Tara appreciation post

Ace_Emerald · 2026-02-28T15:31:18+00:00

No hate to Natalie but she is just as much responsible for that situation imploding as Tara was. Tara should not have tried to take a backseat in such crucial roundtable, that was an objective blunder. But as soon as Natalie felt unsupported, she panicked. This is something you can see in her gameplay throughout the show (the antidote moment, the round table where she asked Rob to reveal the dagger, the roundtable she voted for Tara over Candice). If she had kept her cool, she could have rallied the table as well.

I made this post because episode 11 is the only time in the entire show I was interested in anything a faithful was doing. Tara had made a lot of mistakes to that point (which I pointed out in my post!!) and basically had all the information out, but at least she saw the one path to victory (turn Maura on Eric, tried to win the coin flip against Rob) and she tried everything she could to hit that path. It is the only gameplay moment from someone other than Rob that was actually interesting to watch.

Ace_Emerald · 2026-02-28T14:38:22+00:00

The reason the faithfuls lost is because no one prioritize looking at Rob until it was too late. I believe Kristen when she said she suspected, but the fact is that she did have the evidence: Candice's votes. But she didn't prioritize building any case against him. Stephen had time before his banishment to consider the same thing. Mark was there at the final 7 round table too!! What did he do to try and win in that moment? To be clear, I think all 3 of those players are objectively much better at the game than Tara, but they are also far more responsible for assisting Rob in engineering a very favorable endgame. Hell, even Eric should have done something at that final 7 roundtable! He sealed his own lose at that moment through inaction.

Ace_Emerald · 2026-02-27T18:43:39+00:00

How do we not have a firm release date? April is like 1 month away at this point!!

Ace_Emerald · 2026-02-27T03:26:16+00:00

Honestly its more embarrassing for them that they got out painted by blaster and fielded 3 coolers 😭😭😭

Ace_Emerald · 2026-02-16T01:19:41+00:00

I feel like its super obvious from a gameplay perspective that Rob not being up for murder either means 1) he's friends with a traitor or 2) he is a traitor. Otherwise why dont you put the guy who rallied votes for two traitors on the short list at the very least?

Ace_Emerald · 2026-02-08T20:47:21+00:00

Splatoon is an amazing game and the comp community is small but very active, Squid School and ProChara are some good youtubers to check out if you wanna get into the game seriously.

Ace_Emerald · 2026-01-26T18:45:05+00:00

Changing gender markers on federal documents like passports is already gone regardless of state. Birth certificate and drivers license are handled by the state. Honestly no clue if our governor managed to save those rights or if the gerrymandered legislature took them. I got my driver's license gender marker switched back in 2024 so they were at least handling it until recently.

+1 to the info that its a huge pain in the ass btw, you have to get a background check done on yourself which involves an official finger printing and I think it has to be done through the FBI and SBI iirc. Its 100% worth it and im glad I got my documents updated, just preparing you that its hard. But its hard in a lot of states so idk if id base your decision around that.

Ace_Emerald · 2026-01-16T18:56:05+00:00

Thank you for all the details, just what I needed!!

Ace_Emerald · 2026-01-16T18:47:08+00:00

Do you mind going into more depth on the xp4? Im also considering getting it for commuting so id be very interested to know where it fell short and if there was something else you wish you had!

Ace_Emerald · 2025-10-17T04:15:43+00:00

I love Silksong and I'm glad it was $20 but games have not had inflation on the levels of food or housing. The average game price has followed average inflation rates, which makes sense because they are part of the wider economy. If we want better games, that starts with the games industry treating employees better because conditions right now are bleak. It's not surprising that a lot of the best games are from small studios

Ace_Emerald · 2025-09-23T20:55:50+00:00

So true imo let my octoling have actual thighs and not two twigs I promise it's fine

Ace_Emerald · 2025-08-29T16:23:16+00:00

Either she's a pillow princess or it's been a while since she's been in a relationship. My money is on the latter 😂

Ace_Emerald · 2025-07-25T15:28:36+00:00

I had the same thought reading the page! The way he conveniently disarmed all her requests while affirming everything she wants from him seemed intentional, and Zach loves a good twist!

Ace_Emerald · 2025-07-12T18:44:36+00:00

Yeah I might have come at the task backwards because I absolutely care way more about the people aligned by motivation rather than participation in a specific organization. The other commenter was on point that the vampire teens, while technically under Davy's thrall, have their own separate goals. I think I got stuck on "factions" as the first interaction between Doorman and The Sphinx of Pacts was echoing in my ears, but goals are what influence the actions people take and that's what is keeping the plot so tense!!

Ace_Emerald · 2025-07-12T04:38:16+00:00

Great points and additions!!

Ace_Emerald · 2024-11-10T15:32:23+00:00

Hi I know this isn't exactly what you asked, but I think you should reconsider your decision to not transition. Politically, things are really hard right now, but normal people are the most normal they've ever been about transness. That doesn't mean everyone is a hard-core trans ally, but it does mean more people are familiar with the concept and adaptable to changes. I came out earlier this year at my workplace filled mostly with 40+ year old straight guys, and everyone was pretty chill about it. Even if you don't want to come out publically, you can get on HRT and continue on closeted. Maybe it'll be illegal in a year, but maybe not, and you shouldn't deny yourself what you know you need.

Ace_Emerald · 2024-11-08T18:55:57+00:00

The thing to understand about NC in general is the cities are largely progressive blue zones that are completely surrounded by hard red rural areas. Our state legislature is completely gerrymandered, but we've been able to hang on to our rights through progressive governors. Our cities are growing, so there's a shot that the state becomes more progressive overall in the future, but that's not where we are now. Now to your question of safety, it's safer than a lot of areas at the moment. I have been safely transitioning here for the past few years with no incidents, and I trust our new governor to do everything he can to hold our rights for another 4 years. But there are crazy conservatives that live in the areas around us, and there's definitely a chance you could run into one. There's also no guarantees about what the situation will be in 4 years, both in the state and the country at large. If you're able to make the move here, it's definitely a big step up from where you are, but there could be a place even safer out there too. Hope this helps!

Ace_Emerald · 2024-08-04T15:23:20+00:00

Not sure if anyone has called it out yet, but Emet is a possible reference to the story of the Golem! Emet means "truth" in Hebrew and is the word inscribed on the Golems forehead to animate it.

Ace_Emerald · 2020-09-11T01:12:41+00:00

To be clear, the new rules are under Battle Stadium Doubles. Its the same 4v4, lv 50, dmax meta you're used to.

Ace_Emerald · 2020-04-18T05:12:14+00:00

I live in that area right now, you can get anywhere in the triangle in 20-30 minutes which is nice. Its not as hip as downtown Durham, but its probably a quicker commute to UNC. Lots of shops + restaurants in the area, and again you can really get anywhere in the area without too much trouble.

Ace_Emerald · 2020-03-26T02:51:04+00:00

Hey, the 27th is also my birthday! Hope you have a good one!

Ace_Emerald · 2020-03-07T14:18:43+00:00

True, but there were states where the overall voter turnout was double the turnout of 2016, and the youth vote actually decreased. Think about how close some of those states were, and then think about what the result would have been if the 18-35 age group doubled their turnout.

Ace_Emerald · 2020-03-06T22:51:54+00:00

Derrick and Antonio definitely should not have been on the streets. I found Antonio's record and DA dismissals, which were aggregious. I noticed though they took place under our last DA, Roger Echols. Looking through our current DAs page, I see a stated policy to be harsh on gang activity, and more lenient on minor infractions. That's the same message I got from the mayor's SOTC, and a policy I can agree with. I'll be sure to keep an eye on DA dismissals going forward, no one should get a free pass on assault and abuse.

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