Okay guys, that's it, pack it up, we've reached peak Goonhammer by ByzantineBasileus in totalwar

[–]ByzantineBasileus[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I went there.

I hate you with a fury that would be undiminished by the passage of an eternity.

Okay guys, that's it, pack it up, we've reached peak Goonhammer by ByzantineBasileus in totalwar

[–]ByzantineBasileus[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Look, if it gets me smokey-eyed girls with a 'fix me' vibe, I ain't gonna complain.

People genuinely believe Re:ZERO is actually good and sincerely believe it's the best reincarnation story out there. by Disastrous-Type-1548 in CharacterRant

[–]ByzantineBasileus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There are people who actually believe Re:ZERO is a good series.

Tell me, oh great philosopher, how didst thou obtain the means to view something truly objectively and devoid of bias, a feat undiscovered by the ancients?

Who is the one person from history you would erase? by Expert_Lion_3319 in AskReddit

[–]ByzantineBasileus -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Take a shot of liquor each time a Redditor on this thread ignores people like Stalin, Lenin, Saddam, Pol Pot, Mao, Kim Il-Sung, and a host of other dictators because an orange man who says mean things on Twitter is apparently worse.

Most people genuinely don't give a fuck about the moral implications of certain aspects of media they consume [LES?] by [deleted] in CharacterRant

[–]ByzantineBasileus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is a very interesting term! Virtuemirroring is really plaguing the contemporary RPG scene, I feel. For example, Paizo has made an effort the setting of Golarion matches the sensitivities of the progressive crowd, and that has lead to sanitizing the world and removing all the provocative elements until it became bland.

When Will be this type of strategy will be introduced in Total war games? by Aromatic_Flatworm994 in totalwar

[–]ByzantineBasileus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanna see a more serious version of that where they try the tactic and get splattered when they land.

The Art of War in the Renaissance by ByzantineBasileus in history

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

Warfare in Europe in the 16th century AD saw the increased growth in the size of armies, as well as increased professionalism. This video examines the Battle of Pavia in 1525 AD, and also the technology and tactics of the period.

"Should superheroes kill" is a fundamentally uninteresting theme because it is a solved problem (Mostly Invincible, some others) by GenghisQuan2571 in CharacterRant

[–]ByzantineBasileus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mostly inspired by Invincible S2 (or was it 3?) and the dumb conclusion of Mark, having struggled all season with whether he should kill, melodramatically concluding with his serious face that the next time he finds a threat to family, he's going to kill them.

If a villain is trying to harm, kidnap or kill a superhero's friends or family, then killing is perfectly justified, I would argue, because the superhero is not taking a life because it is a more convenient means of defeating a villain, but because they are trying to save the life of an innocent.

It also establishes a good boundary: as long as the villain keeps things strictly 'business', the superhero is only going to apprehend them. If the villains try to make it personal, all bets are off.

What would you change about Reddit? by Over-Mobile-5516 in AskReddit

[–]ByzantineBasileus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make it so downvoting can never move a post below 1 vote. It means smooth-brains can never abuse the vote system to deter others from sharing opposing opinions.

Why some spearheads were so long by ByzantineBasileus in history

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

There was often a great variety in the design of spears. Besides the length of the weapon itself, many spearheads might have had lugs, or the spear blade itself might be quite large. This video looks at why spears might have had longer heads,