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DevsBro posted...

Wash your damn hands

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Yeah new reddit is a piece of shit. That's why I kept the old layout.

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645AR posted...

i couldnt think of a less interesting franchise to make a documentary about

How are the Mariners uninteresting? This is a team that has had so many amazing players play for it, along with one of the best seasons in the history of the sport. Yet despite that they've been unable to reach the World Series. And obviously you've got their almost 20 year postseason drought going on.

They are probably one of the most fascinating teams in baseball. And when they do eventually return to the playoffs it will be a huge deal.

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The pointless questions are getting to be a bit bothersome, and I do think some customers need to stop getting so close to ask them (doesn't help that the music is so damn loud in the building). But otherwise, most customers are decent. I guess it's just the situation we're all in that makes some of the minor issues seem worse than they really are.

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PowerOats posted...

ODST is the easiest by virtue of you being able to

- tank at least 1 Sniper shot
- The VISR pointing out said snipers
- Usually one invincible AI teammate, up to 4
- Pistol/ Plasma Pistol combo
- Short levels in general, A lot with vehicles

Probably the hardest part is traveling the streets and potentially getting ambushed

In terms of difficulty

2(Cheap) >>> 1 > Reach > 4 > 3 > ODST

Not sure where 5 would fit in

Halo 5 is the easiest in the series in my opinion. There is a single part in Halo 5 that could be considered really tough, but other than that, the game is straightforward. In Reach and ODST you don't always have your invulnerable AI teammates, but in Halo 5 you almost always do. Plus Halo 5's weapon sandbox is so good that you will generally always have a weapon worth using. Even the ones that are supposed to be bad you can make work.

My ranking for difficulty is a bit different I think

2 > CE > Reach > 3 > ODST > 4 > 5

I don't think Halo 4 is too difficult. It's just a chore to fight Knights and Watchers. I never found them to be huge threats though. Halo 3 is by far the best and fairest campaign on Legendary. Both for solo play and for co-op.

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Rika_Furude posted...

Gears of war has loot boxes as a means of progression

I'm guessing whatever microtransactions Gears has are as inconsequential as the ones in Halo 5. You're going to have to give better reasons than that to justify your strange hate boner for Microsoft.

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cmiller4642 posted...

I agree. Xbox is redundant at this point.

I wouldn't say that. There are still a lot of people who just aren't interested in playing games on their PC. Maybe they don't want to buy one or put one together. Maybe they like the idea of the simplicity of consoles where you just plop down on your couch, turn it on, and play. And sure you could make every argument in the world that using a PC to play games is just as simple and easy, but that's not going to magically make people jump on board.

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Ser_Jaker posted...

I hope not.
I mean just because they throw a bunch of money at a company to buy all their IPs doesn't mean they're going to start shitting out gold sellers. Look at how bad Rare got.
But then I don't even think anyone decent is still making those games anymore.

It's still better than doing absolutely nothing at all with these franchises. The demand is clearly still there for all three, so why shouldn't someone attempt to make new games for them?

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I'd probably say Futurama > classic Simpsons > South Park. All pretty close.

I haven't watched a lot of the other two, but King of the Hill is definitely enjoyable from what I have seen. Family Guy is pretty dumb though.

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Afghan, Terminal, and Favela are the only ones I even remember from that list.

Always gonna go with Terminal of course.

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malenz posted...

Legendary is a fucking pain. I can't believe I ever even achieved it. Must have been pure determination.

One of the good things about the first game on Legendary is that the game is relatively fair. Rocket Flood are total bullshit, but for the most part there's nothing outrageous. It's just a tough playthrough from start to finish.

Halo 2 is where things get utterly ridiculous.

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Vibrating all the time or just when accelerating?

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mach25687 posted...

Pretty much on paper Martian Manhunter is on par with supe and has more terrifying abilities that can rock the justice league too bad he is a jobber.

Martian Manhunter does have a very easily exploitable weakness though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s4knWZ6yVs

One of my favorite lines from Justice League: New Frontier.

I do wish MM would get a bit more of the spotlight in DC stuff. He's definitely one of the more interesting characters, especially taking into account his powers. Still always going to be mad that they cut him to make Cyborg a founding member of the Justice League instead.

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TheGreatGeno6 posted...

I just find everything about them gross. Like I have nothing against them, everyone was one at some point, I just don't think they're cute. "Awww look da baby poopied his diapy!!!" like what the fuck is cute about fucking fecal matter ejecting from that things asshole? I find it equally as cute as a grown adult shitting his pants (as in, not at all)

You do realize you can pretty easily ignore the pooping and peeing and all that when it's not your kid right?

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stoltenberg11 posted...

I didn't mind TnR too much, but I rationed out my sniper shots for maximum efficiency. Once you're out the level gets a lot harder.

The ammo lying around allows you to potentially carry the weapon through the entire mission at least. It's definitely a difficult level, but it wasn't the one that personally gave me the most trouble. That for me is a toss-up between Two Betrayals and Keyes.

Two Betrayals has the most Rocket Flood in the game, and it's very difficult if you actually go around intent on killing everything. Lots of open areas where you're very vulnerable. And the indoor sections are obviously cramped.

Keyes is difficult mainly because of the end where you fight a ton of Spec Ops Elites . Those guys are tough. Oddly, had a significantly more difficult time doing that co-op than I did by myself.

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PowerOats posted...

"Halo 1 on Legendary changes a man' - Dunkey

Assault Rifle on Legendary should only be used on Flood. All the other weapons are against specific enemies except Pistol/Rockets, which work against everything

Honestly reminds me of Doom a bit

The Plasma Pistol also works against every enemy, and of course it's the most ubiquitous weapon. It does lose a bit of its luster as an actual weapon when you turn on certain skulls, but on plain old Legendary it's almost always worth carrying. Since plasma weapons stun enemies in the first game, both of them have something unique going for them compared to everything else. I prefer the Plasma Pistol because the Rifle overheats more easily and it obviously lacks the overcharge.

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stoltenberg11 posted...

I think I finally got it solo on like my 3rd try after hours. It was actually kinda fun in a meticulous way. Each individual checkpoint is almost like it's own level. On some of the harder ones I would have to try them maybe 50 times, spending each time perfecting my strategy for getting through it. One false move and I'd have to start over. There was a certain fun in the challenge of being perfect.

I think Cairo Station is harder than The Library though. That one's probaby the hardest one to me.

To be fair I'd argue that every single mission in Halo 2 on Legendary is more difficult than The Library on Legendary. Cairo Station is one of the stand-outs too.

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NeonOctopus posted...

Did 343 guilty spark. I did not expect to fight zombies in Halo >_> Fun mission tho. The flood are a joke. Super easy to kill and barely do any damage. The only threat is if I lose my shields, then my health goes down quickly I guess

You'll change your mind very quickly on the next level.

The shotgun is your best friend for every single encounter with the Flood. The Assault Rifle is also very nice to have for Infection forms. The Plasma pistol is very useful against them as well, although it's also great against every other enemy in the game too. The only weapon that is surprisingly near useless against the Flood is the sniper rifle. Logically it does make sense of course. The Flood are an organism that you eradicate by destroying as much of its body as possible. Precise piercing shots wouldn't be as useful.

CE's weapon sandbox is overall quite good in campaign. The Needler is the only weapon that I'd say is straight up bad. It got much better in the sequels.

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Leanaunfurled posted...

It's embarrassing having Zote kill me. He wasn't even that bad when I initially fought him outside of this DLC so I don't know what's up.

Zote was also the toughest hurdle for me too. If you only fought him once inside Bretta's dream, than that explains why you're struggling with him because the one in the Pantheon is indeed more difficult. You can fight him up to 10 times, and each successive fight gets more difficult. According to the wiki, the Pantheon Zote is the equivalent to the third fight with him, so he does have extra health. The later fights with him have him doing absurd amounts of damage.

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Well if you don't do Godmaster than arguably you didn't fight the true final boss.

Can't say I blame you though. I got to the third pantheon and got stuck on it. And it just gets more grueling from there.

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DrizztLink posted...

Also I gotta say, I would follow Thoden or Aragorn through the gates of Hell itself if they gave a speech beforehand.

Fuck using "Eye of the Tiger" for pre-workout music, gimmie some LotR battle speeches and I'll deadlift a fucking car.

They're just as inspiring in the books too. Tolkien knew how to make good kings.

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Gladius_ posted...

I have said for years, however, that they probably could convince Tom Bombadill to eat the ring. The main argument they used for the "why not give it to him?" Idea is that he doesn't care for such things and in time he would forget about it and it would eventually be lost. However, if he devoured the ring that would all be moot. This is my insane "how to deal with the ring" idea. Considering he is beyond corruption.

Wouldn't he just shit it out without any damage done? Does Tom Bombadil even shit? Truly a mysterious fellow.

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Goro is such a pathetic villain. Loses in the most embarrassing ways in a number of portrayals. The highlight of course is his defeat in the Mortal Kombat movie.

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Gladius_ posted...

That is unlikely to work on their beasts. Further you are now entrusting the ring to the eagles and gandalf which Gandalf admitted he would likely be tempted by. You are adding more to the equation to possibly fall under influence.

This is a good point too, since Tolkien even stated that Frodo's inability to throw the ring in wasn't due to a failure of his own will. Willingly destroying the ring was likely impossible for anyone. It only worked out due to some luck and divine intervention.

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Feetish posted...

But couldnt a bunch of them all attack from one end of Mordor while a solitary eagle flies straight to Mount Doom?

I think Sauron would be wise to their plan by that point and would have Mt. Doom properly guarded. And I have to imagine an eagle entering Mordor from any direction would be spotted well before they could make it to Mt. Doom and regardless of any distractions.

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Also in addition to the usual points about why the eagles wouldn't work, one of the big advantages the Fellowship had was that Sauron didn't think anyone was actually going to attempt to destroy the ring. He assumed anyone who was in possession of the ring would either try to challenge him directly or just keep it and remain hidden like Gollum and Bilbo did. Aragorn was able to draw out all of Mordor's armies at the Black Gate because Sauron thought he possibly had the ring.

Flying into Mordor on eagles would have clued him on what was really going on, I would imagine. The Nazgul would have been on top of the eagles immediately, and everything Mordor could possibly muster would be sent straight to Mount Doom.

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DarthAragorn posted...

Because he gave his word to free them after Pelennor

And even earlier in the book, since they're released right after capturing the ships from the Corsairs for Aragorn's group.

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Urbosa's Fury once you get that.

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Rainbow_Dashing posted...

I dropped Hollow Knight once before in that 2-3 hour mark. Then I decided to pick it up again and loved it. I played Ori, but it's a joke compared to Hollow Knight. Ori looks great but HK has substance in my eyes and also looks great with a nice sound track. I've yet to play Ori 2 but when I do I may change my mind, a lot of people sound pretty excited about the whole thing. I wouldn't recommend HK to everyone, it is a rather difficult game and if you hate trying to learn a map or exploring well then it's not the game for you. A lot of people can be recommended Ori however since it's a simple and brightly colored friendly game.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps so far seems to be even better than the first game. Interestingly it's pretty clearly been influenced by Hollow Knight. At least a bit. Possibly part of why I think it's better so far.

Anyway, yeah no stand-out music and areas looking the same is a terrible take. What do you think of the boss fights though? I think the boss fights are probably one of the most important aspects of Hollow Knight. If those aren't grabbing you, it's understandable why the rest of the game isn't either.

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What if instead it's like the Twilight Zone episode To Serve Man, where they instantly cure Covid-19 and solve all other world crises?

And then they eat us.

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I had too much fun leveling up Acrobatics in Oblivion by repeatedly leaping off of Frostcrag Spire. That wouldn't have been as enjoyable without fall damage.

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AirJordan2345 posted...

they said you couldn't wear one? what do you do?

I work at a grocery store. I don't know if they outright said "don't wear masks", but they echoed the CDC many times in saying that you shouldn't be wearing a mask unless you're sick. And obviously if you're sick, you shouldn't be there at all. I don't know if it's something strictly enforced since as far as I know all of my coworkers have been sensible enough to not wear one.


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Bananana posted...

no because its silly and if you are healthy and are buying masks to wear youre actively making this harder than it has to be

This. Plus I'm only going outside now to go to work, and we're not allowed to wear masks at work even if we wanted to.

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Bioshock Infinite

Both sides are bad guys, but the rebels essentially end up becoming the final boss.

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I am also getting the temporary $2 raise.

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A lot of our deliveries are being cancelled or delayed. They also shut down the salad/hot food bar and dining areas. So now anyone who works in those departments is just packing stuff out. In fact, the routine right now seems to be that over a dozen people just absolutely blitz a delivery in whatever non-perishable department is lucky enough to get something in.

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Gen 1

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But at the same time we're exposed to people on a constant basis and it's only a matter of time before someone with the virus is in close quarters with you.

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Symphony of the Night obviously. Or you could also start with Rondo of Blood, which takes place just before that. That one gets recommended a lot.

SOTN is the only one I've played but I love everything about Castlevania as a series. Just haven't gotten around to actually playing any of them.

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I made sure to install it on my SSD and so far I've had no issues. Although I've only played for 3 hours.

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LordMarshal posted...

Halo 2: we nerfed all the guns super hard for dual weilding so youll just use a BR which is a nerfed Halo CE Pistol.

What really got nerfed in the transition to Halo 2 though?

The Assault Rifle is better than the SMG I guess, but it's not like the Assault Rifle was a great gun to begin with. I've always preferred the SMG anyway, and dual-wielding of course makes it even better.

The Plasma Pistol is nerfed I guess, but it became more of a specialized weapon in Halo 2, and it's been great in that role in every single game.

The Plasma Rifle lost its stun capabilities, but again I don't think it was ever that great in the first game anyway.

And then there's the Needler. The Needler is by far the worst weapon in the first game, so even carrying a single one in Halo 2 is an upgrade. Dual-wielding made it excellent.

So I don't quite get your point. Every Halo game usually boils down to having a solid precision weapon and the core power weapons like sniper or rockets. Everything else unfortunately is difficult to make work. That's one area Halo 5 actually really does shine in. While the same weapons as always are going to reign supreme in a competitive environment, all the lesser weapons are at least capable of being used effectively.

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It's been a hell of a week where I work too, but the past two days were especially bad. I am very fortunate in that I had been scheduled to have off this weekend for about a month now. I do feel bad for my coworkers though. All of us are at risk just by being there among crowds of people while working in narrow aisles. And then pile on the stress of it all. It's not a good time for anyone.

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Anakin is definitely the best fighter of the three. Luke also participated in a war for 3-4 years, but most of it was spent not truly being a Jedi yet. Anakin was of course both a full-fledged Jedi Knight and one of the Republic's best generals.

I know that's not really what this topic is about, but I find that discussion more interesting than simply choosing which one I like the most.

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Darmik posted...

Nobody has said Locke

I actually do want Locke to return. Maybe it was a mistake turning him into a main character, but I also feel like they committed to at this point and should see it through. Of course the issue is that what do you do with the other Spartans? I think they should probably just continue to have Master Chief and Locke as the main playable characters but remove the squad mechanic that was in Halo 5. The other six Spartans can just appear in various missions, but I don't want any of them constantly following me around. I don't expect that to be a popular opinion though. I think most would rather just see more focus on all of Blue Team rather than Locke and his squad.


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Leaves

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He can probably just use magic to remove it.

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Tired-Insomniac posted...

Looks like that's what they're going for. The ring after the credits in H5 and the ring at the end of Wars 2 are probably the same ring, and there's one in the E3 2019 trailer, although it looks like it's been partially destroyed.

They've said Infinite is going to be a "spiritual reboot" of the franchise while still advancing the story from H5. What better way than to thrust the player into the middle of a war and drop them on a Halo ring, just like Combat Evolved?

Indeed. It's just interesting how despite the series being called Halo, few missions actually take place on the rings ( discounting the first game of course). Sure, they do take place on other Forereunner constructs. But I think the Ark in Halo 3 was the only one that came close to matching the feel of Installation 04 in Halo: CE.

I think it's been speculated or maybe even confirmed that Infinite is taking place on Zeta Halo, which is probably the one that has the most lore to it. Flood, Forerunners, and humans all a major part of it. It's also one from the original array, so it's larger.

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