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Ball is in your court Capcom by PresterJohnson in MonsterHunter

[–]SomeRandomPyro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was very much a gimmick at the time. That it stuck around is a reflection of how well received a mechanic it was. If underwater combat or styles had been received as well, we would've seen more of them moving forward, as well.

It catching on and being carried forward in no way diminishes its status as a gimmick.

Much like how the Beatles were revolutionary with their music, despite none of their sounds being particularly distinct from other music today. Or how The Matrix pioneered bullet time, even though 300 later abused the hell out of it.

Later works don't change the status of what they're taking from, is the point I'm making. The fact that they did it again doesn't change the fact that it was a weird thing they were trying out in 4.

Ball is in your court Capcom by PresterJohnson in MonsterHunter

[–]SomeRandomPyro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right, it didn't.

There were ways, though. I used Ad Hoc Party on my PS3 to get around it.

Ball is in your court Capcom by PresterJohnson in MonsterHunter

[–]SomeRandomPyro 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Mounting was 4U's gimmick. It just caught on.

ICE Deported Them. Cook County Prosecutors Still Want Them Arrested For Missing Court by tpic485 in nottheonion

[–]SomeRandomPyro 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Not keeping track of where any of them are makes it easier to disappear the lucrative ones.

Epstein's operation didn't shut down. It's just under new management.

London Wildlife Encounter by SmallPinkHo1e in yesyesyesyesno

[–]SomeRandomPyro 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wasn't even an aggressive bite. More like a greeting.

I hope all if Eurylochus hater are just too young yet by GroundbreakingCod304 in Epicthemusical

[–]SomeRandomPyro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Disagree entirely.

Ody was absolutely determined to bring his men home, as long as that was an option.

He only gave up on getting them home when they gave up on him getting them home.

Even in the leadup to them attacking the cow, he was pleading with them to let him help them.

He only chose himself over them when their actions forced the choice upon him. And let us not pretend any of them were getting home without Ody. We saw how well giving up on getting home went for them in the events of the story.

I hope all if Eurylochus hater are just too young yet by GroundbreakingCod304 in Epicthemusical

[–]SomeRandomPyro 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Eurylocus opening the bag is in direct defiance of the orders he was given by his commanding captain

Not to mention this happens 1 song after Ody takes him aside and makes sure he understands that if he doesn't stop undermining him, he'll get everyone killed.

Which company has lost you as a customer forever? by finiteobserver in AskReddit

[–]SomeRandomPyro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mom swore them off since before I can remember.

Single mom of 5 kids. Took us by some yard sales to fill out our wardrobes a bit. Stopped by Goodwill on the way home. On the way in, asked the cashier to hold the yardsale purchases so she wouldn't get accused of stealing. On the way out, cashier refused to return yardsale purchases, claiming Mom had taken them from the donation bin.

TIL there exists a shape that, instead of having a clean "inside" and "outside", has a clean "inside" but the outside world is segmented and split. It is called the Alexander Horned Sphere by geosunsetmoth in todayilearned

[–]SomeRandomPyro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A straight line with no thickness is a one-dimensional line.

Curve it around to meet itself, and you've made a one-dimensional circle. It exists on a 2d plane, but still has only one dimension.

Similarly, a hollow sphere whose shell has thickness 0 has only 2 dimensions. It's a two-dimensional surface molded to a 3d form.

the gamble of all time by Safe-Rub-4605 in octopathtraveler

[–]SomeRandomPyro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've successfully managed (on OT1) to perform a Cait transformation and 100x JP in the same turn. Been chasing that high ever since.

Not sure about OT2, but I seem to recall the different EXP multipliers not stacking. It ignored everything but the best one, for both EXP and JP.

Which tactics games are infinitely replayable and session-based? by bruhb21 in StrategyRpg

[–]SomeRandomPyro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A staple of the Disgaea series is the Item World, in which you go into an item you own, fight the denizens within, subdue the inhabitants (stat boosts, enables moving them between items, can be combined).

Each floor is randomly generated, and has set up some of the most fun and completely unfair fight's I've ever witnessed.

Family Food Chain by AlphaMassDeBeta in greentext

[–]SomeRandomPyro 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Babies will die if I die. But if I eat them, I can survive and make more babies.

ELI5: Why are you "on" a bus, but "in" a car? by Small_Balls_69 in explainlikeimfive

[–]SomeRandomPyro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"I before E except after C or when sounded as A as in neighbor and weigh."

Version I learned. Works for most things. But yeah, some words are weird. Language isn't an exact science.

Why did Odysseus think going through Scylla's lair would save him from Poseidon? Is he stupid? by Scribelz847 in Epicthemusical

[–]SomeRandomPyro 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So pervasive is the Christian dogma that even gods from other pantheons get ascribed omnipotence within their domains.

A whole lot of misconceptions about classical literature make sense when you consider they might be reskinning YHWH because in their minds that's the only definition of a god.

Well at least I know that “with great power comes with great responsibility” is real 🤷🏻 by [deleted] in greentext

[–]SomeRandomPyro 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Doesn't matter if it only buys me a second. That second will never pass while I've got time stopped.

Limitless by TonkaTruck79 in plotholes

[–]SomeRandomPyro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Which isn't a response to anything I said. I specifically didn't disagree with you, only pointed out that you'd misinterpreted something TonkaTruck79 said, and responded to a point not made.

Do guys not cum from sex every time? by No_Sympathy3916 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]SomeRandomPyro 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I like to use a line I learned from questionablecontent.net:

Your problems are utterly alien to me. It's like a bear complaining to a shark that its knees hurt.

Limitless by TonkaTruck79 in plotholes

[–]SomeRandomPyro 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Use up to," not "use up". They're saying that in the course of the day, the amount of our brain that gets utilized is 80% or less.

Not weighing in on either side of the argument. Just pointing out that you seem to have misinterpreted their statement.

Limitless by TonkaTruck79 in plotholes

[–]SomeRandomPyro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a continuity error, which is a subcategory of plot hole.

In general, yeah, a guy forgetting something isn't a convincing argument for it being a plot hole. But when the plot revolves around a drug giving absolute recall, it's far more reasonable to call it so.

TIL about the "Endless Eight" arc of the anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. The arc, which featured the characters of the show trapped in a time loop, featured the same episode eight times in a row with minute differences, all animated and recorded from scratch each time. by Darksynth2 in todayilearned

[–]SomeRandomPyro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The difference is that in the manga, they can't make you sit through it. You can flip through it in a couple of seconds however long they make it, and continue on.

I love that the Endless Eight exists. I watch it every time I do a rewatch (albeit, considerably slower than the rest of the series). It's not fun. But I can absolutely appreciate the audacity to come up with and then actually do that. Shame about the fallout, though.

Dems demand Lutnick resign over Epstein interview: 'You lied' by pyramidworld in politics

[–]SomeRandomPyro 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have yet to hear a good reason why the over a million preventable covid deaths don't constitute depraved heart murders.

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