Epic watches you fap
Channel: Mike B aka Fony
Date: 2019-02-02

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DeepMind AI AlphaStar goes 10-1 against top 'StarCraft II' pros
Analysis by YouTuber Brownbear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxQ-VRq3y9E
Numerous instances of extraordinary (inhuman maybe? lol) multitasking and micro
Less APM doesn’t mean much when every click is perfect
Also it’s APM was averaged low but peaked quite high
Blink micro 2 gud
Not all bad tho:
Oversaturation does turn out to work well
AI could eventually shape and dictate the meta


WoW NA Raiding guild Limit faction transfers 51 characters for 400 ilvl Alliance gear
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/370745526469001220/538086845230219264/eY0SS8S.png
https://www.wowprogress.com/
Limit is currently in the lead with only Jaina Proudmoore left. They ultimately didn’t benefit from the faction transfer as Blizzard wiped the alliance quest gear upon transferring BACK to Horde from Alliance. 


Epic is getting shit on for shitty business practices

THQ Nordic yanks Metro Exodus from Steam to make it an Epic timed exclusive (after a long presale period)
http://gamasutra.com/view/news/335423/Deep_Silver_owner_THQ_Nordic_distances_itself_from_Metro_Exodus_exclusivity_deal.php
https://store.steampowered.com/app/412020/Metro_Exodus/
They took the deal for the rev share, ignoring the installbase, which means they took the deal for AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT OF MONEY BECAUSE NO COMPANY WOULD DO SOMETHING THIS STUPID UNLESS THEY WERE GETTING PAID
Metro Exodus will return to Steam in 2020


Million+ user subreddits calling for boycotts on Epic for anti-consumer practices
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/akwwqg/can_we_please_all_boycott_the_epic_games_store/
Can’t play offline, no social features, no screenshots, no workshop, no cheeves, no cloud saves, no support forums, no user reviews

This is not too dissimilar from TV with every station launching their own steaming app to compete with Netflix.

It's great that Epic is trying to compete with Steam, but they're going about it in the worst way
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/01/28/its-great-that-epic-is-trying-to-compete-with-steam-but-theyre-going-about-it-in-the-worst-way/
Steam built their installbase without buying up competitors or paying for exclusivity
Epic isn’t building a platform that people WANT to use, they’re trying to force us to use it.


Twitch emails out a non-apology email regarding Pokimane’s ads on other channels
Breakdown by Justin Wong, Ex VP-partnerships, esports and Community Marketing teams https://twitter.com/JustinWong/status/1090063724654735361
Offending ad screencaps https://twitter.com/akamikeb/status/1088668956812951552


Wol_Lay posted new Cube World screenshots and the internet loses its shit
https://twitter.com/wol_lay

https://i.imgur.com/F5XIdN2.png
https://i.imgur.com/g3X7k65.png
https://i.imgur.com/5wdBCzO.png


Gamestop in Germany offering FO76 for free with purchase of used PS4 controllers
https://www.dualshockers.com/gamestop-germany-fallout-76-for-free/
lmao

TheSushiDragon shows us what it’s like to chew 5 gum
https://clips.twitch.tv/IntelligentRelentlessClintOpieOP


No Soulja Boy update this week