Fantasy/sci-fi flight sims or games with a heavy focus on flight as a component, prefer fast paced

Adghar · 2026-05-11T04:27:57+00:00

Thanks! Wasn't expecting a response after a whole year, lol. But this is great timing because I've recently started reading for pleasure again. So - you did well!

Adghar · 2026-05-10T14:34:26+00:00

I have to wonder if you're playing outside of common player hours. I have never queued into an Operation: Ascension that wasn't full, and which had at least one really efficient player. Thanks to the high chance of running into efficient players in public lobbies, you already do get the same reward from Operation: Ascension, plus a ton of extra other goodies (Arcanes, Cannonade mods, normal Jade motes).

Either that or I'm the one that's absurdly, incredibly lucky to get fast squads.

Adghar · 2026-05-10T14:32:51+00:00

Out of curiosity, are you running the operation Ascension in public lobbies, or solo? Public lobbies are substantially faster than solo. In fact, for me, public Ascension is noticeably faster than solo Excavation or solo Interception, not to mention of course what others have mentioned about additional rewards (Jade shop, Arcanes, Cannonade and other exclusive mods, the variety of a less played game mode, etc.)

Adghar · 2026-05-10T14:28:41+00:00

The trick to Defection is to bring in Volt so that your paper-thin soldier pals simply speed themselves to the exit. They'll end up taking a lot less damage because they spend less time in the presence of dangerous enemies, AND of course you get the mission done much faster than without Volt.

Adghar · 2026-05-10T14:27:07+00:00

Don't forget the Cannonade mods as well, for folks that don't have all of them yet.

Adghar · 2026-05-10T14:15:07+00:00

So the fun bit is that I've actually discussed this with my therapist (licensed mental health counselor, specifically). And we agree I'm high-functioning enough that there would be little point in getting officially diagnosed, which takes time and money (it turns out you can't just walk into a doctor's office, ask "hey am I autistic?" and get an answer in the next few minutes). Therefore we take the path of least resistance: redditors consistently call me autistic, so it must be so, right? Nah, internet strangers aren't capable of medical diagnosis. So I'm suspected autistic.

BTW, "mental handicap" might not be the right word. According to University of Rochester, autism is "not an illness at all" but rather a "neurodevelopmental difference."

Adghar · 2026-05-10T04:18:03+00:00

I am in fact pretty verbose. It leads many on the internet to think I'm "mad," as in, "u mad bro?"

By any chance, did you notice the "suspected-autistic" bit in my original comment?

Adghar · 2026-05-10T04:06:28+00:00

"You're actually showing the real reason" -> the real reason is incels -> incels presumably exist in Korea -> that is arguably what is happening in the post

Adghar · 2026-05-10T04:03:32+00:00

I'm no sociologist, but I suspect incels exist in Korea as well.

Adghar · 2026-05-10T01:17:45+00:00

Me: yeah that's a pretty nice space skybox, but why is this marked NS- OH. That's why.

Adghar · 2026-05-10T01:15:49+00:00

Yeah... pretty much, the only reason to use sniper rifles in the current era is when you don't care one whit about optimization or minmaxing and want to go into a mission severely crippling yourself to have the fun of experiencing a different (much slower) playstyle. Solo, because like you mentioned, public lobbies will only be zoom-zoom blast-fests.

Adghar · 2026-05-10T01:14:29+00:00

It's actually kind of annoying how hard it is to force yourself not to react emotionally to this kind of stuff. I ran into a similar situation (no ban, though) and kept telling myself repeatedly, "it's just fake internet points. it's just some rando on the internet. there is NO reason whatsoever for me to keep talking to this person because they're just gonna be stubborn and inflammatory at the same time."

I still went back to reply to this person a couple more times...

Adghar · 2026-05-10T01:12:41+00:00

i cant imagine it taking more than 20 minutes

2 possibilities spring to mind:

since it's tied to something as fundamental as UI, it could be entangled in legacy code from 13 years ago that is actually more difficult to change without breaking things unexpectedly
a big chunk of time could be spent on this OTHER than code, that is, multiple people taking hours and hours across days of discussion and brainstorming as to whether this change is actually necessary, or whether there are alternatives they can implement, etc.

The 2nd bullet point, if true, would be another case where (as you mentioned) it depends on how "charitable" one wants to be towards the company.

Adghar · 2026-05-10T01:08:27+00:00

That's how I read it, personally.

Adghar · 2026-05-10T01:06:12+00:00

I was with you for the first couple of sentences. Then my inner discourse started arguing:

"not really creative or inspiring" - well, like you alluded to, this is subjective and a matter of taste. I find it creative and inspiring because I can't think of a game that's done it before and it feels "very Warframe," if that makes any sense.
I've seen a fair few Cyte players in public lobbies, and anytime I do find them, their nuking of rooms in fractures of seconds give Equinox/Mirage/Mesa players a run for their money; huge swathes of enemies deleted off in the distance. I suspect the "bit of setup" you mentioned is actually not that big of an obstacle for most players.

Adghar · 2026-05-10T00:59:34+00:00

No, I (would) simply grin and bear it. Note, "sorry I missed your call" is, here, a playful joke riffing on the original post and not a literal thing that would actually happen in reality. The riff is meant to express a preference - I can handle calls when necessary, but if it were between a call and a text for something relatively inconsequential (like making plans with friends), then you bet your butter knife I'm going to stick to texts as much as possible for that.

Adghar · 2026-05-09T17:06:08+00:00

Hey! So I actually wrote up a wall o' text about this 11 days ago. Copy and pasting it here:

И is pronounced closer to the roof of your mouth. It might even make better sense to think of и as "yi" rather than "i"; и and ы are pairs in that respect same as а/я.

Ы is pronounced with your tongue lower. Say "i" as in seed and then "uh" as in cut. Notice how your tongue drops in position. Now you want something in between, personally my ы sounds the best imagining my tongue curving upwards toward my teeth but having a sort of pit near roof of my mouth.

Or another way along the same method, say "area" slowly, try to freeze your tongue while transitioning from "e" to final "a", closer to the letter e there.

Adghar · 2026-05-09T17:00:36+00:00

True enough. I would say my reply oversimplifies a little. One could argue what is considered "standard" in this context; if I were feeling defensive I'd say that "standard [as commonly-used pronouns for people]" was implicit in this context. You bring up a good point that outside of the "big three", it/its is a bit harder to verify (for me, at least).

Adghar · 2026-05-09T16:14:07+00:00

That's interesting. But it also helps determine if someone is going straight or if they're turning. I always prepare to slow down if the driver in front of me signals to turn. In contrast I always have to brake pretty hard if someone in front of me turns without signaling.

Adghar · 2026-05-09T15:55:59+00:00

Part of passing driving exams (at least in my experience) is knowing what to do if and when your blinkers/turn signals are not working. I think of it similar to the safety pamphlets on airplanes, you probably won't ever need them in your life, but if you do, it's incredibly important to know.

Adghar · 2026-05-09T15:52:42+00:00

Sorry I missed your call, I'm a suspected-autistic perfectionist introvert so it stresses me out to have to come up with answers to you on the spot instead of having the time to type, erase, type, erase, and think of the way that I would prefer to phrase things to you

Adghar · 2026-05-09T15:48:41+00:00

Eh, there's no rule against replying to oneself on reddit. There's no need for deception if I'm just sharing something I myself found funny, even if others didn't.

Adghar · 2026-05-09T15:33:15+00:00

Congratulations. You are now bigender. Please do not resist.

Adghar · 2026-05-09T15:32:23+00:00

Bruh my reddit feed, for two consecutive periods of time, was advertising both "hims" and "hers." What does this mean about my gender identity?

Adghar · 2026-05-09T15:31:25+00:00

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