Josh Sawyer Q&A Thread

[rusty_shackleford]

Die a nobody but don't be wageslave VS Die a nobody and be a wageslave

To rusty, this is a difficult choice.

 

[†††]

Modern workers be like "wow I bet Michaelangelo created his masterpieces working 40 hours a week"

Don't tell me you believe everyone can become a genius if you put enough hours into your subject of interest.

 

[S.torch]

Michelangelo loved what he did. Most people working in big corporations don't, and a lot of them actively hate the fanbase. Besides, the way people did their work pre-industrial revolution is completely different from what is the norm today. So the comparison is shady.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Modern workers be like "wow I bet Michaelangelo created his masterpieces working 40 hours a week"

Don't tell me you believe everyone can become a genius if you put enough hours into your subject of interest.

40 hours a week is the bare minimum for being dogshit at something. Some people insist on believing otherwise because they're afraid of reality.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Besides, the way people did their work pre-industrial revolution is completely different from what is the norm today.

Yeah, people weren't raised from birth to think hard work was a naughty phrase.

 

[Infinitron]

Diggfinger

 

[Infinitron]

 

[KVVRR]

I don't think anybody prefers non-diegetic interfaces if given the option. It's why the very few games that do do them get praised for (alongside it's other qualities) that feature.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

diegetic interfaces for non-sci fi games are also much harder to design

if you made a list of games with them, the list of ones that aren't sci-fi would probably be way shorter

 

[c u in da ballpit ashren]

biggest problem with VO is that there's never a way to speed it up
I regularly listen to podcasts and various YT videos at 1.25x speed

I do the same. The only thing worse than slow ass youtubers and slow VO is metal gear solid 3 where not only are the cutscenes extremely long, but that the second you press skip, you have to commit to skipping the entire cutscene rather than a few phrases forward because the VO disappears entirely until gameplay starts.

 

[rojay]

ofc working from home reduces productivity, you can't yell and berate people who aren't physically next to you for not doing/being shit at their job
next people will tell you that shorter work weeks akshually increase productivity

Not everybody has a job that allows them to shitpost 24/7, Rusty. You're just lucky that way, I guess?

 

[rusty_shackleford]

wait, why does sawyer think armor isn't capable of deflecting attacks and absorbing damage?

http://archive.nma-fallout.com/article.php?id=7141

If you enjoy game systems where armor both makes you more difficult to hit and reduces damage against you, I'm very sorry, but please throw yourself into a volcano.

 

[ciox]

https://icewinddale.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Swan_Armor_+2
https://icewinddale.fandom.com/wiki/Mantle_of_the_Coming_Storm
https://icewinddale.fandom.com/wiki/Yeti_Hide_Armor_+1

Welp, into the volcano you go, Josh.

 

[Roguey]

wait, why does sawyer think armor isn't capable of deflecting attacks and absorbing damage?

http://archive.nma-fallout.com/article.php?id=7141

His issue isn't realism it's

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Still a cunt.

 

[OSK]

What's worse, being an alcoholic or spending $1000 for half-full bottles of liquors to look like a trendy hipster alcoholic?

He's from Wisconsin. That's something you'll see in most every Wisconsin home. Most of that liquor is for hosting guests. Booze is cheap here and it's a common gift.

 

[Roguey]

He's from Wisconsin. That's something you'll see in most every Wisconsin home. Most of that liquor is for hosting guests. Booze is cheap here and it's a common gift.

Sawyer was a teetotaler until a series of failed relationships and Deadfire turned him into an alcoholic. He drinks alone and he drinks to excess.

 

[OSK]

He's from Wisconsin. That's something you'll see in most every Wisconsin home. Most of that liquor is for hosting guests. Booze is cheap here and it's a common gift.

Sawyer was a teetotaler until a series of failed relationships and Deadfire turned him into an alcoholic. He drinks alone and he drinks to excess.

Sadly, that's also common here. Though those types usually don't have quite that much variety.

 

[Nano]

Still a cunt.

Telling people to die because they aren't as autistic as you is indeed rather cuntish behavior.

 

[Not.AI]

biggest problem with VO is that there's never a way to speed it up I regularly listen to podcasts and various YT videos at 1.25x speed

Holy moly of zoomeritis+ADHD.

And *I* mostly listen at 1.5x speed. And 2x speed.

*My* youtube speed is faster than your youtube speed.

 

[Sordid MCA/Prosper Hybryd]

Sawyer was a teetotaler until a series of failed relationships and Deadfire turned him into an alcoholic. He drinks alone and he drinks to excess.

This is a typical story. That's why a more sustainable track is to drink moderately at first and then become a teetotaler over the years.

 

[luj1]

Pillows of shiternity is a product of a 40 hour work week, PST is a product of sleeping in your office. But at least they didn't work so hard!

Like other Renaissance CRPGs, PST is a product of passion and vision. These people were literally malnourished and worked with faulty engines and old tech, but they were educated, talented and loved what they do.

Pillows of shiternity is what happens when you put a good designer into a position not suited for him. And the team was full of untalented hipsters.

 

[Roguey]

These people were literally malnourished and worked with faulty engines and old tech, but they were educated, talented and loved what they do.

The Infinity Engine was cutting-edge when the Torment team got it. Interplay's RPG division was terrible when it came to tech (Fallout's engine was good for one slam dunk before it was terribly outdated and deemed not worth using for any future game, the VB/BH engine was a bust, mistakes were made with Descent and Lithtech). They also messed up Torment's engine (it's the only IE game that requires you to download a mod to keep spells from crashing the game).

 

[luj1]

Doesn't matter. It's about the people, the devs, not the tech.

Today you have collosal teams with billions and the best technology and they make trash because the developer declined. There is no creativity, no originality and no passion and no balls.

 

[Infinitron]