gravytrain

This is probably a multifaceted question, but what did everyone think of the robot that was roaming around during UPF? This seemed like an advertising move and I'm not sure how I feel about it as a premium member. On the one hand it wasn't THAT intrusive, but on the other hand I pay for premium specifically to avoid ads during the podcast and on the site in general.

@wcarle: Sounds good to me! Small calls and small services go!

@finaldasa: A built in kanban board or something would be pretty great, but I would imagine that's more than @wcarle and the team want to tag on. If you aren't already using one I would highly recommend it, works great for tracking tasks.

It will make certain puzzles more difficult, but not impossible. Are you trying to use 5.1 or 7.1 audio? I know there were problems with that which MIGHT have been fixed. I'd suggest to try reducing to stereo output on your sound card, or swapping the output from your sound card to your PC out if you have it. If you're just using the mobo, report the issue to The Witness team and list your mobo.

@baconhound: I have a hard time understanding this perspective as an IT worker. They make HUGE profits off of their internet service packages. When you look at the costs of infrastructure, as well as the subsidies they have received there is no reason they shouldn't be able to provide much more bandwidth (bandwidth most likely costs them around 1 cent per GB, if that). I can assure you that people could use ten times as much bandwidth as their cap allows and they would barely even notice a dip in profits. They're just being cheap and trying to screw consumers in every way they can. 300 GB isn't really reasonable for a lot of people, if you share an internet connection with other people you'll burn through that just using Netflix. The issue is that Comcast isn't improving THEIR service and infrastructure to meet the needs of their customers.

Have you looked at the service that is provided in many European countries and Asia? Higher speeds, higher, if not unlimited caps, and lower prices. I really do find this as an interesting discussion since I think we're getting seriously screwed on all fronts by ISPs.

@beachthunder: Yeah they definitely are. I don't like them at all. The audio logs are at least KIND of bearable because you can walk around and do stuff, but just hanging out for those is a huge bummer.

Not a fan of the audio logs, not a fan of the... other logs either. I'm sure there's some big thing behind them, but I really don't care. They don't reveal details about the island and they don't lead to more puzzles so I have no interest in them.

@monetarydread: I've been listening to podcasts anyways. So far it's only a few very specific sections where sound is required.

@jslack: Awesome! High five to the team!

Really looking forward to Tomb Raider, and The Witness.

@jslack: Don't worry about it too much, just something I noticed. You can still easily Google and get the podcast, it's just that the article shows up first.