StaceyPowers

I like Ecosia. It plants trees.

I've only read one Bond book, but I actually thought Craig played the closest fit to the original character Ian Fleming wrote about.

Just finished first playthrough of Mass Effect series. I thought I’d hate the ending because of everything I heard, but I actually loved it. That said, I played the Extended Cut version that fixed the issue with the exploding relays (which sounds like it was a genuine writing oversight). I have no major complaints.

I so often see players who feel they were “robbed” of their choices or the meaning of those choices in video games if they do not have 100% micromanagement of the constraints for those choices and their outcomes. I do not get this. Choices do not work this way at all in RL. Why would they in a game? Choices are frequently made in a compromised set of conditions.

One common complaint about the ending of Mass Effect 3 is that you are presented with three choices. These determine certain outcomes, and gamers wanted more permutations of results. But I feel like the entire series of ME was one long series of endings. By the time one reached the final choice, one had already made choices that determined outcomes for individuals, species, etc. Do you feel such games have just one "ending," or many?

If players dislike something about a video game story, there is sometimes extreme pressure on devs to change it. You don’t see this that often with books, movies, etc. Personally, I think this is rather ridiculous—creators make the products they want, market demand determines if it sells, end of story. Debates about story content are an issue of subjective values, not quality.

Do you rely on any embarrassing cheats in video games? When there is a difficulty spike in Dragon Age Inquisition, my usual response is to run my team out of range periodically so everyone comes back to life with half health. And that is on casual mode. Pretty bad.

I’m having an issue where my DualSense light bar blinks orange a single time upon being plugged into a wall socket, and then does nothing. Anyone know what I’m doing wrong?

What are the most painful goodbyes you have had in video games? For me, it was saying goodbye to my LI in ME 3 the last time I knew we'd talk.

What is your longest VR gaming session? Did you get motion sick, or not?

Is there a deal-breaker that consistently ruins video game endings for you?

Do you design your characters based on your aesthetic ideals when you can pick how your character looks, or do you have a different approach?

Textures degrade rapidly when one gets close to objects in video games. What games feature the most intensely detailed surfaces close up?

You had me at "meow."

How often do you clean your controller?

What do you think is responsible for most major design flaws in games? Do you think they are deliberate? Accidental? I suspect they are usually a result of miscommunications and oversights between large teams.

if you could have one sweeping change in the video game industry, what would it be, and why? For me, it would be an end to high-pressure crunch time.

I need to know more. I've spent time in Fairfax, and this is a total mismatch with what I experienced there.

Here is an article discussing a study on diversity in video game characters. https://www.newsweek.com/nearly-80-video-game-characters-are-male-according-new-diversity-study-1616389 “Nearly 80 percent of video game characters are male, according to a new survey by gaming website Diamond Lobby. Over 100 games from 2017 to 2021 were surveyed, including 10 of the highest selling games from each of the respective years.” I have to admit that is actually a larger percentage than I thought.

https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/568236-how-a-yale-doctor-is-using-a-video-game-to-fight-the A Yale doctor is using a video game as a tool to teach young people about choices and consequences to help prevent drug addiction.

With the big trend in retro gaming right now, do you think if it were not for the pandemic, we might see arcades coming back?

What makes you laugh uncontrollably when playing games? For me, it is usually accidental civilian deaths while I’m a newbie and just suck at the controls.

Did you ever discover a new favorite musical artist from a video game?

What are some game characters you think devs tried to write to be sympathetic or compelling, who had zero draw for you?

Growing up, did you play video games with siblings or parents?