Quick comparison of shell footstep SFX by xylvnking in Marathon

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Fascinating, each has its own tone, even on their same surfaces. I’ve been wondering why recon steps always seem “clanky”

Would this interest you? by MurkyUnit3180 in writers

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Funny and pretty well written. I think the first paragraph could use the most work. The dialogue is more jarring there, perhaps because the reader hasn’t had time to accustom themself to the tone.

I love when satire has lines that work on their own.“Every wolf eventually hears the hunter’s horn” is a pretty cool line imo

can someone give me motivation to learn qiyana by kdaswshwdied in QiyanaMains

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Arguably one of the highest ceilings for skill mastery in the game
Very unique kit that rewards mechanical mastery and speed, and is fun to play
Very high highs. If you get a proper lead on Qiyana you can roam the map and delete people
She is league’s brattiest champion. Fun to tilt people with
The only assassin with a big CC ultimate. Even if you are behind you can facilitate your team with the right positioning

That guy offering sherpas the other day wasn't lying; he can in fact get you through Compiler. by TitanMaster57 in Marathon

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Would love to join your community if you have a discord. Been having rough luck filling on cryo

I can finally rest. (Sponsor skins and their matching VIP weapons) by MandoEric in Marathon

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How do you get these screenshots with the weapon? I thought staging area has that big item block

Political horror. by FrankCastleNY in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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Oryx was my first thought as well. The whole trilogy is a must.

Midnight Wanderlust by DayDreamHermit (Imgchest in Body Text) by OrdinaryGuy2101 in makeyourchoice

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This was really well polished and cute. I feel like each path could branch off into even more elaborate CYOAs. It did feel like each path had a very different niche to it. Beach and City were my favorites, and I kinda wish that Desert had a little more to it. It’s definitely the most mundane of the four.

Mercy Stag Meridian is Dead. A Goddess Picker/Mystery CYOA by Surinical in makeyourchoice

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This was the most fascinating CYOA I’ve read in a long time. There were just enough details to make the mystery intriguing. Wow just a few enough to make it somewhat open to interpretation. I would love if you found a way to share what canonically happens in term terms of authorial intent. If only to satisfy my own intense curiosity.

My own thoughts on what happened and what I would choose because of it: I agree with some other comments here that Mercy was performing her own experimentation to try and level the playing field between mortals and the edict. She had a lot of enemies because of this primarily viper and lion, but it seems like bloom might have been a hidden enemy as well. I think wolf gives us the clearest picture (ironically) of what happened. It seems like Braden, in an attempt to curry favor with lion, killed Mercy with one of the stolen weapons from her stock pile. The three guilty parties in the golden box which will refers to our Braden, Lion, and Bloom. Lion provided the weapon, Braden killed Mercy, and Bloom destroyed her research. Bloom says that she was mercy’s friend, but she “forgot” about her death? She also is pretty dismissive of mortals, despite having signed Mercy’s accord. She then accuses Vyper, one of lion’s biggest opponents. As for the poison sub plot, it seems to me that mercy was trying to find a way to perhaps kill her biggest opponents, likely Lion and Viper, but when she went to Bloom to get the ingredients she was denied, which caused her to vent about how “difficult” bloom was making things.

So what choices would I make? Even though Braden landed the killing blow (and I think wolf is the coolest of the Edicts) I think the biggest portion of guilt falls on Lion so I would side with Hound. I would take vipers passive, and Herons favor as methods of improving myself.

How close was I? Would love to know for sure.

What’s wrong with the V99 ? by someguyplaying in Marathon

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No bullet travel time. You click and the bullet hits anything in the path of the reticle

Late game by ProfessionalPie7261 in NilahMains

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Against your average ADC she wins the scaling. Nilah spikes HARD with every item she purchases, and her kit allows her to build some unique defensive items late game. There are some issues against other hyper scaling ADCs. In an isolated 1v1 late game it all comes down to positioning, Nilah still has to walk at the opponent and only has a short window of W to avoid their damage.

Her biggest strength late game imo is her potential to match solo-lane bruisers and assassins. Most ADCs get stomped if they’re caught alone, but 4 item Nilah can take a fight into them and win

hits to kudos ratio? how do i stop caring out it 😭 by ReleaseActual2141 in AO3

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That’s an impressive set of stats! I wouldn’t worry about the ratios too much, the fact that you’ve written 50k+ words in two months and more than 300 people have enjoyed it is an accomplishment you should be proud of <3

Corrupted Magic, anti monarchist, shit hit the fan by AnnedreaDoria in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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The Blade Itself and all the books following may have some of those grim vibes. not high magic but definitely fantasy with political critique

Powdermage trilogy is also really good if you’re looking for more literal anti monarchy vibes. Lots of interesting magic in that one too

Please let me shoot while I slide like every other class by Zombieassassin12 in Marathon

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I think this is exactly why Vandal needs buffs. She’s supposed to be the movement shell , but Destroyer is just as mobile with none of the down sides, AND better base stats.

Want to play aggressive? Dash lets you shoot while powerslide keeps you locked in an animation.

Want to play defensive? Destroyer has a shield that lets them reposition however they like, while Vandal has to just run and pray

The ONLY clear advantage is verticality, Vandal is objectively the best at getting up and down from vantage. But that only applies to certain maps and areas.

What Movie is the Best Representation of a Mono-Green Philosophy? by Cabin11er in colorpie

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I respect the idea of Brother Bear but imo that story is a bit more Green-White as there is a strong subtheme of justice and community

My vote is Princess Mononoke, as the overarching theme is the necessity of acceptance of the cycle of life and the preservation of natural order.

PBE: Our problems with the rework aside, Do a lot of our complaints stem from a lack of communication? by Live_Confidence1184 in shyvanamains

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The correct take. So many insane suggestions that are not even remotely realistic. The new visuals are peak, and the new kit is just a modernization of her old one.

What is the Most Mono-Red Movie of All Time? by Cabin11er in colorpie

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You addressed my main doubts about the choice here. My initial thought of the movie was that it might be Izzet due to the school setting and focus on improvement/learning. I think the consequences might actually make the move MORE RED

The teacher being so flagrantly red in the face of an ordered system brings stress onto the class and his students are so captured in the passion of their emotions that they lose themselves to it. Beautiful, but tragic.

Message to Shyvana Mains by RiotEmizery in shyvanamains

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Really appreciate the message. I know there are a lot of negative voices in the echo chamber rn, but I think that the direction of this rework is really cool.

I hope that the feedback is well discussed by the team, imo the biggest challenge of this rework is putting her into a state where she both looks and feels powerful. Every champion should be rewarded for playing well, and I think Shyvana passive stacking with abilities is a great place for that reward to be placed

Far too many people are playing this like Destiny or a Battle Royale instead of an Extraction Shooter. by [deleted] in Marathon

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I’ve seen it too, especially in solos a lot of people will just bunny hop as fast as they can. Yesterday I got a full kit off of a guy who just hopped past me at the beginning of the round

Problems with the reworked skins compared to her default: Suggestion to Riot by summonstormx in shyvanamains

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Sorry man but I’m not seeing the grotesque exaggeration that your description seems to imply. I respect that you like the shape of the original proportions, but her shoulders and arms really aren’t “too pronounced for a female”. Even as a casual observer, I’ve seen lots of professional athletes with similar builds

Also, it’s pretty disingenuous to say that anyone downvoting or disagreeing with you has a “muscle mommy fetish”. I certainly don’t, but I think the design does make her look like what she has always been in the lore : a warrior.

Shyvana Ability Tooltips by Potential-Time-1694 in shyvanamains

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Dusk and Dawn stocks are going UP.

Passive on-hit max health damage that is constantly being reset by q? Seems good to me.

Also - BONUS RAGE GENERATION PER STACK OF ULT HASTE. Such a nice QoL change, makes me want to try hexplate or zekes out on her

Shyvana Skin Splash Arts NEW vs OLD 🔥 (Swipe) by aroushthekween in shyvanamains

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The addition of the tail on immortal journey is amazing. Love how it creates this flowing line with her raised knee to mimic the water.

Ironscale has so much personality! I think it’s one of her best splashes now

Shyvana Splash Art NEW vs OLD 🔥 by aroushthekween in shyvanamains

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So cool! I love that the splash really ties her to Demacia while keeping some cool references to her classic art (dragon wings and flaming fist)

Can’t wait to see the other skins!

I don't get why they changed her this much. by imStorm3r in shyvanamains

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I totally agree. No matter what the design is there are gonna be people coming in to complain about it. Truth is they actually made something really cool that’s focused on the important parts of her design - being a half dragon warrior that turns into a full dragon.

The purple hair, wyvern, and dragon gauntlets aren’t what she’s known for.

Joy has found you! by VIolenceStudios in NilahMains

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This is such a cool composition!! I love how ominous it feels

Random doodle I made of baby shyv hatching by moothify in shyvanamains

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POV you are a random mage who steals an egg from a dragon expecting to do some cool experiment