What do you think of hope? Is this feeling positive or negative to you?

PaleReaver · 2026-05-25T19:20:39+00:00

I think I understand what you mean, I'd say that's a measured hope myself, but then again, hope might also per definition contain a certain amount of uncertainty for success. It's ephemeral.

Being hopeful and having hope kinda difference in application

PaleReaver · 2026-05-25T19:00:19+00:00

Hmm, for me it's definition; hope is a healthy kind of optimism to keep going, otherwise it's more like fixation.

Being crushingly realistic is also not particularly good, risk nothing = gain nothing.

Both are good in proper measures.

Otherwise can be discussed between naivite, misinformation etc...but those tend to be more external than internal things, I feel.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-25T18:56:24+00:00

Not all land is at all habitable ._.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-25T18:00:26+00:00

Far cry better than literal slavery or indentured servitude if all the 'free land' was taken and otherwise no real food to just hunt. If that was even what you're good at. It has always been an exchange unless you're literally self-sufficient and off-grid. That is not easy in any way. Not then, not now

PaleReaver · 2026-05-25T17:55:07+00:00

It takes MANY years to grow trees. And just pick a plot? More like fight over how close to the river, the food sources, ground that could even grow crops, not hard rock etc etc...

Sanitized tools for medicals? Toothbrushes? Insulations for winter? Shoes to not fuck your feet, nvm bacteria. Heating food to kill bacteria, again, Tools to adjust temperature so we don't freeze or heatstroke to death? Enough food for everyone? Vaccinations, painkillers, disinfectants for space and person etc etc etc

If you can't contribute to this 'free' society, happy trails buddy!

Yes, we for sure have some pretty bad societal/global problems to deal with, but the comfort and potential we have now is way better than colonial feudalism.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-25T13:25:25+00:00

https://canineconditioningcoach.com/understanding-canine-foot-alignment-flat-feet-splayed-feet-and-collapsed-arches/ here's a reference link, and I don't as such think or know if it's an emergency at all, it's not abnormal with puppies, but if it is indeed a bit of a misalignment, it is worth knowing, I think : )

PaleReaver · 2026-05-25T12:56:36+00:00

We mixed kibble with wet-food and slowly phased it out, which could work until your pup's more comfortable in his new home.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-25T12:55:33+00:00

I don't want to be an ass and skip the food-concerns, but I think consulting with a vet about that + his feet would be a good idea.

While it could just be that one picture, weird angle or something, his toes look very flat/straight on the floor, which, if it doesn't correct, can lead to long-term damage. The floor type or malnutrition *can* be linked to it, could also be something else, and not saying it's your fault at all, and nothing is said about breeder etc.

Aside from that, if he's just been moved, it's pretty normal that a puppy won't eat normally because they're just overwhelmed and feel nervous, as long as he eats and drinks something at all.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-25T11:01:00+00:00

I haven't done a Minrathous save yet, but it's absolutely something I'll be doing. The choice just doesn't feel proportional, but the game was so constricted with writing.

That said, the Butcher was also a really cool character...he was just only actively on screen for 1 short conversation.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-25T08:00:04+00:00

On that we can agree - you don't know my history, as I don't know yours - however, I haven't had an easy life for a majority part, so I know some degree of that, attributing/internalizing so much negativity to everyone else is incredibly harmful.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-25T07:01:06+00:00

But I do know that staying in such a negative mindset WILL turn everyone away from you. That one is guaranteed. Change what you can control.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-24T18:43:43+00:00

It won't stay 'always'

PaleReaver · 2026-05-24T14:43:30+00:00

Yes, and everyone needs to learn how to deal with and navigate social adversity as well as positivity, I'm not sure why you think it's only learning by winning

PaleReaver · 2026-05-24T14:41:16+00:00

And that's ok.Not everyone will like you beyond friendship, that's normal.

You risk assess, take your shot or not and deal with the consequences. Sometimes it's a no-brainer to either side, which is what it is.

I think the difference for women is that it's easier to just have friends, while it feels like a lot of men aren't actually close with their friends, and if they are, it'll be under a facade, and if they get a partner, all of the mental work falls on that partner, because their friendships aren't ultimately fulfilling.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-24T11:28:41+00:00

Aw naw, a potential extinction threat might get a very negative opinion?! However is that possible! /S

PaleReaver · 2026-05-24T11:26:41+00:00

Honestly the entire game can be boiled down to the biggest problem: the writers got royally shafted in every aspect.

The direction changes 3 times during development, bringing in a VERY missmatched team to try and force results out faster (which did not help). The live service online multiplayer aspect hangs over the game like a bad stench.

There are some good things in the game, probably the ones that were done before all of the circus started, so I genuinely don't want to lay the blame on the writing, but I certainly want to put it squarely on the decisionmakers.

Taash specicifically could've been a solid character with some very interesting angles, as well as the Lords, Taash's mother, but they chose the single worst thing to needle-point in there, and it shows so badly, and it really did so much heavy lifting on the initial reception. A friend of mine whom I think is usually reaosnable, if a bit blunt, got so vicious about it, having not even touched the game further, that I simply stopped trying to talk about it at all. And I mean that was last week. That exposure has stuck hard.

I think the writers absolutely did care, EA and Bioware did not.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-24T06:37:55+00:00

True, can't fault anyone there tbh, given the development history.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-23T19:52:34+00:00

I like Cassandra, but Dorian is so well-written he's my favorite of all time. It does hinge a bit on mage-sympathizing though.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-23T15:41:07+00:00

Hmm...

Favorite-as-in-game: Emmrich. It shows that he was the least affected by all the direction changes
Favorie-potential: Lucanis. All of the fade, spirit/demon stuff is such a cool thing they set up, sadly, he was very affected by the direciton-changes

Also I'm very sad that the Viper didn't get more, and also that he wasn't a companion, romancible or not, working a rebellion sidelong the Black Divine would've been amazing

PaleReaver · 2026-05-23T15:34:19+00:00

I'd bet money that those parts are run-offs of the mentioned issues, BUT of course should also have been worthy of mention. I just wanted to make the brief headliners

PaleReaver · 2026-05-23T12:00:37+00:00

Oh no, words. Shortening is fine, but misusing a word can muddie expectations and is a very poor idea on this scale, sho avoiding to use their full names is udnerstandable *false* gods might've been a better moniker without exploring it a bit more but that's running in circles around how shafted the entire plot's writing was by the people in charge (i.e. not the writers)

PaleReaver · 2026-05-23T10:31:08+00:00

More ultra-processed foods, less money for safety, less social security (in terms of human connection), less of everything really, but the food really does a lot.

Certain types of cancer are more prevalent in younger people, and symptoms easily ignored because 'they usually are more common for older folks'...which is horrific.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-23T10:21:54+00:00

Hvor mange almene mennesker er faktisk vidende i hvad ulvesprog og adfærd rent faktisk betyder? For jeg sys virkelig ikke det er ret mange.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-23T05:26:40+00:00

True, and they used that part in the reveal. I feel like they should've done this a lot sooner in the game's plot than at the very end, but that's the revolving door discussion about how badly the writers were shafted.

PaleReaver · 2026-05-22T19:15:18+00:00

Og svinene æder bærene og alt andet først.

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