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  1. Arden

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    Here's the only review you need: "The game is fucking awesome. Buy it." Seriously, this one is a no brainer.
  2. Arden

    The Bear

    Don't read the comments- spoilers everywhere
  3. Arden

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    I'm old, so I played BG 1 and 2 when they first dropped and loved them. Was playing 2nd Ed Dnd at the same time so all the system stuff made perfect sense at the time. I'll be honest, I tried to go back and replay them and absolutely could not deal with the system mechanics. As amazing as my...
  4. Arden

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    I play one, but I am extremely ironic about it.
  5. Arden

    Oppenheimer (2023)

    Lightly anti-nuke? Meaning anti-nuclear war, which seems pretty ok?
  6. Arden

    Writers Guild Strike 2023

    Here's the problem, a lot of the people (SAG/WGA) trying to prevent the studios from using tech to save money are the same people who told coal miners to "learn to code" when the miners did the same thing. Personally, I feel like you have to let the market take its course in determining which...
  7. Arden

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    Just popped into the thread to check on any news since they posted vids of BG city and.... 15 pages of bear sex, bud light, and boycotts lol. Nice
  8. Arden

    The Bear

    Pretty close to my take on everything. Great show.
  9. Arden

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    Well, it was on sale for like 11$ so no big loss if I get annoyed and drop it after a while. Plus, I'm going to try that mod @Burns mentioned.
  10. Arden

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    Cool, going to give Wrath a shot I think. Thanks for the info
  11. Arden

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    yeah, I may end up just doing PF anyway. Seems like the tedious management stuff is the only negative I've heard about it. Everything else is great.
  12. Arden

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    Looking for a good crpg to occupy my time until BG3 release (I'm trying my best not to play through the EA a 5th time). I know there is probably nothing out there comparable to BG3, but anyone have recs? The system makes a big difference to me. I couldn't go back to something like 2nd Ed...
  13. Arden

    The Bear

    Funny, just got done watching that episode and thought it was the best one of either season so far.
  14. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    The plan was never to kill crypto, it was to clean it up and take it over.
  15. Arden

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    On my third playthough of the pre-release. Wow, the city of Baldur's Gate looks fucking fantastic. Can't wait for the full version to drop.
  16. Arden

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    No issue dropping 70 on a game that plays l like D2, so long as I can ignore microtrans and not feel like I'm missing out. I really didn't like D3 though, so that's why I'm a little gun shy on D4.
  17. Arden

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    I mean, you have me at D2+, but you'd lose me at paywalls and microtrans. I'd love a D2 spiritual successor, but that shit ruins games for me.
  18. Arden

    Diablo 4 / IV / IIII / Fore / Cope / Seethe

    Checked out this thread many months ago and lots of people seemed down on D4, so I have been ignoring this thread... BUT it's coming out tomorrow and I am kind of hard up for a good game. BG3 isn't out until August. So what's the consensus? This thing worth whatever it is they charge these...
  19. Arden

    The Diplomat - Netflix

    The no conditioner is to key you in on how much she doesn't give a shit about her appearance- if you didn't pick up on the other 30 clues
  20. Arden

    The Diplomat - Netflix

    Finished S01. Liked it a lot. Story is interesting, writing is good. I wanted to binge it, which is always a good sign. Little bit of "girl power" stuff, but like others have mentioned it's not egregious and doesn't detract from the story. I actually think Keri Russell is wrong for the...
  21. Arden

    The D&D thread

    NM, think I figured it out. Generated some pieces straight from my upcoming campaign- not bad! Much better than the last time I attempted this.
  22. Arden

    The D&D thread

    Mind sharing the prompt you used with gpt to get the prompts for mid?
  23. Arden

    Writers Guild Strike 2023

    This is a good example of competent but bad writing. There's technically nothing wrong with it, but it's generic and boring af. An actual writer would have to do a lot of work to make this remotely watchable.
  24. Arden

    Writers Guild Strike 2023

    AI generated pizza commercial. Virtually indistinguishable from something humans might make:
  25. Arden

    Writers Guild Strike 2023

    A dragon with lots of eyes all over its body. Neat.
  26. Arden

    Writers Guild Strike 2023

    AI isn't going to be able replace quality creative artists- including writers. It will replace the ones who produce stale, rote, iterative content, which is ok with me. For talented artists, AI will be (and already is) a valuable tool to help generate ideas and push past writer's block...
  27. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Long for a return to feudal times, huh?
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    The D&D thread

    I take a much more streamlined approach. For anyone new wanting to play in one of the campaigns I run, I say "Hey, just FYI, I run dark and gritty R rated games. You ok with that?" That's it. I never really find anything more than that is needed. Adults shouldn't need anything other than...
  29. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Slot me 500 nuyen chummer, and I'll tell ya something you'll wanna hear.
  30. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    I don't have that much. Contemplating selling what I have but I'll probably just let it sit
  31. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Lol @doge. When you log onto Twitter now there's a pic of the doge shib front and center. Up 22ish%. Glad i held on to the 5k or so doge I've kept lying around. Ofc I'm nor sure if this is bullish for doge or it just signifies the end of twitter. Where's @Izo - aren't you a doge holder?
  32. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    So what's the global reserve currency right now? What's it going to be in a year? 5 years?
  33. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Afaik the USD is still considered the global reserve currency, but maybe you know something I don't know...
  34. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Joking?
  35. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Yeah I don't think enough of the global economies will. You have to think economic power rather than just raw population numbers. The easy majority of the world's economic powers are Western. That's actually what makes me kind of bullish for BTC becoming the world's reserve currency. There's...
  36. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Yeah I'm no geopolitical expert but I have a hard time believing the Western world would trust China and Russia to manage a global currency standard.
  37. Arden

    Investing General Discussion

    Best to listen when Burry speaks. He has predicted 29 of the last 3 crashes.
  38. Arden

    Investing General Discussion

    Shit...
  39. Arden

    Bitcoins/Litecoins/Virtual Currencies

    Yes, that's why I made sure to add "unwise" in addition to "shady." Crypto is definitely the shadiest of the shady, but don't think there isn't quite a bit of shady stuff going on with normal banks too. The deeper they dig (assuming they dig), the worse it will get.