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thinking about shadowbringers again
December 24, 2025 at 4:50 AM
thinking about shadowbringers again
i love puzzles and escape rooms!!! Thank u ffxiv......
December 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
i love puzzles and escape rooms!!! Thank u ffxiv......
can we not simply flashbang calyx with the knowledge of heat death of the universe. force an ea fieldtrip. i feel like this is solvable i feel like we glossed over a lot of endwalker knowledge gained for the drama
December 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
can we not simply flashbang calyx with the knowledge of heat death of the universe. force an ea fieldtrip. i feel like this is solvable i feel like we glossed over a lot of endwalker knowledge gained for the drama
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ffxiv
December 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
ffxiv
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I'm as anti-slop as the next guy, but some of the articles coming out from gaming studios (if you READ THEM) are referring to machine learning "AI", not genAI. We can't keep responding to headlines like gospel you guys need to read the fucking articles.
December 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I'm as anti-slop as the next guy, but some of the articles coming out from gaming studios (if you READ THEM) are referring to machine learning "AI", not genAI. We can't keep responding to headlines like gospel you guys need to read the fucking articles.
I do appreciate the new(?) mechanic that lets u survive a killing blow in trust duties if u already died to it once. Months away from this game made me stupid and these bosses are too smart for me LOL
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I do appreciate the new(?) mechanic that lets u survive a killing blow in trust duties if u already died to it once. Months away from this game made me stupid and these bosses are too smart for me LOL
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tl;dr: GenAI and game design concepts traditionally referred to as "AI" (enemy behaviors, pathfinding, etc.) are not the same thing, and I'm on my knees begging people to learn the difference, lest we see more bullshit claims like what The Escapist put out re: Blue Prince.
Weird weekend, huh? Took a crack at breaking down the whole Clair Obscur genAI situation, and its bizarre fallout, as best as possible. My main takeaway right now is that people really need to figure out exactly what they're criticizing or it's going to get messy. www.polygon.com/clair-obscur...
The debate over gen AI in games is about to get a lot messier in 2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's GOTY retraction signals the start of something huge
www.polygon.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
tl;dr: GenAI and game design concepts traditionally referred to as "AI" (enemy behaviors, pathfinding, etc.) are not the same thing, and I'm on my knees begging people to learn the difference, lest we see more bullshit claims like what The Escapist put out re: Blue Prince.
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Fun fact: a number of games - including one I did AI for - use what we call "classical AI": everything from planning, to pathfinding, to even having small ML models to adapt to player behavior, etc.
None of these are generative models, or the product of generative models.
None of these are generative models, or the product of generative models.
tl;dr: GenAI and game design concepts traditionally referred to as "AI" (enemy behaviors, pathfinding, etc.) are not the same thing, and I'm on my knees begging people to learn the difference, lest we see more bullshit claims like what The Escapist put out re: Blue Prince.
Weird weekend, huh? Took a crack at breaking down the whole Clair Obscur genAI situation, and its bizarre fallout, as best as possible. My main takeaway right now is that people really need to figure out exactly what they're criticizing or it's going to get messy. www.polygon.com/clair-obscur...
December 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Fun fact: a number of games - including one I did AI for - use what we call "classical AI": everything from planning, to pathfinding, to even having small ML models to adapt to player behavior, etc.
None of these are generative models, or the product of generative models.
None of these are generative models, or the product of generative models.
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[ …But tonight she is alive and in the western field.
It is a perfect winter evening: the comet passing over the Holy See, the wind in her ears.
And as she stares into the sky, remember, that she had once lived. ]
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It is a perfect winter evening: the comet passing over the Holy See, the wind in her ears.
And as she stares into the sky, remember, that she had once lived. ]
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![An illustration of a strange Lv. 1 doe sitting in the snow. A comet passes overhead.
[ Tomorrow when the Temple Knights find this freak of nature,
they will wrap her body in cloth
and carry her to the Congregation. ]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x3szf6xbp6q5ha6qicfphhvm/bafkreiatxoez7auvlut6z6npdaxf2rt4hnbx7wu7sbc46bhhgv5ej7bazu@jpeg)
December 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
[ …But tonight she is alive and in the western field.
It is a perfect winter evening: the comet passing over the Holy See, the wind in her ears.
And as she stares into the sky, remember, that she had once lived. ]
[ #art ]
It is a perfect winter evening: the comet passing over the Holy See, the wind in her ears.
And as she stares into the sky, remember, that she had once lived. ]
[ #art ]
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Shoutout to the guy who spent a block's worth of electricity to zap jiang, causing him as much damage as a lego,
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Shoutout to the guy who spent a block's worth of electricity to zap jiang, causing him as much damage as a lego,
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he just like me fr
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
he just like me fr
Y'shtola: are you in a headspace to receive information that may harm you
December 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Y'shtola: are you in a headspace to receive information that may harm you
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December 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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happy starlight from the leveilleur household
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
happy starlight from the leveilleur household
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Missing them something crazy
December 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Missing them something crazy
genuinely no longer care if my dr thinks i'm certifiable for still wearing a mask outside but i cannot afford to keep getting sick when my meds interact w cold/flu/etc meds the way they do. most miserable experience of my life
December 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
genuinely no longer care if my dr thinks i'm certifiable for still wearing a mask outside but i cannot afford to keep getting sick when my meds interact w cold/flu/etc meds the way they do. most miserable experience of my life
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5/ There are a lot of sick people out there. Travel and indoor gatherings will accelerate spread, so if you’re sick, stay home. Consider wearing a mask in crowded indoor spaces like airports. And it’s not too late to get your flu or Covid vaccine—protection now can prevent severe illness later.
December 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
5/ There are a lot of sick people out there. Travel and indoor gatherings will accelerate spread, so if you’re sick, stay home. Consider wearing a mask in crowded indoor spaces like airports. And it’s not too late to get your flu or Covid vaccine—protection now can prevent severe illness later.
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Sharing my Great Serpent Of Ronka strategy board with the class
December 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Sharing my Great Serpent Of Ronka strategy board with the class
jiang grisping alphinaud. this and that and the other are the same one just has worse optics. exploitation is exploitation you mustnt lose sight
December 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
jiang grisping alphinaud. this and that and the other are the same one just has worse optics. exploitation is exploitation you mustnt lose sight
Jiang is clinging to baby president's momma quest to stay checked in. Thank u baby president thumb.
December 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Jiang is clinging to baby president's momma quest to stay checked in. Thank u baby president thumb.
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“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
I am never one to go "well MY wol doesnt [thing wol canonically does/says/feels/etc]" bc i like to work firmly within the bounds of what i'm given, since it gives me interesting moments (ie knowing WHY a character does something even when they dont want to is a stronger choice in acting than saying-
December 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I am never one to go "well MY wol doesnt [thing wol canonically does/says/feels/etc]" bc i like to work firmly within the bounds of what i'm given, since it gives me interesting moments (ie knowing WHY a character does something even when they dont want to is a stronger choice in acting than saying-
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MFer low key the most powerful guy in any Souls game because he simply rejects the premise and things go fine for him.
"Every traditional authority figure is bad, men are the real monsters, nobody ever talks straight and all is lost? Nah. I'll just ask the demihumans nicely for my fort back."
"Every traditional authority figure is bad, men are the real monsters, nobody ever talks straight and all is lost? Nah. I'll just ask the demihumans nicely for my fort back."
December 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
MFer low key the most powerful guy in any Souls game because he simply rejects the premise and things go fine for him.
"Every traditional authority figure is bad, men are the real monsters, nobody ever talks straight and all is lost? Nah. I'll just ask the demihumans nicely for my fort back."
"Every traditional authority figure is bad, men are the real monsters, nobody ever talks straight and all is lost? Nah. I'll just ask the demihumans nicely for my fort back."