Tyler

Tyler

@tylercolp.bsky.social

contributing writer @pcgamer.com | prev. @polygon.com | name at gmail dot com | 🎨argentum_1121

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Rebekah Valentine
@duckvalentine.bsky.social

reported on something that was really difficult for a lot of people for a lot of different reasons in a lot of different ways.

Kotaku@kotaku.com

Back in May, Double Fine employees petitioned for a union. Two weeks later, that petition was withdrawn. What happened? https://kotaku.com/inside-the-failed-fight-to-unionize-one-of-gamings-most-idealized-studios-2000742755

kotaku.comInside The Failed Fight To Unionize Double FineDouble Fine employees petitioned for a union in May. It created a rift in the studio that still hasn't healed
Tyler
@tylercolp.bsky.social

I can't believe Blizzard launched the World of Warcraft: Forever beta without a proper filter for the new dual name system, but at least it's punishing people for abusing it. www.pcgamer.com/games/world-...

pcgamer.comWorld of Warcraft: Forever dev has 'no sympathy' for players kicked from the beta for offensive names: 'If you're genuinely confused, remember that it's our database, we can see every character you've...Blizzard devs are having to manually go through a list to flag the names that aren't allowed.
Tyler
@tylercolp.bsky.social

Really not sure I'm feeling The Duskbloods network test. Even setting aside the input lag, it doesn't seem to have a lot of what I like in FromSoftware games.

Tyler
@tylercolp.bsky.social

I do wanna say that I was mostly responding to not finding Vampire Survivors, or games of that ilk, to be very fun *because* of the automation. I wouldn't personally make my argument the way the author does, but I do think this is a design trend worth interrogating.

Tyler@tylercolp.bsky.social

Play what you want, but this is basically why I can spend 500 hours playing Diablo but get bored after an hour in Vampire Survivors. I like the action in an action RPG!

Tyler
@tylercolp.bsky.social

It bugs me when people reduce loot-based action RPGs like Diablo or Path of Exile into "gambling simulators" because my favorite parts don't really involve the loot itself. Vampire Survivors is not that either, but automating the action and focusing on the progression is *not* for me personally.

Tyler
@tylercolp.bsky.social

I think arguing these games are shallow time sinks is the wrong way to go about it though. I'd rather talk about the ways progression and anticipation drives a lot of popular game loops.

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Maddy Myers 🏳️‍🌈
@midimyers.com

i am writing a book! i’ve been talking to the creators of doom, marine doom, & america’s army, plus academics, drone experts, former military… it’s been so fascinating and i am excited to share it with you all. all that time i spent playing CS as a teen is finally paying off lol