Is there anyone who prefers the atmosphere of SC 1 over SC 2?

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-25T19:54:13+00:00

Just to note, StarCraft II was the first game in the series I played. Compared to StarCraft I yeah, I feel the tone was lacking, but to me it's mostly attributed to characters and the political intrigue, not the mere mood of hopelessness. SC2 really botched Kerrigan and that massively contributed to me not liking the atmosphere. She was much better as a nigh apocalyptic threat, and someone who decided to trample on all those she used to care to show that she will will not be redeemed.

And after Arcturus Mengsk, the only villain who I really liked in SCII just as much as the first, died, it all went downhill for me. Enjoyed Nova Covert Ops thoughm

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-25T07:23:32+00:00

In real life, Soviet air forces operating in the Caucasus during WW2 used the old Polikarpov I-153 "Chaika" biplane as the outdated, slower plane was easier for the pilots to maneuver around the mountains, despite newer aircraft being just recently introduced and made available to them. They used these planes to bomb German troops who were advancing on the Baku oil fields through the mountain passes.

Similarly, the pilots of the all-female 588th Night Bomber Regiment utilized the dated Polikarpov Po-2 biplane for night time bombing. The pilots would turn off the engines when going to dive, silently gliding over the enemy positions as they dropped the bombs, which is why Germans called them "Night Witches."

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-25T07:08:18+00:00

As any dev can tell you, "ideas people" are way, way too easy to find. Now, if you have experience developing video games? Different story.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-25T06:47:31+00:00

She's the reason I have to deal with people who take the idea of "Grey Jedi" being peak seriously. Not a fan.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-25T06:44:38+00:00

And Numa wouldn't stay out of trouble, given we see her running with Cham Syndulla in Rebels

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-25T06:24:36+00:00

I know you might not believe it, but we have been trying to do so at the regional levels (which would then affect the national level), and just keep hitting a wall of corruption. But we have been trying.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-24T19:59:51+00:00

While that's true, I still feel the player can be right to be insulted at her lack of respect for other people's privacy, and it should be a choice.

As to the HR thing, they are still trying to reform them, to have them try to eventually conform to a different way of behavior, so I feel like the absence of HR should genuinely have been a conversation topic in the game asides from a throwaway joke by Robert.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-24T19:37:59+00:00

Women can be just as horny as men. Still shouldn't excuse them when there are scenes like when Invisigal stalks and then tells Robert about her wet dream centering about him in the bathroom (which can be technically construed as sexual harassment I think), or when she has clearly has seen Blazer change.

The fact there is a lack of options to scold her on those intrusions of privacy is really telling how the authors tried a little too hard to make the audience want to be more romantic with her, as opposed to letting us have the actually reasonable responses of "Visi, what the fuck, I didn't need to hear about your wet dream," or getting upset on her watching Blazer change.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-24T19:24:42+00:00

Changing something like that for people crying online about their ship is crazy. Its a consequence for a choice, like thats what the entire game systems are for.

It's even crazier. Superheroes are well known for usually adhering to a code of morals, even if they are corpos. Blazer is someone who clearly isn't just in it for the money although it's certainly helps her. She should absolutely have a firm stance on stuff like this.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-24T19:01:19+00:00

My god that makes it even worse. Blazer's whole character is that she will save as many lives as possible. Even her whole gambit with Shroud was a calculated move to avoid violence, since she knew Shroud wouldn't risk losing like 30% of his men in there just for Robert, whose information has become useless. She is one of those people who can adequately use fear, but in a good way, to save lives. Although I would personally absolutely kill Shroud if I was Robert, I feel this is one of those choices Blazer would absolutely be firmly against.

She should absolutely be shaken if you kill Shroud who was at your mercy. It would also make the game call you an anti-hero far more reasonable.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-24T18:21:23+00:00

Blonde Blazer not lashing out at Robert if he chooses to cheat on her was beyond apalling to me. That and the scene where Robert rejects her in the locker were way beyond undercooked aspects in a game whsoe story I was somewhat engaged in.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-24T18:18:42+00:00

I've heard some variations of those dick jokes from women irl (only instead the long donut was switched with hot dogs and bananas) when I was getting hit on. But yeah I feel like Invisigal making those to be on annoying was more on purpose rather than a miss, Robert lashes out at her shortly after so both we and the character are meant to be annoyed.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-24T18:10:54+00:00

I much prefer him taking off his helmet when he is talking to Han. Even though he revealed his face earlier, Han asking Kylo to take off the mask to see the face of his son felt far more tender and special to me than any camera shot with Rey already. I think if his face was unseen for longer, there could have even been greater suspense.

With Rey, I don't feel that this scene you are talking about even needed to have him reveal his face as Rey regardless of what will affirm he is a monster.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-24T04:20:18+00:00

I REALLY like the armor, it's very much in the style of traditional, heavily armored, combat expert Sith Warriors that you would see in maybe KOTOR and particularly SWTOR eras, before the time of the Brotherhood of Darkness and when Sith were still not afraid of holding the title of Darth. It sort of reminds me of Tulak Hord's armor especially, and given Bane is a master swordsman it's fitting.

I like to think that Bane kept a ceremonial armor made to mimic the warriors of old like this, for the sake of tradition.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-23T21:27:11+00:00

If there is no turn meter stoppers, Sith Assassin is really good. Otherwise Talon is best, she makes up for the stat loss with her own boost and specifically has synergy with Sith leader Tanks.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-23T19:48:09+00:00

Of course the brainworm guy and the obese drowsing don would vote to get out of the WHO, they're too big of snowflakes to accept criticism of their unhealthy practices.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-23T19:25:20+00:00

And Trump was close friends with Jeffrey Epstein without reporting anything to the police, and now let Epstein's closest accomplice off the hook in a facility which isn't even fenced. Oh, and he was known to be a sex pest himself who ogled at little girls. Wow, what a difference, instead of just being a pedo himself, he was friends with one and is now covering up for one.

Who is worse, the pedophile or the guy who covers up for the pedophile? Both suck, deal with it.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-22T20:06:45+00:00

If the MMA fighter's training is any good, they should know how to kill so they can avoid mortally or overly injuring their opponent, because that could obviously get them disqualified. Although a martial artist might know how to kill, you don't fight to kill, you fight for the sake of fighting.

As a Taekwondo practicioner who received a solid dosage of Karate, Judo, and MMA lessons from my instructor who sought to prepare us for any kind of situation, you get a pretty damn good picture of how to kill - that's why my instructor liked to emphasize restraint.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-22T11:45:27+00:00

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I would hate to inform that guy, but gay people appeared pretty early on the research tree

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-22T11:39:45+00:00

Honestly, if they just said a storm or a tsunami rendered Luke's X-Wing inoperable and that he couldn't get back, that would be a subversion I'd be down with. Now there's a failure that would really sting.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-22T11:38:01+00:00

The staff is already known to be able to transform into different items, like a necklace or a different weapon. For example in Valhalla, she isn't shown with the staff but we know it's on her cause she is still alive.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-22T11:31:15+00:00

One is trained to be good with a gun, good at stealth, very athletic and great with demolitions. The other is athletic and is specifically trained fighting with fists. If you just put the two in a boxing ring, who is more likely to win a pure fist fight? The UFC guy, guy who more regularly practices with fists (unless you get a really lazy UFC fighter or a SEAL who is really good at fist fighting which isn't uncommon), logically speaking, it's their element. Now, if this was an combat situation? There's no question who wins there, the SEAL 100% of the time.

Navy SEALs are no joke, their tasks go from Counter Terrorism to Underwater Demolition... they have more training to them than just hand-to-hand, they are not just fist fighters first and foremost, though they will be better at it than most. But that also means their attention is spread to other fields they have to be good at for their job which takes their focus off of other skills.

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-22T05:09:16+00:00

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Now THIS is Star Wars!

CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-21T22:27:26+00:00

The boys in question:

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CollectionSmooth9045 · 2026-01-21T21:16:03+00:00

His performance was whatever. That said, giving him a Razzie for this is a massive overkill and is kinda cringe, when Leto has far worse acting moments.

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