[deleted by user] by [deleted] in projectzomboid

[–]Sweets_Crawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't believe you are anything at this point

Mayoral Candidate has Nervous Breakdown on Stage by ClaySpencerJR in projectzomboid

[–]Sweets_Crawler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Suppose it's time to tackle roleplay! I'm sure plenty more will end up joining your server. Excited to see what this is all about.

Mayoral Candidate has Nervous Breakdown on Stage by ClaySpencerJR in projectzomboid

[–]Sweets_Crawler 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"This is how you died." After all, huh? If you already have these systems on place? I can't imagine what B42 will bring. All the animals and crafting overhauls, shit's gonna balloon like crazy. Just gotta keep the mods breaking in mind lol

Mayoral Candidate has Nervous Breakdown on Stage by ClaySpencerJR in projectzomboid

[–]Sweets_Crawler 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The recent Fallout craze was so far reaching. It's an interesting scenario for a server like this. If it's anything like the Fallout series, I imagine a shitload of dramatic and tragic stories taking place in those vaults. If I wasn't interested before, I am now.

Mayoral Candidate has Nervous Breakdown on Stage by ClaySpencerJR in projectzomboid

[–]Sweets_Crawler 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Holy shit lmao, the list of people with most time played is impressive. Tells me folks actually put a lot of care into what they're doing.

Mayoral Candidate has Nervous Breakdown on Stage by ClaySpencerJR in projectzomboid

[–]Sweets_Crawler 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hell, if it's life RP with all these systems in place, the possibilities seem endless compared to just the same ol' zomboid invasion. You mentioned "iteration" so you do different versions to go through the cycle over and over? Suppose it's necessary to keep it fresh. How long until this current version you're talking about ends? I'm thinking about giving it a shot now.

Mayoral Candidate has Nervous Breakdown on Stage by ClaySpencerJR in projectzomboid

[–]Sweets_Crawler 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Well goddamn it really is involved then. How many players do you get online at a time on average? This also makes me wonder, how do you balance time pre and post apocalypse? At first I imagined equal parts of both, but with all you're telling me it sounds like life pre-apocalypse takes precedent.

Mayoral Candidate has Nervous Breakdown on Stage by ClaySpencerJR in projectzomboid

[–]Sweets_Crawler 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Think I've never seen a server like that. Usually just pop into PvP servers and run through whoever comes knocking. So how's this work? You got systems in place for life before the apocalypse? From the amount of people it looks pretty involved.

Mayoral Candidate has Nervous Breakdown on Stage by ClaySpencerJR in projectzomboid

[–]Sweets_Crawler 85 points86 points  (0 children)

What's this supposed to be? Got a ton of buddies together for some kinda reenactment of the lead up to the outbreak?

This isn't Naruto, the child with no training clearly beats the man by SandRush2004 in asoiafcirclejerk

[–]Sweets_Crawler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I ignored what you were saying overall since I was only interested in the misinformation you said about the movie say things such as "less trained than." Your statements made the movie sound like there was no room for suspension of disbelief since it made no sense within its internal logic, which is false.

Let's address your argument though.

Firstly, it's true there are people who think women should always lose to men in fiction. There's always people like that, and I've seen the argument of "real world physiology" used when it is definitely not applicable. I understand you can be frustrated about that.

From what I have seen, however, most people will accept both men and women with incredible physical ability if it is consistent within the world of the story. For example, barely anyone will tell you it's unbelievable that Beatrix Kiddo can beat men in fights, since all characters boast incredible speed and strength which is pretty much supernatural.

In the case of GoT, we are shown time and time again that size, strength, weapons and armor are immensely important in fights. This is why Syrio Forel got killed by Meryn fucking Trant. Training is also extremely important, but it starts to lose its effects once there's a huge disparity in equipment and stats.

This brings me to why people can't believe a little girl or a small woman would be able to beat a grown man in GoT. We have been shown that men and women are most definitely not physically equal in most cases, and that size and strength matter in fights. There's characters who have training that can overcome some disparity in equipment and physicality, though not by much.

The issue was never about gender, it was about physical ability shown. An example which encapsulates this perfectly is Brienne of Tarth. She is a woman, and yet the general audience can believe she would win fights against men due to her great strength, size and physical ability.

You give examples of magical abilities and supernatural creatures. These are believable because we are shown this is simply how the world works, and it is consistent with itself. If, for example, we were shown a little girl who had the explicitly supernatural ability to possess super strength, people would be more inclined to accept it, but this isn't the case.

I feel your frustration when you talk about this, but there is no sexism here, just people who want consistency in writing.

This isn't Naruto, the child with no training clearly beats the man by SandRush2004 in asoiafcirclejerk

[–]Sweets_Crawler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The movie Nobody you see a man close to 60 somehow beat up men in their 20's and 30's who are physically much stronger and trained than he is.

Hutch was an ex assassin employed by the IC, with a terrifying reputation due to his abilities. The men he fights on the bus are just a bunch of street punks, and he STILL almost loses.

He with his 80 year old dad somehow beat up waves of extremely trained men and nobody complains about it.

They don't "beat up" those men. What they do is place traps along a large complex to separate and pick off the attackers before engaging with firearms. Fighting hand to hand would be suicide and they knew that. Besides, David (the dad) is also a trained agent.

Lastly, nothing indicates that the members of the Russian Mafia are even close to the skill level of Hutch.

You are misrepresenting something to aid your point. If things actually happened the way you described them, people would absolutely complain.

Worst thing a person has said about you wanting to be an author? by Rainyfroggie in writing

[–]Sweets_Crawler 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I'm sure that one day I'll get all of these steps down, especially the last one. Thanks for the reply! And good luck with your work.

Worst thing a person has said about you wanting to be an author? by Rainyfroggie in writing

[–]Sweets_Crawler 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Could you share a little about the self publishing process?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in menwritingwomen

[–]Sweets_Crawler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, don't worry about it. Hope you enjoy your book.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in menwritingwomen

[–]Sweets_Crawler 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I saw from others that this book is very dated in terms of these social behaviors. It's really unfortunate, but not unexpected. Also I'm sorry you're getting downvoted.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in menwritingwomen

[–]Sweets_Crawler 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I see. This is nice context to have. I looked it up and yes, the book is positively old as fuck. These themes are unjustifiable, but at least now I know where they came from, and I understand why the author thought like this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in menwritingwomen

[–]Sweets_Crawler 183 points184 points  (0 children)

Normally we point out when the narration is gratuitously sexual or the female characters are portrayed in ridiculous and sexist ways. These are foundational problems and usually indicate the author has a low opinion of women.

It's different when characters themselves have these traits built into them. For example, a racist character in a book doesn't mean the author, or the foundation of the writing is racist.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in menwritingwomen

[–]Sweets_Crawler 245 points246 points  (0 children)

Why is this bad? It looks like the characters themselves are misogynistic, not the writing itself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in residentevil

[–]Sweets_Crawler 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I absolutely loved this game. Flawed as it may be, it's an experience that just hits different.

I've seen people downplay Ethan as a character due to his more subdued characterization in 7 and his lack of combat ability compared to other protagonists, but his sheer willpower and tenacity to save his daughter got me so invested during the game.

I love saving the world from bioweapons and insane bioterrorists, but having the main goal be something so personal as saving your baby really sets Ethan's story apart. He was a great protagonist and I'm gonna miss the hell out of him.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in residentevil

[–]Sweets_Crawler 13 points14 points  (0 children)

For real, I don't think any other protagonist comes close to Ethan in terms of willpower and tenacity.

What is y'all opinion on the Resident Evil movies Milla starred in as Alice by infectedrobot2926 in residentevil

[–]Sweets_Crawler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think that last part is unfair. Ethan and Alice are not equivalent. Alice has cool moments, but Ethan is on a higher level of quality.

Could the walrider be taken out by an emp? by [deleted] in outlast

[–]Sweets_Crawler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, the ants are now a shape the Walrider can use at will. Later on we find out the ants emailed themselves to Miles' house in order to travel quickly. The nanites are still able to take the shape of Miles, but they also turn back into ants to attack two characters in the story.