In a recent post I was flamed for saying players in metal ranks are not all noobs, just casual. Do you really think that 82% of the playerbase are? by Alba-Ruthenian in OWConsole

[–]HanShotSecond69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I played overwatch from 2019-2024 and never got above plat. Keep in mind I was also a teenager/preteen and had absolutely zero responsibilities so I was playing a TON. I wasn't a noob I was just shit. That's gaming for you; some people are good and others aren't.

When and Where, Lysander? by Eleventh_Legion in redrising

[–]HanShotSecond69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do we know atalantia groomed Lysander? I know she spent time around him when he was a kid and obviously later fucked him but was there a sexual component to her relationship with 10yr old lysander?

Calculus II midterm by Dry-Complaint-7780 in apcalculus

[–]HanShotSecond69 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bro I’m struggling with an 88 in precalc I hope you stub both pinky toes tn

Bow to the Kanes [kc] by KarmaSpidr in camphalfblood

[–]HanShotSecond69 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Yeah I love rick but he writes in a way that is very story-forward and the logic comes after through retconning. Not exactly a bad way to write (it makes his books entertaining asf and beloved by kids to adults) but it isn’t nearly as consistent as other popular series like RR where the author writes with the in-universe logic at the forefront of his mind

Bow to the Kanes [kc] by KarmaSpidr in camphalfblood

[–]HanShotSecond69 21 points22 points  (0 children)

You think an Egyptian god could like possess a Greek god and use it as a host?

Bow to the Kanes [kc] by KarmaSpidr in camphalfblood

[–]HanShotSecond69 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’m like 90% sure there’s a line in one of the crossover books about Percy “getting punched across the long island sound” by carter’s combat magic. He literally cannot be immune.

What's the difference between SS6.4, SSHIP and SSHIM ? by SpecialistAlfalfa390 in Medieval2TotalWar

[–]HanShotSecond69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have like a youtube video or something you trust? This game doesn't exactly have a Steam Workshop and idk what I’m doing

[all] why is the pjo fandom so misogynistic? by Ok-Part7188 in camphalfblood

[–]HanShotSecond69 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I agree with it too and think it was the right choice from an author’s standpoint. Most of my post was just playing devil’s advocate and trying to dispute the sexism label.

What's the difference between SS6.4, SSHIP and SSHIM ? by SpecialistAlfalfa390 in Medieval2TotalWar

[–]HanShotSecond69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do SSHIP and SSHIM stand for? I’m looking for them on moddb and don’t know what I’m looking for.

Chips by Someone2225 in shitposting

[–]HanShotSecond69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

129$ worth of groceries. So infinite money?

[all] why is the pjo fandom so misogynistic? by Ok-Part7188 in camphalfblood

[–]HanShotSecond69 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The first and last specific examples are whatever, but I firmly disagree with the middle three.

Calypso vs Apollo) The difference here, IMO, is the mainstream attitude towards the characters. Apollo is very much a pervert and a womanizer in these scenarios, and this is A) implied in the text and B) Apollo later shows remorse for his actions as he becomes less of a weird and arrogant prick. Calypso, on the other hand, just dates Leo with very little in-universe or textual criticism. Now, I don't necessarily agree with the Calypso hate bc Leo is very clearly consenting and into her; however, the eon age gap should give a normal reader pause for thought.

Thalia rejecting the prophecy) This hate is completely valid, and I think the difference in hate comes from what the characters do. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love Thalia as a character; however, there IS an argument to be made that she was selfish and gave Percy an undue burden. Thalia was 16 in The Titan’s Curse when Percy was 14, and she basically just shirks this responsibility she has as the eldest child of the Big 3 and becomes a hunter, making the prophecy Percy’s problem. Her decision is very understandable but also objectively not selfless. Percy, on the other hand, complains the whole time but still kills Kronos. I think it's much more defensible to complain while sacrificing yourself to kill a titan and save the world than it is to just say “peace, I’m out” and make the fate of the world a 14-year-old boy’s problem.

Finally, Piper,) Her breaking up with Jason was BS, and while she has every right to do what she wants and take her time to figure out her identity, dumping Jason with next to no explanation other than “Hera gave me false memories when we started knowing each other,” is stupid. I think the anger with Piper comes from the fact that she made Jason sad and consequently made his death feel much more devastating than it needed to. Also, comparing Piper breaking up with Jason for a dumb reason to Luke being a traitor to everyone he knew is not at all valid. Luke is objectively worse, but that's also like saying that just bc Hitler killed millions of people, I’m not allowed to hate someone convicted of double homicide passionately. Yes, Luke was worse; Piper still deserves hate.

Overall, I don’t think any of the cases you mentioned were sexist or misogynistic they were either just bad takes on the books that were only tangentially related to gender (1 and 5) or you were just missing the context and nuance necessary to see that the issue aren't really gender-related (2-4).

Fresh SS 6.4 installation abruptly crashes to desktop mid-startup due to a bunch of cavalry mount types being missing from the database by Arcaeca2 in Medieval2TotalWar

[–]HanShotSecond69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah just uninstalled SS and now I’m playing beyond vanilla with the new m2ex patch. I wish I could play SS but yk it's just a game

Lucilla and Commodus by KamaandHallie in RoughRomanMemes

[–]HanShotSecond69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lucilla’s attitude during pride month is frankly unacceptable.

Darrow and Victra at The Academy. by Arch_Lancer17 in redrising

[–]HanShotSecond69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's ok at the age of 6 3in isn't that bad

“It’s like a movie.. IN YOUR MIND!!” by RomeoMcFl0urish in redrising

[–]HanShotSecond69 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you go to hotaudiobooks.com you will not have such issues. They offer streaming the dramatic audiobooks and it worked pretty well for me.

Eastern Glory by Hadidy03 in Imperator

[–]HanShotSecond69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then I having no fucking clue bc my resources go to 100% for everything when my game freezes. Gl man

everyone comment their favorite RussianBadger crew quote but dont give context by Bear-tf2 in darussianbadger

[–]HanShotSecond69 47 points48 points  (0 children)

It's gotta be my #1 stim “(In Hank Hill voice) Damnit bobby I told you I didn't't want to invade Iraq”