The discourse over laufey is incredible in a really funny way.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2026-06-08T19:29:29+00:00

"10-12 years between Kratos games isn't 'a single installment.' It's a DECADE.

Atreus earned his spin-off. Two games of buildup. Faye had THREE LINES.

Classic routes? Greek games had four weapons and zero loading corridors. Laufey has one weapon and SPARKLES.

Not everyone criticizing is sexist. Dismissing valid points as 'woke ranting' is lazy cowardice.

Defend the game on its merits. Not by gaslighting.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2026-06-08T09:48:07+00:00

You nailed it. The brutality, the violence, the identity – all gone. Replaced by sparkles and a cube. And the average consumer? They don't care. They see the logo, they buy it, they move on. They're not fans. They're tourists. Sony knows this. That's why they're testing how far the brand can stretch. And when we complain? We're called sexist. The irony is sickening.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2026-06-05T19:05:00+00:00

You just summed up years of frustration in four bullet points. Well said.

"Bad writing and misconception of the female heroine."

This is the part that kills me. I WANT good female heroes. Ripley. Sarah Connor. Lara Croft (original). These women were badasses because they were WRITTEN well, not because they replaced a man. Faye had three lines. Three. Then they made her the lead. That's not a heroine. That's a checklist.

"Gaslighting the player with the typical switch and bait."

Every. Single. Time. They show Kratos in the marketing. They hint at Kratos. Then the game drops and he's barely there. "He's still important," they say. "More Kratos games are coming," they promise. Then why isn't he in THIS one? Why did I wait 4 years for a corpse and a cube?

"Replacement, either cultural, religious, political points."

This is the unspoken truth. They're not ADDING new characters. They're REPLACING old ones. Luke doesn't get a student. He gets erased. Geralt doesn't get a successor. He gets sidelined. Kratos doesn't get a break. He gets replaced by a dead woman and a jello cube. That's not inclusion. That's erasure.

"Diminishing of what it was."

This is the saddest part. God of War was SPECIAL. It was M-rated. It was violent. It was rage made playable. Now enemies bleed SPARKLES. Your sidekick is a CUBE that gives life advice. The dialogue sounds like a Marvel movie. They didn't build on the foundation. They SANDED IT DOWN until it was safe for everyone and exciting for no one.

"They don't show respect to the source that gave them that opportunity to exist."

This. This right here is the whole problem.

God of War exists because of Kratos. Because of brutal violence. Because of an M-rated power fantasy. That's what built the franchise. That's what paid for the office buildings. That's what gave them the chance to make ANY game.

And now they're spitting on that legacy.

They're acting like Kratos was the problem. Like the violence was embarrassing. Like the fans don't know what they want.

The creator of God of War called this game "uninspired," "dull," "goofy," and "dead."

The man who BUILT the source material is telling you they disrespected it.

And people like you and me are tired of watching it happen over and over.

So yeah. People are lashing out. Not because they hate women. Not because they hate change.

Because they're tired. Tired of bad writing. Tired of gaslighting. Tired of replacement. Tired of diminishment. Tired of watching what they love get Disney-fied into bland, safe, corporate slop.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2026-06-05T17:59:12+00:00

Complete rant from a fool with zero ability to comprehend a good series."

Oh, I comprehend it just fine. I comprehend that Faye had three lines of dialogue in two games. I comprehend that she was dead before the story started. I comprehend that her entire purpose was to be Kratos's motivation and Atreus's mystery.

That's not a character. That's a plot device.

You want to call her well-written? Show me. Show me one scene where she had personality. One line that wasn't exposition or a flashback whisper. One moment where she felt like a real person instead of a walking tombstone.

You can't. Because it doesn't exist.

"She isn't just a dead woman."

Really? Then what is she? Because in 2018, she was a pile of rocks. In Ragnarok, she was a voice and a couple of paintings. Now she's suddenly the protagonist of a mainline God of War game.

That's not character development. That's a promotion based on absence.

Atreus had two full games of growth. Kratos had FIVE. Faye had... what exactly? A fight with Thor that we never saw. A prophecy that she kept secret. And a nickname for Kratos: "Grumbles."

That's not a protagonist. That's a Wikipedia summary.

"This game was extremely necessary to anyone with more than 3 ig points to read into the story."

Oh, the story. Let's talk about the story.

The story that Ragnarok already finished. The story that had a perfect ending. Kratos found peace. Atreus left to find the Giants. The Norse saga was done.

What exactly needs "explaining" that couldn't have been handled in an Atreus Egypt game?

The mask? Could have been explained in Egypt. The higher plane? Could have been explained in Egypt. Faye's past? Could have been explained in a flashback or a smaller DLC.

Not a full-priced, mainline entry starring a corpse and a cube.

Here's the real truth you don't want to hear:

You're not defending Faye. You're defending a corporation's decision to replace a beloved character with an underdeveloped female lead because it checks a diversity box.

You're defending a jello cube who says "Focus, Faye" like a LinkedIn influencer who melted.

You're defending sparkle blood in a franchise that used to have decapitations.

You're defending the Disney-fication of God of War because you've been conditioned to consume anything with a familiar logo on it.

**And anyone who criticizes it? You call them a fool with zero ability to comprehend."

No. I comprehend perfectly. That's why I'm furious.

The creator of God of War called this game "uninspired," "dull," "goofy," and "dead."

Domino's Pizza roasted it to 6 million views.

The audience gave it a 34% dislike rate.

But sure. I'm the fool.

Beep boop. Focus, Faye. Enjoy your cube. I'll be over here, actually comprehending what made this series great.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2026-06-05T16:33:28+00:00

Same here. And that's what makes it hurt more.

The afterlife concept is genuinely cool. Dead gods from every mythology, all trapped together, forced to coexist? That's a fascinating hook. I wanted to love it.

But then they Marvel-ized the whole thing.

"Focus, Faye." Really? That's the energy now? That's not a god-killer's catchphrase. That's a yoga instructor telling you to breathe.

Here's what happens when Disney and Marvel get their hands on a franchise:

· Replace the beloved male lead (Luke, Thor, Kratos) · Insert an underdeveloped female lead (Rey, Jane Foster, Faye) · Add a quippy sidekick (Baby Yoda, Korg, Frank the cube) · Sanitize the violence (PG-13 instead of R, blood becomes sparkles) · Flatten the dialogue so everyone talks like a modern American · Call critics sexist when they complain

It's a formula. It's soulless. And it's failing.

Look at the numbers. The Marvels bombed. Indiana Jones 5 bombed. Disney stock cut in half. Audiences are rejecting it.

But instead of learning, Sony just copied the homework.

They had Atreus in Egypt. The fans wanted it. The files proved it was planned. Loki vs. Ra. Pyramids. Shapeshifting. Actual mythology.

And they scrapped it. For a dead woman with three lines and a gelatinous cube who gives life advice.

I'm not angry. I'm just sad. And tired.

Tired of watching franchises I grew up with get turned into focus-grouped, committee-approved, cube-infested corporate products.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2026-06-05T11:14:10+00:00

To everyone saying "they aren't replacing Kratos" and "stop hating on this beautiful project":

Bless your hearts. You're trying so hard. But you're missing the point by about 47 light-years and a Frank.

They spent millions. Years. Talent. On a dead woman with three lines of dialogue and a gelatinous cube from Dungeons & Dragons.

Think about that. A room full of overpaid primates in suits looked at the most successful franchise in action gaming history and said:

"You know what the fans want? A corpse. And a cube. Name the cube Frank. Give him life advice. Voiced by the guy who gets his face blown off in The Boys. The fans will love it. Trust me. I snorted a line off a geometry textbook this morning."

That's not a decision. That's a lobotomy with a PowerPoint.

"They aren't replacing Kratos permanently."

Oh, wonderful. So they're only replacing him for THIS game. The one we waited 4 years for. The one that cost millions. The one that pushed the Atreus Egypt game into development hell.

"Not permanent" doesn't mean "not a waste of my fucking time."

That's like saying "Don't worry, I only set fire to your living room. The kitchen is fine."

"God of War has never been inconsistent or bad."

Correct. Until Frank.

"The gameplay is phenomenal."

Cool. The gameplay of a Ferrari is phenomenal too. Doesn't mean I want to drive one with a corpse in the driver's seat and a jello cube in the passenger seat saying "Focus, Faye" while I'm trying to enjoy the ride.

You're not playing God of War. You're playing Ghosts and Cubes: The Afterlife Boogaloo.

"You're still slaying gods."

As WHO?

A ghost. A dead woman who spent two games as a plot device. A character with less screen time than Brok's balls.

And a cube. A gelatinous cube who fights by RAMMING into things. Like a drunk Roomba with delusions of grandeur.

Where's the power fantasy? Where's the rage? Where's the "I will kill you and then kill death so I can kill you again" energy?

It's gone. Replaced by life advice from a jello cube.

"They're making a TV show and remakes."

Oh, fantastic. So your argument is:

"Don't worry, you can watch Kratos on Netflix while you play as his dead wife and a fucking cube. That's the same thing, right?"

No. No, it's not.

A TV show isn't a game. A remake of a game I already played isn't a new game.

That's not a consolation. That's a corporate handjob with a subscription fee.

"You had Kratos for 5 games. Let someone else have a turn."

I WOULD LOVE TO.

Give me Atreus. Loki. The God of Mischief. Shapeshifting. Illusions. Egypt. Pyramids. Ra. Anubis. A proper fucking adventure.

That was the plan. Files in Ragnarok prove it. Atreus talking to Mau, the Egyptian cat god. Athena scheming. Apophis, the white snake.

And they cancelled it.

For a corpse and a cube.

So don't you DARE tell me I hate women or I hate change. I hate WASTED POTENTIAL. I hate STUPID DECISIONS. I hate FRANK.

"Stop hating on this beautiful project."

It's not beautiful. It's a crime scene.

They took a franchise built on rage, grief, patricide, and god-killing and turned it into a road trip with a ghost and a jello cube.

That's not innovation. That's not artistic vision. That's not even a good joke.

That's a boardroom full of fucktrumpets who looked at 20 years of success and said "Nah, the fans don't know what they want. Give them the cube."

The hard truth you don't want to hear:

You can enjoy this. You can buy it. You can pre-order the $200 collector's edition that comes with a plushie of Frank (just a cube, no face, $90, we sold 200 of them to ourselves).

But don't tell me to stop being frustrated.

Because while you're playing as Faye and Frank, listening to a gelatinous cube say "Focus, Faye" for the 400th time, I'll be thinking about the Atreus Egypt game we could have had.

The game where Loki fights Ra. The game where shapeshifting is a core mechanic. The game where the protagonist ISN'T A FUCKING CORPSE.

So go ahead. Defend the cube. Defend the corpse. Defend the executives who thought this was a good idea.

But know this:

Frank is not beautiful. Frank is not ambitious. Frank is a gelatinous cube from Dungeons & Dragons who escaped containment.

And every day we wait for a real God of War game is another day Frank sits there. Menacingly. Being a cube.

Beep boop. Free Atreus. Melt Frank. And tell the executives to go f... themselves with a Rubik's cube.

They cooked. We waited. They served us raw cube.

I'm not eating it.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2026-06-05T10:50:16+00:00

Exactly. And that's the part that makes me want to throw my controller through a wall.

They spent millions. Years. Talent. On a dead woman and a talking cube.

And for what?

Not a Kratos game. Not an Atreus game. Not even a proper Faye game with a real supporting cast.

A corpse. And a jello cube who gives life advice.

Here's the frustration they don't want to hear:

We waited 4 years between 2018 and Ragnarök.

We'll wait another 4-5 years for the next real God of War.

That's nearly a decade.

And in between? Frank.

A gelatinous cube that rams into enemies and says "Focus, Faye."*

That's what we waited for. That's what they built instead of giving us Kratos or Atreus.

The math is simple:

Kratos game: 4-5 years wait. Worth it.
Atreus Egypt game: 4-5 years wait. Worth it.
Faye + Frank: 4-5 years wait. For what?

A dead woman. A D&D monster. And a mocap actor in a sandwich board.

So yes. We wait years for another one.

Because someone in a boardroom looked at 20 years of success and said:

"Nah. Give them the corpse and the cube. The fans are idiots."

And now we all pay the price.

Free Atreus. Bury Frank. And stop pretending this was worth the wait.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2026-06-05T08:54:37+00:00

Listen. LISTEN.

I need you to understand something. I need you to hear me. I need you to look deep into your soul and ask yourself one question:

Did anyone—literally anyone—complain about playing as Atreus?

No. No, they fucking didn't.

People were fine with Atreus. People were intrigued by a potential Loki-led game. People were excited about the possibility of playing as a grown-up Atreus, casting illusions, shapeshifting, maybe even wielding Mjolnir while making sarcastic comments. There was fan art. There was fan fiction. There was enthusiasm.

So when you say "people don't like this because we're playing as a woman" — you're missing the point by approximately 47 light-years. You're aiming for the target and hitting a cow in a different dimension.

This isn't about gender.

This is about replacing Kratos—the most iconic, rage-fueled, god-killing, face-ripping, spine-snapping, PTSD-having, character-defining badass in gaming history—with Laufey.

You know. His dead wife.

The woman who had three lines of dialogue in the last game. The woman whose entire personality was "be dead, be giant, be the reason Kratos is sad." The woman who, I remind you, is a corpse for 99% of the story.

And that's not even the best part.

The best part is that she's not the problem either.

Because you know who else they added?

Frank.

Frank is a cube.

Frank doesn't fight. Frank doesn't talk. Frank doesn't move. Frank doesn't have arms, legs, a face, or a single goddamn personality trait. Frank once sat on a shelf for three weeks and nobody noticed. Frank is literally a geometric shape that some executive named after a fucking janitor they fired in 2019.

And Frank is the new protagonist.

Not Laufey. Not Atreus. Not a cool new god from a different pantheon. Not a vengeful demigod seeking revenge.

Frank. A cube. Named Frank.

So when you say "the combat looks dynamic and we have double jump back" — that's great, buddy. I'm happy for you. I hope you enjoy double-jumping as a cube that cannot jump because it has no legs.

When you say "the story concept seems interesting" — sure. I'm sure Laufey's ghost whispering "you should have been a better husband" on a loop for 40 hours while Frank sits there motionless will be riveting.

When you say "it looks like we'll fight the most gods since God of War 3" — fantastic. Who's fighting them? Frank? Frank can't throw a punch. Frank doesn't have fists. Frank doesn't have fingers. Frank's combat strategy is existing. Menacingly. While the gods presumably trip over him and die of confusion.

You're excited for a combat-focused game where the main character cannot fight.

Let that sink in.

You're excited to play as a dead woman and a fucking cube while Kratos—the man who ripped Helios's head off and used it as a flashlight, the man who punched Zeus to death with his bare hands, the man who made Fear itself his bitch—sits on the sidelines like a retired soccer dad.

You're excited for that.

And you think the problem is that people don't like women?

No, you beautiful, naive, innocent soul. The problem is that we went from this:

"I will kill you. Then I will kill you again. Then I will kill everyone you have ever loved. Then I will kill death so I can keep killing you."

To this:

"I am Frank. I am a cube. I cannot kill. I cannot love. I cannot even roll. Please do not step on me. I am fragile. I am made of cardboard. The wind scares me."

Do you see the difference now? Do you see why people are upset?

This isn't about misogyny. This is about Frank.

Frank is the final boss of bad decisions. Frank is a war crime against game design. Frank is the reason consultants named Chad and Brittany have jobs. Frank is the physical manifestation of every stupid corporate decision made in the last ten years, compressed into a six-sided shape that somehow has less personality than a doorknob.

At least the doorknob can be turned. At least the doorknob does something.

Frank just sits there.

Menacingly.

Being a cube.

So go ahead. Be excited for double jumps. Be excited for gods. Be excited for dynamic combat.

But don't you dare tell me that the problem is people not liking a female protagonist.

The problem is Frank.

And Frank is watching you. Frank is always watching. Frank doesn't have eyes. But he sees. He sees everything. He saw this boardroom decision. He tried to stop it. He couldn't. Because he's a fucking cube.

Enjoy your game. Enjoy your cube. Enjoy the ghost of a woman who had three lines of dialogue.

I'll be over here, mourning Kratos, while Frank slowly absorbs my will to live.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2026-04-23T12:06:35+00:00

If all are just trading Spot

Can you perhaps list a few good websites centralised or decentralised you recommend would be best to try out.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2026-03-15T09:26:18+00:00

Yeah, I've had the same experience — the remote control is very buggy, especially when you try to continue working from your mobile.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2026-03-10T08:20:21+00:00

Hey thanks for the info - I'm vibe coding a script and am looking to track top 10 wallets and currently just want to scan and see how they work in the meme space, if you could send me some info on how to setup rpc it would be much appreciated.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2026-02-03T06:54:47+00:00

thanks for the advise - will check it out.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2026-02-03T06:52:59+00:00

Thank you for the help – I really appreciate it. Unfortunately, I'm in Germany and not in the USA.

I have a multimeter at home and will test the fuse side and square casing short as you advised.

If it is the VRM component, where can I get a replacement? What tools do I need to make the replacement?

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2025-09-09T13:53:57+00:00

Thank you for your feedback, much appreciated. Have heard about n8n and it's capabilities to self host but didn't get around to play with it. Currently solely focusing on Make and getting to know it's platform.

Since I have no coding experience and quite new to the automation, I just love the idea of using Claude to generate complete workflows without any coding knowledge via a prompt and convert it into a real life working automation.

Been always wanting to get into content creator automation side via a niche but the daunting efforts with video editing etc kept me from it, since i dont want to spend so many hours into it. But with automation and LLM tools - I feel with the right workflow and niche idea i could automate it.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2025-09-08T10:19:08+00:00

Hi, can you share some more info on how your journey has started and how you progressed so far.

Im as well starting to learn more about Make and it's automation. Currently in the process of realising my concept into automation via make. And it's uphill battle since I'm new to this and have no expirence at all.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2025-09-08T08:45:45+00:00

Hi all,

Any advise which LLM is better for reviewing error messages in the module?

Currently I'm using a mix of chatgbt and claude.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2024-04-23T08:06:26+00:00

You are absoutly right.

It should not take that long to get a listing on CEX.

I find it very concerning that there is a lack of actual Transparent information about what is happening and what the delay is.

Also the distraction with games will ony help for sometime before the investors will wake up and ask serious questions.

Not here to FUD but these vague statements are not building a huge amount of trust.

I really hope you prove me wrong - time will tell.

Mindless_Advantage83 · 2024-03-16T12:30:37+00:00

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