BFTD Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Yes, but it rings somewhat hollow when someone who lives in Barbados is complaining about Leif spending all his pocket money on Robux. I hadn't picked up on that aspect 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 An absolutely glorious day up Fraserbrugh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 New mermaid statue in Italy. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 40 minutes ago, scottsdad said: New mermaid statue in Italy. 40 mins, no wid. Wid. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, BTFD said: TBF, the psychological manipulation of kids to empty their parents' bank accounts through stealth is something that the older generation of gamers won't have been expecting. To people whose last gaming experience was Street Fighter II, microtransactions and loot boxes must seem completely alien, never mind games being made less fun so people will pay extra to avoid playing them as much (how the f**k did that become normalised). I don't have much of a problem with more warnings that game publishers are rapacious sharks pulling out all the stops to fool people into giving them more money, even if it seems obvious to those of us still playing. My son is a fan of Roblox and I used to buy him a fivers worth of Robux a month. He was banned a few times for being an arsehole, fair enough. I then discovered that all the stuff he's bought was lost. Bandits. Edited May 17, 2023 by hk blues 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, hk blues said: My son is a fan of Roblox and I used to buy him a fivers worth of Robux a month. He was banned a few times for being an arsehole, fair enough. I then discovered that all the stuff he's bought was lost. Bandits. Aye, that's an even broader issue than computer games - people/companies having the ability to hit the kill switch on digital property. There have been so many games already that "sold" digital items and no longer exist because it stopped being profitable. You're always, always just buying the right to access things for as long as the providers decide you can. Years ago, there was a Steam-style storefront that mainly sold games from smaller, independent creators (I forget the name of it now). It wasn't hugely popular and the company behind it eventually folded, with everybody losing the games they'd bought through it. It'll inevitably happen to a bigger service someday, and it's not just an issue about losing our own "property". I'm not a massive fan of Netflix's own content, for example, but when their credit dries up and it has to close, we could end up back in a similar situation to the pre-home video era: hundreds of film/shows that become unavailable, with third parties left to create archives for future use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, BTFD said: TBF, the psychological manipulation of kids to empty their parents' bank accounts through stealth is something that the older generation of gamers won't have been expecting. To people whose last gaming experience was Street Fighter II, microtransactions and loot boxes must seem completely alien, never mind games being made less fun so people will pay extra to avoid playing them as much (how the f**k did that become normalised). I don't have much of a problem with more warnings that game publishers are rapacious sharks pulling out all the stops to fool people into giving them more money, even if it seems obvious to those of us still playing. It's very misleading, kids (in my world) don't have money, they ask for money from their parent/uncle and so on.... As you say, the older generation (me) never had the problem of cash for getting better, we were just shite at the gamr and it got binned or we became the masters of our own room. My son 10, kens the rules, you can play but we don't pay. Simple. There is millions of websites for free games, the pay to be better games which he plays 'freefire'. He sees me playing Championship manager and or online pool, no money and loving and hating it all, he's cool with this situation. In the short, its the parents that can't control, not the kids. Edited May 17, 2023 by SlipperyP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 8 hours ago, scottsdad said: New mermaid statue in Italy. Clearly been to Turkey for boob job and bum. lift. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 8 hours ago, scottsdad said: New mermaid statue in Italy. Medusa got jelly of that Brazilian Bum Lift. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 13 hours ago, scottsdad said: New mermaid statue in Italy. A mermaid statue and, to paraphrase Billy Connolly, a bike rack as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 18 hours ago, BTFD said: Aye, that's an even broader issue than computer games - people/companies having the ability to hit the kill switch on digital property. There have been so many games already that "sold" digital items and no longer exist because it stopped being profitable. You're always, always just buying the right to access things for as long as the providers decide you can. Years ago, there was a Steam-style storefront that mainly sold games from smaller, independent creators (I forget the name of it now). It wasn't hugely popular and the company behind it eventually folded, with everybody losing the games they'd bought through it. It'll inevitably happen to a bigger service someday, and it's not just an issue about losing our own "property". I'm not a massive fan of Netflix's own content, for example, but when their credit dries up and it has to close, we could end up back in a similar situation to the pre-home video era: hundreds of film/shows that become unavailable, with third parties left to create archives for future use. It actually happened here in the Philippines, at least in part. Discovery + ceased transmitting here from May 1 with no prior warning - just knew about it when I got an error message on the screen and went online to find out why and saw they had discontinued the service. Apparently I will get a pro-rata refund for my year's subscription. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 8 hours ago, tamthebam said: A mermaid statue and, to paraphrase Billy Connolly, a bike rack as well. Looks like it could be 2 bike racks, to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 NGL. Loved seeing Michael Keaton. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 As a parallel to the Taxidermy thread maybe someone should start a ‘Tattooing is Dead Easy’ thread? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 59 minutes ago, scottsdad said: @throbber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thane of Cawdor Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Just seen a South African investment fund manager interviewed on Sky. Poor bugger's called Fani Titi. Life, and parents can be so cruel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, Thane of Cawdor said: Just seen a South African investment fund manager interviewed on Sky. Poor bugger's called Fani Titi. Life, and parents can be so cruel. This the lad? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistledo Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 18 minutes ago, Swarley said: This the lad? Nah different Fani Titi I Think. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thane of Cawdor Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 19 minutes ago, Swarley said: This the lad? It is, indeed. Seems to be coping well with his unsympathetic misnomers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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