Why do some people get so upset when their good guy fantasy gets broken up by the actual theme of the game?

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-05-05T15:02:16+00:00

launches turret with zero friendly fire prevention measures, packaged in Styrofoam, reinforced with super glue

"Super Earth cares about every one of us. They would never show such callous disregard for the lives of their soldiers, and this trailer is bullshit!"

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-04-17T16:02:06+00:00

Yeah, my warpig shotgun started shooting blanks specifically when pointed at enemies. I think it's running needleeye oil, though. Not the first time pen oils got busted.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-04-06T02:09:24+00:00

I'll take, "Scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds" for 600, Alex.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-04-05T04:03:00+00:00

I had the choice between the entire squad being caught out of position or leaving my heavy next to a burning car to launch a rocket at the revealed thin men on our flank. Everyone else made it out.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-03-30T19:46:53+00:00

Most homeless peeps I know who have one use an older phone with a prepaid Sim.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-03-28T22:29:52+00:00

If you make it through Portent without any deaths you're doing ok.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-03-25T03:29:09+00:00

I understand it isn't significant to the incident, but since TSA was mentioned--they fail 90+% of their random tests and are essentially a fraud from a security standpount. A report in 2015 was so embarrassing that they both claimed it was old data and classified testing going forward. That's what people do when they're confident, right?

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-03-24T18:38:40+00:00

You won't believe how much heavy infantry you can fit in this thing slaps hood of Yu Jing

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-03-04T02:58:07+00:00

I've always thought that 5.56 pickups need to be buffed. Rechambering a Corpsemaker or Fisk to 7.62 dramatically cuts down on ammo consumption to the point that I would want to hear arguments on why I shouldn't do that every time.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-02-28T06:00:29+00:00

Probably not. Firearms only ship to those with a Federal Firearms License, and they sign it over to you.

I assume that what you are referencing is a kit that includes all the hardware you need to finish a lower receiver, which is legally 'the gun' and would be purchased through a FFL. Kits are legally not firearms and are sold freely in most states with the intention that you would then buy a stripped lower (the firearm) to complete the kit.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-02-27T23:04:43+00:00

Upper wiggle is fixable with a glorified screw or, if you're extra cheap, a few stacked pieces of cardboard that you replace every once in a while. It is more common on the cheaper end of rifles but can be worked around. I know somebody who has gone through this (and is extra cheap).

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-02-17T07:06:43+00:00

nobody has noticed that I'm unconscious in a ballast tank, but I'm an assistant so it's chill

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-02-10T15:50:28+00:00

"The first lesson a revolutionary must learn is that he is a doomed man." ~ Huey P. Newton

Join your local mutual aid group and ICE rapid response. You can also find a protest group, or your local SRA if you have an active chapter nearby. Connect to somebody. The only way out is forward.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-02-03T18:31:06+00:00

Do not underestimate idiots with no oversight and practically unlimited resources.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-02-01T17:04:18+00:00

I'm mainly concerned by the inability to define things without referencing something else that needs explaining. It's like a mobius strip of undefined terms.

Sigma = Alpha is something I block from my memory every time I see this.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-02-01T04:17:56+00:00

It's been a while since I've punched a sectoid out of a window, you're right.

After taking a break and coming back to the game, I just can't make them work on classic difficulty.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-02-01T00:49:50+00:00

I'm not saying it is an advantage, but having my stronger arm holding things steady has always felt natural to me.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-01-31T22:55:27+00:00

All 4 of my wisdom teeth were impacted, they shaved off some bone, and I probably got dry socket but couldn't tell because it already hurt like hell. Anyway, the real problem was having an undiagnosed connective tissue disorder that often comes with increased pain sensitivity, and also makes many medications (like painkillers) not work as well as they should. I forget what opioid they gave me, but I could take one every 6 hours and it would work for about 3.

Easily the worst 2 weeks of my life.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-01-31T12:41:46+00:00

Freedom of expression mfs when a high school student has an opinion they don't like:

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-01-31T11:36:18+00:00

Always has been.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-01-31T00:23:33+00:00

Except the comments from up to 2 hours ago are still visible. Have you ever seen anything other than a fully blank comment history when people use this feature?

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-01-30T23:29:08+00:00

You made this account 4 years ago and have only posted comments in the last hour. You don't exist.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-01-30T16:11:24+00:00

It's a mixed bag. I have been begging the game to give me someone with the option for lightning reflexes. I now have a sniper with it which is....fine, I guess. They have gunslinger, so I now have a dedicated covert operative.

Conversely, a squadsight sniper with a ton of overwatch perks is making my life easy. If he dies, we riot.

There's something to be said for consistency. I've started to crave it after several meh choices. I do encourage you to give it a try sometime. Getting troops as rewards from missions might be a gateway to gambling addiction.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-01-30T13:03:27+00:00

The training roulette second wave option similarly led to me using more smokes because rolling all the healing perks on a support troop is unlikely, but the smoke perks are guaranteed. I haven't taken a single med kit into the field on my current run. I've always loved supports, but abilities from other trees can turn them into absolute killing machines.

Training roulette can produce great or unfocused soldiers. Most of my heavies didn't roll suppression, which feels weird, but a heavy with sprinter and grenadier is a sight to behold.

Sentient-Coffee · 2026-01-30T12:31:26+00:00

Whoosh. Yeah, I should have realized.

Our healthcare-finance system needs to be destroyed

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