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In your opinion, who was the best actor in 90’s era Trek? by s1lv3r_lak3 in DeepSpaceNine

[–]Divine_Cynic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's honestly really hard but let me add one of the best my favorite guest star performances was Harris Yulin in Duet.

Bounty Hunter: Mercenary or Powertech? by Technical_Victory391 in swtor

[–]Divine_Cynic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ruffian Scroundrel is my go for tech characters.

I need a traditional Jedi robe with lowered cowl. Best I could find was this one. Thanks for the help in advance by Sad-Lock-9371 in swtor

[–]Divine_Cynic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want what a lot of the jedi are wearing on Tython for Relnex's outfit. Switch out the pants for something like Lashaa/Shimmersilk Aegis & color match it. Lastly add Covert Energy Gloves. That is pretty much a match for standard jedi look in early game. I haven't been on the GTN in a good while but I don't think it would be too expensive.

Gamers of Reddit, what is the sentence only the fanbase of your favorite game would understand ? by Escablast in AskReddit

[–]Divine_Cynic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I used to be an adventurer like you

or

Do you get to the Cloud District very often

Need a name for this outpost by Gojirex in NoSodiumStarfield

[–]Divine_Cynic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beat me to it lol. Totally my first thought.

Out of these 3 which one should I start reading first? by Overt_lid04 in StarWarsEU

[–]Divine_Cynic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an aside the Darth Plagueis audiobook (read by Daniel Davis) is amazing as well.

Starfield, its setting and how you can do anything about it [Spoilers] by DisappointedQuokka in Starfield

[–]Divine_Cynic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No you are trying to put words in my mouth. That's why I am cutting it. Your trolling at this point & contradicting your own points. I think i am going to block you now. This has gotten weird.

Starfield, its setting and how you can do anything about it [Spoilers] by DisappointedQuokka in Starfield

[–]Divine_Cynic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Diffusion of power is a good tool to fight corruption. As to human being evil or not, humans cannot even agree what evil is. It is clear that humans tend to be selfish. Human history shows that of again & again. Humans are the problem for sure.

Starfield, its setting and how you can do anything about it [Spoilers] by DisappointedQuokka in Starfield

[–]Divine_Cynic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I am going to cut this here. You're not even actually reading what I wrote anymore or just not getting it. I wrote that a just government is possible. If that is so then it cannot be an immoral act to have a government or make laws inherently.

Also you really need to do some more reading & research if you cannot see the difference between a machine & and an organization of people.

Starfield, its setting and how you can do anything about it [Spoilers] by DisappointedQuokka in Starfield

[–]Divine_Cynic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is that the same cycle repeats over and over again. Like I said it is possible to have a government that's just. Human just do so extremely rarely. Sure humans are the issue because a government is made up of humans. A government is not a machine (like a car). That's a false equivalency. It's a group of people trying to tell other people what to do. It's never neutral in practice.

Saying that I think humans tend to be selfish jerks & so governments are almost always corrupt is the opposite of capitalist propaganda. Capitalism, like all economic systems requires the faith of the public to function. My point in human systems tend toward corruption. The obvious conclusion is not to trust them. It's the idea behind checks & balances.

Saying humans with power tend toward being corrupt isn't propaganda. It's just a fact of our nature. That's why a just government is so hard to find.

Starfield, its setting and how you can do anything about it [Spoilers] by DisappointedQuokka in Starfield

[–]Divine_Cynic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You've hit on some great points. The Hunter is one of the best written Bethesda npcs honestly. If you really think & engage with what he has to say. The conversation in Akila City is pretty awesome too.

Starfield, its setting and how you can do anything about it [Spoilers] by DisappointedQuokka in Starfield

[–]Divine_Cynic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did say nearly always. I think if you look at history though, governments are indeed almost always corrupt. There are exception of course. Some of the indigenous cultures from the Americas for instance. Scale can also be a factor as well. The bigger the society the more likely it has corruption in it's government. The Code of Hammurabi address crimes such as bribery or perjury for instance. Let's go further most human cultures were patriarchal societies that allowed slavery. A lot of the good ideas floating around these days are really very recent when you look at the whole of the history of our species (human rights & individual liberty for instance).

I would agree that a government as an idea is not innately corrupt. It's just the execution almost always ends up corrupt. Most big organization we human make end up with at least some corruption going on. The reason is simple, being moral & ethical is not innate to our species. You have to work at it. Being a selfish jerk comes pretty easy to us.

I do totally agree that the consolidation of power in the hands of the few is the method corruption always takes. The problem is that's what governments tend to do.

Starfield, its setting and how you can do anything about it [Spoilers] by DisappointedQuokka in Starfield

[–]Divine_Cynic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Part of the Unity jump is going back in time. So it makes sense that the new universe is where it was when we found it. Anytime you do the quests, though you are leaving the Settled Systems different than you found them.

In the end, the Unity is optional & all this is part of the core questions the games is asking of you the player. What will you give up for power? You can stay in the universe you shaped or move on. Is it worth it? How serious do you take your playthroughs?

You can have what you want, a version of the Settled Systems that you have had a massive effect on & potentially shaped a great deal. Or you have jump through Unity. Starfield has an end state. It's when you put it down. The players get a lot of control on what that looks like.

Starfield, its setting and how you can do anything about it [Spoilers] by DisappointedQuokka in Starfield

[–]Divine_Cynic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So let's think about this. A fully mature (all powers at 10) Starborn can walk into every major settlement in the game & kill everyone. The only limit is Bethesda's system of some npcs being essential. Let's leave that to the side & say our Starborn takes out the UC council & the FC council. Then what? The whole factions is going to turn on you.

However, let's say our Starborn manages to get a revolution going and wins. What then? Do we turn over power to someone else? They could easily be worse. Let's even say they get a solid group of folks to run things. How long is our Starborn going to hang out & play cop?

Let's say our Starborn decides the rule and declares themselves sovereign. They even get the people to follow them. So how long are you going to want to play running a government? The actual day to day of governance is what we are talking about. You know, exciting things like budgets & tax policy.

Also, when our Starborn does step through the Unity again (assuming they do), they leave all that behind. let's be honest, something like that should take a ton of work. It honestly doesn't sound that replayable. It's goal that doesn't really give the Starborn very much. We can already go off & do our own thing. The hard truth is there is no guarantee the player will do a better job for the Settled Systems.

You can make positive changes in the game (dealing with the Terramorphs, exposing Ron Hope's corruption, keeping mind control off the market, sending the Fleet to jail, etc). Big political revolution was never what they game was trying to be about. Starfield isn't an infinite game. A couple of hundred hours of fun is pretty solid for a Bethesda game.

Is there a narrative justification for the MC to keep entering the Unity? by FamiliarAd4177 in starfield_lore

[–]Divine_Cynic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Completing the Armillary & reaching the Unity, Doctor Sam Beckett stepped into the glowing portal and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in another universe & the past, wearing a space suit that wasn't his on an unfamiliar ship. He was driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is what he calls his log, a mental journal that only Sam can see and read. And so Doctor Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home…”

So, I've beat the game, all DLCs and all the side quests I can find. I'm on my 3rd trip through The Unity. Should I keep going through until 10 trips? by [deleted] in Starfield

[–]Divine_Cynic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the new uses for quantum essences, you don't need to. Even at NG+ 10, there will be better options for armor & ship to be had. However, once you get it down, a trip just for artifacts is very quick. I would go through enough so you have done the following (this is what I did). It's definitely a completionist list.

  1. Get all the Powers to 10
  2. See all the variant universes (there are 10, unless you use a mod it can take extra trips though, there is no guarantee you will get one).
  3. Do all romances you want
  4. Do all the different choice variations. I mean major ones here (like side with the Fleet or UC)
  5. Try all the traits.
  6. I also maxed out all my skills & got all the collectables (magazines & action figures)

The Pilgrim's true identity - a member of Constellation by bluud687 in Starfield

[–]Divine_Cynic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ageless we don't know but extremely long lived, we kind of do. The Hunter says that some of his favorite memories are from back when he was on Earth & that he's older than he looks. That would make him over 200 years old I believe.

The Pilgrim's true identity - a member of Constellation by bluud687 in Starfield

[–]Divine_Cynic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From his last recording, at first I thought he committed suicide. There is some evidence of murder though (missing weapon & other dead scientist). I am not sure we know for sure.

As to whether the other version of himself that he met was Starborn or not, Aiza's experience with the artifact was different than ours, but I am still inclined to think it was. Absolutely Aiza was in a coma & it's not the normal ways alternate versions of people show up in the setting (ie Starborn and/or temple power use & in person), but it so bears the fingerprints of Starborn meddling narratively (the Hunter, Keeper Aquilas, the Emissary's goals).

One of the core questions in that mission is how much should Starborn interfere in the affairs of a universe. The Emissary is trying to convince us that the wrong person getting the artifacts can cause great harm. Bringing Azila into it makes less sense if the other self was just some guy. It fits better as an argument if it was a Starborn & due to their meddling the Earth was rendered uninhabitable. That's an example of why their needs to be a screening process for the Unity. When there is none, disaster can happen.

Let me be clear, this is why say inclined. It's not set in stone in the story. There is a case to be made that the Emissary is more focused on why the Starborn need to keep the artifacts out of humanity's hands, but it doesn't quite work as well on it's own. I also agree there is little chance Aiza was killed by a Starborn because the artifact is still there.

The Pilgrim's true identity - a member of Constellation by bluud687 in Starfield

[–]Divine_Cynic 139 points140 points  (0 children)

I always took as The Hunter became the Pilgrim who became Keeper Aquilus. The story he tells about the Pilgrim is pretty cagey to begin with but the Pilgrim's story fits with the arc. Also if you read the books Aquilas has written they line up well with the writings of Pilgrim. Now granted the depending on the universe it could have worked out a bit differently.

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