There was some mods discussing this on Tildes, and the mods seemed to think that replacing them wouldn't be as easy as people make it out to be. Mods apparently have a wealth of institutional knowledge that is required due to the lackluster default mod suite, and apparently the admins rely on them to come up with their own solutions to issues. Replacing the mods sounds like it will reduce the quality of the content but also will be a big headache for any new mods to jump in. Reddit may not give a shit and they may think it won't significantly affect investor interest, but I wonder if us regular users will notice a difference. Hell, there's already been a difference over the past 10 years.

I was going to ask what the number used to be! I am new as of last week, and even from when I started, it's insane to see posts with hundreds of upvotes. Crazy upswing in such a short amount of time. I wonder how long time Lemmy users feel about all this.

So sick. What do you call it when something feels old-world but also futuristic? Love how you shot this too.

I started rethinking that when I was seeing the influx of bots calling out other users as bots. Then I started noticing weirdly corporate speak in comments about products. I used to add "reddit" to every Google search to find any decent advice, but now I'm realizing even that advice is tainted. Ugh.

I'm with you. I've watched Reddit pull a LOT of bullshit over the years, and this is heinous enough that I'm done. I'll keep my account because there are some very niche subs that can provide help with certain things, so I want to be able to search or post to them as needed. But Lemmy really has my attention now.

I hope they blackout permanently until Reddit changes their position (as unlikely as that is). Maybe that will encourage others like me to check out alternatives. Thanks for the welcome; happy to be here!

I'd like to add to this request that we allow searches by instance, or be able to view all communities within a particular instance. I sometimes hear about a new instance and want to see all the communities within it. Or I'm curious what new communities lemmy.ml might have and want to quickly view all their instances. Initially I tried to search "@lemmy.ml", hoping that would work, but alas it did not. Just a thougt that feels related to this one!

Some mods are posting on Tildes and it sounds like they don't think Reddit will be able to just replace them all. Apparently the mods have more institutional knowledge than the admins at this point, and replacing them with less knowledgeable and less passionate mods is going to have a significant impact on the quality of the content. Dunno how long Reddit needs to keep up appearances before they go public though, so maybe Reddit thinks they can still win out and get investors before it implodes.

RedReader has posted that they have officially received an exclusion from the API fees due to their extensive accessibility features for those who are blind or visually impaired. So if anyone wants to use reddit without the official app, that app will stay up past June 30th. I have a feeling that Reddit will focus some development on accessibility, and if a lot of people switch over to RedReader to avoid the ads and bullshit in the official app, Reddit will kill it. It's only a matter of time at this point.

You're talking about limited time and you're playing Forbidden West?? Haha, I'm struggling to play it. I don't have the same patience for open world as I once did.

Dope, hope you love it as much as I did! At the very least, it is visually stunning.

Same! This is my first day browsing the fediverse, and I'm stoked to see this exists. Hope to see all of these smaller communities build up with the reddit migration.

Lol, yes exactly. Zero Dawn was drastically improved on easy!. If I die, I better have a short time to pick back up again, or dying better be an expected part of the experience, a la Soulsborne. I nearly quit Callisto Protocol because they have a checkpoint system. Like, even if you click the save button, it's just saving you at the prior checkpoint which is sometimes 15-20 minutes earlier. Jaw dropped the first time I lost 20 minutes and realized why. Only way I got through it was because it was short and I would regularly check to see if I reached a checkpoint and quit.

I actually tried Ragnarok on hard mode. Lasted 15 minutes and turned it to normal lol. Considered a couple times of switching it to easy, but I eventually gained momentum and was able to get through. So good. Sobbed my eyes out at points, such a heartwarming game, which I realize is insane to say about a God of War game lol.

That makes a ton of sense. I was never actually subscribed to the PlayStation subreddit for that reason. I'd rather see news and discussion topics.

I've actually been wondering if I should pick this up. Does it still hold up after all these years? How long did it take you to beat it? I don't have the same patience for games I did when I was younger lol

Oooh, right, I did see a post about it putting up DDOS protection and how that might screw with things. So this might just be temporary then. That at least helps me understand it; I have been trying to understand the fediverse and that behavior really confused me and made me think I was missing something big. Thanks!

I just wish Playstation would fucking release drivers for PC. I can't justify buying a headset that only works with one console. I know it's a cheap headset for its feature set, but I don't make a ton of money and need as much longevity out of my tech as possible.

Oh man, I've not heard of this one. I know Gone Home, but I never played it so I may have to finally check that out too. I love a game that drops you into the unknown and makes you figure out what's happening. You might like Ether One if you haven't played it already.

I doubt we'll see a PS5 Pro next year, if at all. We've only ever had that in one generation of consoles across the entirety of gaming, and there was a 4K push and a processor that had fallen behind. This generation, we're seeing extended crossgen support, and not a lot of games pushing next-gen visuals yet. I think we'd all feel a little left out to dry if a pro version came out. A slim version seems totally reasonable to me though, especially if rumors are true that Sony wants to switch to a single PS5 model with an optional disc drive attachment.

@[email protected], you're going to want in on this conversation.

It's been a while since I beat it, but maybe like 10 hours. Not especially long. If you have it, you can get a sense of what the game is like in the first 30 minutes to an hour. There's a great moment in like the 3rd or 4th "memory" that would be a good place to play to and then decide if you want to invest more time.