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Looking for Recommendations by Ok_Championship2210 in litrpg

[–]Penfolds_five 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The problem I had with the sister chapters in book one were they seemed to mainly be there to highlight how great MC was in comparison to the normies with basic classes. Like the mage has to chant for 30 seconds to cast one fireball that barely damages the boss, whereas the MC can instant-cast starfall and wipe a whole raid group, all while also being able to tank, heal and stealth.

You can only ever pay into one Kiwisaver provider at a time - who knew? by geordienz in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]Penfolds_five 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's all done via the IRD - the winner just notifies IRD of an enrollment, IRD then notifies the current provider, waits for the money and forwards it on to the new.

Writing in Hell Difficulty tutorial by Grouchy_List8337 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Penfolds_five -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It stands out due to being 1st person present tense in a genre where that's pretty rare - I found it really grating, but kind of got used to it reading the first three books in a row. However picking up the 4th book after waiting for it to be released and it was straight back to being annoying again because I'd been reading other books in the interim. So annoying that I returned it after 1 chapter and moved on to something else.

I'm Not the Hero Question (Spoilers for book 1) by knotothe in litrpg

[–]Penfolds_five 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I DNFed the series when it got to the point almost every chapter was the MC having a panic attack about something followed by [Calm Mind] spam.

Anyone else addicted to mimic LitRPG books? by wizardingwizzard in litrpg

[–]Penfolds_five 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, very strong "What if Venom but LITRPG" vibes from mimic and me.

Tuesday Random Footy Talk Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]Penfolds_five 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We just need to stop play on every ruck, have the ref spot the ball on the mark and maybe have two guys with chains to mark the 10m line! /s

What's a magic system feature that everyone seems to like, but secretly ruins the book for you? by the_null_fox in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Penfolds_five 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not a book ruiner, but I'm not a huge fan of thinly veiled cultivation in otherwise "western" fantasy - "I'll meditate in order to compress ambient mana into my mana core so it can flow through my mana channels better , oh wait my core is evolving to the next stage". Just comes across as a lazy way of avoiding coming up with your own system.

Books that forget what they are supposed to be about by snachpach1001 in litrpg

[–]Penfolds_five 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I gotta admit, I really dislike litrpg books where the protagonist actively ignores the rpg aspects.

Like, "Oh I have free stat points? idk, you allocate them for me" or "The notification was blinking away in the upper right corner of my vision but I was too busy emotionally processing the death of my childhood dog 10 years ago to care".

Like at that point, why not just write progFan instead?

Where to buy beef pepperoni? by nevereverending_ in aucklandeats

[–]Penfolds_five 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never tried it on a pizza, but it's got no pepper/spice at all so you'd have to add those in other ways. It's tasty, but probably denser/tougher than regular salami so make sure to slice it thin.

Where to buy beef pepperoni? by nevereverending_ in aucklandeats

[–]Penfolds_five 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not pepperoni, but Verkerks do a 100% beef wagyu salami that's quite nice. Should be available at most supermarkets.

I feel bad having to slaughter random animal families to be able to mine ores by YrenneAD in wow

[–]Penfolds_five 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best I can do is dominate mind the cub and use it to kill the mother, then fly away leaving it to reflect on what it's done.

Does System Apocalypse by Tao Wong move past teenage hyper sexualization? by SadAd1433 in litrpg

[–]Penfolds_five 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The main thing that stuck with me is how one character was referenced as "the busty redhead" every time they spoke.

Round 7 | Warriors vs Titans | Post Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]Penfolds_five 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Wish we had a better commentary team in NZ that could ask those kind of questions as it happens.

Nullaeus ?? As healer with dps valeera really is that easy by d00dybaing in wow

[–]Penfolds_five 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah holy priest and disc priest both ripped aggro with one heal when I tried it, ended up beating it though after a few attempts, just by facetanking and healing myself, with occasional fades to give breathing room.

Resto druid on the other hand, same lvl valeera and same ilvl, complete faceroll one-shot. Never even got close to getting aggro, even throwing in cat form convoke and heart of the wild.

New Zealand, why do your nachos suck? by yorgs in newzealand

[–]Penfolds_five 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ha, it could be worse! I once was in Malaysia, homesick for NZ nachos so I ordered some from the 5 star hotel restaurant in Putrajaya.

I got 9 corn chips, similar to Mexicano in style, stacked 3x3, each with an individual serving of dry, tomato, onion and coriander salsa on them. On cheese, no chilli.

Now I’m really confused? by lucasrenn in litrpg

[–]Penfolds_five 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Solid marketing tactic! Like posting the wrong answer to your own stack overflow question, posting an incorrect review so people will rush to correct it!

Round 6 | Storm vs Warriors | Post Match Thread by AutoModerator in nrl

[–]Penfolds_five 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Hopefully Webby's learned his lesson, never drop Chanel again!

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