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[โ€“] preston@possumpat.io 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can run your own relay, though:

https://whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net/entries/Notes%20on%20Running%20a%20Full-Network%20atproto%20Relay%20(July%202024)

I do prefer Activitypub overall, and it's certainly more mature, but any efforts towards decentralization should be encouraged/celebrated.

[โ€“] preston@possumpat.io 1 points 1 day ago

They've followed through on their promises so far, and you can actually self-host pretty much the whole stack today:

https://alice.bsky.sh/post/3laega7icmi2q

I'd perfer for mastodon to take off personally, but really at this point both are good options and worlds better than twitter.

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by preston@possumpat.io to c/ffxiv@possumpat.io
 

Go nuts, post all the spoilers here.

Not pinning this one so nobody wanders in on accident. ๐Ÿ™‚

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by preston@possumpat.io to c/ffxiv@possumpat.io
 

Hey Everyone! Friendly neighborhood mod here. As EA launch is less than 3 weeks away, a quick note on how we're handling spoilers here.

Please put all Dawntrail story discussion behind spoiler tags / content warnings (outside of the unmarked spoiler thread)

Go here if you want to discuss things spoiler-tag-free.

If you see any unmarked spoilers elsewhere, feel free to report 'em.

FFXIV traffic here on my humble Lemmy instance is still pretty chill, but I'd figure I'd get out ahead of the problem just in case. See you all in Tural!

[โ€“] preston@possumpat.io 3 points 1 year ago

possumpat.io is the instance this community is hosted on. It's a (bad) domain name joke๐Ÿ˜…

We're set on moderators for now, though thanks for your interest.

[โ€“] preston@possumpat.io 4 points 1 year ago

Welcome! It's a bit slow around here compared to reddit but the vibes are chill. ๐Ÿ˜Ž

[โ€“] preston@possumpat.io 3 points 1 year ago

I love cbu3 leaning into the Phoenix as their mascot, glad we're finally getting the coil version as a mount.

[โ€“] preston@possumpat.io 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That aspect of ffxiv is one of my favorite things about it - there's almost no fomo / season pass shenanigans (outside of pvp). I've been playing since the 2.X days and the way everything is designed around playing at your own pace has really made it easy to enjoy over the years.

 

Hey everyone! Admin of possumpat.io here.

It's been a amazing to watch this community grow on my humble little possum themed instance. As far as I can tell, it's the largest FFXIV community on Lemmy so far. Neat!

In an attempt to be proactive and anticipating more growth, I'd like to try and bring on a couple more moderators to help keep things going smoothly. There haven't been any issues that need moderation so far on !ffxiv - but it doesn't hurt to be prepared, especially if this community continues to grow.

If you would like to be a moderator for !ffxiv@possumpat.io (or any other possumpat.io community), shoot me a DM and we'll chat.

[โ€“] preston@possumpat.io 1 points 1 year ago

I hope they never stop producing these, I need a full shelf of xiv lore.

[โ€“] preston@possumpat.io 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Thanks for the reply. I've been side-eyeing instances that have open community creation due to how easy it is for bad actors to come and start shit, especially if instance admins aren't constantly on top of things.

As other people in this thread have pointed out, if you allow Nazis to hang out in your bar for long enough, you become a Nazi bar. Given your instance's stated rules against bigotry, I would advocate for proactive action in cases like this. Donald Trump is a champion of racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, and xenophobia - all the things you don't allow. I wouldn't think you'd want a community that champions him as a dogwhistle for all of those things.

Have you considered disabling open community creation and having it be a function of your Agora discussion space?

[โ€“] preston@possumpat.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Both types of discussion are welcome here - if this ever grows large enough that we need to split the "hardcore" crowd into their own community, we'll cross that bridge when we get there.

The REAL real tragedy would be losing r/shitpostxiv ๐Ÿคฃ

[โ€“] preston@possumpat.io 1 points 1 year ago

Keep em coming!

 

Come talk about your favorite steeped beverages with us at !tea@possumpat.io

https://possumpat.io/c/tea

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by preston@possumpat.io to c/tea@possumpat.io
 

As requested in the meta thread, here's a space for discussing tea and tea related things. I'm not a big tea person, so I'd love some suggestions for an icon/banner/sidebar description. Let me know in the comments!

 

Don't let your soul be weighted down by ~~reddit~~ gravity: !gundam@possumpat.io

https://possumpat.io/c/gundam

 

Come see our cute lil' marsupial friends at !possums@possumpat.io

https://possumpat.io/c/possums

 

Come join us at !bugmenagerie@possumpat.io. It's Weevil Wednesday!

https://possumpat.io/c/bugmenagerie

[โ€“] preston@possumpat.io 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ULTRAKILL is the most fun I've had with an oldschool FPS in ages. The difficulty ramps up perfectly, it's super approachable for new players, and the skill ceiling for what you can do when you're good is absolutely insane. The soundtrack is also fire.

Clips like this make me want to do another playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdHVt7cTwXc

[โ€“] preston@possumpat.io 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Glad to hear I'm not the only one. Something about the isometric/top-down ARPG genre has never clicked with me, and I really can't figure out why. I've tried torchlight, every diablo (except 4), path of exile - I end up bouncing off of them after a week or so and just lose interest.

It makes even less sense when you consider I can sink 300+ hours into Souls/Elden Ring or Xenoblade... Something about the format just doesn't work for me, I guess.

 
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