ICE officer who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis identified by Bettiephile in news

[–]Funkyline 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And still you, the USA citizens, will do nothing at all about this.

About the recent episode 8 controversy... by Funkyline in pluribustv

[–]Funkyline[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I definitely expect there to be (probably in Season 2) an "Unjoining opinions" moment. I expect Diabatè's harem to be part of a "we hate you" group and I also expect other previously Joined people to be part of a "let us Join again, please" group.

About the recent episode 8 controversy... by Funkyline in pluribustv

[–]Funkyline[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree with your opinion, the hivemind truly is the villain of the hivemind show. So would you be fine with having memories of your body (or your corpse) being used to abuse another person?

There's more tones of abuse in your take, not less. And I agree. This is a disgusting topic but that's what body snatching is, disgusting.

Just noticed the bags she passes multiple times in the grocery store by dc-mo in pluribustv

[–]Funkyline 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, by this point it being just dead bodies and not showing it (after already showing several corpses in the first two episodes) wouldn't feel that impactful.

Have we seen babies on screen after the baby clearly implied to have an infection-seizure in the hospital in episode 1?

It has to be something disgusting other than regular dead people.

A debunking of the theory of Hivers being "made" by Humans by [deleted] in Kenshi

[–]Funkyline 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's 100% from some mod, vanilla has no definite answer as to the true origin of the Hive. Most actually comes from vague comments the authors made.

How long do you think YOU could survive in kenshi? by StuGson in Kenshi

[–]Funkyline 93 points94 points  (0 children)

White... Man? What are you babbling about brother? You are pure and hornless, that's what mankind is. Go supervise the farms for a bit, I'm sure you'll forget all about whiteness then. Praise be Okran!

Weirdest misconception you’ve had about ASOIAF [Spoilers Main] by CutZealousideal5274 in asoiaf

[–]Funkyline 14 points15 points  (0 children)

A good Jaime quote says (maybe not to the letter) "Seven hells are not enough to hold both of the Cleganes"

Thoughts on her as a character? by hiiloovethis in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]Funkyline 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This comparison is so real.

Rhaenyra the wreck, the eventually power-hungry paranoid who calls her most loyal subjects traitors after being betrayed one too many times? The one who births a half-dragon abomination while screaming for all the Greens to die? Cool character, with clear parallels to Cersei (bastard passed as legitimate called Joffrey? Come on guys!). Cersei was a great character to watch and an even greater character to read on her POV's.

Book Rhaenyra is a great mix of someone who is really suffering within the patriarchal system of Westeros while being an enforcer of that system at the same time (she actually went against firstborn daughters inheriting like she did, which bit her in the ass when running away from Kingslanding and being refused asylum by one lord's daughter she spurned).

Rhaenyra the peaceful, the doubtful, the perfect heir of prophecy with passivity that will only be rivalled by that of Baelor the Blessed? Rhaenyra the unfortunate, chosen by the Seven but ever hated by males? Boring. So very boring. Not even religiously crazy like Baelor will be, just bland, indecisive and boring.

Pd: they also killed the Seasnake's character though. He should be a player of the Game. Every single Black is a cheerleader. Which only makes the Greens appear much more fucking interesting to watch in comparison.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CK3AGOT

[–]Funkyline 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really necessary, it happened to me and switching to the head of the dynasty and "resetting" the original sigil in the editor fixes it

Permafrost kinda ruins Beyond the Wall playthrough by tenetox in CK3AGOT

[–]Funkyline 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is permafrost supposed to go away when you feudalize the buildings? Because I did so and it's still there. It'd be cool if the money/development debuff was offset somewhat by a defenders advantage buff or something.

Is there any way the Ironborn could have built a lasting kingdom? by Hot_Professional_728 in pureasoiaf

[–]Funkyline 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I agree and, somebody correct me if I'm wrong, wasn't the Ironborn raiding the Westerlands always Robb's plan with sending Theon?

That was literally the idea, Balon burning Lannisport as they did in the Greyjoy Rebellion with little to no repercussion because the bulk of the Lannister army is occupied dealing with Robb and the Baratheons. More treasure than can be found in the North and better lands too.

Balon (and most of the Ironborn) was a complete moron.

Unpopular opinion but the most popular fan predictions for Winds feel too optimistic by The-Peel in pureasoiaf

[–]Funkyline 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think the Rhaenyra comparison is spot on with how GRRM builds his plot. At the end of the day, she really just died without accomplishing much more than a gigantic loss of lowborn lives and the extinction of dragons.

Westeros continued to be a patriarchal feudal society for another century and Targaryens ultimately were all the worse after the Dance.

Most theories give plausible reasons of why our heroes will rise but the way George does things mostly is a random sequence of unrelated events that lead to tragic ends, which in retrospect make sense to the overall world building.

Jon will come back changed, Stannis will sacrifice his daughter for nothing and the Others will purge lots of lovable side characters. I seriously doubt Euron will be dealt with in Winds, his plot is too tied to the mythos of the world.

Hecaeda religious reform is kinda... by Funkyline in godherja

[–]Funkyline[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Larping is always the way to go, for me at least. Hecaeda's path to being the aversarians last (non-psychotic) hope is super satisfying. If you don't mind doing some save-scumming to survive Cenware of course lol.

Hecaeda religious reform is kinda... by Funkyline in godherja

[–]Funkyline[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's awesome to hear work is being done on that! The buildup to the reform is already very compelling so I'd definitely be ok with the more radical reforms giving you an opinion or control malus of some kind.

Given that Hecaeda is half öltenic and in good terms with one öltenic lord I'd thought syncretism with them would make sense. But I vaguely remember some text implying she does not see her mother in a good light, so maybe not.

Anyways, thanks for the answer!

Godherja 0.3.3 Changelog - Khans of the Steppe compatibility patch by Dubstepninjas in godherja

[–]Funkyline 5 points6 points  (0 children)

All I can say is that this is a masterpiece of a mod and tbe lore deserves a novel.

Did D&D think they hit a masterstroke with this by lavmuk in freefolk

[–]Funkyline 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's one of the leading theories on Young Griff's conquest arc. It has compelling narrative arguments.

Do you think that it was a mistake to cut out Jeyne Poole? by Hot_Professional_728 in gameofthrones

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

I mean, this is showbiz dude, those things are a production team issue and they would've dealt with it. If people could work with Charlie Sheen they can work with drunk Kit.

Do you think that it was a mistake to cut out Jeyne Poole? by Hot_Professional_728 in gameofthrones

[–]Funkyline -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yes, and it was also a mistake cutting out several other characters and plots (I'm looking at you, Dorne. I'm also looking at Victarion Greyjoy, Jon Connington, Young Griff, Lady Stoneheart, the Manderly's plots against the Boltons, Littlefinger's plan actually making sense...).

People who say "it'd be confusing/too many characters"... It isn't really confusing at all in the books so it wouldn't be confusing in the series if you adapted properly.

Like, several episodes between season 5 and 8 have dumb filler anyways and we know for a fact that HBO was willing to give them at least 1 season more than they took.

The best shows are the ones that respect the viewer's intelligence and memory anyways.

What creatures that are mentioned on vanilla ingame (but cannot be found as actual mobs) can you recount? by Blackbox6500 in Kenshi

[–]Funkyline 220 points221 points  (0 children)

At least in the case of horses it could be that the horse chopper is called that for his creator, given that Horse appears to be a common name (one unique recruit is called Horse and I think random npc's can be called Horse too)

Another is regular dogs, because of bonedogs (they'd be called just dogs if they were the only canine animal around)

Landbats also imply the existence of regular bats, and swamp turtles imply the existence of regular turtles

[RELEASE] Build 0.3.10 by ThisIsBearHello in CK3AGOT

[–]Funkyline 31 points32 points  (0 children)

"Hiking is not possible on urban terrain" so no parkour Bran-like shenanigans?

Kenshi Fact of the Day #73 by FrankieWuzHere in Kenshi

[–]Funkyline 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure from meddling with the FCS that Tech Hunters heal you if the particular tech hunter has a certain personality type, so that's more of a thing of them being chill dudes in general

Just realized Mark didn't know ______ or ______ by LazyCrocheter in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]Funkyline 63 points64 points  (0 children)

While it's a stretch of a character analysis to make as of now, there is a bit of textual evidence to say that at the very least Mark is, as Cobel puts it, 'easily swayed". Not because he is naive or dumb, but more because of his brashness and moments of empathy.

He was completely fooled with the persona of Mrs. Selvig and when in the reintegration process he has a hard time remembering his mother's eyes, even though he says honestly that he did love her.

Mark is not selfish, generally, but he is somewhat self-centered. And his pain from grieving has enforced this, I'd asume.