Cethin

Except the post isn’t about averages. It’s about encountering more of either extreme. You have more opportunity to meet more people with a higher population, and more traveling. Like you said, it has to do with where most of their time is spent, or rather how many unique locations they visit in that time really. The US being both giant and with a high population, as well as a strong impact on the world economy and media, it dramatically increases the chance that they had more encounters in the US.

Ah, I somehow missed that. Lol. Thanks!

I’m curious why you think it’s referencing this particular event? What makes it this event and not any other similar event, or just a made up one?

I’m not saying you’re wrong. I’m just curious if there’s something I’m missing.

The way this has been done by states already is passing amendments that require them to vote yes when it gets enough votes. This means it’s only a few new states that need to pass a law for this to actually happen. Previous states can’t back out.

Yep, this needs to happen. With the establishment today saying “we weren’t elected to hold them accountable, but to fix the economy” (which the economy almost only ever means stock values to them, not how the average person is doing), they need to be pushed to actually do something. This clearly didn’t happen in order for them to preserve the status quo, and they know that. Hopefully it’s the dying breath of the corporate-owned Democrats.

I have a feeling you don’t understand statistics. You posted two comments implying population size doesn’t increase the chances of extremes existing. If it’s a 1 in a million chance then tossing one coin is unlikely to have it happen. Tossing several hundred million coins and you expect it to happen many times. A larger population means you’re more likely to see extremes on either end.

It’s evidence of torture, whether it happened or not. Just like finding a body with a bullet through the back of the head is evidence of murder. It’s not evidence of alleged murder. It could still lead to the wrong conclusion, but that’s what the evidence points towards.

Honestly, I disagree. A stance I hold is that voters should have to see the horrors of war. You shouldn’t be allowed to elect someone who may send people off to die brutally without knowing what that looks like. By this, I don’t mean watching Band of Brothers or something. I mean actual footage of people being injured or dying in modern combat. You’re choosing that for other people, so you should have to know what it actually is.

Maybe X4 if you like economy games? I’m sure you’re aware of Elite: Dangerous.

I don’t actually think there are any particularly good space sims focused on exploration, like NMS is, and for good reason I guess. It’s essentially impossible to both make dozens, let alone millions, of interesting and unique planets. Maybe some day, but not yet. ED is the closest for that.

For me personally, I don’t like it. However, I do still have a strong opinion on it. I think it’s a fantastic flavor combination! It’s a nice combination of salty, sweet, and savory. If a professional chef were making a pizza, and they had never heard of one before, something like the Hawaiian pizza is what I’d expect them to make. I don’t really like pineapple though, so it’s not for me.

I would love to see it, but I’d rather be rid of him. Hoping for the ideal outcome, which is unlikely, and not acting on something that’s still good is a bad idea.

Oh, good. I was thinking this was some generated bullshit.

If optimizing production is “the real game” then NMS is garbage. There are so many good production/factory games. NMS is not great at this.

However, I’m certain you’re wrong because that’s not how the game is advertised. Can you play it that way? Sure. Is that how it’s designed? No. Finishing the story is very much not early game, based on how the game is advertised.

Factorio? Sure, launching the rocket is the beginning, and you can tell because the marketing is about expanding your factory forever. NMS? It’s marketed as exploration and the story. I stand by saying you’re post-game, not late-game. Does that mean it’s bad? Not at all. If you like it then great! It’s not for me though, as someone who loves factory/automation games.

You are overestimating how many people find it simple to find an executable online and run it.

I think you missed the point. Finding an executable and running it is harder than installing Linux, yet every Windows user does it. If they’re capable of using Windows then they’re also capable of installing Linux.

Also our ability to run long distances. I have no idea on the speed of a T-Rex, but it may be possible to have it chase you long enough to wear it out.

Maybe, but also it sounds like this is post-game, not end-game. If you’ve done the story and have unlimited resources, what is there left to do? From my experience with the game, resources are the game mostly. The story is there, but resources are what you progress through. The story just sort of exists.

I believe last time I used it WSL only handles a terminal, but I feel like I recall seeing something about it being able to handle GUI applications now. I would suspect it can’t run games though. The calls that are needed to make games possible are probably off-limits to WSL.

I don’t know when the last time you installed Linux was, or what distros you’ve used, but it’s beyond trivial now usually. Finding an executable online and running that, as Windows users have to do, is often more difficult than installing Linux. There is almost no user who couldn’t install Linux today, but there are many who will never try.

In my opinion, no, it isn’t worth the price (and not the time investment either, even if price isn’t an issue). The core loop just isn’t fun for me. I too kike the concept. It’s close to what I’d Invision for a perfect space game. However, the biggest issues are the exploration feels pointless, because planets aren’t actually special (even the rare types). You will find many similar versions of any planet if you just spend time exploring, so there no real potential to miss discoveries, which also means to discovery is meaningful or unique.

Another issue is the total lack of friction. You can’t crash while flying, and it removes your control. Also death is pretty meaningless, and combat is easy enough where that isn’t even a concern unless you try to die.

Finally, there’s not much of a narrative. I noticed you essentially listed stories, or story focused games. NMS is not that. There is a narrative, but it isn’t really the reason to play. I’m willing to bet you’d have the same issues with it that I would.

I wouldn’t say it’s trivial. It’s just one more indication of all the rot. There is no enforcement of the laws against them, only the poor.