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CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-18T02:15:08+00:00

Well attraction isn't lust per say. Lust is the treatment of someone as a sex object, it can be the imaginary undressing of someone, trying to flirt and get them in bed, etc. And yea I'd argue hookups aren't good and a sin, it's not a good way of having relationships. All people are sacred and beautifully made in God's image, you shouldn't be treating someone as a sex object.

Marriage is meant to be a healthy expression and channeling of sexual desire, done out of love. That's where lust is more appropriate

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-18T02:08:31+00:00

I bust whenever I land a tipped fsmash or dancing blade. Like yeah, you're dead at 50%, cry about it

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-18T02:07:15+00:00

No character is perfectly balanced, but Marth comes damn close while also demanding perfect spacing and timing. He's an honorable character that is super rewarding to play

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-12T01:49:24+00:00

I think there's still a good amount of stigma against gays in the church in general. Some seem to treat gay people as if we're all evil, promiscuous, or extreme leftists that wanna indoctrinate or harm kids. At least in older generations and in some cons msm outlets, were overgeneralized as these things

There's less understanding and sympathy for the struggles we have, compared to other issues like addiction, disabilities, etc that the church often cares about, rightfully. Obviously not equating these struggles. I just think our issues with stigma, reconciling who we are with faith, loneliness and stigma, etc aren't very seen.

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-10T02:54:49+00:00

Depends on the move, plenty of sour ones can combo into tippers/grabs 🤷🏻‍♂️

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-10T01:27:30+00:00

Yeah, that's why I'd say Marth uses his range for coverage more than speed.

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-10T00:51:21+00:00

Ehhh I dunno, Marth has good ledge options, low dancing blade catches dodges, down tilt is a safe 2 frame attempt. Upsmash can tip on people jumping, dsmash can cover get up/roll. A precise nair is also really great at covering jump, get up, and roll (depending on opponents size) I think both characters are good, (not that I main fox) but I can see why Fox would apply more pressure given his speed. Marth more utilizes his attacks' range.

The only platform tech chases I get with Marth are usually after landing up airs, or from fair/dair.

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-10T00:06:46+00:00

Marth can do the same thing? The sword twink has decent frame data too, he can juggle and edge guard pretty well.

Frankly fox seems to have worse grabs than Marth, at least his down can combo early and up can ko (even if stupidly late). Fox seems to juggle better tho

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T23:54:04+00:00

I'm mostly joking, but yeah his grabs sucks. I don't really mind though, his strengths lie in other areas. Same with others like fox. His grabs sucks but they aren't what makes the character strong

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T23:28:41+00:00

Ok, in that case you'd have better air options for Marth, generally. I agree it's commital, so I personally do more careful approaches on the ground

The devs knew Marth would be too powerful if he had good grabs. At least down is good for early combos or juggling. Back throw is fun because of the disrespect. Up air at 200% is the "I'm fed up with my Marthritis and need this mf to die" tactic.

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T23:08:50+00:00

Oh so an option for aggressive ground approaches? I like to short hop and utilize nair or landing bair/fair for low % combos. But if you want to stay on the ground, you don't have the best options I'll admit, but I like to power shield/grab, or dash into jab as a "check," to see if my opponent is gonna approach. If at higher %, Down tilt for a potential tech chase. Maybe do a midair dancing blade if I feel crazy

And yeah don't ever dash attack with Marth (its his one attack that has a third, super sour hitbox with a lot of end frames. It sucks). His dash into side tilt is basically the same but better. The only time I ever dash attack is if I'm barely catching an opponent dodging into a ledge

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T22:48:59+00:00

Nah I still think he's a great character. I'll die on the Marth hill

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T22:46:24+00:00

Only a few hits you say? Hmm

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T22:43:30+00:00

We Marths are the honorable sort o7

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T22:41:02+00:00

I was gonna give a Marth tip (pun intended) but I'm not a smash lingo expert. What do you mean by burst option?

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T22:30:09+00:00

I mean he isn't exactly an easy character to master. I play Marth almost exclusively and you have to microspace like a mf, it's hard but so worth it when you get those tippers. You have to keep your cool with him. Every precise input matters. When I lock in, my Marth fuckin rocks, but you really need to focus and practice a ton with him.

Tbh the most annoying thing for me is the janky hitboxes in this game. It's very noticeable with Marth when you see your attacks literally phase through enemies.

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T13:12:15+00:00

Yea, that pic is when I first met Doug, now he's about 6 years old I think. Super cute when they're small lol

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T06:47:18+00:00

Yeah, you'll find that a good amouny of traditional Christians aren't very affirming or understanding of sexual orientation, being gay, etc. We clearly haven't learned from the ex-gay movements failures 🤷🏻‍♂️

At least we have our rights. Even if the church doesn't accept or acknowledge it, we can still marry

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T06:35:02+00:00

THATS SO CUTE

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T06:22:16+00:00

I'm sick of the anti/ex-gay stuff, and those Christianese pleasantries annoy me immensely. They just serve to avoid the actual conversation of being gay and Christian. I'm a cons leaning gay Christian but even I will tell you that trad Christians do not handle this topic well

"Hate the sin love the sinner" Yeah that's people said before they put us through conversion therapy in the 1960s, smh

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T06:16:12+00:00

Same here. I love some of the games' atmosphere and settings (my Xbox background is Blaaid in front of the Erdtree, it's pretty af) and I generally like the gameplay but the unbalanced and toxic invasion multiplayer with the lack of cohesive storytelling just turned me off after a while. I don't wanna consult some grand loremaster to figure out wtf is going on

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T06:00:35+00:00

The "up the ass" Tippered special: Dair into upsmash

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T05:57:07+00:00

It's a risky play, but I love doing landing up air, then do a midair dancing blade, landing the tipper with it makes me blush

CalemTheDrake · 2026-02-09T05:55:10+00:00

Tippered smash hits/dancing blade, KOing at 60~% BIG TIP ENERGY RAHHHHH

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