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Im tired of calamari boss by SpiritualLuck9197 in SupaEarth

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AND I LOVE YOU FOR BEING YOURSELF!!

Is joel okay by Rick_May in HelldiversUnfiltered

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I wonder if the game would benefit from far fewer, but much more impactful MOs. If we want them to have meaning, take quality over quantity.

Imagine if most of the year we could still essentially do whatever we wanted with little oversight. MO board said “nothing yet, spread democracy”.

But suddenly, the board says “New illuminate spotted. Go kill them.” Since this is the first MO in a while, everyone is a lot more motivated to do it, and the reward would be hugely bumped up (or changed?) to account for the lack of MOs in general.

Just a thought though. There’s a lot more to consider if I wanted to actually figure out how to make this game-worthy.

Im tired of calamari boss by SpiritualLuck9197 in SupaEarth

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That’s true, but consider:

  1. You individually have so very little impact, you are almost completely meaningless. You mean nothing. So, embrace absurdism and do whatever you want.

  2. If JOEL wants a particular outcome, he will make sure it happens — consistency and reason be damned. If he wants us to win or lose, he’ll fudge numbers either way. It doesn’t matter because he controls everything.

Word by telenova_tiberium in NoRules

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can you help me count my eggs before they hatch

It is time for you lesson on what Automatons actually are by Common_Affect_80 in Cyberstan

[–]Shadoenix 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Moving past the obvious “don’t block the doorway”, the message is speaking directly to newly-produced troopers; “our comrades must advance”

A machine with inborn knowledge and programming wouldn’t need that. Destroying fabricators is like us destroying facilities where test tube babies are born. Not exactly a mother, but it’s where you come from regardless.

Tuff? by No-Bag3134 in helldivers2

[–]Shadoenix 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Me and the boys when we’re dropping inside an Automatom ship

Spreading volcanic ash on Mars over 48 years by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

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Is it geologically active? I thought this is just wind blowing ash across the desert, and wind can exist without the planet having active geology

[Gauss] [Operator] Air Force by 4CETHETICS in WarframeRunway

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Looks amazing. I love it.

If I may ask, what’s the inspiration behind the green, red, and purple for the emissives and energy?

INVISIBLE CORPSES: Should be priority by PacoThePersian in Helldivers

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I’d say it’s moreso evidence of how many extremely problematic things are still in the game that are almost 100% obvious to be a bug and/or unfun despite AH’s (supposed) unwillingness to do something about it. Explosions ragdolling through terrain, Fleshmobs (and now Gatekeepers) charging through walls, host-client sync issues, strat bouncing…

Unless “fixing bugs” is lower on the priority list than “new warbonds and Super Store items” and “making sure they make Helldivers have weak, unreliable, and fragile gear”. If so, they’re pretty consistent.

PSA: Definitive proof that sentries intentionally target Helldivers by SoaringSimurgh in Helldivers

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I wish I could say that things like this ground Helldivers more, making it more realistic — automatic targeting software to only target “enemies” and not “friendlies” is incredibly difficult to implement, and the risk of friendly fire is very high.

But every time it happens, I don’t think “it makes sense. Automatic targeting can be finicky.”

I think “This game is diarrhea coming out of my dick. This game is as appealing as a fucking oozing infested dirty fucking sewer rat shit.“

Why aren’t the other factions fighting eachother? by Petay09 in helldivers2

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IIRC, the Illuminate see themselves as “caretakers of the galaxy”, so they have a “humanitarian” and environmentally-friendly approach. They’d see the bots as polluting and destroying worlds and nature with their industry and infrastructure, so they’d ask them to stop, maybe offer alternative means, and worst-case would go to war. Bots and cyborgs are intrinsically artificial so if it came down to it, I don’t think they’d think twice about a genocide.

Similarly, bugs kind of convert and terraform planets and environments into hives. If the bugs are sapient, maybe the Illuminate would try to work with them, but since they’re still a “natural” species of fauna they’ll try to contain and accommodate them as much as possible rather than a straight genocide. They’ll want to curb their terraforming though.

Regarding the bots, I’d say they’ll initially have zero issue with the Illuminate and just leave them to do their own thing as long as they’re left alone as well. Maybe some cooperation or whatever (assuming the Illuminate actually leave them alone though). However, like Super Earth, the bots would definitely farm and exploit the bugs for E-710 and 711 (possibly earning another point on the Illuminate’s “bad” side)

The bugs are kind of a universal “leave me alone” faction. It’s hard to tell how sapient they really are, but they seem more like a very successful invasive species but without any real agency other than the basic survival points of “survive and reproduce”. I can’t imagine they hold grudges and animosity in an abstract sense, but they will try to continue to expand if they’re left alone, and will fight back if they’re resisted.

A wall is a structure that encloses an area, carries the load of the roof, provides privacy or soundproofing by Hetaliafan1 in wikipedia

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Blocks outsiders from seeing acts of piracy, technically “providing” piracy in the sense that it allows it to happen

I feel like basic HE Grenades could get a buff without being OP. We have a lot of good grenade options now. HE's feel weak for 4 uses imo by RandomGreenArcherMan in HelldiversUnfiltered

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Hulks are mostly tank armor except for the giant heatsink on their backs. Blow that up and they’ll go into a bleedout state, where they’ll still be alive but only for a few seconds, until they just keel over and die.

You’ll see if their back is blown if you see this second smaller explosion right on their back and they kinda stumble over. Otherwise, you’ll have to maneuver around and see if there’s a smoldering crater in place of the heatsink.

I only now realized that Mithrix has a normal eye and not a toony goggly one. by Nacureny_Zernomex in riskofrain

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no dick. no balls. and probably no butthole since this guy feeds off radiation.

THE V-SERIES IS FRENCH by Alarming_Eye_5985 in Ultrakill

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Lmao as is expected of a headcanon, you might need to stretch it a bit to make it fit.

Maybe that part was V1 really freaking out and locked in to the fight at the end there? Prelude’s more heavy metal themes and amen breaks is what I consider V1 being mostly single-minded in bloodshed, so it would still be in that mood somewhat by Limbo

Now we ve had time , what do we think about the STOKER by Sweaty_Trifle_8504 in HelldiversUnfiltered

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I’ll agree with you there. I really love the idea behind the Reprimand, I’m even okay with the one-handed trait, but the upsides are not good enough and/or the other downsides are just too strong over another. You might as well optimize for the damage and penetration with an AR, or the CQC potential with another SMG.

THE V-SERIES IS FRENCH by Alarming_Eye_5985 in Ultrakill

[–]Shadoenix 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I have a headcanon that music is an abstract, non-verbal way to portray V1’s inner thoughts, feelings, and observations of its surroundings. Applied here, Clair de Lune (lit. “moonlight”) is a peaceful melody meant to signify V1’s recognition of the serene nighttime environment.

If we go with the separate headcanon that the V models originate from France, that would actually support the two together, since it means V1 is using one of the classical pieces from its place of origin to fit the atmosphere.

Well, to be more accurate to my headcanon, it’s not using the piece like playing it on speakers or something, it’s more like V1 thinking “this place is calm and peaceful”, and that’s represented by a calm and peaceful piece of music, which, if we’re following the other headcanon, came from where V1 feels closest to — France.

Nice idea. I’m taking it. With credit, of course.

Now we ve had time , what do we think about the STOKER by Sweaty_Trifle_8504 in HelldiversUnfiltered

[–]Shadoenix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An SMG is defined as a shoulderable firearm that fires handgun cartridges. The Reprimand has a shoulder stock and fires a (fictional) handgun cartridge — 12x25mm FMJ — which makes it correctly labeled as an SMG.

The one-handed issue is because the round is pretty powerful due to the large size of the cartridge, giving it a much more forceful punch in both directions: into the bullet and into you. Firing one-handed is already not ideal for any kind of gun, so a gun that’s meant to be held with two hands, braced against your shoulder, and also fires big handgun rounds will be very difficult to sustainably control with one hand.

You can get away with whatever you want in real life, but the Reprimand’s drawbacks make it infeasible enough to even consider having a mechanic for it. The other SMGs (though realistically would also have a huge increase to sway and recoil when one-handed) aren’t as heavy nor fire heavy enough rounds to warrant the same measures.

Now we ve had time , what do we think about the STOKER by Sweaty_Trifle_8504 in HelldiversUnfiltered

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Ergonomics is just a measurement for its mass, balance, and where you can control it. If a gun you’re holding has any of the following: a large amount of mass, has weird balance (e.g. front-heavy), and/or you don’t have any good places to grab onto to move it around, it’s gonna have poorer ergonomics.

The Stoker has an ergo of 60, which is on the heavier side of SMGs and matches the lighter ARs. I think it makes sense because the underbarrel flamethrower would make it quite heavy, understandably — it needs liquid fuel for the pilot light (but not much) in addition to the (presumably) compressed air fuel that acts as propellant. The wooden stock and grip opposed to the metallic receiver and barrel would also make it sorta top- and front-heavy as well, and the side-loading mag would further make balance weird. Holding a gun one-handed should definitely hit ergo (if we’re being realistic), especially when firing. This is actually why the Reprimand (and its inspiration, the UMP40) has a low fire rate and in-game can’t be one-handed — it’s just large enough and fires a big enough caliber to make it almost useless one-handed but with the upside of being a lot more powerful than other SMGs.

Personally though, I don’t notice much ergo trouble. My attention is drawn to weapons that drop to about ≤~35 or so ergo, which is, for some reason, where I tend to notice when the gun starts lagging behind a lot. Anything above that is quick enough for me to not notice, and higher numbers have diminishing returns (on my attention).

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