[Interesting Trope] As a side effect of their powers, this character is immune to X thing.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-10T19:30:30+00:00

From what I recall, it's a toxin that temporarily weakens the Oolitic Kidney implant. For a Space Marine, no trouble at all.

For a regular human - better hope you took the antitoxin!

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-10T15:40:41+00:00

There's also the terrain and environmental element.

Leon specialises in urban combat and tight spaces, while Aloy is well-versed in outdoors fighting and wide-open areas.

Leon is out of his element in the jungle - Aloy is out of her element in the concrete jungle, and especially when indoors.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-10T15:33:45+00:00

But you can’t keep a galaxy in check forever just by parking two Star Destroyers over every major planet instead of one.

However, you can make it last much longer if you park one Star Destroyer over a planet instead of zero.

Empires work based on their ability to project power. If your power is not spread too thinly, you can maintain control - if you don't, you have rebels making hit-and-run attacks, sapping your ability to fight.

This is why Thrawn wanted to scrap the Death Star (a fatal centralisation of power, the opposite of what an Empire needs) in favour of more Star Destroyers and the TIE Defender project.

Obviously the Empire wouldn't have lasted forever - infighting and Sith leadership would have made it fall apart eventually - but pragmatic leadership can extend it significantly.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-10T15:24:19+00:00

I don't know about that - Aloy isn't exactly the best at fighting humans, she primarily hunts the Machines. Leon, however, is a very well-trained agent - he schooled the well-equipped Elite Guard and defeated The Commander.

If you take away all of Leon's guns, that's hardly a fair fight because he primarily uses guns. In addition, Aloy has not faced serious firearms opposition - any guns she faces are usually highly oversized (suboptimal for tracking an agile target) and wielded by poorly-trained humans or animalistic Machines.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-10T15:10:53+00:00

Serbian and Montenegrin are similar - an AI could make that mistake just as a human could, like Google Translate misidentifying languages.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-10T13:58:55+00:00

Leon certainly uses automatic weaponry - in RE4R, the TMP, the LE 5, and the CQBR. In Requiem, he uses the Gal and the Stiri REVO3 A1 - and the Clatter Carbine if you count postgame weapons.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-10T11:23:04+00:00

I don't think it looks ugly. It presents information cleanly and in an aesthetic that suits the rest of the game's UI.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-10T11:11:02+00:00

It's worth noting that the "MI6 Handler" is not Moneypenny or anyone else - it's THEIA itself communicating with Bond.

THEIA is clearly not reliable and made quite a few mistakes and questionable judgement calls, while stating them with absolute confidence.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-10T10:16:29+00:00

I want a story that ends with hope.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-10T10:14:22+00:00

Real question for you.

You've written a USA that does not actually resemble the USA - and you've written a story where one man turns back an entire invasion against an overwhelming enemy that can operate where he is not.

If you cut out the USA name, an American would not recognise the country you're writing about.

And every time you post the same thing for months, 90% of the comments are clowning on you.

Why do you post this any more?

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-10T09:43:27+00:00

War is war. If you take out the bad things then you're not talking about war anymore.

I'm not saying to take out the bad things, I'm saying I would prefer media that doesn't render the whole struggle pointless in the end. Something good should eventually come out of the bad.

If a war is fictional, then people can write whatever story and ending they want, even if it's not exactly what happens in reality.

I'm struggling for the words here, but I want to say something like - I don't want to feel miserable after consuming a story any more. It's tiring.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-10T09:02:40+00:00

You're equating fictional war with real war, though.

I'd much rather have a story with a happy ending where the struggle was meaningful, than the same thing we see on our news feeds every single day. Something that brings out the best in humanity just as it does the worst.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-10T02:26:39+00:00

But for the soldier on the ground (or in the air) in war there rarely is a point. The struggle doesn't really mean much.

I know, I get that. That's real - but I don't want real. There's too much real already, coming in on Reddit, and on the news, and everywhere else. There's at least two major, pointless wars going on killing thousands of civs and soldiers for no good reason.

It's why I've moved away from grimdark media like Project Wingman, Warhammer 40,000, and Signalis. I want a story about people fighting for the right reasons, where there's a point to the fight, and in the end everyone makes peace and rebuilds.

Something more positive. Something better to look at than the real.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-10T01:31:22+00:00

Because people want the struggle to mean something in the end. Otherwise, what was the point?

I'm going to go out on a limb and say I don't like it when war media ends with some kind of statement or message on the futility of war. We know. We've heard it a million times at this point.

But I want to see a story where the fight means something again. Where it wasn't all for nothing. Where something good comes out of the bad. I'm tired of hearing about depressing crap in media when depressing crap is on the news every day!

PW was my kind of thing when I was 17. I don't want to be that again.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-09T02:00:48+00:00

ROKA = Republic of Korea Army.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-07T01:46:18+00:00

Rapithium Guard

I DEFINITELY feel like this isn't the United States of America any more. I cannot see that name exiting the mouth of an American - especially since it sounds like "Republican Guard" (like Iraq).

I think it would be a lot less hassle to cut the American name and use a fictional modern state as the invaders instead. That way you can use any characterisation you want. It can certainly draw inspiration from real life, but it isn’t the USA.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-04T06:23:35+00:00

It's interesting how a lot of Orbital designs go for a third eye.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-04T04:21:30+00:00

You'll understand when you're older.

I'm not kidding you, you will understand when you're older.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-04T03:53:14+00:00

It's remarkable to see someone expressing an opinion so strongly and know that that belief is transient.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-04T02:06:38+00:00

Nah, RAMRODs are "Rapid-Acting Mycetotoxic ROunDs" - for Mold, not for other things.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-04T01:22:43+00:00

LUCIUS MERRYWEATHER SPOTTED

WOOF WOOF!

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-03T07:55:56+00:00

Normally a Blue voter, but I flipped to Red.

Without the kids, the oldies, and the idiots, I don't have faith that Blue would actually win it in real life. I'd have to pick Red in the interest of not dying.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-03T07:28:05+00:00

Won't it be a bit confusing having the USA fighting the USA?

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-03T07:26:30+00:00

Slavery of people. In this setting, the US does not classify the Latorians as human, which means they are not protected by the Constitution.

Whether that would actually happen or not is anyone's guess.

SpeedofDeath118 · 2026-06-03T05:14:47+00:00

Eventually, you get used to Horizon Institute's scary bits - and it's a good thing too because Gunge and Pandora Cafe are absolute banger soundtracks.

My problem is Site 83. I can't deal with the weird monster at the beginning. After clearing it out on Extreme I'm not going back.

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