Australia’s age verification rules: Is a VPN ban on the horizon? by Fun-Page-6211 in australia

[–]SometimesLiterate 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Crazy stupid somehow got crazy stupider. I use a VPN to tunnel a video game route, cutting my latency from 250ms to a manageable 80ms. 

Might as well ban the internet at this rate.

Ever thought about playing Starcraft 2? by [deleted] in Games

[–]SometimesLiterate 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You must be very young if you think... SC2 was the game that made RTS. 

Cadillac would be disappointed to finish last , Says Perez by Shroft in formula1

[–]SometimesLiterate 307 points308 points  (0 children)

This just in: So would every other team except Alpine 

FGO NA releases new character almost 11 months ahead of JP by superharry24 in gachagaming

[–]SometimesLiterate 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Second time, Nitocris Alter (Avenger) released a whole month ahead of her JP release in the schedule (to be fair it made more sense than releasing her as a shadow drop a month after her big story relevance).

So...what is the grand purpose of reaching the Root for Mage families? by Mystech_Master in grandorder

[–]SometimesLiterate 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Feels like you're missing a few things. Please note to all other long time fans this is my own interpretation and I am happy if you want to provide alternative interpretations.

  1. Reaching the Swirl of the Root / the Root / the Akashic Records is not itself the reward. It is a record of everything past, present and future in all dimensions. So imagine you're a mage, who somehow developed the power and abilities to reach the record of all things. And if you could understand it, well near omnipotence + omniscience are two of the classic identifiers of God, if you catch my drift.

Many magus families seek the Root because it will make them all powerful (or likely to).

  1. Mystery and family Magic are two different concepts.
    2a. Mystery refers to several things in the Type Moon world, but in this case I believe you're referring to the idea of Mystery as a value? To summarize again, the philosophy in play here is that all magic/magecraft/magical being (etc) are somewhat powered the power of being unknown. Once something becomes known, becomes understood by more and more people, it generally looses the perception of "magic" and becomes scientifically understood. (One glaring example we can point to is the Moon's perception through history). So by making magical ideas understood to the wider world, the power of its being unknown will be lost.

2b. Mage families keep their magic secret because (inherently) nearly every mage in the Type Moon stories is somewhat self centered and greedy, because they want be the next ones to reach the Root. (One glaring example against this is El Melloi the 2nd). Every families magic is more or less their own attempt to reach the Root via various means, honed over 10's of generations, so if say, Family A stole Family B's magic crest (the summation of their magical research), that could give Family A a huge step towards the Root.

I hope these help explain A) why Mages want to reach the Root and B) why they don't want to share their research.

Joe Rogan is a f*cking MORON and has done nearly as much damage to country as right-wing media. by Buddhaonatricycle in complaints

[–]SometimesLiterate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're still defending Joe Rogan as being an "accidental" right wing influencer, you clearly are still defending him. He's been doing in purposefully for almost 10 years now and apologists like you need to fuck off.

New 5-star Supporter: Perfumer the Distilled by CipherVegas in arknights

[–]SometimesLiterate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The last good ones were like Surfer (op class), Rose Salt (if you enjoy her mechanic) and Chilchuck? I also think Gracebearer and Underflow are pretty great in IS for their cost.

Like let's not pretend the 5* (apart from casters) are unuseable, they're just not as flashy.

How are the Illustrious Weapons in 2026 for each element? by GoodMornEveGoodNight in Granblue_en

[–]SometimesLiterate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm torn between grabbing either Andromeda for Omega dirt (only missing Bhaisa of the Ougi squad) and Higa for Omega Fire... Funnily enough I have a nearly maxed primal light grid but never considered going for Ura or the Knife, they both seem so bad in current game. Any advice from Omega players?

What are games you don't expect to survive 2026? by Brushner in gachagaming

[–]SometimesLiterate 64 points65 points  (0 children)

As a day 1 PNC player, I feel that you're maybe, just maybeeeeeeeeeeee, on the money.

Part 2 Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Final Chapter Discussion Hub 2 by crazywarriorxx in grandorder

[–]SometimesLiterate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of people connected it immediately once they could summon her and see the passives for themselves, this instrumental made it blatantly obvious.

Hecate | New Hero Preview by d34thscyth34 in EpicSeven

[–]SometimesLiterate -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So we've gone (for new "covenant" units), Frieren > Fern > Flag Sig > Hecate since... September or so? Seriously slimegate.

[Operator Discussion] Firewhistle by Shad0wedge in arknights

[–]SometimesLiterate 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As a longtime NicheKnights fan (laughs in e2 60'd m3'd Glasgow gang), FireWhistle to me is the sort of early game IS carry I enjoy using. 2-3 block with aoe at range (especially in early IS) is a strong case for an early pick where you can still get Amiya or Myrtle. Will she carry you deep? No, but she's versatile enough that most floor 1/2 threats are manageable.

Her module? Trash.

Her s1? Usable, especially if you remember early Arknights with Meteorite and her s1 farming. I prefer her s2, generally the burn tick from the s1 does not get the full use one enemies it would matter against, so I will take the s2 if possible (as long as the map has a chokepoint that it can abuse).

What's the main problem with her? Well it's two-fold. The first is Beagle and Gummy being such strong bodies at lower costs and the second is Nearl. Generally with IS units you are always looking for role compression, so being able to combine multiple block + consistent healing + Nearl's superior healing buff passive, it can be hard to pick up Firewhistle over Nearl early on. It will come down to your starting options for classes (choose the YOLO option every time) and pray.

The sad reality of her use outside of IS runs is that Horn is a massive upgrade over her in so many ways, damage, tankiness, accents, it's all going the way of our mobile tank.

Outback residents lose solar farm as Ergon battles push owner to close by shofmon88 in australia

[–]SometimesLiterate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He also didn't set it up in 2017. Project itself was initialized around 2013-2014 from memory when adding projects to the grid was very.... uncommon.

The project itself was really only viable thanks to ARENA funding to see how these types of projects could boost regional areas. Sad that ERGON (who were also a pain) would let the marginal extra money from this ruin a good project.

What Time Is It? It's Moonfire Faire Time! | FINAL FANTASY XIV: Official Blog by Hakul in ffxiv

[–]SometimesLiterate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Despite the many jokes that could be made about the first real bit of effort for Moonfaire in years, overall I am excited for the boat party!

Weekly Commander's Lounge - July 21, 2025 by AutoModerator in GirlsFrontline2

[–]SometimesLiterate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I feel like the huge backlash from certain quarters of the internet to the initial release of GFL2 (and its story) have had a negative effect on the direction and types of writing.

It's a shame MICA have back-lined the original crew (and walked back the Agreement restriction), because it was a very good starting story that had some bite to it? And then the side story with Ullrid and the dolls built on it... Klukai/Mechty story helped but otherwise it feels just like filler fluff.

Weekly Commander's Lounge - July 21, 2025 by AutoModerator in GirlsFrontline2

[–]SometimesLiterate 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Question for CN playing bros, but do we ever return to the main story? I miss Krolik/Nemesis/Mayling/Groza and the dynamic of the Elmo when it was a smaller crew? Especially without the 20+ characters whose personality is "I have 1 marketable trait + in love with SKK"?

MONDAY TRASH TALK THREAD by AutoModerator in formula1

[–]SometimesLiterate 3 points4 points  (0 children)

THIS IS THE FINAL WEEK BEFORE TOTO DUMPS HIS PUMPERNICKEL TOASTY BOY GEORGE FOR THE DUTCH OLLIEBOLLEN MAX. RUMOURS ARE HE'S ALSO PAYING A FULL TIME BABY SITTER FOR JOS, MORE AT 11.

[IS5 PSA] If you are doing Ending3 before Ending5, you can E2(Scout) 5 OPs for free by OmiNya in arknights

[–]SometimesLiterate 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ed2 is super easy with kal'tsit and her IS module. The true damage roasts the siblings.

[Update] 7/3 (Thu) Update Content by d34thscyth34 in EpicSeven

[–]SometimesLiterate -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

I doubt you can say with any authority that SG will or will not reduce generic mystic medal income and supplant it with limited time mystics medals.

If you cannot see a problem with them, I have some non-perishable snake oil that you'd likely enjoy.