Kinematics's latest activity
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Kinematics reacted to Argyle King's post in the thread Itch.io is shadowbanning or deleting NSFW and LGBTQ content with
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There is a difference. As was explained by someone else upthread, it was ruled that the govt cannot compel speech. That is an example... -
Kinematics reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Itch.io is shadowbanning or deleting NSFW and LGBTQ content with Like.
Yeah, and that's how these scumbags get you! Because you're afraid of looking bad or feeling bad for "defending the indefensible"...
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Kinematics reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread Itch.io is shadowbanning or deleting NSFW and LGBTQ content with Like.
At some point, it's entirely possible for the products/services of a private enterprise—or even a small group of private enterprises—to...
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Kinematics reacted to Das Emu's post in the thread Itch.io is shadowbanning or deleting NSFW and LGBTQ content with Like.
There is a multitude of problems here: 1. itch did not warn about the change, despite knowing about this push since April. They not only...
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Kinematics reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D General 70% Of Games End At Lvl 7? with Like.
There’s something foundational here that tends to go unexamined: not why campaigns end early, but why the game assumes they should run...
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Kinematics reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General 70% Of Games End At Lvl 7? with Like.
I'd say there are probably five...let's call them "strains" of play, which loosely fit across an arc. You have what I would call...
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In my experience, a majority of game ends are due to the GM running out of ideas or exhausting the campaign they started and not some...
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Kinematics reacted to Bacon Bits's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Simplifying Dual Wielding in 5e-2024 with Like.
Personally, I love 5e 2024 TWF. Granted, it's because it's hilarious that it's an example of exactly what I said would happen when they...
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Kinematics replied to the thread D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations.If I were to create my own generational progression chart, I'd look at it like this: 1) Combat Sim, growing out of the original...
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Kinematics reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations with Like.
Well, it does matter for the industry as a whole. I am not scraping the data from Kickstarter, Backerkit and Gamefound, but it...
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Kinematics reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations with Like.
I myself wouldn't necessarily agree with the specifics of what Mike wrote, but can understand where he's coming from. To me I always...
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Kinematics reacted to Alzrius's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Solasta 2 and the 1/2 elf with Like.
Yes, I'd allow it. I think the decision to remove half-elves (and half-orcs) was a poor one, and I strongly disagree with the...
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Kinematics reacted to TravDoc42's post in the thread D&D General Todd Kenreck Let Go from WotC with Like.
I can't help but feel that this is a bad sign. Also, I really enjoyed Todd's interviews with people like Perkins and Crawford...
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Kinematics reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Dragon Age lead says Baldur’s Gate 3 and Clair Obscur prove publishers wrong as games can crush market trends is they’re “given time to cook” with Like.
I think Clair Obscur is much more evidence that if you build the best game you can that you want to play than the audience will come.
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Kinematics reacted to I'm A Banana's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Dragon Age lead says Baldur’s Gate 3 and Clair Obscur prove publishers wrong as games can crush market trends is they’re “given time to cook” with Like.
Clair Obscur isn't substantially different from other games in its genre in regards to the story being kind of on rails. There's some...