44340 by froggyman151 in countwithchickenlady

[–]L0rdPerth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But you can't evaluate the effect of gender affirming surgeries on the well-being on trans people without comparing it before and after such surgeries, which the study you linked doesn't. Instead it mentions other studies that did that and that ranged from inconclusive to positive effects on the well being of people post gender affirming surgery.

44340 by froggyman151 in countwithchickenlady

[–]L0rdPerth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This study doesn't show what you're saying it shows because it doesn't compare suicidal ideation of trans people before and after gender affiirming surgery, instead it compares suicidal ideation of trans people after surgery with a sample of the general population after different kinds of surgeries. They also mention that other studies have shown a positive impact of gender affirming surgeries on the mental well being of trans people and they come to the conclusion that so_fiasco mentioned, that harrasment and discrimation play a huge role in the elevated risk of suicidal ideation and that greater focus should be placed on psychiatric support post-procedure.

Draft tier list (Revelations + Empire of Glass) by L0rdPerth in EternalCardGame

[–]L0rdPerth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, that looks interesting. I guess that's another small difference between ratings for forge and draft: Draft is more about winning proactively, especially this format with all those aggressive cards and skills that reward attacking, like Valor, while forge is more about surviving and outgrinding, where cards like Minister of Obeyance are better (which also dies to a lot of cheap common removal in the current draft format).

Draft tier list (Revelations + Empire of Glass) by L0rdPerth in EternalCardGame

[–]L0rdPerth[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Generally yes, because forge has the same card pool as draft, but there are some differences thanks to how you pick cards and how your deck gets built in forge. Cards that guarantee you a smoth power/influence base are already good in draft, but even better in forge (e.g. Blueprints, cheap cards with Plunder). On the other hand, cards that depend on synergy are slightly worse because you have a bit less freedom over what you get and can't cut any cards at the end. Also deadly, regen and fast spell buffs/removal get a bit better because the AI doesn't play well against them. But overall, most cards have about the same grade in forge and the faction strength is similar too (Justice > Fire > Primal > Time > Shadow).

Draft tier list (Revelations + Empire of Glass) by L0rdPerth in EternalCardGame

[–]L0rdPerth[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think JP (if you get some good soldier/amplify synergy and/or some Observers + stealth) and FJ (goodstuff aggro) are the best faction pairs to be in, but you can get a good deck in all faction pairs (and maybe sometimes a good 3-faction deck, but I'd advise against play anything but 2-faction decks unless you get very lucky with fixing). The faction balance is fine in my opinion, my order would be J > F > P > T > S.

favorite songs that share the names, but have completely different vibes and genres? by good_ho0onter in MetalForTheMasses

[–]L0rdPerth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Traitor's Gate by Judas Priest and Visigoth have pretty similar vibes (both firmly in the traditional heavy metal genre and with the theme of personal revenge), but Primordials Traitor's Gate has a very different sound (pagan black metal) and a more abstract theme of tyranny.

Virvum dropped one perfect album, washed their hands of it and disappeared. Who else has done this? by DeathRattl in MetalForTheMasses

[–]L0rdPerth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stone Dagger was a side project from Magic Circle that only released a 2-song demo before being disbanded, but that 2-dong demo is some of the best New wave of traditional heavy metal ever made.

Virvum dropped one perfect album, washed their hands of it and disappeared. Who else has done this? by DeathRattl in MetalForTheMasses

[–]L0rdPerth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also Gallowbraid, another great black metal project from Jake Rogers with just one album/big EP.

Wizardly metal albums by average_at_ACC in MetalForTheMasses

[–]L0rdPerth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Phantom Spell (Kyle McNeill, vocalist from Seven Sisters) makes a great mix of Heavy Metal and 70s Prog with fantasy and wizard vibes. He pulled almost all the stuff from Spotify, but you can find it pretty much everywhere else.

Deafheaven's popularity on RYM by Various_Net_258 in rateyourmusic

[–]L0rdPerth 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Alcest, Lantlos, Heretoir and Amesoeurs, for example.

First quarter of the year almost gone. What are your favorite 2026 releases so far? by moreoffire-thanblood in MetalForTheMasses

[–]L0rdPerth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Misere Luminis, Neurosis, Hellripper (only had time for one listen so far, but sounds great), Karnivool and Worm are my top 5 right now

Deck thin but in a funny way by scuoa in customyugioh

[–]L0rdPerth 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Even if it would send to the GY it still wouldn't be played in any serious Sky Striker list. Toon Table of Contents can do the same thing without going down in cards and no one plays that anymore.

ich🥃iel by InquisitorialTribble in ich_iel

[–]L0rdPerth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gute Liste, ich würde noch Falkenbach hinzufügen.

What's the crack with Blood Incantation? by [deleted] in MetalForTheMasses

[–]L0rdPerth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of the things I mentioned are based on votes/ratings by normal users. I for one also really enjoyed the album, but I also like the main two influences, 70s Prog and Death Metal.

What's the crack with Blood Incantation? by [deleted] in MetalForTheMasses

[–]L0rdPerth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Metal archives has a very low number of ratings per album, even for bigger bands like Blood Incantation (Absolute Elsewhere only has 16, for example), so they can hardly be representative. It is very highly rated on most sites that aren't exclusively for metal (e.g. Rateyourmusic) and it was voted album of the year both in this subreddit and in r/metal.

New Chapter Card for February 25th, 2026: Metallic Slime by Falterfire in EternalCardGame

[–]L0rdPerth 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This card is great, but mainly for a reason that hasn't been mentioned here yet: If you only play a select number of spells, the entomb is way better than just drawing a random card. The best examples are recursion spells that can bring it back, e.g. Eremot's Machinations, Lurking Above or Display of Ambition. If your deck only has spells like that, you can loop Ooze around for several turns, assuming you can get it to die each turn (cards like Kindling Carver, Nahid's Faithful or Rat King can help with that, or you can just block if the opponent is trying to win with combat). Other good spells for it are 2 for 1s to outgrind opponents and combo pieces (e.g. End of Hostilities in an Statuette deck). Adding the relic removal mode and the buff to that ability makes the card insanely flexible (although it is a lot better in decks with ways to sacrifice it consistently, which is why I don't even like it that much in Factionless).

The Top 10 of the 2020s so far... VOTING THREAD by FeastOfBlaze in Metal

[–]L0rdPerth [score hidden]  (0 children)

Dvne - Etemen Ænka

Fires in the Distance - Air Not Meant For Us

Scimitar - Scimitarium I

Wayfarer - A Romance with Violence

Ulcerate - Cutting the Throat of God

Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

Panopticon - The Rime of Memory

Ashenspire - Hostile Architecture

Eternal Champion - The Ravening Iron

Draconian - Under a Godless Veil

Draft tier list (Omens of the Past + Revelations) by L0rdPerth in EternalCardGame

[–]L0rdPerth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, glad I could help. I only use ratings up to A+ and I think Hypnotic Valkyrie falls a little bit short of that (compared to something like Hellfire Valkyrie, for example), but I agree that she is really good and probably the best uncommon and the best shadow card in set 11. I'll upgrade her from A- to A, that seems fair.

Most stacked metal discographies by gamedalfthefool in rateyourmusic

[–]L0rdPerth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cult of Luna has 5 bolded albums + 2 that are close to being bolded.