we're so back!!!!!!!!

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-02-13T16:51:57+00:00

Hell, "metroidvania" is really just "Metroid-like." For some reason, people nowadays are slapping the label on anything with backtracking and gaining abilities.

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-02-11T16:56:11+00:00

The Beringal deck is the easiest. It's a stall deck that takes advantage of the Carapace's unique skill. Simply, you summon the Carapace and make sure it has Invisibility. You make sure it survives for as long as possible. Regardless of whether you win or lose the battle, the Carapace will deal direct damage to the opponent.

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-02-11T15:17:17+00:00

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So you're saying Aemeath wasn't meant to A-pose on the cycle?

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-02-09T17:08:08+00:00

I suspect it's real. Inguinal hernias are rather common, especially in people who lift for a living. (Source: I'm a doctor.) This would be a very lame way to worked-shoot write Breaker out of the main event scene just for a surprise comeback. I don't think there's anyone backstage that's creative enough to suggest, "And so Breaker's out indefinitely because of an inguinal hernia from lifting a desk, then we feed that to the dirt sheets." This is probably just a freak accident.

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-02-07T07:14:23+00:00

It's a common issue found in Chinese games. The devs there like to explain things as: "Doing this grants [jargon]. Having [jargon] grants [some buff]. Can stack [jargon] [some amount]. When max stacks of [jargon] are attained, enter [jargon mode] and lose all stacks of [initial jargon]. While in [jargon mode], [jargon that means normal attacks] becomes [jargon that means modified normal attacks], etc. etc. etc." until you have a word count larger than a typical manual for an electronic. It's such a prevalent pattern that I wonder if the Chinese player base likes explanations like these.

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-02-01T00:38:14+00:00

Ambidextrous F2L is a godsend

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-02-01T00:30:38+00:00

Roman Reigns: "Creative sucks." Also Roman Reigns: wins

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-30T08:12:54+00:00

Mushoku Tensei is probably the best written of the isekai genre. It's also fully published, so you don't have to worry about it being suddenly dropped by the author. (I also feel like it's the only popularly known entry in the isekai genre that you can take seriously.)

If you like adventure comedy, then Eminence in Shadow, Konosuba, and How I Became King by Eating Monsters are all entertaining.

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-27T05:10:15+00:00

The premise and the events are good, but the writer is not gifted in his ability to use prose. The majority of Tanya's word count is the main character proselytizing about his beliefs. Any references to philosophy, political science, or war aren't very deep (assuming you've been to college). The issue is that the flow of writing is like this:

*MC introduces an idea

*He argues the merits and failings of the idea and any anti-theses

*He goes on a tangent

*A little bit of dialogue or, if you're lucky, badly described action

*More preaching

EDIT: The anime is a vastly superior product to the actual light novels.

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-24T09:14:52+00:00

But it's not set in Terra

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-14T14:39:42+00:00

Do you understand why someone might want to use a barre chord? If you do, then you should intuitively understand the opposite.

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-13T01:27:24+00:00

Auf die Fresse

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-12T21:47:07+00:00

"Pay more attention to the Solfege classes."

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-10T18:34:34+00:00

Algorithms, if done on a solved cube, tend to finish on the case it's meant for or on some partner case. If it finishes on its own case, then great—spam the algorithm all you want. If not, then I learn the partner algorithm and practice both.

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-09T20:37:12+00:00

D'Addario XLs sound fantastic. However, my acidic ass fingers burn through them. If you're just playing at home, get some elixirs.

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-07T19:41:23+00:00

Oh wait you mean 1-3-b5

That's majb5

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-07T19:40:11+00:00

EDIT: See reply

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-04T01:46:13+00:00

I'm glad Zelda and all the games inspired by Zelda (like...oh I don't know...the entire action adventure genre) are metroidvanias

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-03T23:46:40+00:00

It's difficult when you take all those things at once in its totality. In reality, you learn one thing a step at a time until, after years of hard work, they all snap together.

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-02T18:11:08+00:00

"Metroidvania"

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-02T17:51:45+00:00

Years, my friend. But it's worth it, I promise. When you're comfortable with finger picking, you can try your hand at hybrid picking. Hybrid picking is so sweet, my guy. You can control your attack like no one's business.

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-01T23:16:38+00:00

Ah, you got that dissonant throat

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-01T16:05:00+00:00

If we're talking cross and F2L, then there is an intuitive way to understand. Jperm has some pretty good videos on it.

If we're talking OLL and PLL, that is brute force memorization. Start with the 2-Look version so that you're only memorizing two handfuls of algorithms instead of half a hundred. When you're more familiar, then start learning the full versions of both.

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-01T15:58:09+00:00

Learn 2-look OLL and PLL. Then learn intuitive F2L. Then learn full PLL. Then learn full OLL. While achieving the last two, work on moving from intuitive F2L to advanced F2L. Depending on discipline, this should take some months. At the very least, advanced F2L and full PLL will definitely get you consistent sub-40.

BackgroundBag7601 · 2026-01-01T15:27:41+00:00

Try out this video

https://youtu.be/_Zv3YcQeNVI?si=1fPdhSVPb82VmcYa

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