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    ChatGPT lies then gaslights reporter with fake transcript

    While we could blame AI/LLM for that, but that's par for the course for Deloitte, even before LLM became generally available: Deloitte - Wikipedia I also wonder why the Australian government would go into business with a company with such... Shady history, in the first place? I have serious...
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    ChatGPT lies then gaslights reporter with fake transcript

    Let me ask you the question: Did we really need to sue Red Bull to realize that Red Bull doesn't give you real physical wings? I hope the answer is "Of course not!", because people aren't stupid (only happened in the US btw). So why are so many people suddenly acting, like "But we didn't know!"...
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    ChatGPT lies then gaslights reporter with fake transcript

    The issue is that the word 'slop' is generic. And examples like these are the equivalent of shining a spotlight on a bricklayer because they performed piss poor and killed the patient as a neurosurgeon. It's about the wrong people using the wrong tool for a job. Not that we're all acting...
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    D&D 5E (2024) The Great Wizard Extinction.

    n=1 Keep in mind that during the LONG AD&D2e era the core option was Wizard. And a LOT of us came into that from Basic D&D and/or HeroQuest (with also Wizard). Then came D&D 3e, with the Sorcerer added as a core class, book mage vs. natural mage. Suddenly a lot of folks started playing...
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    D&D 5E (2024) What should the 15th Class be?

    If a recent discussion is to be believed: Cannibal.
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    D&D General Oh Please give me some Happy Backgrounds!!

    Happy childhood, endless curiosity, wanderlust... Result: Murderhoboing through Europe... ;)
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    XKCD: Could we survive eating only humans?

    Somehow, I suddenly see 'The Highlander' in a whole different light... "There can be only one!" Did we ever see what they did with the bodies?
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    Brian Colin Helps Vast Grimm Escape Stasis

    It looks very striking, the color choice and combinations, but it suffers the same issues CY-BORG has. No matter how pretty, readability does go out the window. It still looks awesome though! I do like the digital printer tech (photo on the KS page), it's huge though! But if you have the skills...
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    Starbreeze Cancels Co-Op D&D Video Game

    Larian did pretty well with Original Sin 1 & 2, and with BG3 went well beyond the original franchise with regards to sales and mainstream acceptance.
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    ChatGPT lies then gaslights reporter with fake transcript

    Yeah, but this is how you sold the thread to us... ;)
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    ChatGPT lies then gaslights reporter with fake transcript

    Euh... Euh... Euh... Technology is tools, LLM is a tool. You don't throw a hammer on the ground, shout "Do the dishes!" and expect to be obeyed. Now, that certain people are shouting that AI/LLMs can do xyz does muddy the waters. But you also wouldn't believe the same people if they said your...
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    ChatGPT lies then gaslights reporter with fake transcript

    I can call what you say a 'lie', but that is inaccurate, you just don't know what you're talking about. This isn't me trying to be offensive or trying to start an argument, this is how the current LLM situation is, people using it with misunderstanding how it works, what they should use it for...
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    Starbreeze Cancels Co-Op D&D Video Game

    It kind of depends on how you define 'live service games' exactly. The companies behind Path of Exile and Warframe weren't big when the started, something like Valheim is still being developed (still in EA), done by an extremely small team and has been available since feb 2021. Imho throwing a...
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    Unearthed Arcana New Psion update, Dungeons and Dragons Unearthed Arcana

    I do not agree: 2e => 3e => 5e, it's an evolution. Instead here, they threw out the baby with the bathwater and started over from scratch, just trying to reuse the name. If they want to release a 5e version of Dark Sun, this is a core requirement, and honestly if this is the best they can do...
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    Unearthed Arcana New Psion update, Dungeons and Dragons Unearthed Arcana

    Compared to the 2e Psionics, this is just a pale imitation. It screams weaksauce! And when I compare the rest of the 2e classes with D&D 5e 2024, they are much more versatile...
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    Starbreeze Cancels Co-Op D&D Video Game

    Is anyone surprised about this #1 It's Starbreeze (has been having a lot of issues), #2 It's Hasbro/WotC... Giant Skull is also a new studio, this might also implode (before or after release). Gameloft might actually bring out a game, but it'll be a mobile game with heavy microtransactions. I...
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    Hasbro Opens New Wizards of the Coast Video Game Studio in Montreal to Support D&D Franchise

    My first reaction would be: What fools will be willing to work there?
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    RPG Evolution: Minor Inconveniences

    "Just resurrect me when we reach the city!" But a game still needs to be fun, and not a camping simulator. Most people want to play Tie Fighter or X-Wing, not an Airbus in MS Flight simulator... There are of course that do want to have the complete simulator experience, but at this level, I...
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    Will the complexity pendulum swing back?

    But doesn't difficulty directly translate into more effort and time? Thus more cost by needing a more skilled person who requires more time. While more brainpower required doesn't by itself translate into more time, in other fields (like IT) it translates to more 'moving parts' that do require...
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    Will the complexity pendulum swing back?

    I honestly think that's a bad analysis of the situation, both are available and supported in the market. You mentioned PF2e, but also things like Shadowrun are crunch heavy. A lot of the crunch heavy games are older, GURPS, WFRP, The Dark Eye, etc. But I would also call Lancer crunch heavy...
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