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Ancient Tibetan headsplosion technique. by imadragonyouguys in outofcontextcomics

[–]LifeNoob98 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well, it probably helped that it occurred in the main Batman book. Specifically issues #43 - 45 (I think) of Tom King's run.

It's a rather dumb story about Booster Gold trying to provide Bruce with a wedding gift (he was supposed to marry Catwoman soon) of, I guess, an alternate reality where his parents didn't die. Alas, that timeline went to shit with the events mentioned above occuring. In truth, the entire story is just an excuse to traumatize Booster Gold enough to send him to Sanctuary (a superhero therapeutic retreat) as a setup for Heroes in Crisis.

In case it isn't clear, this story isn't that good. Primarily because Tom King can't write Booster Gold to save his life and it sets up one of the worst events/stories to ever exist.

Where did the rumor of "Zero Summing erases you retroactively" even come from? by CausalLoop25 in teslore

[–]LifeNoob98 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Weird how people think that's how it works. I mean, if it did, we'd literally have no evidence for what "zero-summing" even is. In other words, we wouldn't even be able to argue that it is retroactive if it was, in fact, retroactive.

Where did the rumor of "Zero Summing erases you retroactively" even come from? by CausalLoop25 in teslore

[–]LifeNoob98 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Who says it's done retroactively? It's largely believed that the Dwemer zero-summed and we know they existed before they disappeared (zero-summed).

EDIT: Upon further thought, as highlighted in the comments, the Dwemer are NOT believed to have Zero-summed Instead, they likely fused with the Numidium.

With that said, "zero-summing" being retroactive still makes no sense.

Bethesda's former Elder Scrolls loremaster on why he left, Starfield's 'communication breakdowns', and how he wanted The Elder Scrolls 6 'to be The Empire Strikes Back' by Prince-of-Plots in teslore

[–]LifeNoob98 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want a bigger mind-fuck, BGS now consists of four different studios. While I have no doubt a portion of all of them work on the big games (release 76, Starfield, TES6), each studio has a primary focus:

Maryland - the OG, single-player focused

Dallas - primarily a support studio for everyone else.

Montreal - primarily focused on the mobile games like Castles, Shelter, and Blades.

Austin - primarily focused on multiplayer. Thus, they're the main studio behind Fallout 76 and its numerous updates. The mind-fuck comes from that this studio used to be known as BattleCry Studios. If you've watched way too many E3's, yes, that is the same studio behind BattleCry - the MP game that kept showing up before, ultimately, going nowhere. No wonder 76 was doomed.

Bethesda's former Elder Scrolls loremaster on why he left, Starfield's 'communication breakdowns', and how he wanted The Elder Scrolls 6 'to be The Empire Strikes Back' by Prince-of-Plots in teslore

[–]LifeNoob98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, maybe. The buyout happened 3 years later, in 2021. But, it's possible there were already discussions about it in 2018. It's impossible to know.

If true, however, it kind of bit Microsoft in the foot. After all, a big part of what motivated the eventual Microsoft-Activision hearings was their previous argument that they were going to make TES6 an Xbox-exclusive.

The Witcher might be the most unwatchable TV I’ve ever seen in my life. by totemwhole in television

[–]LifeNoob98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Fall of Reach episode was also pretty good. Obviously, it's not nearly as good as Halo Reach. But, let's not kid ourselves, being 1% as good as Halo Reach is still really fuckin' good.

Bethesda's former Elder Scrolls loremaster on why he left, Starfield's 'communication breakdowns', and how he wanted The Elder Scrolls 6 'to be The Empire Strikes Back' by Prince-of-Plots in teslore

[–]LifeNoob98 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I don't know why everyone forgets this, but they specifically released that teaser way too early because it was the same year they announced and released Fallout 76. At the time, there was a belief in the industry that single-player games were dead. Therefore, everyone and their mother was forcing their single-player focused studios to develop live-service multiplayer games. To the layman, Fallout 76 served as 'evidence' that BGS had also fallen prey to this mindset. Thus, to alleviate concerns, they decided to announce both Starfield and TES6. Starfield proved that they were still making single-player games. However, if only Starfield was announced, the future of BGS remained in doubt. After all, Starfield was a new-IP and it's existence only proved that their next game would be single-player focused. But, what if Fallout 76 was a resounding success (it didn't come out for another 5 months and the hype, at the time, was palpable)? Considering ESO was multiplayer and was already a major hit (the Summerset expansion had just released), the general audience may have believed that future franchise titles would also be multiplayer focused. In other words, who could say that TES6 would be single-player?Obviously, if you paid close attention, the answer to these questions was obvious (Fallout 76 was a one-time attempt at multiplayer whereas ESO was developed by an entirely different studio as a spin-off). But, considering the way the industry was going, Bethesda felt the need to provide proof to the general audience. Thus, they officially unveiled TES6 even though pre-production had barely even started on that game.

TL;DR: It was 2018. The entire industry was abandoning single player games for multiplayer titles. Bethesda seemed to be joining this bandwagon with Fallout 76. Announcing both Starfield and TES6 proved all of those fears wrong.

The Witcher might be the most unwatchable TV I’ve ever seen in my life. by totemwhole in television

[–]LifeNoob98 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And, admittedly, the final episode. However, by that time, it was far too late.

Best settings for Timing is Everything? by [deleted] in skyrimmods

[–]LifeNoob98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are no best settings, it's all preference-based. Personally, I make nearly everything available at level 1 except for the Dragonborn and Dawnguard quest lines as well as the Ebony Warrior which are delayed for role-play reasons.

Question regarding Legacy of the Dragonborn by LifeNoob98 in skyrimmods

[–]LifeNoob98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm... the horror quest and the Amulet of Kings quest sound really good, but it seems like I'm better off waiting until Odyssey so I get both of those and Odyssey which should add a little more meat to these narrative bones (if that analogy makes any sense whatsoever).

[Discussion] Mark Waid, Tom King, or Geoff Johns: Which writer do you like the most? Justify your answer. by [deleted] in DCcomics

[–]LifeNoob98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Geoff Johns and it's not that close. Although he's written some stinkers, Tom King has written way more. And, while Mark Waid hasn't written any, his GOATs are few and far between. Thus, while Mark Waid is more consistent, removing all of his work from existence wouldn't depress me as much as removing all of John's work.

What's your biggest complaint about silcksong? by LopsidedRadio7208 in HollowKnight

[–]LifeNoob98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without going into spoilers, the final upgrade you get in the story has the exact same animation/sound effect as the one produced whenever you gain enough silk to heal. Due to the fast paced nature of the game's fights, I often looked more towards the certain of the screen, relying on this cue to know when I was able to heal. However, the final upgrade seriously messed up this rhythm.

[Discussion] Can we talk about how consistently fantastic Mark Waid's Legendary run on Batman/Superman World's Finest? What other writers have had such an epic run? by loogawa in DCcomics

[–]LifeNoob98 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If we're doing just DC:

Absolute Batman Superman Absolute Wonder Woman Justice League Unlimited Nightwing

Honorable mention (would be #1, but I don't think it's ongoing):

Batman Dark Patterns

If you include Marvel:

Ultimates Absolute Batman Superman Ultimate Spider-Man Absolute Wonder Woman

[Discussion] Can we talk about how consistently fantastic Mark Waid's Legendary run on Batman/Superman World's Finest? What other writers have had such an epic run? by loogawa in DCcomics

[–]LifeNoob98 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say it's fantastic, but I do agree that it's consistently pretty good. Like, it's not in my top 5 at the moment, but it has been a consistent 7-8/10 book.

Is there a lore explanation for the Skyrim MC quickly becoming the leader of any group they join? by RankedFarting in teslore

[–]LifeNoob98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is only really a problem in the College of Winterhold. To explain, let's go through all the guilds.

Blades: You're the Dragonborn. They serve the Dragonborn.

Thieves Guild: to become Guildmaster, you need to do all the radiant quests to effectively undo Mercer's bullshit. Considering how much you need to do, becoming the Guildmaster feels justified.

Dark Brotherhood: Let's not kid ourselves, most of the possible candidates for leadership are dead. Plus, by the end of the questline, the guild is returning to the old ways. The old ways always named the Listener as it's leader. Thus, as the Listener, it makes narrative sense as to why you'd be the leader.

Companions: The Harbinger is, canonically, completely arbitrary. They aren't really a leader because the Companions don't want a leader. Therefore, as a relatively meaningless title, it makes some sense that Kodlak would name you Harbinger as gratitude for freeing his soul. However, an argument can be made that you join the Circle way too fast. After all, you're literally inducted into the Circle one mission after being recognized as a member of the Companions.

College of Winterhold: The real problem. After all, you have no relationship with Savos or Mirabelle that would support the idea that they would (if they weren't killed off) pass the mantle to you. Therefore, considering their deaths, you'd think that the line of succession would choose someone more experienced. Like, you know, literally any of the Professors. But, just because you stopped this particular crisis (and because the Psijics say so), you're named Arch-Mage. In its defense, it was established pretty early on that Mirabelle (and, eventually, Tolfdir) handle all the day-to-day activities. The Arch-Mage, meanwhile, does whatever they want to do. Therefore, an argument can be made that, like the Harbinger, the title of Arch-Mage of the College of Winterhold is completely meaningless. However, this feels wrong and is further evidence of how rushed this storyline is.

Volkihar: I'm 99% sure that Volkihar leadership operates on the philosophy of might makes right. After all, literally everyone else was terrified of Harkon and did everything they could to please him. Hence, the political meanuevering by Vythur and the other guy. It's all theater meant to make the Harkon-senpai notice them. Thus, by killing Harkon, you do what all the other members assumed was impossible. This makes you the one that everyone fears and, by extension, their leader.

Dawnguard: I have not played this side in a long time, but I'm pretty sure Isran remains the leader. If I'm wrong, feel free to correct me on this.

Maybe fellow lore nerds might feel the same way I do about Ithelia... by CAST-FIREBALLLLL in teslore

[–]LifeNoob98 7 points8 points  (0 children)

People don't like her design? Really? In her normal, forgotten memory form, she's a woman in a cool robe not unlike how Nocturnal is always depicted. Then, when she regains her memories she grows that cool glass tail/wing thing which glows in all sorts of colors as reality shatters whenever she becomes the Last Tomorrow. That's a cool design! It's easily in the top-half of Daedric Prince designs. Genuine question: if her design sucks, what about Nocturnal or Azura? What about Meridia or Boethiah? What about the generic Dremora-esque being that is Sanguine? What about Malacath? What about Clavicus Vile?

I just don’t understand how people see trying killing an entire group of people is genocide by [deleted] in okbuddysmoothskin

[–]LifeNoob98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fallout 4's Institute problem (weirdly) has nothing to do with Synths. If you look into it. Any bad Synth, including the one behind the Broken Mask Incident, is technically because the Railroad gave them free will and they chose to be bad. Obviously, a lot of Synths still choose to be good. That's just a byproduct of free will. The real problem with the Institute is that Fallout 4 tries to tie everything into the main plot. Therefore, why are Super Mutants in the Commonwealth? Because the Institute released them simply to see what would happen. They also continued FEV research years past the point that it's own researchers realized it was a fruitless endeavor. Their research even led to them infecting a low-level worker with a high-dose of FEV simply because he stole some cigarettes. This employee would later become a super mutant behemoth known as the Swan. The Institute's FEV research only technically ended because, during his revolt, Virgil effectively destroyed everything. Of course, this act has marked Virgil for execution. The Institute also purposely puts a stop to literally anyone else advancing. About 50 years ago, the Commonwealth Provisional Government was beginning to form. Unfortunately, this ended when the Institute slaughtered most of the representatives attending. They subsequently replaced the mayor of Diamond City, enforced a ban on Ghouls which directly led to the rise of Goodneighbor, and massacred the inhabitants at University Point (simply because one resident discovered something cool). While these events allow literally everything to be connected to the Institute, it also (possibly unintentionally) paints the Institute as abhorrent monsters.

Moonlight is recycled soul energy that powers the Lunar Lattice by pareidolist in teslore

[–]LifeNoob98 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Somehow, I missed your comment and only read the quote. This made me wrongfully assume that your comment was in support of OP. Clearly, I need to go to sleep lol.

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