?
as long as you're enjoying it, that's the important bit!
Just a different company, now I'm downtown (if I go into the office) instead of an industrial park.
And I'm loving the work I'm doing. A bit of career progression as well.
@kalina Oh dang, hey! Long time no see
@SaintWacko \o/
ave
ave
oh hi @kalina
so what games is everyone playing at the moment?
@ave o/
ave
ave
14:36
I'm still theoretically playing FFXIV but that's more of "I check in every few months and keep paying for it" playing, mostly as I'm yet to get a PC that can run it well here
I never got around to final fantasy, I did mean to at one point
ave
ave
uhh, neon white was fun, @Wipqozn and I had a short-running rivalry too.
only thing I'm "playing" at the moment is genshin impact but that's more logging in for 15 minutes a day than playing it
other than that I haven't really played anything since cyberpunk 2077
isn't there a new payday game or is that still not a thing yet
the googles says soon(tm)
ave
ave
with an actual likely date soon or avatar 2 soon?
no actual date, just says 2023
ave
ave
14:43
ah
14:58
Are game developers/designers and other employees involved strictly told to not leak the game details during its development?
I would expect that other than specific people intentionally releasing information, all other unauthorized information releases would be covered under the disclosure clauses in their employment contracts
Hmm. Yeah I think they sign contracts.
That is why we have no information about GTA 6 development progress.
sure, that just means they're not ready to start building hype
far better approach than talking about cyberpunk 2077 for several years and then delivering half of the game, without testing
15:13
Yeah XD
But still there are huge expectations for GTA 6. Hope it doesn't go bad.
ave
ave
@Vikas I'd expect that they'd be under NDAs
@ave Yeah most probably.
ave
ave
I'd say definitely, especially if they're not in something like a very small indie group
That is why no one ever talks about the game. I mean there would be too many employees involved in the game and it's not so easy to believe none of them would secretly share information.
ave
ave
if I had to make a guess about GTA 6, I'd say it's likely the same thing as HL3.
Too high expectations, no real way to deliver in a way that satisfies people at this given time, existing alternative projects making a ton of money, key people leaving, all that leading to development hell.
15:18
There are news they have recently announced many job openings.
ave
ave
@Vikas Breaking NDAs, especially publicly, is a rather stupid ordeal: You don't gain anything from it, you're likely to get fired over it, and it's likely to have significant implications on your career.
Of course.
ave
ave
@Vikas yeah, that's probably the most that the public is going to see. Doesn't really mean that it's GTA 6 that they're working on tho, or that it's going to lead to anything anytime soon.
My advice is to avoid looking at things like that, things happen when they do.
@ave You mean the new employees?
ave
ave
Yeah
15:22
Well.
15:41
@ave nah I think GTA sequels are achievable, they'll just keep getting exponentially more expensive to make
Half Life 3 at this point is some mythical being and it will almost certainly disappoint a large number of the people who have been waiting for it
 
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MiG
MiG
17:53
HL3 was Valve, independent and afaik still majority privately owned... Also the creators of Valve Time :P
GTA series is Rockstar, owned by Take Two which is a public company... So then shareholders rule and continuing huge profits becomes more important than developing groundbreaking new stuff... I'm sure there'll eventually be GTAs as much as FIFAs
18:07
wew good lord I don't know if that high electric bill is "AC was broken" or "rates are up" or both
probably both
MiG
MiG
18:24
Doesn't yours show your previous usage the same month last year?
18:50
That would require me to actually look it up on Duke Energy
but yeah it actually looks like usage mainly for that month
this is dumb and confusing though what the fuck does "retail energy rider" mean duke energy, and why if it's related to kWh demanded like it appears is it not marked as such
MiG
MiG
Not a term I'm familiar with I'm afraid... We get these emails with monthly graphs over a year showing now and the year before, and the resulting suggestions for adjustment of the monthly fee
Isn't Duke Energy one of those crazy unsustainable companies, like Shell?
19:10
I mean they are an energy producer in the united states so yes
19:20
@ave I got distracted by monster Hunter
MiG
MiG
@Unionhawk true :x :D
 
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23:53
@kalina LadyWacko and I are playing Raft
Solo, I'm mostly playing OSRS right now

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