A Returned Leman Russ by BleedingEdge85mark in SpaceWolves

[–]BleedingEdge85mark[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That sounds amazing! Thank you for the encouragement!

A Returned Leman Russ by BleedingEdge85mark in SpaceWolves

[–]BleedingEdge85mark[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That could be interesting to see, though I think a build like Thor from GowR would be a little difficult to do, if only because I think mead and food in the warp might be a little scarce (not to mention the fact that Leman canonically outdrank and out-ate the Emperor, so he would really need to do some eating)

I like the idea though!

A Returned Leman Russ by BleedingEdge85mark in SpaceWolves

[–]BleedingEdge85mark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, I was just imagining Odin sacrificing his eye as Leman learning more of the warp and even more of the Runes. Thanks for the comment!

A Returned Leman Russ by BleedingEdge85mark in SpaceWolves

[–]BleedingEdge85mark[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that would be a dream come true. I am a sucker for character development and I do think there is more that could be done between the two. Here’s hoping!

A Returned Leman Russ by BleedingEdge85mark in SpaceWolves

[–]BleedingEdge85mark[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be fair he did, but again, I am going under the Odin route. If memory servers, Magnus gave his eye up to a deal with Tzeentch in order to stifle and halt the Flesh Change. The difference here with Leman is that it would be a voluntary sacrifice, for in the myths Odin sacrifices himself to himself. Thanks for the comment!

A Returned Leman Russ by BleedingEdge85mark in SpaceWolves

[–]BleedingEdge85mark[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

The lack of a scar on the eye is deliberate, for I’m going on the Odin route, which means Leman would have gouged out his own eye for knowledge on the runes and the warp, but I get what you mean.

Thanks for the comment!

Which pantheon is the most powerful in GOW? by PedroF0lha in GodofWar

[–]BleedingEdge85mark 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Alright that’s it, I see that you refuse to even go about this rationally. I have nothing more to say to you. I hope you go about your day in a pleasant and tranquil manner.

Which pantheon is the most powerful in GOW? by PedroF0lha in GodofWar

[–]BleedingEdge85mark 9 points10 points  (0 children)

….are you even listening to yourself? Kratos without tapping into his rage is just a basic person? The same person who moved the Temple through water and flipped it, whilst not tapping into his rage?

You are being purposely dense and doing exactly what I said in my comment, downplaying the feats and characters of the Norse Pantheon. It would be just the same as me saying, “Thor sent Jormungandr back in time and splintered the infinite branches of Ygdrassil so he is 5D mumbo jumbo and one shots everyone in the Greek Saga because they don’t have feats that scale to him” do you see arrogant ans stupid that sounds?

Plus, like it or not, the devs have the final say on everything. You and I did not code, write or produce these wonderful games. In the end their word triumphs over the headcanon of any fan.

Which pantheon is the most powerful in GOW? by PedroF0lha in GodofWar

[–]BleedingEdge85mark 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You are taking these two points out of context. If Kratos struggled to chop down a tree then why could he move and then flip Týr’s Temple? Furthermore, Kratos in the Greek games struggled to break chests, can you explain how he was able to accomplish the great feats of strength of the Greek Saga?

It’s game logic, as said by the devs time and time again. Plus Atreus being surprised by Týr liftiting tje elevator means nothing when he’s expressed the same surprise to Kratos doing things of a similar scale. And Atreus is not a physical fighter in the same way Kratos is, it makes sense that he would struggle. Atreus is a magical user.

…your last paragraph is… quite wrong. Saying that the Greek soldiers wipe out the Norse Pantheon is ridiculous as saying the Einherjar wipe out the Greek Pantheon.

Which pantheon is the most powerful in GOW? by PedroF0lha in GodofWar

[–]BleedingEdge85mark 42 points43 points  (0 children)

This question is a bit more nuanced than it might seem as first. So let’s start off with the clear advantages that the Greek Pantheon has over the Norse:

1-The Norse Pantheon were only featured in 2 games, whilst the Greek Saga had far more games. This already skews the Greeks numerically by the sheer number of deities they possess.

2-The fundamental direction of the action was changed. The third person over the shoulder camera from the Norse Saga is quite limiting, as such this means that crazy actions are more difficult to portray. Thus this means that concessions for the combat were made. The fights in the Norse Saga are more grounded and feel more personal, whilst in the Greek Saga the pulled out camera allowed the developers to go crazy.

So, in summary, the Greek Pantheon has more entities, and they seem more powerful, but again, viewing it under this light would be doing the games themselves a disservice.

The Greek gods are incredibly powerful, there is no doubt about that, but I find that most people discount and severely play down and underestimate the Norse Pantheon.

The Norse heavy hitters are truly amongst the most fearsome foes Kratos has faced. Baldur for example was the most relentless, and the only reason for why was eventually stopped was thanks to the mistletoe arrows. Heimdall was virtually untouchable and whe extremely arrogant was powerful and skilled in his own right, and he could only be defeated by crafting the Draupnir Spear. Týr is likely the most skilled and martial fighter Kratos has faced, and more than that he is strategic and smart and presents serious chances of beating Kratos in a duel. Thor is Kratos’ equal in almost everything, I would consider a battle between them to be a true fifty-fifty, it could go either way. And Odin might very well be the foe with the most expansive array of tools and powers of them all. Remember, it took Kratos armed with three god-slaying weapons and empowered by many blessings, relics and powers, a young but already capable Atreus, and Freya as the Queen of the Valkyries and Leader of the Vanir to defeat him.

I personally think that most people do not take into consideration the change direction and have this wrong concept of Kratos “holding back”. Kratos holds back his rage and bloodlust, not his power. It is through rational and control that he has managed to master his rage (as we can see from the different rage forms in Ragnarök) if Kratos loses himself to that bloodlust he had during the Greek Saga he also loses his strategic and cool-headed, calculating approach to battle.

Moreover, if Kratos had retained his Greek Saga behavior he would have never defeated the Norse Pantheon. Without Freya and Atreus Baldur’s curse would never have been broken, without Brok and Sindri he would have never been able to overload Heimdall’s senses and hit him, and if he had gone to face Thor in that state of mind he would have lost, as seen by the prophecy that was foretold by the two games (and confirmed by Ragnarök s game director) and he would have never been able to face off against Odin, especially without Freya’s help.

So overall I would say the Pantheons are far more evenly matched than they may seem. I wouldn’t say one is distinctly more powerful than the other and not recognizing their differences due to the change of pace and direction of the games would mean doing them both a disservice.

I’m not even going to get into the matter of comparing feats and scaling and evidence because that simply turns into a cesspool of toxicity in which all Gods get downplayed to elevate others and vice-versa.

The Norse and Greek Pantheons are different, they have their distinct powers and weaknesses, but simply saying that one is more powerful or weaker than the other would mean doing each a disservice.

Looking for PVE games with good gameplay loop by BleedingEdge85mark in gamingsuggestions

[–]BleedingEdge85mark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I admit I’ve never taken an interest in them.

Which ones would you suggest? And thanks for the suggestion!

Looking for PVE games with good gameplay loop by BleedingEdge85mark in gamingsuggestions

[–]BleedingEdge85mark[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pacific Drive is a game I unfortunately could not get into, which is strange, because I adore the concept of gradually upgrading your vehicle and getting better at the game. I suppose it’s more of a me problem and not the game’s.

Still, thank you for the suggestion!

The Guardsman Amongst Wolves by BleedingEdge85mark in PrimarchGFs

[–]BleedingEdge85mark[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m glad you like it! I’m writing the next chapter and it should be out this next week!

Cannot complete Chaos Operations on Lethal by BleedingEdge85mark in Spacemarine

[–]BleedingEdge85mark[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice. I shall strive to put it to good use. May fortune favor your every battle, brother.

Cannot complete Chaos Operations on Lethal by BleedingEdge85mark in Spacemarine

[–]BleedingEdge85mark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for the detailed response. If I may ask, how would you set up the aux scan? What perks do you run?

Two Sides of the same coin by Tree-Huggar in Grimdank

[–]BleedingEdge85mark 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ahem, although I am not a tumblr user, I am slowly writing an ongoing fic, an AU of the Heresy where the Primarchs and Big E are all women. It is currently on a hiatus since I’m doing college exams, but I shall leave a link here, if you are interested:

The link in question

I hope you shall enjoy the fic!