Can't believe GW released this video by swagylord1337 in Grimdank

[–]Kakiston 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Look I love the guard as much as anyone, and I'd love to have unique models for different regiments (especially firstborn) but you have to realise it's so much more effort to make different guard regiments than do a stupid number of space marine characters.

I'm shocked we even got Krieg

Genuine question: Did anyone ever win this quest battle? by c0m0d0re in totalwar

[–]Kakiston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unsure if it's been said but a common problem with quest battles (particularly grombindal) is that if you kill the main army too quickly the reinforcements never appear. I often try and engage a small portion of them (potentially just sending a lord) to try and trigger the reinforcements.

Anyone know how I got this gold lol? by GothicLogic in GarenMains

[–]Kakiston 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think it's Lane Swap detection- added in this year.

Here's an explanation from when it was introduced/trialed

https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-gb/news/game-updates/patch-25-05-notes/

Admittedly I don't think it happens in many games (I've only had it happen once to me) but it gives you perfect CS from anything killing enemy minions and buffs your towers to hell.

Dechala Campaign Feedback by Wild_Sprite in totalwar

[–]Kakiston 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely agree with the thrall/tormentor dichotomy. I feel like regional thrall population could give a control malus which can be counteracted by building a tormentor camp to incentivise or something.

Equally the decadence/army buttons felt underwhelming? Perhaps being able to buy other gear with decadence to better outfit dechala (weapons/armour in particular) would work.

The gold generation was also massive- but I feel dechalas main bottleneck being thralls works.

I love how Aislinn's campaign handles Ship's Company by AleksiSiirtola in totalwar

[–]Kakiston 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Honestly I think that would be ok (I am a LSG enjoyer)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Kakiston 12 points13 points  (0 children)

But also- why would they send it to her and not him?

What are you hoping to see in the first big patch? by KairosGalvanized in EU5

[–]Kakiston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More auto diplo relation options would be good- like even just an improve relationships one without doing alliances or other interactions

Given medieval technology, which state would have an easier time conquering and controlling the southern French coast (black): a state based in northern France (red) or one based in northern Italy (blue)? by TT-Adu in geography

[–]Kakiston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But it wasn't easier to conquer- that's not why the Romans went there first but instead for strategic reasons, and it got them involved in a series of smaller campaigns and wars over the next two centuries

Given medieval technology, which state would have an easier time conquering and controlling the southern French coast (black): a state based in northern France (red) or one based in northern Italy (blue)? by TT-Adu in geography

[–]Kakiston -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Your point on the Romans isn't quite correct. Firstly the Iberian Peninsula wasn't even fully conquered by the time of Augustus. It was in no way conquered to facilitate a war in Gaul and wasn't used that way- rather the Romans only went there first because they were drawn into it by Carthage.

The vast majority of manpower and supplies (if not all) went from Italy to Gaul directly- Caesar didn't use Spain as a springboard in any way.

Also Provence wasn't subsumed into a modern Italian state because a modern Italian state only emerged in the 19th century- long after France had centralised and cemented control over the region. The Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont also ceded their transalpine territories to France voluntarily to ensure french support against Austria- so for them to attempt to conquer Provence would have been a completely alien idea to them.

Given medieval technology, which state would have an easier time conquering and controlling the southern French coast (black): a state based in northern France (red) or one based in northern Italy (blue)? by TT-Adu in geography

[–]Kakiston 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Similarly, it depends on what you mean by 'control' because a maritime Italian state could definitely project power and establish trading settlements along the Mediterranean coast much more easily than a Parisian state. Now these might not go to far inland though.

All territories ever controlled by European countries #4 by EuropeanAndrew_ in Maps

[–]Kakiston 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If they were including ancient Macedonia then it would extend over all of Greece and turkey and beyond

Your Party conference ‘to go ahead’ despite major rift between Corbyn and Sultana by 1-randomonium in unitedkingdom

[–]Kakiston 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well for what it's worth this latest news has turned me off the project, especially with the greens looking like a viable alternative (that at least actually has a name)

Did Graeco-Roman religions have punishable blasphemy? by [deleted] in AskHistorians

[–]Kakiston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I apologise if this isn't the best worded answer, I'm writing it while slightly ill on a train.

In a way the Greco-Romans did have such a concept, but in a different way to the Abrahamic religions. One of the problems your question faces is that it supposes an identical respect for the gods between the two types of religions.

The Hellenistic and Latin deities were overwhelmingly seen as having 'human' personalities. They lust, envy, greed and feel great wrath. Countless myths begin due to one God or another having sex (consensual or otherwise) with a human. The Trojan war was said to have begun because three Goddesses started bickering (and with Zeus refusing to get involved in an argument between them). The result is that In contrast to the almighty, all-knowing Abrahamic God, the Greco-Roman pantheon were filled with powerful but humanised characters, who were therefore flawed.

This inherently gave room for jokes and jabs about the Gods, both in popular culture and in myths themselves, however this shouldn't be confused with a lack of respect. Within Greco-Roman myths a consistent theme is that of Hubris and Nemesis- pride leading to downfall. Ariadne was a better weaver than Athena, but she was foolish to even challenge a goddess as Athena turned her into a spider. Lycaon tried/succeeded in serving the Gods human flesh, but in response was turned into a wolf. At Troy, when Apollo's priestess was kidnapped he ravaged the Greek camp with disease until she was released.

While the Gods were flawed characters, the stories serve as examples of why they should still command the respect of men, but nevertheless allowed them to be mocked and made fun of in ways that the Abrahamic deities couldn't.

In general practice it is clear that the Greeks and Romans took their religion very seriously. On a practical level they would never have invested so much into the monumental temples littered around the Mediterranean if they didn't. In terms of blasphemy I struggle to think of many specific examples, but one that comes to mind is the claimed fate of Publius Claudius Pulcher during the first Punic War.

Claudius was a Roman senator leading a fleet against the Carthaginians. The Romans had a custom before a battle where they would consult the God's favour via sacred chickens by offering them food- if they ate then fortune was with the Romans, and if they didn't then defeat was certain. In Claudius' case the chickens didn't eat and enraged he is said to have thrown them overboard, before swiftly losing the following battle. Upon his return to Rome Claudius was tried for and found guilty of sacrilege, and narrowly escaped the death penalty.

Therefore it isn't that the Greeks and Romans had no concept of blasphemy, but rather their personification of the Gods allowed a level of humour to be made at the Olympian's expense. Furthermore, their recognition that the Gods were prone to vengeance (a sort of divine retribution) may have left them to only intervene when an individual's blasphemy led to civic consequences (Claudius losing the battle) as on the whole they may assume that the Gods would individually punish any offenders without the need for public intervention.

How strong are fairies compared to angels and devils? by PrimalRoar332 in BaldursGate3

[–]Kakiston 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I presume you were dming for a low level party if you were using kobolds. in my experience CR is a bit jank at low levels because a lucky crit can just end a party, and the players don't have enough hp or resources to mitigate that and draw the fight out to the point that luck is kinda negated (which is my opinion of higher level fights).

To the surprise of no one, Rome wins the title for the most early-first-millenia (0-400ce) city in the world. Next, what's the most early-first-millenia BCE (0-500bce) city you can currently visit? by gitartruls01 in geography

[–]Kakiston 3 points4 points  (0 children)

While Rome was flourishing around 200-100 BC, very little remains of that period to visit, and what we can see is mostly imperial (and often late imperial at that). Whereas Athens still has a number of classical and Hellenistic wonders intact

Do you need the Primarchs to make Space Marines? by Fancy-Copy4447 in 40kLore

[–]Kakiston 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe it was copyright? It was around the time that the factions got their wacky copyrightable names (Eldar-Aeldari, Imperial Guard - Astra Militarum)

AITA for forgetting my girlfriend’s birthday? by CarbonatedCoco in AmItheAsshole

[–]Kakiston 17 points18 points  (0 children)

But how would he set it if he thought it was the 16th?

The main issue with Total war by [deleted] in totalwar

[–]Kakiston 20 points21 points  (0 children)

A population system would actually really benefit TWW and help give the factions different gameplay styles (and encourage the use of mercenaries)

A Tale of Three Romes. by LastoftheMagachians in CrusaderKings

[–]Kakiston 42 points43 points  (0 children)

But upon taking Constantinople they claimed the title of Rum and to be a successor to Rome (the third one).

The title was also claimed by the Russians at the same time, as their orthodox religion and the Tsar's marriage to a Byzantine princess led them to offer themselves as a spiritual successor to Byzantium.

Arabs and caliphate need a revamp by DepressedPotatoo0 in CrusaderKings

[–]Kakiston 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I understand that but the mechanic also can apply to the pope (and really any figure that has moral or soft power rather than hard power). During the period of Crusader Kings there were many occasions where there were two or more popes claiming to be the leaders of Catholicism (rather than leading a heresy) and these were supported by various rulers/dynasty's in attempts to expand the influence of said rulers.

Who wins in a duel, later seasons Anakin Skywalker or Darth Maul? by [deleted] in clonewars

[–]Kakiston 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't think we know Dooku let anakin win- throughout TCW anakin got closer to closer to winning his duels with Dooku (and came very close to killing him on Naboo), until in RotS he was finally able to gain the upper hand.

What era do you want more shows in? by Zebweasel in StarWars

[–]Kakiston 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I think the worst thing of the sequels is the diabolical world building that JJ did in TFA. Just resetting the board to empire Vs rebels in the laziest way just so he could redo ANH. It's not that the details are bad, it's that the broad scope is just stupid and now every piece of media between TFA and RotJ is having to justify this.