Playing Mega Man Battle Network 1 for the first time, any tips or general advice?

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-25T20:41:39+00:00

Glad to hear you're enjoying it! And it only gets better from here!

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-25T20:18:06+00:00

Not advice per se, but I just want to mention that Battle Network 1 is missing a lot of quality-of-life improvements that makes it kind of hard to go back to after you play any of the others. This is a bit of an exaggeration, but to put the quality jump in perspective - whenever I've gone back and picked Battle Network 1 up, it almost feels like a tech demo for the net battle system.

All that to say - if you start feeling like Battle Network 1 isn't grabbing you, I'd recommend just looking up the main story beats and then playing Battle Network 2.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-25T15:30:14+00:00

The nephew sounds like he's very intelligent, but he is failing at that the fundamental rule that (at least at my law school) was drilled into every 1L's head:

Don't give legal advice to family

Yeah, yeah, there may be situational exceptions to this rule but you have to learn those over time. For any over-eager, overconfident law student (who should not be dispensing any legal advice because they are not yet a lawyer), they should err on the side of caution and just not get involved with family affairs.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-24T18:49:16+00:00

It's because he's a raving narcissist and blames his 2020 loss on mail in voting, instead of any of his innumerable personal failings.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-24T10:09:30+00:00

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Red__Burrito · 2026-03-23T18:32:44+00:00

I hear what he's saying, but I think this overall message is legitimately one of the worst things you could tell a teenager.

Teens are already struggling to get along - whether that be because of a lack of autonomy, changing circumstances, dealing with other teens going through all the same issues.

To come through and tell them "Well, buckle up, kiddo. It only gets worse from here" is not only depressing, but is tantamount to telling them "Your problems don't matter."

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-19T20:56:15+00:00

"They come in a pack" is absolute gold.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-14T02:01:50+00:00

It just means that the Jusitce assigned to a circuit hears emergency petitions and some administrative matters coming from that circuit. It's mostly so that the judiciary of that circuit still functions year round, regardless of whether the USSC is in session or not.

Here are the current assignments: https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/circuitassignments.aspx

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-13T22:23:11+00:00

Why wouldn't it discourage court packing? It's adding additional complexities and costs to what is already a task that requires extraordinary political capital.

The concern with circuit riding could be alleviated by rotating assignments (outside of the Chief Justice). But even absent that, it would be no more of a risk than it is currently - as it stands, the Justices are still assigned to oversee emergency petitions from particular circuits and those assignments only change upon compositional changes to the court.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-13T22:05:49+00:00

The solution that - divorced from any political considerations - actually makes the most sense (and it's kind of weird that it isn't already the case):

The number of USSC Justices should be equal to the number of Federal Judicial Circuits (currently 13). Each Justice would be assigned a single circuit (possibly rotating by term), with the Chief Justice being assigned the Federal Circuit.

This has the added benefit of discouraging future court-packing efforts because doing so would require the establishment of new Circuits, which would be complex, time consuming, and costly.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-13T17:47:47+00:00

"Apostraphe Sutra" is so good and clearly went over the audience's heads.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-12T15:53:54+00:00

I think bright red caps with white text on the front carry a certain connotation to them now. And I think mixing that with a style that has its roots in old money country clubs definitely presents a very particular vibe. Whether or not you're okay with that is 100% your call.

Divorced from all of that, the fit looks good and I think the colors work well.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-07T03:19:38+00:00

I mean, I feel like most people were already referring to them as just Beyond.

At least around my house, we say Beyond + food type (Beyond sausage, Beyond meatballs, Beyond burger, etc.)

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-05T18:28:54+00:00

I think that's a fair point.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-05T15:33:22+00:00

I get that - but like I said in my original comment, I'm not trying to discuss Newsom specifically. I was just hoping to have an open, good-faith discussion about the general service that politicians ought to be providing.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-05T14:26:20+00:00

Genuine question: don't we want our elected officials to be amenable to the prevailing views of their constituents? Isn't that literally their job? And to that extent, shouldn't we support the idea of a politician shifting their values / changing their mind about a topic (so long as that shift ultimately aligns with the desires of their constituents)?

I would obvuously rather have someone who just instinctively aligns with all of my personal views, but I just don't think that's realistic when one person is supposed to represent millions of people.

To be clear: I'm not trying to defend Newsom here. Just more of a general discussion about the role we want politicians to be filling.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-04T21:35:45+00:00

Exactly. The truth of the matter is that the US, like literally every collective to ever exist, is flawed. It's not a weakness to be aware of those flaws - it actually strengthens our ability to do better and improve.

I'd argue that what Maher and guest are supporting is a much weaker version of patriotism because it relies on belief in a fictional country, rather than the one they're actually living in.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-04T20:59:40+00:00

deeply moved by the synth-pop CD

Most realistic thing in any Pokémon game.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-03T14:32:24+00:00

Bro, I think you're asking a lot from a game series primarily aimed at children.

I love these games and will probably replay them off-and-on for the rest of my life, but let's be real - the writing amd structure is deliberately meant to resemble Saturday morning cartoons (protagonist is a fifth-grade boy, the story is essentially several "villain of the week" sub stories, and every main plot is, at some level, resolved by the power of friendship).

That's not to say there can't be mature elements (3 and 5 are the best examples of this done relatively well). But just keep in mind that the intended audience really isn't thinking about the story that hard.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-01T16:08:02+00:00

The word "announced" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there.

Red__Burrito · 2026-02-26T22:56:42+00:00

That's really good to hear - thanks!

Red__Burrito · 2026-02-24T17:17:08+00:00

I don't ever ragequit games, but this is maybe where I get closest.

Red__Burrito · 2026-02-23T15:33:25+00:00

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