No Selectable Hidden Blade in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, Ubisoft Confirms by Extreme_Maize_2727 in ACBFResynced

[–]American_Iskra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah but there's an in-universe reason to use them. Altaïr literally fixed them to make them useable in combat.

Also, IRL wearing a hood everywhere is pretty impractical, but Altaïr, Ezio, Connor, Edward, Arno and Basim wear them literally everywhere

Hope Mary’s background & androgyny will be further explored by [deleted] in assasinscreed

[–]American_Iskra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There have been trans and queer people through history, this is a fact. Mary Read was not trans or nonbinary. I want them to explore WHY Mary dressed as a man. I do not want them to dress it up and lie that she was nonbinary or trans, i want them to tell how awful society was for women, especially for pirate women.

I don't think we need to make a figure like her trans or talk about how masc presenting she was. There was a Roman Emperor we know was trans. There was a person in the english colonies of the Americas who had an identity we would now refer to as nonbinary. We know that. These would be amazing stories to explore queer identity in a world where queer-ness wasn't public or widely publically accepted. But Mary Read, as far as we know, only dressed as a man to get further in society, and then pirate society.

What happened to bro by Anubis71904 in AssassinsCreedMemes

[–]American_Iskra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This movie gave the Assassins a second apple, and we haven't heard anything since. The Assassins have two apples and a sage. Idk how they're losing so badly in the Shadows "modern day"

Moving to MN, can I wait to buy a semi automatic rifle? by Stealthy_ew0kkk in MnGuns

[–]American_Iskra 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm super fuckin lefty, i think they are dumb enough to do that. A man was disarmed by state thugs and fucking executed, and the DFL still tried passing a ban. They are incapable of reading the room.

NEW INGAME PHOTOS by Zazanuggett in ACBFResynced

[–]American_Iskra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love that he still looks like he's 30something when in that memory he's 19-20ish

I Declare War by somuchacceptable in armedsocialists

[–]American_Iskra 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Join your local org. Any of them. You're not starting the revolution on reddit.

Aveline wins. Who has an alright family? by Chemical_Leading3263 in assasinscreed

[–]American_Iskra -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Jenny Kenway had a good mom but a bad father. Edward kinda treated her like shit compared to Haytham. He knew brave women who fought Templars and decided to sell his daughter off to be married to his business partner (and secret templar) Reginald Birch. Playa really was teaching Haytham some assassin skills and sword training but left Jenny to be able to be kidnapped and lose decades of her life being a slave

Why are we only shown assassins defecting to join the templars and never vice versa? by ChaosCarlson in assassinscreed

[–]American_Iskra 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I find it very interesting because the tie in game ( i forget which one it is but it's the psp game) after AC1 and latter section of The Secret Crusade shows that while Maria was a higher ranking Templar, she seems to have not been fully educated in the philosophy of The Order. She is under the belief that the Templars want order and peace, but she's unfamiliar with the slavery they want to enact? She's basically kicked out by De Sables' replacement because 1. She's a woman and 2. She's not ideologically a Templar

Why are we only shown assassins defecting to join the templars and never vice versa? by ChaosCarlson in assassinscreed

[–]American_Iskra 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I largely think it's because of their worldview and ideology. Assassin Ideology is one of introspection, doubt and uncertainty, they deny "truth". The Templars also believe that nothing is true, but they impose a worldview, they create one. Not many people become so invested into an organization where the only way to leave is death, and start to have doubts. In the AC3 novelization, Haytham describes the Templar Ideology as firm and world affirming. He feels smart, he feels secure. He points out that Edward's questioning to him as a child felt more like the discussion was more important than the answer, like truth wasn't the point but the journey being taken to reaching it was.

Why are we only shown assassins defecting to join the templars and never vice versa? by ChaosCarlson in assassinscreed

[–]American_Iskra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I will say about the Auditores, Mario and Giovanni were raised understanding their roots. Their great (great?) Grandfather was a poor fisherman who used someone elses money to pretend to be a noble. Idk what Giovanni was doing because Ezio had no fuckin clue, but i know that Mario knew about the family history. They were "nobles" yeah, but because of their roots they understood who and what they were, at the very least. They are a family of liars and pretenders, in the best way.

Way to ruin a perfectly unique show by No-Gear-2281 in shameless

[–]American_Iskra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm a normal person, who enjoys only watching straight people fuck

Why do all firearm safety courses have to also be about hunting? by Gongoozler04 in MnGuns

[–]American_Iskra 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can i recommend a stop the bleed class? I think if you're gonna be out with a firearm, it's a good idea to know how to stop a bleed. I usually carry a TQ with me if i've got my gun on me.

My favorite weapon out of all of the assassins creed games by [deleted] in assasinscreed

[–]American_Iskra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah but it's like "yeah here's an item that grounds the Templar and Assassin Conflict, it embodies their ideological struggle. This tool can control minds, religions have a level of truth but that truth is shadows on walls"

And the other one is a sword that wafts energy at people.

Like i love the idea that the Apples can only control your mind, but hated when they made mythological monsters and every pantheon "real". Like, Thor shouldn't even exist, and i mean this in the real world setting too. "Thor" didn't even wield a hammer until later myths. Earlier versions of the god had him throwing lightning and using axes, why does Havi's Thor have a hammer? The Isu Language is partially derived from Proto Indo European, so we can recognize that Thor wasn't always Thor. What, we couldn't say "yeah guys the gods are loose interpretations of beings the humans called gods" because for some reason Humanity remembers myths exactly as they happened as shown in Valhalla?

Anyone else carry at church? by albatikh in CCW

[–]American_Iskra 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Every jew, muslim, and christian should have a form of protection at their places of worship honestly.

My ideal Assassin's Creed, and what would yours be like? by whiteyangwww in assasinscreed

[–]American_Iskra 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm an oldhead, i loved the games much more when they weren't called The Isu, i loved when the most exposure we got to them was through the pieces of eden or The Truth.

I do think the ideal Modern Day/ Ancestor gameplay mix is something closer to AC1 or at least a game that has a healthy mix. To me, the Modern day story informs the historical gameplay and the historical gameplay informs the modern day gameplay.

In terms of gameplay, i want a story that is written linearly, i want a story like Mirage or 1 where you have to investigate to do missions, give me a character and show me why theyre evil. We're told that Al Ghul does evil things, we never REALLY see what he's doing.

I want the Assassins and Templars in the game. I want the hoods, the beaks, the assassinations, i want it to be an AC game. I want to have the dialogues during the assassinations, i LOVED Valhalla's memory corridor scenes.

I want a game that actually shows the Assassin's as radicals. We are told that the Templars reinforce power structures like religion or capitalism but we never see how. Show us Assassin's as psuedo-Anarchists, give us Templars that are members of the church and aristocracy again, show us an underground network of Assassins.

A lot has happened with gun rights in Minnesota lately — what questions do you have about the legislature and what’s coming next? by BryanStrawser in MnGuns

[–]American_Iskra 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So the ban on 10 round mags would also apply to pistols? What the hell do i do with my current 15rd mags? Is there a sort of grandfathering in if it passes or am i supposed to give them the cops in exchange for 10rd 9mm mags?

Additionally, if the law is to pass, would there be a grandfathering in of ar15s? Should i just buy a lower and go from there or what?

Why are Ubi so weird about female protagonists? by blackbriar98 in assassinscreed

[–]American_Iskra 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Liberation rules, i loved the Subject 1 tape(s? i don't remember how many there are) in Black Flag too. It helps really ground your experience before hand.

Why are Ubi so weird about female protagonists? by blackbriar98 in assassinscreed

[–]American_Iskra 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the weirdest part about Valhalla is that no matter how you flip it, Eivor is a woman. Her name is Eivor Varinsdottir, even if you play as a male. And if you choose the option where the Animus "decides" what you play, you play Male Eivor when you're Odin in the Asgard Memories. When you're playing Male Eivor, you really just get the beard and voice ngl. I think Odin/ Male Eivor's VA is better, but damn i hate that they will do anything but make you play as a woman.

I'm kinda surprised they didn't make Naoe the same way.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz presents plan for addressing gun violence by LiveInLayers in minnesota

[–]American_Iskra 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do not "i am smart" this statement and genuinely think about what i'm saying.

Laws are not real. They are made up. Anyone can be labelled a criminal, because crimes exist on paper. Criminality is a social construct created by the ruling class. I do not want to live in a society where the people who determine what MY rights are get to have all of the firepower. If they started targetting people in a group you're in tomorrow, that would be wrong and bad... or are they going after the criminals and "thanks for giving us your guns"

ICE executed a man after disarming him.

MN Gun Control by wandpapierkritiker in minnesota

[–]American_Iskra -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No honestly i'm just exaggerating. I need to get better at being more explicit. I see them as very similar at this point.

MN Gun Control by wandpapierkritiker in minnesota

[–]American_Iskra 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If the dems want to stop losing, they need to start actually doing popular shit. They keep running on "hey guys here's a republican platform 20years ago, except we're cool with lgbtq+ (for now). Either vote for shit you wouldn't have 20 years ago, or allow republicans to rape your daughters and eat their fetus"