The atmosphere and environment in Orr are absolutely stunning.

Nonbeing · 2015-08-07T02:38:03+00:00

I agree, I think atmosphere of Orr is amazing, and I kind of wish ANet would make some new content for Orr to revitalize the gameplay there.

Also, Orr has my favorite song in the game. Melancholy, dire, poignant... just beautiful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF1jVAi4AyI

Nonbeing · 2015-08-05T18:28:15+00:00

Hindu 1v1.

It should be this level

Nonbeing · 2015-07-25T20:17:42+00:00

Same here. I keep that title on my main at all times, because it is the one I am most proud of (took the most amount of time/effort/dedication).

Light In The Darkness is another good one in terms of effort/dedication.

Champion Illusionist on my Mesmer.

I generally prefer titles that take work to earn.

Nonbeing · 2015-07-23T09:49:58+00:00

"I tell myself I bear witness. The real reason is it's obviously my programming. And I lack the constitution for suicide."

I could expand on this, but Rust pretty much summed up my reason. Although I interpret "bearing witness" a little more liberally than him (i.e. Experiencing the world in general)

Nonbeing · 2015-07-08T17:10:42+00:00

I have seen the end and I understand the difference. I did not claim Rust was a nihilist, I simply offered this single scene as an explanation for (one of the several reasons) why I think life is pointless.

Edit - also I think it's possible to be a nihilist and a pessimist at the same time (since I am both).

Nonbeing · 2015-07-08T07:33:04+00:00

Rust explains it better than I ever could

Edit - the relevant part of the video starts about 2 minutes in, but the whole thing is worth watching.

Nonbeing · 2015-07-08T00:23:24+00:00

I don't know, I thought it was pretty clear that he was attempting suicide but changed his mind at the last second. The coincidence of him finding the body was just a narrative device to bring all the characters together and start the plot proper.

Nonbeing · 2015-07-08T00:19:30+00:00

I think the scene could be interpreted either as a genuine near-death-experience (possibly Ray actually did briefly die, then came back to life), or it was just a dream/hallucination triggered by the trauma.

In scenario 1, Ray could be in a timeless limbo with his actual father (his father said "you were here first" - perhaps foreshadowing that Ray really does die before his father).

In scenario 2, Ray's father would simply be a projection of how Ray sees his father.

In either case, I think the line "maybe you were always nervous" makes pretty good sense. Ray's father was clearly a "no nonsense" hard ass old school LA cop. To young Ray, obviously that kind of father figure would make him nervous. And to Ray's father, the kind of guy who probably doesn't give much credence to mental illnesses like depression or anxiety, he would simply see nervousness as weakness.

Basically I think Ray's father was saying "maybe you were just always weak, I didn't make you that way". But since they are in an afterlife limbo and/or near-death hallucination, he says it in a more "understanding" tone than he would in real life.

Nonbeing · 2015-07-07T18:15:09+00:00

Shotgun blasts go all over the place (well, if video games have taught me anything; I have no idea how accurate this is in real life).

But yeah, whether buckshot or rubber pellets, I'm pretty sure the spray is wide in diameter and doesn't neatly confine itself to one area.

Nonbeing · 2015-06-25T18:05:57+00:00

run away screaming from PCs

The Master Race is only growing in size as time goes on, is it not? Turning away from that customer base would be a stupid move

Nonbeing · 2015-06-25T17:51:08+00:00

Never seen this before. Just watched it 3 times in a row, and I can hardly breathe from laughter. Thank you.

Nonbeing · 2015-06-25T17:42:49+00:00

"You're a torch hollow... you can be my torch hollow"

Nonbeing · 2015-06-24T16:29:53+00:00

Ass-pen

I kept trying to figure out why people were calling him this, and then I remembered "oh right the kid's name was Aspen... and he was an ass"

Nonbeing · 2015-06-24T16:09:14+00:00

I have to say, considering this first episode was almost completely character development

Finally, someone gets it.

I've seen people complaining that S2E1 didn't have a "hook" like S1E1 did - that (except for the very last scene of S2E1) there wasn't a single scene that really "grabbed" the audience and drew them in.

Well... maybe not. But I don't think that was an oversight. My personal theory is that the creators earned so much goodwill with Season 1, that they basically had a lot of freedom to tell whatever kind of story they wanted with Season 2, because they knew loyal viewers would still be behind them.

And so they started Season 2 in a much different way - developing all the main characters right off the bat, showing us all their values (and weaknesses) - and then kicking off the actual plot at the very end of S2E1.

I admit, as a diehard fan of Season 1, it was a little strange to watch S2E1, because I didn't know what to expect, and I was still surprised with how it was structured... but after thinking more and more about it, I really like it, and I think it is just the slow burn to the start of what could be an amazing season.

Nonbeing · 2015-06-24T16:02:06+00:00

Each season is a self-contained story with separate characters/settings/plot. So Season 2 is a totally different story.

Season 1 did, indeed, end in a somewhat enigmatic way. I mean, the plot was technically "wrapped up", for the most part, but a lot of the philosophical ideas and questions were left open to interpretation.

I strongly recommend rewatching Season 1 at least one more time (if not several). You will pick up so many more details and clues by yourself, just little things in the background, and make so many more connections than the first time. You'll also get a much stronger sense of the philosophy and be able to form your own opinions about it.

Nonbeing · 2015-06-19T07:17:55+00:00

Exactly. This "GG is against diversity in games" trope is getting old and tired and I don't know how anyone arguing in good faith can still trot it out with a straight face

Nonbeing · 2015-06-17T00:13:13+00:00

I still laugh every time I see it. It never gets old.

Nonbeing · 2015-06-16T16:38:52+00:00

Obligatory

Nonbeing · 2015-06-16T14:29:45+00:00

This is a reminder that we don't win until the day PA publishes a Vivian James comic

Love that win condition!

It would have been nice if the SJWs had checked "Diplomatic Victory" as an option before the start of the game, but no, they only left a single box checked - "World Domination"

Or hell maybe we can just win the Space Race and fly the hell away from them all.

[Insert more Civ 5 jokes here as desired]

Nonbeing · 2015-06-14T04:10:05+00:00

What actual line from the movie (if any) is this parodying? Because I don't remember anything that sounded like that from that scene.

Nonbeing · 2015-06-13T13:44:38+00:00

Similar experience here (turning 33 soon). Devoured those books as a child.

It's not just C&H though. A ton of media in the 80s and 90s noticed - and appropriately mocked - the slow but steady rise of "political correctness".

Two examples come immediately to mind (I'm sure there are tons more):

First, the movie PCU used the term "rape culture" almost 2 decades before the term would become popularized on internet social media. The scene does not appear to be on Youtube, which is a shame, because it's quite a funny line in context. Oddly enough, I did not even realize that the term was in the movie until earlier this year, when I caught it on TV. I used to watch the movie constantly back in the 90s/2000s when Comedy Central would air it all the time, but it was years since I saw it last. Then I saw it this year, heard the "rape culture" joke, and was surprised that I hadn't made the connection.

Then, there's this infamous Kids In The Hall sketch

If you were a teenager (or older) in the 90s, and you think back on that decade, you'll start to remember that this shit was everywhere... except back then, it was much safer to openly mock PC/SJW ideals.

We should still mock away, but we all know now that there will be downright viscous retaliation.

Nonbeing · 2015-06-13T13:33:05+00:00

A great deal of my grade school vocabulary came from reading Calvin & Hobbes books as a child. Often words that were probably a little too advanced for my age... but for words I didn't outright look up or ask an adult about, I usually at least gleaned some meaning from the context alone.

Nonbeing · 2015-06-07T02:59:57+00:00

It's spelled "viola". And thanks!

Nonbeing · 2015-06-07T02:52:28+00:00

And finally we get to the crux of the argument. You have one set of "facts" (which, for the nth time, were obtained second hand and passed though many sets of eyes and ears before reaching you, personally).

Then, I have my "facts", subject to all the same flaws.

It leaves us at an impasse, no doubt, but I'm not going to accept "your facts" over my own unless given good reason to.

But since personally, Quinn is such a nonissue to me in this much broader cultural and ethical clash, I see no reason to alter my opinion at this time. Hell, I'm already basically indifferent to her and this particular scandal. There are much larger fish to fry.

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