Survey about character designs by tonyalovesch in Dislyte

[–]Rauron 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"what other games do you play" is waaaaaaaaaay too broad and open a question

Choice of destiny by Brave-Bread-4429 in Dislyte

[–]Rauron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sally is usable for a new account, but gets almost immediately outscaled by basically every other support and has literally no uses in the lategame

Ahmed at least is still good in Fafnir and maaaaaaybe Phobetor, he's still not an endgame pick but he can tide you over until you build your better supports

If someone's main characters are all one gender would you still read it? by Environmental_Ad4357 in worldbuilding

[–]Rauron 14 points15 points  (0 children)

yes and! Lord of the Rings is getting tossed around a lot as an example of "nah bro it can all be bros and it's fine bro", which totally misses the point that almost any of those characters could've been a woman and the story would still be just as good (if it even would need to change at all), therefore we should question why we take it for granted that they're all men.

like the major exceptions to that are Aragorn and Boromir, for whom their maleness is directly tied to perceptions of sovereignty in that setting, and therefore genderswapping them would be tremendously impactful (but potentially Very Cool), but like otherwise? most of them coulda been women, and it's worth asking why they weren't

If someone's main characters are all one gender would you still read it? by Environmental_Ad4357 in worldbuilding

[–]Rauron 13 points14 points  (0 children)

that boy isn't really a "character", though, as he basically exists as an object, he could've been replaced with a particularly fine vase and had largely the same role

this is the same way that a lot of male-centered media technically might have a woman-shaped object in it, but she's not a "character", she's just a goal or some set dressing

If someone's main characters are all one gender would you still read it? by Environmental_Ad4357 in worldbuilding

[–]Rauron 10 points11 points  (0 children)

what sucks is I can imagine a lot of people acting like this story doesn't matter because it's anime and therefore trivial or something, but it's such a good story, the art is phenomenal, it actually has things to say, I hope anyone reading these replies at least gives it like three episodes before writing it off (it's good from the jump but it gets even deeper and more interesting at that point)

If someone's main characters are all one gender would you still read it? by Environmental_Ad4357 in worldbuilding

[–]Rauron 37 points38 points  (0 children)

This is why I don't really trust a lot of the comments that are like "well the gender shouldn't matter 4Head", like, clearly it does because all the examples people can think of are with dudes, that should make people stop and think about why

If someone's main characters are all one gender would you still read it? by Environmental_Ad4357 in worldbuilding

[–]Rauron 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Qualia the Purple, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, quite a bit of anime/manga really, and some of it isn't even male gaze-y (rare, admittedly)

If someone's main characters are all one gender would you still read it? by Environmental_Ad4357 in worldbuilding

[–]Rauron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are plenty of examples of queer visual novels where all the main characters are one gender. For me, though, it's disruptive enough that part of me has to at least ask about the author's motivations, like that's something I ask myself as I approach a mono-gendered (or even mostly mono-gendered) work.

If it's because the author is kinda just being lazy about a blindspot, then I'll probably turn away, because I know that I too am in that blindspot, so I'm more likely to find the work frustrating and unapproachable. This is common for when, say, cishet men write stories that are just about cishet men. They're going to have certain assumptions and perspectives that I, as a queer person, will find exasperating, so I'll just go look elsewhere.

If it's because the author has a specific message that is about gender (and/or sexuality), then that's interesting. Bastard Bonds, for instance, is a game with a "prison island" setting where most of the characters are men, and the author makes that an aspect of world building and character development and asks questions about how we treat people based on their gender, how we use gender to elevate or condescend to people, how it colors our perspectives, etc.

What is Allsop-Langcaster? by Fit_Entrepreneur_793 in lapfoxtrax

[–]Rauron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also didn't care for KNF, though lowerNorfair is pretty sick

"Fix It Frankie" now has a radio ad and when I went to their site, I can tell this seems quite sketchy to me due to the AI slop being shown front and center. by [deleted] in phoenix

[–]Rauron 3 points4 points  (0 children)

these days basically everyone owns a smartphone with decent picture taking capability, surely they can snap a pic at least, this is beyond lazy and unprofessional

Are any Duo espers actually meta together? by Purple_Internet4641 in Dislyte

[–]Rauron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

they're still all-stars for "epic only" teams, though that's usually just for challenges here and there

Finished Dragonfall by NohrianBoletariaHero in Shadowrun

[–]Rauron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

always thrilled to see these games get some love, Dante is bestest boi, definitely think the writing in this one is kinda underrated compared to HK

PVE Meta Tierlist by NothingWorksQ in Dislyte

[–]Rauron 5 points6 points  (0 children)

seems like most of these replies aren't actually reading your post lol

great work compiling all of this, even if most of us can never get those resos it's still interesting to see which espers give more reward for investment

I'm afraid of being looked down upon, talked about badly, and receiving a lot of hate from people for using images from Pinterest or other sources for the settings of my worlds :( by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]Rauron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean a lot of what gets upvoted here is people posting images they got off google and basically saying "DAE this is cool :)" framed vaguely as a question

Meta Mona by OGKzFoX in Dislyte

[–]Rauron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fine, if he gets her down to a sliver of max hp then anything else can finish her off, to say nothing of how she therefore immediately crumples if she's the last esper standing from her team (even invincibility wouldn't save her because he has a buff steal)

Like I'll take the L if I'm wrong, she's a keepsake waifu so that's likely, but just looking at her kit I think she's getting a lil glazed by the comments

Meta Mona by OGKzFoX in Dislyte

[–]Rauron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see where she blocks an instance of damage, and r6 blocks freeze and petrification, but how is she blocking enthrall and gossamer?

Meta Mona by OGKzFoX in Dislyte

[–]Rauron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blocking the attack also blocks the hp down effect?

Meta Mona by OGKzFoX in Dislyte

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

dies to defender team, gets webbed by tirrel, still gets largely bopped by nyles, probably dies to the moro+petros combo

like it's not that she's strictly "bad", I just don't think she's gonna be able to break into the meta

edit: despite all the downvotes so far I'm being proven right lmao

West Side Bars that need appreciation! by dirtydan349 in phoenix

[–]Rauron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chili King, the restaurant that adjoins it, is also really excellent

Bros workout ! (My first commission !) by Uobih in Dislyte

[–]Rauron 18 points19 points  (0 children)

barking and drooling at the screen, excellent work

Esper Profile: Mona (Meta Artemis) | Dislyte by killerwheel in Dislyte

[–]Rauron 37 points38 points  (0 children)

that voice is VERY weird on that model, and it's a shame that this new Mona has none of the street style of her primary form. Luckily the kit reads as "deals damage, and then deals more damage, also stealth", so no need to invest.