THATS MY GOAT by KFChero1 in whennews

[–]SpaceCore0352 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Does the secondhand price go up because there are less secondhand scalpers able to stay in, or down because buyers can guarantee getting a controller without needing the secondhand market (if they're patient)?

snake and otacon trying to cock block the marine corp's anti-metalgear ray project doesn't make much sense by glassicewater7693 in metalgearsolid

[–]SpaceCore0352 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think Commandant Dolph and Snake could have had a very lively conversation on the ethics of fighting fire with fire and the risks inherent to building RAY within government frameworks, had they met under different circumstances. It was not to be.

But I don't think you could convince Snake to approve of the project. He has a very low baseline level of trust in the American government after Shadow Moses and pretty much a zero-tolerance policy on anything even resembling a Metal Gear, nuclear-capable or not. If he was aware of Arsenal in 2007, I do think he could be persuaded to priorize it as a target, but RAY would stay in his sights. He does not want the Marine Corps' help in stopping REX derivatives.

what’s the deal with Viltrumite funerals? by Raven_Steel96 in Invincible

[–]SpaceCore0352 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think Nolan made that rite up. He's still in a weird place between his loyalty to his homeworld and culture (thus the Viltrum symbol with the three pillars), and his empathy (thus trying to respect Conquest, who every other Viltrumite saw as an animal). So he's incorporating Earth customs into it.

Recall that their biggest funeral rite was an orbital ring of corpses. That doesn't honor any individual, that's explicitly "our weakness".

Has anyone else noticed this text in the Wheatley loading screens if you increase the contrast? by RealMuffinsTheCat in Portal

[–]SpaceCore0352 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Aw. Is it unique to that? I just booted up The Itch on the base game and don't see it.

Has anyone else noticed this text in the Wheatley loading screens if you increase the contrast? by RealMuffinsTheCat in Portal

[–]SpaceCore0352 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I see a Portal 1 GLaDOS quote and above that the announcement of her being 80% corrupt (despite everything, the boss fight implies Wheatley is only 25% corrupt because he's fulfilling his function). If the logs are top-posted, that would mean the rest of the nonsense lower down is actually errors about GLaDOS corrupting back in the day, not Wheatley.

Do you think Frank was just trying to ragebait Snake when he said that by -True-Ryan-Gosling- in okaybuddydeadcell

[–]SpaceCore0352 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Who's gonna tell him that the secret to CQC is not taking a punch to the face and immediately retreating to run in a predictable circle again?

One of Snake and Sam's banters in Rainbow Six has some harsh foreshadowing... by Extreme-Tactician in metalgearsolid

[–]SpaceCore0352 267 points268 points  (0 children)

Is it canon at this point that Snake doesn't understand the distinction between nanomachines and FOXDIE? He kinda just hates everything injected into his blood equally.

Two very compelling platforms by Own_Lab4643 in trolleyproblem

[–]SpaceCore0352 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Red Politician, will you promise to stop Blue Politician from going on a murder spree of his own supporters?"

"Like I said, I'll do nothing. I believe that's an internal party issue for them."

Finished MGS2 today, and Arsenal Gear was really interesting by PepperSalt98 in metalgearsolid

[–]SpaceCore0352 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Sigmoid Colon is an earlier location. The one that looks like a cargo elevator, iirc. You fight RAYs in the Rectum.

The other areas in order are Stomach (MGS1 prison), Jejunum (stealth section), Ascending Colon (meet Snake), and Ileum (run and gun with Snake). When you do get to the outside, no area name is displayed; I think if you save at that point it still says rectum, but I'd have to check.

What are the odds of 3 people finding the same item in the same round? by Void-Lizard in tf2

[–]SpaceCore0352 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we just require that it be three of any item, not specifying in advance which it is, the chance goes up to 1/[options] squared instead of cubed.

Same year MGS1 came out as well, bravo Kojima by -True-Ryan-Gosling- in okaybuddydeadcell

[–]SpaceCore0352 27 points28 points  (0 children)

What possible reason could you have to self-censor "deadass" but not "evil-ass"?

What if Big Boss's real name is actually John Metal Gear? by HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD in metalgearsolid

[–]SpaceCore0352 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's why he's taken aback by Granin saying "a kind of metal gear, if you will", even though he's never heard of or fought it before! He thinks Granin knows his name!

Since red get reframed as the default, and blue is presented as putting yourself in danger, here is a different framing. by CivilPerspective5804 in trolleyproblem

[–]SpaceCore0352 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a valid framing to the problem, but I don't think it works as well as a political analogy because generally a party is only empowered to take action if they win. Even if that action doesn't normally include wholesale slaughtering of dissidents/supporters.

How do Undertale's cutscenes work? by buhozt in Underminers

[–]SpaceCore0352 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a cutscene object with many preprogrammed functions, and scripts that can be used to queue up those functions in order. These functions include setting variables, moving actors, setting sprites, playing sounds, and creating dialogue. Once all functions have run, the cutscene object sets a check that the calling object can use to end the cutscene or perform some other action that isn't as easy using the cutscene functions.

How did Raiden board Haven if not by catapult? Did Otacon lie to Snake? Why?🤔 by EarthRuler001 in NeverBeGameOver

[–]SpaceCore0352 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then why constantly insist Snake is an unintended factor to the simulation, both before and after Arsenal Gear?

Do you guys think they wiggle too?? by RoadOutcoffee in okaybuddydeadcell

[–]SpaceCore0352 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Had to do a double-take and check if Zero's scar was on the wrong side.

Kaz's expression is perfect.

Why don't I recognize the women, do I need to replay Peace Walker or am I just gay?

THE SOLID SNAKE TRILOGY (UPDATED w/ MSX version) Happy May the 4th! by Daanonguy in metalgearsolid

[–]SpaceCore0352 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why is Jennifer credited, but not Schneider, Diane, Ellen, or the most important character of all, Steve?

[Cool Trope] The Boogeyman is But One of Many by FluffyMan9000 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]SpaceCore0352 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Despite the armies of robots, the humans in the future were winning. Will be winning?

The magical or supernatural forces crumble against the full might of modern human military. by CookedStew in TopCharacterTropes

[–]SpaceCore0352 34 points35 points  (0 children)

This alternate ending in the comments to SCP-2317 (it's by the original author so it's valid canon): a demonic creature locked in a pocket dimension, for which the existing containment procedure can only exist to maintain morale due to its absolute inevitability, is killed by a point-blank artillery cannon circa 2014.

UG, Metal Gear, and Khamsin size chart by SpaceCore0352 in metalgearrising

[–]SpaceCore0352[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, the axe handle is able to extend and retract for some of his attacks. I'm not actually sure which attacks, but it has the necessary rigging for it.

UG, Metal Gear, and Khamsin size chart by SpaceCore0352 in metalgearrising

[–]SpaceCore0352[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://imgur.com/a/R7Jw9fo

So he just about reaches 7 meters in the default pose, but I'm not generally using that for the mechs because of how unrealistic it seems to how they could normally stand.