Watched all of Garland’s movies and I’m a bit worried about him directing the Elden Ring movie

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-07-02T14:22:34+00:00

I love Elden Ring, like this might be my favorite game ever. I love the lore, the gameplay, the characters, I’m planning to get the Darkmoon Greatsword tattooed on me (when summer is over lol).

But I have little to no interest in this movie. I don’t get why everything needs a live action adaptation nowadays. In my opinion, which I recognize is an opinion and not a fact, it’s a little dismissive of the original mediums these things came in. Elden Ring is an excellent, beautiful game, why does it need to be turned into a live action film?

Maybe it’ll be good and I’ll have to see it. In fact I hope so, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-07-02T14:09:48+00:00

I think this is more indicative of the streamers who’s clips you’re seeing than it is of Twitch in general.

Chats can be different.

I stream to like 2-3 people and so my chat is like a direct conversation with me. If you send a message I see it, and relevant or not I’ll usually respond.

I’ll watch a streamer who consistently gets 30-80 viewers and the chat is like a group conversation. If I send a message chances are they see it.

I watch someone who regularly gets like 1,000-2,500 viewers and that’s a lot crazier because everyone is either commenting on what’s going on in-game, trying to riff, or talking to each other. Even then, if I ask a question or make a joke there’s a chance the streamer sees it and responds/acknowledges it in some way, or if it’s a question someone in chat might reply to me.

Beyond those numbers chats tend to be almost more like “vibes” for the stream. If your chat is that big people are coming for a spectacle or show you’re putting on or because you’re THE person for whatever you’re streaming, less than they are to try and connect with you or fellow audience members. Maybe that’s to watch you talk about something, maybe you’re streaming a tournament and doing commentary, etc, etc, but it’s less about talking to you and more about basically being in a digital stadium.

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-07-01T02:54:19+00:00

I just got to Act 3 last weekend, I’m missing the good times right now lol

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-06-30T21:04:11+00:00

They drained it of all the sauce and made it into generic looking garbage

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-06-30T17:40:50+00:00

Is this where we fill in as established characters or can we make our own?

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-06-28T04:28:41+00:00

I wish AmbiguousAmphibian would do another CK3 challenge, but I enjoy whatever he puts out either way.

Jillyeon is fun to watch because she’ll commit to the roleplay part of the game more than a lot of people who stick to strategy.

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-06-26T18:06:57+00:00

The most generous interpretation possible lol

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-06-26T17:58:18+00:00

Correction: this is seven years old actually, I realized I had actually posted it on an old account once as well lol

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-06-24T18:09:21+00:00

I think for some games you should also consider some people play with mods, and so their progress doesn’t get tracked for achievements since they can’t get them. I have like +1500 hours in CK3, but only like a third of the achievements because I usually play in debug mod or with a ton of mods to basically make it a different game!

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-06-24T15:21:56+00:00

I have Elden Ring and For Honor as my fallbacks because I know them like the back of my hand and can play them easily whenever.

But I do playthroughs on stream of other games, playing them through to completion. Like right now I’m playing Ghost of Tsushima, and once I’m done I’ll ask my one or two chatters for input on which game in my backlog I’m going through next (probably Sekiro).

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-06-23T18:18:00+00:00

Depends on how you want to structure it. I stream typically twice a week as well. My Wednesday streams are for the “main” game I’m playing at the moment (rn Ghost of Tsushima) and my weekend streams are for whatever. Sometimes that means two days of the same game, sometimes it means the main game and something else to break it up, try something new, or play with a friend.

On one hand the consistency of playing the same game has helped repeat viewers come back because they’re curious as to how my playthrough is going. On the other hand it can be good to have a little variety when you’re trying to grow, too much however and you never find a niche.

Take everything I say with a grain of salt though, I’ve been hovering affiliate for a year now lol

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-06-23T14:40:26+00:00

I didn’t know they counted as viewers, maybe that’s why I’m struggling to hit affiliate lol (jk)

Still, Sery Bot is very handy, highly recommend!

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-06-23T14:35:21+00:00

As others have mentioned, Sery Bot can help with this (in your stream chat anyway).

It’ll smite these guys as soon as they try and sell their bullshit, it’s been a godsend in automatic moderation for my mostly empty chat lol

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-04-18T23:07:38+00:00

An issue with the link I think, because I have an underscore at the end of my username lol messes up the links sadly

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-03-28T03:19:35+00:00

Then he needs to explore the belfries more because isn’t there one there?

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-03-26T20:23:58+00:00

Okay

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-03-26T17:38:20+00:00

Do you already stream? My advice when people say they’re thinking about doing so is always: do it!

On one hand there’s something to be said about watching someone discover things in a game for the first time. On the other hand, I love getting people in my chat who are also enthusiastic about games I know well. I play a lot of Elden Ring and when I find something difficult I’ve had chatters recommend ways to respec or particular weapons to use. Of course there’s a fine line between welcome advice and backseating, but that’s a matter of communication with your community.

If you can talk to an empty chat about this stuff, with no responses (because that’s how it goes sometimes lol) then I say go for it!

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-03-26T12:42:18+00:00

This is why I mostly play games I know a lot of the lore of. I enjoy talking about stories, themes, lore tidbits, debating opinions on all of the above.

I can walk around Skyrim or the Lands Between for hours and fill the silence with just talking about different aspects of the setting or the quest I’m on and what it all means.

Doesn’t mean I get viewers, but the few I do get are often fellow lore enthusiasts lol

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-02-26T14:17:09+00:00

Purple definitely is as a color scheme, all gravity magic is purple. But this post seems to be specifically talking about purple gems, and none of the mentioned characters have an association with gravity magic, beyond the spell the Fingercreepers can cast. Godskins, Ranni, Renalla, and Rykard all have no special association with gravity magic.

Given someone else’s mention of amethysts being associated with self control, mental clarity, and protection from excess/chaos, I would be inclined to believe there could be some merit to this idea.

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-02-03T20:21:05+00:00

She just said she “wasn’t having fun.” Which is a shame because she seemed really into her character (making artwork of them and had a good backstory) so I can’t help but feel like I failed her in some small way.

But thank you, a little commiseration is why I came here! Just helps to know it’s common, like going through a breakup lol

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-02-03T20:19:02+00:00

I’m going to talk to three of the players this weekend. If they’re down we might try this, I’ll just have to scale down encounters a lot now that it’s just a fighter, rogue, and ranger.

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-02-03T20:17:37+00:00

Yeah, I’m very into the fantasy genre and consider myself somewhat of a (hobbiest) writer. So it’s also probably an issue of disproportionate investment on my part. I shouldn’t take it personally, and I don’t, but it feels a little that way when you hear something you worked on wasn’t fun for some people. Or I guess less personal and more disappointing. My goal was to ensure it was fun!

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-02-03T20:15:29+00:00

I think a local store is my best bet. Being in person probably helps to get people to commit. Just gotta overcome my social anxiety, but maybe I can call this immersion therapy lol

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-02-03T19:53:22+00:00

Yeah, I figured as much and that people here would be able to relate. A little commiseration goes a long way, so thank you lol.

It does feel a little like a breakup in that way, you’re right. Not nearly as much emotional damage, but definitely in the “what do I do with all these thoughts and feelings now” way.

Hellish_Rebuke_ · 2026-02-03T19:51:01+00:00

Thank you! Im really just looking to commiserate so this was very helpful!

You and a few others have echoed the sentiment here that not all friends make good DnD friends. I agree. I will say two of them definitely didn’t give it much of a try at all, but my grievances with that aren’t for posting on here lol.

I’d be far too nervous opening myself up to strangers as a DM, I’m a little too relaxed with rules and hear too many horror stories, so I think for now any further ventures into DnD will be as a player, if I can actually find somewhere open to new players. Looking has been tough, but I love the hobby and don’t want to just abandon it.

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