ultratiem

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[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 29 points 5 months ago (19 children)

Apparently it’s not possible to own a smart device and just not install Facebook 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

Oh cool. Good to know my memory serves me well. The original did some derpy stuff but the new AI is a train wreck in comparison. My units would run around and not attack half the time. Half my workers would go around my walls for some odd reason, while the rest would find the shorter path. It was insufferable.

I don’t know how they made it worse. How is that even possible? My standard insult was always “MS could fuck up a cup of coffee” but maybe I should change that to “MS could fuck up a cup of water!”

I really loved AoM as a kid. I guess I won’t be enjoying a slice of my childhood any time soon.

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh boy. I'm fully convinced that people who recommend GIMP don't actually use the thing. It's a train wreck and it's had almost 30 years to be better.

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I don't even like connecting to the net with pirated games. Always feel I'll get banned and I used game piracy to test drive them. If I like them, I just hit up Steam and support the dev. Always afraid I'll get banned from a game I really love.

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 91 points 5 months ago

Hi, I'm a publisher and I'm really sad reading some of these replies. Yes we turn a $5 textbook into $500. And yes we don't pay the authors anything. In fact, we routinely work together to make sure they can't even go anywhere else and get paid. Yes, we exploit laws and have lobbyists in every government to protect our interests.

But we are people too! We have feelings! And it hurts to read some of the replies that blame us for being greedy. We are, but it still hurts hearing it. Please do better internet!!

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Depends what you play it through TBH. If a program has access to your memory, then yes. Naturally it's a nuanced answer and unless you are a security expert that knows exactly how memory is allocated and how elevated privileges work, not to mention all the little bugs, etc. in your system, then the answer is yes. You aren't really safe from anything that hits your hard drive.

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I tried the new AoE director's cut or whatever about a month ago and just couldn't continue playing it because the AI was soooo bad. I don't recall it being that awful when it came out some 20 years ago, but that was forever so maybe. But my units were all over the place it was just unplayable.

I loved AoM, it was my favorite. But if the AI is just as bad, I can't see playing it.

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 24 points 5 months ago

It’s always the ones you most suspect

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Sounds less clickbaity, I see why they went with it’s the current title 🙃

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

It registers the hardware which is permanent and uses the same channels MS uses legitimately, so it cannot be revoked nor detected for that matter. So no, it cannot be “patched.” MS has to live with their ineptitude.

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 46 points 5 months ago (2 children)

“I’m sorry ma'am but could you please remove your jacket from the seat? It’s obstructing the ads and we have a very clear policy about that”

🙃

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Dude thought he was writing material for a roast or what?

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