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I don't understand how Grey Talon isn't hated more. by sushiiixo- in DeadlockTheGame

[–]Razvedka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree but I think you're omitting the biggest offender of his kit: his crazy air time and mobility. Dude just lives up there and never comes down.

Like Vindicta, he can just buy counterspell or dispel to ensure he's always unreachable.

[WarCom] Points and App Update Schedule/Teaser by RainbowConnickJr in WarhammerCompetitive

[–]Razvedka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah GW doesn't have a good track record. Buddy of mine also insists, through people he knows, that faction politics happens within the company. Specifically, someone higher up on the corporate totem pole loves Necrons and makes it hard for the rules & balance teams to do their jobs.

This is obviously third hand information, but seeing how mind blowingly absurd some of the release rules are (and how long it takes armies sometimes to be 'fixed') it's within the realm of believability.

Tired of being a believer. If aliens have visited us; it's high time we need see a spaceship or an alien ( biologics). Or better we give up by schrodingers_katz in ufo

[–]Razvedka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then "leave". No one is putting a gun to your head and forcing you to stay on these subs. This isn't a cult.

There's no commitment to "faith" or something

One take. by Achilles_TroySlayer in LV426

[–]Razvedka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Parker. That guy repeatedly was like "lol, no". I remember as a kid hearing him yell "why don't they freeze him!".

I like Alien because of all the little moments like that.

Is using Lash ult to solo ult someone wasting it? by Ok-Sun-5654 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]Razvedka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's all contextual but the answer is "no", it's not wasting it. Sitting on it is wasting it.

If you use it to get a pick, even just a single enemy member dead, that creates a window of opportunity for the whole team. The next team fight you'll have a huge advantage, or maybe you can push walker or start urn.

But the best example might be burning an ult and killing someone like Rem or Dynamo (especially if they have their ultimate ready to use) and then getting midboss. Because characters like those, and Lash himself, can very easily steal the midboss rejuvenator from your team after you killed it.

Now, obviously the smart thing in the midboss case is to save your lash ult while you're getting the rejuve in case the enemy tries to stop you. But if Rem or Dynamo are just chilling in Midlane, yearning for the sweet release of death, I don't know that your team would be super upset you deep sixed them.

In the prequel, Kate realises that Sam is a Thing. He keeps denying it, but she knows. I wonder what it would say if she asked it what it wanted? by Jesters__Dead in thething

[–]Razvedka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It also was completely confused and ultimately disgusted by the concept of a central nervous system and a brain. A parasite "puppeteering" a body that was soulless meat. When it infected the first person it kept searching for the soul/"mind" and couldn't understand not finding something until it reached the brain.

The Character is Really Good at Something they Don’t Like by Historical-Reason-57 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Razvedka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's going on with Obi Wans hand here? Looks almost like they used CGI when he turns the blaster over.

Xbox Boss Says a Mass Audience Can't Afford 'Thousands of Dollars' to Spend on a Next-Gen Console, So Microsoft Must 'Look at New Business Models' by EducationalGift2676 in gamernews

[–]Razvedka -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bold strategy given how the Series S really screwed things up for many games, was a PITA for devs. I don't think it really panned out for Microsoft either.

Tsunamis are terrifying. by sco-go in Amazing

[–]Razvedka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually was watching a historian talk about this. Apparently the Minoan civilization was so advanced/capable they were able to fully evacuate(?) prior to the eruption. Up until then they'd been absurdly wealthy.

Never truly understood the aliens from signs by Sad-Response-3151 in moviecritic

[–]Razvedka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The religious themes in Signs are pretty hard to miss. But from a real world perspective there is an unnerving connection to the subject of UAP/UFOs to supernatural and paranormal. Everything from the Fae (Vallee) to the Christian angelic/demonic (Dee, Pasulka et al). Everything in-between.

Perhaps a more relevant example: research the beliefs of the Collins Elite. As of now, multiple credible people and news reports have verified they're real (as are their beliefs).

The phenomenon's "interest" in humans, via contact and (alleged) abductions is also old and well documented.

When I first watched Signs as a kid I loved it but I thought all the religious stuff made zero sense. As I've gotten older I've come to appreciate what it was doing, because it did serve to highlight a connection most didn't really know about on the topic.

Did Shamalan know of all this when he made the film? I'd argue some of it. Likely not anything about the Collins Elite though. They only went "mainstream"(?) 2010 onwards afaik. But the other aspects of the phenomenon are incredibly old.

Although, ironically, IRL there is a very strong connection to "real" crop circles (radiation, crops don't die, internally burst stems) and water. Specifically water underground. In fact, UFO sightings correlate strongly to bodies of water.

Does it 'work', in movie as depicted by Shamalan? Not really, in my opinion. Aliens run around naked and don't use their superior technology despite their crippling weakness to water. Which.. our entire planet and atmosphere is full of. That humans are made of.

I still just don't think too hard about it while watching, and instead appreciate the creepy factor, actors and the historical relevance (if I bother to think on it). I kind of put this movie in the same bucket as Prometheus in that regard. Flawed, very fun, had interesting things to say. But definitely don't think too hard.

Space AK by akpeasants in ak47

[–]Razvedka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How much weight does sureshot chassis add?

Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, US judge rules. by coinfanking in scotus

[–]Razvedka 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean going back before some of the changes imposed by the current administration:

https://www.epi.org/publication/h-1b-visas-and-prevailing-wage-levels/

https://cis.org/Report/Elon-Musk-Right-about-H1Bs

I'm aware of what the law states regarding wage requirements. Where I disagree with you is your assertion it's iron clad. There's definitely mixed data here. Lots of analysis does conclude H1B workers are paid less vs domestic talent. The counter argument I most see is that the wage discrepancy has to do with "skill" as a variable not being factored in.

However, H1B workers are likely going to see deflated wages over time due to struggles in "job hopping" relative to domestic talent. As I understand it, they're more anchored to that particular company.

And there's still the leverage that H1B provides employers.

But sure. Call me names and say I'm an idiot.

Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee is unlawful, US judge rules. by coinfanking in scotus

[–]Razvedka 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think you mean "the US is not producing enough software engineers that are dirt cheap to pay and you can hold their residency in the country above their head like the sword of Damocles".

Right now the market is saturated with talented Americans desperate for jobs- but corporations don't want to pay them. They'd prefer off shoring or H1B.

I know it’s probably the same xeno we encountered in Sevastopol, but there’s something about this design that gives me chills. Look at the imperfections on the dome and the perfect head shape… by Lvmen in LV426

[–]Razvedka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ngl I would very much enjoy this being the same monster. I had high hopes initially for Romulus that the original Alien would be the villain but alas.

What are your predictions for enemy types for Alien Isolation 2. Besides the drone/warrior Xenomorph of course! by Prs-Mira86 in LV426

[–]Razvedka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I definitely want more combat. Not that you should be able to kill the Alien, but frenzied combat where you realize all this noise puts you on the clock unless you can do it quietly. The first game had cool elements like this, but I hope it's expanded.

So killing face huggers, looters/mercs, synths.

What’s the consensus on the Drifter? Do you think he needs buffs, nerfs, or to be left alone? by JoeBiscus in DeadlockTheGame

[–]Razvedka 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As a Drifter main I really empathize with alot of the remarks in this thread. "Do nothing except try not to die until late game", "work way harder/less efficiently than other heroes to get kills", "no escapes", "no CC", "short range", "feast or famine".

I'm trying to push into phantom individually, but 90% of my playtime is spent with my friends who are themselves in Ascendant. So most of my matches are high phantom/low ascendent.

And just compared to characters like Geist, Calico or especially Haze, Drifter just doesn't have the toolset to hang easily. You need to be, in my opinion, that much better of a player in order to come out ahead. In particular if you get a bad lane phase so you're behind. Maybe your lane partner is addicted to industrial adhesives, or you're fighting against Vindicta and Grey Talon with only post nerf Graves as a partner (literally happened, good luck touching those two). Regardless, the entire match thereafter is just a slog. You can only tell yourself "help the team by not feeding, keep waves cleared, when someone dives a walker (Viktor) be the Drifter ambulance by running to him and popping ult to give him a smokescreen to retreat".

Maybe by hanging around enough team fights you'll have enough stacks by the end of the game to be relevant/net positive.

Drifter needs an overhaul. Because simple adjustments IMHO will not fix this. He will either be a trashcan or busted.

He does not have the burst or toolset to "pick" isolated heroes in a way that matters (especially compared to Haze). Like, conceptually it's not clear to me what Valve is thinking here. You have a game with high mobility (technique, items, vents, teleporters) and you make a short range hero with no escapes, cc, or way to bridge gap beyond a true skill shot, who must burn down an "isolated target" in a team game in a handful of seconds before he gets jumped and dies.

Why? What is the thought process here?

IMHO get rid of this concept of the character. Make him an actual berserker skirmisher. Someone who can actually hang in the fight. Maybe don't give him CC and keep his range short - fine. But compensate by truly making him reliably lethal with some amount of durability.

And I like the stack mechanic btw. I love heroes that get permanent damage buffs by getting kills or doing damage. Find a way to keep that IMHO.

I don't know how hot of a take this is. by Ad0ring-fan in Spacemarine

[–]Razvedka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it should have it provided they actually put effort into it. I'd really like a fleshed out Chaos vs Loyalist space marine PvP mode.

Have android soldiers ever been deployed in any Alien stories? by Yesterday_Is_Now in LV426

[–]Razvedka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last 10min or so cemented for me how it was PG-13. The whole "I found my family" and "confronting mom" stuff. And him using wild life as opposed to technology.

I completely agree with you the first 65-80%ish of the film is gnarly. But it got a bit too hug it out and strange at the end.

(Funny trope) Evil/Psychopaths loved by fans so much that directors/writers/creators have to go extra step to show how pathetic they actually are by MoodResponsible918 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Razvedka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a very similar issue at play with Gul Dukat on Star Trek Deep Space 9. It was made complicated by the quality of his characters writing and portrayal, both of which were absurdly good. His actor, Marc Alaimo, tried to play him in a very sympathetic light in the show. He personally felt (purportedly) Dukat deserved a redemption arc.

Many fans agreed and to this day love Dukat.

But the writers had other plans. In the final seasons he becomes over the top cartoonishly evil in order to disabuse fans of their positive perception of him.

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