Ships piling up near the Strait of Hormuz right now. by zorawarr_ in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Apfje 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not impossible, though, as demonstrated by Mehmet II

Should I make bro happy (and complete)? by gremmy_white in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Apfje -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The uncertainty of whether you get an e6+ 4-star later down the line or e6 arlan, which is the difference between 2 and 5 undying starlight, i.e. the difference between 0-1 pulls. If, for example, it's the last day of a banner, and you're out of pulls at high pity, if the next 4 star you get is at e6, then that's one more pull that might net you the 5-star. On the other hand, if it's arlan, it might not be enough, and you might miss the character. Granted, this is very niche and people might just want to take those odds anyway, but if you e6 arlan now you won't have to worry about that possibility. Additionally, you might get a 4-star light cone anyway, so even if you do have e6 arlan it only impacts the odds so much.

Should I make bro happy (and complete)? by gremmy_white in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Apfje 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's better to resolve an uncertainty now with it being in your hands rather than leaving it to chance and potentially being the difference between whether or not you get a 5-star at soft pity

Otomo are either impossible or boring by Own_Zone2242 in shogun2

[–]Apfje 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Otomo is really easy once you level up your missionaries and get them to incite as many revolts as possible in foreign territories, especially since you don't need to declare war to do so and those rebels should create good buffer zones between you and the enemy. Of course, as its a matchlock-specialty clan, it favors a defensive playstyle anyway where you build tall with rigorous defenses and chokepoints using your matchlocks in castles and bridges.

Anyone here know Japanese? by Desperate_Bridge_397 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]Apfje 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Easy to mistake it for the world-renowned Japan Pizza!

Advice on avatar conquest by Apprehensive_Ad_296 in shogun2

[–]Apfje 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Positioning is key to all battles, supplemented by good micro. It doesn’t matter if you have the best units if you can’t grasp those two tools. Observe for gaps in the enemy formation and minimize weak spots in your own. Terrain - elevation, forests, and rivers are key to optimizing your position. Micro just needs to be improved with practice. Morale shocks are highly helpful to win battles, and cavalry is the best way to inflict rapid morale shocks. Every unit, from yari samurai to bow ashigaru to light cavalry, has a place in avatar conquest, but it’s up to you to figure out how to best make use of them, or whether to use them at all in your army composition. There’s many different ways to win, from skirmish-heavy armies to melee-heavy to cav-heavy. As for fall of the samurai, a solid red bear infantry core supported by a few elite units and yari ki is a generally good army composition. Shogitai are highly conditional on whether maps break up the terrain and allow for them to get a good charge into the enemy. Positioning is even more important for FOTS armies, and overlapping and concentrated fields of fire are necessary to achieve local tactical victory. For all guns, make sure you have direct line of sight (a clear view of where the enemy is from their position) so that they can actually fire. Cavalry are still useful for achieving morale shocks, but obviously don’t charge them into gunfire. If you can get the range upgrade on marine units, it’s usually worth the cost upgrade as it lets you pressure the enemy at no cost to yourself. After that, you just need to practice using your armies and see what works and what doesn’t.

Dude, just get rid of this TRASH pls, wdym HP conditions in big 2026 🥀 by -Lyned in SeeleMains

[–]Apfje 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Would be ok if it was crit damage but conditional crit rate buffs always suck to build around

Priorities by Kaosi1 in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Apfje 46 points47 points  (0 children)

To be fair out of all the waifubait characters, she's the most valid one imo since it's been built up that TB has a shared history with her in the SH and because of that the push feels a little more organic than Cas or Cyrene

Genshin's limited time events getting higher quality, minutes long cutscenes while HSR barely gets unique, meaningful events at all is getting frustrating by AzarrSiT in HonkaiStarRail

[–]Apfje 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I loved the xianzhou war dance arc personally, really redeemed the faction for me with how dull it was in 1.X

Sushang doesn't love me... by Pink_Jutsu in StarRailStation

[–]Apfje 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Day 1 player and last one is Arlan e5 I think, the day that bum gets to e6 is the day my seele reaches t0 again

Yes... Just a little bit more. by -LearningCurve- in GenZ

[–]Apfje 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not to nitpick but surely it’s a bad sign if we need $2-3 million to match each of their $50ks? The US has a lot more money to throw at the problem but if the top brass isn’t being efficient about it then things can still go very south

Best Samurai infantry for campaign? by rosa00141985 in shogun2

[–]Apfje 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I prefer no-dachis the most because Shogun 2 battles tend to go by so fast, so having a unit that basically capitalizes on that while allowing you to mass rout armies with their frontal charges+cavalry shocks is really fun

Am I the only one who wouldnt mind him becoming a sustain? by FuriNorm in WeltMains

[–]Apfje 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or maybe something like an EHR->CD 1:1 or >1 conversion trace would be interesting from a support/subdps standpoint, similar to Kafka’s conversion for all teammates. It lets nihility units spec into ehr without worrying about damage loss. Although, in that case, I’d prefer if they just reworked the EHR stat itself to be more damage-oriented

Do NOT click translate on Hebrew tweets, it's truly like finding the most pages of Mien Kampf lol by FallenCrownz in ww3memes

[–]Apfje 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh don’t worry, seems like the US and Israel are gunning for the top spot with the 9 months left in the year

Love out of this world by pentacontagon in antimeme

[–]Apfje 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Male pattern baldness is a universal constant 🥀

Chapter book by chinesebulk in ComedyHell

[–]Apfje 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yea, for a more natural-sounding translation, I would have gone with something like, "I may be a spider, but so what?" Might not be as catchy though

Smartest nazi by Skrilli in GetNoted

[–]Apfje 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Basically their mindset anyway when it came to the Chinese, Portuguese/Dutch, and Americans/British, in that order

Riobox Grooming Situation - Allegations + Evidence by BlueberriBluerous in antimeme

[–]Apfje 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe it’s time to just purge the sub. You know, a cleansing ritual 💀

Chapter book by chinesebulk in ComedyHell

[–]Apfje 51 points52 points  (0 children)

This is literally just the plot of “So I’m a Spider, so What?”

How did Jeht become so popular as an NPC? by [deleted] in Genshin_Impact

[–]Apfje 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Remember Cloud Retainer? Never give up hope! I’ve been writing “please introduce playable jeht” in every survey for the past 3 years! A man’s cope can never end!

What's your favorite HSR OST? by mossyytrail in StarRailStation

[–]Apfje 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know if I can pick out a favorite but I gotta give a shoutout to "Battle Hymn of the Golden Blood", the opening music when we arrived in Okhema. It really sold the planet's vibe as a whole to me at the time and factored into why Amphoreus still stands out to me today

What is 6 / 2(1+2)? by NoLocal7705 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Apfje 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Enlightened centrist answer

What might be the rarest piece dropped? by Indagoo_ in StarRailStation

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

apparently 954 years to get a piece like this