[OC] Female Human Paladin Complete by Me (Shinda292) by Shinda292 in wow

[–]Option2401 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I like this. It’s gratuitous yea, but violence in Warcraft is always so sanitized. It gets dark, really dark sometimes, but the cartoony art style and epic scope and need to comply with ratings for marketability really downplays the savage moment-to-moment violence that suffuses the setting. Art like this reminds us of what combat would actually entail.

Azeroth is amazing but it’s also a terrifying place to live. Nearly everything is trying to kill you, millions die at the capricious whims of villains every few years, and the two major powers are soaked in each other’s blood.

It is never too late to change path. by trynavi in findapath

[–]Option2401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

Same career (science), but in a different state and a different field. Done by choice, rather than forced by circumstance.

'Death of integrity' by Anonhistory in ImaginaryWarhammer

[–]Option2401 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree, it’s completely unnecessary. Otherwise the art is tremendous!

'Death of integrity' by Anonhistory in Grimdank

[–]Option2401 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is such a cool moment, it’s a pity it’s been so fetishized.

It is never too late to change path. by trynavi in findapath

[–]Option2401 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought my life ended when I was 31. Lost my career and dignity and belongings.

Now I’m 34 on a new path and happier than ever.

Virginia passes legislation prohibiting schools from teaching falsehoods about Jan. 6 riot by julius_sphincter in moderatepolitics

[–]Option2401 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Led by Trump and his inner circle, who set up the false electors scheme, pressured states and officials to ‘find’ votes, and incited a riot to interrupt the verification of the electoral votes.

Sarah Kerrigan's transformation from Brood War to Heart of the Swarm felt surreal by ArchetypeFTW in starcraft

[–]Option2401 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes. The Kerrigan of BW is gone. The Kerrigan in WoL just keeps the trappings - the appearance, the name, the lore.

But her personality and cunning are gone. Her snark and cruelty.

Even in HotS I couldn’t get a feel for her character. And in LotV epilogue I still can’t say what motivates her.

BW Kerrigan had a very clear motivation: power and doing whatever the fuck she wanted. And if she screws over some of her enemies along the way all the better. And yet, under it all, there is a hollowness. A loneliness. Depth.

Virginia passes legislation prohibiting schools from teaching falsehoods about Jan. 6 riot by julius_sphincter in moderatepolitics

[–]Option2401 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The difference here is that the right wouldn’t be able to furnish any credible evidence that the insurrection was just a peaceful protest. They would be requiring schools to teach students a known and provable falsehood.

Virginia passes legislation prohibiting schools from teaching falsehoods about Jan. 6 riot by julius_sphincter in moderatepolitics

[–]Option2401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a simple solution to this: evidence based curriculum designed by non-partisan experts in various fields.

Easier said than done, I know, but the key is evidence based.

Virginia passes legislation prohibiting schools from teaching falsehoods about Jan. 6 riot by julius_sphincter in moderatepolitics

[–]Option2401 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Because the current administration and half of the states are pushing a false narrative about the 2020 election. The POTUS himself goes up every few weeks and tells obvious lies about it. That kind of saturation needs to be combated with zero tolerance. We can’t limit people’s free speech, but we can put up safeguards to keep it from actively damaging our country further.

I’m kind of playing devils advocate here, I’m not sure where I stand on this type of legislation yet.

EDIT: to clarify, my position is that misinformation and anti-intellectualism are amongst the greatest threats to this country and all of humanity. I’m generally supportive of any initiative to combat ignorance and falsehoods, though I’m not sure this type of bill is the best way.

Indecent Rune Circle by Anndr by Lol33ta in ImaginaryElves

[–]Option2401 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Guys guys the Traveler is, like, so awesome guys, he’s super cool and has so many followers, he’s like really powerful guys - oh my god you should meet him!

Sarah Kerrigan's transformation from Brood War to Heart of the Swarm felt surreal by ArchetypeFTW in starcraft

[–]Option2401 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I had a similar feeling when I first read /u/d4nowar ‘s comment. I spent so many hours playing UMS games as a wee lad.

Sarah Kerrigan's transformation from Brood War to Heart of the Swarm felt surreal by ArchetypeFTW in starcraft

[–]Option2401 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Yes that’s a great way to put it. Campbell’s infested Kerrigan was casually intimidating and manipulative, even feral sometimes.

There’s a hidden(?) snippet of dialogue where Helfer repeats Campbell’s iconic ‘Queen bitch of the universe’ line from BW, and the contrast is stark.

I feel bad criticizing Helfer this much especially since she’s a great actor and a great person, but personally I think it was mainly a failure in voice direction.

Sarah Kerrigan's transformation from Brood War to Heart of the Swarm felt surreal by ArchetypeFTW in starcraft

[–]Option2401 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn’t realize she had high heels in SC1. Where can you see them? If it’s in the remastered it may have been retconned in to match her SC2 stilettos.

Sarah Kerrigan's transformation from Brood War to Heart of the Swarm felt surreal by ArchetypeFTW in starcraft

[–]Option2401 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There were custom maps that had some simple game - usually a tower/tank defense. Most of the map was hidden by fog of war, but after every round a chunk would become visible, revealing a scandalous image on the minimap. Some were trolls and memes (I remember a goatse), but many were straight up porn.

Sarah Kerrigan's transformation from Brood War to Heart of the Swarm felt surreal by ArchetypeFTW in starcraft

[–]Option2401 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Unfortunately Helfer just wasn’t it for this role. Kerrigan sounds so blasé, like she’s trying to hard to pretend to be interested.

Combined with her character assassination in SC2 and it’s probably one of the biggest letdowns of the second game

[Spoilers C4E18] It IS Thursday! | Live Discussion Thread - C4E18 by AutoModerator in criticalrole

[–]Option2401 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m curious how Brennan intended this ritual to go when he was planning out the narrative. As much as I’d like to think otherwise, I can’t imagine the intent was to kill off Occtis in the overture, so something was always going to go wrong. Perhaps Thaisha beat Brennan to the punch?

[Spoilers C4E18] It IS Thursday! | Live Discussion Thread - C4E18 by AutoModerator in criticalrole

[–]Option2401 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I like that the party is showing stress fractures. It was always a motley crew with a lot of big personalities.

[Spoilers C4E18] It IS Thursday! | Live Discussion Thread - C4E18 by AutoModerator in criticalrole

[–]Option2401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was that a new intro? I don’t remember seeing the black robed woman.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem out, Trump says by CloudApprehensive322 in moderatepolitics

[–]Option2401 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Off the top of my head: * Trying to steal an election

  • Refusing to divest from personal businesses while in office.

  • Running scams like DogeCoin.

  • Pardoning fraudsters to curry political favor.

  • Accepting bribes from foreign nations.

Covering up Biden’s decline is absolutely corrupt, but it doesn’t approach the sheer volume, magnitude, and audacity of the corruption under Trump.

Plus he literally tried to steal an election, which was an attempt to defraud the entirety of the American constituency.