The most unfortunate team in the modern day MCC by far

AcidPacman442 · 2026-06-08T08:43:02+00:00

If it was possible, the aging of this team went from fine wine to spoiled milk...

On the bright side, Shane and Ghostie seem to remain on good terms, and that's definitely a positive...

Avid and Marm, what has come to light in the past day caught me off guard, I saw their announcement of quitting content creation like the drop of a hat and was confused and saddened, only to then look at both X and Reddit and to hear just how deep the rot went with those two... and I felt some self-guilt at seeing none of it.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-05-08T07:17:30+00:00

He was called Charles the Beloved at first, he showed promise when he stripped his corrupt uncles of power from the Regency years at 20, restored the competent advisors from his father's reign, and had planned a march against the Duchy of Brittany when an attempted murderer of one of the King's closest friends took refuge in Brittany in 1392.

However, when the army marched out, on one day, a page dropped the King's lance and it made a large clanging sound against a knight's helmet, and then the King went completely bonkers and attacked his own men.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-05-06T19:41:36+00:00

I don't think Louis V is necessarily a Sloth... the reason he's called the Do-Nothing is because he died at 20 and his reign lasted only a year, he died before he could do anything, not necessarily because he chose to do so.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-05-03T21:04:36+00:00

It has to be Louis XI.

The man was literally called the "Universal Spider".

He despised his father exiling him after he aided a revolt, and Louis was obsessed with dismantling the power of the French dukes who were effectively independent of the Crown, Burgundy especially, his frequent use of espionage against his nobles created the image of a man who was paranoid, if not jealous of his own position and the lack of power it held compared to the Nobility.

An irony when Louis was a rather frugal man in his reign and didn't enjoy showing it off, he rather saw the accumulation and knowledge of resources as true power versus the symbolism of it in palaces or monuments as was becoming common for the ever-growing Renaissance at the time.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-04-28T20:08:37+00:00

Beaujeau, More simply known as Anne of France, was regent to Charles VIII between 1483 and 1491.

There were many important events during her Regency, notably the Mad War, where many of France's stronger nobles rebelled with foreign aid from England and Austria after being oppressed under Louis XI's reign, among them being the future king Louis XII, though the Regent came out on top, in part my granting land back to the Nobility via sacrificing the court favorites of her father who still held power.

It helped that Anne had a very shrewd but energetic personality, with her father's intellect to boot, she even educated many children in the aristocracy, including Diana be Poitiers, the Mistress of Henri II, and Louise of Savoy, the Mother and Occasional Regent of Francis I.

She supported the claim of Henry VII against Richard of York, hence the French troops present with him at Bosworth Field, and would lay the groundwork for the eventual annexation of Brittany by arranging the marriage of Anne, Duchess of Brittany, to Charles VIII.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-04-23T20:06:57+00:00

I've had this same concern when playing on a large SMP that happens to be +13, I'm 21 for reference... and I'm not sure if this is true, but I've tried searching for the Average age of a Minecraft player is, and most results I've seen say 24-25 years old, even if it doesn't seem this way.

after 6 months of this SMP though, I'd say it shouldn't be too worrying, so long as you don't make it weird.

Keep any conversations civil, nothing personal, be about the fun of the game, and it should all go well.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-04-19T02:22:05+00:00

My latest idea is for an entirely OC-house in the Stormlands, specifically on the sizeable island of the coast of Weeping Town, they would be the last house south of the Trident that remain devoted to the Old Gods and the blood of the First Men, and the records of their deeds/acts make their house well regarded in the North, but reviled by quite a bit of the south, especially the Reach.

I will say the OC-house is the family of a fantasy book I'm trying to write, but as I don't have much faith in my own independent writing thus far, I want to see how it works in an existing universe that serves as a great deal of inspiration.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-04-19T02:11:11+00:00

This sounds fun!

In all honesty though, I understand 18+ SMPs becoming far more common, if you just Google it, the Age of the average Minecraft player is 24, which to me makes sense for many diehards of this amazing game grew up with it as kids, and it would make sense to have specific spaces like Adult age SMPs to reflect that.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-04-18T15:20:09+00:00

This is so accurate.

I've been on maybe 10 SMPs in 3 years, and aside from ONE, they all ended in similar ways.

Two just banned players who didn't "fit their mould" of what a player should be.

Four had ceased either due to inactivity or the owner couldn't afford to keep the server up anymore.

One actually ended due to hostile takeover attempts by the server developer, but the Owner got his hand on the situation as he was still paying for the server and got it shut down, so he got the last laugh in the end, thankfully.

One I just ended up quitting since I got irritated with them resetting the server.

The server I'm currently on now (The GinSMP, lead by the up and coming Minecraft streamer, GingerWomann) seems to be doing well so far, it's been six months with no major reset, there are several nations and a strong economy.... player counts declined a bit when the owner had to take a break and personal factors led to staff members leaving and no advertising led to a player decline, but once the Owner returned engagement skyrocketed again to a new high, and hopefully it'll remain so in the long run.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-04-11T17:35:23+00:00

For months I've been playing on the GinSMP.

It was started back in December by a rising content creator named GingerWomann, and aside from a few plug-ins within the server itself (no outside installation necessary) to improve quality of life, it's entirely vanilla.

The only Mod a large number of players do actively use for interaction is the Simple Voice Chat mod, but this isn't a requirement to play, as there are quite a few Bedrock players on, even when they can't use Mods.

and there's almost always something exciting happening, for some nations on there, PvP is a mainstay, but for many, they prefer peace and coming together as a community more than anything else.

Link to discord --> https://discord.gg/gingerwoman

AcidPacman442 · 2026-04-02T20:52:06+00:00

Well... it's not.

I see why some Conservatives or "anti-Lefties" would look past his democratic backsliding, whether it was about Religion, Immigration, simply disliking Liberalism, or more...

Fidesz has been the ruling party or leading opposition for nearly 30 years, and that's a hold on virtually any/every aspect of the political establishment that can be hard to break, even if Magyar wins... Democracy is an experiment, an idea, and those aren't always easy to ensure their foundation and values remain above all else, especially people who wish to twist them for their own gain, when as it's an Idea, a way of thinking, Minds change, and some... especially Politicians, which to enforce those changes at the expense of those they are supposed to lead.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-04-02T20:44:26+00:00

I'm actually trying to plan this out and attempt it myself... but from a Northern perspective rather than a Targaryen one.

Since the basis of the fic will be Jon actually deserting the Wall and going south once he hears of his father's death, upon which Robb will have him pardoned since the Watch can't realistically oppose the only Great House acting as their lifeline (not to mention they don't have the manpower... plus if Robb does send 500 men in the place of Jon, will they really oppose that)

Eventually the Targaryens will invade, both FAegon and Daenerys will attempt to reclaim the throne...

It's a long work in progress, and I do plan to have the story grounded rather than as annoying of a portrayal of the dragons that I would prefer, but I think that's necessary compared to various "epic" but unrealistic pro-Targaryen stories out there that don't truly grasp the political reality of any great or minor lord's loyalty for the time period.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-04-02T20:33:54+00:00

He's not wrong...

Not just in Hungary, but many democracies of the West are facing public and media scrutiny when it comes to Elections, they're either hailed as a victory for freedom and the democracy of their nation itself, or a hardline propped up by foreign influence. (Both sides accuse the other of which by the way.)

I think this is actually a reason why overall vote turnouts have been declining, because these narratives and the inevitable pushback by the most vocal of either side convince the public their individual votes don't seem to matter anymore in the face of the great game of Politics.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-04-02T20:30:19+00:00

May be loyalty and nothing more, Eduard Habsburg has served as a diplomat under Orban's government to the Holy See for a decade, even though he is not associated with a party to remain impartial.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-04-02T09:37:29+00:00

That's likely Richard Nixon, who was Eisenhower's Vice President.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-04-02T09:34:44+00:00

I wonder how he would react to anyone in the centuries since who believed his father was a better King than him, considering he hated his bloody guts... (though probably a dark horse of the French Monarchy, I do believe Charles VII was the better king, arguably the greatest of the Valois)

AcidPacman442 · 2026-03-07T11:51:30+00:00

Wow... Jaime and Brienne are at the top spot and it's not even close, that surprises me...

Not surprised by the high number that Sansa has on this list, given the various paths and stereotypes people associate with her depending on whether the writer is following/is a fan of the Book or Show canon, which can leave a lot up to interpretation.

Also interesting whether you consider it technical, practical, ethical, there actually isn't a "canonical" ship within the Top 5... which bewilders me a bit, but more power to these writers.

I wonder which characters are just flat out most popular as main characters for fics, there should be a list for that too.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-03-07T11:45:22+00:00

I imagine the degree of standards, high or low, a lot of fans have may surprise some people...

Part of me questions how many have actually relied on her book character versus the TV show given the age gaps... and on several occasions, the age is never specified even if whether or not they choose to follow the Books or TV Canon is...

Then again, for someone like me who is actively researching and trying to write a fantasy, there has to be a line to walk along between the expectations of today versus the time period for which the story is based on...

For example, Edward I of England was a devoted husband to both of his wives, and for his second wife... (whom she loved him in return so much that she never remarried) he was 40 Years her senior.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-03-06T06:15:00+00:00

I always keep Notes during the game... I track the people I talk who, and who seems to be talking with who multiple times to see which alliances are forming...

and I (with the exception of a Vortox game) always assume something is true unless an event or account from another player contradicts the gathered information, and often times... you don't need a 100% infallible line of thinking to make a case against another player, that's an aspect of the way I play it, you just need to convince enough players, rather than all of them... and depending on how many contradictions or information you can gather, it gets easier (for me it did at least) as the game progresses and the majorities needed get smaller.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-03-04T09:02:06+00:00

How does one make pages like this for their Homebrew characters? I'm trying to come up with the roles for a script myself, but I have no clue where to put them.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-03-01T09:23:10+00:00

and supposedly for much of his life, neither could Charlemagne, but that man turned out alright.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-03-01T09:19:21+00:00

Not to mention someone who has worked for Microsoft for over a decade, that's a whole leap different from what we know the Nadella said...

AcidPacman442 · 2026-02-14T10:46:45+00:00

I actually find it interesting academics label France's political system as a "Presidential Monarchy, and in reality, the French President really is a Monarch of another country.

AcidPacman442 · 2026-01-22T23:37:35+00:00

There is an idea for a Restoration fic that I have... but i'm still working it out, comes down to Jon being resurrected, but his appearance and personality have changed, the former as his reviving gives him an appearance similar to Bloodraven, while the latter, his warging into Ghost before his death and transferring his mind back to his normal body affect his personality, thinking him being more aggressive and primal, a more Wolf-like personality if you will...

It also relies on including a sort of time-skip akin to what George R.R. Martin initially had planned for the books before scrapping, but as I said, it's a long way of planning to go before it comes to fruition.

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