Systems Designer at ZOS, formerly at Arkane Austin, Edge of Reality. ESO, Redfall, Loadout, Sims, Dragon Age, several canceled games 😥 Doing my part to help maximize shareholder value. Opinions are my own, not reflective of the megacorp overlords.https://bsky.app/profile/walterbadgett.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/walterbadgett.bsky.social/post/3mlt4wfohas2hAw heck yeah https://store.steampowered.com/app/1962700/Subnautica_2/14 May 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:fghikahbmgil2dpntlytxo2r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt4wfohas2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/walterbadgett.bsky.social/post/3mlm4xr46kk2gI feel like I keep hitting on a similar Difficulty Problem™ in game design, both on Redfall and ESO, which is how to balance the benefits of easily accessible grouping and multiplay with the stickiness of vertical power progression and item grind.11 May 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:fghikahbmgil2dpntlytxo2r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm4xr46kk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/walterbadgett.bsky.social/post/3ml2nfofeyy23The thing I remember most about the Star Wars sequel trilogies is that I basically don't remember anything except for a couple set-piece moments, and some visual designs like BB8 or the ridiculous cross-hilt light sabre. I couldn't tell you the plot at all though.04 May 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:fghikahbmgil2dpntlytxo2r/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2nfofeyy23https://bsky.app/profile/walterbadgett.bsky.social/post/3mkzyola4f22aStar Wars and Marvel are both just modern incarnations of our tendency to make a pantheon of heroes and gods. The stories are less important than the template. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:fghikahbmgil2dpntlytxo2r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzyola4f22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/walterbadgett.bsky.social/post/3mks5pru2ok2wI solved the daily #CluesBySam, May 1st 2026 (Tricky), in less than 8 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 https://cluesbysam.com01 May 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:fghikahbmgil2dpntlytxo2r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks5pru2ok2whttps://bsky.app/profile/walterbadgett.bsky.social/post/3mkmaijwsoc2xFilm you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 04:16 +0000at://did:plc:fghikahbmgil2dpntlytxo2r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmaijwsoc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/walterbadgett.bsky.social/post/3mkkuctpkdk2xSeems like a lot of folks are all talking about conspiracy theories lately. A *suspicious* number of people, if you think about it... 🤔28 Apr 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:fghikahbmgil2dpntlytxo2r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkuctpkdk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/walterbadgett.bsky.social/post/3mkiblbefrc2mWordle 1,773 2/6 🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩27 Apr 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:fghikahbmgil2dpntlytxo2r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiblbefrc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/walterbadgett.bsky.social/post/3mk6epdtdbi2o... https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/france-probes-weather-data-tampering-075950500.html?guccounter=123 Apr 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:fghikahbmgil2dpntlytxo2r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6epdtdbi2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/walterbadgett.bsky.social/post/3mjz6lsw2tu2hIs this... the way to finally slay my old nemesis, quaternions? https://marctenbosch.com/quaternions/21 Apr 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:fghikahbmgil2dpntlytxo2r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz6lsw2tu2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/walterbadgett.bsky.social/post/3mjx3x57ueb2fHe's that guy in online shooters touting his K/D while everyone is busy playing CTF and his team is losing.20 Apr 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:fghikahbmgil2dpntlytxo2r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx3x57ueb2f