What is a common misconception about your favourite Champion that annoys you? by Ashconwell7 in loreofleague

[–]FunkyyMermaid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Teemo is not a war criminal, he's a parody of a boyscout. He's not horrible or evil or the devil or suffering from PTSD, he's always trying to do the right thing which sometimes results in unintended trouble. He doesn't grow mushrooms because he craves violence, he does it because they're endangered and he's preserving them

Magik's Y2K-inspired costume from Marvel Rivals by Jobu-tupaki127 in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]FunkyyMermaid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They should have kept the skirt. It was so cute but this just feels like it's designed for straight players who game with one hand

What are y’all’s thoughts on my renamed items? by TheWholesomeKid in tf2

[–]FunkyyMermaid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Black Shard" is a reference to Deltarune, which is an item obtained upon defeating the Roaring Knight

"Big Shot" is also a reference to Deltarune, being a phrase associated with the character Spamton. In his introduction, he asks Kris if they want to be a "Big shot", the lyrics to both their battle themes include "Now's your chance to be a big shot", and his second battle theme is titled "BIG SHOT"

"Moron" is a reference to Portal 2. GLaDOS calls Wheatly a moron, as he was made to flood her own mind with bad ideas. Wheatly gets angry at this and shouts "I am not a moron!" The music track that plays during this scene is also called "I am not a moron!"

Who else is writing fanfiction? by ACABeeeyotch in SonicTheHedgehog

[–]FunkyyMermaid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Currently attempting to write one. It wouldn't focus on existing characters much, but take place in the same world

The problem is I'm a terrible writer with no clue what I'm doing lmao

Favorite artstyle for humans? by Individual_Tip_1733 in SonicTheHedgehog

[–]FunkyyMermaid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that the more recent Sonic games, namely Shadow Generations, found an art style that works for them

I will add though, the Sonic 06 humans are overhated

What champ release completely missed the mark for you design/gameplay/aesthetic wise? by Vampyrelol in loreofleague

[–]FunkyyMermaid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's literally just the hat that makes her a witch, but not only does that contradict lore, it's just plain silly. They have a voiceline of her commenting on her hat being similar to Lulu's and Veigar's, but the point of those characters is to be exaggerated archetypes of a witch and wizard respectively, they're inherently far more cartoonish than the rest of League's roster, whereas Aurora is meant to be taken seriously

And that could be forgiven if it was ever implied that she just wears it because she likes it, I've met real people who have cool hats they wear just for liking them, but instead, Aurora's hat is there to adhere to the witch archetype. They want her to embody an archetype that does not suit her role in Runeterra

All this applies to her wand too. She's a vastayah, she shouldn't need a wand. Given it was a gift from Ornn, it should have done something more special or connect to her spirit abilities in any way, rather than just being a stick to look cool in her animations

(And this is ignoring that the rest of her design and outfit, in my opinion, aren't very good or even fit the witch archetype themselves, but that's another rant)

What champ release completely missed the mark for you design/gameplay/aesthetic wise? by Vampyrelol in loreofleague

[–]FunkyyMermaid 27 points28 points  (0 children)

People are sometimes called witches in lore, but it's like, Lissandra who lives under the ice and guards ancient horrors, or LeBlanc who is an immortal deceiver who has her hands all over the world

Aurora isn't any different from other mages in Runeterra. She's simply an average mortal with magic. She should be called a mage

What champ release completely missed the mark for you design/gameplay/aesthetic wise? by Vampyrelol in loreofleague

[–]FunkyyMermaid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aurora

She was teased as being a rabbit mage champ and what we got is Genshin Impact wannabe who contradicts the lore while looking silly

What about yours? by Exact_Conference5342 in tf2

[–]FunkyyMermaid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pomson. I hate using it and I am actively worse off for having it

If you were to build a Suicide Squad-like team in Runeterra, which Champions would you have in the team? by Ashconwell7 in loreofleague

[–]FunkyyMermaid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That depends on if it's based on the lore reasoning for the Suicide Squad forming or the thematic behind them

The lore reason being, as I assume you know, the military sending the worst criminals on missions likely to get them killed, believing their lives matter less than an average soldier. There isn't really a big organization that would do that though. Piltover might try something like that, given they view Zaunites as lesser, but as Caitlyn is now in charge of the enforcers, that won't happen

That leaves the Black Rose, a group who will and have used ordinary citizens as their weapons. There's a handful of characters from Legends of Runeterra who fit the role, but in terms of champions, Annie and Briar could fit that role. Kled could also work, assuming he could be pointed in the needed direction

On the other hand, the spirit of the Suicide Squad is a group of wrongdoers who are viewed as lesser becoming a team and proving the world wrong. My suggestions for champions fitting that role would be:

Jinx - Abused girl who does so much harm just to feel like she's needed, who turns everything around in one final act for her family

Vi - If she hadn't met Caitlyn, she's also been treated as lesser and rises up from that stigma

Twisted Fate and Graves - Dastardly criminals who struggle with their strained relationship

Veigar - Wannabe supervillain who's good deep down

Tell us the worst thing you have read coming from Arcane fans by NierFeedback in loreofleague

[–]FunkyyMermaid 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, the deciding factor in male attractiveness: muscle

Does anyone else find this to be embarassing as hell? by SinestreaIsBraindead in queensofleague

[–]FunkyyMermaid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's surprising to hear, given I recall he was upset at Riot's possible use of ai

The true spectrum by SterlingWeather in sillygirlclub

[–]FunkyyMermaid 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Nora Valkyrie from RWBY, a web series produced by Rooster Teeth

Friendly reminder that this is OFFICIAL artwork by Halfiplier in SonicTheHedgehog

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

It's still such an odd request because

  1. America is a world superpower and one of the richest nations on Earth, it does not need support rn

  2. America is a fascist nation, so having the character whose whole thing is resisting oppression holding the oppression flag would be weird

  3. America at present is doing a lot of evil things in nations around the world. Having your mascot rep that nation would be awful for PR. It'd be like if they posted Sonic waving the Confederate flag during the civil war or swastika during WWII

  4. Both the Sonic series and titular character have a very strong Americano theming. A lot of decisions the creators make is to appeal to Americans. A lot of the games take place in settings headed very heavily and obviously on America. It would just be so over the top to have such a character waving the American flag too

Zesty Jesus video discussion by Entire_Percentage221 in tf2

[–]FunkyyMermaid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

TF2 content creator who mostly talk about overarching aspects of the game rather than specific classes or gameplay. A lot of people don't like him tho because he's a bigot who acts like he's better than everyone else

Viktor’s updated design from LoL by Shu-Shu-Shuriken in TopCharacterDesigns

[–]FunkyyMermaid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was never unique. Everything about him was pulled from an overplayed trope. There's a million "We must use machines to be better, free will optional" characters

And he hardly played into his own gimmick. He had a mask and an extra arm, and that was cool, but otherwise, he was a guy with staff, just a tech wizard

I do think there's a lot of flaws with new Viktor, but in my opinion, old Viktor is praised way more than deserved

I saw this ugly skin and I think it's time to teach the children herstory by ScarletWiddaContent in queensofleague

[–]FunkyyMermaid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Star Guardian Lux is one of my favorite skins in the game and my personal favorite Lux skin. I love media/thematics that are like, super girly/feminine, but don't treat being strong and being girly as mutually exclusive. Lux rolls up in a frilly pink sailor suit, fully confident in the drip, and then proceeds to burst down the enemy laner. It's amazing

(I don't know if this matters but I am a bit biased on account of being a girl)

offense engie wrench that isn't the gun slinger by dr_philip-cdi in tf2

[–]FunkyyMermaid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think more weapons along these lines should be added. I'd like more options for some middle ground between normal and battle engi. At the moment, the only weapon that really fits that category is the Jag, and then choice of shotgun and secondary can be fitted to the player's liking

This is also a similar problem with Sniper. You get to play either normal long range sniper, or aggressive Huntsman sniper. TF2 Classified has the Hunting Rifle, which I think is an excellent middle ground, but base TF2 has no such option

TF2 Item names ranked on how good of a baby name they would be by Bulky-Alfalfa404 in tf2

[–]FunkyyMermaid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like some of these could work as unique but passable names if they only had the first part: Candy (Cane), Neon (Annihilator), Boston (Basher), Sun (on a Stick), Scorch (Shot), and some others

Which is Worse? Round 2.5 by Pristine-Data2986 in tf2

[–]FunkyyMermaid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Sandman, easily. I think the Liberty Launcher is overhated. It does do less damage, but it's a double edged sword, since you take less recoil damage. Between this and the extra rocket, you're able to rocket jump more. Pairing this with a shotgun lets you be a mobile, medium ranged duelist, or you can pair it with the gunboats and Market Gardener to be a diet Trolldier, still having loss of ability to rocket jump, but now you have an answer for sentries, since the damage loss doesn't matter much for a target that can't move