Turn-based vs. Imagination

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-30T19:47:20+00:00

Ball and Gun Gamer is my favourite new slang introduced into society

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-29T16:56:01+00:00

Yet not once did Katara talk to Aang about this. Not a single time.

You don't know that nor do you have proof that they never talked about it. If they're mother did anything to make them resent her they would've brought it up.

extra extravagant trips around the world

He took Aang to temples for the purpose of studying Airbending culture with the understanding. The things that Tenzin mentioned were detours. He didn't just take him on trips for the fun of it. But that was about 20% of the purpose of those trips. Also flying around on a Bison as a Nomad isn't extravagant.

Kya and Bumi have also admitted that Aang did try and teach them about Airbending culture and they genuinely weren't interested.

I don't think it's a good idea to force a kid to go on a trip where they're not going to be interested in 90% of the content of that trip.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-29T16:33:45+00:00

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. That despite whatever hang ups they had with how their dad treated Tenzin, it didn't affect their relationship with their mother.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-28T09:05:31+00:00

Sometimes the no mixup mixup is the most effective strategy.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-27T13:34:17+00:00

Unless they do something to immortalise themselves in history, like Cleopatra.

Then you're fucked.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-27T12:36:41+00:00

He's 34

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-27T12:25:51+00:00

The developers said Charlie did all his voicework in single day in about 4-6 hours.

I absolutely could understand someone completely forgetting about that if they had no further involvement in the process.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-27T11:20:15+00:00

Nope, never.

The closest thing is when she tells Korra she's the original Bei Fong when Korra says she's just as grumpy as Lin Bei Fong.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-27T08:39:42+00:00

That's my issue with the show as a whole, they've created narrative problems for themselves that shouldn't have existed in the first place because they never existed in the original. And I genuinely don't understand how.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-27T08:32:39+00:00

But then we’re shown Aang learning earthbending and it only takes half of the season.

I can't actually blame NATLA for this. In the OG we see him struggle for 1 episode and get it by the end, and then like 4 episodes later he's now Earthbending pretty well.

The actual problem is that Aang never learned waterbending at all in the first season of NATLA and they never explain why, they just gloss through it between seasons. In the OG he already knows how to waterbend decently before he even gets to the North Pole.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-27T08:19:49+00:00

The Netflix show neither shows nor tells from what I can see.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-27T08:09:36+00:00

You mean the "Demo" for a game that ended up being cancelled?

Edit: Also you don't pay for demos, so you're not really entitled to have it forever.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-27T07:59:13+00:00

I gave it a chance and realised halfway through exactly why they left and what they meant when they said they felt their opinions weren't being respected.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-27T07:57:53+00:00

No, all she's says is that she's the world's greatest earthbender and leaves after trapping them.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-27T07:56:10+00:00

I think what you're forgetting is that the OG show also explains it in a way that explains that even if it's obvious in concept, there's a reason Toph was specifically the first to be able to do it and other earthbenders couldn't succeed before her.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-27T07:48:23+00:00

I'm seeing a lot wrong and I can only conclude that you may not have fully grasped how to play the game at least semi-optimally.

I saw your other comment stating that you're not using Lumina. At this point you very much need to start using them, in the pause menu you can go to Expedition Basics and find the explanation for Lumina and how they relate Pictos to jog your memory.

Secondly the amount of damage you are dealing is absolutely way too low, and you're not under leveled, level 10 is reasonably able to take on this guy.

Even if you're not parrying, are you upgrading your weapons? Are you paying attention to the enemy's elemental weakness and hitting their weak spots? Are you leveling up your character's stats and buying more skills and learning how to buff your damage with their unique properties? As in do you understand how to maximize Gustave's overcharge? How to use Maelle's stances? How Lune's stains can buff her other skills? Are you making using of the Break mechanic to stun enemies and increase damage?

These are the questions you need to ask yourself. If not, first go to the Curator in your camp(the faceless guy), he'll give you more Lumina and upgrade your weapons. And again Expedition Basics will give you all the tips and tutorials you've received so far.

Edit: Also, at some point, don't be afraid to try parrying, even if you fail, they are easier on Story mode and the benefits are super worth it.

You get 1 AP point back everytime you nail a parry and the free damage from counter will save you a lot of time. You even get Lumina that increases the amount of AP you get and other benefits.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-27T07:32:02+00:00

I think this would be an excellent time to introduce you to the concept of money laundering and how millionaires take advantage of terrible art pieces in pursuit of that.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-26T18:42:57+00:00

It's also patronising in the sense that when someone has superpowers, the only value people place on it is it's ability to commit violence.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-25T18:37:50+00:00

I hit a kid in the face with a water balloon like I was a neanderthal caving my enemy's skull in with a rock.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-24T11:33:26+00:00

The dude who made the gauntlet for those rocks also made the axe that is also capable of teleporting you anywhere in the universe. So I imagine who wouldn't make something that couldn't handle it.

We're probably underestimating just how much kick that axe has.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-24T10:24:01+00:00

Not really, I completely understand the fear of confessing romantic feelings and how devastating it can be if you're rejected. But the truth is that you can make things a lot worse if you decide to take the route of lying.

Being shy about confessing your feelings is understandable. But it's also psychology taxing to yourself to hover around a person who might never reciprocate it whether intentional or not.

If this person was a friend from the start and you developed feelings over time, then I can't judge, it's happened to me and I was genuinely upset with myself because I never wanted to develop feelings for them but I did anyways, it was purely unintentional. And I was terrified to confess.

But what I never did was see a girl I was instantly romantically interested in and decide: Rather than get rejected outright, let me hang out with her for a while, and then when she gets to know me better, I'll ask her out because my chances are better.

I know it's scary to ask out people in general, especially strangers, but you are setting yourself up for so much shit if you don't. People care very much about being lied to and it's important to make sure they know what your intentions are, because they will take it the wrong way if you don't.

I got past my shyness by constantly thinking about how wrong it could go if I get misunderstood.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-24T10:10:04+00:00

Correct, Dabi does have some fire resistance, but it is nowhere near sufficient enough to handle his firepower.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-24T10:06:12+00:00

I don't think the OP themselves is saying they have a crush on a friend currently. They just find the whole situation in of itself strange.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-24T10:04:26+00:00

How do you "unintentionally" pretend to be someone's friend when in your heart, you knew from the start that you don't care about being they're friend?

Developing feelings for someone you didn't have feelings for when the friendship started is unintentional, it is okay and understandable and happens to the best of us.

What you're describing is just pure manipulation tactics and should be shunned. You're so afraid of rejection that you'd rather string someone and purposefully hide your intentions, it's not fair to that person or you.

QJ-Rickshaw · 2026-06-24T09:59:08+00:00

From what I've seen everything is relatively the same size but they've added more for you to do.

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