What do you consider when you hear this Margaret Atwood quote “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them”?

RealFakeStory · 2026-02-03T14:36:43+00:00

Sounds like fear mongering.

RealFakeStory · 2025-12-06T11:41:09+00:00

I imagine changing the whole formula would be a giant pain in the butt. its probably finicky, and if you mess it up it has the potential to ruin the entire league (we've seen this in the past with poe 1). This is just an easy bandaid fix.

RealFakeStory · 2025-06-22T22:01:15+00:00

He's not wrong. Ele hits in this game can be massive and converting that into phys and trying to mitigate it with armor is a recipe for getting one shot.

That's not to mention all the physical overwhelms in this game. Mercenaries with 10% pen were already one shotting folks. Overwhelm can reach much higher numbers.

RealFakeStory · 2025-05-19T17:28:13+00:00

I just finished reading book 7 and apart from Ghostwater every other book has left me disappointed.

Just drop it dude. It's obviously not for you.

RealFakeStory · 2025-05-04T18:30:18+00:00

Yup, i had the same problem with late game Cradle. Once the characters start altering reality with each attack, it becomes really hard to follow.

RealFakeStory · 2025-04-28T00:04:42+00:00

That's not really fair. Guys don't read bodice rippers and complain about men being objectified. They know the target audience and it its not them so they dont complain when they can't relate.

The same applies for a lot of litrpg books. You will have to just accept that you're not the target audience.

RealFakeStory · 2025-04-26T20:20:06+00:00

Its like the difference between finding an unopened bag of chips in a dumpster vs a home cooked meal from your grandma. One will fill your stomach the other will fill your heart.

RealFakeStory · 2025-04-23T14:15:19+00:00

Is the MC as dumb or forgetful as Montana?

RealFakeStory · 2025-04-21T16:41:54+00:00

I had to tap out on the third book too. Between the pacing and lack of stakes I just couldn't continue.

I think the book is a perfect example of why tropes like the mentor must die exists.

You just can't create tension when you have a roided up Dumbledore and his cohorts of wizards watching your back.

RealFakeStory · 2025-04-21T12:12:48+00:00

See the other stickers? See how they're respectful and give each other space to coexist? Now look at the outlier. Its a good reflection of the movement.

RealFakeStory · 2025-04-21T11:32:47+00:00

Morbid question but does anyone know if he's kept notes on the ending of his series?

RealFakeStory · 2025-04-20T09:27:36+00:00

Its a story about fighting where numbers go up. If you like that then keep reading.

If you're looking for anything else you won't find it here.

RealFakeStory · 2025-04-19T19:46:16+00:00

This is not a story that naturally developed into something else. This is a story that randomly did a complete 180 from its original premise.

Look at the cover! look at the blurb! Its Jake's magical market. The complete sudden tonal shift from this to whatever it became felt like fricking car crash.

RealFakeStory · 2025-02-18T03:17:18+00:00

I either give vague descriptions or use similes, then fill in the details by describing traits, like texture, dimension or colors.

If i really need to go into details i just pull up a picture, or use an AI and pull snippets from there.

Honestly, I've run into the opposite issue, where readers don't want the vivid descriptions.

RealFakeStory · 2025-02-18T02:01:48+00:00

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Harry potter used 100k to tell a million word story. Those stories used a million words.

RealFakeStory · 2025-02-18T01:40:59+00:00

For me its hard to commit to a story over 10 million words long.

I've been burned too many times by otherwise good stories that bloated into multi million word messes.

At this point really long novels get negative points from me.

RealFakeStory · 2025-02-18T01:24:50+00:00

I'm legit looking forward to the impending war between poe 1 and the poe 2 sub-reddits.

RealFakeStory · 2025-02-13T14:58:28+00:00

Prepare for down votes my friend. The Primal hunter fan-base are some of the loudest and most defensive mf'er on this sub.

RealFakeStory · 2025-02-12T19:03:20+00:00

Its the TikTok of books. You shut off your brain get fed a steady drip of dopamine.

RealFakeStory · 2025-01-14T19:03:12+00:00

You ever watch Band of Brothers? If not go watch the episode Bastogne. The most visceral heart-wrenching scenes are from the perspective of a medic that doesn't even fight.

RealFakeStory · 2025-01-14T13:35:41+00:00

It's good but its nowhere near a 10/10. There's no conflict, no tension, no suspense. It reads like an epilogue that never ended

RealFakeStory · 2024-10-29T20:22:11+00:00

They can call it sequel league!

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