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| Topic | Teleportation vs flight |
| tiornys 06/14/18 5:42:20 PM #36 | 3khc posted... Does teleportation reset momentum? Nightcrawler seems to be able to preserve or cancel his momentum as desired. |
| Topic | I drive the speed limit or lower everywhere I go. Is that dangerous? |
| tiornys 06/14/18 3:51:37 PM #30 | Colorahdo posted... I always drive around 0-5 under, and rarely use the passing lanes Given this, you're generally fine. Watch out for becoming part of a serious block to overall traffic flow (don't be the guy going 71 to pass the truck going 70.5 passing the trailer going 70 in a 75). I can't think of anywhere in Colorado where driving near the speed limit in the right hand lanes should create problems like the alarmists are talking about here. And if you use 2 lane roads (1 lane each way), don't be surprised if I pass you across a dashed yellow line (i.e. legally). |
| Topic | Teleportation vs flight |
| tiornys 06/14/18 3:25:00 PM #30 | Even besides that video, this version of Teleportation enables realistic interstellar travel (ignoring the fact that this technically breaks causality). This version of Flight does not. |
| Topic | Pepsi revenue is loads higher than CocaCola |
| tiornys 06/14/18 3:23:09 PM #14 | Hairy-man posted... It makes sense that the better soft drink makes more money |
| Topic | Can you level up in Final Fantasy Tactics (PSP) before story missions |
| tiornys 06/14/18 3:19:17 PM #7 | fenderbender321 posted... Yes, but your main focus should be on getting JP so you can unlock abilities...that will be the key to becoming stronger against story battles. This. |
| Topic | Teleportation vs flight |
| tiornys 06/14/18 3:16:28 PM #28 | Given these rules, Teleportation. The way we're breaking the rules of physics here is much easier to exploit than with (sub-light speed) Flight. Relevant video:  |
| Topic | Blind PS1 Square marathon: Game 2: Final Fantasy VIIs |
| tiornys 05/25/18 4:39:27 PM #39 | Chrono Cross has beautiful graphics for its time and one of the great soundtracks. Of course, many would also list FFVII among the great soundtracks too. I think FFVII has some standout tracks, but isn't as consistently good as most other FF soundtracks. |
| Topic | Blind PS1 Square marathon: Game 1: Chrono Cross: Topic 2 |
| tiornys 05/18/18 10:37:13 PM #122 | Garioshi posted... How many are missable? There are several that are missable on each playthrough, but most of those are unavoidable since choices you make will give you access to some characters and shut off others. Only a couple are missable in the more traditional sense. edit: and you can always catch them on the next playthrough. |
| Topic | What's a good turn-based RPG on 3DS? |
| tiornys 05/13/18 8:40:35 PM #17 | Radiant Historia is not a tactical RPG, although it does have a more tactical than average take on turn-based combat. I haven't played the remake, but I feel safe recommending it based on the original. SMT Devil Survivor: Overclocked and SMT DeSu2 Record Breaker are the tactical RPGs. They're really good, but it sounds like they're not what you're looking for. |
| Topic | What's a good turn-based RPG on 3DS? |
| tiornys 05/13/18 7:00:40 PM #6 | jumi posted... Is the Radiant Historia remake from a few months ago turn-based? Yes. If tactical RPGs are close enough, the SMT Devil Survivor games are both great. |
| Topic | Blind PS1 Square marathon: Game 1: Chrono Cross: Topic 2 |
| tiornys 05/13/18 2:54:03 PM #69 | Progression is random yes, although each character has pre-determined max potential stats. If they get way ahead of their average progression, that stat becomes less likely to get a boost. Similarly, if they get way behind that stat becomes more likely to get a boost. On your first playthrough you only get partway through the total progression so there's plenty of room for randomness in which characters end up with top stats. The randomness in Serge's STR progression is actually a significant concern in speedruns of Chrono Cross. |
| Topic | Blind PS1 Square marathon: Game 1: Chrono Cross: Topic 2 |
| tiornys 05/13/18 2:45:52 PM #67 | Interesting. Orcha must have rolled extremely well on his Magic. And/or everyone else who should be up there rolled poorly. He rates to be slightly above average for Magic, but not tops among the characters you currently have. |
| Topic | Blind PS1 Square marathon: Game 1: Chrono Cross: Topic 2 |
| tiornys 05/13/18 2:21:11 PM #65 | I bet Riddel has better Magic than Orcha. Can't blame you for going with Viper and Fargo though. |
| Topic | Blind PS1 Square marathon: Game 1: Chrono Cross: Topic 2 |
| tiornys 05/12/18 11:29:14 PM #50 | I love the music throughout Chrono Cross, but that section... oh man. |
| Topic | Time stone could've 1vWorld in Infinite War *SPOILERS* |
| tiornys 04/28/18 2:42:16 AM #88 | The Deadpool posted... Strange already used the stone to win... Yeah, that's definitely a possibility. |
| Topic | Time stone could've 1vWorld in Infinite War *SPOILERS* |
| tiornys 04/28/18 2:38:17 AM #86 | You're assuming they succeed in removing the gauntlet if Strange stops Starlord from interfering. I question that assumption. I think Thanos shakes off Mantis just before the gauntlet comes off regardless. I think Strange knew that all plans for neutralizing or removing the gauntlet were doomed to failure. I expect we'll find out for sure in the sequel. |
| Topic | Avengers Infinity War Topic *MAJOR SPOILERS* |
| tiornys 04/27/18 6:09:47 PM #117 | Sariana21 posted... I haven't seen the movie, but I read an opinion article that hypothesized that everything was according to Dr Strange's plan. He looked in the future and saw oniy one outcome in which the "good guys" won, so he picked that one and acted to make it happen. There are enough seemingly out-of-character actions from Dr. Strange after his future peek to strongly support that theory. |
| Topic | Avengers: Infinity War was fucking hype. |
| tiornys 04/27/18 4:06:30 AM #31 | The_Doge posted... Who died? |
| Topic | PSA: Don't hate on pedophiles, it gets you warned |
| tiornys 04/24/18 10:19:11 PM #9 | Don't hate on other people. It gets you warned. |
| Topic | What was wrong with FFXIII? |
| tiornys 04/24/18 10:17:28 PM #67 | Turbam posted... I thought the majority hated it? That's a common belief, but all of the large-scale data that I've been able to dig up suggests otherwise. As of the last time I went deep into the subject, Steam user reviews were 72% positive and Metacritic had an average user score of 7.2/10 (~1600 positive, 400 mixed, 600 negative). The user rating on this site is 3.72/5. The average score of user reviews on this site is about 3.3/5, with more 4/5 and 4.5/5 reviews than any other score. Poll of the day ran this poll a few years ago: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/5808-five-years-and-a-million-discussions-later-how-do-you-feel This straw poll ran on reddit a couple years ago: https://www.strawpoll.me/5169926/r Note that I'm not claiming that most people loved the game, because that's also not what the data says. Most people had mixed reactions, leaning positive. Despite asking several times over the years, I've yet to have anyone show me data that supported the idea of a majority hating the game. The closest anyone comes is looking at sales data of the sequels, but that mostly just confirms that the game wasn't widely loved. |
| Topic | What was wrong with FFXIII? |
| tiornys 04/24/18 9:35:31 PM #65 | Yes, the minority of people who hated FFXIII are clearly in a better place to explain what is (or is not) enjoyable about it than the majority of people who enjoyed it. |
| Topic | What was wrong with FFXIII? |
| tiornys 04/24/18 8:11:48 PM #55 | notblargg posted... I'll be honest, despite it being one giant hallway, it looks kind of fun, just not classic adventure time fun. Yep, more like dungeon crawler fun. And don't listen to yusiko re: the battle system. There's plenty of depth and excitement to be had. |
| Topic | What was wrong with FFXIII? |
| tiornys 04/24/18 8:08:40 PM #47 | yusiko posted... trying to play manually is to slow to beat the bosses There are three videos a few posts above this comment that prove it wrong. |
| Topic | What was wrong with FFXIII? |
| tiornys 04/24/18 8:07:11 PM #44 | SSJGrimReaper posted... doesn't FFXIII literally have an auto-attack button Yes, it does. Your point? |
| Topic | What was wrong with FFXIII? |
| tiornys 04/24/18 8:04:39 PM #42 | yusiko posted... boring to play You're playing it wrong then. |
| Topic | What was wrong with FFXIII? |
| tiornys 04/24/18 7:59:56 PM #40 | yusiko posted... and 13 had a terrible battle system You meant awesome battle system: (FFXIII boss spoilers)    |
| Topic | What was wrong with FFXIII? |
| tiornys 04/24/18 6:35:41 PM #23 | The vast majority of complaints about FFXIII's linearity aren't actually about the linearity. That's the problem with the FFX comparison--it doesn't matter that FFX is similarly linear because linearity isn't the issue. The issues have to do with pacing, exploration, and diversions. FFXIII consists almost entirely of story and combat, with minimal exploration and very few things to do besides story or combat. FFX managed to hide a surprising amount of things along its linear path (greatly aided by fixed camera angles). FFX gave you towns that served as waystations instead of dungeons with people to talk to and organically learn more about the world and lore. FFX had Blitzball, cloisters, and numerous mini-games. If you care about that kind of thing, FFX is understandably more enjoyable than FFXIII. People who enjoy FFXIII tend to care more about story, characters, and/or combat and less about sidequests, exploration, and diversions. |
| Topic | 5 Ways We Misunderstand Pedophilia (That Makes it Worse) |
| tiornys 04/23/18 7:00:56 PM #283 | Darmik posted... This topic seems to prove the articles point. Yup. CartmanMustDie posted... thelovefist posted...Because, again, there are two types of pedophiles in the world - those that have offended and those that will offend. I am not saying all will molest a child, but all will eventually consume CP at least. Pretty sure the citation is "emotional bias". |
| Topic | 5 Ways We Misunderstand Pedophilia (That Makes it Worse) |
| tiornys 04/23/18 2:08:44 PM #266 | thelovefist posted... Consent is at the core of what makes a pedophile what they are. Specifically that a child cannot provide consent. Why are you hand waving this away? You're essentially claiming that it is impossible to manage unwanted sexual feelings. That claim is patently absurd, regardless of whether you're looking within the context of pedophilia or not. |
| Topic | My friend told me rhubarb isn't popular outside of Canada... wtf is wong w/ u |
| tiornys 04/23/18 1:37:15 AM #19 | I wish rhubarb were more popular here. It'd be nice to have rhubarb pie or cobbler every so often; my grandma used to bake with it but that time is long past. |
| Topic | Indian food |
| tiornys 04/22/18 12:33:47 AM #16 | Korma is milder and creamier than Masala, but still very flavorful. |
| Topic | Indian food |
| tiornys 04/21/18 7:36:24 PM #10 | I usually get some combination of Masala, Saag, and Korma. |
| Topic | 5 Ways We Misunderstand Pedophilia (That Makes it Worse) |
| tiornys 04/21/18 7:16:14 PM #219 | Volkswagen_Bros posted... There are people who find guys in their 20's or 30's attracted to teenagers morally reprehensible, but if anything, blame biology. At that age, a majority of them are already developed, and man has always valued youthfulness and fertility. I wonder if it has anything to do with how different people picture "16 yrs old" in their head. |
| Topic | 5 Ways We Misunderstand Pedophilia (That Makes it Worse) |
| tiornys 04/21/18 7:12:44 PM #214 | GregShmedley posted... Electricbugs and Genocet are two of them. Both in their upper twenties. They actually brag about it, which is the creepiest part. >_> I don't recognize either of those names, I'm afraid. They must not create/post in very many topics that spark my interest. |
| Topic | 5 Ways We Misunderstand Pedophilia (That Makes it Worse) |
| tiornys 04/21/18 6:57:10 PM #208 | HotMaladorianAI posted... Probably the ugliest part of CE is how you have a solid group of self professed ebebophiles on here who are mostly given a free pass by other users and are actually some of the more prominent posters and topic creators on CE. How may of these "self-professed ephebophiles" are in the 13-17 age bracket? Because I'd certainly be willing to give any of them a pass for being attracted to other teens. Personally, I'm also not too fussed about someone in the 18-20 range being attracted to people in the 16-18 range, although that starts to cross legal boundaries depending on local laws. |
| Topic | 5 Ways We Misunderstand Pedophilia (That Makes it Worse) |
| tiornys 04/21/18 6:45:20 PM #200 | Volkswagen_Bros posted... Going by that definition, a non-exclusive pedophile wouldn't be considered a mentally ill individual then. By that definition, "non-exclusive pedophile" is a contradiction in terms. But I think most people would agree that someone who is sexually attracted to pre-pubescent children is suffering from some level of psychiatric disorder, regardless of whether or not they also find adults sexually attractive. |
| Topic | 5 Ways We Misunderstand Pedophilia (That Makes it Worse) |
| tiornys 04/21/18 6:39:34 PM #195 | Darkrobotisback posted... Pedophillia is not a mental illness, period. From Merriam-Webster: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pedophilia " sexual perversion in which children are the preferred sexual object; specifically : a psychiatric disorder in which an adult has sexual fantasies about or engages in sexual acts with a prepubescent child" Bold added for emphasis. Most people treat the term "mental illness" as synonymous with "psychiatric disorder". |
| Topic | 5 Ways We Misunderstand Pedophilia (That Makes it Worse) |
| tiornys 04/21/18 6:29:21 PM #187 | Darkrobotisback posted... I don't consider pedophillia as a mental illness for the simple fact that a pedophile can act or function as a "normal person". Lots of normal people have mild to moderate mental illnesses like depression, anxiety, ADD, etc. Your definition is closer to the definition of insanity, not mental illness. |
| Topic | 5 Ways We Misunderstand Pedophilia (That Makes it Worse) |
| tiornys 04/21/18 3:34:34 PM #135 | Ultima Dragon posted... The situation is significantly compounded if you wanted to expand to include ephebophiles, for example. Which I believe is an attraction to younger people (like jailbait) but not children. Again, something nobody wants to admit to although I'm sure a lot of guys are physically attracted to developed teen girls (isn't "teen porn" one of the biggest categories?) Then there's the constant stream of female teachers sleeping with their male students. Well, let's start with ephebophilia. Ephebophilia is sexual interest in post-pubescent adolescents. This is relatively easy to understand from a biological standpoint, because post-pubescent humans are capable of reproduction (as a crude joke from my jr. high school days had it, "old enough to bleed, old enough to breed"--note that I'm not condoning this, just illustrating the sentiment). On top of that, there's some societal pressure driving sexual attraction in this direction because of virginity/first partner/only partner type values (obviously, there are also societal pressures away from this age range). Western media clearly values youth--as in early 20's--when it comes to presenting models and characters who are meant to be sexy, especially with regards to female sexuality. I'm sure most of us can think of numerous movie stars who had prominent roles in their early 20's, or even late teens, and then dropped off the map as they aged beyond "Hollywood sexy" range. It's pretty easy to push this worship of youth from the societally acceptable 20-25 range down to the mildly questionable 18-22 range, and given that I think it only takes a little more distortion to push further down to the dubious 15-19 range. It's biologically reasonable and not much of a stretch beyond what we see on our TV and movie screens all the time (indeed, it's not uncommon for our media to flat-out push the sexualization of teens in the 15-17 range). With that in mind, I suspect pedophilia is an extreme distortion of these pressures. The biological pressures likely come when the drivers towards seeing youth as attractive get tuned a little too strongly. Societal pressures probably come from pushing too far on the virginity and control fetishes. By the time we're talking about sexual attraction to pre-pubescent children, we're talking about pretty extreme outliers of the general population. But we're also a population of billions, so a fraction of a percent can still be hundreds of thousands of people. |
| Topic | final fantasy X just made me feel old |
| tiornys 04/21/18 1:20:14 PM #71 | yusiko posted... im about to take on the luca goers in blitzball Be strong! |
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