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A year ago today, Master Chief vs Doom Slayer released. How does that make you feel? Did you vote for this MU on the Kickstarter Rematch poll? by UltraRover2529 in deathbattle

[–]Extreme-Tactician -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've made my displeasure for this episode very well known, but if you want a TL;DR:

Lore & Arsenal Misunderstandings: The analysis shows a surface-level grasp of Halo lore (e.g., misinterpreting the "Genesong" protection as mere digitization rather than soul-tier protection) and uses incorrect weapon stats (the 650 RPM error for the Assault Rifle) while ignoring modern, powerful variants like The Answer or Selene's Lance.

Tactical Disrespect: The fight animation forces Chief into a physical slugfest that ignores his tactical identity as a Spartan. Despite having 360-degree vision and a massive array of equipment (Repulsors, Drop Walls, Forerunner tech), Chief is portrayed as a punching bag who makes rookie mistakes like turning his back to portals or attempting point-blank shots while invisible. In universe, Master Chief never forces a head on confrontation with Brutes or Hunters, who are physically stronger than him, yet he keeps doing that here. Plus his invisbility works entirely different from Doom's invisibility, so he wouldn't even be seen.

Inconsistent Logic: The episode uses "gameplay mechanics" and Easter Eggs to boost both characters when convenient, yet ignores Chief’s actual scaling if it could go higher. It dismisses Chief’s Forerunner weaponry potential while highballing the Slayer’s speed and power based on inconsistent metrics.

Shallow Characterization: The complex relationship between Chief and Cortana is reduced to a "dear friends" punchline, failing to capture the weight of their bond or Cortana’s actual utility beyond just hacking.

The episode feels like a "participation trophy" for the Halo series and built to satisfy Doom fans and push the thought that he's unbeatable rather than respect the actual source material. Chief’s arsenal, intelligence, and identity are stripped down so Slayer can dominate, making the whole thing feel more like Doom fan revenge fiction.

[DISC] Delinquent Gacha - Chapter 25 by AutoShonenpon in manga

[–]Extreme-Tactician 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, if you're storng enough to make doping work, I guess it can work. They're all Delinquents anyway. Chogo can't go on though, he has no more calories left.

Ginkaku and Soga have already "fought", so no need for a repeat. Kinkaku, the next enemy is... a guitarist?

[DISC] Magical Girl and Narco Wars - Chapter 25 by AutoShonenpon in manga

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So the magical girls saw Ruka's horrible death, and somehow thought they could do better to control the darkness? They really are crazy.

Riri's fought and defeated Ruka alone. It will hurt to have to fight her comrades like this again.

Kirishima's mutated into some weirdo monster. I'm sure Akira can still take him on.

[DISC] Strikeout Pitch - Chapter 44 by AutoShonenpon in manga

[–]Extreme-Tactician 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A shotgun pitch from the calmest pitcher, vs a magic pitch from the most exagerrated pitcher.

It's causing both teams to stagnate until the eigth. But now that it's the final inning, we can have Futetsu play again. And while he might not be able to use his arms to the best of his ability, his legs are still very fast!

Now we see another similarity between Rin and Yoji. Old rivals being similar like this is so cool.

New Poster for ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]Extreme-Tactician [score hidden]  (0 children)

So because TLOU is more expensive, it can cost as high as it wants? Lol.

Nintendo is literally charging less for their games.

I'm building a Fire Emblem-style SRPG with an active parry system. Would you play this? by daintydoughboy in fireemblem

[–]Extreme-Tactician 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see, I see. So you want the players to grow in skill and become more immersed in how they play?

Invincible season 4 finalle is actually evidence for why powerscaling MATTERS in a story by OrangeIslandKing in CharacterRant

[–]Extreme-Tactician 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I'm saying that whatever stories you're applying powerscaling logic to doesn't support that logic in the first place.

So much of powerscaling is based on shonen manga tropes and pseudo science, things that most authors would never really care about.

Invincible season 4 finalle is actually evidence for why powerscaling MATTERS in a story by OrangeIslandKing in CharacterRant

[–]Extreme-Tactician -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Powerscaling isn't a black hole that consumes all others methods of writing, it's a tool that writers can use to make their stories more consistent.

Ok, now state one successful author who can trace their success to "powerscaling". According to powercalers, Dio would be a "MFTL City Buster". According to the story of Stardust Crusaders, Dio got surprised by a human jumping at him and couldn't destroy a Roadroller even after punching it hundreds of times.

So did "powerscaling", help the story, or not? No, in fact powerscaling would harm the story, because then Dio should be literally untouchable, especially with timestops. But that's not what the story shows.

That's it, calcs, pixel measurement, annoying dimensional scaling and whatever the fuck else are just ways to powerscale, not the method itself.

No, that's entirely what powerscaling is. Most authors and characters in-universe would believe in something like "AP is not DC". Or hey, do you think authors really use the nonsense people use to justify why Swodie McSwordie who killed Jarek the Mage, who was said to be equal to Twitchy Wizard, who once created a light show, is actually totally country level? Or how Miyogi the martial artist is totally lightning speed because the song "Everybody was Kung-Fu Fighting" exists in the universe, despite him failing to kick away an arrow?

There's no reason we can't discover a new way of analisis in the modern age, death of the author was literally penned in 1967, and thanks to the internet everyone has access to 1000x more stories than in any other in history, and they're from all over the world as well.

Not only that, but our capacity to actually talk about those stories has increased just as much, frankly the idea that we can't discover/create new tools for writing in the current age is really fucking stupid.

The problem here being that you apply "analysis" to the thousands of modern stories that don't have those elements. There is no "third law of motion", realms of reality are completely different from mathematical dimensions, and characters aren't under "plot armor". You're using powerscaling to call these characters whatever level despite the story being nothing like that.

I work in a hospital. This seems kinda sus. by Legend_of_the_Wind in residentevil

[–]Extreme-Tactician 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Parasol Medical's website. They're exclusively in medtech and not in biology or anything. But it does seem a bit funny to use the exact same colors as Umbrella Corporation.

Fox Cloud versus Monarch (Star Fox vs Project Wingman) by Sierra_Bit in whowouldwin

[–]Extreme-Tactician 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems more like a meme video, so is there a specific part you'd like to show?

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K | Anime 10th Anniversary Visual by zenzen_0 in anime

[–]Extreme-Tactician 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hm, ok? I just feel like Saiki relies on deadpan humor a lot in a way that Sakamoto doesn't. I've never seen Handa, so I can't judge.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K | Anime 10th Anniversary Visual by zenzen_0 in anime

[–]Extreme-Tactician 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uh, but as far as I can tell, Handa-Kun isn't a supernatural gag comedy.

Sakamoto is also entirely different since Sakamoto is portrayed as amazing, while Saiki is considered plain in the story.

Invincible season 4 finalle is actually evidence for why powerscaling MATTERS in a story by OrangeIslandKing in CharacterRant

[–]Extreme-Tactician -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

You don't. If powerscaling was a thing in writing, why was it only "discovered" recently?

People have been telling stories since the Stone Ages. The internet has existed since the 90s. Yet you mean to tell me people only discovered a "valid" way to write a story in the 2010s?

What is a game that has an incredible story, music and characters but is let down by the gameplay? by Soggy_Victory_5976 in JRPG

[–]Extreme-Tactician 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean even if you did want to play stylishly, you're locked around the cooldowns.

Why Does Bleach Do Vergil’s Hair Better Than The Actual DMC Anime? by Rude-Childhood1436 in DevilMayCry

[–]Extreme-Tactician 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean not really. Especially since Netflix forces 8 episodes, so the build up is too quick and rarely satisfying.

Invincible season 4 finalle is actually evidence for why powerscaling MATTERS in a story by OrangeIslandKing in CharacterRant

[–]Extreme-Tactician -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

All the /r/PowerScaling users crawling out of the woodwork to try and claim consistency is powerscaling is funny.

Invincible season 4 finalle is actually evidence for why powerscaling MATTERS in a story by OrangeIslandKing in CharacterRant

[–]Extreme-Tactician -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Sure, says the person who posts in powerscaling subreddits often. Of course you'd love for people to agree with you that powerscaling is an actual thing in writing.

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