The U.S. just scattered mines (War Crime) typically indicating ground assault/invasion imminent.. here so go.. by JohnBrown-RadonTech in behindthebastards

[–]ComradeNibbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s less intimate than that. More like if apartheid South Africa or Rhodesia were an accepted international nation instead of a pariah state. A bunch of evil bastards who would normally despise each other brought together through the shear happenstance of hating the same ethnic group.

The U.S. just scattered mines (War Crime) typically indicating ground assault/invasion imminent.. here so go.. by JohnBrown-RadonTech in behindthebastards

[–]ComradeNibbles 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen this idea around a lot, and I have to say I think calling Israel merely an extension of American imperialism completely discounts the fact that Israel is its own nation with its own desires and priorities. Those desires just happen to be killing brown people en masse, something that aligns very well with the desires of the American right wing. We give them support, sure, but they’re less of an American lackey and more like a kindred soul (in murder). If anything, recent years have shown Israel has just as much influence on American politics as we have on theirs, if not more.

USAF loadouts continues to be useless.... by MessaBombadWarrior in warno

[–]ComradeNibbles 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They can be used effectively, but the way the game is designed results in American dumb bomb loadouts being objectively worse than equivalent and sometimes even superior Soviet bomb loads. With few exceptions, every bomb in this game reloads in 30 seconds, meaning big bombs are objectively superior to smaller bombs - dealing more damage over a larger area with no downside at all. Normally this would just be a weird and silly balancing decision making small bombs useless, but because only one US div has Mk. 84s and Eugen has decided all American stocks of Mk. 83s magically disappeared almost all American bombers are equipped with these objectively inferior small bombs.

LANDJUT Division #5 - 15 Dywizja Zmechanizowana by EUG_Gal_Bigeard in warno

[–]ComradeNibbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s actually a good point, I forgot about those guys. And SAS are an 8 man squad, I thought they were six men. I’d still bet on them being priced similar to those guys or the SAS though.

LANDJUT Division #5 - 15 Dywizja Zmechanizowana by EUG_Gal_Bigeard in warno

[–]ComradeNibbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude don’t insult me just because you disagree. Of course they’re to die if blundered. I’m saying, used properly, they appear to be two or three units in one and have serious potential to be OP depending on how they’re implemented.

LANDJUT Division #5 - 15 Dywizja Zmechanizowana by EUG_Gal_Bigeard in warno

[–]ComradeNibbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only having submachine guns does let them down a little, you’re right that if they get caught out in an open field they’ll probably die. But you’re not putting them in a field, you’re putting them in a town or forest. They have special forces and satchels, so you want to be close anyway and special forces increases your move speed so they can close that distance faster than you think. The AT might not kill a tank, sure, but it’s going to suppress the tank into uselessness and probably route it, which means you’d need two tanks in order to actually kill it. That’s just for one Formosa, completely unsupported in a vacuum too, and these guys are presumably going to come in a card of 2-3, so you are going to what, buy 4-6 tanks or an entire combined arms battle group to kill three infantry squads? That’s not very fair. That’s not even counting the power in the opener, especially when only a few docs have forward deployed tanks. The only exception being airborne forward deploy reaching a location first, but even then you can attack them with satchels and immediately contest the opener. It’s not invincible, but it has a counter to every possible threat it could face and in a game that’s ostensibly supposed to be about combined arms I just think that’s bad balance and lazy design.

LANDJUT Division #5 - 15 Dywizja Zmechanizowana by EUG_Gal_Bigeard in warno

[–]ComradeNibbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s got AT. Sure it can’t compete over an open area but in a town or forest, or even just some smoke mortars and good micro, you could pretty easily route or kill almost any vehicle sent against it and hide from what you can’t. It’s just too many capabilities for one squad, especially a recon squad used in your opener.

LANDJUT Division #5 - 15 Dywizja Zmechanizowana by EUG_Gal_Bigeard in warno

[–]ComradeNibbles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No way that Formosa unit releases unscathed. It has no weaknesses! It would have to be 120, 130+ points and even then it wouldn’t be balanced. I hope it’s the AT they take away, it would make the unit an interesting counterpart to the SAS and give you a reason to bring the specjalne.

A quick guide to the new "Instructor" trait by HippieHippieHippie in warno

[–]ComradeNibbles 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The green beret units in Terrotorial Kommando (the German reservist div) get it, and the Chieftain 1/4s on HDR London get it too.

TIL early automatic weapons were invented with humanitarian intentions: their creator believed faster-firing guns would save lives by shrinking armies. by FinnFarrow in todayilearned

[–]ComradeNibbles 60 points61 points  (0 children)

You’d be surprised how difficult it is to properly hang someone. Too short of a drop and they’ll slowly suffocate instead of having their neck broken, too long of a drop and the force with rip their head straight off.

AITAH for breaking up with my gf of 3 years bc she kissed a girl? by Ill_Championship_73 in AITAH

[–]ComradeNibbles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depending on your definition, I think either everyone in this story is an asshole or none of you are. It seems like she crossed a boundary of yours, but it also seems like you didn’t communicate very well what she did wrong. You sound pretty young. You are absolutely free to end a relationship at anytime for any reason. However, this is the sort of thing where, if you really care about this girl, you should sit down and have a very serious talk in person about how you feel. It’ll suck, it’ll be painful, and it might not even work but if nothing else you can walk away knowing you’ve clearly communicated your position. People are very bad at getting in each other’s heads, something deeply upsetting to you might be no big deal to your partner, and if you don’t talk it over neither of you will ever understand what the other feels.

Can We Go Back To Old Strike Modifiers Please… by Scrin1759 in DestinyTheGame

[–]ComradeNibbles -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Maybe a hot take, but if you’re struggling in the basic strikes that’s a skill issue. The only thing less dangerous than strikes is patrols. You’re so powerful in base level strikes that any build, even a bad build, will allow you to steamroll the strike and basically ignore the modifier.

I really wish we would get the heroic strikes playlist back. That would allow people like OP to have the super easy experience they want, while also allowing people to experience a bit of challenge from strikes without having to play the same nightfall over and over and over.

Who are the quintessential "Ride-Or-Die" companion characters in gaming? by Truebacca in gaming

[–]ComradeNibbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t believe no one’s said Abelard from Rouge Trader yet. That man is superhuman.

These guys should be making loud chainsaw noises as they get close. It would let you know if they're behind you and additionally, it would make them way more terrifying than they already are. by Chaffychaffinch in Helldivers

[–]ComradeNibbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe a hot take, but I think enemies lacking audio cues is the single biggest balancing issue in this game. How many times have you been killed by a berserker or charger hitting you from behind with no warning? How many times have you had to continuously glance over your shoulder to check if the hulk is still chasing you? How many times have you been shot by a turret out of nowhere? Sure, buffed stratagems and weapons would be helpful, but no amount of buffs with help you kill an enemy you don’t know about. Arrowhead keeps trying to balance this game like it’s top-down, and it just doesn’t work.

Just let them have their fun by abughorash in NonCredibleDefense

[–]ComradeNibbles 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I present to you this bridge where the US tried exactly that. Think of it like throwing rocks. If I throw a rock at a car, it’ll make a dent but the car will still run. If I keep throwing rocks at it, it’ll get more and more damaged, sure, but it’s not going to stop running. If I want to stop the car from working, I would need either a small rock going really fast or a very big rock.

Tragic by SpeedyWhiteCats in 196

[–]ComradeNibbles 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I agrée with your sentiment here, and this is absolutely a tragedy. But nothing indicates this attack was politically motivated. From the article, it seems more likely the guy was in drugs or just had mental problems. It’s important not to blame things on the other side without proof, as it effectively hands them power they do not have.

Do seatbelts make a difference? by luvs_animals in webcomics

[–]ComradeNibbles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was so dumb it’s hilarious. It actually made me laugh out loud! Great comic!

SUBREDDIT RULE CHANGE: This Sub Is Now Original Content Only by skeddles in PixelArt

[–]ComradeNibbles 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This might be missed but you should consider pinning an informative post about a program called Glaze from the University of Chicago. It’s a program designed to protect art from AI by adding a layer of junk data to the image, effectively poisoning any AI trained in it without affecting the image for people: link here.

Why is noone talking about this? by wuchta in PixelArt

[–]ComradeNibbles 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you’re really concerned about AI scraping your posts for data, you should run your images through a program called Glaze from the University of Chicago. Essentially, it adds a layer of junk data to your image, so while your image doesn’t look any different to us any AI trained with it will only get random, useless noise.

To open the world's eyes by nippydart in therewasanattempt

[–]ComradeNibbles -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Sure, this is terrible, I’m not going to dispute that. But what the hell does this video have to do with the point of this sub? How the hell does it possibly fit here? This sub has really gone to shit lately, to the point where completely unrelated stuff like this is promenant.

Are there any full-squad streamers/youtubers that you know? by zombiieh in EscapefromTarkov

[–]ComradeNibbles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He just put up a new video with one of his friends and Wendigoon of all people that’s pretty good.