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TopicFavorite Spider-Man villain
Lopen
12/27/19 2:17:22 PM
#7
Volcher is actually much easier to understand

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TopicFavorite Spider-Man villain
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12/27/19 2:11:42 PM
#5
Voluter may be the worst ertyu spelling I've ever seen though

I actually had to google a list of spider-man villains to figure out it was vulture.

That may partially be the fault of vulture being not very memorable too

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TopicFavorite Spider-Man villain
Lopen
12/27/19 1:45:59 PM
#2
I came in expecting to demand my favourite Hob gob be added but there he is

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TopicDo "you" know my alt account?
Lopen
12/26/19 10:49:54 PM
#13
greengravy293 I figure

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TopicStar Wars Episode 9 Discussion SPOILERS
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12/26/19 10:18:56 AM
#273
Reg posted...
You're right that it trades out the really high highs of RotJ for more consistency but I disagree that it has no particular standout moments.

I guess I meant to say that the stand out moments don't hit nearly as well with me. I definitely see parts that are supposed to be that way-- the trench run in particular as you mentioned is the obvious one, but yeah.

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TopicStar Wars Episode 9 Discussion SPOILERS
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12/26/19 12:45:54 AM
#267
Yeah I'll take an average movie with some amazing stuff over a movie that's just good the whole time generally, so I rate RotJ pretty highly.

RotJ beats out ANH for me just cause that Throne Room stuff is SO GOOD. A New Hope is the better movie front to back but it doesn't really have any peaks for me.

ESB has the peaks and doesn't have the bad fluff of RotJ so it's best but yeah.

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TopicDoes anybody here have to work today?
Lopen
12/25/19 2:09:33 PM
#9
Leaving to work a few hours shortly.

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TopicWhat did you get for Christmas!
Lopen
12/25/19 2:08:47 PM
#3
John Wick 2
John Wick 3
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood
A Better Homes And Gardens cookbook
A travel size My Pillow

Not much but it's alright. A bit more than I expected to get.


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TopicMy Annual Christmas Topic
Lopen
12/25/19 2:05:21 PM
#6
Forgot Corrik on the great users, but merry Christmas!

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TopicWhy is FF8s writing so poor compared to its generational siblings
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12/24/19 9:52:48 PM
#79
Now I'll just say for the record I've been forced to dance by women before while not wanting to, ended up enjoying it, and did not fall for or even have interest in the women in question.

I'm not saying I'm the same as Squall I'm just saying you can enjoy things you don't want to do for reasons other than being in love with the person or whatever. The whole romanticized "it was love at first sight!" take I don't know.

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TopicWhy is FF8s writing so poor compared to its generational siblings
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12/24/19 9:32:55 PM
#76
Ultimately I don't think it's important whether Squall genuinely wants to be alone in Disc 1 and evolves into not, or it's just a defense mechanism all the time that he's only deluded himself into believing, when judging the quality of the writing on a first playthrough.

The point is either interpretation of Squall's character is valid and frankly at that point in Disc 1 on a first time playthrough you've got more vibe on the table that it's the former. Further when you have the option for the jerky dialogue options reaffirming that, that makes things worse.

I actually agree with Drak's interp of the character though just because it feels more realistic. Like you can want to be alone, and genuinely want that, for reasons that aren't hating everyone, but that doesn't mean it's not a 'real' feeling in the moment either. It just means you realized you were wrong, eventually.

They're kinda just different versions of saying the same thing, though. It's just that the character development feels a bit more rough around the edges if you go with the Drak way since the game doesn't spell out the change over time too well over his monologues and such. If you assume his way of thinking changed less that's less necessary.

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TopicIt's Christmas again. Let's settle this once and for all.
Lopen
12/24/19 3:32:08 PM
#2
Wait is anyone really saying Home Alone isn't a Christmas movie? Like I sorta get Die Hard not being one at least but Home Alone has always felt like one through and through.

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TopicWhy is FF8s writing so poor compared to its generational siblings
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12/24/19 3:19:56 PM
#73
It's easy to psychoanalyze Squall and come to that conclusion, but that's not the only explanation that fits-- particularly early game at the time we're at the party. Like you need to realize, that even if you're right in your Squall character analysis, that we don't have all the information you do when you're delving into him like that for most of the game-- what you're doing is kind of hindsight being 50/50 more than what the plot feels like in the moment.

Like I agree completely that Squall does not come off as socially insecure at any point in the way you're talking about. He is antisocial but he's assertive, confident, and strong in spite of it-- it's not done in an awkward way that would be stricken entirely by virtue of a girl giving him some attention. Does that mean the game didn't intend the reading you have? Not really saying that-- but that's not really the natural way to interpret Squall's character as the game unfolds either.

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TopicWhy is FF8s writing so poor compared to its generational siblings
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12/24/19 3:10:31 PM
#71
Yeah I guess that's true. It's easy to forget what she does because it just feels like infodumping but when you mention it no one else is really suited for that, and someone needs to since Tidus (and the player) is a foreigner.

I guess you could relegate her role to random assorted NPCs but that would feel awkward and wouldn't have as much character as Lulu doing it.

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TopicWhy is FF8s writing so poor compared to its generational siblings
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12/24/19 3:02:31 PM
#69
I kinda agree with Lulu being completely unnecessary to the actual plot but I don't think that's the same thing as feeling tacked on. Like she's always there and I remember things she says and does and she has a consistent character and for me that's enough. Not everyone has to be equally important-- like would you say C-3P0 is a tacked on character in Star Wars just because he's less important than Han Solo or Luke Skywalker? I wouldn't.

Disagree on Wakka though. Feel like Wakka is necessary to give more gravitas to Yevon's betrayal being a thing and giving you more insight into the hatreds and such baked into the society. Like I don't think the plot is the same at all without Wakka.

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TopicThe Complete History of Peach's Break The Targets World Record [SSBM][WRs][Lore]
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12/24/19 2:48:53 PM
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I'll start contributing to the unadulterated bedlam by firing some opening shots

Peach sucks

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TopicWhy is FF8s writing so poor compared to its generational siblings
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12/24/19 2:40:47 PM
#67
I'd disagree on that being a problem with most FF games. Do not agree with it being a thing in FFVIII-- though it helps that the cast is small there. Quistis and Irvine are less relevant in Disc 2 and on but I still remember things they contribute which I can't say for a lot of IX characters.

Really I'd only say VI, IX, and XII have that problem. And it's a bit more forgivable with VI because the cast is so bloated. IV gets a pass because the irrelevant characters are forced out of the party.

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TopicWhy is FF8s writing so poor compared to its generational siblings
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12/24/19 2:34:07 PM
#62
7 does a good job in that it rotates the party members it's revolving around so while I'd agree with you in the general idea that it revolves around a small subset of the cast, that subset is constantly changing.

10 I... just don't really agree in general. Yes the plot is Yuna/Tidus centric but everyone but Kimahri is generally contributing in scenes in their distinct ways so they feel like they're part of the plot-- also they all (including Kimahri) have their own little subplots thrown in at varying points.

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TopicWhy is FF8s writing so poor compared to its generational siblings
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12/24/19 2:22:56 PM
#58
Honestly I feel like post Disc 1 everyone falls off the face of the Earth aside from Zidane, Vivi, at more of a stretch Garnet, and Kuja. It's not a Freya specific thing. It's also why I have no particular problem with Amarant not doing much cause he's just the rest of the cast with less of an elaborate introduction sequence.

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TopicPost characters here and I'll do a write up of it
Lopen
12/24/19 2:18:08 PM
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John Cena

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TopicWhy is FF8s writing so poor compared to its generational siblings
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12/24/19 2:15:39 PM
#55
Yeah that would be part of the reason character developments seem forced I think-- a lot of characters do stuff entirely to act as vessels or parallels or whatever to facilitate some change that occurs to Zidane more than feeling like full characters themselves. This kinda hurts both them (cause it's sorta too fast for what time/events of importance they're given) and Zidane (his changes are sorta influenced by the other cast members so it's a chain reaction of feeling forced).

Vivi's really the only one that seems kinda natural and that's because he kinda gets his own importance on an island and isn't interacting with other cast members as much imo. So the good writing is there it's just maybe a bit too ambitious-- maybe cut the playables down to FFVIII's level and it'd be fine!

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TopicWhy is FF8s writing so poor compared to its generational siblings
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12/24/19 2:06:43 PM
#52
That being said I would say FFIX is just as bad in this regard in many ways-- most of the character development in particular among the cast members seems forced and just there because that's what the story dictates rather than something that naturally occurs due to the events of the story. I don't really feel either game is super well written. There are reasons FFVII is the most popular PSX FF by a lot and it's not just because it's the first one of the three.

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TopicWhy is FF8s writing so poor compared to its generational siblings
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12/24/19 2:01:39 PM
#51
LeonhartFour posted...
well one of FFVIII's issues is that the game gives you the option to be mean to Rinoa repeatedly without consequence so that can make it seem forced if you chose to go that route because you don't like her

it really shouldn't make a lot of their bonding moments optional but the game does plenty to show you ahead of time that Squall has feelings for Rinoa even if he won't admit it to anyone, including himself

Not only does it let you be mean without consequence but it also does so in a way where you can have a completely consistent version of Squall that legit does not have interest in Rinoa if you pick all of them. And it holds really well till Disc 3 too.

I would say that if FFVIII had affection meters and allowed different scene variations in a few spots like the Eyes on Me part it would be a much better game for it. As it is I kinda agree that it's a bit hamfisted in a lot of spots. Kinda just forces a lot of things that don't entirely seem natural even if you can argue it was technically foreshadowed or whatever. The orphanage scene is the same kind of thing.

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TopicStar Wars Episode 9 Discussion SPOILERS
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12/24/19 1:37:05 PM
#190
MichelBollinger posted...
"I don't agree with how this gels with the speed of light" says fan of series where light can stop in mid air and can both cut and block objects.

Did someone in this topic say that?

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TopicLol tonight Rey mysterio loses us title
Lopen
12/24/19 1:29:36 PM
#5
bun it downnnnn

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TopicStar Wars Episode 9 Discussion SPOILERS
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12/24/19 1:28:43 PM
#187
Team Rocket Elite posted...
Holdo Maneuver absolutely makes sense. Accelerating an object to super high speeds and smashing it into something else gave the exact result one might expect. It's very straightforward. The issue is that it's overpowered and the nerf it got in Ep9 comes off as a flimsy excuse.

It doesn't make sense because

  1. Lightspeed travel probably shouldn't work whatsoever if the object is still tangible while doing it. It has to work in some other sort of way otherwise all the hyperspeed in Star Wars is weird in that you're basically inviting all sorts of assorted catastrophes when you use it, every time.
  2. Assuming it does work, The Holdo Maneuver should be the basis of all space warfare-- star destroyers are no longer viable weapons because you can just have droids man smaller ships to ram into them to destroy them in one shot with minimal casualties.
Like it's less "ramming into something really fast doing damage doesn't make sense" and more "if hyperspeed is just traveling really fast and allows ramming things it breaks a lot of the lore in Star Wars"

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TopicAt what age did you know that there was no........? Spoilers?
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12/24/19 1:23:00 PM
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The point where I stopped playing with toys I remember more vividly. I think I was 8 or 9. I used to make 2D block houses/dungeons overhead view using those letter blocks for my toys, basically making a map layout like an RPG and making my toys respect the walls-- anyway one day I finished making one, put my toys in it, and was like... "hum..." and didn't do anything with it because I was kinda bored.

I never played with toys again. It was kinda sad really.

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TopicAt what age did you know that there was no........? Spoilers?
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12/24/19 11:58:59 AM
#23
Drakeryn posted...
banananor posted...

my parents let me know it was just a fun pretend tradition from the start, so I never had to deal with the betrayal

Basically something like this, but not sure on specifics cause I don't remember as it was never a big deal either way.

Like I think my mom half assed the idea that Santa existed in a wink wink nudge nudge kinda way but I don't think I ever actually believed fully nor was I led to.

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TopicI am getting married. Hooray.
Lopen
12/23/19 7:12:44 PM
#31
Congrats

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TopicScarlet Ranks User-Nominated Episodes of Television: Season 2
Lopen
12/23/19 5:55:12 PM
#233
Save.

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TopicBest All-Purpose Wrestling Topic of the Decade, Part 492
Lopen
12/23/19 5:52:40 PM
#359
Twitter is the worst and wrestling fans on it are par the course

Good for Young Bucks for quitting it though

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TopicBest All-Purpose Wrestling Topic of the Decade, Part 492
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12/23/19 4:08:57 PM
#353
That wasn't an exhaustive list. I just feel there are a lot of good parts to the show and a lot of mediocre parts are getting over-exposed in general, while there's enough depth to the good parts that you could use them more than they are. I'm not saying use everyone every week that's implausible but I feel like the undercard has better guys to be focusing on, and the majority of the top guys should be heavily featured on every show. Honestly on the top rung aside from the Inner Circle and maybe Moxley, this hasn't really been happening with regularity. I feel like PAC has been on less than half the shows, Kenny Omega has been in maybe slightly over half, but in minor stuff mostly. Cody same as Omega.

Meanwhile you've got guys like Lucha Bros and SCU not really being on shows with any regularity, Riho your women's champion being on less shows than Kong/Brandi. I dunno. I'd probably be happier if the undercarders getting more time were the guys I liked more. Give me more Jack Evans please.

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TopicStar Wars Episode 9 Discussion SPOILERS
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12/23/19 3:39:12 PM
#148
Lightning Strikes posted...
TLJ was a bold step forward

Strong disagree. TLJ is perceived that way through marketing/early word of mouth alone-- when you consider plot-meaningful risks taken it was almost nil. When you consider on top of that that people did not generally have issues with the "risks" taken on top of that, yeah.

I mean I haven't seen Skywalker yet but while I would say TLJ took more risks than TFA by merit of not being a carbon copy of ESB, by any reasonable standard it didn't take any risks of value.

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Topic~Fight!~ Kevin McAllister* vs 1 Million Supermen
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12/23/19 3:14:03 PM
#27
Kevin doesn't have future sight, so he needs to display proper judgment in evaluating his plan as well. We actually don't know how well Kevin can reflect on his schemes and weigh whether they can work.

Even if he can potentially devise a plan that will work, will he settle for one that he thinks will work, and won't? I'm thinking that's more likely.

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TopicBest Sith Day 5 FINALS
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12/23/19 1:50:38 PM
#7
Sidious should have won

All aboard the Plagueis train

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TopicBest All-Purpose Wrestling Topic of the Decade, Part 492
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12/23/19 1:35:53 PM
#350
I think AEW is trying to do too much and it's hurting them.

Like they probably have twice the roster size they actually need, focusing on the half that doesn't need focus far too often.

If you have 2 hours of TV programming a week, why are you building up The Dark Order or The Butcher and The Blade or Jimmy Havoc or the Dentist or Big Swole or whatever else.

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Topic~Fight!~ Kevin McAllister* vs 1 Million Supermen
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12/23/19 1:25:00 PM
#21
I disagree. We need a more broad portfolio of situations solved and foes defeated to get a better grasp of the upper bounds of his resourcefulness and intellect. As it is we only know he can thoroughly defeat Harry and Marv in a game of human chess with fairly limited resources, but a single Superman could surely do that as well. To say nothing of the Nine Hundred Thousand+ extra Supermen acting as backup.

A teaming of say Kevin McAllister, Angus "Mac" MacGyver, John McClane, and Rocky Balboa acting as the foundation, you'd perhaps have my interest. As it stands they are simply too much for young Kevin to overcome.

Supermen

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Topicwhat is your favorite number
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12/23/19 1:16:52 PM
#31
61

Twas only after obtaining as many pairs of scissors that the secrets of the universe were revealed to me.

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Topic~Fight!~ Kevin McAllister* vs 1 Million Supermen
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12/23/19 1:08:39 PM
#16
Kevin's established feats don't imply he can develop those things even with infinite time, especially as he is lacking his experience from Lost In New York here

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Topic~Fight!~ Kevin McAllister* vs 1 Million Supermen
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12/23/19 12:47:30 PM
#13
Should have left it at two Supermen. Or 500 thousand Harry + Marv pairs. As it is I don't think Kevin can overcome that many Supermen.

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TopicRanking the characters of Fire Emblem Fates
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12/19/19 10:33:56 PM
#67
Seems like all the 1 support line characters are at the bottom by default.

In the case of fates I'd say less is more tbh. Like a lot of these characters more than the ones with lots. Less bad writing to ruin them.

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TopicAre people still anticipating Metroid Prime 4?
Lopen
12/19/19 11:51:14 AM
#4
I can't wait for Other M 2, code name Other N

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TopicMega Man 2 sucks
Lopen
12/17/19 6:11:46 PM
#63
IIRC the Mega Buster was OP in MM4 to the point the subweapons felt largely superfluous

It's been a long time since I've actually played it though.

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TopicPre-Episode IX Star Wars ranking topic
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12/17/19 4:53:29 PM
#38
Great
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
A New Hope
Good
Revenge of the Sith
Watchable but Unneeded Viewing
Rogue One
The Force Awakens
Bad
The Phantom Menace
The Last Jedi
Attack of the Clones

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Topicsaw a wild ulti today
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12/11/19 7:15:52 PM
#112
lol good boy points

Ulti are you trolling yourself with an alt account personality who looks like more of a tryhard than you to gain points or what

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Topicsaw a wild ulti today
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12/10/19 5:56:26 PM
#76
Ulti probably cares but he also probably cares less than most of you think he cares. He definitely does some of his stuff entirely to get a rise and if you were doing that you wouldn't care that much about downvotes. That much should be clear.

But at the same time, if you're bothered to delete at all that's obviously more than not caring at all. I imagine he was out to get some negativity on some of them and it exceeded his expectations to a level where he was tired of seeing people shriek at him, which is fair.

And of course if you're someone who is noting Ulti's moves across other sites to point and laugh at them, who are to really judge someone for caring too much about something trifling. Why does this topic even exist I mean really.

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TopicI'm back baby
Lopen
12/10/19 5:45:01 PM
#11
Drak's number is 1 (294) 294-0294

You're welcome.

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TopicMega Man 2 sucks
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12/10/19 5:43:40 PM
#23
Yeah I think there is some sorta weird justification for most Mega Man bosses, even in MM3, (Hard Man is very metal looking so Magnet Man killing him makes some sense-- hard man's weapon is a fist which can stop a top by grabbing it, etc) but to call them intuitive for a lot of them would be a bit strong.

(Especially since you don't know Snake Man's weapon is a Search Snake till you beat Snake Man but I digress)

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TopicMagic The Gathering Bros
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12/10/19 5:34:09 PM
#3
While a creature spell is being cast it's not a creature yet, just a spell, so an effect like that would never prevent countering.

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TopicMega Man 2 sucks
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12/10/19 5:27:58 PM
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MM2 is a good game I'm just saying these are poorly designed things within it. Prior knowledge being outright necessary to beat a level is bad design. You shouldn't need prior knowledge, it should only help. Pre-requisite knowledge should also go off some amount of intuition as the weapon pathing often does (many later entries it gets tougher-- ironically this is probably a big part of the reason people like MM3 less than MM2 because it sort of just disposes with a weapon path that makes sense since what the hell is supposed to beat a "Gemini man"). Item 2 being obtained from Bubble Man for example would help the Heat Man situation a lot I think.

If you can overlook these kind of things then more power to you but I don't think dismissing every gripe with a game's difficulty curve with "git gud" is sensible.

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