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WHY APEX LEGENDS IS BETTER

This article will showcase key areas of gameplay design in Apex Legends which defines it as an example of design evolution within the battle royal genre. Specific comparison will be made against PlayerUnknown’s Battle Royal (PUBG). PUBG Knockdown PUBG players know all too well the helpless and sometimes hilarious feeling of being downed and slowlyContinue reading “WHY APEX LEGENDS IS BETTER”

RE: Live Simply

From the perspective of someone who lives and works in a small late capitalist city or larger: It is a privileged position to be able to ‘live simply’ and be content. It is true whether you compare low class to high or developed countries to developing. Socio-economic structures of late capitalism are not easy toContinue reading “RE: Live Simply”

Should I Reply To This Pyramid Scheme?

Ever since I have been updating my online presence, specifically through LinkedIn for this case, I have been getting lots of targeted Ads on YouTube as well as random and suspicious people contacting me. The following is the second email I received from one such person. Luke, I’d like to tell you a story. It’sContinue reading “Should I Reply To This Pyramid Scheme?”

Surrounded By Content

I am surrounded by content. There is always something to listen to, something to watch, something to buy, to read, to learn, news to be shocked by, posts to share, even a juicy comment thread can have my attention for way too long. It’s great, honestly. I enjoy consuming most of it and I doContinue reading “Surrounded By Content”

The Blockbuster Flip

If you don’t remember going to a Blockbuster or Video Ezy then you are probably younger than me. Alsaka still had Blockbusters but only because internet is expensive (usatoday.com). It must be an anxious expedition to consume pornography in Alaska. Alaska, the only place that still gets that embodied and sometimes social experience of walkingContinue reading “The Blockbuster Flip”

Highest Account Level I Have Ever Seen – Deep Rock Galactic – A Letter To Management

So, I was joining a mission in progress one night and I see a group doing a Hazard 5. I pause to think, “do I want to do a 5?”, “Hell yea I wanna do a 5!”. I’m a Scout class employee, so I figured I would make good use of the Engineer’s platforms sinceContinue reading “Highest Account Level I Have Ever Seen – Deep Rock Galactic – A Letter To Management”