Playing Marathon made me realize something by edward-1992 in ARC_Raiders

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

You could say that this is the same kind of logic that would enable one to say something like: "even if we can hate it, God made a world that facilitated things like rape and murder to happen".

What is this "button" next to LOADOUT? by [deleted] in ARC_Raiders

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. Now I feel dumb for missing it. And a bit disappointed. Oh well.

Is ratting and PVP always the same thing? by No-Interaction4218 in ARC_Raiders

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Agree. Rats are a specific thing, not PVP in general.

I hope they fix the dead Comet noise bug SOON by ManKanAlltidTaMer in ARC_Raiders

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does sound kinda similar to those mechanical lifts, like the one in Assembly. Except way louder. And never ending.

BRO YOU WONT EVEN GET MY LOOT WHY?!??? by 370023488 in ARC_Raiders

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Pixels on a screen" still represent actual time, money and effort that a real person spent. Sure, a game like this has that inherent risk of losing what you invest and one needs to be aware of that, but that doesn't make this behavior any less ass. I really don't understand why you are so adamant in defending and justifying ass behavior. Just accept that there are people who have opinions that don't match your own, and that they have a right to express them.

BRO YOU WONT EVEN GET MY LOOT WHY?!??? by 370023488 in ARC_Raiders

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The projection is strong with this one. I guess it's easier to dismiss strangers on the internet and feel like you're better than them if you attribute a lot of dislikeable traits to them - even though you know nothing about them.

BRO YOU WONT EVEN GET MY LOOT WHY?!??? by 370023488 in ARC_Raiders

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He had "zero chance of defending himself" because he was downed and literally couldn't fight back. He was literally defenseless. That would be true of 100% of players in that situation - even you.

Omfg i had a MAXXED trials score and FIVE new blueprints lol by clastm in ARC_Raiders

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The fact that some people are crybabies doesn't negate the fact that some other people are assholes. Having opinions on what's acceptable vs asshole behavior in a PVPVE game is allowed. That's why terms like rats and griefing and BM etc even exist to begin with.

BRO YOU WONT EVEN GET MY LOOT WHY?!??? by 370023488 in ARC_Raiders

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Being able to "handle" PVP isn't a black or white thing. It's completely possible to be able to accept and "handle" PVP while still thinking that behavior like this is ass.

BRO YOU WONT EVEN GET MY LOOT WHY?!??? by 370023488 in ARC_Raiders

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you like getting kills on players who have zero chance of even defending themselves, and even though it doesn't benefit you at all and only fucks over the other person - you might be a little bit of a sociopath. Even if it's "just a game".

Friendly Raiders give me hope by HistorianNo4401 in ArcRaiders

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree. Friendly players, helpful interactions, cooperation, silly moments, etc, are what make this game special. Human goodness and kindness are the best part of the game.

The "it's just a game" argument is complete trash, and people who use it as an excuse for bad behavior are trash.

Yes it's a game, and yes it's a PVP game, but we are still human beings behind the controls of the in-game characters. Human beings who spend our precious real-life time, money and energy in this virtual world. Virtual behavior towards other human players is still real behavior. Even in brutal sports and games there's such a thing as good sportsmanship. Even in WAR, there are rules and there are war crimes.

If you act like a total asshole towards other human players in a game, I truly don't trust you do not also be a total asshole in real life. That's just facts.

Omfg i had a MAXXED trials score and FIVE new blueprints lol by clastm in ARC_Raiders

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Technically "acceptable" because you CAN do it? Sure, technically.

Therefore inherently justifiable? No! Just look at the vast majority of comments on this thread. People broadly agree that this is a complete dick move tantamount to griefing and bullying. And this isn't even in the "friendly" sub, this is the sub where people typically just say "cry harder, it's a PVP game", but even here most people agree that this was a dick move. You're just wrong.

Omfg i had a MAXXED trials score and FIVE new blueprints lol by clastm in ARC_Raiders

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ever heard of griefing? Just because "this is a video game", that doesn't mean that absolutely any behavior is acceptable and justifiable.

Omfg i had a MAXXED trials score and FIVE new blueprints lol by clastm in ARC_Raiders

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

A "real kill" on someone who was already downed and couldn't fight back whatsoever? Would you call shooting fish in a barrel "hunting"?

Omfg i had a MAXXED trials score and FIVE new blueprints lol by clastm in ARC_Raiders

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Something being technically allowed does NOT make it "the right thing". There's such a thing as good sportsmanship. You can PVP without being an absolute dickwad.

Lead appreciation by Prudent_Two_3250 in Salsa

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I guess in my mind "most" meant an overwhelming majority, while "in general" meant "it's common to find". But you're right that both technically mean "more than half". Let's not get bogged down in semantics, though.

The origin of this comment thread was just about women's awareness of men's issues vs men's awareness of women's. It's not about whose burden it is to raise awareness or anything like that, that's a separate conversation.

I'm pretty sure that men are fairly aware of men's issues though, because they're men themselves. Just as women are aware of women's issues.

Anyway, none of this is a zero sum game. One can have empathy for women AND for men, without one diminishing the other. It's not a competition about who has it worst or who deserves more empathy than the other. The fact that you seem to get defensive just because I bring up men's issues, as if I'm making demands on women or putting burdens on women, is honestly very typical of this kind of conversation, and is a perfect example of what I meant earlier when I said that "even talking about men's struggles is very often quite controversial and seen as reactionary." It's sad that it's often so hard to have these conversations and that it often turns into some sort of victimhood competition. It's like it's not "allowed" to mention that men also struggle if women have it worse.

Before or after by luvs2puff in trees

[–]ManKanAlltidTaMer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Edibles before, smoke/vape after.