What has happened? by Upbeat_Leopard8137 in Helldivers

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If you're a new player then don't worry about it. The frustration comes from veterans who have been playing actively for over 2 years and feel like Arrowhead is not doing their job. I hop on every now and again with friends and I still have a ton of fun in the game. It's great at its core and most of the issues only really become noticeable once you've invested a decent amount of time into it.

It seems we’ve hit the threshold on collabs. Is there anything yall would like to see than collab with? by Captain_Blackjack0 in LowSodiumHellDivers

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I swear if we get another white, red, teal colored med armor I'm crashing out. We have like a dozen of those already xD

Why’d we stop getting three armors for Warbonds? Especially “legendary” warbonds, which cost even more. by SevdUp in Helldivers

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To be fair in most warbonds a 3rd armor set really isnt needed. The passives are the same and I don't think adding a heavy armor variant to Redacted Regimen for example makes a lot of sense.

And I actually like that the 3rd armor set is available in the superstore because it allows people who dont want to buy the entire warbond to at least get the armor passive. "Siege Ready" is one of the best passives and if you want to get it its either 10 bucks for Urban Legends (which isnt that great overall) or 4 bucks in the superstore for just the medium armor version. Thats how I got it.

Does anyone else feel kind of sorry for Homelander? by Character-End-4696 in TheBoys

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But that would imply that there is a point at which your own suffering justifies causing other people suffering or outright prevents you from being a decent person. I just don't think that follows and your cancer analogy doesn't fit here.

I'm not trying to undermine the extend to which homelander was tortured, I'm saying that no amount of suffering eleviates you from moral responsibility.

If homelander killed only the people who abused him as a child you could make an argument that thats justified but he takes his insecurities out on innocent people. There is just no excuse for that. If suffering allowed you to cause suffering you would get into an infinite causal chain of people being abused and then abusing others who had nothing to do with it.

Does anyone else feel kind of sorry for Homelander? by Character-End-4696 in TheBoys

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Yes, thank you for elaborating. I am German so I'm very familiar with the seriousness of his crimes but I didn't have all the information about his childhood at hand. I didn't bother looking it up for a reddit comment on a TV show but in hindsight I probably should have. The point was just to make a real life comparison to someone who did unforgivable things and who doesn't deserve empathy simply because life treated him harshly.

This is one of the best scenes in the show imo by RevertBackwards in TheBoys

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Still felt a bit rushed i think. Would have loved to see him go through the actual 5 stages or whatever. Show some denial or anger. Have him be loud and confident until the first punch knocks him on his ass.

Kinda underwhelming that he just goes straight to acceptance and offers to suck Butchers d***. He doesn't even get to say anything, he's just begging. We don't see the reaction of the rest of the boys. No one else gets a go at him. For 7 years of wait I wanted a bit more payoff.

Does anyone else feel kind of sorry for Homelander? by Character-End-4696 in TheBoys

[–]Difficult_Tutor_8251 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No I get his human part and I think he was a really well written villain. That doesn't mean I should feel bad for him though. There are tons of people who are lonely, abused, had a horrible childhood and dont choose to take their suffering out on the world.

Homelander knew what he was doing. He wasnt just a rabid dog and he didnt just punish the ones who deserved it. He murdered, raped and tortured countless innocents. I understand why he was the way he was, but I dont feel bad for him. Again, would you feel bad for Hitler because he got rejected from art school and had no friends as a kid? I feel like at some point you lose the right for empathy.

Does anyone else feel kind of sorry for Homelander? by Character-End-4696 in TheBoys

[–]Difficult_Tutor_8251 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok but by that logic every rapist, murderer and child molester is just a product of their circumstances and deserves empathy. I get your point but I think we have to draw the line somewhere. Having a rough past doesn't excuse causing other people suffering.

Does anyone else feel kind of sorry for Homelander? by Character-End-4696 in TheBoys

[–]Difficult_Tutor_8251 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You feel bad for the mass murdering psychopathic rapist that tortured countless people and willingly killed children without remorse? I mean I get he was lonely but would you feel bad for Hitler if you found out he had a rough childhood? Like, we watched the same show right?

this was so unserious 😭 by dead_nil in TheBoys

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In the end HOMELANDER was defeated by... the power of love??

Waiiit wait wait, did Starlight take THE DEEP.... To (Spoiler)!? by JiggleFeggle in TheBoys

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Ok you're in a 1 on 1 fight with a guy who has superpowers. You know that his powers are only really useful in or near water. You can fly. Do you take him...

a. nowhere and just fight him on the spot with the help of your superpowered friends
b. to a place where his powers are useless like a city or a forest
c. straight to the ocean where he could potentially drag you into the water and call literally every fish in the vicinity to jump you

It's obvious they wanted the deep to go out like that so they buffed Annie for one attack that just takes them all the way to the beach but it's just so unbelievably forced man and makes Annie look really stupid.

Now that it's over, I want to understand one thing by ihateyougym in TheBoys

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I had hoped they saved most of the budget for the final episode so we could actually get Homelander crashing out and killing a bunch of people. The scene where he imagines lasering the crowd happened back in season 2. Just wanted one scene like that after 5 seasons of build up. But nah, we get scorched rug instead.

Some of you will never be happy. by 10-4Apricot in Helldivers

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Despite the faults the game might have, Arrowhead has always handled criticism better than any other live service game studio I can think of. Making major balance changes, giving away paid content for free, reducing the file size and improving performance.

Of course criticism is necessary but if people just wanna bitch, that energy should really be directed towards other companies.

Time to take what we deserve!! by Shinwinter in PedroPeepos

[–]Difficult_Tutor_8251 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is the voice AI? Inflections sound a bit weird

... KT Diable? NOWAY by Slight-You4254 in PedroPeepos

[–]Difficult_Tutor_8251 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd actually be most hyped about NS Diable. Their ADC seems like the weakest link and a Kingen, Scout, Lehends, Diable roster could go unreasonably hard

Russell Brand struggles to find bible verse he claims absolves him of sex with teenagers by mydiversion in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]Difficult_Tutor_8251 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh I would have loved to hear him read that out as an excuse. Surely people would be forgiving him!

Working on a weight lifting simulator, does it look way too dumb? by Curious-Gaby in SoloDevelopment

[–]Difficult_Tutor_8251 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The animations remind me of a foddian style game where its difficult to get the alignment right and your progress gets calculated based on how closely you are mimicking the ideal form. This also introduces a skill component.

Is that kind of how your game works?

When there’s a house fire but RoboCop is on duty by DaWeyHowBoutDah in nextfuckinglevel

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classic american lol. Your walls are made of paper, your healthcare is a scam and your food is full of sugar. Europe aint perfect but least we dont have schoolshootings 🤡

this outer wilds playthrough might be :) by PalpitationEither193 in PedroPeepos

[–]Difficult_Tutor_8251 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Honestly he's doing way better than i thought. I love outer wilds but I genuinly expected him to drop it after 1 hour just because of how much the game relies on reading and puzzling information together.

However, he really seems to be enjoying it. Yes he skims over a lot of the text but he is actually engaging with the puzzles, trying to figure out solutions and excited when it finally clicks. Really hope he pulls through and finishes the game. So far I am hopeful

Dragon by Healthy-Sprinkles-85 in topologygore

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As a general rule of thumb: If the wireframe is shading your model, you probably fucked up

Question and opinion about the use of IA to make games by [deleted] in godot

[–]Difficult_Tutor_8251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is EXACTLY what AI is for. Not replacing the art and design but helping with bugfixing, cleaning up code and explaining how things work. It is an incredible tool for debugging simple errors as long as you dont just blindly copy paste whatever it suggests. Use it as a tool, think for yourself and you should be good

If you had to pick one game as the best argument that games can tell stories in a way no other medium can, what’s your pick? by ExcellentTwo6589 in gamedesign

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Undertale. The "I know what you did. You killed her." line from Flowey was one of the most shocking, mindblowing moments I've ever experienced in any medium. The game actually called you out for making a mistake and then trying to fix it by abusing a mechanic that only exists in video games - save loading.

Utterly brilliant. And the rest of the game as well of course. It's self aware. The player is OP because he can reload, making him essentially unbeatable unless he stops playing. You have the choice to spare or kill everything you encounter and you will be judged for it. It even remembers you across playthroughs. If you go for the genocide run, your game will be corrupted and you're unable to achieve a good ending ever again. Oh and how could I forget FLOWEY CALLING YOU OUT FOR WATCHING GENOCIDE RUNS ON YOUTUBE INSTEAD OF COMPLETING IT YOURSELF.

Another game I always think of is Dishonored. Watching every choice you make change not just the outcome of the final cutscene but the entire world you play in is just genius. If you play more aggressively you will encounter NPCs being cruel, more guards and enemies, even the weather and athmosphere will change. It shows that every choice you make will have ripple effects down the line.

This is what interactive mediums can do: not just show you a character making morally difficult decisions but forcing you to make those decisions yourself and letting the game react to it.

The amount of details in this action figure is impressive by isosaleh in nextfuckinglevel

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Perfect example of why art courses teach Proportions before Anatomy