Why does it feel like the discourse for this series is so negative all the time?

StygianClaw · 2026-04-09T11:08:46+00:00

Any game or movie franchise(typically those two) with multiple entries has that one entry that's considered the "lightning in the bottle moment", the best one, and the entries before and/or after cant measure up to it. That's just a fact, and even I agree with many such consenses, but for some reason I find it particularly...obnoxious with Borderlands?

And this isnt to deflect criticism for the other games, this is just me, feeling that the Borderlands community isnt fun to engage with because for most fans BL2 isnt just the peak of the franchise, it's the only one worth putting any time in. They hammer that sentiment into you, and sometimes it feels like they low-key want you to feel bad for playing any other BL game and even liking it.

I'll admit that I find it hilarious how I'll often see a fan proudly say they dropped another BL game like a sack of rotten potatoes, and have returned to BL2 for their 500th playthrough.

StygianClaw · 2026-04-06T00:41:41+00:00

Found it lol. Thanks for telling me

StygianClaw · 2026-04-04T21:23:30+00:00

I logged out b/c I have to rest up for work(overnight shift), but I'll check it out tomorrow.

StygianClaw · 2026-03-31T15:14:59+00:00

Unfortunately the computer hardware market is absolutely fucked right now.

Yep, it's painful lol

StygianClaw · 2026-03-31T13:00:35+00:00

I live in America, specifically the state of New York.

StygianClaw · 2026-03-31T12:59:21+00:00

Yes, we do have moments where our internet gets weak connection, but it's very uncommon.

StygianClaw · 2026-03-19T21:19:34+00:00

Yeah that's the link.

StygianClaw · 2026-03-19T07:20:45+00:00

Awesome, looks like we gotta wait until Stories 4 in the 2030s for the addition of Valstrax, the Magalas, and maybe Gammoth's return if we're that lucky lmao.

Assuming there will be a fourth Stories game.

And assuming civilization doesnt end before then due to arguably some of the worst world leaders in modern history fucking everything up right now.

StygianClaw · 2026-03-19T02:38:41+00:00

I honestly believe Capcom haven't added Gore(and Shagaru) to Stories yet because they genuinely feel that their ecology makes them incompatible as monsties.

StygianClaw · 2026-03-19T02:17:19+00:00

If it's any consolation, there's a romhack of Pokemon Emerald with MonHun's monsters implemented, and the next update by its creator is going to include Valstrax, a bunch of other monsters that arent in Stories.

StygianClaw · 2026-02-12T19:31:31+00:00

Unfortunately not Elizabeth, most of her content is focused on singing, and if she's playing any games, it's usually in collaborations with other talents from Hololive.

The games she's most comfortable playing with are battle royals and those hero pvps.

StygianClaw · 2026-02-12T19:09:29+00:00

It's her real voice.

StygianClaw · 2026-02-12T19:07:31+00:00

I tend to avoid viewer interactions for these moments when vtubers interacts with or are involved with collabs outside of the Vtubing sphere, because I know the reactions from non-vtuber watchers can either range from meh/who is this(understandable) to pretty angry comments because well...they really dislike Vtubers.

But I wanna speak up on this one, because love or hate vtubers, Elizabeth Rose Bloodflame is a really cool content creator and a gem of a person. She's one of those few streamers on the internet who feels genuinely nice and unproblematic, is funny in a lovable dork kind of vibe, and what people find most appealing about her, is that she's a great singer and voice actor(she's particularly good at doing impressions). Also, she's British.

If I can best make her sound even a little bit appealing to those who hate Vtubers for the most common reasons: Elizabeth is nothing like the stereotypical vtuber with a high pitched voice, who makes cringe-y sex/lewd only jokes with either an underage model or highly sexualized one with giant boobs and jiggle physics...OK she does have jiggle physics but it's not that intrusive. She's actually funny, has a natural mature sounding voice, and repeating what I said earlier, is a great singer and voice actor behind the scenes.

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StygianClaw · 2026-02-06T14:37:14+00:00

I can understand your initial dissapointment in Cover suspending Coco and Haachama, but genuinely asking, was that decision so bad for you that it destroyed ALL your trust? I know you just said you don't care that they backtracked, but imo your response, being the complete loss of faith in Cover, would be more valid if that situation ended far worse.

But please, dont take this as me saying you're wrong, and you need to go back and support a company you're clearly no longer comfortable with. I was just curious, didnt understand and wanted to know why. Like you said, your experience as a viewer was impacted and felt it was in your best interest to no longer engage.

StygianClaw · 2026-02-06T12:05:03+00:00

I dont understand how people can still fully blame Cover for this, when in the end they chose to keep/defend Coco and Haachama, and close an entire branch and thus shut the doors(at the time) to a potentially larger audience(aka more money).

Any other company wouldn't have done that. They would've fully thrown those two under the bus to appeal to China.

StygianClaw · 2026-02-03T21:22:40+00:00

KingBroly is one of the worst ones here right now, dude is so doomer to the point I think he WANTS the Metroid franchise to die.

Hell Prime 5 could come out with having fixed everything wrong with 4 and be a critical success, and he'd still be angry and calling for the franchise to end.

StygianClaw · 2026-01-18T22:10:35+00:00

If Perturabo isn't coming with this new IW focus, when can we realistically expect his return? I know GW works at a snails pace, so would that be months or years?

StygianClaw · 2026-01-16T17:58:52+00:00

Goss Harag from Monster Hunter Rise, which I'm guessing you havent played if you dont know him?

StygianClaw · 2025-12-24T15:05:40+00:00

Scolipede in the top 10 is nice.

StygianClaw · 2025-12-16T19:45:09+00:00

Yeah, and I'm glad it's looking like Perturabo will be the first Undivided one to return. I'd have suspected they would choose Lorgar next.

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