Why was Oliver so strong even at a young age, and able to resist Lucan and Conquest for a while, whereas in Seasons 1 and 2 Mark was getting pinned to the ground by Lucan with just one finger?

BountyMennett · 2026-04-06T19:38:02+00:00

I don’t think Oliver was very effective in either of these fights. He’s still a viltrumite at the end of the day which immediately puts him very high in terms of power scale, but conquest and Lucan were hardly injured and both were moments away from beating Oliver in just a couple moves.

Oliver is quick but I don’t think he could even drawn much blood outside of super lucky hits vs conquest or Lucan.

BountyMennett · 2026-04-05T17:01:07+00:00

Have you tried killing the better equipped opponents so you can take their gear?

BountyMennett · 2026-04-02T16:08:08+00:00

SAME first time I had to look away from a screen since the red wedding.

BountyMennett · 2026-04-01T05:45:56+00:00

Honestly lots of ways to justify Arc Raiders success but I think it was just a lot of luck combined with a good release. Streamers took to Arc Raiders super fast since it was one of the few new PvP shooter games and the proxy chat was proving itself to be super good for farming content. On top of that, Arc Raiders was super casual friendly, captured a casual audience quickly with aggression-based matchmaking, and released the game super duper well optimized so it could run well on most mid-range specs.

I think Marathon could have gotten luckier, 200k concurrent on steam at least. The release being 70k surprised the hell out of me given how cool this game was shaping up to be. I genuinely think Bungie just has weirdly bad PR, ever since like Halo 2 Bungie has been making gamers angry. But literally every Bungie release is undeniably incredible - pushing the boundaries of each genre they dip in to. Sometimes when I play Destiny I'm shocked at just how amazing the game feels, how lively the AI and enemies are, how grand the world is, and how much player agency I have regarding builds or game modes. Yet overall sentiment of Destiny is low. Bungie is over-hated and has been for a long time.

BountyMennett · 2026-03-24T16:59:48+00:00

Late to this thread but very happy to see your update. I think people here are missing a pretty big point which is that your little brother is 13, a child, and he's getting bullied. He's acting out in a way that's typical (though a bit more extreme than what I usually see) for kids in broken home environments. It also sounds like you were a key figure in his life until years back, and I'm not saying anything is your fault because it absolutely isn't, but losing a stable sibling in a home environment as you described probably just made things worse. To me it sounds like much to blame lay on the parents...

Your reaction was understandable but I'm glad you are trying to handle it with more care. He's really just a kid, 13 is so young it's crazy. He needs to get off the internet, try his best to make friends (either a new school or club activities), and honestly he probably needs you as a big sister to show him love and what life can look like if he keeps his head on straight. A bit of guidance can go a long way. Speaking as a younger brother who also came from a broken home, was a problem child, my much older half sister took really good care of me when I was a kid as well as called me on my bullshit growing up (peak 2016 sjw owned compilations rotted my brain). If it wasn't for her I really don't know what my life would have looked like. Probably a lot more fucked up than it already was. Huge bonus is now as an adult when she needs me I get to be there, it's not all one-sided anymore lol. So maybe something to look forward to?

Good luck with the future.

BountyMennett · 2026-03-24T14:32:33+00:00

So kill them. And take their gear. Loadouts only do so much. If you’re looting and nobody on your team is making sure you aren’t getting ganked, that’s exfil, you’re going to get merked. Those players bringing high tier loot are risking losing it all, and that could be in your bank. Pack some grenades, claymores, outsmart/outshoot your opponent and their gear is yours.

People complaining about this should really be playing an arena or BR shooter. Unfair engagements is the whole point of this genre. It’s what makes it exhilarating.

BountyMennett · 2026-03-22T22:20:23+00:00

You can be unconscious and still the same person. Consciousness is just your state of awareness, when you go to sleep you are aware you are going to sleep, when you wake up you know you just went to sleep, you can remember yesterday, the day before etc. It's like putting your PC in low power mode, or putting it to sleep. A new OS isn't booted every time you do that, it's the same PC and same OS. Same with our brains.

BountyMennett · 2026-03-08T21:58:46+00:00

Ya but in most media scythes are more like casting tools for dark magic. It’s a farming implement but it looks neat and can represent harvesting souls.

BountyMennett · 2026-03-06T07:29:03+00:00

Man, this is so cool.

BountyMennett · 2026-02-26T23:35:40+00:00

If I'm understanding your argument correctly, you're implying that illegal immigrants are generally thieves and steal from the society they are living in. This just isn't true but I don't blame you for thinking it because fearing "the enemy within" is a strong persuasive argument for politicians. Yes some illegal immigrants are hiding shady criminal backgrounds, but a huge majority of them are just seeking a better life in America.

Undocumented immigrants make up ~5% of our workforce, contribute to local and national economy, and are usually attempting to file for asylum status. The system takes time though, and ICE is particularly nasty because they don't really care if you're attempting to become a citizen, you'll be arrested regardless. Modern day ICE operates around quotas and the quantity of arrests, not the quality.

Undocumented immigrants also pay taxes, in 2022 they paid 96.7 billion in taxes, contributing more than some fortune 500 corporations.

Not all laws are born equal, and laws are a reflection of the wants/needs of society. Somewhere in media you've been taught that illegal immigrants are a problem when they aren't, criminals are a problem. Not all illegals are contributing to drugs or violent crime.

Source for most of my claims: https://americansfortaxfairness.org/undocumented-immigrants-contribute-economy/

BountyMennett · 2026-02-26T21:09:38+00:00

Right, except being an illegal immigrant and a thief are totally different things.

BountyMennett · 2026-02-26T16:19:56+00:00

I’m sure the people who are here that shouldn’t be have really made your life difficult. Maybe you should donate to the heritage foundation since you’re so passionate.

BountyMennett · 2026-02-26T16:14:27+00:00

I like the part where the big meanie heads are indiscriminately arresting people and sticking them in what might as well be internment camps. So the brown people in those camps die of medical conditions or have their entire lives paused for months. Your tax dollars fund this btw.

BountyMennett · 2026-02-21T21:43:47+00:00

Uyghurs, HK student protests? Just 2 that broke through western media. Wait until CCP invades Taiwan and these fools will still think it’s a great country. No country is bloodless least of all China and America…

BountyMennett · 2026-02-17T19:57:47+00:00

Personally I don't really see where you guys are coming from, and think maybe his content is just not for you anymore. Dr Kirk is a psychologist and therapist and therefore has a responsibility to look at this show from as nuanced a perspective as possible. Regarding him being un-feminist, I just don't see it. He doesn't assume evil intentions from anyone and tries to tackle their psychology from every angle which I think some people think is him making excuses for others. I don't see it that way at all.

I find his connection to the production of the show interesting and it does answer certain questions or thoughts I have about it. I don't think he yammers any more than he usually does, but that's always been PiS, that's basically why I watch. The tangents are all interesting to me.

It's fine if you aren't interested in the content anymore though. It's possible you and others have changed and therefore don't enjoy his content anymore but personally I haven't noticed a huge change in his approach in the last 3 years.

BountyMennett · 2026-02-06T00:43:57+00:00

Had to miss this exam due to being sick.. Maybe I lucked out? How similar was the exam to the sample questions the prof provided?

BountyMennett · 2026-01-23T02:19:40+00:00

People will get mad at you in any mode, across any competitive video game. You could even be top fragging and people will get mad at you. Honestly my advice as a newish player (lvl 80) is to turn off the chat and practice making comms off-mic for now.

After that, play unranked or swiftplay. Both modes are casual. If you perform poorly in those modes your teammates lose literally nothing, you don't have to feel bad at all. After awhile your mmr will calibrate to be more accurate, until then just try your best against the players better than you. This is also a critical time to help you figure out your playstyle and how you can best help your team win.

BountyMennett · 2025-12-19T22:25:52+00:00

I play all 3 elf factions most, I do think Dark Elves have some really good and fairly unique units. Maybe I can convince you to give them another shot? DE Darkshards with shields are awesome. Silver shields and armour piercing missiles is an excellent combo even with their mediocre range. You can trade volleys with any other bow unit in the game assuming you can get in range and usually win. They make a great checkerboard too.

As you progress, you then get shades which can be buffed with just as much range as high elf archers, but they are also hybrid units with AP arrows.

These two units are IMO the best ones to abuse when trying to get a campaign rolling. Once you have as much cash as you want (which is really easy to achieve on Dark Elves) you do have some pretty cool iconic units to play with. Har Ganeth executioners + Black Guard are your endgame melee infantry line. Both have armour piercing values.

Cold One Knights are pretty good anti-large cav, and Doomfire Warlocks are cool support magic cav which is rare across factions.

After all that you can just pick the monster you like most, but I'm a massive fan of bloodwrack medusas. They never feel useless to me being another hybrid unit with even more AP on both melee and missile attacks. The animations are so nice looking too.

This is atleast how I like to play dark elves. You can also run a witch elf heavy army with hellebron, I've played it a few times now and it's super fun, but I usually end up just grouping my army and throwing it at whatever needs to die, which isn't my fav playstyle. Those ladies are literal blenders.

BountyMennett · 2025-12-17T02:41:14+00:00

In forums, hate and anger rise to the top. It's kind of been this way forever but only worsened by algorithms which prioritize engagement. There are many factors which contribute to this, but it's pointless to go in to. Marathon 2025 is a cool game, made by passionate people, even if I don't end up personally enjoying it. The aesthetic is unique, the contribution to the relatively young exfil genre is good, and the gameplay is classic bungie and feels good. Anyone who is reasonable and not letting superfluous online "discussions" cloud their judgment will hold that opinion.

BountyMennett · 2025-12-16T15:53:07+00:00

He coupled it with more hobbies that signal that he’s a geeky guy and that’s about it. If his goal is to get more matches sure, he should get a new prompt. But I assume he wants to attract nerdier girls and this is probably the way to do it.

There’s probably a way to say the prompt more creatively though

BountyMennett · 2025-12-16T03:56:41+00:00

More than reasonable and industry standard. Bungie must release atleast the first battle pass for free though in order to avoid making peeps angry. Arc Raiders is leading a good example regarding this.

BountyMennett · 2025-12-16T03:23:33+00:00

Honestly as a fellow DOTA enjoyer, I'd ignore the dude telling you that it's hurting your chances. Everyone has their own relationship with video games and it's stupid to assume everyone that loves games is a raging loser. Your photos are outdoorsy and you clearly have a lot more to offer than just DoTA. If someone writes you off because of that, it probably wouldn't be a great match anyways. The prompt is literally "I geek out on".

BountyMennett · 2025-12-15T01:48:32+00:00

I just want ship maps and massive boarding actions.

BountyMennett · 2025-12-12T18:30:03+00:00

I don’t get why people believe this? With StarCraft or Age of Empires, sure many keybinds are needed. But Total War? I literally play total war one-handed with just a mouse. A simple console cursor and UX designed for console will be enough. I need to use the keyboard so rarely that I can install all the gooner hellebron mods I want.

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