#git gud france

[amandabe11man]

france protesting violently bc they raised the retirement age from 62 to 64. meanwhile sweden’s is 65 most of the time and they’re talking about raising it to 67...

[thessalian]

Thess vs Gaming While Disabled

Pretty sure Goblin gave me her cold. Also still in exceptional pain from two consecutive days’ commute. Cold-achy plus fibromyalgia-achy is ... not fun at all and I didn’t sleep overly well because I kept having stabs and spasms.

On one hand, I kind of want to give Code Vein a proper try. Bestie got it for me as a part of a replacement birthday present when the Trinket slippers didn’t work out.

(Note to prospective buyers of the Trinket slippers on the Critical Role store - CHECK THE SIZES. They say One Size Fits Most, and there is zero wiggle room in their size range because my big-ass feet are a half-size or so larger than the upper limit on the slippers and they just will not fit on my feet. Also I kind of feel bad for any guys that want the Trinket slippers because my feet are large for ‘women’s sizes’ but about average in ‘men’s sizes’ so ... yeah.)

(Further note: the Trinket slippers are getting a good home with my friend in France as soon as I can figure out how best to seal and label an appropriate box, and I have Code Vein, and also a pre-ordered copy of B Dylan Hollis’ Baking Yesteryear, so nobody loses out on this; Bestie gets to make two people happy, friend in France gets slippers, I get cookbook and ARG. Speaking of; back to ARG talk.)

I mean, seriously, I do want to try this game. I’ve basically discovered that my predominant issue with ARGs is keybinds. As in, it feels like they’re usually designed for console and expect someone to be able to plug a controller in and appropriately use it. Fuck that; I could barely hold up my phone last night, and my phone’s way lighter than today’s controllers. Thing is, people more comfortable with a keyboard can apparently eat shit because people dealing with the keyboard controls appear to have gone about assigning keybinds the way I used to play Pin The Tail On The Donkey as a kid. I’m pretty sure the “git gud” crowd would probably say I’m overreacting about this and I just need to figure it out ... except for one thing.

To paraphrase Keanu Reeves as Neo: “I know Google-Fu”.

It’s easy to believe that whatever condition or problem you’re having, you’re the only one having it. Especially when the loudest and most annoying voices involved are the people who belittle and bitch at you about not being able to do exactly what they can, and how you should either cope with how it is or accept that it’s not ��for you” and howl like they’re having their human rights violated when you ask politely for accessibility options that they don’t even have to use. I think the best lesson I ever learned - from therapy, from my friends, from Tumblr, which feels like a stupid place to learn a valuable life lesson but Tumblr Be Like That - is that there is always someone who has been where you are, who has gone through what you’re experiencing, and who might be able to help make it easier for you to go through it. All you have to do most of the time is find the right search terms, and advice will be there.

So I Googled “Code Vein Keybinds”. And what do you know? A whole, if short, Reddit thread where people are basically going, “The keybinds on Code Vein are dogshit; any advice for how to set them better?” The only reason the thread is so short is that a couple of people had what appears from the reactions to be an ideal set-up that I’m actually entirely keen to try.

The problem is the OW. Lotta OW. So much OW. I’m not sure I could manage that amount of frenetic activity in the state I’m currently in. I need something that’ll let me hyperfocus past the pain, yes, but adding a learning curve is probably not it. I suppose the thing to do is to go through the character creation thing (because seriously, it has the most fun character creation menu I’ve ever seen; almost makes up for the fact that there’s an awful lot of Big-Tittied Anime Girl With Minimal Clothing right in your face as soon as you get out of the tutorial), see if the new keybinds get me through the tutorial section any easier, get through the opening cutscene, and then stop there and do something a little less ... intensive. Not that my current thing isn’t kind of intensive in its way - I’m trying to finish my Meep!Herald’s run through Inquisition and am in the middle of Jaws of Hakkon, and still noticing that its response to the complaints of “too much running around through too much empty scenery” was “throw in respawning monsters too high level to simply blow through easily”, which is not the point but never mind. Just the controls are somewhat simpler; just a lot of pressing R interspersed with number keys. That’s a lot easier to manage than “parry”, “block”, “dodge”, “drain attack”, “variety of Gift keys”, etc.

I’m probably never going to be good at ARGs, but I dislike there being a whole kind of video game I can’t play because disability. I already have the whole thing where I can’t play most first person perspective games because I get migraines; if the ARG route is also blocked to me ... well. There are fewer and fewer games that don’t fall into those two categories, and I’m starting to feel shut out of the entire hobby. I mean, there are the indies - thank the gods for the indies - but still.

[rainbowgothdisaster]

i think one of the things that pisses me off the most is "not everything has to be accessible" bcuz there is something to that

most light shows cannot be made accessible to epileptics. if the point of the entire thing is flashing lights theres not a way to fix that. i saw a really cool show in france, it was in a cave with a shit ton of projectors putting collages of classic art on the walls and floors synced to music, you were surrounded by the show it was absolutely sick. and my first thought was "my mum should see this !!"

but of course that's not possible. the whole concept would have to be reworked. and if you want ppl who are photosensitive to enjoy it you could do that, youd just have to have some creative thinking. but that show specifically wouldnt be possible.

but i only ever see "not everything needs to be accessible" in response to things that are very easy to make accessible.

everything else about that show should be accessible. headphones for loud noises, ramps for wheelchair users, a break room for nausea, actual seating, even a guide for ppl with vision issues bcuz that doesnt mean they cant enjoy the show. iirc it was a man made cave so its not like they couldn't have done all of that, i think they had done some of it.

i mean. all of that just sounds nice to have in general. who doesnt get a little sick from spinning pictures and flashing lights ? the show was over an hour, who wouldnt want seating available ?

i feel like its like drinking alcohol which may be a dumb analogy but like. alcohol is dangerous to some ppl and you cant super change that, but to ppl with texture issues you can put it in other things. i cant drink fresh cocktails if they have seeds or pulp but you can make them without those. some ppl are allergic to oranges so just make a different cocktail. you cant really make the alcohol itself safe to drink for some ppl but you can make it safe and enjoyable for everyone else.

i think part of it is ppl dont know what the concept is and what just comes with the concept. the entire concept of monster truck rallies is giant truck destroy things. that's all you need. of course, you can't have that without loud noises but thats not important to the concept that's just an unavoidable part of it, so they have headphones (they were $40 in the early 2010s i dont wanna know the price now) especially bcuz such a childish concept is obviously gunna attract children who will need headphones. idr if i had headphones but i do remember having to take a break multiple times. you dont miss anything from wearing the headphones or watching from your couch.

if you're trying to make a ragebait game, okay then i guess it makes sense i dont understand the appeal but whatever. those games dont usually have a way to make them easier anyways unless you start flying bcuz the point is dumb controls and pixel perfect maneuvers, there's not usually a story. but whenever i see git gud games they have all this shit other than the git gud part that i dont understand not having an easy mode. like if the whole point was hard as balls combat why are the item descriptions little crumb trails to the story ? ragebait games arent usually rendered so intensely. in git gud games there's usually stuff to enjoy other than jerking yourself off after a hard boss.

"not everything needs to be accessible" they make music for deaf ppl i think we can bend the bullshit rules a little bit.

[hetaliawhatifs]

Imagine if England and France were both competing with each other for the attention of the same girl only for America to come out of nowhere and literally/metaphorically swept her off her feet. Their reactions? XD

America: “Dudes, I didn’t even realize we were competing.”Alfred would just shrug and laugh as he ran off with his crush. Those two old guys were trying to win? Ha. Fat chance! Alfred would just shake his head as he ran away victorious. If they wanted a chance to beat Alfred at the flirting game, they had better…git gud…

England: “Of course, he not only wins, but shows off while doing so. He gets it from you.”Arthur would roll his eyes and groan. Alfred stole the spotlight, again. He wouldn’t be too upset if Alfred was happy…and Francis did lose…so it could be considered a win. Though he would remember that he has a good book at home to finish…alone…so he would quickly move on from losing out on the crush. However, next time, he would make sure to act fast, so he wouldn’t lose out again.

France: “Mon dieu….I taught him that!”At first….Francis would be a bit heartbroken…and then shocked. Not shocked that Alfred literally swept his crush off their feet..but that he managed to win them over. But, in the end, he’d end up being happy for Alfred and tell him he has good taste; Francis would also take credit for teaching Alfred everything he knows about flirting, since he obviously didn’t learn from Arthur. 

[soylimon]

Tagging Game

Rules: Answer 30 questions and tag 20 blogs you are contractually obligated to know better.

Tagged by: @detective-rowan

1.Nicknames: alexi, lexi. alex, gay mcgoo, loser, asshole, the list goes on

2.Gender: ?????????? yes?

3.Star sign: scorpio

4.Height: 5’2″

5.Time: 10:18 PM

6.Birthday: November 10

7.Favourite bands: (i don’t really listen avidly to most of these, i’m just listing bands i like bc im not that much of a band hoe) fob, of verona, san cisco, glass animals, paramore, wondergirls

8.Favorite solo artists: hyuna, iu, hayley kiyoko, dua lipa, grimes, sunmi, jessi, jenyer, yezi, halsey

9.Song stuck in my head: last night story by iu

10.Last movie I watched: Spider-Man: Homecoming

11.Last show I watched: DWTS

12.When did I create my blog: 2012/2013???

13.What do I post/reblog: mostly memes/fandom stuff, occasionally political stuff and other random shit

14.Last thing I googled: diy face moisturizer, ya boi finna git gud

15.Other blogs: @ae-sth-et-ical (aesthetic blog), @la-witch-aesthetic (witch stuff), @alexi-london (art blog), @saranghate-u (kpop), @estudiaremos (school/bujo/ife), @lunkandhance (a hunk and lance stan blog!!!!!!!!!!!)

16.Do I get asks: not really

17. Why I choose my URL: I was being a fuckin idiot and thought senpai/ papi chulo would be a funny mix

18.Following: 786 blogs

19.Followers: 258

20. Average hours of sleep: 3-10, my sleeping schedule is the worst fuckin mess

21: Lucky number: don’t have one

22.Instruments: used to know how to play the piano and the uke, but i’ve forgotten over time

23.What I’m wearing: shorts n a loose tee

24.Dream job: who fuckin knows my dude?? an art director? illustrator?? garbage man? idk

25.Dream trip: idk i reallly wanna go to europe, maybe spain? france? italy? germany? also the suN?

26.Favourite food: its a tie between pasta n tacos

27.Nationality: mexican-american

28. Favourite song right now: Last Night Story by IU

29.Last book I read: Fahrenheit 451

30. Top Three Fictional Universes You’d Want to Join: ATLA/TLOK, VLD, and mybe ovw?? idk man i want a kick ass robot arm to fight some bad guys

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