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Erik The GameDev

@eriktheviking

Senior Designer and Generalist Programmer. MMO, Extraction, TTRPG, Strategy, Gacha, and Tactics Games; from AAA to Indie I've done it all! they/them

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I CLAPPED I CLAPPED WHEN I SAW THE MARATHON TERMINALS. I AM SO HYPED

07.03.2026 04:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First proper Marathon run! Woulda been 3 Runner Eliminations but that coward went invisible and ran as I stole his Exfil

05.03.2026 22:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah lets do it lets go

05.03.2026 20:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A person that's way too good at a game, yet still plays it, is no different than the people who they may despise that demand 'easy modes' so anyone can see the ending of the game. A 'bad' player that persists despite repeated failure will see the light of heaven while the pro player will not.

05.03.2026 03:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Being good at a video game is anti-art.

It's a narcissistic endeavor. Things like long queue times or growing obsessions with meta and optimization sapping away the fun is punishment for the hubris of seeking mastery over a piece of art. Gaming skill is a security blanket to avoid challenge.

05.03.2026 03:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor . ALT: a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .
04.03.2026 02:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't personally agree with the latter because art needs to be created by a person. From my perspective a sunset can't be art in of itself but a sunset through a window is. Even a tree cleared to create a better view is art, not because of it's aesthetic enhancements but because of human acts

03.03.2026 23:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah art by committee is still art. To rob something of the title of art just because you don't like it is very dumb. Reminds be of all the people like totalbiscuit back in the day that tried to claim certain games weren't games

03.03.2026 23:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hurt some games I love for sure but for the vast majority it seems like it was a sweet deal. Sure maybe pheonix point ended up losing the mandate of tactics games heaven because of it, but I know people who said everyone involved wouldn't have changed a thing due to expected low pickup rates anyway

03.03.2026 23:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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All video games are art. It's just that some are more more 'product-focused' than others. Soulless AAA games are just as much art as the itch.io solodev games that never make a cent in their life. The only games that aren't art are the AI porn games that are flooding steam right now

03.03.2026 23:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah you don't need a crazy vertical slice to do that, you just put decals on everything and they'll love whatever you show them

03.03.2026 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reddit and Tumblr actually the same site with identical cultures but if you tell that to anyone who's invested in either they'll kill you

02.03.2026 09:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope Sinners wins for best visual effects too. I hope the Avatar franchise never wins another Oscar.

02.03.2026 09:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can't wait for the 2036 documentary about the Iranian nuclear scientist that saved the world by refining uranium and building a nuke in a cave like Tony Stark

02.03.2026 05:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Destabilizing Iran is surely going to lead to fantastic results for everyone in the world. Hyped to see the Shia version of ISIS though

02.03.2026 05:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This polarized reaction is actually making me kinda hyped on marathon

27.02.2026 01:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's interesting with gambling since media can't get us to do things we wouldn't otherwise, but it definitely can't influence our attitudes about things. A CoD game may not be able to make us shoot someone but it can absolutely make us like the US military more. But can CSGO get us to gamble? Maaybe

26.02.2026 21:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Saudi Arabia Shifts From Tourism To AI And Mining In $100B Pivot Saudi Arabia froze Red Sea resort expansion to fund Project Transcendence, a $100B AI initiative. The capital shift mirrors a global pattern from soft power to sovereign resilience.

Damn, AI has stolen yet another amazing thing from humanity. Neom, The city of the future, only home I ever saw myself in, shattered like the glass outside of my future 7th floor oneway glass floor-to-ceiling window apartment that would cost a billion dollars to fix ๐Ÿ˜” www.forbes.com/sites/guneyy...

26.02.2026 20:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Made a blusky for the new channel!

25.02.2026 00:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow 2k views and 38 subs in the first day! Better than I ever imaged it would do! WAY better lol. I'll have to do a follow up soon!

24.02.2026 21:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Why are games like Ashes of Creation always scams?
Why are games like Ashes of Creation always scams? YouTube video by Objectively Wrong Opinions

Started a new youtube channel! First video is about why games like Ashes of Creation keep being scams, if a game like it is possible to make, what a game like it would have to be like, and if a game like that is even fun! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGBu...

24.02.2026 00:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Never seen these before but they look bomb as hell

22.02.2026 04:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

On behalf of the 10KBCRC we are honored for the inclusion

22.02.2026 04:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Preview for a video I'm throwing together on Ashes of Creation lol

14.02.2026 00:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Avicii - Levels
Avicii - Levels YouTube video by AviciiOfficialVEVO

Peak of the genre that and Levels by Avicii, RIP youtu.be/_ovdm2yX4MA?...

13.02.2026 21:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The best music videos are when the beat is so good that it creates a malevolent psychic hive mind that compels its victims to get down

13.02.2026 21:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You're expecting me to engage in political unrest? I'm jester maxxing, I'm in my bread era, I'm just too preoccupied

13.02.2026 17:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I generally feel bad for highguard, I couldn't really care less about the game itself but it certainly would have been in a better spot in the public eye If it had taken something like the deadlock model. Game awards man really screw them over lol

11.02.2026 18:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A friend of mine once described my taste in sports as being turn based because I only like baseball and football

10.02.2026 07:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I would love to see an interview with George RR Martin going through the lore and story of Elden Ring as it actually appears in the game and getting his impressions. It's pretty clear he wrote about the shattering and Marika and the Erdtree, but it's unclear if he even knows about everything else

10.02.2026 07:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0