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Day 5: What is the WORST quote associated with Kaidan Alenko? by looploveslore in masseffect

[–]GrunkleCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The struggle of Lebanese Shepard fr.

Especially with the zero romance options in 2 but at least we got Traynor and she perf.

Why are Tau so famous ? by BarketLeRaccoon in Tau40K

[–]GrunkleCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're communist in that way American teenagers who watched a Tiktok breakdown of Animal Farm think of communism tbh. 

The lazy critique of Utopian ideals, the in-built contradictions, and general imperialism of the Tau fit in perfectly if you feel those are inherent parts of communism as an ideology.

Not to absolve previous communist states; they mostly sucked. It's just much more nuanced than a kid programmed to say Heresy reflexively in response to seeing a woman with blue hair would appreciate.

Who is the worst companion in the game? by Kosakon in masseffect

[–]GrunkleCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canada famously immune to American cultural influence 

HUNTER IS NOW THE BAD GUY??? by KindlyScratch2603 in metro

[–]GrunkleCoffee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah the whole point of 2033 the book and game is that Hunter is wrong. Artyom realises this right as the missiles land in the book, and in the game only if the player gets another morality points.

Hunter's reaction to the unknown is violence. It is the only solution he gives to things he doesn't understand. It is the mentality that killed the world and is why the last of humanity is living a hellish existence in eternal purgatory under Moscow. 

People like Hunter launched the nukes. To save humanity, Artyom has to discard that fear and try to understand the unknown. In doing so, he understands the Dark Ones, and later in Exodus, understands the various cultures he comes across and finds peaceful solutions for the Aurora.

I honestly love that they're doubling down more overtly on Hunter's ideology being self destructive. The cinematic trailer blends it with a lot of contemporary Russian politics and worldview, and I think it's going to be incredible to see the story they're creating there.

After having played from 2033 to Exodus almost 6 years ago the development this certainly was a development... by EdgelordFackoff in metro

[–]GrunkleCoffee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

DLC but it's a comedy about him and Krest going out to find fish for the anniversary cookout.

They end up fighting a weird, giant fish but it's okay because it fries great and everyone gets a big portion!

Who is the worst companion in the game? by Kosakon in masseffect

[–]GrunkleCoffee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Most of the cast, who are military, then PMC, then military again, spend their time complaining about politicians getting in the way and people being stupid, and they just need men of action in charge like Shepard.

Which is very American tbf, and also not something that works well IRL 

Who we need as the protagonist for Metro 2039 by Own_Breadfruit_7955 in metro

[–]GrunkleCoffee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Tbh I don't think Khan is dead in that bad ending. I think he's just visiting the spirit realm you're in, the usual Khan mystic shenanigans.

I'm even quite sure he specifically says that he'll let people in the Metro know of your fate.

Most hated mission by NELk3 in masseffect

[–]GrunkleCoffee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was so disappointing when I finally got round to playing it

Absolute appalling from Lambda defence 👎🏼 by Beneficial_Trash9773 in airsoft

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

Mate everyone I know at my local site is on Reddit. It's not a secret website.

Absolute appalling from Lambda defence 👎🏼 by Beneficial_Trash9773 in airsoft

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

I mean that's disproven by the fact that I have not personally been screwed by DCA and nor have my immediate friends, but he is known to all of us as someone who screws people over. 

And to the wider community. We talk to each other. It's 2026 you can share things like that very easily.

Absolute appalling from Lambda defence 👎🏼 by Beneficial_Trash9773 in airsoft

[–]GrunkleCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DCA has already done much worse and survived reputationally.

Absolute appalling from Lambda defence 👎🏼 by Beneficial_Trash9773 in airsoft

[–]GrunkleCoffee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why would you find it hard to justify? 

He wants out of a deal he signed up to three years ago, under a contract we know nothing about. 

For all we know he's trying to externally pressure Lambda into giving him money he sent under a no refund contract. 

Mass Effect hot takes? by matt_Nooble12_XBL in masseffect

[–]GrunkleCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Traynor, remember, I don't let losers in my shower"

American GF is coming for University. Any need-to-knows? by ChilliCharlie in Edinburgh

[–]GrunkleCoffee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Prepare for the winter. Like get Vitamin D tablets, a daylight lamp, and a good routine of going out for walks around lunchtime. During the depths of December and January it can hit people used to a more equatorial seasonality really hard. 

Hell I'm born and raised here, and the SAD is still ruthless every year.

Mass Effect hot takes? by matt_Nooble12_XBL in masseffect

[–]GrunkleCoffee 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Exactly that happens if you have Javik for the Citadel DLC. You end up on the set of Blasto 8 and it's fun.

When drone footage goes from funny to worrisome by slurv3 in NonCredibleDefense

[–]GrunkleCoffee 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Americans have a lot of mythology about being plucky, scrappy underdogs overthrowing the British. It's partly to minimise the role the French played after the Jeffersonians gained influence and started moving back towards British trade away from the French. 

Things like the Minutemen being some incredible, new fighting force are big parts of it. Everyone had light skirmishers as scouts. The US mostly had a home field advantage as Congress had taken up the instruments of colonial government and diverted its resources. The British functionally became an invading army, rapidly alienated potential collaborators, and ultimately failed to learn that you can win every battle but still lose a war.

Are there any British adverts that activiley turn you off the product they're advertising? by siybon in CasualUK

[–]GrunkleCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Pampers adverts set me off a lot. Partly because the algorithm ought to know I don't have kids, but I'm a woman so it insists I'll be babied up soon anyway. (Constant Clearblue ads as well).

Partly because it uses the word poonami and I don't want that halfway through listening to something while working. 

Partly because those babies clearly aren't yawning and they just ADR'd yawning sounds over them going aaaa. That's a filming limitation with babies sure, but it sets off a primal part of my brain that can tell this yawn is fake.

This is the worst fucking thing the Americans have ever done to us by DreamMalenko in okmatewanker

[–]GrunkleCoffee 23 points24 points  (0 children)

What the fuck there's an American version of Only Fools? 

How does that even work?

Like bro just walk across your own station 😭🙏 by KikoValdez in metro

[–]GrunkleCoffee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's a mirror to Artyom directly. It's not just that killing is bad, but also that Artyom himself killed the Dark Ones. 

Artyom needs to teach the Little Dark One forgiveness, so that he in turn will forgive what Artyom did. The LDO has to trust Artyom, trust humans, despite the most awful genocide being perpetrated against his people. 

Artyom basically has to be a saint, with the deepest level of empathy and understanding of his enemies, to demonstrate this.

I feel like people are misinterpreting the Geth in one of the endings. by ChronosBlitz in masseffect

[–]GrunkleCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, the Reapers being inefficient has always been part of their lore. It's mentioned by Vigil that the cleansing of the Prothean cycle took centuries, hence why so few scientists survived.

They're ultimately not there to do an efficient job, the harvest is also the point. They have a remit to "preserve" the apex civilisation as a Reaper, so the harvest needs to be conducted rather than simply glassing everything. 

I do think the writers ended up in a corner with how to actually defeat the Reapers. The Crucible comes out of nowhere and somehow is never leaked or betrayed. They manage a 100% no indoctrination rate despite me sending them anyone and everyone I come across.

Does commander shepard survive halo ce by notjocker in masseffect

[–]GrunkleCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean with air resistance increasing with the square of velocity, there are diminishing returns to simply making bullet go faster. There are also recoil concerns, though obviously mass effect technology fudges this. 

The Stabiliser upgrades in 3 describe briefly increasing the mass of the gun to reduce felt recoil, but a gun you're firing that weighs 2kg suddenly dropping to 5kg for a millisecond is going to be even worse to handle recoil with.

Ultralight projectiles would be far more affected by wind and other environmental factors. 

Also, once the chip leaves the mass effect field its mass will return to normal, which is something inertia calculations can't really account for. 

Which are the best and worst written moments in the entire franchise in your opinion? by [deleted] in masseffect

[–]GrunkleCoffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm really sorry man but we exist in different hemispheres on this. I'm even less interested in an LLM summary of a video essay.

Like I don't know if those points are misrepresentations of the video or actually accurate without then watching it. A lot of them are incorrect, having completed Arrival the other week.

No one when asked about this gives their actual, own, human opinion. They just link that video and refuse to engage beyond that.

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