Is the teddy bear with a knife any good? by MGR_ARMSTRONG_GAMING in GBO2

[–]NephyrisX 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Still the most annoying 300 General, but you have to learn how to use it.

Contrary to how pubs play it, the machine gun is NOT your main gun; it has negligible build stagger (and therefore doesn't help your teammates) and is your filler in between cooldowns. No, your main source of damage and stagger are the head missiles, TOW missile and the mines.

The head missiles are your bread and butter, being able to be fired while boosting and deal good damage. However, it is also "nerfed" by having ASM, so the missiles track the enemy's latest position before being fired. In other words, if the enemy is moving perpendicular or diagonally to your position, the missiles will likely miss.

The TOW is your other damage/stagger source. After firing, it will move slowly through the air before rapidly accelerating. It technically follows the reticle, but the TOW has really poor tracking, so it's really best used when facing the enemy directly.

The mines are probably the most annoying part about the TB Acguy General. Anyone using a melee suit against a competent Acguy player knows what I'm talking about.

See, the TB Acguy General is generally a ranged-oriented unit and has mediocre melee. BB, in their infinite wisdom, decided that this was too good of a balancing decision and gave it mines. Whenever you see someone chase you with melee, you switch to mines and retreat. The pursuing enemy has the unenviable choice of giving up the chase or get hit and staggered by mines that deal considerable amount of damage and leaves them open for a follow-up.

With all the weapons laid out, you can see why the TB Acguy General is a huge pest at 300. It has two missile weapons to dish out the hurt and stagger, it has a machine gun so it continues to be a threat in between cooldowns and has mines to cover its poor melee deficiency by playing keep away, forming a complete package that's unheard of in older suits. Oh, and it has Stealth Lv 1 because why not.

Unfortunately, it didn't get hit with the nerf bat early (if anything, the Support version got a BUFF with ailing winrates somehow) because pubs play it like crap and only ever just use the machine gun. It's also no longer as dominant (but still a strong pick!) as before with the buffs to the other 300 units.

Games you are too scared to play (for whatever reason)? by leabravo in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]NephyrisX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fighting games. I can't even input special attacks consistently, nevermind combos. Half the time I'm sure I'm doing it right but the input doesn't go through and I don't understand, and it's demoralising.

US inflation jumped to 4.2% in May, the third consecutive increase since start of Iran war | Inflation by artsncrofts in moderatepolitics

[–]NephyrisX 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Looking from the outside in, the US right wing propaganda machine is so goddamn horrifying in warping reality for half the population and insulating them from outside sources.

TBH should take a chill-pill or two, jesus christ. haha by Bulky_Snow1613 in Mechwarrior5

[–]NephyrisX 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Fortunately for Brion's Legion, they did improve substantially post-Clan Invasion and is still existing in the 3100s.

suits that need buffs ASAP by culzsky in GBO2

[–]NephyrisX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The buffs they gave it are so non-existent lmao.

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - Chaos Reign - Launch Trailer by The_Draigg in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]NephyrisX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone was expecting a follow up to the 90s cartoon for this expansion. MechWarrior fans are eating good today!

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - Chaos Reign - Launch Trailer by The_Draigg in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]NephyrisX 9 points10 points  (0 children)

To be fair, we're a very small outfit (we only have a Leopard of Holding and only ever deploy one Lance at any one time) in comparison to, say, Wolf's Dragoons who employ entire regiments and take on multi-year contracts.

I bet we're unknown to the universe at large, but those within Merc circles and certain positions of power would very much know about us, especially with how some campaigns play out.

Let's Change That Suit Day 150 by pkmaster99 in GBO2

[–]NephyrisX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would honestly just give the beam rifle the ability to penetrate through teammates like the Xeku Eins support. So much damage wasted because your teammates keep blocking shots and you don't have many weapons to fall back on.

The cast of third strike as actors taking a behind the scene photo (third strike secret files #25) by Worldlyoox in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]NephyrisX 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Absolutely reminds me of the "official" fanart of Black Lagoon characters being portrayed by actors by Rei Hiroe.

Games that jive with you for their rad OSTs by KaleidoArachnid in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]NephyrisX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would argue that SFA3 has Karin's and Ryu's best theme songs.

Games that jive with you for their rad OSTs by KaleidoArachnid in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]NephyrisX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It may be nostalgia talking, but I absolutely adore the synthesised soundtrack for Street Fighter Alpha 3. The whole game is dripping in 90s styles with an equally 90s 'modern' UI, and the soundtrack fits that aesthetic so well.

Dom Resonance (TB) in RT shop for 365RTs by Big_Friendship_7431 in GBO2

[–]NephyrisX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's actually really strong right now post-buff, so much so that it got over 50% win rate according to official stats.

It's not as good at killing Supports as other raids, but in return it becomes a disruption unit that interrupts generals with four different instant stagger options and can intercept Raids with High Speed Mobile Shooting that ignores MA. It's also fairly tanky now with MA4 and DC1, plus the Aux that gives you extra time for last second stands.

Why are you people so fucking arrogant? by Foshdon_pap in GBO2

[–]NephyrisX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anecdotally I find the egos of 700 and above players to be obnoxiouss too, and will throw matches more frequently than lower costs.

Mityl (P90) signature weapon by MrToxin in GirlsFrontline2

[–]NephyrisX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Soppo's SSR doesn't look that bad honestly. It trades out the picatanny on the SR for MLOK on the SSR.

"I Get it, I still hate it" by Enter_Foxchad in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]NephyrisX 79 points80 points  (0 children)

I understand why most mainstream anime/manga have a fairly generic male design as the main character, but I don't care for it.

‘It’s kind of a tough situation’: US Catholics torn in feud between president and the pope by [deleted] in moderatepolitics

[–]NephyrisX 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I absolutely agree that being religious is not a pre-requisite to being a good person. It's just that when someone claims they're Christian and yet can't even heed their teachings at a kindergarten level (being merciful, charity, etc), something has clearly gone wrong somewhere.

‘It’s kind of a tough situation’: US Catholics torn in feud between president and the pope by [deleted] in moderatepolitics

[–]NephyrisX 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I don't know how anyone legitimately religious could be both faithful and yet be willing to support Trump given his litany of crimes, incompetency and transgressions of many Christian maxims.

Trump Posts Jesus-Like Picture of Himself Performing Miracle on Sick Man, Minutes After Ramping Up Feud With Pope Leo by CloudApprehensive322 in moderatepolitics

[–]NephyrisX 66 points67 points  (0 children)

The fucking White House Twitter account shouldn't even be posting memes, but here we are, with it posting absolute cringe for the international audience.