Jonathan Stone

@GhostEightThots Completely agree and I think Bungee knows this. Hope the new map has something special because ultimately we are at the end of expedition loop most people will do (max skill points)

I'm so done with ARC Raiders. Used to play the game for hours. Now, maybe an hour at best. The developers don't have a clue and got lucky it's popular because post launch is a joke and shows they don't know wtf they're doing. The matchmaking based on aggression is just ridiculous and completely destroys what should be randomized encounters keeping you guessing. Instead, you know exactly what you're going to get 90% of the time depending upon your previous behavior in prior lobbies and is easy to manipulate.

@glennbeck So they should just watch Fox News then? I mean honestly, what exactly are you trying to say here?

This is insane. A survey of over 20,000 Americans from the Washington Post found that “the more people use social media, the less likely they are to believe democracy is the best form of government." Thomas Jefferson was right: “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them.” I'd propose the same goes for social media.

@loonlake55 It’s a miracle they all survived. Thank God they didn’t all kill themselves.

Too many young people are resenting Boomers, claiming that Boomers had it " easy " financially in their youth. Here are a few fun facts about growing up Boomer. 1. Almost everyone grew up with one bathroom. Mom, Dad and all 3-6 siblings. 2. If you did get to take a vacation, you drove. With no air conditioning. No cup holders. No iPads. Just black vinyl seats and bologna sandwiches. 3. There were no club sports. No Parks and Rec activities. Summer camp was for rich kids. Get yourself a bike, a stick and a few friends. If you were bored, you laid in the grass and looked at clouds. 4. You ate what was served. Even if it was chicken livers. No DoorDash, no backup Totino's rolls. 5. No AP classes, no PSEO, no "fun" elective. They assigned you to a class. You went. You did what they asked. Or else. 6. Unless you had rich parents, you had a nice VFW wedding. Maybe rent a room at a modest hotel. 7. Most Boomers got their first pedi and mani in their 50s (when their feet got farther away). We didn't even know people got massages in real life, only in Hollywood. 8. You packed your own lunch for decades. 9. No one knew what red light therapy was, a facial, a spa day, or a cold plunge. Your gym was the YMCA. Usually in a rather old building. 10. We grew up with 18 percent inflation, 14 percent mortgage rates, 3 million continuing unemployment claims, and 200 other applicants competing for the same job. Now, this is not to say Millenials and Gen Z have it easy or don't face problems. It's just to say, nobody has it easy or doesn't face problems. My only hope, as my mom would say, is I live long enough to see my kids' kids complain about how easy they had it!

@Grummz No shit. I would say its actually majority Ai creation. This is why things break, often, every patch.

Interview reveals Arc Raiders used AI much more extensively than anyone realized. It was a “Trojan horse” test that drove costs way down while allowing them to ship faster. "What needs to be done by hand versus what a machine can do more efficiently?”

@joey_bake I’d play that. Often.

🚨 BREAKING: Bungie internally testing new Arena mode for Marathon Sources indicate the mode will feature: • 3v3 team-based Arena format • Existing map POIs repurposed for competitive play • Bubble shields & equipment receiving significant nerfs • Self-revive mechanics now tied to a cooldown system This marks a potential shift toward a more structured, high-skill competitive experience within Marathon’s sandbox. Joe Ziegler reportedly commented: "We feel Marathon has a very unique and competitive sandbox. We want to push the limits of what’s possible in a truly competitive environment and explore how it could evolve at the highest level." Early discussions suggest this could be a step toward organized esports-style play within the extraction shooter space, alongside community-driven events, and open tournaments. More details expected soon. April Fools! (Honestly though… this would be cool to see, especially with HCS on hiatus.)

@Arrrrash Too hard, full loot games don’t have mass appeal, the UI hurts most people’s eyes, the colors hurt other people’s eyes. The entire game is made for “farm Monday through Friday” to play the “real game” on the weekend, not a sustainable model. People have less time than ever.

Ignore this if you are just gonna reply dead game lol But I am curious to discuss with people why yall think Marathon is still losing players. I truly believe it was going to stablize. Is it too hardcore or are players just bored of the gameplay loop? If you have fallen off Marathon I want to hear from you!

@FantasyWorldW1 Here’s the man who is upset he can’t call Star Wars racist because everyone loved Samuel L Jackson’s portrayal of Mace Windu. Boyega’s character and acting was so bad that his roll in the next two movies was severely demoted to side character. What has he done since?

Star Wars actor John Boyega explained why he doesn’t watch Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones in 2017: “There are no Black people in Game of Thrones,” he said. “You don’t see one Black person in Lord of the Rings. I ain’t paying money to always see one type of person on-screen. Thoughts?

@irony1691411 @charlieINTEL Know how 80% of your matches are at the 18 minute mark? That's when free loadouts will get in. If you play the game, currently, you know that the entire map is looted by minute 25.

@charlieINTEL so basically you take a kit into stella, kill maybe a team or 2 that also brought kits, and then just swarmed by free kits after that? i think they need to just put free kits in separate lobbies.

ARC Raiders is changing matchmaking so players with custom loadouts are prioritized over free loadouts The system will now place them into servers first more often, which devs say is “part of an ongoing look at free loadout usage”

@stevenspohn Feel free to sue the companies that don't add accessibility *shrug* seems to me like you simply won't be playing those games.

My right to access a game supersedes your right to immersion. Accessibility options can be turned off, leaving your immersion intact. My disability cannot be switched off. Your desire to brag about beating a difficult game should not be fulfilled at the cost of people like me.

@ARCRaidersGame Join now, and you too can join a match 12 minutes in progress with no loot.

Speranza is buzzing with rumor and half-truth. The hurricane has subsided, replaced by evolving enemy threats. Head topside to separate fact from fiction. • Map Condition - Close Scrutiny - ARC Operation • New ARC threat - Vaporizer • 2 new weapons - Canto SMG and Dolabra Energy Shotgun • Player Project - High-Gain Antenna • Spreading ARC Shredders • Scrappy Feeding Boost New quests, quality of life updates, and outfits await when Flashpoint launches March 31. Rumors spread. Find the truth. 🔎 arcraiders.com/news/flashpoin…

@Zodi_Am Just get your tubes tied, if it's not for you it's not for you

I hate that the US is so attached to this 2-parent household nuclear family bs. Mothers are miserable this way and always have been. It was never as beneficial as it was marketed. Women were drugging themselves to get through the day. Become neighbors with your best friend. Co-parent with your cousin. Alternate weekends with a school mom. Idgaf. But think of something else outside of thinking your marriage alone is enough support for you, your spouse, and your children.

@MattWalshBlog Any wary optimism ended when we realized everything was just more lies and that the American vote is overtaken by the American political lobbies. Unfortunately, the socialists in this country are right, and the oligarchs seek to enlist our children. Propaganda is observable.

I’ve never seen such a disconnect between the commentary on this site and what I hear in the real world. I’ve talked to dozens of normal conservatives in real life about the Iran War and I haven’t met a single one who’s actually enthusiastically in favor of it. At best they’re warily optimistic. In most cases they’re opposed. In some cases they’re not only opposed but deeply furious. And yet here if you utter a word of criticism about the war you’ll be shouted down by throngs of alleged American conservatives who allegedly have wanted nothing more than for America to go to war with Iran. It just doesn’t reflect what I see on the ground. That’s not just cope because my position is unpopular with “my side.” I’ve held plenty of unpopular positions. I really don’t care. But in this case the social media vs real world divide is stark and unlike anything I’ve seen before.

@jetpen @Jason You are correct. For all points in history, the tool could not do the job without the human hand. What happens when it can? Stay tuned, we'll find out shortly.

@Jason Horse-and-buggy jobs lost to the automobile. Farm labor jobs lost to tractors. Portrait painter jobs lost to photography. What an economic disaster those were.

Here’s the truth: we’ve already reached AGI — we just haven’t implemented it broadly. Millions of jobs are being lost as we speak. Entire careers will be retired. The rich and powerful investors and founders who implement AGI will get bizarrely rich beyond what makes sense. It will break people's brains on both sides. It’s gonna suck for a lot of our friends and family, who aren’t obsessed with their careers, because things are moving so fast they won’t have even left the starting gate by the time the awards are handed out. We’re gonna have to solve for a lot of second- and third-order effects, some of which will suck (job loss) and some of which will be awesome. AI will create free/cheap energy, free education, cheaper and better food, homes that build themselves and medicine that makes you as healthy as a 30-year-old when you’re 100. … change is hard, but humans are the most adaptable species nature has ever created. We can figure it out.

@TheRooster It's a great idea, overall, but it should be applying to BOT behavior and not handicap for competition

This is the WORST idea I've heard in my entire fucking life Sony is on a generational run to ruin a 30-year reputation

@chichoJL82 It's a game people want to play, but ultimately the narrative that everyone is waiting for is "Bungie pulls the plug". It's coming, and then I'm certain how well these kind of posts age.

La obsesión de la gente por esta aplicación de intentar ver fracasar a #Marathon es realmente digna de estudio, están cada día y minutos viendo los números en Steam, pufff debe ser una pena tener esa obsesión.

@mrfirewall1 @rocsek @AI_EmeraldApple You aren't convincing me that the servers aren't going to shut down, based on data, so you're wasting your time trying to convert me to a sale. For single player games, I would love to spend $40, get however many hours, and one day play again. With live service, I don't care.

@rocsek @JonathanGStone @AI_EmeraldApple Yes, but, you can "get years of play" from other titles that are LESS than $40 though? I agree with your logic about the $40 and 40 hours being worth it however.

With only 1.2 million copies sold, Marathon is facing a disaster. The "unrealized costs" of the game are running at about 200 million dollars, which analysts are expecting to rise as the declining MTX revenue from the shrinking player base doesn't cover the cost of running the servers and development of seasonal content. Worst of all, the "weekend" bump failed to materialize for the game, with a continued downward trend that continues to degrade the total playerbase count. The future of the game is looking bleak.

@Grummz The game, in general, feels built by Ai, but at least they got humans involved at this point.

The patch notes are insane for the new Crimson Desert patch. They are dropping a patch a week. I will guarantee you it's AI assisted development. The speed is just too great, and I'm here for it.

This is the best takedown of "No Kings" I've seen yet. "You just hate what you're told to hate..." "I just wish the anti-authoritarian energy was present during actual tyranny." 🔥

@Pirat_Nation Dead internet theory

AI and bots have officially taken over much of the internet, according to a new report. HUMAN Security's 2026 State of AI Traffic & Cyberthreat Benchmark Report finds that in 2025: - Automated traffic grew 23.51% year over year - Human traffic grew 3.10% year over year - AI-driven traffic grew 187% from January to December - AI agent traffic grew 7,851% year over year