Wonderful Things That May or May Not Be Wonderful!!!
If you hear and are familiar with the term “video game shooter”, my assumption is that you’re probably not thinking of the Splatoon games. Makes sense, they are quite different from the pillars of the genre like Call of Duty and Doom. They’re bright, colorful, taking down the opposition is secondary to covering the entire stage in your team's color of ink, and you can turn into a squid and swim through the ink you spray. From the weapons to the stages to the gameplay to the style, there is a level of fun and creativity that is emblematic of Nintendo at their best. And while the game is primarily multiplayer, They all have great single player campaigns that carries these same traits with them. I've have a wonderful time any time I pop in for some matches and I hope that continues every time I return. Until then, stay fresh!
P.S. Splatoon 2 really should have been called Spla2n…and now that I write it out, I immediately regret everything.
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Nene hc:
Nene is REALLY good at the shooter games she plays, and has gotten into professional tournaments and done really well. After one, people were talking about her skill in the event, so Rui got her to set up a Twitch channel. She slowly gains followers and after around a year (~3rd anni), she is one of the largest jp creators in the game and gets invited to an irl tournament. It is then finally noticed that the songstress of a theater troupe is also wildly good at shooter games. Ensue Nene being pestered into a victory karaoke stream.
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The U.S. Secret Service has released a first-of-its-kind report that analyzes 173 mass attacks that took place in the country from 2016-2020.
It's the first time the agency has put together trends collected from five years of data; the report examines everything from when in the year the attacks took place, to behavioral changes exhibited in the attackers. The report, which comes from the agency's National Threat Assessment Center, looked at attacks that harmed at least three individuals, not including the attacker.
The report comes just days after two shootings in California in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay killed a total of 18 people. So far in 2023, there have been 39 mass shootings.
Lina Alathari, chief of the National Threat Assessment Center, said she hopes the research and guidance provided in the report can help prevent future mass attacks.
"We must do everything we can to prevent these, which is why we're putting out this research for you. There is no community that is immune from this," Alathari said.
TOP DATA POINTS FROM THE REPORT
• LOCATION: Most of the attacks took place in a variety of public and semi-public spaces across 37 states, and Washington, D.C. The most common locations for an attack were businesses, including restaurants and retail.
• TYPE OF WEAPON USED: 126 of the attacks, or 73%, involved the use of one or more firearms. In nearly 1/4 of the attacks involving firearms, at least one of the firearms was acquired illegally by the attacker.
• DEMOGRAPHICS OF ATTACKERS: 96% of the attackers in the study were male. The USSS says that this finding is consistent with previous analyses of mass attacks. 57% were white and 34% were Black.
• CRIMINAL HISTORY: 64% had a prior criminal history, not including minor traffic violations. 41% of the attackers were found to have a history of domestic violence, but only 16% if those individuals faced domestic violence charges.
• ONLINE PRESENCE: A majority of the attackers had a identified presence online, and nearly one-quarter were found to have conveyed "concerning communications" such as threats, and posts about suicidal ideations, previous mass shootings, violent content and hatred toward a specific ethnic group.
• STRESSORS: Nearly all the attackers experienced "at least one significant stressor" within five years of the attack, most of which were issues with family and romantic relationships. 20% of the attackers experienced some kind of childhood trauma, including physical or sexual abuse, entering foster care, living in a refugee camp, or the death of a parent, the report says.
• FINANCIAL AND HOUSING INSTABILITY: 72% of the attackers experienced a financial stressor some time before the attack, and over half experienced it within five years. The report describes some financial stressors as bankruptcy, eviction, foreclosure and loss of income. 39% of the attackers also experienced unstable housing within 20 years of their attack, including homelessness and impending evictions.
CONCERNING BEHAVIORS AND MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS AMONG THE ATTACKERS
The report says that of the 180 attackers examined in the report, 58% experienced mental health symptoms prior to or at the time of their attack, some of which included depression and suicidal thoughts, and psychotic symptoms such as paranoia and delusions.
The report makes it clear that mental health factors should not be considered causal explanations for why these attacks occurred.
"Mental illness is not a barometer for dangerousness and it is not a correlation for mass attacks. The vast majority of individuals with mental illnesses in this country will never be violent. In fact, often, they are the victims of violence," Alathari said.
The agency says violence like mass attacks are rarely spontaneous and almost always have some warning signs in the attacker. The report doesn't offer any kind of road map to prevent future mass attacks, but the agency recommends that "community systems" be set up to help identify and intervene when someone reports concerns about another person.
With the roll out of the USSS's report, they are also holding a virtual event, and Alathari said 21,000 people signed up to attend from all 50 states and 80 countries.
"Everyone has a role to play in prevention, it's [not] just one person's responsibility or one organization's responsibility. It is a community-wide, multi-disciplinary effort," Alathari said.
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Please Save The Unreal Series of FPS Games!
This is grave news, for on this day, December 14 (15 in some regions), 2022, Epic Games has made the completely shocking and inane announcement of delisting and ending online multiplayer support for the beloved multiplayer arena FPS duology Unreal Tournament 1999 and Unreal Tournament 2004 alongside their singleplayer-centered predecessor Unreal and its expansion pack Return to Na Pali on Steam and their Epic Games Store, with their GOG fates in an unclear state (as of this writing). In return, they will deem Unreal Tournament 3 X, which is a contested title in the series, as a free purchase onwards while promoting the arguably more popular yet extremely controversial Fortnite in the usual helpful manner, so to speak.
This may be a bit too demanding if not sounding pathetic, but to anyone reading this and are most likely affected by this shake-up however recently or not, *please save this veritable trilogy of quality singleplayer and multiplayer gaming from the hells of abandonware, loss of love and support from dedicated fans and makers, and, in the vein of fandoms, the feared overratedness of battle royales, unpolished AAA titles, and other such flawed gaming concepts!* It would truly mean a lot if they will be preserved from the meanness of time, age, and trending relevancy, for I and others can only do this since we don't have the capability for petitions, protests, and the like. Spread the word, people, for until then, we drift and hope...
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Splatoon - Rest In Peace Wii U's Online: Souldin Special!
In tribute to the Wii U's online services last day, premiering at 9PM BST on 8/4/2024!
Nanka escapes a kraken, witnesses an inkling plunge to the watery depths, and gets lost looking at a map.
Nanka with Wii U Gamepad by KymmaFox: https://twitter.com/kymmafox
Nanka with Sign by ShySamArt: https://www.deviantart.com/shysamart/art/Commission-Nanka-966702081
Music from Eternal Radiance by Visualnoveler.
Splatoon is exclusive to the Nintendo Wii U.
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