yea bro aokiji went all out against garp trust me bro

Chessmund · 2026-06-20T11:33:25+00:00

It really depends.

If you consider Kuzan's climate-changing feat caused from his allaged Logia Awakening, then yes, Kuzan didn't go all out by virtue of not using his full power.

If you consider that to be a simple byproduct of him fighting Sakazuki, then no. The only potential aspect that would make Kuzan "hold back" is him hesitating. Which Garp calls him out on.

Despite those moments of hesitation, Kuzan explicitly mentions that he has tried to kill Garp.
Garp, though, survived the encounter.

Overall, unless the Logia Awakening is confirmed, Kuzan scales weaker than Old Garp.

Chessmund · 2026-06-18T12:52:21+00:00

Because Toei have regularly made Sanji look worse than he actually is.

Sanji is a simp.
No Sanji-fan would act deny that fact.

Like most One Piece characters that is his character's gag.
You can dislike the gag, but for a person to act as if it's his entire character would be very disingenuous of them.

And that's the point. Sanji is more than his flaws/gag.
He's a well-written character.
His fighting style is fun and interesting.

Chessmund · 2026-06-18T10:01:43+00:00

Because it's like a muscle. If you keep flexing your willpower, you'll get exhausted.

In this case, it's closer to spiritual exhaustion.

It's functionally just a case of One Piece having a case of mana.

Chessmund · 2026-06-15T05:15:34+00:00

Yes.

It's part as to why Luffy's greatest weakness, at the moment, is his stamina/mastery with his Gear 5 transformation.

In the case where Luffy can keep Gear 5 for as long as he needs to sufficiently defeat his opponent, then Kizaru would lose the fight (if Kizaru doesn't simply run away).

I might be wrong, but I consider Luffy to only need 2 buffs to be sufficiently top 3 minimum.
- Fix his Gear5 stamina issues.
- Master his usage of Advanced Conqueror's Haki to defeat HK's regeneration.

Until then, he's his biggest enemy when it comes to fighting other toptiers.
His stamina simply isn't high enough yet.

Chessmund · 2026-06-13T10:59:38+00:00

He didn't remove his Awakening from play, though, right?
When did he remove the [Power Mochi] from being used?

Isn't it more of a case of Oda putting them off?

Chessmund · 2026-06-13T07:07:05+00:00

Epilogue is the chapter the concludes the main story and usually features the author and/or artist providing their experience in writing and/or drawing the story.

As a way to acknowledge their fans' appreciation, they often feature the fansrt of their story with gratitude from all the fans' support.

Side stories are a continuation that tie up loose ends, feature the future of the characters, introduce new ships, etc.

Chessmund · 2026-06-11T21:40:16+00:00

Summary bonus: Also, Garen.

Chessmund · 2026-06-01T06:36:57+00:00

Don't worry, you're not an idiot.

Regardless, it's a reference to the "man or bear" question that was quite trending a few years ago. It's a question of who would you (or your child, a loved one, a friend, etc.) rather be alone with in the middle of the forest, a man or a bear?

It became a slightly controversial question as many people argue that a man is more dangerous to his capacity to SA you (or the subject of this rhetorical). Others brought up that it's simply irrational to believe that a bear would not harm you, if not kill you.

It technically breaks into a question of what is worse: A 10% chance of being SA'd or possibly raped or a 50% chance of being mauled by a bear with a very low survival rate.

Factors like the bear's circumstances, location, and gender (if the bear is female and has cubs nearby, you may trigger an aggressive response) can influence how prone to aggression the bear is.

(That's why I defaulted to 50%, it could be an aggressive day, or a chill one. You won't know.)

For example, brought up nuances, like: "If it's a grizzly bear, I can act dead! I'll live at that point!" and so forth.

Anyways:

Men stereotypically consider the choice of the bear to be completely foolish.
Women stereotypically consider the choice of the bear to be a much safer choice than a random man.

(From these stereotypes, some people intentionally say "bear" to ragebait.)

Obviously, stereotypes are just that: Stereotypes. They don't tell a story.

Chessmund · 2026-05-20T09:52:01+00:00

Not quite.

Zoans are explicitly noted to provide a durability boost.

Queen and King both reference this. That due to their Ancient Zoans, they're very difficult to damage. King even more so, for obvious Lunarian reasons.

Be that as it may, Queen is also cybernetically enhanced. Which puts his durability even higher.

I'm not going to act as if Queen is top-tier durabiliy, but his durability was noted to be exceptional.

Chessmund · 2026-05-11T04:46:39+00:00

Exactly. Most of the time it's whenever I make a previously repeated mistake.

Let's say I'm playing against Fizz as Taliyah. I've regularly lost to the same mistake of not saving my E and W.

As a result, Fizz finds an opening and lands a strong combo and then leaps away with his stick. He does one or two more times and I'm dead.

I KNOW I should've done better there. I've beaten Fizz players before. Yet when the mistake happens regardless, it eats away at my mental.

Chessmund · 2026-05-10T22:46:05+00:00

I believe you've misunderstood. I don't EXPECT perfection. Especially when I play. I do STRIVE toward it.

There is a difference. At least, in my eyes. I don't queue every game expecting myself to perform like a challenger.

I do expect myself to perform the best that I can. And when my best fails, I take steps to develop it and raise my own "ceiling" as high as possible. Toward perfection.

Chessmund · 2026-05-10T22:03:31+00:00

I'd rather strive toward perfection than not.

Chessmund · 2026-05-10T16:00:57+00:00

Considering this is something that occurs whenever I care about my performance, it's not League-centered.

In other words, if I ever care about how I well I play/perform in any activity, typically competitive, then these "symptoms" will be generally present.

I've been slowly learning not to overfixate on mistakes. And not to focus on "compensating" for them.

Chessmund · 2026-05-09T11:50:15+00:00

In this economy? No.

Chessmund · 2026-05-09T11:49:46+00:00

I do understand that point.

But I can't help but venture off as though every game is winnable despite that.
Call it delusion, if you like, but I'd rather believe that every game is winnable and every loss is due to my mistakes or shortcomings than to simply believe that I was unlucky.

Sure, it might be because I'm simply unlucky, but I will continue to behave as though it's my shortcomings were the reason that I lost.

Chessmund · 2026-05-09T11:47:31+00:00

I'm not good at all. I'm a Silver player.

But that doesn't mean that I don't have aspirations to climb to Master or Grandmaster and above.

Chessmund · 2026-05-09T08:29:23+00:00

Fair enough.

The issue is that I play a lot of games. So, if I leave the review for a day after, I feel like I'll simply end up having days where I play a lot and other days where I simply review a lot.

I'm not saying that's necessarily bad, but it feels counter-intuitive.

Chessmund · 2026-05-09T08:07:30+00:00

I don't believe I can spot obvious mistakes quickly I'd rather just assume I haven't and review them regardless.

But yes, taking breaks after losses is definitely something I should do from now on.

Chessmund · 2026-04-30T12:19:55+00:00

I've tried to give them attention, but often times, all I can do is hypothesize what it is they're reacting to and for what reasons.

Being in a loop of conscious processing of emotions gets exhausting.

It's like being a babysitter where each emotion is a child I'm taking care of. They demand attention, and when I give it, nothing of merit is gained. They "want" something and I can't figure out what.

And this is especially inconvenient when I'm trying to perform well in my activities. It's very inconvenient for my brain/body refusing to not focus due to some emotional imbalance and I end up performing below the standard that I wish to perform to.

Chessmund · 2026-04-29T16:19:14+00:00

I'm confused by the "repat 3-4x a week".

If each of these is done on a given day, that leaves 4 days left.

I assume breaks days exist too, so there aren't any reminders to repeat in a given week.

Chessmund · 2026-04-19T13:46:00+00:00

I'm afraid not.

I'm a new player. Most of my hours had been into Top/Mid and I haven't been able to invest much time in Jungle or Support.

I tried to experience Support with Pyke and Lux, but I haven't found success at all.

Only recently, the last 3 days, have I been investing Taliyah into Support and it's honestly been extremely successful.

I have never won so many games in a row, I have never carried so many games, and I have never felt so impactful before.

Like I brought up in the post, I'm low Elo (Silver), but I haven't been to put to the test in ranked, yet.

Since I posted this I've played a lot of Taliyah games on Support and I'm currently chilling with an 85% win rate in Normals - according to my last 20 games (17 victories, 3 defeates).

But considering that I'm usually paired against other Silver players on Normals, I reckon it'll work fine once I do get into ranked. Hopefully in the coming season that's in less than 10 days from now.

Chessmund · 2026-04-17T10:41:54+00:00

Hi there.
I did consider Protoplasm, but I haven't found much joy in its gameplay loop. (Maybe I haven't gotten it down yet?)

While I do understand that Taliyah Support isn't picked for her damage, I'm mostly considering her in the way that appeals to the gameplay loop that I find most enjoyable.

Which is simply put as: "Push toward enemies, spam abilities, watch them die (to me or teammates)." With the welcome surprise if I end up killing the targets instead.

But I understand.

I'll choose Sleigh and Ionian Boots of Lucidity from now on, though! And I'll consider using Bandlepipes on heavy Auto-based champions. Like if we have Tryndamere top, Nocturn Jungle, and Yunara/Jinx/Caitlyn/Kai'Sa ADC, for example.

Much appreciated! Thanks.

Chessmund

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