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The Soapbox: Difficulty is a means to an end in MMORPGs
- Difficulty in games serves as a means to make gameplay more enjoyable by enabling players to overcome challenges skillfully.
- The early content in Corepunk lacked interactivity, making it tedious, as players couldn't respond to threats with skillful play.
- Difficulty should come from skillful engagement rather than just inflated numbers to maintain player interest.
- Some MMOs face the challenge of balancing difficulty, with overly easy or tedious hard content being common complaints.
- Effective difficulty, like in The Secret World, provides tools for success, making achievements feel earned through skill rather than just character power.
- The key is to strike a balance between challenging gameplay and player engagement, with meaningful interactions with the game mechanics.
- TSW's design of fewer, harder, and more rewarding fights is emphasized as more fulfilling than mindless content clearing.
- Implementing diverse difficulty settings in MMOs can be a challenge due to the shared world nature, but raising the difficulty floor could enhance player experience.
- Skill-based challenges are preferred over excessive grind, with players wanting to engage with content meaningfully.
- Game difficulty is likened to salt in cooking – just enough enhances the experience, but too much can detract from enjoyment.
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Amazon launches Alexa+ as a $19.99 subscription service
- Amazon has launched Alexa+, an overhauled version of its virtual assistant available on various Amazon devices.
- Alexa+ claims to be 'your new best friend in the digital world' and offers features like personalized preferences, making reservations, sending timed texts or reminders.
- It can also connect with other Amazon products, such as Ring doorbells, and offers features like reviewing documents, like a homeowners association contract.
- The service will be included for free in Prime subscriptions, but non-members will have to pay $19.99 per month.
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Jeff Bezos bans Washington Post opinion writers from opposing ‘free speech and free markets’
- The Washington Post will no longer publish opinion columns opposing Jeff Bezos' views.
- Bezos intends to focus on supporting personal liberties and free markets.
- Current opinion editor David Shipley will depart from the Washington Post.
- There won't be changes to the news coverage, and the opinion section will cover unrelated topics.
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Alexa Plus’ AI upgrades cost $19.99, but it’s all free with Prime
- Amazon has announced a new version of its smart assistant called Alexa Plus.
- Alexa Plus comes with expanded capabilities, such as finding concert tickets or ordering an Uber.
- Alexa Plus will be a paid subscription starting at $19.99 per month, but it is free for Prime users.
- To fully utilize Alexa Plus, a Prime membership is almost mandatory.
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Amazon Unveils Alexa+, a Smarter AI-Powered Voice Assistant With Subscription Fees
- Amazon has unveiled Alexa+, a new AI-infused voice assistant with a $19.99 monthly subscription fee.
- The new voice assistant, Alexa+, is powered by generative AI solutions and will work on 'almost every' Alexa device.
- Alexa+ can perform various tasks such as ordering concert tickets, making dinner reservations, and organizing handwritten documents.
- Amazon Prime members will have access to Alexa+ at no additional cost, while non-Prime members will need to pay the subscription fee.
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Amazon is launching Alexa.com and new app for Alexa Plus
- Amazon is launching an alexa.com website and a new mobile app for Alexa Plus subscribers.
- The website and app provide new ways to interact with the revamped Alexa, allowing users to have conversations and perform tasks such as ordering groceries and controlling smart home devices.
- Alexa Plus can also analyze and summarize documents, suggesting that the website and app may be used for uploading information.
- The availability of the new website and app will be rolled out in the US over the next few weeks, with a cost of $19.99 per month or as part of a Prime membership.
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Meet Alexa+, Amazon’s upgraded virtual assistant powered by AI
- Amazon introduced Alexa+, an upgraded version of its virtual assistant powered by generative AI.
- Alexa+ offers improved contextual understanding, personalization, and the ability to plan events and book travel on behalf of the user.
- The upgrade also brings a redesigned user interface on the Echo Show, enabling new features such as setting up complex routines and controlling music playback across rooms.
- Alexa+ will be available on Echo devices, the Alexa mobile app, and a new web browser experience, with rollout expected in the US within a few weeks.
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Alexa+ can read, summarize and recall lengthy documents
- Amazon introduced Alexa+ at its annual Devices & Services event, an enhanced version of its voice assistant powered by generative AI.
- Users can now share documents with Alexa+ to recall important details and ask questions about the documents.
- Alexa+ can extract information from uploaded recipes, answer questions about guidelines in documents, summarize essential information from emails, and help manage calendars.
- Other features showcased include the ability to jump to different movie scenes on Prime Video and control smart home devices.
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Alexa+ can do your grocery shopping, too
- Amazon has announced that its revamped Alexa experience, Alexa+, will now enable consumers to grocery shop from home using natural conversations and requests.
- The feature is compatible with Amazon Fresh and other grocery partners, as well as food delivery from partners like Uber Eats.
- Users can have a chat-like interaction with Alexa to build their shopping list, using natural language requests such as specifying ingredients and adjusting quantities.
- The upgraded Alexa+ experience will be available in March as a paid service, priced at $19.99 per month, but is free for Prime members.
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Amazon Alexa+ can do your grocery shopping, too
- Amazon announced that Alexa+ will be able to help consumers grocery shop from home using more natural conversations and requests.
- The feature will work with Amazon Fresh or any other grocery partner working with Amazon, including food delivery from partners like Uber Eats.
- Alexa can understand natural language requests and turn them into grocery list items, adjusting quantities and making recommendations.
- The upgraded Alexa+ experience will be available in March as an upgrade to existing Alexa devices, with a monthly fee of $19.99 for non-Prime members.
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Alexa+ costs $19.99, free for Amazon Prime members
- Amazon is introducing Alexa+, a new and improved Alexa experience, starting at $19.99, or free for Amazon Prime members.
- The early access rollout of Alexa+ will begin next month in the U.S.
- Echo Show 8, 10, 15, and 21 devices will be the first to support Alexa+.
- In addition, Amazon is introducing Alexa.com and a refreshed Alexa mobile app as part of the launch.
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Amazon Alexa+ costs $19.99, free for Prime members
- Amazon's new and improved Alexa experience, Alexa+, will be available for $19.99 or free for Amazon Prime subscribers.
- Alexa+ will roll out in early access next month and gradually to a wider group of users.
- Initially, Alexa+ will be available on Echo Show 8, 10, 15, and 21 devices, with support for other devices yet to be specified.
- Amazon is also introducing Alexa.com and a refreshed Alexa mobile app as part of the launch.
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Amazon’s new Alexa+ brings AI-powered ‘Explore’ and ‘Stories’ features for kids
- Amazon has introduced two new features, "Explore with Alexa" and "Stories with Alexa," for Amazon Kids+ subscribers.
- The Explore feature allows kids to ask questions and receive informative responses from Alexa.
- The Stories with Alexa feature enables kids to generate unique stories based on their prompts.
- Amazon Kids+ subscription, which costs $5.99 per month for Prime members and $7.99 for non-Prime members, offers access to books, videos, games, and apps for children aged 3-12.
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Amazon says that Alexa+ is ‘model agnostic’
- Alexa+, the new improved version of Amazon's voice assistant, is powered by a "model agnostic" system.
- It utilizes the cloud platform called Bedrock to experiment with generative AI models.
- Leveraging a "model agnostic" approach, Alexa+ can perform a variety of tasks through first-party and third-party services.
- Alexa+ can navigate websites and complete tasks, such as finding professionals and contacting them autonomously.
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Amazon just unveiled Alexa+, its new voice assistant. Here's what to expect
- Amazon unveiled Alexa+, its new voice assistant, with AI-powered features.
- Alexa+ can provide dinner recipes, send texts, and learn user preferences.
- The new Alexa is available on Echo devices, voice-only devices, and a smartphone app.
- Amazon aims to improve its voice assistant business as competition from Apple and Google increases.
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