Banter TRTT Part 14: 2022 Goodbye (To 2023)

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Frank Herbert wrote the first six, his son and a co-writer continued after Franks death.

Haha, yup they go on forever!

There’s some gold there! Better than some of the dafter moments in the original 6.

It's been a struggle at times to read the original 6...

Don't think I have it in me to read any more...

😔
 
It's been a struggle at times to read the original 6...

Don't think I have it in me to read any more...

😔
Honestly don’t blame you 😂.

I read most of them as a student, don’t think I’d bother if I was a student these days. There’s too much other stuff accessible out there.
 
lol I went out and bought afl 23 yesterday, I went into with my eyes wide open as to how bad it would probably be and I’m still shocked.


Like , there’s just inexcusable stuff here. I get that there’s not as much money in it but there’s so many things wrong with it that just doesn’t even relate to money.

Like not being able to view heights of players you’re drafting, or at all in any modes.

What’s the point of having skills out of a 100 but only being able to adjust them in increments of 3 or more?

The bizarre ratings of players where all players are nearly rated the same (dumont 86 butters 88)

And so on.

Oh, and it won’t even load actual games yet, so I can’t even judge how bad it is to play.
 

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Re: alcohol, i actually dont drink at all generally. Only on holidays will I indulge or if its to quietly celebrate something. Even then it would be a couple only.

...last time I got anywhere past a 'buzz' was when the crows got pumped in the gf 😅. Many sangrias.
 
Will power pending my plan is to do the OG 6.
Yeah I had read the first 2 a couple of times but always struggled to get past that...

Earlier this year I told my self I need to finish them (don't like leaving books ect unfinished) but it's a struggle... Once I finish the last of the OG 6 think I'll gladly put down and not read again.

There are some good bits and at times really enjoyed the story... But not again.
 
I got 2 cats lately... Named the first roach and then the second geralt... (From the Witcher series)

So my Mrs comes along.. and goes 🤔 "so technically geralt should be riding roach"

😐 Technically yes. But no.
 
lol I went out and bought afl 23 yesterday, I went into with my eyes wide open as to how bad it would probably be and I’m still shocked.


Like , there’s just inexcusable stuff here. I get that there’s not as much money in it but there’s so many things wrong with it that just doesn’t even relate to money.

Like not being able to view heights of players you’re drafting, or at all in any modes.

What’s the point of having skills out of a 100 but only being able to adjust them in increments of 3 or more?

The bizarre ratings of players where all players are nearly rated the same (dumont 86 butters 88)

And so on.

Oh, and it won’t even load actual games yet, so I can’t even judge how bad it is to play.
Why on earth did we delist Dumont when he's only 2 worse than Butters??!! 😡 Sounds like another Hinkley disasterclass! 🤬
Not happy Jan!
 
Haha, yup they go on forever!

There’s some gold there! Better than some of the dafter moments in the original 6.

The first book, Dune, captured my imagination as a 13yo like nothing else beforehand. I've reread it several times which is very rare for me. It's an incredible book just as a standalone.

I got through Dune Messiah and started Children of Dune but the story just didn't hold for me. From reading the synopsis of God Emperor Dune, I'm happy I called it quits when I did.

What are the prequel books like?
 
lol I went out and bought afl 23 yesterday, I went into with my eyes wide open as to how bad it would probably be and I’m still shocked.


Like , there’s just inexcusable stuff here. I get that there’s not as much money in it but there’s so many things wrong with it that just doesn’t even relate to money.

Like not being able to view heights of players you’re drafting, or at all in any modes.

What’s the point of having skills out of a 100 but only being able to adjust them in increments of 3 or more?

The bizarre ratings of players where all players are nearly rated the same (dumont 86 butters 88)

And so on.

Oh, and it won’t even load actual games yet, so I can’t even judge how bad it is to play.
You also can't trade players to different clubs in exhibition mode. Best you can do is duplicate them. Esava plays for Port and Geelong now.

This is a feature that was in FIFA and NBA games 25 years ago. It was even in AFL games 15 years ago. It's not in this game.
 

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The first book, Dune, captured my imagination as a 13yo like nothing else beforehand. I've reread it several times which is very rare for me. It's an incredible book just as a standalone.

I got through Dune Messiah and started Children of Dune but the story just didn't hold for me. From reading the synopsis of God Emperor Dune, I'm happy I called it quits when I did.

What are the prequel books like?
Somewhat similar for me. Read Dune at 11, then continued on. Messiah was good, but after that they each got noticeably worse. I couldn’t make it through the 6th and certainly not going to do the money making follow ons by others. I’ll stick to the frustration of years / decades of waiting for Fantasy series to be finished. (**** you GRRM you lazy bastard).
 
You also can't trade players to different clubs in exhibition mode. Best you can do is duplicate them. Esava plays for Port and Geelong now.

This is a feature that was in FIFA and NBA games 25 years ago. It was even in AFL games 15 years ago. It's not in this game.

Can’t trade draft picks during the draft, can’t use created players in career management mode only season mode


The list goes on and on.

The “they don’t have the money to do what other sports games do” just doesn’t fly when there’s a 1000 things they ****ed up on that are not only easily achievable, it’s amazing they haven’t done them. Things that aren’t really a cost.


There’s a selection for pronouns, but you can’t view a players height is probably the most absurd thing I’ve ever seen. Anywhere.
 
Bizarre 'Yabba response.

This is medical professionals saying just a few drinks a week shrinks the brain.. who needs CTE have anothery
Pfft

Most medical professionals I know are big pissheads

Then again, there's a bit of truth in Wake In Fright. Doctors coming out here just like Dr Loomis so their habits are scarcely noticeable. One night the doctor was out at Karaoke drunk as a skunk doing Purple Rain, two nights later he was saving my brother's life after his accident. Three nights he was back at the pub. Then he starred in some show about Broken Hill hospital on the ABC.

Outback ER - ABC iview Outback ER

But that pub is shut now.

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What are the prequel books like?
Personally I enjoyed them; they're not as engaging or rich with mind-expanding concepts as the original Dune trilogy though. However I thought they did a pretty good job of setting up the circumstances that led to the main series. The way the entire series ends is a bit disappointing; surprising to a degree, but ultimately unsatisfying.
 
lol I went out and bought afl 23 yesterday, I went into with my eyes wide open as to how bad it would probably be and I’m still shocked.


Like , there’s just inexcusable stuff here. I get that there’s not as much money in it but there’s so many things wrong with it that just doesn’t even relate to money.

Like not being able to view heights of players you’re drafting, or at all in any modes.

What’s the point of having skills out of a 100 but only being able to adjust them in increments of 3 or more?

The bizarre ratings of players where all players are nearly rated the same (dumont 86 butters 88)

And so on.

Oh, and it won’t even load actual games yet, so I can’t even judge how bad it is to play.
It was talked up so much despite the previous games not being THAT BAD because everyone thought the developer was better. The previous games were shit on so much by these fanbois.

Seeing the end product of AFL 23 was a real rollercoaster. The head of the studio was even on big footy shitting on the previous developer and talking up how their game will be a much better AFL experience.

Hasn't been seen a lot since then.

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Bizarre 'Yabba response.

This is medical professionals saying just a few drinks a week shrinks the brain.. who needs CTE have anothery
And so many societal ills and behaviour issues.

But it’s never going away.
 
And so many societal ills and behaviour issues.

But it’s never going away.
Yea it's social acceptance is so strong and ingrained it's a complete runaway train, it should cop the same heat as cigarettes if we were serious it's effects are worse and you'd basically cut violent & sexual crime by 75% overnight if it didn't exist.
 
Yea it's social acceptance is so strong and ingrained it's a complete runaway train, it should cop the same heat as cigarettes if we were serious it's effects are worse and you'd basically cut violent & sexual crime by 75% overnight if it didn't exist.
Well... Covid hit (I was in a wine bottling joint working at the time)

And we all got told that we were essential workers during shutdown because alco's who couldn't get there grog will take it out on there families.
 
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