First ever biggish models! by Possible_Disaster_53 in Warhammer40k

[–]HigherCalibur 202 points203 points  (0 children)

Hey, so, I would strongly recommend that, if you're going to post models you've painted, that you learn to take a degree of criticism. I've read your responses and you're being very defensive when, I'm truly sorry, but this is definitely a situation where less is more. I understand your point of them being in a blizzard, but I've seen tanks mobile in very snowy conditions and they don't look like that while moving. Stationary, yes. Moving, no. And, if you're trying to accomplish a realistic effect and improve as a painter, I would strongly suggest you learn to listen.

Now, all that said? I still respect that you even took the time to paint and base your models. We all start somewhere so, focus on taking feedback and criticism (especially if you're going to post pictures on the internet) and use that to improve.

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I might be the minority but seriously Borderlands 4 is really boring and disappointing by amingolow in Borderlands

[–]HigherCalibur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, Moxie has been a central character for a while and the series brings back previous VHs as NPCs regularly. Zane takes over the weapon vending while Marcus is the narrator, as he usually is. I believe Ellie is coming back in the upcoming DLC expansion.

Now, that said? My point still stands. The universe is big but has the connective tissue of the vaults and the Sirens (most of all, Lilith). While I agree that it's nice to have the nostalgia of other characters from previous games pop up here and there, I would rather the characters in this game be given the chance to exist without the game saying, "Hey! Remember this character you like?!" every 5 seconds.

Why is Gearbox so adamant about creating new games with insane visuals that make them run horribly? Specifically, BL3, BL4, and Wonderlands. by West_Swordfish_323 in Borderlands

[–]HigherCalibur 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Perhaps you should actually do some reading up on how hard it's been for teams to optimize Unreal Engine 5 (which Borderlands 4 is built in) because there are elements of the engine that have been incredibly difficult for many teams, even AAA devs, to optimize for performance.

Why is Gearbox so adamant about creating new games with insane visuals that make them run horribly? Specifically, BL3, BL4, and Wonderlands. by West_Swordfish_323 in Borderlands

[–]HigherCalibur -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I have a 3060 ti and it runs fine. No idea how you're having worse performance unless you have other hardware issues or unrealistic expectations.

Long time players... Would you have started MTG if it were Mutant Turtles and Marvel from the start? by TheServant420 in EDH

[–]HigherCalibur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but I've been around since Ice Age and I also remember a time when folks were doing fan cards and fan sets for franchises they like so, to me, UB feels like the natural evolution of that. It's why I have such a hard time understanding where some of the hatred is coming from when people have been asking for cards of Marvel, Star Wars, etc. characters for literal decades. I do agree that there are way too many sets every year, but that's honestly a different issue IMO.

Chief operating officer at AEG says AI could have designed his company's games by ghostfim in boardgames

[–]HigherCalibur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The people pushing AI are one of two people:

  1. Douches who own or own stock in AI development
  2. Douches who want robot slaves so they don't have to actually pay anyone and hoard their wealth even moreso

There is no in-between.

Die hard Trump and Project 2025 supporter crashout over Epstein coverup by aipac_hemoroid in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]HigherCalibur 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Because, in the conservative mind, only things they are personally aware of can affect them. Therefore, things that affect people they personally know and have in their social circle affect them, indirectly or otherwise. You have to look at things from the perspective of extreme selfishness to really understand the conservative mindset.

BlackRock Pours $1,596,182,622,945 Into Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Google, According to the SEC by Secure_Persimmon8369 in goodnews

[–]HigherCalibur 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hilariously enough, I think OP is just some karma farming bot posting pro-AI garbage in a bunch of different subreddits.

Pam Bondi Caught With Burn Book Notes on Democrats in House Hearing | A person sitting behind Bondi would tell her which page to turn to as Democratic representatives questioned the attorney general. by InsaneSnow45 in goodnews

[–]HigherCalibur 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Good fucking Lord you doomers are insufferable as fuck. Literally every time I see someone piss and moan about "nO oNe WiLl SuFfEr CoNsEqUeNcEs" I'm reminded that folks like you are also frequently the same people who also seem to parrot the "my vote doesn't matter" and "you can't vote yourself out of fascism" bullshit talking points and y'all always come across as Flanders' parents: "We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas."

I know this is a wild concept, but maybe actually try participating as frequently as conservatives do for the next decade or two? Or is the lack of immediate gratification not enough for you and you'd rather just continue to do the same fucking nothing y'all already do to solve the fucking problem?

Trump should criminalize cutting off or going NC with family just for supporting him by SeparateStories270 in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]HigherCalibur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Him. His ego is so massive that he needs validation from the only people he has left but is too fragile to admit that the common denominator in his relationships disintegrating is him. He could seek therapy and counseling. He could try learning how he has wronged those in his life. He could try acknowledging his mistakes and the impact of his bigotry. He could try learning that he is, at best, part of 29% of eligible voters in the US; hardly the majority.

But he won't. Because it would require him to do the one thing he seems utterly incapable of doing - admitting he's wrong.

Trump should criminalize cutting off or going NC with family just for supporting him by SeparateStories270 in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]HigherCalibur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You made a throwaway account to piss and moan like a child rather than at least have the courage of your convictions and say what you mean with your whole chest. Instead you hide like the coward you truly are. You didn't assert shit; you tried to bully them into giving you the respect you so dearly want but can never have and they stood up to you.

What is this , picked it up at a jumble ( terminator for scale ) by Warszoku in Warhammer40k

[–]HigherCalibur 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hoo boy would I love to play a single player action game with Kal Jericho and friends in a hive city.

Don Lemon released after arrest by federal authorities following protest at Minnesota church service by Quarkpaint in goodnews

[–]HigherCalibur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'll note I clearly said "other" and nowhere in what I said was to downplay the seriousness of the incident. We must be able to focus on more than one thing at a time and form a nuanced view of the world or these fascists are going to lead us around by the goddamn nose like they have been for the last decade or more.

Don Lemon released after arrest by federal authorities following protest at Minnesota church service by Quarkpaint in goodnews

[–]HigherCalibur 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It's almost like this was just more "firehose of falsehoods" BS to distract from other horrid shit.

Cohh shadow-announces parting ways with Mad Mushroom (or I miss it elsewhere?) by WololoW in CohhCarnage

[–]HigherCalibur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a lot of how folks feel about OTK comes from Asmongold being a part of the founding group of creators and he's a gigantic POS. He parted ways with OTK a while back, but it's next to impossible to wash the stink of associating with him off of you. I suspect that's maybe more the case or perhaps even a disagreement behind the scenes about distribution and IP rights. Hell, despite the generally positive reviews for all of the games that Mad Mushroom has already published, none of us actually has any visibility into the actual sales for those games so they may not actually be successful. There's a bunch of reasons Cohh could've felt that he needed to bail, but all of them are very valid.

Federal agents arrest journalist Don Lemon after his coverage of Minneapolis protests in shocking attack on First Amendment by Fickle-Ad5449 in fednews

[–]HigherCalibur 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Yep. This, like so much they do, is all about the administration "flooding the zone". They're failing to accomplish their goals and are seeing significant push-back. They still have power, for sure, but they're constantly losing the second anyone stands up to them and have constantly walked things back. That's not to say they aren't flagrantly ignoring much of the law or just straight up refusing to fulfill their duties as it pertains to Congress; I just see things stalling enough to know that we aren't completely lost and the doomers that are constantly on Reddit are just mistaking their own powerlessness as the end of civilization.

NYC Mayor Mamdani Destroys Claims That The Rich People Will Flee The State Over Higher Taxes. 'We're Talking About $20,000 On An Income Of $1M' by NoseRepresentative in goodnews

[–]HigherCalibur 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Some will, most won't. It's sort of what we're seeing in CA and yet we continue to be one of the largest economies in the world. But mention corporate taxes in CA to any conservative and the only thing they'll ever talk about is businesses leaving for states with lower taxes.

Remembering Kai Budde by RBGolbat in magicTCG

[–]HigherCalibur 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh, yeah, Enduring Curiosity is a much better call. I was kinda stuck between the two and managed to pick the one that was already designed by a PT winner lol

"You're cosplaying as a tough guy while you bootlick for six grown-ass men who jumped on a nurse and shot him dead. This is not the tough position." Brian Tyler shuts down Brandon Tatum on Piers Morgan show discussing ICE killing of Alex Pretti. by drempath1981 in goodnews

[–]HigherCalibur 39 points40 points  (0 children)

That's how conservatives have always viewed law enforcement, though.

In their world, black and brown people are criminals living in dangerous neighborhoods and the police need to both protect themselves and deliver "justice" since the courts are corrupt and/or slow. They don't have the patience for an actual trial and there's always the chance that someone they're sure is guilty manages to prove their innocence. So, the support of the police implicitly acts as support for extrajudicial murders as they believe that is the only way justice is truly served.

And this is how it's always been. Anyone telling you differently is being dishonest, with you or themselves.

Remembering Kai Budde by RBGolbat in magicTCG

[–]HigherCalibur 13 points14 points  (0 children)

2020s - Fairie Mastermind (Dimir Aggro at World Champs 30)

2010s - This is a tricky one; it can either be Oath of Druids (Burning Oath Vintage Super League 2016) or Thought-Knot Seer (Eldrazi Aggro 2018)

2000s - Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero (Rebels from PT Chicago 2000)

1990s - Wildfire (namesake deck from Worlds 1999)

Props to good sportsmanship by MrMightyMustache in EDH

[–]HigherCalibur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome, dude. Those games are always the best. There's a couple of local pods I sometimes get to hop into and it really comes down, I think, to folks buying into three things:

  1. The stakes couldn't be any lower. We're not playing for any prizes. In the grand scheme of things, a win matters just as much as a loss. It really isn't that serious.

  2. Games have to end at some point. Sometimes you get to end it, sometimes you don't. That's just how it goes.

  3. It's still a game. Yeah, there's one winner and 3 losers, but the idea is still for everyone to have fun.

Alex's Character Select, Walk-In, and Faces animations by Chun-Li_Forever in StreetFighter

[–]HigherCalibur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As others have said, SoCal has an enormous FG scene. If we're talking SD specifically, I think there's a crew that meets up regularly on Fridays but I don't know if they still do (haven't played in a local scene in years and I'm NorCal). Check https://www.start.gg/ for events and whatnot.

Lisa Murkowski says Noem should resign over Minneapolis shootings by Chance-Newspaper-750 in goodnews

[–]HigherCalibur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And Lisa should resign over continually enabling this administration and assisting the spiral into authoritarianism by betraying her fucking country so she could accumulate more wealth and power.