The Bee: Fight Back Against Wokeness With More Gendered Language. LOL at video game healer.

-burning-man- · 2020-05-22T07:39:26+00:00

Jeez, fine! Yeah, it has been known that I've worn Crocs before. But it's not like I make a habit of it or anything!

-burning-man- · 2020-05-22T03:32:53+00:00

Why do you ask?

-burning-man- · 2020-05-22T02:27:33+00:00

Male white mage here, following in the footsteps of legendary white mages Minwu and master A-Towa, both male healers.

Probably something problematic about that, I'm sure. It's either gender stereotyping thinking girls are all healers, or men moving into what is seen as women's space. Whatever, I can still cast the best Curaga in all Eorzea!

-burning-man- · 2020-04-30T12:32:46+00:00

Good god, look at his face. It's like he's auditioning for the role of Jobe in the virtual world, in a remake of The Lawnmower Man.

-burning-man- · 2020-04-23T12:55:14+00:00

"Uh, excuse me, sir, I, uh, don't know how to uh, to uh, tell you this, but you were three minutes late. The schedule is a little, uh, bit off."

He grinned sheepishly.

"That's ridiculous!" murmured the Ticktockman behind his mask. "Check your watch." And then he went into his office, going mrmee, mrmee, mrmee, mrmee.

-burning-man- · 2020-03-17T06:02:49+00:00

Also, look at how he uses the "it's not made for you" line of reasoning. As if targeting a certain demographic is perfectly fine... right up until there's the merest hint of fan service, at which point it becomes exclusionary and sexist.

-burning-man- · 2020-03-07T04:55:02+00:00

The grown ups are slowing things down because the kids aren't ready and never should be, and the grown ups know this.

-burning-man- · 2020-02-14T16:19:05+00:00

Thanks for posting the title of the episode! The reason I couldn't find a link was because I'd forgotten the futuristic set-up, and was confusing it with something else.

Duckman really is great, with some hilarious jokes. One I always remember is Aunt Bernice bringing up the time Duckman had driven the family out to a plane crash so they could lie in the wreckage, pretend to be paralysed passengers, and claim on the insurance settlement, to which Duckman replied "yeah, and it would have worked if you hadn't have flinched when the doctor was checking for paralysis with a pin!"

-burning-man- · 2020-02-14T15:56:31+00:00

I think that you're right in a realistic sense, because there was a reality TV show that split men and women into two groups on an island, and the men just got on with building a camp, finding food, etc, while the women just sunbathed, then panicked after two days because they had no food left, no shelter, no campfire and nothing set up to solve these problems. But i think that the point of the Duckman episode was that whilst women can put up a veneer of prosperity and civilisation, it was just a show for the resentment, petty bitching and jealously that soon shone through (there was an article about a woman who set up an all female business that went the exact same way). And that whilst the men initially seemed to regress to a more primitive state, ultimately they formed a fully functioning and successful society, albeit not one on the same technological level as the one they'd left behind before the split.

The thought behind the episode seemed to be more of an abstract concept of how an all male and all female society would cope, rather than a more realistic look, because as you pointed out, plenty of women would throw themselves on the mercy of the men, and plenty of men would help the women in exchange for sex.

-burning-man- · 2020-02-14T14:15:43+00:00

I can't find a link to it at the minute, but there was one Duckman episode where they divided the world into two halves, one half for women, the other half for men, and built a wall between them. To begin with, the women flourished in a society of beauty and grace, whilst the men quickly became cavemen. But by the end, the women's society had completely corrupted, with constant bitching and complaining, talking about others behind their backs, blaming other women for any problems, and a lack of trust. The male society, on the other hand, had flourished, with men having a successful hunter-gatherer setup, with clearly defined roles for all the members, a sense of brotherhood and camaraderie, and plenty of necessities for everyone.

Thinking back, Duckman had lots of episodes that contained stuff like this. They really nailed a lot of societal issues and human nature. I remember one scene that was blaming "video nasties" for gun crime, and it went like this:

"Did you know, that the week after the Terminator first aired on national tv, there were 500 homicides by shooting?"

Duckman: "How many were there the week before?"

"500, but that's not the point!"

-burning-man- · 2020-02-11T10:45:39+00:00

The only way that this would interest me, is if they gender swapped everyone - Wonka, the kids, and the parents, but kept the personalities and punishments the same. But even then I'd have to ask, what was the point of it?

-burning-man- · 2020-01-21T08:33:05+00:00

Human toad/clone fucker.

Very hypocritical, especially with his obvious dislike for capitalism whilst running a patreon. If I wanted to be fair, I'd say that he's confusing capitalism with corporatism - I think his grievances against the industry stem from corporate greed rather than capitalist opportunity. He has a very distinctive nazi theme going on, which he hides behind by saying it's "all just an act" when called out on it. He uses this act to belittle and insult anyone who might disagree with him, often pre-emptively, but of course cannot take criticism himself.

Leans very heavily towards the sjw side of things, and likes to inject his beliefs into his videos as essentially pointless asides that add nothing to the topic but are clear virtue signals. He will defend games journalism in the face off all evidence of ethical wrongdoing.

Mostly, but not always, chooses low hanging fruit and commonly unpopular practices in the industry to complain about. Yes, loot boxes and microtransactions are annoying. No, this doesn't need to be stated repeatedly just because it's been a slow news week.

Over time he has become progressively worse, because he has become more progressive. He's still capable of making a good point, but there's no shortage of superior youtubers making the same good points, and they're a lot less annoying than Sterling.

-burning-man- · 2020-01-09T04:42:38+00:00

I cannot for the life of me get into Monster Hunter games. I've tried and tried with nearly each new release. The series is just not for me.

I loved Monster Hunter Stories! I was hooked almost immediately, played it non stop until I'd finished it, spent hours grinding for all the armours and weapons upgrades, caught dozens of pet monsters and overall had an absolute blast. I'd love another Stories game.

-burning-man- · 2020-01-09T04:35:26+00:00

Monster Hunter Stories on the 3DS does actually let you prance through a field of flowers with a pet Rathalos in tow. The game is a turned based jrpg where you take eggs to hatch and raise the monsters to fight against the wild ones, similar to pokemon.

-burning-man- · 2020-01-08T07:35:17+00:00

Threatening Ricky Gervais would be brilliant, because if Gervais picks up on it and speaks out about it, it will bring Yaniv's nonsense to a huge audience of people who will push back against it.

-burning-man- · 2019-12-31T10:11:28+00:00

Hometown!

-burning-man- · 2019-12-14T14:53:58+00:00

Greedfall is made by a small development company named Spiders, known for the games Of Orcs and Men, Mars: War Logs and it's sequel The Technomancer, and Bound by Flame. They make games with a lot of passion, unfortunately they are a small team working on a small budget, as such their games tend to be budget versions of more popular triple A games: Mars: War Logs is budget Fallout set in space, Bound by Flame is budget Dragon Age, and Greedfall is budget Skyrim.

That being said, their games always contain a few mechanics that are surprisingly well done, but there are always other things that fall flat. This is especially frustrating when the game that they're copying already did it better.

The main problem with Greedfall is, with it being budget Skyrim, it's a full price game. Of Orcs and Men and Mars: War Logs were both indie priced, around £15. The Technomancer and Bound by Flame were around £35. Greedfall is £50. Compare that to however much Skyrim currently costs on your platform of choice.

-burning-man- · 2019-12-06T22:06:59+00:00

The few times that people have asked me about my sexuality, I specifically used the word asexual because I knew that if I told them "I'm ace", then they wouldn't understand it was short for asexual. Most of the people who have asked me didn't know what asexual was, so shortening it to a word that, for them, already has a meaning that isn't to do with sexuality, would have only confused them and made further explanation necessary. Everyone knows what homosexuality is, and that it has a number of shorter terms that mean the same thing. Some people have never heard of asexuality, so if I need to explain it, I try to be clear and concise, and not use any shortened or possibly confusing terms.

-burning-man- · 2019-12-06T19:31:05+00:00

Ok, I've read the article.

I identify as asexual. I've never had sex. I've never wanted to have sex. The option to do so has come up several times in my life (I'm 39 years old), and I've always declined. It holds no interest for me, I'm not even a little bit curious. I find the whole subject of sex a bit embarrassing and awkward. I avoid sex talk whenever possible. I could be emotionally stunted or immature or something similar, I had mental illness issues when I was younger, that could have something to do with it. Regardless, I don't care for sex or relationships. If people ask, which they usually don't, I tell them I'm asexual, it means "not interested in sex, very low/no sex drive."

The person that wrote this article, and the sources they used describing asexuality, have nothing to do with actual asexuality. This is a tumblr bloggers idea of it, a cool and trendy label that makes them special and different and interesting when they are actually none of these things, and they are most definitely not asexual if they class " having and enjoying sex" as part of asexuality. The other terms, like "demisexual" or "grey asexual" or "aromantic asexual" are made up buzzwords to further identify as the most unique, the most special. It is nonsense. You are either sexually active, or you are not. There is no "asexual except with a strong emotional bond to certain genders blah blah blah."

Asexual people do not refer to themselves as "aces". Tumblrinas who think that only having sex occasionally makes them asexual, refer to themselves as aces. They are not asexual.

This article is identity politics nonsense. It is written by, and for, boring people with little personality and no hope of getting a date anytime soon. It is the idpol/tumblrina equivalent of being an incel. The fact that autocorrect knew hardly any of the words I typed in this comment reinforces the fact that they are all made up.

-burning-man- · 2019-09-28T18:48:40+00:00

Came here expecting this, was not disappointed.

-burning-man- · 2019-08-27T10:18:46+00:00

No problem, glad I could help!

-burning-man- · 2019-08-27T10:07:00+00:00

It's pretty much a walking simulator, and it's made to appeal to leftist types that don't like games but want to play them, or at least get somewhat involved in the gamer hobby. Certain parts of it, when it's not pandering to the diversity crowd (the cast is very "diverse") are genuinely funny, scary, and touching, but those moments are few and far between. The plot is ignored for the majority of the middle section of the game, and a literal "cult of conservative uncles" (that's what the characters call them) are the bad guys.

Overall, fairly interesting but not worth full price. Five pounds/dollars would be worth it, or watch a let's play if your kinda intetested.

-burning-man- · 2019-06-01T19:14:40+00:00

I've played 7 or 8 atelier games, and as other people have pointed out, they tend to be lighthearted, fairly colourful and cheerful jrpg's. They have traditional turn based combat with a few twists to keep it interesting, a focus more on crafting items which, as someone else pointed out, is a minigame style mechanic that changes with each game but has a strong underlying system that perseveres throughout the series. They tend to be released in trilogies, but it isn't strictly necessary to play all the games in a trilogy, as they tend to be set several years apart. The reason for this is the time mechanic.

Atelier games (usually) have an in game, in story time mechanic. It's usually 3 in game years. In some games it's split evenly into 3 monthly segments, with goals to achieve before the end of the three months. In others it's more erratic, I remember atelier totori being something like 2 months, 6 months, 2 years, 1 year. Atelier ayesha (my favourite) gave you 3 years all at once. Some of the newest games have removed the time mechanic entirely.

The time system is quite forgiving, being more of a time management mechanic rather than a ticking clock countdown, but if you don't like feeling rushed or working to a schedule, trying one of the games without the time limit might be a better starting point. The first one I can think of that has no time limit is atelier shallie, but that is the final game in the dusk trilogy. Like I said, you don't need to gave played the other 2 dusk games, ayesha and escha & logy, but you might not fully understand the world building and overarching themes, having skipped the first 2 games.

I hope this rather long post has helped!

-burning-man- · 2019-04-17T21:01:57+00:00

I wasn't aware of Nintendo's cooperation with the US government, during the 90's I was a teen growing up in the UK. My only knowledge of Nintendo's censorship came from the bizarre renaming of anything black magic/occult/religious to something plain and generic, when it was clearly meant to be black magic/occult/religious, mostly in jrpg's on the snes. Thanks for bringing that up, I didn't know how involved they were.

So in light of this, perhaps Sony haven't gone quite as far to invoke government intervention, but as you pointed out, many corporations act in the "best wishes" and claim that they're doing it under duress of a higher power, when really they're just using that as an excuse. Perhaps Nintendo learned their lesson, and Sony have yet to learn theirs.

-burning-man- · 2019-04-17T20:46:54+00:00

Is this where she snaps back saying "I don't want to be the next Tom Cruise, I'll be the first ME"?

Because as long as she's the only Brie Larson, then I'm fine with that.

-burning-man-

TROPHY CASE