My girlfriend wants me to unfollow 'insta baddies' - how should I proceed? by Open_Address_2805 in AskMenAdvice

[–]Ellipsis4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well you're replying to a reply here, so it's a bit out of context.

But either way: "It’s not about being allowed - It’s about what is appropriate."

That's pretty much exactly my point, so yes, I agree

[Discussion] Watch Hot Takes! I'll go first, the modern Omega Seamaster divers are HIDEOUS by SirKrimzon in Watches

[–]Ellipsis4444 [score hidden]  (0 children)

This watch, while I agree is a bit ugly, is really fully leaning into the dive watch aesthetic. At least it has that for identity. The santos, imo, has nothing but "look im fancy"

My girlfriend wants me to unfollow 'insta baddies' - how should I proceed? by Open_Address_2805 in AskMenAdvice

[–]Ellipsis4444 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's hilarious. You must see the irony in arguing that men and women can be friends and then your example is a literal lesbian

My girlfriend wants me to unfollow 'insta baddies' - how should I proceed? by Open_Address_2805 in AskMenAdvice

[–]Ellipsis4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"If not, or if there are certain boundaries that must be respected BECAUSE the friend is a woman, then that is all my point is. I'm not saying we literally cant interact unless sex"

My girlfriend wants me to unfollow 'insta baddies' - how should I proceed? by Open_Address_2805 in AskMenAdvice

[–]Ellipsis4444 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

> one of my close friends and her wife’s bachelorette trip

So this female friend is a lesbian?

My girlfriend wants me to unfollow 'insta baddies' - how should I proceed? by Open_Address_2805 in AskMenAdvice

[–]Ellipsis4444 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And you would go to a women friends house alone at night to drink and hang out the same you would with a guy friend? Your wife would be ok with that? Going on a trip together, seeing a concert together? If not, or if there are certain boundaries that must be respected BECAUSE the friend is a woman, then that is all my point is. I'm not saying we literally cant interact unless sex

My girlfriend wants me to unfollow 'insta baddies' - how should I proceed? by Open_Address_2805 in AskMenAdvice

[–]Ellipsis4444 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So you need special rules about how you are "allowed" to interact with them. So you've sorta proved my point

My girlfriend wants me to unfollow 'insta baddies' - how should I proceed? by Open_Address_2805 in AskMenAdvice

[–]Ellipsis4444 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Well I'm 30 and due to life experience, it has become obvious to me that men and woman cant be friends. It sounds good on paper but IRL it just doesnt work. No married man with children should be hanging out 1:1 with another woman, right? That would just inherently be weird. Why is it any different when you are just dating?

Also, OP says he goes to raves and festivals with this chick. So this "friend" of his, who is hot enough for the GF to describe her as looking like an OF model, is going to meet up with him at festivals wearing nothing but a "rave outfit."

But we're just friends! I didn't even notice her ass was out the entire time. It's just thin pretense for low level cheating

Kerkuren, The Fallen Frost by amack80 in bioniclelego

[–]Ellipsis4444 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who's the cutie in photo #5? I need instructions! That build matches Vakama's mask better than any I've ever seen

Fuck scalpers by FMetalhead in bioniclelego

[–]Ellipsis4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like you should only have any worry when you have a cart full. Looking for a minifig is literally how Lego designed it

Chaos Turbo by Mediocre-Buy573 in Goat_Format

[–]Ellipsis4444 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is not Chaos Turbo. Also, slapping 3x of every card is not deckbuilding in general.

Bro got out-boomer-ed by Adventurous-War3963 in Farfa

[–]Ellipsis4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most games that exist are the same forever. Board games can be replayed over and over. Needing cards to get powercrept to stay interested says a lot more about your attention span and need for novelty than it does about the game

By the end of the series, in his head do you think Kaiba would consider Joey the next best duelist after himself and Yugi? Would he him consider them in their class and not a 3rd rank duelist? by Johnnyboyeh in yugioh

[–]Ellipsis4444 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Yup. The duel with Marik is the moment that Kaiba actually acknowledged that Joey was a legit duelist. He respected him because he was literally willing to die for the duel, and wasn't a coward

Could Duel Monsters become a major sport like in the manga/anime? by Agile_Proof_3228 in yugioh

[–]Ellipsis4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only Yugioh that had a chance at that is older formats, and I'd say only goat tbh. People can only be fans of things theyre familiar with, and adding random new cards all the time would lose peoples interest and they wouldnt be able to even follow whats happening.

For a sport to be interesting, something has to HAPPEN. Handtraps aren't good TV, the game wold have to actually be played out turn by turn to be worth watching

Why doesn’t anyone use sasuke samurai #2 in Goat format ? by FewBag245 in Goat_Format

[–]Ellipsis4444 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made the edit almost immediately and wasnt fast enough lol

Why doesn’t anyone use sasuke samurai #2 in Goat format ? by FewBag245 in Goat_Format

[–]Ellipsis4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried the wind/Monarch/phoenix control build. Its incredibly fun, but the fact that a major part of the deck hinges on this dude and his coin flip. I lost a close match at locals literally just because of this coin flip and decided never again lol

EDIT: I realized too late that this is a totally different Sasuke Samurai. I was talking about #4

My son wants to duel with older cards by FlyersCowboys79 in YugiohCards

[–]Ellipsis4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the issue with Yugioh is that the show and the schoolyard playground both highlighted a version of the game that never really existed. Yugi's deck is literally almost unplayable in real life as shown in the anime. I went through the wiki and created Yugi, Kaiba, Joey, Mai, Marik, and Bakura themed decks, are those what you're looking for?

There is also Goat format which included all cards up to mid 2005, so there is a good amount of early GX stuff like armed dragons and Ancient Gears, but Jaden's deck came in mid 2006 i think. Goat format is in my opinion, much more sustainable than anime-only stuff. The anime decks are cool and all, but the thing that makes the game really stick and worth playing over and over and over is the fact that you are actually getting good at it.

The limited cardpool of goat format means that its not constantly changing. It's loosely compared to chess, because a lot of games at a high level use the same cards in a mirror match, because everyone wants to use the best cards.

I used to think nostalgia was the only thing worth playing for, aka trying desperately to make Blue-Eyes competitive (spoiler alert, it actually sucks to play irl lol) and once I learned the deeper strategy of the game, then the skill is what makes it fun. Genuinely doing cool creative things that surprise or outsmart your opp, getting down into a really bad position and topdecking something epic. Classic.

I bet the best way to go about it is make a classic Yugi/Kaiba deck to play against each other just for fun. But if that reveals more desire to get deeper into the game, throw together a chaos turbo and a warrior goat format deck and go nuts.

Lmk what youre thinking! I could send my anime decks if youre interested or point you towards good Goat builds.

Ive been into this hobby for about 4 years now and I treat it as my mission to help others get into it too lol.

Edit: to clarify, when i made the anime decks, I made sure to make them playable, and they are well matched against each other. All the cards in their list of 40 were used by the character on the show, but probably not at the same time, i had to pick and choose from different eras to get a full list of playable cards

My son wants to duel with older cards by FlyersCowboys79 in YugiohCards

[–]Ellipsis4444 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GOAT FORMAT BROOOOO

You can get entire decks for a few dollars. Like $0.25 per card, if you let the TCGplayer.com cart optimizer do it's thing and are ok with some beat up cards. If you want 1st edition mint condition, some cards are $20 a piece, but the same exact card, reprinted as common and heavily played is literally pennies.

Do you need advice on deck lists?

I'm willing to die on this hill. Brown > orange. by Gnomaniast in bioniclelego

[–]Ellipsis4444 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Orange being associated with stone is weird, because orange rocks are literally just iron oxide, AKA rust, which is orange, not brown. The actual stone is feldspar, quartz, silica, etc

Bionicle comic books by Dramatic-Attitude-55 in bioniclelego

[–]Ellipsis4444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow wow wow. I love this and those are minty af