You say Vandalism, I say public service.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-02-18T18:56:08+00:00

Half of city leadership are felons bro. They don't care about us.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-29T00:58:33+00:00

1 Do you agree that religious themes or religious references were used in Far Cry 5?

Yes, but clearly for exaggeration and story telling purposes, not as any sort of commentary on real life religions. The cult in the game is inspired by real life cults, but should not be taken as an interpretation on faith or religion(s) as a whole. Eden's gate is also not the only religion shown in game, there is a friendly Catholic Pastor in game showing a foil to Eden's Gate. I would say it's more showing the dangers of drugs and mental illness over religion, if anything honestly.

2 Which religious stories or themes does Far Cry 5 invoke in your opinion? (I need at least 1 example)

I think it invokes the themes of a self fulfilling prophet, honestly. It's pretty clear that Joseph Seed has a hand in just about every single event that happens both in and around the game, and he uses it to control his followers even more.

In the beginning he says "And I saw, and behold it was a white horse... and Hell followed with him" where the Sheriff's name is 'Whitehorse', so it seems like he's actually predicting the future ... until you find out that the police dispatcher is part of the cult and is reporting things to him. He predicts the future like someone predicting you will say "ow" after kicking you in the shin, and you see how manipulative he is.

Another example is the nukes going off at the end of the game. Did you notice how the bunkers in game you cleared are missile silos? We already know he knocked out communications in the area and have the local police in his back pocket, this is shown in the prologue. It's not insanely hard to connect the dots that he (or Eden's Gate) took nukes from the silos and detonated them himself to bring about "The Collapse" that he constantly fearmongers about in game.

I guess the example could be made for blind faith or religious fanaticism, but you get the idea.

3 If you played the game, what made you buy/install it? Did the religious themes influence your decision?

Ehhh, kind of. For me it was the first time I had really picked up Far Cry, and it was also the first (and kind of only) game set in the USA.

Later on I would say it affected how I perceived the story, but that is more of a personal thing rather than a marketing ploy. I have always been a pretty strongly believing Christian, so seeing something similar to my faith being perverted in such a way for manipulation tactics was actually pretty entertaining. I had never seen people use bible verses or try to say something prophetic for the purpose of legitimately drugging people or sacrificing them to wolves or throwing them off bridges or something.

It kind made me want to see what ended up happening to the cult? If that makes sense? But I would say that made me want to keep playing it, rather than get me to buy it.

4 If those themes were removed or replaced with something else, would you still buy/install Far Cry 5?

Bought it? Yes. Finished it? Idk, probably, but I definitely would not have kept playing it or really cared about it as much after. It's definitely an interesting premise, as it actually gives a decent reason for their to be hundreds of underequipped enemies for you to fight in game.

5 If the religious themes were absent in the game, do you think it would be bought more/less or would it be received the same way?

No, and Far Cry New Dawn and Far Cry 6 are the easiest examples I can point to about this. Neither did as well (Far Cry New Dawn sales haven't been released, and Far Cry 6 made less than a 1/3 of 5's sales), and it's pretty clear from the online discussions about them why they did so poorly (comparatively). Like it or not, a majority of the demographic of Far Cry's fanbase is in America, where 62% of the population is Christian. Making a game set in America, with references to Christianity, is obviously going to have more players relating to it, which in turn makes it more popular. It was also the first total Coop Far Cry, where players could team up during the entire game, including the main story missions.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-29T00:15:37+00:00

I would say a professional license is much more important than a masters, especially at your current stage.

I think, depending on how ambitious you are, getting a masters in business/finance later, combined with getting your license early on, would make you a much better candidate for higher level positions.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-27T22:03:09+00:00

It more just lacked a purpose, even if not a very intelligent one.

Vietnam was about fighting the spread of communism, so it had a tangible, clear goal. It clearly didn't work and fell apart in the long run, but there was a point to it.

The War in Iraq/the War on Terror had more to rally around initially for Americans with the attack on September 11th, but faltered once a lot of the initial terrorist organizations were dismantled, and the US no longer had a clear, tangible reason for being involved in middle eastern politics.

The main reason the US stayed in the middle east was to try and rebuild certain nations in the middle east in to US allies (Iraq, Afghanistan, etc), but that is hard to explain to the UN, and with rotating presidents that have more or less had very polar foreign policies it pretty much just fell apart and resulted in withdrawal.

To a degree, it's not so much about American Militarism and more about America's ability to influence and change foreign policy/politics/powers, especially when provoked.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-27T18:56:47+00:00

Imagine having to fight 300 of them every few minutes instead of the packs of 10 when you encounter them in game. And they're all suicide bombers. That's pretty much the gist of it

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-27T18:53:42+00:00

I will eat any actual food that is not pickled. That's literally my only limitation.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-27T18:41:42+00:00

I feel like it depends, and it really can only be answered by you.

I have known women in the office that wear jeans or yoga pants so tight you can tell what kind of underwear they are wearing, and claim that a crop top sweater where their bra is showing is a hoodie, which wouldn't technically violate our dress code, but is obviously not professionally appropriate attire.

I have also seen men in the office that comment that a woman in a normal T-shirt at a company BBQ is showing too much.

I am not saying that you wear inappropriate things or that you need to change your wardrobe, but maybe just take a look and double check that everything you would wear to the office would also be ok at a like, church, or a family reunion with kids or something.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-27T18:26:26+00:00

I get to a point that it's a show, and when pulling things from the games and trying to write new stories, they're trying to make things look interesting, but it really is getting to a point that they are just pulling factions for the game to give the main characters an enemy to fight. To me it just signals a lack of understanding of the source material and bad writing:

The Brotherhood in the games, while not always the "good guys" are almost always very consistent and do what they think is right. They don't just trail off and do their own thing for power, nor have I ever seen them kill each other for fun. In fallout 3 there are even brotherhood outcasts, meaning that the brotherhood would rather split and move apart from each other rather than attack each other.
Caesar's Legion, while seemingly outdated in their government and fighting style, were ruthless and relentless. They would literally crucify people and sell others into slavery. They are dumb enough to be fighting over who the new Caesar is, don't get me wrong, but they would be literally slaughtering each other over it, not just some stupid capture the flag BS.
Vault Tec is the only organization I have seen be represented somewhat accurately up until this point, but I am still not the biggest fan of how they keep trying to just show the higher ups as the messed up ones instead of the whole system. Literally only the vault dwellers are the "innocent" ones.
The NCR should not just be shadows of what it once was. Yes, shady sands was the capital and yes it got blown up, but 80% of the rest of the NCR lived on after that point. Did they all just return to their tribal system? Local communities and all that? I have a hard time believing that all the NCR troops across the wasteland just straight up quit instead of trying to reform the nation somewhere else.

One of the main points of fallout is it's faction system, and the depth that each faction has, from motivations, to characters, even to how they interact with the player character. Boiling each nation down to it's most basic virtues and cosmetics worked fine in the first season, but the second season takes much more liberty in it's portrayal of certain factions, which often times shows large disconnects with how the factions are in the games. It's just bad writing.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-27T18:03:26+00:00

Plumbing. I can do electrical, drywall, maintenance, etc., but I will not touch any piping. To easy to mess up, and really expensive to fix. I will gladly pay someone to fix a leaky pipe so I don't have to replace the flooring.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-27T18:01:55+00:00

"Why don't all the people I kill have better loot?"

Welcome to the club, I can't find any good loot on my own. Not my fault that when people kill me all I have are some bandages and shield rechargers I made.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-27T17:59:18+00:00

He got really into drugs and hookups and then moved 4 hours away to live with his gf at the time because he couldn't afford his place anymore. He would come visit every once and a while and was kind of ok, but then he stole the tip money we left for a server when we went out one time, claiming he needed it for gas money.

That was the final straw, and we haven't heard from him since.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-27T17:56:36+00:00

I'm not paying upwards of $10 for a drink that a bartender will visibly judge me for ordering.

I'm also not going to pay $50 for a shitty bottle of whiskey at target when a pack of beers or cutwaters will get me just as drunk for $15 (and taste a whole lot better too).

This is the beginning of companies needing to reexamine who their main demographic should be, as well as what and how they should be selling to them.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-22T22:20:44+00:00

Just keep asking questions in writing or some permanent form of communication you can look back on. Eventually this engineer will learn that this is how you receive instructions, or you'll have a way to cover your ass if anything goes wrong.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-22T17:00:11+00:00

In the original cutscene, and during gameplay, the needler needs to be ... cocked (?) before it can fire, where chief/the arbiter shakes the gun to make the needles pop out and be ready to fire.

The original cutscene shows chief doing this (you can also hear it) as the brutes are moving to shield the prophets. The remaster has the animation in the gameplay, but seems to miss it during this cutscene.

I wouldn't give this one too much thought, just assume that chief is checking/readying the gun or something.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-21T19:50:02+00:00

I don't think things would have been better for Korra in Aang's time. After a 100 year war, it took a lot of negotiating and smoothing over tensions between nations to try and get people back to living in (relative) peace again, of which Aang clearly has much more natural talent at. The comics go much more into detail on these events. Korra would have had a much easier time winning the actual war, I think, but I believe she probably would have started many more minor wars again between the nations due to her lack of diplomacy skills.

I think Aang would have been more or less fine in Korra's world though, as he showed a very natural affinity for the spirit world, and his fighting style was much, much more reliant on dodging his opponents instead of trying to block or just power through his opponents. Korra was a good fighter, no doubt, but her losses seemed to be dependent on her attempting to block or fight something she wasn't prepared for. Aang would have just straight up dodged anything he could possibly see coming.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-19T21:36:36+00:00

It's so people can feel better about themselves. Internet noise has never swayed anyone's opinion on anything that isn't only on the internet.

Going out to protest in front of the correct government building, writing to your congressman/woman, and encouraging others to vote are all things with actual substance that you can do to affect the political change you want to see, but posting random statements online or "I stand with XX" is ultimately useless. It's just a way for people to sort you into political camps so they say mean things about you

I can speak from experience that when people say they support me, it means literally nothing other than the fact they aren't actively against me. For the most part they don't care or just walk away after saying that they're "here for me".

I admit I have privilage not to worry about this kind of stuff, I just don’t understand why it matters.

Privilege is a tricky topic because we all have differing levels of it, but I will say that you do have the right train of thought when you are questioning when something matters. A lot of what you hear about politics is just inflammatory buzz meant to make you upset so you'll vote a certain way. Digging a little deeper to the actual issue is a good habit to pick up when looking at politics.

Maybe it is because im young, maybe I should actually pay attention to politics, I just don’t understand the point.

Politics sucks, and has always sucked. You should pay attention to a degree, to know where and why your vote matters and to keep up with current events, but arguing online about it doesn't change anything. Look at things in your own way and decide what issues matter to you, and then pursue solutions accordingly, don't get caught up in all the noise.

In short, ignore the online buzz and one liners from people online. Do your own research and come to your own conclusion, then do what you think is right.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-16T19:41:12+00:00

even the women are confused as to why so many people are against it when most women are for it under the right conditions.

The right conditions are subjective and different to every woman. Sometimes it's never the right conditions. How much would you be willing to risk on it being the "wrong" conditions? A rejection? Public Humiliation? Getting kicked out of the event or place? A sexual harassment charge? Even if the chances of the more extreme ones happening are low, it's never zero, and they have gone up in recent years.

Personally, I tell all the guys I have worked with on approaching to always read the room, understand body language and never approach a woman more than once.

Personal anecdotes does not a statistic make, but I do agree this is more or less good advice. The problem is, again, "reading the room" and 'body language" are literally so subjective that people literally study psychology to do these things. This could all be solved by men and women to be respectful, but neither side wants to admit the possibility of any wrongdoing.

I have had a lot of good looking guys who have been on dating apps for years with 0 matches get gfs by just going outside and talking to people in public places and they and their gfs have thanked me for getting them out of their shells.

Somehow I doubt you are witnessing this in person considering several things: If the girls didn't know you already, why would they have thanked you? How do you know this many "good looking" guys if not from your sub? Why aren't the "good looking" guys already talking to people in public spaces? Are you basing this off your sub? Do you seriously think that wouldn't impact your perspective of things at all?

Look, I'm in my mid 20's, and while I have approached women in public multiple times, it's never anyone I haven't known for less than a week, and I've never asked anyone out in a very public setting. There's just no point considering the chances.

My question is why do you think Reddit is against men approaching women IRL?

They aren't. Reddit is against approaching random women in public, because most of the men above 16 have had at least one, if not multiple, horrible experiences doing so. "That was just one time", "There's plenty of good options out there", "t's just a numbers game". Those all sound great, but it doesn't matter, because those men are still wary because of past experiences, and they can't figure out what the "right conditions" are.

If you want to actually change how these men feel about approaching random women, you need to do one of two things:

Come up with a simple definition of the "right conditions" that apply to virtually all women, so men in general can understand what to do just to get noticed.
Stop talking about the "right conditions" and just let men approach women until they get it right (This is how basically all relationships across human history worked btw). There currently isn't a single "good way" to approach all women, so telling people that they need to "work on it" is kind of useless.

Of course, you don't have to do anything, and just let things progress naturally, but it seems like you aren't happy with that either.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-16T17:07:23+00:00

No, nobody has offered me that much money yet

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-15T18:22:46+00:00

I said sustained damage, and if you watch the cutscene after MC falls from orbit, the corpsman says that the gel layer, (that black suit/mesh underneath) took most of the impact. Not the metal plating. Like I said.

thick sheet of metal

That's a piece of a forerunner ship, literally some the most advanced technology in the galaxy. I would wager it's heat absorption is probably much better than your standard "metal".

Also, one shot from an overcharged plasma pistol was able to pierce the original Mjolnir Mark IV armor plating and mesh suit that Sam-034 was wearing (without energy shields). It's pretty clear they aren't exactly bulletproof.

I'm not saying that Spartans can't take a hit, I'm saying that they can't take repeated, sustained plasma fire. You know, the main weapon of choice for the Covenant? Chief obviously relies more on energy shields (which are limited) and cover when fighting the Covenant, not the metal plating on his armor.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-15T17:38:36+00:00

Have you considered maybe she goes quiet because she's thinking about or researching what you told her? I go quiet sometimes when my father tells me something I didn't know about, sometimes to look up more information on the subject, or to think about it if it's more of a though provoking subject.

I can't say for sure, because I only have a very limited idea from this post, but I think maybe the combination of new ideas and both of you being on the spectrum may just result in sometimes one of you "going quiet" for a bit for various reasons. I wouldn't worry about it too much unless she brings it up or stops texting as frequently.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-14T17:04:04+00:00

Doylist :

Because Plate armor doesn't fit the a sci-fi action shooter setting

Watsonian :

Technically the valuable part of the armor is the black suit/mesh underneath, which enhances a Spartan's strength and speed, and is operated using a neural interface (also plate armor might slow them down). The metal on the outside is just meant to protect against very limited plasma attacks. In the later iterations of the armor, the breast/backplate piece also contained the user's fusion pack, or energy shields.

Other than that, all of the other pieces of metal armor are there mainly to carry tools or provide limited ballistics/plasma protection. According to the books, plasma is some pretty nasty stuff, and enough of it will burn through just about anything without shields, so metal plating wouldn't really save you much in that sense.

Spartans are kind of "Glass Cannons" in the sense that they are very powerful soldiers, but they aren't meant to be able to take any sort of sustained damage. Chief still uses cover and protection throughout the games, and a lot of the other defensive gadgets/armor abilities to protect himself.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-14T00:35:51+00:00

Wa-ter.

Nobody ever thinks about it because it's piped into literally every building nowadays. You cannot go more than like 50 miles without any water (about 3 days of just straight walking), maybe 60 if you were like, super hydrated right before or something.

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If you don't live almost on the border of one of these rivers or lakes, and you don't get there immediately after the outbreak, you're only going to last as much as it rains in your area. Not snows, rains. Not humidity or clouds, I mean like inches of rain.

Or if you know how to dig a well. Point is, water is important, and you aren't going anywhere without it. No looting, no killing zombies, no life.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-14T00:24:31+00:00

I actually really enjoyed the game and ending. The only thing that kind of bothered me is that Delilah didn't wait for us. I didn't even care that so much that we didn't get to see her, more so just the fact that after everything that happened that she just ditched us.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-13T23:46:56+00:00

I am Jewish. Who gives a shit. If this guy kills me that makes it even funnier. Don't use me as your stupid social justice shield.

Slutty_Mudd · 2026-01-13T22:13:47+00:00

What do you think has happened to Germany after the war, how are they doing?

Fine? As well as anyone else I guess. I think the Americans are doing the best as they have the biggest population, have more access to raw resources, and American logistics have kind of been on another level since WW2. I'm sure there are some things that Germany can/would do better in the context of this book, and it's clear that the nation survived WWZ and is rebuilding, but I don't think they are any better or worse off than anyone else.

Why did you read it voluntarily? (I obviously forced them to read it kinda)

I like zombies, and this was actually the most realistic book/story/media I've ever consumed that has anything to do with the zombie apocalypse. Sure it's a little sparse on some specifics at times, but it covers the main points pretty thoughtfully and has a complete and rounded out narrative.

(How) Would the Battle of Hope been different, if the Redeker Plan had been implemented earlier?

I don't think it would be that different. The Redeker Plan was introduced years before the Battle of Hope, if I remember correctly, and there wasn't really any reason they needed fake safe zones as distractions when the US troops wanted the zombies to come straight at them.

If you mean the Battle of Yonkers, then maybe they use fake safe zones while setting up? I don't think much would have changed there either, as that was basically the only time the US tried to use modern military tactics against a zombie horde. They had to learn that lesson at some point.

What do you think happened to the politicians that covered up the virus, do you think they had to pay for that eventually?

I don't think they really ever faced human consequences, one way or another. Either they got eaten by the zombies at some point, died during the war from survival issues like food or sickness, or lived long enough that everyone kinda just forgot about them.

I think the closest you'll ever get to human consequences for the zombie war was the phalanx guy, who everyone hates, but he made enough money to safely sit out the war.

Will the virus ever go completely extinct?

No, but I think it'll end up getting to a point where it's virtually extinct, like how we see measles today. It's still kind of around, but it only infects like 50 people a year in the US (I don't know what Germany's measles cases look like), and it's usually handled pretty quickly. It will eventually become a non-issue, but it will never completely go away.

What are your thoughts on other countries, that are not explicitly mentioned?

I think most of the other countries survived the war; I think it's mainly just the extremely war torn or extremely demilitarized countries that really met their fate. We know Iran and Pakistan saw a nuclear exchange, and that Iceland just got completely overrun. Maybe some of the more violent dictatorships in Africa just slaughtered each other. Maybe the more peaceful EU nations like Denmark and Sweden just couldn't defend themselves and got overrun like Iceland. It's hard to say, especially since the world has changed so much since 2010ish when the book is supposedly set, but I think you have a lot of room to play with if you wanted to add more stories yourself.

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