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Yeah they got a bit unfairly lumbered with this flaw given its a hardware flaw and on Tegra's side rather than their own, but again as a manufacturer you kinda have to suck that up as part your responsibility too. I do wonder if the simple oppurtunity of getting into the system like this now though will give others more oppurtunity to find new flaws and exploits. Also quite interesting in the context of online - do they have any verification methods or safeguards against hacked switches potentially causing knock on effects to their online ecosystem?

Why go off a US price converted into GBP when we have a UK price of £18, and after that also your maths still isn't adding up. Do you wilfully try to misrepresent information when it's not needed, or is it genuinely mistaken? Pretty much modifying the saves off the system via PC or so and then using it to trigger flaws that can access the system - Twilight Princess and Smashstack and even Bannerbomb all utilised a method of modding the SD card contents and letting the system try to load it to then trigger a doorway in to run code etc. Iirc one of the early original Xbox softhacks utilised a specific game for a hack, I can't recall if it used custom saves/codes or if it was a harder in game thing to do though. Indeed!

Sorry are you able to point me to the source suggesting this is going to cost £14.40 a year? By your numbers that's what I can work out, and as far as I've seen that's absolutely not the case at all.

(Wrote this yesterday but it didn't post, one good thing about the forum saving posts!) I was very skeptical but I did try to sort the comments by recency and there's quite a lot actually supporting it even recently. A few other videos suggested blowing air into then as well(like with a can but ofc I just blew into it myself) and some others suggest trying to lube/clean it slightly with liquids even water(I didn't risk that) but it seems to have been ok since for me, though I also haven't played as much ps4 as I usually would this week so still gonna see how it goes.

I know it sounds weird, but there's YouTube videos! And comments to support it! And I did actually do it to my bad pad which was pulling right off the bat - admittedly I've been super busy and not played much but I didn't notice it causing problems during a few OW matches!

@Ashley I realise this may seem mad but a lot of info I'm finding is suggesting a series of 20-30 clicks on the stick. In natural, then up then down then left then right(30 in each before next). Don't think the order matters but just go opposite direction after first then other two directions kinda like you would with wheel nuts. It's weird and seems peculiar but a lot of comments seem to suggest it's something that's worked, my pad was definitely shit when I put the ps4 on and now it isn't but it's always a bit mixed anyway. @Eenuh if you've still got the old one could be worth a try too. No idea why it should or does work(blowing into sticks suggested also) but apparently it does. My broken stick might actually be my right one now I've held the pad and tried it though.

I bought a gold one after I got my ps4 and it started doing that about a year ago. Basically my left stick very slightly veers to the left often, but also sometimes it'll be doing it when I actually press the right trigger even if I'm not touching the left stick. Googled a bit and spoke to a few of the Broverwatch guys from here and apparently it's only a new buy solution - I did open the pad and have a look but it didn't seem like something obviously fixable. Interestingly built pad otherwise though. Edit: you've inspired me to look into new fixes. I've just seen some weird thing about a 30 click re-calib; gonna keep researching do some experiments and let you know how it goes.

Had a bit of a go on King Oddball(it's ps4 too). Looks like a small Angry Birds-esque title but with release timing on a pendulum swing rather than aiming. World map that slowly seems to make a few simple things occur too, but appreciating that in the design. Recommend it for anyone looking for something quick and smallish - assuming you don't get hooked by the nature of it being very 'one more go'-ish!

They're coming.

You are NOT being weird brah, and tbh I hate that you even have to refer to it as a 'man-thing'. Dare I ask why adoption isn't a possibility? edit: nvm I seen that. I say for now, yeah it's a worry, but does it need to be? Yes and no. Make the plan for the IVF/screening, but be clear you won't want to have her genetically mother a child that isn't yours genetically too. That isn't unfair! As said - taking an alternative option where you have equal standing is the best imo(or adoption) and also some counselling/therapy now for the both of you to prepare for the inevitability. EDIT: seen you've said you'd rather it was at least genetically related to your wife than to neither; be sure you're not compromising and taking this decision lightly, and it's what you truly truly do want. Love is rather quite deceptive albeit not with intent, and mostly to oneself. I don't mean to judge your wife here but I think it's incredibly unfair and very unloving to demand her own genetic child that you won't have a genetic part of. If she's so insistent on having her own then she surely has to be able to come round and see why you have the absolute equal objections on the other side? She shouldn't get to take a precedence in this - and it's not light decision. This may stick with you way into a future you cannot see when you take such a decision, it may stick with her too, and most importantly it may stick with the child - and whilst there was never any ill-intent on any sides through it all, things can still not work out as hoped. I'm not saying everything's gonna be terrible blahblah etc. - but is it something upon which you would be willing to take the risk? Any of you, for any of you? I think looking at it and having the hard discussions, and therapy, now is better than accidentally making a bad decision later if everyone's feelings weren't explored and communicated; as many others here have also said already. You're both right in her wanting to have a plan now for if it doesn't work later, but also you for being not terribly worried in the immediate short-term as you've got 6 tries too. Stupidly obvious thing to say in a relationships thread - but you always gotta find and strike that balance.

Shame it might be BR game as that seems so much of all the rage now, but I have a potentially misplaced faith in Housemarque to manage Something Interesting* that it'll hopefully have that hook they've managed to work into their games...

How long did PS2 keep running alongside PS3? Sony were in some parts their own competition at first, given the PS2 seemed to be such a ubiquitous console for folks. For me PS4 surely has at least 2-4 more years, maybe with a cheap switch thrown in alongside. It feels quite future proof to me tbh.

Yeah it was his one hits really fucking me up, I think eventually I was trying distance glaive with a healing kinsect - even after getting my t-buff going in was so risky(or generally staying still anywhere) because of his lightning hits, doing both close and far(and sometimes I didn't realise a teammate he was aiming for was so close), so I really wasn't doing much. Considered maybe a horn for support but I don't think I'm quite good enough with it tbh. I might grind up for a high level horn just for Kirin if I don't have one with suitable songs already, but I'm not even sure what the best would be for it. How useful is elderseal against Kirin? I think my latest Glaive has high elderseal too. @Kav I still haven't really played much for the last few days. I can usually be on any time after 6ish if not esrlier, but I keep OWing with a few of my friends who are a bit newer to the game quite a bit. Essentially any sort of time in the evening; I'm the sort of guy who needs a shout rather than a proscribed plan, things tend to come up/change a lot - so if you see me on psn just give a shout/psn message and I'd probs jump over. Ftr atm I rock full Uragaan pretty much, with Odogama legs on hand for vale/effluent/Kushala, but Uragaan legs otherwise. Tbh I made it all just for looks and not for decorations etc; I think that's the stuff I'm gonna have to think about changing up soon. Interesting what you say about the tempered Kirin @Hero of Time, I was really kinda shocked by the jump up! Though at some point I thought Beetlejuice was hard as well so...

I've not even seen any tracks so far, though I've not been on as much as I hoped to be in the past week or so. Might get some hours in this week - I'm a massive gold/shiny fan so deffo wouldn't mind the armour, but if it comes to it I'll continue rocking my Uragaan bits instead. Btw if anyone's still stuck on the Kirin I'm happy to team up! Did jump in once or twice to an SOS against but it was super unfair twice(fucking hitting me with lighting about two levels above when it's right down in that pit off the cliff). That in addition to the fact I'm not terribly great at not getting got, basically I just lose a lot I've levelled up a few more weapons and got some more mats etc now tho so may craft some specific lightning resist gear or weapons tailored to it; it's a shame a regular sort of social didn't come together here but I can see how the pacing was very different for many of us.

Where's everyone at with this these days? Didn't end up as social with the forum as I had hoped to but I do tend to join a lot of SOS/random online sessions. Been HR49 for a fair while(need to defeat tempered Kirin) but in lack of doing that I was randomly killing all sorts just to grind up a few weapons etc. Got my Fire and Ice dual blades, Buone Fiore hammer, a horn or two, and maybe 3 Insect Glaives(my real main weapon). Did a few spring blossom bits but was always active than I intended to be! Anyone gone after this new Elder Dragon Kulve they dropped?

It's interesting that it appears it could be that Tegra dropped the ball on this; but I don't know if it's just them or a unique combination of hardware or what tbh. Bit sucky for Nintendo if they did their own due diligence; but I'm reckoning this'll blow the current Switch market a bit open; and I'll hoonestly expect a notable spike in sales and demand for what's on the shelf right now. I feel bad for Ninty if this is basically Nvidia's fault given they've always been rife for piracy - but at the same time if it happens it happens, and if NVidia are to blame at least hopefully they can get some recompense maybe depending on agreements? If anyone has a switch to sell in the meantime tho...

So apparently the Switch has just had a rather large major hack - is ROM related and thus apparently unpatchable on anything shipped so far; not sure the whole stories/news etc. but linking an article with some more info. http://www.alphr.com/games/1009172/nintendo-switch-hack Please be mindful that whilst something like this may have any manner of implications; we do not encourage forms of emulation or piracy, and cannot condone discussion of this.

Funnily enough I thought exactly the same as I made my post - do it with voting registration! Recheck every once in a while somehow maybe, but carefully avoid tangling the two together too much. However I then thought why not go down the PSHE route as unlike voting it isn't neccessarily a cyclical decision or one that can't be made/changed at any time - having it on a curriculum agenda as a single quick lesson in PSHE seems exactly the sort of useful thing a subject like that could be used for. Edit:forgive me btw when I call it PSHE if it isn't called that these days; I've little to no clue of what the modern day education system is upto at all. Iirc it did at some point have a different name but server still a similar purpose.

The world building of it is a point I've seen positively a couple of times now. Wakanda reminded me of this meme...

I've seen this debate pop up quite regularly over the last few years (notably on The Wright Stuff, one of my guilty pleasures) - I'm personally quite in favour of an everyone in unless otherwise said - just make it obvious or maybe something you can opt out of at voting age etc. If it's national then can easily work it into a PSHE agenda and do the forms there even? One gets me is that some families actually manage to overrule the wishes of the deceased to stop organ donation. Personally if any part of my body can be used after my death to nurture further life then I'm more than behind it. Unlikely though, given how much abuse I've subjected my organs to

Thanks for the sentiment in my favour. As for following things - I appreciate its difficult. A challenge for myself personally in trying to tackle this is there is not always a consistent pattern for what I'm looking at etc. Regarding latter point on thoughts of quoted posts - please put it all here. I didn't want to clog game related threads with this discussion - ofc if it's related to the threads in question I should be able to move that later too; moderation sometimes is also facilitating such things and not just chastisement/complaints! I'd essentially rather stuff was here than elsewhere for now, I'll gladly get Nintendo related comments into their threads as needed as appropriate. Not sure how applicable it is here but I don't want anyone feeling unsure of what to post where as a result of this thread etc.

Available til the 1st March right? What HR do you have to be to do/join it? Don't actually know much at all about it other than I saw it was on the daily check-in when I checked in the other day! Re: graphics and switch capability, I personally think it looks lovely but most of that for me is due to its vibrancy than fine detail. However I do notice between areas sometimes usually when there's a flying thing or 5 in the distance of my eyeline they load slow flapping/dropping frames until I get closer. It could just be bad code/programming/optimisation/something else I don't actually understand but I do think to myself if I see that happening as it is now I can imagine it must be stretching the system at points.

Personally, and I'm a big marvel fan, I found it less formulaic than the others. As for the Obama quote, I kind of agreed because it over-trivialised Obama as a real-world phenomenon, but let me make a point I've been shying away from. I'm not black. I used to say I'm brown. More recently I'm realising increasingly I don't really know *what* I am because the definition of my history and culture(plus being WIndian of recent times) has been very heavily erased or unportrayed etc. Why am I talking about it? Becuase I grew up, as a massive marvel fan, LOVING spider-man. Funnily enough it was via a Spiderman comic that in my mind must have been 60s published originally(I read in the 90s) I knew Black Panther. I spent my life from the late 80s until 2000s waiting for another spiderman film that I thought would finally be the superhero film I always needed. Rewind before that though there's a weird thing being a kid in the playground who, despite clearly being the most knowledgeable of the superhero game at hand, is not allowed to be any of the heroes not because he doesn't know them but because he's not white enough. That's a bit of an unexpected comment - but it's got a point. Now, that's essentially the lead-in for why Black Panther was, imo even just on one let alone many more levels, amazing. It's the same reason why Wonder Woman was great for women and young girls etc - it offered representation that is so often unseen for so much of society. Black Panther, for me even 'not being black' as it were, was....goddamn. It wasn't my culture strictly (though I see some parallels between it and what I'm currently sort of learning of Hinduism and a stratified society of the time, not to mention with that a reference to Lord Hanuman on behalf of M'Baku in the challenge) but to see something so less western and arguably more eastern like; was just really really amazing. It didn't feel tokenised of fethishised much if even at all, and the really strong cast and characterisation made that even more impactful. I spoke afterwards to my Ghanain friend I used to work with(we bonded over Zelda/SS coming out lel) and he really loved it too. All the culuture stuff etc, all the representation, he felt it was faithful, on point, and relevant - it felt like....in some ways I guess, a bit like a rediscovery. Its moral undertones and the juxtaposition of the greater good vs the individual etc and its recursive nature was interesting too imo. Killmonger's last line was a hard-hitting one imo given the above etc. It wasn't even just the black angle either though, the female representation was just fucking amazing too. I cannot tell you how much I loved the film almost for how it was everything that it wasn't what you expected it to be. 'Main' characterwise there's what, 2 white people? Strong leads wise there's what - 3-4 women for 2-3 on the protagonists' side? One of whom is an army general and the other a spy in her own right? One that is literally probably the smartest person in the whole nation/world re: vibranium and basically still a kid? As for unexpectedness normally I go into a film constantly overthinking and second-guessing - usually I'll see the eventually theme coming earlier than many(tho maybe cos I think too much :p) and I also get restless when films are super long etc - but this fucked me at every turn on my predictions until I gave up thinking of them, and I was also surprised in realising how late it was about 20 minutes after I'd gotten out of the cinema. For me, it was just a bit rare an experience - but I can absolutely see and understand mine would easily be different to very many others'.

Unstamped quotes are my own; it's difficult to pull them in together but if needed I'll source them with links later. I've already address the counterpoints made here by you @dazzybee with; You assume your 'absence' to be evidence. You must take into account and recall that we as moderators often get approached in private; whereas you as a regular member probaly would not and even so it would not be in the same context. More than once I have had various members(and yes, they were quite varied) message different things since I obtained my modship. Thus, I, unlike you in that sense HAVE had a reflection on what the community wants and wishes; at least from a variety of individual PoVs. This is what you seem to lack, in seeing only your own perspective, and not taking into account others. Some members can discourage others from posting or commenting certain things publicly - do you think they will be coming to you in private to express these concerns, or to the moderators and admins? An unobserved occurrence is not evidence of something not existing - it simply leaves it remaining to many an extent as an unknown. As bolded, there is a job and responsibility on a moderator(who again, should be able to exist impartially in role of moderation yet be both moderator and member, as a human). This does, whether accepted or not, give me privilege to both information brought in private; but also to call detrimental behaviour in a thread as a point of moderatorship without needing to be detrimental to that thread. This in itself has led to this thread's creation. I will reference again - as a mod I was partial to many members approaching me about the state of the forums. Some wanting to leave for a variety of reasons and members. I do not know if you can't quite get it or how many times I'll have to say it - but as a mod I do believe I am partial to far more information from our members on the whole than you are, generally. I have had a few come to me in a variety of methods of communicaton, and some beg me not to escalate concerns because they did not wish to cause a fuss. Tell me again how that's the ideal and best community, considering I was here in the glory days of the WiiU? I saw also a comment directed at someone about loyalty - I'm gonna be real honest here when I say I won't deny I think some members appreciate me and think me ok, but I do not moderate on loyalty. I expected none in return either. I did not canvass or have any particular relationships with anyone who posted in my defence. To what do you think this loyalty is owed, or from where it is born, or even to what benefit? If you break the rules you break the rules - and some in fact know via a harder means that I won't break them for them either. I moderate exactly as a moderator not as a member - I post as a member when otherwise not clear. On that note - I should tell you maybe(or others here) - I never obtained my modship through any sort of neoptism. In fact when I got it, being the massive saddo I am, it was a real notable moment in my life and something I still hold close to my heart. After obtaining the privilege I was funnily enough able to see how it had come about in the BTS discussions - the proposal and discussions had around it were not ones I expected. In fact if anything, it was something I never considered to be likely, as I haven't always been short of controversy as a member. Yet an impartial judgement was made, and supported, as to my suggestion to be a moderator. It's actually that which still drives me to try and be a good one, and actually do something with it. I tried it not long after I got estahblished here too - with 'Let's Talk...' etc - not for myself but because I saw the problems I hoped to solve, and to avoid all those people who left during the WiiU times from actually then doing so. Funnily enough I got hilariously called some sort of dictator there too iirc. Please see above. If I am to act as a moderator - it is important for us both to have a public presence but also for points of moderation to be made publicly, as otherwise what use is it to others? If all moderation was done behind close doors would we not see mistakes repeated under a guise or defence of ignorance? I can't pretend ofc to be as refined as the judiciary here - but there is a reason why we have an open justice system in our societies. Many worldwide systems draw from the same parent one too(the English system) though the arguments as to why that is are very complex - I'm not here to argue about the nature of justice on a forum not subject to it. For anyone who's forgotten the age old line just because it isn't touted any more - posting is a privilege, not a right. Additionally I have highlighted where I see the logical contradiction in addition to acknowledging doubt - I took not definitive action except a light and casual word. I have yet to see either @dazzybee or yourself @Ronnie explain why what I explained could not be perceived as it were(ie asking a question and within 6 hours literally saying you don't care about the same subject asked). Be careful here Ronnie. How many times have you been PM'd before(no limit on time) and wilfully ignored them? I'll force you to die by your own sword if you truly wish to draw it. Again, I must moderate. I may type at length, but I wish to be clear and comprehensive in order to avoid any doubt in doing so. In fact, the ongoing ignorance in examples such as yourself and dazzybee despite simple interventions, such as what occured here in the first place, are what lead to far more comprehensive interventions. To come back to an earlier point I would again reference legal systems and their comprehensiveness. I am not personally in any way legally trained nor qualified, but I draw a lot from the systems as I personally see a very fine and rare logic to them. We are not them, but I try to moderate from their example. It's merely my own style, however. No other mod should necessarily be expected to act the same or differently, as long as they're upholding the idea of ensuring the community is one that feels welcoming and comfortable for all; regardless of point of view.If you have an issue with the wordiness of my moderation posts then don't read them but face the consequences. However I currently act as a moderator(and feel it's generally clear which posts are ones of moderation if not made explicit) and this is part of what you will have to accept being in this community. If they're 'excessively long and over-bearing' for you then that's your issue; I won't sacrifice my clarity or portrayal of points merely to save you a bit of effort in comprehending something actually quite quick and simple. As for heavy-handedness - I've specifically in this instance been demonstrably not so, no? Could I have been heavier handed? What is the heaviest handest you think I could have been, and the lightest? Draw your scale that you're placing me on if you've confidence in the point. I doubt you will - because you realise I'll show you exactly how light-handed I have, in fact, been in this instance. In line with the above comment I didn't respond within the thread at the time, but rest assured you and all others who did continue to comment are fine. I did not do the tidiest job of making my point and cleaning threads; I have less desktop browser access and the mobile browser can be quite temperamental sometimes. I'm sure I saw this earlier being the 'Let's Talk....' thread. I did consider it tbh so I'm right with you, however I though given the time passed I'd give this a fresh airing on a slightly changed theme.

EDIT: Woops this was a total error for deletion but I might leave it here in case I want a post in this location later...