alianne 7mo ago • 97%
It's definitely still chugging along, although I will point out that the sub numbers now include not only modern WoW players but also Classic players. If the 7 million number is accurate, that's 7 million across all WoW versions, not just modern WoW.
alianne 8mo ago • 100%
Same. A friend and I were excited to play together like we did in D3, but we barely managed to finish the campaign. It's on the shelf for now unless/until we hear the team turned things around.
alianne 10mo ago • 100%
I know the article says it was published one day ago, but the author must've missed an update or something. The Hildir's Request update in August 2023 also gave us world modifiers; we no longer need a mod to portal metal and other restricted items!
alianne 11mo ago • 100%
Other than they ongoing payments for games I continue to play (hello, World of Warcraft), most of my money now goes toward games from smaller studios that aren't so expensive. Valheim, Timberborn, and many others are well below $70, and now I get to try games from other creators while still affording the couple of big spenders I enjoy.
alianne 11mo ago • 100%
Nice! I know there was a Spirit of Competition pet as well that recently became available again via the August 2023 trading post; I wonder if they would leave the tabard as an exclusive now that the pet was brought back around. It's nice that some of the retired items are coming back, but I can also see value in some of the event-based ones remaining unavailable.
For any transmog collectors who also have Amazon Prime, there’s a new Prime Gaming reward available through December 26 for the [Tabard of Fury](https://gaming.amazon.com/tabard-fury-transmog/dp/amzn1.pg.item.f8fbec04-c9d0-413c-b743-63b800c9af50) that was formerly available as a TCG item.
alianne 11mo ago • 100%
I see your point - I'm also happy with the current version. That said, I did purchase the app with the expectation of continued development. I'm not demanding major weekly updates in perpetuity or anything, but I don't feel it's unreasonable to want reassurance that the app you paid for hasn't been abandoned a few months after release.
(To be clear, I mentioned in another comment that I know this is normal for Sync and we will likely get more updates down the road. I can just also understand OP's concern.)
alianne 11mo ago • 100%
I have no concrete answers, but this was fairly common with the Sync for Reddit app as well. We'd go several months without updates before they'd resume for a while and then drop off again.
I'm relatively confident the same will happen here, so updates will probably return soon^TM .
alianne 11mo ago • 100%
True, if it turned into a situation where you had to sub with money for a month every time you wanted to redeem a token or something, that would definitely lessen the value for me. I'd still say it was worth it because I could use the tokens for expansions and other games, but not everyone may have the same opinion.
alianne 11mo ago • 100%
The WoW token wasn't introduced until WoD, so if you played that long ago it wouldn't have been an option. If you're ever looking to jump in again though, it's definitely a useful system if you like to make gold in game.
alianne 11mo ago • 75%
Free trials can't farm gold anyway because they're capped to 1k gold, so this really does only impact bot accounts for the most part. There's likely a small number of people who use tokens because they otherwise couldn't afford to play, but I expect that's not terribly common.
alianne 11mo ago • 79%
As someone who uses gold to buy WoW tokens for both game time and shop credit to make other Blizzard purchases, I have a hard time getting upset over this. I've been playing the game without spending money for years, and tokens are also how I buy both WoW expansions and other Blizzard games. Asking me to pay money for a month of sub time every few years seems reasonable, especially if this change makes it even the slightest bit annoying/harder for bot accounts.
alianne 12mo ago • 100%
That might be better, but I'd still worry about people rep farming (for lack of a better term). Any time you give people a score, title, or other personal metric, you run the risk of people posting to influence that metric rather than to post for the sake of contributing content.
It's possible the good such a system could do would outweigh the bad, but it will definitely always have elements of both.
alianne 12mo ago • 98%
While karma might help spam/bots in some ways, I feel like it would also lead to karma farming, which I'm personally happy to not have here. Maybe they could instead allow communities to set requirements for minimum time subscribed or minimum interaction (voting, commenting, etc.) before people could post? I'd prefer that be set per-community, though, and not a site-wide mandate.
We get a mount this time! If you have Amazon Prime, there’s a new Prime Gaming reward available through November 28 for the [Armored Bloodwing](https://gaming.amazon.com/dp/amzn1.pg.item.4f9fa28c-e8c8-4893-804c-2256def66ef7) mount that was formerly available as a cash shop purchase but was removed from the store several years ago. The URL for the news article on Blizzard's site is broken at the moment, but [Wowhead](https://www.wowhead.com/news/armored-bloodwing-mount-new-twitch-prime-gaming-loot-335705) has the details and I can confirm that the mount can be claimed on Prime Gaming and shows up in-game.
alianne 1y ago • 100%
You mentioned the Workshop, so I wanted to drop this forum post here in case you weren't aware of the recent news. C:S2 will not have mods available on the Steam Workshop. Mods will be available through Paradox Mods - although not at launch - which will allow for cross-platform mods (yay!) but means you'll need to use Paradox's platform if you want them (not as yay).
alianne 1y ago • 66%
Similar to that, yeah, although I think the master/slave thing started earlier. (It's a bit more blatant, tbf.)
I agree that allowlist doesn't roll off the tongue quite as nicely, but as long as it makes it obvious what the word means, I'll go with it.
alianne 1y ago • 92%
Sync! It's what I used on Reddit, and having it here made switching platforms so much smoother.
alianne 1y ago • 94%
In recent years there's been a shift from "white/black list" to "allow/block list" in an effort to avoid the stereotypes associated with those terms. I wouldn't say it's the new norm yet, but it's slowly becoming more popular.
alianne 1y ago • 100%
The donation links go straight to the fundraiser on the Cleveland Clinic's site to support the Tuohy vaccine for breast cancer. None of the race organizers collect the money themselves.
The in-game micro holiday is inspired by a [charity event](https://gnomerun2023.carrd.co/) hosted every October on Scarlet Crusade-US. People make level 1 gnomes to run from New Tinkertown to Booty Bay, and the funds raised go to support the development of a breast cancer vaccine. If you've never joined the event, I recommend it! It's always great fun to watch a herd of gnomes dodge murlocs and tigers on their way down to Booty Bay.
alianne 1y ago • 100%
Like others have commented, unlimited texting has been available in most phone plans for the better part of a decade now; I'd struggle to name a place that offers plans without it.
As for the accented characters, that's something I personally don't encounter much as a native English speaker. I obviously can't speak for those who do need those keyboards, but for me it's not a problem.
With regards to encryption/privacy, I can't say that's a concern I've personally had regarding my texts. Could the government read my messages? Probably, but all they're getting is cute cat pics and random chatter about games and food and whatnot. Again, that's another aspect that's probably more of a concern for people in more sensitive situations, but I can't speak for them.
alianne 1y ago • 100%
SMS text messaging unless it's a group chat/voice call for gaming, in which case it's Discord.
They may not be the first animal you'd expect to find in this community, but the rubber ducky isopods in SerpaDesign's new video definitely made me say "awww."
Pet collectors, we get a new (old) pet! If you have Amazon Prime, there’s a new Prime Gaming reward available through October 24 for the [Zipao Tiger](https://gaming.amazon.com/dp/amzn1.pg.item.f647d068-4d89-4d0f-b95d-d2e6810290be) pet that was formerly available as a Recruit-a-Friend reward.
There's a new [pirate themed highland drake customization](https://www.wowhead.com/news/highland-drake-pirates-day-armor-available-from-pirates-day-for-50-000-gold-335121) available only during Pirates' Day from [Dread Captain DeMeza](https://www.wowhead.com/npc=28048/dread-captain-demeza) in Booty Bay for 50k gold. There's nothing to suggest that this won't appear during the holiday next year as well, but the event only lasts for one day.
For any transmog collectors who also have Amazon Prime, there’s a new Prime Gaming reward available through September 28 for the [Tabard of Brilliance](https://gaming.amazon.com/dp/amzn1.pg.item.270f6968-8b67-4923-9c58-4e3aa121ce8d) that was formerly available as a TCG item.
Is there a setting that will allow me to view upvotes and downvotes as separate numbers rather than one combined score? This is the one setting in Jerboa that I can't seem to find in Sync. Jerboa: ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c3f63a98-e865-43bb-ab35-4e9c85417d0f.jpeg) Sync: ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/957702b1-799d-477f-b2fb-d485e45fde10.jpeg)
For any WoW pet collectors who also have Amazon Prime, there's a new Prime Gaming reward for the [silver pig pet](https://gaming.amazon.com/silver-pet-pig/dp/amzn1.pg.item.181269d8-d15e-4590-9002-4b8db75cb8c6) that was formerly available as part of the Recruit a Friend program. The promotion runs through August 24, and if you're also a Diablo 4 player there's another promotion ending next week for the [Brackish Fetch mount armor](https://gaming.amazon.com/brackish-armor/dp/amzn1.pg.item.70e64589-f74a-498b-82f0-ed83bb9d8153).