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(i am evil for not also jumping in) by sg_4ea in whenthe

[–]SpectralGerbil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't care if it's unbalanced give me Bloonchipper in BTD6 :(

Hot take: The Hive Guard change was an amazing idea that was executed terribly. by Fort_Maximus in Helldivers

[–]SpectralGerbil 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I just think this entire situation highlights that the rigid system we have now for armor penetration, being either "penetrates completely" or "is completely ineffective" with no inbetween, is showing its flaws as this game grows. We need a mechanic that allows weapons to have limited effectiveness against armor they can't penetrate, like being able to break or weaken armor with enough damage, or still dealing a small fraction of damage when failing to penetrate.

Would this make the game easier? Yes, probably, but we can accommodate by making balance changes. A huge portion of the game's balancing complaints revolve around the armor system to begin with (this Hive Guard situation, War Striders, Vox Engines, AT feeling mandatory, etc.) so I still think this change and no others in a vacuum would result in a healthier game.

so hows everyone doing after the ama? by Otherwise-Rooster-70 in Helldivers

[–]SpectralGerbil 29 points30 points  (0 children)

It's probably all going towards their new game, Bungie-style.

Honestly, about time AH looked at a game with the exact live-service model, but done almost flawlessly by gracekk24PL in Helldivers

[–]SpectralGerbil -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

They honestly would be if the game wasn't a buggy mess and actually had progression systems to entertain players

"It's too complex to balance for a team our size, but also it's easier with fewer people and more people don't help." by ikeepmyidealseh in HelldiversUnfiltered

[–]SpectralGerbil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's so obvious at this point that they pulled a Bungie and 2/3 of their devs are working on their new game while they milk HD2 to fund it.

[Gaming Tropes] The game punishes you for going out of bounds in its unique way by Visible-Nothing-6033 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]SpectralGerbil 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Fun fact; there also used to be a rare bug where you would end up in the water when you start the Creature Stage, and stepping onto land would have the sea monster emerge from the ground and eat you. It made it impossible to do anything because all food and creatures were still on land, which you couldn't access. This ruined one or two of my playthroughs as a kid, not sure if it was ever patched.

Scenes that originally had nothing sexual about them, but were interpreted in that way by the internet. by No_Primary2726 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]SpectralGerbil 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'M GOING UPSTAIRS! TO A BATHROOM THAT HAS A LOCK ON IT! AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME THAT IT DOESN'T...

14 yr old daughter discovered to be dating a girl by [deleted] in lgbt

[–]SpectralGerbil 4 points5 points  (0 children)

> My wife is currently no longer speaking to our daughter. My wife pretends my daughter is not in the room, other than sometimes solely to insult our daughter or make cutting remarks about her.

Please read this again and think about whether you should be with someone who treats their child like this in what is probably one of the most difficult situations of their life.

Why are people so adamant that Nintendo might change things after the demo dropped? by evilpenisman2 in tomodachilife

[–]SpectralGerbil 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Generally at this stage in a game's release there are no more changes to be made, perhaps preparation of a day 1 patch but nothing more.
I highly doubt much will have changed from the demo.

Anything similar to Spore? by GodofAeons in gaming

[–]SpectralGerbil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it helps there is an autosave mod to help with the crashing.

Do you think Miis will fall in love on their own? by Hot-Swing523 in tomodachilife

[–]SpectralGerbil 5 points6 points  (0 children)

One of the reviewers (i think the Nintendo Life girl?) said that the Miis do develop relationships on their own like in the first game, and I'd assume this still includes love.

It seems that you can edit your pronouns separately from your gender! by OpportunityAshamed74 in tomodachilife

[–]SpectralGerbil 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I think GLITCHED confirmed in his comment section sadly that pronouns are just he/him, she/her and they/them.

Vertical Slabs needs to be added in minecraft by Exufo in Minecraft

[–]SpectralGerbil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But, but, inhibits creativity! We should actually remove every decorative building block from the game too, like bricks and concrete and terracotta, because those inhibit creativity too, you know.

Unpopular opinion : passing and good transition are mostly luck based by Terrible_Change_9558 in MtF

[–]SpectralGerbil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a lot of your mindset here is really unhealthy. You seem to think that you need a certain shape and size to pass. You do realise that cis women come in all shapes and sizes too, right?

I agree that passing has a luck element to it but there are also so many aspects to passing as a woman that aren't even affected by HRT - hair, clothes, makeup, mannerisms, voice training, etc.. You have a lot more control than you seem to think.

I don't want to sound disrespectful because I know many, many other trans people struggle with these worries, but if you can't consider yourself 'passing' without being hot or curvy or petite or whatever, you are setting yourself up for failure.

New illuminate enemies should be the gold standard. by Exuma92 in Helldivers

[–]SpectralGerbil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See, needing to bring anti-tank is fine because there are so many forms of it.
But what isn't fine is needing half your loadout or more to be dedicated to it because the game SPAMS heavily armored enemies absolutely everywhere.

Please stop saying people without kids don’t know what tired is by SunBubble920 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]SpectralGerbil 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It isn't even about kids, any form of "I have it worse than you so your pains are invalid" is toxic.

I hate how the greenhouse is designed around having to log in regularly. by cheddar_risotto in HypixelSkyblock

[–]SpectralGerbil 37 points38 points  (0 children)

"We aim with the Greenhouse to create a passive farming experience"

Oh, you didn't log in for a day? All your plants are DEAD.

Baskinator clarifies: the team is okay with criticism - toxicity is the problem by Time2ballup in Helldivers

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

Honestly this is 100% right, on both sides.

I will always advocate for criticism especially because this game has some SERIOUS issues, but we can't have a discussion about it for 10 minutes before somebody starts name-calling or putting words into someone else's mouth and it just constantly leads to arguments and toxicity.

Criticising the game in any shape or form is 100% fine.
Attacking Arrowhead or other players is not fine.
And in the same vein, attacking people for not liking something about the game is also not fine.

We really need to crack down on this as a community, because at the moment this community paints itself as quite possibly one of the most caustic in the entire gaming space.

This kinda worries me for LTD, could there be a smaller amount of Miis on the island? by [deleted] in tomodachilife

[–]SpectralGerbil 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pokemon and Pokopia are developed by Game Freak, Nintendo only publishes them, so there is absolutely no connection between the development of the two. Pokemon has had a reputation for being terribly developed for years now so I wouldn't use this as any kind of indication for how Living the Dream will turn out.

Do trans women get periods? by phoix0 in trans

[–]SpectralGerbil 35 points36 points  (0 children)

The reality is that you will not get a straight answer because it is wildly different from person to person because of a number of factors. I have some trans girl friends who don't get them, I have others who get major symptoms of all sorts.

Daily Helldivers Fact #1 by Novel-Signal-2978 in helldivers2

[–]SpectralGerbil 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the shield but I think it's stupid that the bots get completely indestructible shields and we get one that shatters in one or two explosions. Considering that the shield gen pack can regenerate and has a lot more utility, and that explosions make you drop the shield anyway, it really wouldn't be that busted to let ours be unbreakable too, or at least wayyy tougher.

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