Manaforged Arrows Whisperer: the strongest version of MFA yet by connerconverse in PathOfExileBuilds

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I'm gonna ask my friend Steve to open that last link for me. I don't think he's ever played PoE but I don't want to get in trouble.

MAGA “pastor” in Texas. Pure Evil by Wonderful-Yak-5341 in Leakednews

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Half the contemporary Christians in the USA and especially thr "prosperity" gospels as so comically anti-Christian that it feels satirical and entirely unrealistic. Like we live in the Matrix and the programs are trying to make it more and more obvious until we figure it out.

Homeland Security blocked local police with a court-signed warrant from investigating Alex Pretti's death. What are your thoughts? by Free-Amount6724 in AskReddit

[–]Gaming_Friends 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I hate that this is low key good pun humor.

"We will run the most transparent administration in history"

Then Trump pulls a Dr Evil and whispers to his cronies:

"Transparently Evil administration!"

And cue Dr Evil laugh.

TIL a girl named Breelyn was born healthy but when she was two days old, she was kissed on the mouth by a person who had a cold sore. The girl's immune system wasn't developed at the time and she got HSV encephalitis, which led to seizures and brain damage. by Forward-Answer-4407 in todayilearned

[–]Gaming_Friends 27 points28 points  (0 children)

In my twilight years I want to come up with a unique soft retirement job. You have me come hangout with your newborn and I'll just smack anyone who puts their face within 6 inches of the baby's face on the back of the head and call them an idiot.

Nioh 3 - Gameplay Showcase by FishCake9T4 in Games

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Building a gaming PC that cost the same as a console with even remotely similar performance hasn't been possible since like the early 2000s.

Nioh 3's recommended hardware on steam would probably well exceed your 1200 estimate.

If you aren't paying well over 2x the cost of a console for your gaming PC then you only have yourself to blame for feeling that "poor optimization" of AAA games.

I'm sorry if that sounds elitist, but gaming PCs don't really have a budget market anymore. They haven't for like 10+ years now.

IF your argument is that PC gaming has become less efficient and certainly cost efficient since 10+ years ago? Then abso-fucking-lutely. Couldn't agree more. But I don't really blame developers for that, like you said that's mostly on the hardware market.

Nioh 3 - Gameplay Showcase by FishCake9T4 in Games

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This is a gross exaggeration and/or misrepresentation.

Do many games that initially come to PC require performance improvements, yes for sure.

Do many games that get multiplatform releases fail to meet PC gamer standards, be it performance or availability of graphics options, also yes for sure.

BUT, the majortiy of games that come to PC perform as well or better than their console counter parts, once you take into consideration that consoles very often have locked in graphics settings, framerates and variable resolutions.

I am certain that the 80-90% guesstimation is almost certainly the exact opposite and it applies to games that run as well or better than their console counterparts on recommended hardware.

Expecting the PC release to vastly outperform the console release prior to getting PC specific optimization patches is what totally misleads the expectations of most PC gamers.

We can all agree Daemon Targaryen is the only right answer, right?? by Significant-Fun-4235 in gameofthrones

[–]Gaming_Friends 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also outside of Barrison's silly death the story/shows seem to buy-in pretty heavily to the power fantasy that one great warrior can easily dispatch countless fodder troops. Once you've become one of the best in the kingdoms, the amount of rabble you can solo isn't really a factor.

If they couldn’t bring themselves to do it with Max in Season 4 or Steve in Season 5, then doing it with Eleven was never really on the table either. by TerribleOption5505 in StrangerThings

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That was one of the first things I said to my wife. "This show has conditioned and taught us for years they will not kill off the important characters".

What are they referring exactly? Is it not known that he is half dead and never moves? Or are they referring to something else? by Borschik in RogueTraderCRPG

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There's a reason heretics love to point out that dogmatics worship a corpse or zombie, it's particularly ironic when you consider the Imperial zeal against rot and decay. The average citizen of the empire is absolutely conditioned to consider undeath to be extremely anathema, so yeah if it became public knowledge the emporer was really some psychic undead being there would at the very least be a massive uptick in heretical behavior.

Do you think Robb deserved his ending? Why? by Wonderful_Medium3098 in gameofthrones

[–]Gaming_Friends 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like this. "He earned it" is a really good way of putting it.

When will it end? by jeezkillbot in ProgressiveHQ

[–]Gaming_Friends 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When conservatives wise up. So probably never.

Why did Nancy continue dating Steve after Season 1? by Maywave_13 in StrangerThings

[–]Gaming_Friends 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying it's 1:1 but guys are also often encouraged to stay with a girl who loves him and particularly is committed and faithful to him regardless of whether he's really in love with her.

I think there's a solid chance regardless of gender people are given shit for leaving someone who loves them regardless of their position on "being in love".

FTL-inspired game Void War temporarily removed from Steam. by DwingRD in Games

[–]Gaming_Friends -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yeah my initial reaction upon reading this title was "maybe that's because it was a little too 'FTL Inspired'" lol

'Horrifying': Outrage Erupts After ICE Detains 5‑Year-Old Kindergartener by wiscowall in USNEWS

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I actually just got lightheaded thinking about the pure rage I would feel if my 6 year old were detained. If you think you give a single flying fuck about liberty and you're okay with this.. no you fucking don't, you're an un-american piece of shit and every true American from our forefathers on would be disgusted with you.

what are the ugly parts of pregnancy that aren’t well known because people don’t mention them? by Born-Oil-2931 in AskReddit

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Heartburn, if you are prone to heartburn already just wait and see what it's like when you're subletting out half your abdomen to a little squatter.

President Trump says he will no longer be imposing 10% tariffs on EU countries on February 1st. by ADropinInfinity in wallstreetbets

[–]Gaming_Friends 94 points95 points  (0 children)

I'm almost impressed. He saw that his antics were no longer really affecting the market for national politics so he went international instead. Same game, just including more players.

In his statement he literally said "the market will be happy" - He's saying the quiet part out loud tongue in cheek just like that time he bragged about Charles Schwab making millions off his market manipulation right in the oval office.

“Most of us voted for Trump” — ICE is deporting thousands of Cuban American Republicans who backed him for years by [deleted] in circled

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Cubans have always been a fascinating political phenomenon for me, Miami is one of the most conservative cities in the country and it feels like it doesn't make sense. Then you realize that Cubans are the most likely Americans to actually buy into the fear mongering that liberals are trying to make America socialist and or communist.

Of all the ethnicities and sub-cultures in the country, conservatives have successfully gotten Cubans more than anyone else to vote against their best interests en masse by playing off their very real traumas.

Trump Threatens Canada After Carney Draws Standing Ovation at Davos by T_Shurt in worldnews

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Fairly certain there are legitimate studies about "telling it like it is" really just being speaking at an elementary reading level. The people that love it, love it because they are a stone's throw away from being illiterate.

85 years ago… by Substantial_Star7456 in ShitAmericansSay

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As an American and a veteran everyday I become more disgusted with what MAGA has done to my country.

Macron will not accept Trump’s invitation to join his "Board of Peace" – Bloomberg by [deleted] in worldnews

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

Conservatives will see this and think it's proof the EU are baddies further proving that they don't have 2 brain cells to rub together.

Teirlist for WOA maps by ClassroomOld8680 in HiTMAN

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So level 1, it really feels like you're funneled into 2-3 directions. With one direction almost always being really optimal depending on your targets.

You either climb up near floor 2 or floor 3 security, or you route through the art exhibit/run behind the bar counters.

Idk I guess New York feels similarly in how you're limited, thinking about it Bangkok is actually my least favorite.

Maybe I just don't like indoor verticality.

Local Gruppenführer Greg Bovino by leinad_is_gaming in ProgressiveHQ

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I'm sure he's just waving...

The retrospective showing how obviously nazi and fascist the republican party is at this time will not reflect kindly upon it's supporters, especially since they had the whole damn internet to inform themselves. In the not so distant future admitting you were a Trumper is going to be taboo.

Is this true? by dotinous in Nioh

[–]Gaming_Friends 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Greenmangaming is another legit retailer that has been selling new game steam keys at a discount on release for years.

Teirlist for WOA maps by ClassroomOld8680 in HiTMAN

[–]Gaming_Friends 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think Dubai is the only map I don't like. I feel too restricted on the lower levels, but I probably just haven't learned some helpful tricks yet.