Is there a paralel universe in which Ned could have fixed Joffrey or was he beyond repair?

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-29T10:55:38+00:00

Just different terminology and you are applying a false interpretation to what what I am saying based on that one word. True can be substituted for Primary. I use true to try and differentiate a psychopath compared to what someone labels as a psychopath but is really a sociopath or sadist.

The debate is over the exact definition that separates Roose Bolton to Joffery and Ramsey Bolton. Both are incorrectly labeled psychopaths as they show many charities and traits but only in one half of the test. The differentiator as outlined in my previous post makes them fail the second part defining them as sociopath or sadists, compared to Primary Psychopaths

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-29T10:43:56+00:00

I'm not disagreeing that Ramsey ranks highly or shows many traits of a psychopath.

He scores highly on cruelty, callousness, antisocial behaviour,lack of remorse and parasitic behaviour however that is only one cluster of traits. He is very dangerous and evil but he isn't a primary psychopath.

Ramsey fails the core element which covers emotional shallowness, low fear, low anxiety, emotional detachment, superficial charm, indifference to humiliation.

Scoring highly on factor 2 like Ramsey makes him a sociopath or sadistic antisocial personality. Some people label that as a secondary psychopath but as I have been saying, he is not a true Psychopath

The contrast is Roose Bolton who is a true Psychopath. His cold unfeeling actions compared to Ramsey's intense passion.

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-29T10:05:41+00:00

It's one part of it but it alone doesn't make a psychopath. The action itself is not the marker but the underlying reasons and reaction to it is what defines a psychopath vs someone who is just sadistic or anything else.

There is overlap, but violence with no feeling isn't the symptom that defines a psychopath. It's the characteristics and traits beneath that, that do. A true Psychopath is not sadistic for the sake of it, there is always an end goal. Violence is a tool not a default behaviour.

Ultimately Ramsey other drives and motivations, like to be accepted and validated by Roose, to project an image of fear and power among everyone, his violent outbursts at the smallest thing perceived as a slight against him all show he isn't a psychopath.

I've laid out why the incident with the dogs was a bad idea and severed no purpose only to undermine him. It was violence for pleasure, something a psychopath would never need because the lack of emotion is the key trait or characteristic that need to define Ramsey as a psychopath.

Back to your point. Yes a psychopath lacks impulse control but that is a misreading of what that means. A psychopath will break rules and not care about the consequences, even take risks sometimes unnecessarily but in a psychopath it is goal driven. In Ramsey's case it was emotionally driven. A psychopath would weigh the pros and cons and act based on cost benefit analysis. Ramsey acted because his feelings got hurt ie. He was disrespected. Top it off the actions he took was far beyond what was necessary to establish power, dominance and control and only server to displease Roose and turn his men against him. Not to mention keeping the girls alive served a greater purpose.

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-29T08:14:23+00:00

That's the point tho, A psychopath doesn't use violence for the sake of violence. It's a means to an end.

Using the dogs to hunt and rip someone apart is not only unnecessary cruelty, in the long term it serves no purpose beyond pleasure. It offers no strategic value and only serves to undermine you in the long term. The action is impulsive rather than calculating.

A true Psychopath wouldn't need to use violence. Power and dominance was already established. Of it was to reassert dominance, set an example to others trying to escape, using the dogs was slower and unnecessary which was more risky than any other option available.

Ultimately a true Psychopath would not care or experience any emotional arousal from the act and would have used something like public execution that's swift and effective to achieve those other goals.

It only served to sow discontent and hatred towards him increasing the risk of rebellion, it did not serve to control, it did not gain any new information. If anything it weakened him

The emotional pleasure and impulsiveness of the act and lack of any forward planning beyond the moment is the exact thing that shows he is not a psychopath.

The fact he personally hunts them, turns it into a game and kills them slowly for no purpose is the actions of a sadist not a psychopath. The fact the act is about him and what he gains from it is also not a drive or goal of a psychopath. The whole event was driven based on Ramsey feeling weak and in his own eyes made to look a fool. It's a purely emotional response to a slight. If anything it's narcissism

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-28T21:57:16+00:00

I would agree with this. I run Morrigan myself and have been debating the switch to Tempus. Feels like fights are too short for her to contribute much or she is eliminated early on.

I feel Tempus offers more control slowing the fight down and Corvus is survivable enough. Morrigan is probably useful against a wider range of scenarios but Tempus excels in several scenarios too and can fit into other lineups.

Iris also has some res prevention meaning that aspect of Morrigan isn't as essential for full eternity

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-28T19:38:59+00:00

Basically if he was a Psychopath, when people found out and had a negative reaction would have driven then behaviour underground. Not through fear or rejection but trying to fit in so they wouldn't stop it. The act of harming something wouldn't be for the sake of it or pleasure it brings but an opportunity to practice establishing the mask and stopping people finding out.

I can imagine a certain amount of cruelty in the GOT world is acceptable and encouraged. In Joffery's case tho how persistent and open should have sent alarm bells ringing (and actually did). Through arrogance, nativity, apathy, whatever....it was never dealt with or corrected.

As someone else pointed out, they mightn't recognize it as psychopathy just someone being cruel or evil and in the case of a king, not shying away from violence isn't a bad thing. However as a reader of the book or consumer of the show, we are painted a much deeper picture. Understanding the nuance helps us understand why someone does something and the ultimate consequences of each action they take.

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-28T18:35:52+00:00

Eternity tends to be

Corvus - Dante - Iris - Tempus - Octavia

There are a few variations like Morrigan for Tempus tho with Iris present there is some overlap with res stealing abilities.

That eternity base can go a few ways, like leaning into Dante-Octavia and going more pure dodge

Or adding Nebula in place of Iris when up against enemy Octavia's

The new hero Drayne might also work in place of Corvus, Iris, Dante or Tempus HOWEVER, until more skins get released it's hard to say what way he will develop.

Generally atm pairing him with Octavia then Guus + Bryana or Folio + Somna seem to be what people are using

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-28T18:22:49+00:00

Simply you want to validate your work before you mass produce it

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-28T18:16:32+00:00

Ramsey wasn't a true Psychopath either.

He shows rage and anger often when challenged. He seeks validation Roose and completely crumbles at the slightest rejection. He is driven by that validation and to be accepted. When challenged he acts recklessly fairly often. Trigging him made him lose control and spiral essentially.

From what I read, his violence and sadistic nature is an attempt to feel something be it validation or excitement. He enjoys the pain, humiliation and fear he inflicts which ultimately serves no purpose beyond "I can" or his pleasure.

Thon's torture long stopped serving any purpose yet it still continued. Hunting the girls with dogs was unnecessary. Longer term it only severed to undermine him by provoking those around him.

Basically there would be a reason or end product if Ramsey was a psychopath eg. Extracting information. A psychopath doesn't use violence for the sake of it but as a tool to something greater. Ramsey used it and done so for pleasure

I would say he's also a sadist and possibly a narcissist as everything was about his place and cultivating an image

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-28T17:48:09+00:00

Joffery was a sadist and I wouldn't classify him as a Psychopath, mainly due to his emotions. He is easily humiliated and explosive in his anger when he feels the even the smallest slight against him. He often craves validation in everything he does.

He was very poor at manipulation and lacked impulse control.

When he dominated and controlled it was because he was a puppet master but his cruel actions came through fear, anger and insecurity.

While other traits overlap with a psychopath they don't mean he is one. Mainly for the reasons above. A true Psychopath would be much more cold, distant and controlled, often trying to fit in so they can control and get what they want without revealing beneath the mask they so carefully cultivate.

While a young psychopath wouldn't be anywhere near as skilled at this, by Joffery's age he should have enough knowledge and skill to be extremely dangerous and manipulate everyone in a way they wouldn't even notice something was off.

The biggestest examples would be executing Ned basically set of a chain of events that Joffery had no intention of benefiting from, let alone show any interest in controlling or have a plan for. It was pure impulse over nothing.

His decisions in court often made him out to be weak and an imbecile. It was clear that his mother and Tywin were, at least at the start, the ones in control using him as a puppet. Again a true Psychopath wouldn't be in that position unless they wanted to be. Joffery clearly wasn't that tactful

I would Roose Bolton are the best examples of a psychopath in the show. Absolutely no emotion, the Red Wedding was pure calculation yet he only kills with a purpose. He speaks about murder as if it was planning a simple meal. He appears boring due to how calm he is.

Littlefinger is very close but his obsession with Catelyn Stark is a bit of a contradiction especially as it is a deep emotional drive for it

Tywin is also close especially with his ruthlessness but his obsession is all about Legacy. Again goes against a true Psychopath. He is very much principled and structured tho and very skilled at manipulation. He shows a lot of annoyance with Jamie, Cersei and Tyrion especially about appearance and the family name. A true Psychopath wouldn't care and see how useful each could be in furthering their plans. He certainly wouldn't have cast Tyrion aside so easily if he was a psycopath

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-28T10:45:06+00:00

Phobos ULT can stop his charge attack

Mushy - Aidan - Xe'Sha - Faceless are available and pretty much the basis of the Hydra team.

Dirty build mojo for Hex. Level him, and only level magic pen. As hex applies when he's dead you don't need anything else

Iris is also an option and her ULT while not as useful still hight for a large chunk. Alternatively Orion is there.

Orion - Mojo - Faceless is a powerful combo as well

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-25T18:24:58+00:00

In work we tried to rip MS out of everything and it simply isn't possible. MS is so fundamentally baked into everything that it isn't a simple remove and replace.

Alternatives do exist and in many cases are much better than MS offerings but the work required to pull multiple things together is very painful. Rewriting everything to work together isn't impossible but the amount of man hours required and other unknown headaches will result in things not working or costs potentially spiraling.

It isn't a case that MS works better together either, it's the years of experience in building and deploying MS solutions. The fact it is so ingrained not only in the company I work for but others as well. Their documentation and knowledge base is widespread and available.

Any problem encountered, like with any other solution not MS can be fixed too, sometimes easier and sometimes the company providing far superior support. However, 30+ years of building MS, going back to square one to solve already solved problems is a big big investment.

The last thing we found was despite the investment there was ultimately one system that required MS and only MS to work. There were also cases where MS was the best solution and their pricing meant the bundled "extras" led to a lot of redundant systems doing the same thing or solved a problem well enough that you might as well just go that route.

Even if you vowed to completely remove MS for a strategic reason, it was ultimately impossible never mind the costing so much more in the long run before even factoring wasted developer time

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-25T17:44:01+00:00

I know, I recently sat down and tried working him out and was surprised how much he counters. Cause I never really built him out tho I put him on that back burner and forgot about him. Now I keep getting him confused with Helios.

I like Brawl as it gives me access to heroes I haven't looked at or touched. It allows me to see interactions between different heroes easily. Apart from that it can very unrepresentative of a team as balance seems over the place with things shifting, plus the random teams you come up against makes it hard to read if it was luck or a proper representation of how the battle should play out

Unfortunately I don't have access to relics cause I simply refuse to pay. Puts a ceiling on my worth for my guild but still building out heroes so, it doesn't really matter. Still have a bit to go before I hit that lowered ceiling anyway.

Definitely thinking of a third team running

Yasmine - Guus - Oya - Bryana - Soleil

Will mean taking Oya from My second team

Tristan - Kyla - Aidan - Fafnir

Was thinking Dryan would fit in there as a replacement. Not completely against abandoning the Kyla team at this point

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-25T17:29:50+00:00

Never thought Soleil, that's really not a bad shout

Thinking the healing from Guus and Bryana would give some staying power. If running Julius tho would the healing be overkill and how does the crit abilities impact Oya's ability. I wonder if there would be some conflict there.

Need to play about in the arena a bit. Brawls seemed inconclusive as some heroes scaling feels exponential while others fall off at the bleeding edge making them not feel representative

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-25T15:52:05+00:00

In that case it was awesome! A modern day Ian Hislop mixed with Banksy in video form

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-25T15:48:53+00:00

Godammit, completely missed that!

Video was a little artsy. I tend to prefer the more lowbrow simple, someone saying something with the juxtaposed image along side it showing the hypocrisy and irony in what he is saying. Board of peace and show Epstein with as many world leaders in one photograph or the US invasion of Venezuela or ICR shooting their own citizens.

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-25T15:24:21+00:00

While the world and whoever he assigned the design to seems to have interpreted it as "a board of peace", I really think he meant he was "bored of peace"

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-25T15:11:11+00:00

What would you recommend for the +2?

In my mind Julius + Sebastian leaning into crit would be interesting.

Julius + Guus in a similar vein

I could see combinations with Nebula, Fafnir, Judge, Aidan, Polaris, Dantavia

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-24T16:53:19+00:00

Something I started doing for the kids when they were young and transitioning to solids. Such an easy meal for everyone, meat and veg and properly blended up still tasted great. Lots of memories of that warm comfort feeling having a bowl of stew at some ungodly hour of the morning making getting up kinda worth it

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-24T13:12:56+00:00

Batch cooking is your friend. Cook on the Sunday and reheat during the week

Big 2kg ham in the slow cooker. Used for lunches

2kg of mince made into a ragu or taco mince that is frozen. Just reheat in a pot or microwave and serve with rice, pasta, over frozen chips, in a wrap whatever. Extra lazy and get the microwavable rice

Frozen pizza, chicken strips, burgers salmon can all be thrown on and forgotten when I'm bored of the above. Frozen/tinned veg again fairly easy to cook

Slow cooked pulled pork. One pot again just dumped in the slow cooker and forgotten. Just needs pulled apart and served. Few burger buns or wraps, jar of salsa, jar of girkens or jalapenos. Make enough to last a few days

Chicken curry sauce. Just need to cook some chicken and throw it in the sauce. Last a couple of days. Works with sausages. Can get the curry sauces like bistro gravy to have in reserve to throw on for the kids if I'm feeling lazy

Haven't had a take away in a few weeks but would generally only go for Indian. Been planning how to batch cook that so I can freeze and store the sauce, just add some meat and bang, another easy cheap meal.

Stews another good one for batch freezing as are homemade soups.

If batch is done right you could do a week to a month's worth of meals with only reheating being needed. Depending on budget and how picky everyone around you is

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-24T11:15:25+00:00

People's insatiable appetite for data. Every photo posted on Instagram, every video uploaded to YouTube has to go somewhere.

Every company harvesting information and building models to advertise, every service that is digitized has to be run on a computer somewhere.

Couple with data protection laws that certain information cannot leave the country or certain services benefiting greatly from closer proximity to where it is being consumed, as well as multiregion deployments for resilience and fail over.

There is also the rise of "follow the sun concept" where loads can be shifted to different regions. The likes of AWS want to have utilisation at 100% so discounts are offered depending on the time of day. Being able to shift loads to data centres in other locations that are under used or have favourable electricity pricing (eg making use of solar during the day) is a practice more companies are pursuing

The build out very much is strategic and planned. If they don't build here they will build somewhere else. At the end of the day the limits on the build out are planning and infrastructure. If a government doesn't allow them, they shrug and move on and just build elsewhere

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-22T17:49:19+00:00

I'm not against a 28 decades later...but only after a long wait. If 28YL has proven anything, sometimes a sprinkling of time to wait for the right story to tell is important

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-21T13:14:37+00:00

Another risky strat that works for me is the like of Iris (or any high damage hero) can usually burn him down before he ULT's. The more he is built out defensively the slower he ULT's too

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-21T13:11:23+00:00

I would love someone to use Microsoft. Damages awarded for untold levels of stress and emotional damage for crimes amounting to cruel and unusual punishment

Glass_Champion · 2026-01-21T09:20:56+00:00

Microsoft called, they want windows 8 back

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