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@adubashi @380kmh @upstatefederlst Plenty complain about it, but very few will tell you that it is the main reason they do not like American suburbs. There are many reasons that go far beyond just a personal taste in aesthetics.

@380kmh @upstatefederlst There are definitely YIMBYs who complain more about houston's sprawl because it's not aesthetic compared their one summer abroad in copenhagen

The thing I will never understand with stuff like this is if these houses were just stacked on top of each other and smaller this guy would think this was the greatest thing since sliced bread.

@NYCDOT394267 It's almost like we should focus on increasing prices of the modes of transport that cause the most wear to public roads, thereby encouraging more efficient road usage (reducing maintenance costs) while also raising more money.

@NYCDOT394267 That would discourage cycling, thereby encouraging public transport / car use.. both of which cause more wear to the road than cycling itself.

NYC can make a lot of money by charging cyclists a toll to ride here. For too long cyclists have ridden for free without paying anything. NYC is loosing a lot of money by not tolling cyclists.

@PedroCo67443965 @UrbanCourtyard Most people prefer the look of traditional facades. It's pretty.

@UrbanCourtyard great public spaces, but we don't need this "neo traditional" facades. Can you make it with modern buildings?

If you build it, they will come

@Grand_Ayatollah @UrbanCourtyard People will always be able to peek inside your house from the windows, as is the nature of having windows. You can have both private courtyards and public parks. If noise is a big issue, a dense city probably isn't a good fit for you in the first place.

@UrbanCourtyard honestly, these two videos, they suck! First one, people can peep inside your house & naked guy sunbathing just yuck, second one niggas playing ping pong, the noise just ugh. A proper park separated by streets from apartments is much much better.

Not everyone can tell the difference — can you??

@Sonystando1 @SuperSisi It's real, just depends on the scene. The issue is that the base PS5 does not support path tracing, which can cause the face model's lighting to look strange in certain conditions.

@SuperSisi Fake PS5 fat

Is this real?

@subonekd @Heated_tv Maintaining a steady active player count requires a healthy amount of incoming new players to replace those leaving. That said, you are correct that the game is not growing.

Based on estimated player numbers, that is likely existing players moving over from the Tarkov launcher, roughly 2/3 of the playerbase. There's been no indication that the release has brought in *new* customers, and the game has stayed rather flat through it's "launch" window. Die hards will play, but growth remains flat.

This is the biggest issue extraction style games face in longevity and growth. Early on, there is a healthy mix of player styles: some will help you, some ignore you, some will fight you. Ultimately the higher skilled players and grinders “finish” the available content, and the only available thing to do becomes PvP. This ruins the balance seen in the early game, now well equipped players only play to hunt other players. The result makes the game unplayable for new or slower progressing players. This is why extractions style games fail long term: growth requires removing PvP, which upsets the balance that makes the game fun.

@rivaLxfactor @rayray194720 @shankly1985 @JenisixFPS Well as I said, the 100m figure is not exactly unbelievable. BF2042 pulled 22 million in the same time frame despite abysmal concurrent player counts. BF6 could easily quadruple that with the free to play mode, stronger launch, and generally just better player retention.

@AVerybadLiar @rayray194720 @shankly1985 @JenisixFPS EA knows and doesn't guess. That 100m is required to make those numbers in time.

What does Battlefield 6 have to do to stop this slide? What 3 or 4 things are most important to you to get you to play more or bring you back into the fold. This is a pretty strong slide post launch seeing as we JUST got FREE TO PLAY Battle Royale, Gauntlet and Season 1 ten days ago.

@rivaLxfactor @rayray194720 @shankly1985 @JenisixFPS Well it's not exactly my place to speak on revenue. Trying to estimate that based on concurrent player counts is shaky at best. What kind of player counts would actually be necessary to pull those numbers is anyones guess.

@AVerybadLiar @rayray194720 @shankly1985 @JenisixFPS Yes, EA investor calls.....

@rivaLxfactor @rayray194720 @shankly1985 @JenisixFPS Given the very poor performance of BF2042 on steam charts (worse than BF1).. I think doing 4 times as better is not a tall task, especially given the huge headstart BF6 has enjoyed.

@rivaLxfactor @rayray194720 @shankly1985 @JenisixFPS Is there a source for this? I have not seen that info anywhere online. The 100m total player count they are shooting for is in contrast to the 22 million figure that BF2042 hit in the same time frame.

@rayray194720 @shankly1985 @JenisixFPS @rivaLxfactor They don't need to sell copies to reach said goal, they have a free to play mode. As time goes on the *total* player count (not concurrent, which is what steam displays) will only increase.

@shankly1985 @JenisixFPS @rivaLxfactor You smoking crack buddy the max player count on all platforms was probably around 1M tbey only sold 10m copies they won’t be touching 100m😭😭😭

@JenisixFPS @rivaLxfactor It's a lofty goal for Battlefield, but then again, this is the highest player count Battlefield on record, and they have a popular free to play mode now.. So it's not necessarily out of the picture yet.

@JenisixFPS @rivaLxfactor That would be a total player count goal. As in, the total number of unique players over a certain time period (it was not specified, could be the entire lifespan of the game). Steam displays a concurrent player count, which is vastly lower than a total player count would be.

@checkit814 @rivaLxfactor In this fashion, Battlefield's situation is much more akin to games like Arc Raiders, the Finals, and Helldivers than it is to Call of Duty. Compared to those games, I would say the player counts are about in line with what would be expected.

@checkit814 @rivaLxfactor COD is well established as a large franchise that caters to and is budgeted appropriately for a sizeable, loyal mainstream audience. Battlefield is a lower budget, niche title with a historically small fanbase, that is experiencing a player boom from mainstream audience interest

Battlefield 6 is slowing down and Arc Raiders continues to take off. Both games should have more players on Saturday and Sunday. More than likely Arc Raiders breaks their all time peak yet again this weekend. The incredible run continues.

@alexj2722 @Thanos95375753 @hehedhsbsv96252 @BFBulletin I'd rather have paid for cosmetics than paid for maps/weapons/gadgets/vehicles. The way the game is set up now, you can just opt out of paying for the cosmetics, and all of the gameplay related content updates are totally free.. no paying for DLCs required.

EA has updated the Season 1 Battle Pass blog post to indicate "California Resistance" and "Winter Offensive" seasonal paths won't require to complete all 4 Battle Pass’ branching paths to unlock the upcoming DB12 Shotgun and the Ice Climbing Axe in #Battlefield6. "Progress on these seasonal paths can be made concurrently while completing the regular Season 1 Battle Pass." These seasonal paths will be available for a limited time.

@T3rraIncognita The post here is criticizing the population distribution within individual cities, which is a planning issue. Low population cities can still be compact and house people close together, it has nothing to do with population. The age of the city also doesn't seem relevant.

@berkie1 Most of Europe is at least 1000 years older and more densely populated

Land use comparison of a typical European city and a North American city.

@televisionaryZW @RivehDeng @tasimetre @KyleTrainEmoji The comparison with Mississippi is.. part of the joke.. the OP does not seriously think the GDP of Mississippi is relevant..

@RivehDeng @tasimetre @KyleTrainEmoji I’m not the one that started comparing Chongqing and Mississippi. But hey, let’s compare the US most dense states to China’s regions. NJ would be number 9, and every other state out of the top 10. The US is just much more empty & spaced out than China.

Guy who rides one of these to work every day, fighting back tears: this is nothing compared to the GDP of Mississippi