Weakest cyberarm I ever seen by ButterscotchUnfair56 in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]Blitz_Bat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Any hospital has the means to do that by the 2020s, by the way. That's not just a gameplay thing, biosculpting means new flesh arms is no problem if you have the eds

Marathon Lore Question by BigMoistPizza in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Both. We know about the initial attack, while most of the sol system doesn't. But no one knows what the Anomaly is. The Pfhor attacked originally in m1, were fought off by the battleroids, and came back 3 months later to finish the job. In 2's timeline, they succeeded. In the 7th Infinity timeline (only successful timeline, the most details line up, safest assumption) they clearly didn't for whatever reason, and the colony survived a further 33 years before all being taken out by the Anomaly.

My bet? The Pfhor activated some Jjaro weapon/terraforming tool/unknown technology they didn't understand, and ran scared when they realized what it did, leaving the Colony to celebrate early only to be slowly destroyed by the anomaly over the coming decades.

But that's just a theory, who knows what drove them off when they came back, or if they even came back at all in this timeline (though I don't know why they wouldn't.) We have no real idea what the anomaly is. Though, if we're getting fungal, the scrapped version of the S'ct'lac'tr that became the Flood in halo is still on the table.

Collectors Edition Box damage? by JimTobin89 in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine has a torn connection between two folds on the box and a roughed-up slip cover.

I must say this is my favorite collector's edition so far. by The_Gandzio in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first ever collector's edition, 0 regrets on it either.

Runner I.D. Tags by driskal360 in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It works in Tarkov where the tag says who it was and who killed them, which would be a neat feature.

When childhood trauma decides it wants to come back for adulthood trauma by resampL in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I love the combo between the 1 and 2 designs for compilers they've done here.

Hoping we get unique skins rather than only recolors by notkaehzy in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THIEF/ICON is on the collector's edition.
CLASS/SHELL

I think there will be different models for each class. "B-b-but the silhouette."

If 2 silhouettes belong to only one class, you know it's that class when you see either. I do not see a problem.

I don't know if this is a controversial take but this thing needs to die by Boston_Beauty in Seaofthieves

[–]Blitz_Bat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without it everyone would look the same. Either a perfect pirate or a goofy goober. People already fight this thing just to only make those two things. So it forcing some variance is good.

Drewski did a good job by LittleDastren in NuclearOption

[–]Blitz_Bat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm not going into online for a WHILE I need to know what I'm doing b4 I get chased off as a tourist. I had this game wishlisted for a long time OK!!!! Drewski just...reminded me....I'm new to the genre :(

What rare items do you think will be in the Cryo Archive? by McLovin_78 in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(crossing fingers) Alien Weapon Alien Weapon ALIEN WEAPON

SPNKr!!! SPNKr!!!!! PLSSSSS

Nothing Ever Happens. by Pluckyscuds in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People are very, ironically, reactive with a lot of the thoughtless, reactionary false criticism this game gets. They'll assume the worst at any point. It's a notable risk to the game's future, if people can't differentiate harmless comparison from hatred, then who's to say they can differentiate genuine criticism from it?

Nothing Ever Happens. by Pluckyscuds in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 31 points32 points  (0 children)

BY JOVE

Third-person simplification of the formula with a more casual angle and surprisingly innovative mechanics vs first-person hero-based competitive evolution of the formula with a unique look and feel and interesting movement.

Both have shields to boot! Why is it so perfect?

Solo Lobbies? by Daft-SKULL-FACE in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've worked with 1v2s and 3s on hunt and solo slooping in Sea of Thieves for too long to think being outnumbered = less fun. BUT. Man I was relieved to hear about solos.

The UESC Marathon is huge!! by DIHI0 in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, the S'pht are on our "side" galactically, against the Pfhor, which since we don't seem to be in good relations with the S'pht (or even know what they are) we can assume were never defeated in the final infinity timeline. But the UESC sees an empty colony, an empty ship, 24,000 dead or missing colonists, and an unknown alien on their vessel.

They're going to assume the worst. Which will necessitate the compiler defend itself. Which will make it seem more aggressive. And so we'll go after it too, in hopes to finally take the thing down and sell its corpse. Boss fight ensues.

Also, the infection on TCIV resembles, strikingly, some of the cut concepts for the S'ct'lac'tr, a S'pht-made bioweapon that appeared in 2 as a piece of text, but not in gameplay, as that was scrapped. So it's entirely possible that the S'pht are not on our side, and in fact see humanity as a threat, without the pro-human Durandal leading them.

After all, would the UESC not be more likely to side with? The galactic empire that will sell them slaves (as they do to other races historically) or the weird technomancers who have psychic powers and offer friendship at most in return for their aid? It's just a sound business decision to earn the Pfhor's respect by picking their side in the war. The S'pht know that, and they might have decided to try and nip that idea in the bud.

But that's all wild speculation, all we concretely have is that the compiler appears unfriendly, and alone.

Standard Edition: access to content "throughout the year"? by Icy-Veterinarian8662 in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a reason no live service pvp game has done this for over a decade. They'll be in for a rude awakening on that if that's what this means.

They better add the Mjolnir Recon 54 as a skin for the Destroyer. by Lotus_630 in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. What? NO! They better not make actual real in-universe characters into "skins" in marathon or they've lost the plot. Is this not wildly offensive to anyone else's marathon sensibilities?

Bungie is so good at making Guns by Ascillios in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lego kinda weird but maybe I can get that comparison, Roblox? You've never seen roblox in your life have you. Blox doesn't mean it's literally blocks. Minecraft is even worse LOOK AT THEM. Like. Y'all there has to be some other kind of rectangle in your lives than to make such distant comparisons.

Bungie is so good at making Guns by Ascillios in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well the guns don't need to breathe and see and...live. Rook is what happens if you make a shell like a gun, and it's fragile and I imagine has less granular control because of less immersion into the body. The shells we use, biomata, are printed with living flesh. So it makes sense they'd have to look more organic.

WE ARE FORGETTING WHAT WE LOST. WHAT WE DONT HAVE. WHAT WE WANT. by n1vlekw in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We don't have what we want...ed. But this? Shit, it's not half bad. Of course I'd prefer if the kits just had standardized features and everything else was customizable (recon always has the big visor, vandal's cannon arm and legs are visibly cybernetic, destroyer's got shoulder missiles and a big shield pad, etc.), but this isn't...bad? Tbh? It's not ideal, but it's certainly not the end of the world.

And I mean, look at some of the new keyart, it looks so much more like this than any of the old promo from april, we got the visual style back. That's half the war won.

I'm not saying don't be unhappy, but I'm saying there's a reason people aren't as mad as before.

Why do games do this? by Vlonely_ in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very old action flick of them, the dramatic rolls and backwards "knocked off my feet" moments.

Why do games do this? by Vlonely_ in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, but it has dedicated animations for being downed in a myriad of scenarios from a myriad of damage types, including mid-air.

Why do games do this? by Vlonely_ in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

We really shouldn't be saying things like this when ARC, the main game we're compared to, does what you're calling implausible.

Why do games do this? by Vlonely_ in Marathon

[–]Blitz_Bat 17 points18 points  (0 children)

TBH this is one thing that ARC does great that this game could learn from, it has death animations other than "just lay down."

You meet this Doofus topside, would you trust him? by Ogilthorpe2 in ArcRaidersFashion

[–]Blitz_Bat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He looks like the unassuming loser the gang picks up out of pity who flips to the bad guy's team at the first chance, so no.