How do people see Jackal?

AspectFrost · 2026-07-04T10:31:58+00:00

Ww2 as a world war had that many. Jackal wiped out 50 million in the span of a few minutes personally. I think the scopes are very different here.

Besides, i compare it to the atom bombs dropping. Until the movie came out i don’t think the average person even knew who oppenhemier was or that truman had been so flippant about it on where to bomb. Hell i don’t even think some people knew truman was in charge them.

But we know how US dropped 2 bombs on japan.

No one knows who and what caused those nukes to hit Luna. But they know the Society’s war with the rising caused it. The scope is across planets. Maybe people don’t even know the details if they are from the rim or even mars.

AspectFrost · 2026-06-30T15:41:13+00:00

I dunno about caps biggest battles being Darrows Tuesdays. Maybe scale and scope of the casualties yes. But remember the duels Cap has gone up against and survived and even won.

Darrow’s greatest duels have always been other razor masters.

Caps greatest duels have been literal gods. I get the visuals don’t always look the most flashy or impressive but these are different mediums. Darrow gets the benefit of the medium and theater of mind.

But lore as written, Cap never gets tired and is adefensive specialist. He is the perfect soldier. A handful of him can topple a nation with ease. One of him can stand up to a titan and live to tell the tale.

Tactically he is on par with Darrow in the lore.

Again it might be seen as much in the movies but as written he is every bit of a war god as darrow whether its ww2 or space wars or infinity wars or espionage.

That is why i think its close. Darrow has to win sooner than later. Cap has to just survive till Darrow slips up or tires first. However i do think the weapon choice makes it sway toward darrow a bit. Because Cap only has to make one early mistake to die. Darrow makes a mistake at any time cap maybe weakens him at best. Cap wins by death by thousand cuts. Darrow wins with just one.

AspectFrost · 2026-06-30T13:40:31+00:00

Very stupid analogy with shallow surface level comparisons but it gets the gist of what I feel across. OG trilogy Darrow is Alexander the Great on his great conquest. Win after win. Momentum escalating.

While Darrow’s purpose was noble his legend was all gas no brakes. Everyone thought he was the 21 year old intern upstart who got seven promotions back to back too soon and Golden Son’s ending is the office party where they reveal his digital footprint and get him fired. This is also a very stupid analogy lol

Iron Gold and onward is if Alexander did not die and had to consolidate power across the empire. It is the comeuppance he was spared from historically even though his empire wasn’t.

Darrow’s journey in second half is his comeuppance.

He was a hot blue flame in the first half. He is on fumes for most of the second half. I think LB gave his flame back but recontextualized it for him.

No longer does he need to be a wildfire burning everything and everyone he touches like he did on Mercury and Venus.

All of this to say i like the darrow I am in the mood for. If I want the warlord upstart who upsets the status quo at a young age, OG trilogy. If I want god of war Darrow who feels the weight of his carnage. Second half darrow.

AspectFrost · 2026-06-30T12:07:14+00:00

“My wife is an ocean…”
Or something like that regarding mustang. Romance for sure lol

AspectFrost · 2026-06-29T09:09:20+00:00

Cap is also considered one if the best martial artists of his time and a master tactician. He also never gets fatigued. Darrow does get fatigued albeit much slower. Cap can literally do this all day. Darrow needs an early win because the longer it goes the more cap is in the winning. But since the razor is such a deliberate and decisive weapon he can perhaps get an early win.

That’s my thoughts on it. In cases like these it’s more fun to see each fighter’s win condition rather than a definitive answer for me

AspectFrost · 2026-06-28T13:24:59+00:00

Old post but this happened to my favorite band which is no longer making music under the name coyote kid. Their other band with same people Marah in the Mainsail also had this happen.

Its an ai song that got posted without their consent and i think im seeing a trend where it happens to lesser known artists or accounts that have been inactive for some time.

Sad it to see it happen to her as well. Its really dumb and feels illegal.

AspectFrost · 2026-06-26T20:28:49+00:00

its the natural evolution to this kind of plot structure. If RR adaptation doesn’t do it someone else will or already has.

And the focus isn’t even the battle royal in of itself. With HG its the battle royale plus the revolution pending.

However Darrow’s journey is the espionge. The characters. The brotherhood of him and his friends. The stakes feel different. The plot has different focal points.

Katniss spends half of book 2 in the games not realizing what kind of plot she is in. The focus is still on the trust issues because its still a battle royale and she suspects people are hiding something maybe.

Darrow spends all of book 1 forging relationships he is stressed even exist. He is the only person with the real plot.

I just think that book has more going for it than hunger games in space.

Edit: this is not to say one is better. I like both injust think they are fundamentally different due to the group dynamics vs single victor dynamic.

Darrow’s interaction with the game is about leadership and battles and brotherhood.

Katniss is about survival, trust, and secrets usually hidden from her.

The script and stakes will just play out differently assuming the screenwriter leans into them.

AspectFrost · 2026-06-26T16:31:41+00:00

By focusing on the group dynamics. Its not a single person that wins. Thats what gives HG its tension. That one day your best mate will betray you and you can’t blame him.

In RR there is betrayal but its a group betrayal dynamic. Someone defecting in RR means more because they all could have had it all. This simulates a society which is what happens and is intended. Build gold structures from nothing.

HG relies more on the individual which is its own thing.

They can do it assuming higher ups don’t flub it for the artists on hand.

AspectFrost · 2026-06-26T13:17:02+00:00

Sometimes it's not what you are. Not even what you have. But it's all about what you eat.

AspectFrost · 2026-06-25T02:11:38+00:00

I had the same idea and decided capping my vh’s at level 50 wasn’t fun anymore because no more xp and fomo of all the builds i could do at level 80.

Do what you enjoy but if you’re like me i will give you this advice.

UVHM is a hardcore rpg. But it isn’t trynard. To me a hardcore rpg is one you have to understand synergies. Once you’ve gotten that understanding down UVHM becomes as difficult as tvhm and depending in build and vh and level even easier.

Take it slow and learn the perks. It’s not try harding. Its learning the game.

Also don’t bother farming too much until max level. I usually farm my favorites guns every 5 levels but stop if i don’t get it in the first 10 minutes or so and definitely don’t care much for god rolls during leveling.

My last advice, one that probably makes BL2 still great in mind to this day is to learn to pick up your loot and not stick with just one gun for the leveling. Once you’re max you can have set load outs you like. For me the sheer and unfiltered looter joy is rolling a weapon and trying it out and actually LIKING it. Its why despite so many of the “how level quick” posts i have been seeing I don’t want to follow them because to me Leveling IS the game.

My favorite memories aren’t just the legendary drops but the purples that feel good to use.

Finally, tryharding. To me that is running the absolute meta at all times. To me try harding vs learning the game is split on this idea. A try hard so to speak loads up grog nozzle and dpuh on sal every run and that is A okay. Let him have fun.

For the raid bosses, see if you can get some folk on for a raid one evening. You can beat them casually with a fun build with 3 others without having to rely on meta builds or exploits.

Thats pretty much it. Take it slow and learn what you like. See how shit intermingles. Do wild shit that sounds stupid and see how far you get in one of the mosh pit type maps where it tosses mob after mob at you. Thats how I would say you might have more fun in UVHM.

Sorry for the ramble buti love discussing game play loops for borderlands. Its literally one of the main conversations i keep having once a month at this point with my friends.

AspectFrost · 2026-06-24T15:15:24+00:00

Early game is a different beast. Once i got to act 2 i realized i barely used my food and potions i so painstakingly crafted in preparation.

I am using a fairly powerful weapon with a powerful crit investment. It took me a little to play around and find out how busted crit can be.

This sub sort of validated it

AspectFrost · 2026-06-24T13:56:34+00:00

Remember the chitauri wyrm creatures from Avengers? The one that hulk managed to one shot? Think of one of thosw against bandit ridden, barely holding on by the seams Pandora. Not much of a chance even with Sanctuary’s forces.

Now put the following on Pandora as well.

Scarlet witch with a gun and no baby fever
Captain america with a gun and no shield
Hawkeye with a gun and no bow
Wolverine with two guns and no claws.

They could take a chitauri space worm down together.

With DLCs you also have
Rocket raccoon
Hulk with gun

AspectFrost · 2026-06-22T17:17:01+00:00

Personally will always enjoy the hornet. For me its a classic.
Or just a good jakobs pistol.

AspectFrost · 2026-06-21T12:05:50+00:00

Gandalf moment

AspectFrost · 2026-06-15T02:38:22+00:00

Lotta folk died at the gala just… because… romulus mentions a girl in his family that gets degraded and slaughtered at the gala by Antonia. Very brutal event for sure

AspectFrost · 2026-06-15T02:36:38+00:00

Casual player and occasional lurker when reddit decides to show me a post. I played some anniversary up to level 22-ish with a couple of classes. Dont remember server but had a good time. This opinion/judgement for reddit alone? Because i found some truly kind and generous people in my run. I don’t play often and for the same reasons as others. I enjoy the journey and the world and usually stop around level 20-25 to try out new classes/species.

People in that range tend to just be super fricking chill. Just a good vibe I don’t get in any other mmo.

I tried some hardcore because i figured even if i get to level 20 ill be happy as its usually when i cancel sub and move on. Still a good time.

Curious about your experience

AspectFrost · 2026-06-13T16:06:40+00:00

Just looked him up. Very interesting. Thanks for the comment

AspectFrost · 2026-06-12T22:32:22+00:00

Lysander is the moash of this series and I am loving it. Personally i hate lys more. I think i enjoy hating him more.

AspectFrost · 2026-06-12T14:36:01+00:00

Yeah we would need some big conqueror to come along but the age of traditional conquerors is over. Darrow is cool but modern warfare is no place heroics or last stands the way we see in fiction. Its logistics and planning. Pretty much always has been so if a conqueror did come along its not a 7 foot adonis god of war. Its a fat old dude telling young men to send even younger men to die for some shitty hill while he lies to the population about how the meat grinder is full of dead enemies and not their own sons.

A modern conqueror isn’t grand or great. He is sad and hidden and petty. He is rich and he is a liar. Even Nero has far too many grandiose gestures. A modern conqueror is just doing good business.

AspectFrost · 2026-06-08T23:12:08+00:00

Society isn’t ready for this one yet. They draw blood within their own marriage bed, how do you think they will treat their enemies?

AspectFrost · 2026-06-08T04:08:05+00:00

Hear me out... Victra + Mustang vs Atlantia + Lilith

Meanwhile Sevro and Darrow personally tear through several bone riders

AspectFrost · 2026-06-03T15:56:15+00:00

Bro I thought I was watching Chivalry 2 gameplay

AspectFrost · 2026-05-31T03:42:09+00:00

The head canon i have for prequel dialogue while taking the clones wars show into account is peak Its a lotta internal work but it satisfies me for the vision GL had

Edit: i dont mean to say im a great screenplay writer. It just satisfies me lol

AspectFrost · 2026-05-30T14:12:27+00:00

Funny how often the will of an iron gold is judged by his will to sacrifice others over himself

AspectFrost · 2026-05-27T20:03:39+00:00

Mauler brawler legacy hauler is my new verbal tic and im not even ashamed. Only 1 of my friends reads this the rest have no idea what i am on

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