healthy? what do you mean by healthy. healthy for whom? the life of the app itself? because it won’t survive without dedicated users.

if there is no algorithm to keep track of what users want to see vs don’t want to see, they’ll stop using the app in favor of apps that cater to their interests.

watching a random video of something I’m not interested in isn’t particularly all that fun.

if an app learns I like anime and video games or specific types of content, then I’m more likely to use the app.

the issue with loops is there’s no algorithm. so I get 10 random videos that don’t interest me and just one that does, almost.

that’s not going to work long term for engagement. i already get bored on loops after like a minute.

Golly I loved these things when I was a kid. I still do.

the same level of toxicity that I left reddit for seems to be permeating Lemmy, now.

America is a lot of people from different places settling in one continent. lots of people care about what their family history is. I’m not sure what’s weird about that.

there’s a lot of people with bloodlines from different parts of the world in every country. it means something to some people. not everyone, but quite a few.

that particular phenomenon is everywhere.

One guy writes an article. literally just one dude.

the comments: “AMERICANS ARE WEIRD AF. ALL AMERICANS DO THIS AND FEEL THIS WAY.”

eww. paywall. gross. here:

Baldur’s Gate 3 has been a huge success since it was launched last year

John Mulligan

The holding company for Belgian-controlled games studio Larian, which runs its revenue through its Dublin arm, posted a €249m pre-tax profit last year as the major success of its Baldur’s Gate 3 title supercharged its sales.

The company, which was founded by chief executive Swen Vincke in 1996, operates studios in cities including Dublin, Ghent, Warsaw and Quebec.

Mr Vincke owns virtually all of the ordinary shares in the holding company, but a unit of Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent – which owns major stakes in Fortnite owner Epic Games and other gaming ventures – also has a large chunk of preference shares in the firm.

The Tencent division, Tencent Cloud Europe, has been an investor in Larian for a number of years.

Accounts just filed for Larian Group Holdings in Ireland show that its revenue soared to €427m last year, from €22.7m in 2022.

The bumper profit it recorded last year compared with a €214,000 loss the holding company made the year before.

Its turnover and profits fluctuate over the lifetime of its games titles and their development.

Badur’s Gate 3, based on Dungeons and Dragons, has been the most successful of the company’s titles to date, selling around 15 million copies. It gave the holding company the financial muscle to pay a €28m dividend this year.

Launched last year, the title wasn’t initially expected to achieve the level of sales that it did.

The game had been in development for years and came to the market in August last year. It won numerous industry awards.

“We’re in the luxurious position now that we can pick our own destiny and our own path, which is really cool,” Mr Vincke told video game website IGN in September.

“So I hope we can sustain that,” he said, adding that he has two main goals for the studio. “Being able to make things we like to make and making sure that it’s sustainable so we can continue doing so.”

Swen Vincke (centre with arm raised) and the Larian Studio team with the Best Game Award for Baldur’s Gate 3 at the BAFTA Games Awards 2024 in London last April. Photo: Getty

The intellectual property for Baldur’s Gate is owned by a company called Wizards of the Coast, which itself is owned by games company Hasbro.

Releasing full-year results for 2023 earlier this year, Hasbro said revenue at Wizards of the Coast rose 10pc in the year, driven by increased licensed digital gaming revenue from Baldur’s Gate 3 and another title by a different studio.

Baldur’s Gate 3 contributed $90m in revenue to the Hasbro unit for the year.

But Mr Vincke said last March that Larian would be ending its partnership with Wizards of the Coast, meaning that no new Baldur’s Gate game is in development, although the studio is working on other projects.

The success of Baldur’s Gate 3 has continued, however, meaning that Larian’s financial performance this year is also likely to be strong.

Larian’s publishing director, Michael Douse, said this week that the performance of the game this year has exceeded that of 2023. It has 20pc more active daily users this year than last, he said in a post on X.

“I am also happy to announce we have achieved one more sale in the Holy See, the Vatican, itself,” he added.

if there is, I haven’t seen any. ive been using it quite a bit. its probably like most social media where if you don’t engage with that kind of content, it doesn’t show it to you.

there’s too much stuff to keep track of, man. all I know is that when I see that term, it sets off a red flag in my brain.

i have only heard the term “wrongthink” used by those who participate in pretty not cool places.

edit: did I get downvoted for wrongthink? lol

i am so happy for you. unfortunately i am still waiting.

update: I am in! hooray!

(app looks clean af as well)

still waiting for an email about account registration from them.

its because of all the new accounts that have been made there. that’s likely why you’re seeing so many posts about it.

a mass exodus from one twitter to another is a big deal for a lot of people.

there’s quite a few people in this thread with the same weird vitriol as reddit had.

if someone uses bluesky and you don’t, then why make yourself upset over it? i have both mastodon and bluesky. i use both.

I’m not sure why everything has to be a weird competition. some weird us vs. them shitfight.

its literally just a social media platform. jeez.

and they will lose. because you can’t stop the signal, Mal.

i am also having a blast. i was afraid when I heard some things like exploration got streamlined, but after playing I relaxed. they nailed it.

I’m so glad that EA took the shackles off and let Bioware cook. cause I’m already planning another playthrough after the first one.

i agree with judging it on its own. it has some strengths from other games in the series and improves on so many areas. even little improvements to things most people don’t even notice.

its great and I’m having fun.

Shocked, I tell you. Shocked! You mean the giant douchebag company that sues people for even breathing the word “nintendo” doesn’t give credit to artists?!

…I am one of the rare souls that loves Andromeda. 😅 I literally play it more than the trilogy. its less depression inducing and the combat is actually fun.

Also i really hope they’re not going to make me kill Solas. It took me a long time to warm up to him and I would prefer to not kill my friend. =( even if he is a jerk. he’s like our jerk.

indeed. let us have our fun and go have fun with something else. So many big crpgs exist now.

bg3 just came out last year and its huge. go play that and leave dragon age fans alone to be excited for our stuff.

i can’t wait to get my hands on Veilguard. I’m ready. I’M READY. 🙏

I’m kinda getting sick of origins fans, tbh. they’ve been bitching loudly for two games now and there have been other crpgs to play since then.

they honestly can stop being weirdos and move on and let the rest of us who like all of dragon age have our fun too.