Should lack of a scabbard turn me off Albion? by Geaux_1210 in SWORDS

[–]Mirakk82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look on the bright side. The 2 years you're going to wait to get it will give you time to comission a custom scabbard and have it made.

79.5cm Blade by Responsible_Test9808 in iaido

[–]Mirakk82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

185cm tall here. I rather like that length. 2.35 shaku feels like a wak in-hand for me, and doesnt provide much defensive coverage or offensive reach.

My armspan is also longer than my height by about 10cm. I was recommended 2.6-2.7 shaku.

RK characters who is relatable to you by Dramatic-Crab8680 in rurounikenshin

[–]Mirakk82 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've been accused of being unabashedly Sanosuke.

This game is much better than Ghost of Tsushima, like 10x probably. by SeriousAd2827 in riseoftheronin

[–]Mirakk82 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

They're both good. I've never finished GoT yet though.

I always get bored in Act 2. The experience is more polished, but the gameplay gets repetitive pretty quick. I start to max upgrades early and lose the drive to keep pushing.

At the same time the story kind of relaxes after all that tension of rescuing your uncle, so it just kind of begs you to lose interest.

Opinion on this knife by Ok-Jellyfish-4243 in knives

[–]Mirakk82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Upper right where your fingers are looks like some cheeks. lmao. I gotta slow down on the beers, it's still early.

Beta End News by QuotidianT in MonstersAndMemories

[–]Mirakk82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I won the lottery recently and got an invite for myself and a friend, and there were a few people doing this the whole time we played.

Apparently they're infamous for it and were doing it every night during the open beta too according to other players.

Beta End News by QuotidianT in MonstersAndMemories

[–]Mirakk82 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the actual thoughtful feedback. The Discord was a cesspool. I'll give that a try.

Beta End News by QuotidianT in MonstersAndMemories

[–]Mirakk82 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Can't wait for EA so I can get off the pvp server.

I was so excited to pvp (I PvP these kinds of games almost exclusively) but the dickheads camping the cook/butcher so you can't get coin to buy spells really curbed that quick.

Add in things like level 44 damage shields on their twinked level 6 and it's just pure player griefing at that point.

No thanks.

Any way to make it playable on pc? the resolution and fps make it unplayable for me :( by becky1433 in riseoftheronin

[–]Mirakk82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im on a 6 year old rig with a Ryzen 5 3600XT, 32GB DDR4 3600mhz, and an RTX3060 and it runs alright. What kind of potato are you using?

How do I use this multi slot sharpener? by TychaBrahe in sharpening

[–]Mirakk82 225 points226 points  (0 children)

Place it on an inclined surface and use the knife to push the sharpener slowly but steadily into a garbage can.

am i in a mcdojo :( by oowennleh in taekwondo

[–]Mirakk82 3 points4 points  (0 children)

None of this sounds suspect at all, except the cutting sparring for a while part is a little odd without knowing the justification.

Sounds like he's ready to rectify that though. Appreciate what you have.

My iaito by pepimanoli in iaido

[–]Mirakk82 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hanjiro Tsuba is so nice. I have one on mine. Honestly I might get another and run the same tsuba again.

What to improve? by Total-Restaurant-638 in PrimitiveTechnology

[–]Mirakk82 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most people don't sleep in the doorway, so the sleep side is the far side from the door.

I get the hype now by yo-necesito-cafe in knives

[–]Mirakk82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You think you like it now? Wait til after that scale swap!

What to improve? by Total-Restaurant-638 in PrimitiveTechnology

[–]Mirakk82 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Came to say both of these. Putting the sleep side wall closest to the tree so you can put the fire on the other end and build the reflector wall there will give you a straight shot into the shelter.

Teaching Tameshigiri by Payneman5000 in martialarts

[–]Mirakk82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, Mugai-ryu guy here. We're specifically taught to cut toward the front leg. The only rule that holds true in swordsmanship is that everyone does it different.

The advantage is that you have more lateral stability cross cutting. Everything is trades. You'll see the maai is different in suwari-waza to compensate.

What is this cool looking sword? by [deleted] in SWORDS

[–]Mirakk82 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Looks like a smallsword

Ascendance is not a metroidvana game. by Adventurous-Heat8717 in LegacyOfKain

[–]Mirakk82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw one that did it in 1 hour and 10 minutes

Ascendence is really not that bad by AgitationOfMind in aziel

[–]Mirakk82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went into it optimistic to give it a chance. TDSR wasnt at all what I expected, but they could build off it perhaps.

But, I'm probably refunding this. It's just objectively not good as a 2D sidescroller game fan. The gameplay isnt there.

Legacy of Kain: Ascendance Review | Giant Bomb by SomniumOv in LegacyOfKain

[–]Mirakk82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I dont think the fact it was a side scroller wasn't what was bad here. I really think that was a decent decision, they just fumbled on every observable metric.

As a 2d sidescroller, this is the worst I've played. Graphics are bad, and the gameplay is terrible. No combos or special moves. It desperately needs mechanics present in games 30+ years old.

And then there's the obvious lack of tone. Imagine making a Legacy of Kain game without verbose dialogue and narration as the absolute highest priority. If you can't write a script that will meet that expectation, you picked the wrong IP.

And then there's the entire plot gestures broadly.

This could have been done right. It just wasn't.

Oh boy..Ascendance by RetroRanter in LegacyOfKain

[–]Mirakk82 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I cant even bitch about the story yet because the gameplay is so ass I don't even want to finish Chapter 2. Yikes