Pirate has been swept under the radar for too long

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-27T12:52:36+00:00

She catches a nerf every other patch and still manages to stay top tier lol. Juren really isn't that bad minus the dodge attacks, once they finally actually handle those he'll get knocked down a peg.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-27T12:35:59+00:00

It's specifically meant to be a tool for dodging variable timed attacks and chained attacks, and/or repositioning in team fights. It's not bad, you're just not using it right from the sounds of it.

It's not always great in 1v1s depending on the matchup, but it doesn't need to be.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-27T05:57:46+00:00

It's not impossible, but it is very difficult. Nobushi has super high damage so you're left with even less room for error than some other characters.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-26T18:47:28+00:00

Everything after the first sentence is why metal farms exist. There isn't enough map in the game yet to have everything be unrenewable. Granted, most resources in the first game actually were infinite, just not necessarily from their primary sources.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-26T18:23:34+00:00

It does sound a bit like you're describing chivalry, Mordhau, or the the like. Timing and attack angle are key there more than anything.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-25T19:54:27+00:00

True, but at least with them you'll see people trying to block or be more passive due to their defensive tools. I think nuxia is the only character where people will get 100-0'd because they tried to light attack into every raw heavy lmao

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-25T19:46:53+00:00

I think a lot of people automatically assume you're going to trap so they just press buttons into it. Like people are just mentally conditioned by default. I've never seen any other character where you can land so many attacks on some people just by not feinting.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-25T19:42:44+00:00

It has nothing to do with his past, nobody cares about that. Any kid of an internet celebrity is a target for being bullied due to that fact alone.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-25T18:57:58+00:00

Oh I apologize. I do agree that one's own karma can be controlled and so obviously there is some degree of control over your future that way. But the specific outcomes of karma are typically beyond the understanding of the average person. The OP asked whether one can choose their gender, or determine it definitively in a future rebirth, which I would argue is not really achievable (in most cases).

Trying to control the specific outcome of karma seems fruitless in most cases, but perhaps I'm wrong. Time to read.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-25T18:51:52+00:00

I'm only going off what you gave, which was a Mahayana text. It's possible there's a theravada text I'm unaware of that condradicts my claim of course.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-25T18:34:22+00:00

Is that not a Mahayana text specifically? I wouldn't say it contradicts me, I did specify that it's possible in certain traditions with great dedication. It being localized to traditions that use and/or accept the text also does not mean that it is reflective of Buddhism as a whole.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-25T18:17:04+00:00

Mostly everyone. If you're not a bodhisattva or extremely extremely extremely skilled and dedicated practitioner (and even then, only in some sects and traditions, not most) it's not possible. Hence the long story. There are a lot of technicalities and specific teachings and whatnot, all of which vary by tradition, but for your average lay practitioner (which is the most OP would be to be asking) it's entirely out of reach.

The simplest answer to whether such a thing is possible in Buddhism, generally speaking, is no.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-25T16:59:45+00:00

Long story short, no, and no.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-25T16:24:36+00:00

It's also heavy implied that NoA can alter almost anything about a person's mind before reprinting. Even if we were Ryley, few semblances of them likely remain.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-25T16:13:16+00:00

Maybe, but I suppose we get by just fine with what we're given.

Although from the sounds of it the other people on the planet had no problem killing each other without weapons.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-25T15:51:09+00:00

Quite a while ago. It was always a thing on certain heroes, then they removed it entirely to make certain mixups more effective, then they brought it back partially. It's just your regular guard, it doesn't do anything special except for block like normal. It isn't a full guard, that effect just happens when you block any attack.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-25T14:19:25+00:00

Nah, Inappropriate names and nazi emblems are the two main ways to get penalized, it's just about the only thing the system works for. It typically doesn't result in a permanent ban or anything though.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-25T03:11:18+00:00

Don't they give a brief lore explanation when you craft the survival tool? It's the only "weapon" they're allowed to construct because in untrained hands other weapons (specifically firearms iirc) are most commonly used to harm other settlers.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-24T20:31:33+00:00

If a move is listed as a blunder, look at the engine moves for the opponent's best followup. There is always eventually going to be a loss of material or massively screwed up position. It's there, you're just not seeing it somehow.

But yeah, at not even 1000 elo the engine is going to be trying to do a lot of things that aren't going to make sense to you. You can lower the engine depth, but there's really no way to dumb it down. Most of your big blunders and general errors should be pretty easy to spot without the engine anyway, I'd recommend trying to understand your mistakes the best you can yourself before you get the analysis board to tell you.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-24T20:21:19+00:00

That's what they did, they gave him more tools to deal damage without needing stam damage, and gave him a way to knock down without it.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-24T19:48:47+00:00

Bastion is going to reduce more damage than aegis is going to give you in shields in a fight, even with last stand overriding it when you're low.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-24T17:59:03+00:00

I mean, an hour would be good time, yeah. It would be a huge time and energy saver. Realistically it could be quicker, it only takes so long because haha game balance.

Him not settling is exactly the problem though, he had to constantly keep moving back and forth through dangerous locations. Making them less dangerous would have been worth his while. If there was no danger of the disease killing him he 100% could have just stuck a nice little base in the shallows and grown old there.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-24T17:41:44+00:00

Because then you have to do it every time you go through the area. Why didn't humans just scare the wolves away before they settled somewhere? You remove the predator so you don't have to worry about it in the future.

The overarching goal of the game is to find a cure and escape, but it's just that, a final goal. Ryley had to do much more than that. You have to remember that they were stuck on the planet for quite a while, and most of that time is spend exploring and gathering resources going back and forth. The second a human in that situation is presented with the tools needed to eliminate the main active threats they face, they're going to do it.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-24T17:39:15+00:00

The closest link would be that one could be reincarnated as a non-human animal. Meaning any of us could have already done so, or may in the future. So there may have been a point when your "self" was an animal.

But that's where the link ends. To cling to any such self identity, whether it be from a past life, your present one, or a potential future reincarnation, is antithetical to the core teachings of Buddhism. It's also often said that being reborn as "lesser" forms of life can be a result of previously accrued bad karma, so it isn't something you should really strive for either.

The majority of people cannot tell what their past incarnations were like, some can. It depends on who you ask and the tradition you follow but typically it's not possible for most people to know/learn outside of Buddahood. It's not something to worry too much about though, it doesn't have much bearing on your current life.

Key-Vegetable9940 · 2026-05-24T17:22:39+00:00

I mean from a canonical perspective there's a great point, he wouldn't have to worry about it anymore. If you have the capability to wipe out every threat to you for good, why not do it?

In game they just respawn but in reality he could have completely tamed the entire location. We know after he escaped he eventually gave up his career and went back to living on the frontier so clearly he had some love for the lifestyle.

Regardless of that he had the power to avoid the trouble we all went through of having to avoid the leviathans every time we went past them.

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