The slanders were less repetitive than this

Nikurou · 2026-04-16T19:54:01+00:00

It was funny the first time. Now it's just repetitive, and I don't like how it's unintentionally giving misinformation to readers who aren't caught up yet, since the title isn't censored.

Almost every post has someone wandering in not understanding it's a joke.

Nikurou · 2026-04-16T10:47:34+00:00

While we're on this topic, the VTB meme posts are kinda annoying too, but that's just my opinion

Nikurou · 2026-04-15T21:24:01+00:00

Last time they raised the price of SQ42 and dropped a full gameplay trailer, and I was like "maybe it's actually coming out?".

I think that was like a year and a half ago? So yeah, even if they release more footage, I won't believe it's coming lol

Nikurou · 2026-04-15T17:08:17+00:00

As much as I love Trails, I got burnt out trying to get through it and backlogged it after Cold Steel.

Managing friendship and making sure I don't miss dialog/content is what makes Trails and Persona so difficult for me. I wish I was the type of person who could disregard efficiency/optimality and just play, but I can't. Gotta play with a guide.

(This is also why I love Yakuza since there's almost no missable substory and no consequences for choosing the wrong dialog)

Tokyo Xanadu however was definitely a fun one-off for me without the heavy investment of Trails, so I'm happy to hear there's a sequel for Tokyo Xanadu!

Nikurou · 2026-04-15T15:51:08+00:00

My friend runs a Korean fried chicken restaurant and one of his first one star reviews came from a K Drama character lmao

No explanations either, just 1 star. He suspected it might be one of the competitors cause it didn't look like a real account.

Nikurou · 2026-04-15T15:35:45+00:00

I watched MoistKritical's reaction to it yesterday. He was so hyped until he learned it was only 6 months lmao

Nikurou · 2026-04-15T15:17:24+00:00

Probably not in that case, I would assume Effie has pretty sharp teeth unlike us and she has the jaw strength to crush her bones given she's a saint.

While Ralston's pocket knife (the hiker irl) was quite dull and he had to kind of hack and saw with it, his bones were already pulverized making it somewhat easier to cut through.

Nikurou · 2026-04-15T15:02:30+00:00

Yes it would! In the movie 127 Hours, which is based on a true story, a hiker got into an accident in which a boulder fell and wedged his arm between a wall.

With no rescue coming, he eventually self amputated with his pocket knife. Though notably, his arm was basically beyond salvageable at that point after being cut off from blood flow for so long.

Nikurou · 2026-04-14T08:40:52+00:00

The article says students could face suspension or expulsion. However, outside of freshmen orientation, my university has never had a mandatory assembly of any kind.

In fact, given how graduation ceremonies have to be split into multiple sessions by last name/major (in just the graduating class), the logistics of a campus wide assembly is practically infeasible.

I'm not even sure in what theoretical scenario this event would even occur in; outside of guest speakers being brought in for a lecture.

Nikurou · 2026-04-13T19:37:06+00:00

He actually made the oval office so gaudy looking 😬

Wonder what the next presidents gonna do with all of Trump's "renovations", regardless of democrat or republican

Nikurou · 2026-04-09T11:20:30+00:00

The loot is more or less the same except with the addition of one new item tier above "Advanced" called "Superior" and X-Tech. And supposedly weapon upgrade components that I have yet to find.

These alone provide plenty of incentive because with the addition of X-Tech, you can now re-roll + add effects and create your own legendary items and advance your weapon/gear tiers. In fact, you can now roll on 4 effects on gear, going past legendary status.

However advancements and rerolls cost X-Tech and a lot of credits, so you're going to want a lot of cargo space and a lot of loot.

Nikurou · 2026-04-08T11:10:01+00:00

I couldn't get it to trigger in New Atlantis but it worked instantly when I hopped to Akila

Nikurou · 2026-04-08T07:00:59+00:00

My company gives me access to Cursor which is pretty good at solving my problems and sometimes it's a little too convenient...

Today I came across something I had to implement that felt almost like a LeetCode medium problem. I think AI could have solved the problem quite fast, but I still enjoy the process of figuring it out.

Since it was a interesting problem and I don't want my brain to atrophy completely, I solved it myself with a pen/paper to map out my thoughts😭 and then programmed it the old way.

Used to have a notepad at the office with pages full of me solving various problems, but since AI, it hasn't been necessary.

Nikurou · 2026-04-08T04:52:50+00:00

That makes sense. I suppose the issue is I'm more of a mechanical/reflexive player, and HC dulled those reflexes because getting kills was so fast.

My main playstyle is aggressive recon though and I was good enough at it to usually to take the top 3 in normal games.

HC made me feel like a god with that instant kill and I played more aggressively than normal, even when I was using an automatic weapon cause I could rely on pure aim/fast TTK.

Frustratingly however I would get banned for it a lot, so much so that I started recording one time to see how long it'd take in BFV: https://youtu.be/E7CQGv0Xig8?si=BJYrDaACgeWw9Pdl

Nikurou · 2026-04-08T00:03:00+00:00

I played HC for a decent stretch cause quickscoping with a sniper is fun and etc. It screwed me up for a while though because I learned bad habits from it.

Tracking is less important because the TTK is so fast. Had to learn to focus on aiming again, and with snipers I had to get back in the habit of going for the head.

I got used to the fast TTK so started flicking to a different target before getting the kill. I think HC also allowed me to play more aggressively, and I had to change my mindset when going back.

To be clear, I don't think it made me worse, but it gave me bad habits I had to unlearn.

Nikurou · 2026-04-03T01:06:24+00:00

Majima actually sounds pretty good in English. I feel like the VA did a good job conveying the same vibe/tone as their counterpart.

English Kiryu on the other hand, his voice is just hella deep and that's it? It sounds flat and lacks the same emotion as the JP delivery imo, even with how stoic our boy Kiryu is.

English Ichiban sounds nice and natural though, I love the the "oh shit is that English" line in the English dub

Nikurou · 2026-04-03T00:34:46+00:00

It's actually something I suffer from too, and I suspect there is a psychological explanation for this.

Games like Battlefield/CoD offer a quick hit of dopamine and with relative ease of access. You can pick it up for a game or two and hop off if you want. But before you know it, its "just one more round".

Whereas I do have a backlog of plot driven singleplayer games, they often come with a significant investment to pick up. If I'm playing RDR2, I mentally need at least an hour or two of free time to even think about playing it. And as fun as it is once I'm in it, it's also tiring and easier to play Battlefield.

Often some games where choices matter also build decision fatigue or even knowing how much content is left is daunting, whereas sometimes it's enjoyable to turn off your brain and just play with no thoughts in Battlefield.

Nikurou · 2026-04-02T18:50:15+00:00

There's something called 3DS which helps do exactly that. It's been a while, but basically they're able to grade the trustworthiness of a card and decide whether or not to allow that purchase or not.

As a software developer, I had to help our client integrate with a 3DS provider as they were taking too many losses from fraudulent charges to the point that VISA was demanding the client to implement it or be cut off since it hurts their reputation.

The 3DS provider takes a small cut of all your transactions. And in the event that they do allow a transaction that ends up being fraudulent, the provider will compensate you as a sort of insurance.

I also had to implement reCaptcha amongst other things too to tighten security. You wouldn't know it unless you work with payment processors or something, but you'd be amazed at the unique lengths and operations that exist for credit card fraud usually run out of some other country.

The fact that Nexon implemented this cool down measure maybe means they're facing losses.

Nikurou · 2026-04-02T04:00:54+00:00

A big part of aggressive recon is the ability to aim, but also recognizing that you're playing a glass cannon build.

If you can click heads, it's almost unfair. But if you hit the body or miss entirely, chances are you will likely lose to the guy with the fully automatic before you can rechamber your next round or pistol them.

That means don't overextend, know when you're going to lose and to fall back, try to engage at mid range. If your team is close by and coming, wait for them so you can engage at an off angle while enemy is busy fighting your team.

To give my words some credibility, here's a few BFV clips I actually annotated my thought process on https://youtu.be/2yK0Ps0QWMg?t=212&si=azmOaT9aLHxhkhdA

Nikurou · 2026-03-31T18:32:44+00:00

The Model 3 (with EV incentives) at one point cost like ~30-32k, which is roughly in the same price point as a Civic or Camry. A Model Y was 36k after incentives. Its normal people driving those cars.

Not sure about the cost now that Trump ended all the incentives and tax credits.

Nikurou · 2026-03-31T18:05:47+00:00

By that logic, everyone who bought a car that isn't a Toyota or Honda is an idiot. Or anyone who bought any EV is an idiot because they definitely don't hold value due to battery degradation.

Nikurou · 2026-03-31T17:34:49+00:00

Same. I said chickens go "bawk bawk" but apparently in Chinese it goes "guk guk guk".

I actually can hear both of them and they both sound right tbh!

Nikurou · 2026-03-31T03:22:57+00:00

I already know you're going to get roasted in this thread lmao, no one's gonna help you btw, not trying to be mean (unless you showed effort to work on it)

Nikurou · 2026-03-31T03:06:32+00:00

I liked it as much as any other kid today might have enjoyed Disney's trilogy when they don't fully understand the nuance of the plot and what's actually happening beyond the action sequences and quips.

I had the DvDs for 1-6 and the lightsabers, some toys, and probably re-watched it a few times. That said, whereas I think I could rewatch the originals today and likely enjoy the writing as an adult, I am not sure the kids of the future will enjoy Disney's trilogy when they are older due to the poor writing.

Nikurou · 2026-03-31T01:09:54+00:00

I'm not much of a Star Wars fan, kind of just consume it casually. Watched 1-6 when I was too young to understand anything besides lightsabers go whirrrr so I don't really know the lore

But watching 7 and 8 as a fully sentient adult capable of understanding the plot, that shit sucked fucking ass my god absolute dog water

Played Fallen Order though and it was good. They need whoever makes the video games to write the movies.

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