I play dolls frontline occasionally. The story is good, characters are good, the gacha elements are pretty mild. Would still not recommend it, all gacha games are addictive and not for a good reason.
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yep, well i used to but currently on a hiatus. after 3+ years of experience all i can say is people play gacha because they are;
1. poor(how ironic)
=> when people think of gacha they usually think of splashing huge amounts of cash just to get the character they desire but heres the catch; gacha games are free (bar a few exceptions). yes to outsiders it may seem like gambling but to gacha players its all free entertaniment.
unrelated but i find it kinda interesting aswell how the more/less you make the more fun gambling is meanwhile middle income people think its predatory. kinda like a reverse bell graph.
2. weebs
edit: forgot to mention myself. i play gacha because i like big anime tiddies and yes i do think the gambling aspect of it is predatory and a waste of time. the only time i have poured even an ounce of cash is when the game is good, the dev is good, and cosmetics. only under these three conditions where i would succumb to my desire and get some skins.
1. poor(how ironic)
=> when people think of gacha they usually think of splashing huge amounts of cash just to get the character they desire but heres the catch; gacha games are free (bar a few exceptions). yes to outsiders it may seem like gambling but to gacha players its all free entertaniment.
unrelated but i find it kinda interesting aswell how the more/less you make the more fun gambling is meanwhile middle income people think its predatory. kinda like a reverse bell graph.
2. weebs
edit: forgot to mention myself. i play gacha because i like big anime tiddies and yes i do think the gambling aspect of it is predatory and a waste of time. the only time i have poured even an ounce of cash is when the game is good, the dev is good, and cosmetics. only under these three conditions where i would succumb to my desire and get some skins.
no: I don't see the appeal, if I want to play a rpg, I just play a single player RPG, if I want a game to farm in it constantly, I load POE or something, why would I want to play a RPG or whatever with just pure RNG and mcirotranstactions on top of it to get characters and stuff when there is an alternative where I can just farm the shit I want to farm?
Tbh, I don't really want to grind/gamble for pngs. I'd rather commission an actual artist and play a less scummy game.
Heck no. Not a fan of PTW.
(Hides his Yu-Gi-Oh cards)
(Hides his Yu-Gi-Oh cards)
tried genshin for a couple weeks at launch, was alright, but considering I got a bit bored after I hit what was then end of the main story at the time and stopped playing before the real grind started, gacha games just aren't for me. though I did get lucky and pull venti on my free banner pulls at the start, which was cool I guess.
have also played the first bit of other gachas out of curiosity, but rarely make it past the tutorial where you get all the free shit. Only lasted so long with genshin because apart from being a gacha, the story and gameplay was fun.
have also played the first bit of other gachas out of curiosity, but rarely make it past the tutorial where you get all the free shit. Only lasted so long with genshin because apart from being a gacha, the story and gameplay was fun.
i do play them from time, mainly Arknights or Star Rail or Reverse1999, i would say for me, a good gacha game would be one on how F2P friendly it is meaning that you dont have to pull or spend money on stuff or spend lots of time grinding the game. Another pro for gacha games is that most are already free from the start, meaning you dont have to spend money to buy the game and can play/uninstall the game anytime you want. Other pro's can be on how well the story is and the characters as well.
Yes the gambling issue can be a problem for some, but for me i dont suffer from it cause, my family would kill me if they find out im spending lots of money on these types of games and i want to challenge myself by being F2P only and try to see if i can beat the game using the characters from just pulling normally i have.
So i think its a genre that is enjoyable for some people especially for some who want to just try out a free game, but not to all.
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Yes the gambling issue can be a problem for some, but for me i dont suffer from it cause, my family would kill me if they find out im spending lots of money on these types of games and i want to challenge myself by being F2P only and try to see if i can beat the game using the characters from just pulling normally i have.
So i think its a genre that is enjoyable for some people especially for some who want to just try out a free game, but not to all.
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arent those games more on Role Playing? prob does not count since its more on Pay 2 get more character customizations like Roblox.lostsilver wrote:
do gacha club and gacha life 2 count?
they're character creators, but you get gems to get more characters
so idk if that would count
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Now thats the cooler gacha, albeit your prob gonna spend more money trying to collect the pokemon or yu gi oh cards you want oof.eblf2013 wrote:
(Hides his Yu-Gi-Oh cards)
tbh I feel that if you just dont have money, there are lots of alternatives to gacha. You got POE, warframe, osu!, CSGO, you can download just any emulator, games like death stranding were gifted by epic, so like playing gacha is a choice, not just because lack of options
Yes i agree its a choice and the other free games can be nice, the thing is its a different genre compared to those other free games, so some might enjoy CSGO more and spend more time in it, but others might not like and want just a singleplayer rpg like Genshin.
Emulating is nice, but i guess the con is that you can only play old games, and man i barely use the Epic games store, only just play Fortnite there and just deleted it once i was done with the game, other subscription service like PS Plus and Xbox game pass offer lots of nice games for free, but it cost monthly.
Emulating is nice, but i guess the con is that you can only play old games, and man i barely use the Epic games store, only just play Fortnite there and just deleted it once i was done with the game, other subscription service like PS Plus and Xbox game pass offer lots of nice games for free, but it cost monthly.
My answer is the same as OP, fuck these games
I don't play Gacha Games
I'm not anymore. But I used to play arknights and it's not the among the best gacha games, It's among the best games.
It's the only game alongside with girls frontline, as far as I know to put your brain into good use to progress, not blindly swiping your dad's card. If you don't have the big brain or time to grind, you can simply enjoy the deep lore of arknights too! And of course, the music. It's not fire, It's straight up the sun
Among other gacha games, I think arknights have the most chance to appeal to normies too
It's the only game alongside with girls frontline, as far as I know to put your brain into good use to progress, not blindly swiping your dad's card. If you don't have the big brain or time to grind, you can simply enjoy the deep lore of arknights too! And of course, the music. It's not fire, It's straight up the sun
Among other gacha games, I think arknights have the most chance to appeal to normies too
yes, miku though i do agree that the monetization kinda sucks
there is always another option butHydreigon wrote:
Yes i agree its a choice and the other free games can be nice, the thing is its a different genre compared to those other free games, so some might enjoy CSGO more and spend more time in it, but others might not like and want just a singleplayer rpg like Genshin.
Emulating is nice, but i guess the con is that you can only play old games, and man i barely use the Epic games store, only just play Fortnite there and just deleted it once i was done with the game, other subscription service like PS Plus and Xbox game pass offer lots of nice games for free, but it cost monthly.
tbf that option is better than supporting the gacha industry
dont like games with excesive microtransactions and bs but ive played some gacha, never spent money on those thank god
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New question
How would you define/describe Off-Topic?
My answer
I'm personally kind of unsure how I would define/describe OT. I see it as a shitposting sub-forum mainly, but really anything goes here. There aren't any strict rules here about content, so people just do whatever, so I guess it would be more accurate to say that it is a sub-forum of random topics and most happen to be shitposts.
A unusual place on the internet compared to what you'd find in a social media.
it's really chaotic, but it can be chill at times
i think i fit in here, but i fit more in the art forum
i still love all of ya'll in ot tho
i think i fit in here, but i fit more in the art forum
i still love all of ya'll in ot tho
a cesspool
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I agree. Fuck GD lmaoHydreigon wrote:
better than other sub forums
For the not-so-logical discussions.
It has the worst and best threads at the same time, I love it
It has the worst and best threads at the same time, I love it
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New question
What's your opinion on the vintage computer hardware? Do you think there's still a benefit to talking about/repairing such machines? (The question can apply to anything old, really. I just chose computers since that's one of my main interests.)
My answer
I find these machines really nice and fun to play around with and learn about how they work. I do see a benefit, besides personal enjoyment: preservation and history. It's just nice learning about how the things we have now came to be. I personally plan to repair these machines too and restore them. I think it would be really neat and a fun hobby, if really expensive.
my friend really likes vintage hardware, but i think the os of them just looks cool :3
(also good morning ot)
(also good morning ot)
well theyre quite outdated to use it for everyday stuff but i would keep them for nostalgia sake if im honest. very old computers for example from the 70s is honestly not for me.
I think for most people, they would definitely move on to the more modern hardware as it offers better stuff and removes the hassle of repairing the hardware.
But for the more dedicated, like collectors, they would definitely keep them and try to repair them, as its there hobby and they like old hardware (Think this answer can sorta apply to other stuff as well)
But for the more dedicated, like collectors, they would definitely keep them and try to repair them, as its there hobby and they like old hardware (Think this answer can sorta apply to other stuff as well)
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yeah, no, those are really rare and also really hard to fix usually iircMy Angel Anaxii wrote:
well theyre quite outdated to use it for everyday stuff but i would keep them for nostalgia sake if im honest. very old computers for example from the 70s is honestly not for me.
I wouldn't really use them either often either. Rather, I would keep them for history sake.Hydreigon wrote:
I think for most people, they would definitely move on to the more modern hardware as it offers better stuff and removes the hassle of repairing the hardware.
But for the more dedicated, like collectors, they would definitely keep them and try to repair them, as its there hobby and they like old hardware (Think this answer can sorta apply to other stuff as well)
the future is now old man
Use it as a really big calculator during class
Of course. While Apple and other similar companies in vein are going crazy for their anti-repair and profiteering stance, older hardware still have its place. It may not be the fastest and the most efficient, but hey it works! if it broke, there's good chance someone I know can fix it and keep it running again
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Well I was talking about more computers like the Commodore 64, the Amiga, super old Macintosh computers, etc, things with historical value, not really things that are 5-10 years old. Though your reply gave me an idea for another question, so thank you!Nanofranne wrote:
Of course. While Apple and other similar companies in vein are going crazy for their anti-repair and profiteering stance, older hardware still have its place. It may not be the fastest and the most efficient, but hey it works! if it broke, there's good chance someone I know can fix it and keep it running again
When I think of tech product, I already consider 5 years or more to be old because tech moves crazy fast. Not to mention the general trend of consoomerism that people replace their phone like within two years. But yeah, anything that old still have its value amongst hobbyist, a good thing!Winnyace wrote:
Well I was talking about more computers like the Commodore 64, the Amiga, super old Macintosh computers, etc, things with historical value, not really things that are 5-10 years old. Though your reply gave me an idea for another question, so thank you!Nanofranne wrote:
Of course. While Apple and other similar companies in vein are going crazy for their anti-repair and profiteering stance, older hardware still have its place. It may not be the fastest and the most efficient, but hey it works! if it broke, there's good chance someone I know can fix it and keep it running again
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New question
What's your opinion on right to repair?
My answer
It's really beneficial. It should be obvious why:
- Using an expensive, repairable piece of tech even years down the line is better financially for the end user
- Less wasteful, which is better for all of us.
Just like you said there's not a single downside to things being easier to repair, only upsides
I've never seen someone who's against it but I've never talked to a billionaire so that must be why
I've never seen someone who's against it but I've never talked to a billionaire so that must be why
it's nice
Right to not repair is one of the worst forms of greed. Also, it would be one of the highest forms of hipocrisy if a company states that they're ecological/sustainable while making their products impossible to repair. I don't buy that badly made greenwashing.
Should be yes now to decrease the amount of wastes and reduce the amount of materials used. In the context of the world currently this should be something to have, if not a must.
right to repair should be a right, the consumer should be able to handle their personal equipment the way they want
It is a universal right.
Companies that violating such right must be held accountable. Earth resource and human labour is finite and by making stuff unrepairable is evil. Hopefully more and more government around the world start to follow EU's path for breaking up anti-repair and fake 'go green' stance
Companies that violating such right must be held accountable. Earth resource and human labour is finite and by making stuff unrepairable is evil. Hopefully more and more government around the world start to follow EU's path for breaking up anti-repair and fake 'go green' stance
How would you define/describe Off-Topic?
anythin goes subforum
What's your opinion on the vintage computer hardware? Do you think there's still a benefit to talking about/repairing such machines? (The question can apply to anything old, really. I just chose computers since that's one of my main
interests.)
idk shouldn't be a priority but it's nice I guess
What's your opinion on right to repair?
this question is like, do you believe murder is bad?????????????????, come on, ask some spicier things
anythin goes subforum
What's your opinion on the vintage computer hardware? Do you think there's still a benefit to talking about/repairing such machines? (The question can apply to anything old, really. I just chose computers since that's one of my main
interests.)
idk shouldn't be a priority but it's nice I guess
What's your opinion on right to repair?
this question is like, do you believe murder is bad?????????????????, come on, ask some spicier things
Winnyace wrote:
New question
How would you define/describe Off-Topic?My answerI'm personally kind of unsure how I would define/describe OT. I see it as a shitposting sub-forum mainly, but really anything goes here. There aren't any strict rules here about content, so people just do whatever, so I guess it would be more accurate to say that it is a sub-forum of random topics and most happen to be shitposts.
OT is basically lobotomized 4chan
nah forums and image boards are very differentKatouMegumi wrote:
OT is basically lobotomized 4chan
Not even close.KatouMegumi wrote:
OT is basically lobotomized 4chan
nah OT is wayyyyyyyyy more safeKatouMegumi wrote:
OT is basically lobotomized 4chan
That's reddit.KatouMegumi wrote:
OT is basically lobotomized 4chan
not happening if im still aliveCorne2Plum3 wrote:
nah OT is wayyyyyyyyy more safeKatouMegumi wrote:
OT is basically lobotomized 4chan
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cough cough Apple cough cougheblf2013 wrote:
Right to not repair is one of the worst forms of greed. Also, it would be one of the highest forms of hipocrisy if a company states that they're ecological/sustainable while making their products impossible to repair. I don't buy that badly made greenwashing.
all my homies hate appleWinnyace wrote:
cough cough Apple cough cougheblf2013 wrote:
Right to not repair is one of the worst forms of greed. Also, it would be one of the highest forms of hipocrisy if a company states that they're ecological/sustainable while making their products impossible to repair. I don't buy that badly made greenwashing.
i like androidReyalp51 wrote:
all my homies hate appleWinnyace wrote:
cough cough Apple cough cougheblf2013 wrote:
Right to not repair is one of the worst forms of greed. Also, it would be one of the highest forms of hipocrisy if a company states that they're ecological/sustainable while making their products impossible to repair. I don't buy that badly made greenwashing.
i don't really have an opinion on it
I think everyone knows
ehh, i dont have much opinion abt it tbh... i just leave the post spammers alone
I'm also indifferent with it. At least people who do that have some insightful reply sometimes
It's useless and makes everyone who wants to read through threads waste their time
Also when 90% of posts on a forum are pointless replies to farm post count people just stop checking there and the forum dies
I've never seen that on any other forum
Just checked one of them which was pretty active (I had 50+ notifications every day), I am still the 2nd member with most posts (it's dead now) with less than 5k posts in 5 years, the most active had ~8k posts in 7 years
Don't know if count is accurate since most of the forum has been deleted and I can't check my full history, but I remember spending about the same time on there as I do now on OT when I was most active so same post count in twice the time seems plausible
Here I have ~6k in ~2 years (counting OT/FG, where the vast majority lies), yet we have people with 10k+ (not counting OT) in less than a year
It sucks
Also when 90% of posts on a forum are pointless replies to farm post count people just stop checking there and the forum dies
I've never seen that on any other forum
Just checked one of them which was pretty active (I had 50+ notifications every day), I am still the 2nd member with most posts (it's dead now) with less than 5k posts in 5 years, the most active had ~8k posts in 7 years
Don't know if count is accurate since most of the forum has been deleted and I can't check my full history, but I remember spending about the same time on there as I do now on OT when I was most active so same post count in twice the time seems plausible
Here I have ~6k in ~2 years (counting OT/FG, where the vast majority lies), yet we have people with 10k+ (not counting OT) in less than a year
It sucks
Quality over quantity.
UselessWinnyace wrote:
New question
What's your opinion on post farming?My answerTBH, I'm kinda off indifferent towards it. It annoys me, especially when I scroll through GD, but to some degree, I don't know if other forums weren't/aren't similarly "spammed" with replies.
as a former post farmer, I didn't really think much about postfarming. I just focused on quantity and not on quality. I eventually stopped postfarming as soon when I noticed that subforums stopped getting new responses and thought that postfarming just ruins the forums altogether. Not only that, but I also have seen others ranting about it, which made me change my mind about postfarming. Nowadays, I just post when I feel like it
Based redemption arcMy Angel Anaxii wrote:
as a former post farmer, I didn't really think much about postfarming. I just focused on quantity and not on quality. I eventually stopped postfarming as soon when I noticed that subforums stopped getting new responses and thought that postfarming just ruins the forums altogether. Not only that, but I also have seen others ranting about it, which made me change my mind about postfarming. Nowadays, I just post when I feel like it
Top 10 character developmentKarmine wrote:
Based redemption arcMy Angel Anaxii wrote:
as a former post farmer, I didn't really think much about postfarming. I just focused on quantity and not on quality. I eventually stopped postfarming as soon when I noticed that subforums stopped getting new responses and thought that postfarming just ruins the forums altogether. Not only that, but I also have seen others ranting about it, which made me change my mind about postfarming. Nowadays, I just post when I feel like it
basedMy Angel Anaxii wrote:
as a former post farmer, I didn't really think much about postfarming. I just focused on quantity and not on quality. I eventually stopped postfarming as soon when I noticed that subforums stopped getting new responses and thought that postfarming just ruins the forums altogether. Not only that, but I also have seen others ranting about it, which made me change my mind about postfarming. Nowadays, I just post when I feel like it
Anaxii where u at 🎤
I think that post farming is useless and that's that xD
As long as it's something that could perfectly be said in a DM I am not bothered.
contrary to my post count i used to post farm a shit ton on ot circa 2020.
ot: dont care and as long as its not brain rot and copy+paste then im chill with people doing what they do.
ot: dont care and as long as its not brain rot and copy+paste then im chill with people doing what they do.
I don't sleepWinnyace wrote:
New question
What do you do when you can't sleep?My answerI just try to sit down and relax. Eventually, I fall asleep. This time it didn't work, though, so that's how I got the inspiration for this question.
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You're like Nas, huh?Corne2Plum3 wrote:
I don't sleep
Go back to the internet most likely.
I've never experienced this before. I usually fall asleep quickly, and it has never happened in my life that I wake up in the middle of the night (I don't know whether to be happy or worried). If I look at my cell phone at night, it's because I want to, not because I can't sleep. 
get depressed seeing time pass without me sleeping and after 2 hours of pain I fall asleep, so, yeah, I just stay on bed
I usually fall asleep pretty easily. I guess I'd go on my phone or computer until I'm eventually sleepy at like 3 in the morning.
stare at the ceiling
wank
basically:
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xDCerno wrote:
ClevelandsMyBro wrote:
wank
just aimlessly keep lying in bed
UNLESS if im sick and may have a fever
UNLESS if im sick and may have a fever
Watching something on youtube or drawing something on paper
Prolly watch some YouTube videos or listening to
i just get annoyed at myself at not being able to sleep. like bro i just wanna go to the enxt day
I just kinda don't think or move for a bit
Idk how people can listen to stuff and still sleep tho ;-;
Idk how people can listen to stuff and still sleep tho ;-;
i usually go watch some documentaries on youtube that have really soothing narrative, usually after a few minutes i fall asleep lol
Same, very rarely I get up again and try to do something until I finally start to fall asleep then I go back to bed but it's not very effectivePatatitta wrote:
get depressed seeing time pass without me sleeping and after 2 hours of pain I fall asleep, so, yeah, I just stay on bed
Topic Starter
New question
What do you think about the new Discord mobile UI?
My answer
I would actually quite like it, if it weren't for the fact that this new UI seems to have introduced some bugs which require you a full app reload. I had one this morning where the UI wasn't updating to display the latest messages I've sent to someone on a server. I thought my internet connection was bad, but no. The messages got through, but the UI wasn't updating.
I tried it when I had my phone (when you could use the sparkle emoji easter egg), wasn't that bad but performance was eeeeeeh.
i don't use discord
There was a time when the mobile app was basically a copy of the desktop app/website, it was very easy to switch from one to the other as it was essentially the same interface
Now everything is much harder to do in the mobile app, things that I could do with 1 click just like on pc now require navigating through menus, and anything that I don't use daily I now have to actively look for instead of doing what I'd do on pc
I hate it
Now everything is much harder to do in the mobile app, things that I could do with 1 click just like on pc now require navigating through menus, and anything that I don't use daily I now have to actively look for instead of doing what I'd do on pc
I hate it
It's not bad, but I don't like the fact they're changing it for the sake of changing it. There're much more important things they have to do and which should be on top of their priority list.
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