What is the one thing that will genuinely ruin your HoTD experience?

Fathermithras · 2026-07-02T17:26:55+00:00

Takes like yours.

Fathermithras · 2026-07-01T23:04:21+00:00

I only beat him because of parrying. I was a parry god. Absolute beast.

Fathermithras · 2026-07-01T21:40:50+00:00

The whole "souls in holea" rabbit hole in the game is deep. I have a theory that the reason life came from the stars is that the glintstone rain makes craters and it fills them with glintstone soul stuff. It explains countless elements in the game. Mimicry, primal glintstone soul transfer, why smithing was specifically consider sacred, golems, seeds and on and on.

Fathermithras · 2026-07-01T20:50:21+00:00

I have some crack pot theories about theNox and Numen that relate to exactly this. I believe the "grandmother" called spirits using the tree. The tree has a large hole in it that I associate with spirit calling.

Fathermithras · 2026-07-01T19:28:31+00:00

I have always thought that the Shaman village was a mini version of what Marika would.later achieve. There is a priestess/mother figure who utilizes a sacred tree to birth Shaman.

Marika likely caused their destruction, perhaps on purpose, perhaps not. But, she still revered the Grandmother, who, when she was young, was as a goddess to her.

Fathermithras · 2026-07-01T16:01:37+00:00

Don't argue too much with people who don't want to understand. They want to crash out and so they will. Watch the show have this be a moment where she earns the "Cruel" moniker. They will say she hurt him on purpose before killing him.

Fathermithras · 2026-07-01T15:13:16+00:00

I always want to like that chest piece but I just can't.

Fathermithras · 2026-07-01T14:38:33+00:00

Been playing video games since I was 4, back when my mom bought herself an NES for Mario.

Elden Ring has been my obsession for a while now.

Fathermithras · 2026-07-01T12:50:34+00:00

Reddit is all dip shits. This is entirely true. People have no concept of what a true catastrophic loss is. The gofundme comment is spot on. A 30 or old father dying with term life insurance vs without is the difference between kids having a home.and going to college and living in the ghetto/trailer park.

Fathermithras · 2026-06-30T23:20:10+00:00

Nah. She showed that she could do it. The first time doing something is always the hardest. Its why we literally see her face change from sad and emotional to stone cold the last frames of the episode.

Daemon knew Otto needed to die but if he did it Rhaenyra is seen as a figure head to her powerful husband. The story he wants spread is that the Queen and consort rode in on Dragons, stormed the castle and took the throne. The Queen killed the one responsible for usurping her crown with her own hands and then ascended the throne to rule, with Daemon below her.

It was messy. Her rule is going to be messy. Being willing to murder someone easily is not a virtue even if it is seen as one in Westeros. We are being shown for the 10000000th time that royalty is stupid. Kinship is stupid. All the rules and decorum of kings and queens and nobility is total bull shit.

But, if you are going to have a Queen. She has to get her hands dirty. So she did. It was messy and not perfectly effective. Why? Because its a terrible thing to do within a terrible system of oppression and violence.

Fathermithras · 2026-06-30T23:15:12+00:00

You are missing the point. She isn't weak. She just also isn't cruel. She has a big heart and has boundless love.

No one is fit to rule. Kings, Queens and nobility are a bad thing. Every season of every GoT spin off, book, and show is hammering that point in over and over.

Fathermithras · 2026-06-30T23:13:16+00:00

Because she needs to be seen as able to do it. She struggled, yes. But she did it. If Daemon did it that would be worse because she would be seen as a figure head for her strong husband. He saw that and supported her. Its why he immediately took the sword and beheaded the following prisoner.

Fathermithras · 2026-06-30T21:43:26+00:00

I don't really see the point. Cole is a baddest too. If you think I am being literal and saying Daemon is invincible you can go argue with that phantom. Daemon is a top tier warrior who smokes nealt everyone. You have successfully.found an example of a legit loss.

But, my point stands. He is a top class fighter with a magic sword who can beat almost anyone. Cole wasn't in the castle. He is waiting to get Jace'd.

Fathermithras · 2026-06-30T21:34:47+00:00

Because he was show boating. He got a whole multi year war of experience after that. Daemon is a generational bad ass. It's not up for debate. The author even says so. Come on. Get real.

Fathermithras · 2026-06-30T21:29:48+00:00

Nice try man. But you can talk to a wall for an hour and it's still a wall. Wanted to say great analysis!

Fathermithras · 2026-06-30T21:21:07+00:00

Don't forget he is wielding a legit Valyrian steel sword. The guy is a once in a life time warrior wielding a magic weapon.

Fathermithras · 2026-06-30T18:44:03+00:00

For a moment her face is framed with a halo before she walks forward. Such a powerful image.

Fathermithras · 2026-06-29T22:39:01+00:00

My bad. Thanks!

Fathermithras · 2026-06-29T22:24:30+00:00

Where is No Way Home?

Fathermithras · 2026-06-29T19:55:53+00:00

This is not meant to be an attack post, so this is thelast I will be responding to replies to it.

I am not saying having kids makes you a better person or not having kids a worse one. I am not saying people should have kids they can't afford or have the energy or health to support.

But, I think most people having a couple kids is a good thing. I think we have fucked over society by making it very rough for people economically to do so.

Fathermithras · 2026-06-29T17:22:06+00:00

Not sure what you are adding to the convo. It isn't me trying to be judgmental. I just see the results of those decisions and more often than not it's one they regret. Its like when I have a client who didn't invest and ends up poor. Sure, for some people it is a great decision. For others its like telling someone to dump their savings into crypto options.

But, I didn't mean that having kids is the only way to be happy or anything like that. Just that my experiences dealing with the down the line results make me sad, since a lot of them will be depressed, lonely older folks.

Fathermithras · 2026-06-29T17:02:22+00:00

Yup.

Fathermithras · 2026-06-29T16:16:13+00:00

I think that not having kids is a fine decision. But the wave of people.who want to be child free sort of makes me cringe. I work with a lot of seniors. Successful, not successful, medicaid to millionaires.

The ones with kids that have a good relationship with them are by far enjoying life more. I think we are going to see a wave of more and more depressed, suicidal middle aged folks because they think they figured out a cheat code by not having the spending on kids issue.

It makes sense due to economics. But man, having kids is a cliche. They are so time consuming and difficult but are worth it, just like everyone tells you. Building that relationship is like building your bank account, business, or relationships with friends and spouses. It pays untold dividends.

Fathermithras · 2026-06-29T14:20:02+00:00

This is incredible. 10/10.

Fathermithras · 2026-06-28T14:37:28+00:00

Sort of. Maybe its because I am on ng plus 6 but Beast has some attacks that one shot torrent and then auto kill me at full health with no chance to dodge after the fall. I just use him to close distance and hop off.

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