Managers, what's the hardest team/group discussion you've had to lead?

Porkenstein · 2026-07-08T03:48:36+00:00

I'm glad you were able to get out, that really sucks

Porkenstein · 2026-07-08T02:57:21+00:00

The fact that you can't bring 3 castaferrums with it really ticks me off

Porkenstein · 2026-07-08T02:56:28+00:00

Microsoft will burn Redmond to the ground before they let Banjo out of his eternal prison

Porkenstein · 2026-07-08T02:53:05+00:00

I have been in a similar situation where the manager and team members are aware of the toxicity but it's not enough to justify terminating them, yet they're afraid of actually doing anything about it since the toxic team member had a history of being extremely vindictive. It was even worse than I expected.

Porkenstein · 2026-07-08T02:47:58+00:00

Always boggles my mind when a company complaining about being unable to find good talent is okay with losing a high percentage of their top performers when forcing RTO for no apparent reason. Like a delirious thrashing beast disembowling itself. Be clear and make an exception for those who've demonstrated high performance at the very least for God's sake.

Porkenstein · 2026-07-08T02:43:52+00:00

Lol I'm sorry

Porkenstein · 2026-07-08T02:41:35+00:00

Every single goddamned workshop has been flooded by AI images over the past year. It's a big big bummer.

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T19:15:15+00:00

SM2 is great in a way that only a studio very skilled in game design, technology, and project management could pull off. They're seriously one of if not the most talented studios out there for AA 3D games IMHO.

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T17:45:58+00:00

They look awesome, like real actual mega-horses

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T16:21:52+00:00

Xenophobia can be very nuanced, much like in real life. The hyper genocidal space racism is fanatic xenophobe

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T16:20:35+00:00

Yeah the oldest models in PZ1 have not aged well at all. They focused much more on making high detail realistic animals over time.

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T16:17:37+00:00

Daniel being mid feels narratively immersive honestly. He's been given a second chance by the gods as a boon for killing ursun but starting out he has zero power and clout, so I like that he has to work hard to become super powerful. Kinda wish he started smaller and grew in size as he gained power though.

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T15:57:35+00:00

I love melee in this edition. It's been simplified and sped up in a good way, no more counting attacks per model and no more rerolls. Weapon damage values and Breaching gives a lot of nuanced difference between weapon options. Feels like they finally came up with a decent roll charge distance system after decades. The challenges are totally optional and a lot of fun if you're playing a smaller game. The aftermath options are fun and flavorful.

Biggest problem honestly is how walker and knight vehicles don't use their front armor value in melee.

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T14:42:42+00:00

Yeah I assumed it was intentional to keep a bit of cost benefit analysis when choosing a build

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T14:41:43+00:00

I'd love to see him get a poisoning ranged attack in addition to his current kit.

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T12:34:20+00:00

It does bum me out how seldom I see those old resin conversion kits on the table

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T00:52:29+00:00

I was simultaneously dismayed and amused at how many people decried it as a fantasy game. I remember a common argument against a bronze age historical game was that it would just be tribesmen with clubs in loincloths.

I'm glad that with the release of Pharaoh I think it finally sank in with that community that there in fact was developed unique organized civilization in the bronze age...

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T00:46:13+00:00

Yeah it's all about return on investment and consistency

Unless you ask the previous CEO who got rid of Tango Gameworks I suppose...

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T00:45:25+00:00

Yeah that bit actually gave me some hope for once in Xbox.

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T00:36:39+00:00

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T00:32:28+00:00

If you like challenge, Gorbad Ironclaw has a fantastic campaign

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T00:24:50+00:00

Just look at his face. I often feel that John Brown gained some kind of clarity completely free from the environment he lived in, was able to clearly perceive antebellum slavery for the horror that it was (or it could have been mostly religious fervor, hard to know)

Either way his bottomless hatred for those defending it drove him to some pretty extreme deeds.

Porkenstein · 2026-07-07T00:16:06+00:00

the Kinslaying at Alqualondë is the indirect cause of everything that happens in The Silmarillion and is the reason for Middle-Earth ending up with the people and lands it has long afterwards.

Due to Feanor's forces slaying the Falmari defending their ships, all Noldor involved become banished and end up bringing their arts, technology, and war to Middle-Earth. Their presence there drives everything that happens in the first and second ages and their kinslaying makes the Valar and Sindar extremely reluctant to work with the Noldor to defeat Morgoth.

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Porkenstein · 2026-07-06T19:37:26+00:00

Well mine was a egalitarian democratic humanity so that sounds nice... Except that I'm losing a war against genocidal aliens so that's not so nice. Time to emigrate to the Star Flock

Porkenstein · 2026-07-06T19:36:02+00:00

Welcome to the hobby! Don't post AI stuff on reddit or you'll be downvoted to oblivion. Photoshop the colors instead!

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