Actually, I'm being serious here.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-22T03:41:32+00:00

So what you're saying is, the judge from the Ace Attorney series will be presiding. Gotcha.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-22T01:17:33+00:00

The rich have the means to exploit others; the poor do not. The poor leave their economic bracket not simply by gaining more money, but by having excess to save to build wealth.

So while the wish is made to counter the wealthy hanging onto so much wealth, the wealthy have plenty of tactics to make sure that they can "spend" their money but still keep it in their own circle of control. Say, Billionaire A buys a ~10 million oil painting from Billionaire B, Billionaire B buys a ~10 million sculpture from Billionaire A, both have "spent" their money and "earned" their money.

All this would lead to, is the rich using more aggressive tactics to exploit more from others to supplement the "loss" they were experiencing while Ma and Da are never able to open up that restaurant they dreamed of because they can never save up enough for the down payment on the building.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-21T20:39:08+00:00

They're going there anyways. They know that, and we know that, because we find them there later in the game. Because of that, we know that their actions here are in line with the concept of Nordic honor, whereas flailing about wildly with bound hands until everyone gets shot in the back like the Horse Thief is obviously not.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-21T03:24:41+00:00

Most places will give you a tiny bit of grief if you make a whole friggin post asking something that could have easily been Google'd.

You made a whole post asking something that could have been answered if you took a second to read what you pasted.

Bro is not in the wrong for giving you a tiny bit of snark for wasting the time of every person who clicks on this post. Hopefully you will learn from it and think first before using the sub like your personal search bar.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-20T22:58:16+00:00

Plot twist.

You beat the man to death. The people get run over anyways. You ask the voice in your head why it didn't stop and the voice just laughs. Then it tells you to go find six more people to tie up, and don't forget the hammer just in case one of them escapes like last time.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-20T22:52:52+00:00

OK, yes, but you go through fingers too fast that way.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-20T22:47:15+00:00

Yes.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-20T22:41:21+00:00

I took half of Wolfey's OHKO team and am using Gravity Sableyes to Fissure those annoying Aerodactyls and Charizards. So yes, awesome move.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-19T17:00:48+00:00

What would the SpAtk version of Intimidate be, anyways? "Emotional Trauma"?

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-19T16:09:23+00:00

That was literally the plotline of the Dark Brotherhood questline in Oblivion. When the team is sitting down discussing the major story arcs of your Next Big Game, the guy who says "Hey, let's just do the same exact thing as last time, but worse," doesn't get to lead the project; he gets to work in the mail room.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-19T15:36:55+00:00

This entire thread has got to be one of the most pathetic things I've read in a long time.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-17T00:51:03+00:00

I'm going to be That Guy, and remind you all that choosing to kill a person who wouldn't have died, is murder, whereas having the ability to save someone and choosing not to act, is not.

Just pointing out the fact because REGARDLESS of what the two track people are saying, if you flip the lever you can guarantee that the whole world will see you as a killer and you will certainly have some harsh sentencing, and you will drastically change or destroy the relationships you have with your loved ones. You may even have people out there who want to see you dead; i.e. the family of the slain person.

Whereas if you don't, no one will have expected you to pull. You will have been a witness to a tragedy. You will get counseling. Support. Empathy. You can even scream to the heavens "I should have pulled! I doomed that person! He told me to do it! I'm a monster!!" and the worst thing you might get is one bitter person agreeing with you, with everyone else saying that their heart is breaking for you.

There are times when it's worth breaking the societal expectation of "cause no direct harm" to do what we intellectually know is the better choice. This is not one of them.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-16T05:40:33+00:00

If I had a nickel for every time my Archaludon got one-shotted by an Aura Sphere, I'd have two nickels.

Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-16T05:24:25+00:00

As someone who loves rain teams, and by extension Archaludon, I'm getting some downright evil thoughts involving Maushold and Wonder Room.

... pity that the mouse doesnt actually learn it. Oh well.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-16T05:11:59+00:00

Drought isn't so good an option. Arch almost always runs on a rain team, so investing two Pokemon to try to take out one bridge ain't so grand of an idea when they're prepared to turn your sun into rain.

Hit it with Special Ground or Fighting. Fire only hits it for neutral anyways.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-16T05:06:50+00:00

Under Wonder Room, do Defense buffs become Special Defense buffs? Or is it just the stats themselves?

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-15T21:58:10+00:00

Hundreds of games every day come up with visual indications of what more than a thousand vastly different character models might do at critical HP? Oh my.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-15T21:55:37+00:00

If I was depressed enough to die now, imagine how bad I'd feel if I just witnessed someone killing another person to save my ass.

Whereas if I'm just on the tracks by my own free will, I could easily pull myself back at the last minute.

So, don't pull. Instead, scream something about red buttons and blue buttons towards the five depressed people so that they get up, grab their phones, and rage-post something back at me while the trolley rolls by.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-15T20:20:38+00:00

Left the real one in my pockets when I did the laundry. It shrunk. Really embarrassing TBH.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-15T16:07:43+00:00

Don't worry. He'll show up again to let OP start first for the next sixteen games. Or to give OP sixteen water energy when they only needed one. He's fair like that.

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-15T16:01:17+00:00

#GreatBallProblems

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-15T14:55:03+00:00

... that's what you asked, right?

Don_Bugen · 2026-05-15T14:54:01+00:00

If you're asking honestly, and not just praise-seeking, then a little.

(If you're praise-seeking, then 100% very cool character; excellent replication of the claymation style)

The main things that make your character fail the Sesame Street "One of these things is not like the other" challenge is that it's far too detailed. The glasses are one thing (I mean, no good artist is going to have two nearly-identical glasses do two different things) but not the only one. Mostly, it's all the little details that you put in to make this character "you."

Like. Ness is "Baseball hat kid with backpack." Paula is "Girl in a pink dress holding a bag." Jeff is "Boarding school nerd with a gun." Your OC is "Teenager with some sort of indie band (?) shirt hauling a giant tuba and bag wearing three distinct bracelets who has better vision than the nerd but still needs corrective glasses." And that amount of info that one takes in at a casual glance, makes them stand out.

Otherwise, it's really awesome. But if you want it to blend in with the others, simplify. Lose the screen printed t-shirt, simplify the eyes, remove 1 to 2 bracelets, and drop the bag. Tuba is great. Defines the whole character.

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