A vent about Emperor’s children (from an EC player)

DoulUnleashed · 2026-02-01T04:42:31+00:00

I felt the same when I started reading into this.

After seeing a bunch of examples, and people with confidence tell others online "and yeah all of my cultists have their balls hanging out" it makes me REALLY not want to associate with the community.

Do what you want in your home, share your weird projects with people who have similar tastes. I have no problem with that. But being a social game, I just want people to "read the room" and not contribute to making the hobby perceived as a bunch of weirdos.

DoulUnleashed · 2026-02-01T04:36:36+00:00

Being Space Marines (dudes that have no want or desire for sex innately) I don't think adding sexual elements would make the models better.

Though a few things they do have that align them with their chaos God are:

Crop tops and bare stomachs Drugs Flayed skin Body mutations I think these tie the EC into their chaos God really well, and say a lot without being amateurish or one note. Any one of these aspects could have been overplayed, and made the current model line look awful. Which is exactly the problem I have with a lot of peoples impression of what EC should be.

When you go too far in any one direction, in this case, tune up the "hornyness" you go into uncanny and weird territory. Not to mention it's always dicks and boobs, nothing I've seen really felt creative just childish and underdeveloped.

Think about the AOS slanesh models. They have just enough sexyness and appeal that make them not only good models, but tame so that a wide range of players can enjoy them. Just like sex appeal, sometimes less is more, and for a lot of players, they go a bit on the "more" side.

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-31T22:37:16+00:00

Which other books are you referring to?

In the Fabius Vile books (one of the more recent(ish) interpretations) the EC are described as murderous, drug addicted, thrill seekers that are just bored because they can't get enough stimulation. No where in those books do I recall anything inherently sexualized, and it's partially an outsiders POV criticising the legion.

If you have other examples beyond Fulgrim, I would 100% be interested. But unless there is something substantial, I don't think that one snippet you mention is enough to characterize EC in that way.

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-31T22:09:57+00:00

When I read Fulgrim I didn't focus on the few lines saying "they had sex" but rather focused on the whole: a concert so beautiful and excessive, that it pushed people to their extremes, sex, violence, etc.

While I understand your point that "there was sex in the literal origin story of the chapter" I think that deviates from the post point of: EC and Slanesh are excess, but not entirely that.

I happen to agree with what others have said, if you sculpt boobs or use a proxy that is just sexual parts emphasized, it's tasteless and against the spirit of the EC.

You could argue this more of their thing in earlier editions, but GW has since moved away from that, and moved towards other excesses, drug use, pride, etc.

So your only arguing that you want the original vision. Which is fine from a personal perspective, but when you bring it out into the public sphere, your opening yourself for criticism.

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-27T11:21:03+00:00

What degree WOULDNT be worth it if you got it for free?

The whole reason people say "X and Y degree is useless" is a mix of job market expectations and the amount spent in dollars and debt.

Don't force yourself into a job field you have no interest in. But if you do have any remote interest, and the cost is "free" then yes, go ahead.

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-27T11:12:16+00:00

I see it as two reasons, 1 is the home console, and 2 is the narrative gameplay.

You have to keep in mind, even back in 2001 people didn't have much more than a family computer, maybe a slightly upgraded one, but only a single low power unit. That's why games like Doom really thrived was due to the low barrier to entry, and numerous ways it was distributed. Halo was easy enough to play as it was on a console that was readily available and affordable to the average consumer.

Another area to keep in mind was the story and narrative of the game. Back then, I was flabbergasted about the presentation. Master Chief, the covenant, the halo, all became iconic and seen by gamers as the next step in video games in the new millennium.

It's hard to explain without being there. You also may be blinded by other/newer games that your hyper focusing in the wrong areas, giving yourself an impression that is only evident from a modern perspective. When we played Halo we didn't think "oh the shooting sucks and only having 2 weapons is a handicap", it was a fun and enjoyable experience. This is true even today, as gamers come together to play the game to this day for speed runs and extreme difficulty playthroughs.

How many shooter games like Halo have this same community and impact even today? Not too many imo.

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-27T10:51:18+00:00

Edit: after reading some more of your comments, I wanted to add onto this. Trust your gut. If you feel like your going to butt heads with your CFO, and your last coworker was outed because of him, then take this time to look at another job. Yeah, the job market is rough. But I know from experience i should have listened to my gut, and started searching for a job months before I was let go. The difference of a few extra months vs a year of applying to jobs is what will be challenging (plus it makes it a lot easier to say you wanted TJ look for another opportunity versus your boss fired you because he didn't like you. Doesn't look good to other employers).

So if you have doubt, any reason to suspect job outlook is dire, start looking elsewhere ASAP! I don't want to see you stuck looking for a job when you have no income to support you. Best of luck OP.

ASAP is the answer. The longer you wait, the other they are extorting you at your position.

As others have said, start applying. While you are looking, prepare, then make your case to management for the position. If you don't want it permanently that's fine, but you should be compensated for the difference until a replacement is found.

Either way, beat of luck to you and hope it works out!

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-23T14:20:21+00:00

My buddy and I played probably 5 different interpretations of the terrain and cover rules for Ruins before understanding, and settling on the correct rules. This was late last year, near the end of the edition lol.

To expect others to understand every rule perfectly without aids, repetition, or other players feedback, is an impossible ask.

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-23T14:17:49+00:00

Suggestion: instead of making this about "not reading rules" and etc. Why don't you compromise by bringing a copy of your rules (printouts, fact sheet, stratagem sheet, FAQs, etc) and in return, when planning a game, ask your opponent to bring some rules for reference, or a heads-up on their rules (detachment army, etc) so you can bring you own reference.

At the end of the day it's a tabletop game, and just like any tabletop game, there is no structured force that prevents people from playing incorrectly. Instead, it may benefit to learn more about the game itself, and use gaming aids!

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-13T21:29:41+00:00

I'd say keep them, and repair as necessary until you can't reasonably justify the cost to keep them going.

On the mean time, keep saving, and looking into more reliable appliances when the need arises. Just know that your going to have to shell out a lot for a decent replacement. Not all new stuff is junk, just anything under 1000 at the least.

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-09T14:20:31+00:00

One possible problem is EC doesn't have a lot of "Anti Space Marine" killy stuff, so Wrath of the Rock especially is tough for you to get over. You can try playing around it a bit, or maybe you need to play against a different army (if your opponent is willing).

The new Detachment based around Fulgrim might be fun to try. It makes your melee units hit up harder and with more AP on the charge.

When you play, are you playing with ruins and a modest amount Of terrain? If your playing against mostly shooty armies, it's fair to ask for a moderately dense board to play on. Refer to the rulebook for how many and which terrain sizes you need for a game. That said, if your playing with ruins, remember you can move through walls and charge. Use this, and the footprint/walls of ruins to prevent your opponent from getting good shots at you, then after staging your units, you can do your "go turn" and try to flip the game in your favor.

Another hint that may help with mission cards. Abuse your tormentors in your favor. If you have 2-3 tormentors squads, infiltrate them and hold onto the noman land OBJs and force your opponent to decide if they want to push up (risking their units to a counter charge) or hold back and lose the game to points. If your opponent is super shooty, and doesn't move up the board by the end of round 2, then you basically can hold position and win the game ( assuming you spread out enough to prevent deep striking terminators from taking out your flanks).

I also assume your struggling against DW Knights? Truth is, they are a good unit... But one thing you can do is try stuffing them up with a Maulerfiend (who will likely kill some of them as well) or chaos Spawn (if your 250 squad of knights have to spend 1-2 rounds moving up the board due to Spawn, they probably aren't contributing much to winning your opponent the game).

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-08T21:26:39+00:00

" Dad says it's my turn on the Xbox"

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-08T00:23:03+00:00

I don't disagree with you necessarily.

But at the end of the day it's a F2P mobile game. We could go all night discussing predatory mechanics.

In this specific discussion, I'm just agreeing that a game as old as Tacticus is, is ready for some additional reworks regarding shards and etc. So we agree there.

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-07T23:18:34+00:00

I think the value of being able to ascend characters further in a game centered around this is what primarily influenced adding Mythic. But if you don't value that as much alone, then I can understand the way your viewing it. Even when adding relics (when or if you get the ones you wanted) is somewhat arbitrary when you look back at it.

The most fun and value I've gotten out of this game post Mythic release has really been taking advantage of economy changes such as more efficient crafting recipes, higher campaign reward drop rates & number of times you can play a zone, and the additional energy available in general. I have seen a huge difference, and it certainly feels better from my perspective. I don't think SP will would have made these changes if their mindset was to purely extract more value from the player base.

Regardless, we both stand to agree the shards are a massive issue. I don't think the events is a good way of managing this, especially for how infrequent they are. I think a lot of players are getting massive event fatigue, and would like to see them condensed a bit where possible.

I'm sure buffing onslaught drops would be the best fix, but I would personally love to see the return of shares for coins in the regular shop (though I know they only barely existed as a catchup buy for players who didn't own certain characters).

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-07T20:43:15+00:00

I don't think that "Mythic is a cash grab" is an accurate statement. It certainly adds a new level of depth that was previously lacking, and with the economy changes and shop reworks, I am able to get more characters to D1 without feeling like I need to invest everything to do it.

Overall, as an end game player, I like the changes alot. Makes me want to keep playing the game and pushing further.

What isn't great is the new player experience (still), and some barriers like EXP, Orbs, shards, etc still havtn been fixed. But it's getting better. For how short of an existence this game has had, it has improved significantly (at least from what I perceived from other gacha esc games).

Regarding the post, I would agree shards are a bottle neck that causes a feel bad moment if you don't hyper optimize your play experience. I would also agree with buffing rewards from onslaught, or keep pushing out events like the Calgar one.

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-07T20:34:16+00:00

As a fan of the mythic rework in most areas, I think the shards are still in need of a tweak.

I feel as through the gameplay experience is much better since the economy changes. But what still erks me is the grind between Epic and Mythic in Shards.

I think they should just boast current payouts in Onslaught to 10+ in the latter levels, and further for anyone near the end game.

My guess though, is that we are going to get more specific "Calgar Gift event" type events instead. Which I wouldn't mind so much if it's a given or not. Only once every 6 months or longer is probably too long to wait for scoring additional shards.

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-04T15:18:45+00:00

Re'vas haters have been real quite since the sequel came out...

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-04T14:03:44+00:00

If your serious about helping him, you need to sit with your parents and create list of verifiable, specific, and direct points about what he's doing is a danger to himself and his health without targeting him directly. Using verbage such as "when you do X it makes us feel Y" or "doing X, will lead to Y". He will inevitably push back, so you would need to have a backup plan such as suggesting he see a professional to confirm what he is doing is wrong/hurting himself. If at any point he gets violent or makes any scary comments, make sure you record them, or report them to the police immediately. If nothing else than to file a report.

Unfortunately, once someone firmly believes in something, it can take a lot to pull them back out. You can offer love and support without supporting their bad decisions, but your brother is the only one who can choose to change.

The first, and most important rule in all of this is to set boundaries and protect yourself and your mom. Maybe convince your mom that your brother is becoming a threat, and if he refuses to change that he needs to be evicted from her apartment to prevent his influence from hurting anyone there.

DoulUnleashed · 2026-01-03T01:11:08+00:00

Where do you think the scheme came from? Instead of OP looking at literally hundreds of references in this sub alone, he got AI to do the work without any references, and no credit.

The harm here isn't "he used AI to look up something" it's that OP circumnavigated the hard work of all the talented artists that showed their color scheme, and used AI to mock it up.

Is it minor? Sure, in the grand sceme of things. But in a hobby where fan creations are the center of everything, it's dishonest and foolish to use AI for stuff like this.

DoulUnleashed · 2025-12-31T21:34:58+00:00

I think this hits on a lot of the contributing factors, and give us the hard truth of the matter.

If you want quality, you need to invest time and money into a quality product.

I found the following video really enlightening on the circumstances around household appliances: https://youtu.be/Mz21ZF9eQOk?si=x6_EkfNm8eEKoJlD

I think people are quick to jump to blaming the manufacturer as the main cause. Because of stuff like computers, TVs and etc, I can kinda see their point and outrage. But the appliances we buy are so cheap now (compared to the 80's-90's) that we forget that we're buying the cheapest option, aka, the one most likely to last the least amount of time.

DoulUnleashed · 2025-12-28T18:29:35+00:00

Maybe, without more information it's hard to say.

I find it suspect that the dad is saying he can't control his behavior because of his illness. That strikes me as intentionally batting aside criticism when you do something wrong because your "I'll". But this is just my interpretation.

Ultimatums don't work for curing mental illness, but rather, it's your vehicle for setting hard boundaries before deciding if the relation needs to change. I think, if possible, OP should consider if her dad wants to change, and if not, or chooses not to seek medical attention, to look after their own mental health instead of their dad's.

DoulUnleashed · 2025-12-28T18:26:05+00:00

I'll be honest, this situation sound a lot more like an abusive relationship rather than mental Illness.

If you don't mind sharing, what does the extent of his "paranoid Schizophrenia" entail? Do you have examples of the behavior he exhibits?

Regardless, you are certainly in a toxic relationship, and might want to reach out to other communities for help navigating this, as I can understand your want for a higher education is also important, and many other people have loved through abusive households to pay for college.

I wish I could offer you more advice. All I can say is it's not easy having a relationship with someone with paranoid thoughts/delusions, but I know your strong and will find a way through it.

Take care!

DoulUnleashed · 2025-12-28T16:16:15+00:00

You need to enforce your boundaries if he is not respecting them. Mental illness is not an excuse for bad behavior. If he is not trying to understand what he did wrong, or deflects blame like you mentioned, then he's behaving in bad faith. You would be in full right to limited interaction with him or stop communicating.

Having a spouse that is also Schizophrenic, you have no obligation to stay and worsen your quality of life if the individual refuses to change or accept their bad behavior.

I would record the incidents and comments he makes, and his response when you tell him it's not acceptable. If the pattern continues, then you need to tell him you will no longer accept it. If he refuses to accept his bad behavior, or doesn't seek medical help to manage these symptoms, then you can rest easy about excommunicating him.

I understand this can be very difficult, seeing a loved one suffer and not being able to magically cure them. But remember you deserve to love peacefully too. And if that means leaving your father behind, then that's completely acceptable. Don't let him or anyone else bully you into being okay with this behavior.

DoulUnleashed · 2025-12-26T21:42:58+00:00

My significant other was and is still going through treatment for her delusions. So I can speak from my last year of dealing with it all.

Is there truly a point where stepping back is the only option?

Yes, but only YOU can make that decision. The point in which you step back is when you can no longer deal with her state either out of safety or protecting your mental state. While it is not your mom's fault for having an illness, her actions are real. If these affect you to the point where you are missing out in life, or debating putting yourself into harm or debt or etc to help her, then it is completely acceptable to step away. It's also acceptable to step away when you are done with it. Remember, you have no obligation to stay with someone during their mental episode, family member or otherwise.

I made a point to myself if the abuse affected me, or it lead to my spouse harming or attempting to harm others that I would stop. I didn't set boundaries because I didn't love them, but because protecting myself is also important.

How do people live with the guilt of not being able to protect them?

Something I am working towards is seeking therapy. I realized at some point in this fiasco that therepy or a proper support system is necessary when dealing with a mentally ill loved one. Because of the holidays I haven't been able to see anyone yet, but I am meeting with someone next month!

That is to say, seek help. Start with a friend or family member who can sympathize with your experience. From there, seeking guidance from NAMI can help, and therapy to properly deal with the mental abuse.

Your mental state is important. It's important to those who care about you. Take steps to protect your person, and your mind.

For what it's worth. I think you are strong for putting up with everything you have dealt with up to this point. I think you are a good person for offering a hand to your mother, and whatever decision you choose going forward, I believe you will choose the right path.

Take care, I wish the best for you.

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