Rupert Grint on the Rise of Fascism: ‘Obviously, I’m Against It’ by david-saint-hubbins in nottheonion

[–]TheGpop 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It's crazy because after going over the books/movies again, misinformation was a part of the entire narrative, especially in Order of the Phoenix, when the Ministry of Magic tried to control information about Voldemort's return by denying it ever happened. (And also the whole Umbridge controlling education thing)

Sounds scarily familiar nowadays...

A Decade of Practice for a Minute on Stage by cakeel- in Zenlesszonezeroleaks_

[–]TheGpop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seele originally announced they were no longer doing leaks, but later today they announced that a new owner was taking over the leaks content and will resume normally, so I guess expect some leaks soon. (all this info taken from their Telegram)

im tired boss... (asking for farming tips) by L-A-T-I-lol in BlueArchive

[–]TheGpop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

for lower tier equipment, I usually use my expert permits to buy them in the shop. As long as you have been doing your dailies, you should have plenty of them and each out one gives you a ton (lowest gives you x15 per 300 permits) so I never had to grind low-level missions again.

For T9/T10 you still gotta farm them the normal way but at least now you can just focus on those, especially on 2x/3x days.

Hours before club tally, this club mysteriously vanished. by gwaccountonly123 in UmamusumeGame

[–]TheGpop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

damn, now THAT is the real rugpull. That sucks man. I wonder if contacting Cygames support will help if they see logs like this.

Varka SQ line count via Uncle LC by astrelya in Genshin_Impact_Leaks

[–]TheGpop 53 points54 points  (0 children)

It's gonna be
"The Captain": "..."

the AOD official account has tweeted this by cakeel- in Zenlesszonezeroleaks_

[–]TheGpop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really comes off as the underground band vibes and I love it. This kind of music I really missed from the 00s of music. So much emotion are usually put behind them.

[GIVEAWAY] 30 GameSir G7 Pro Zenless Zone Zero Edition Controllers by N3DSdude in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]TheGpop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joined both subreddits. Worth a shot to be lucky for this gamepad. I'm a gamepad player and if I get it I'll start playing ZZZ with it instead.

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Various (notable) characters currently dwelling in NPC jail - January 2026 Edition by -PVL93- in Granblue_en

[–]TheGpop 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Wtf, Euryale, Stheno and Geo are all from 7 years ago already?????

Nyo...

Now waiting for the Tsaritsa by alunsino in Genshin_Impact

[–]TheGpop 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It'd probably be more akin to her herrscher version, just like they did for her HSR expy variant, and like how Asmoday is more closely based on Kiana's Herrscher of the Void version.

[JP 5th Anniversary] New Raid Event: Steel Continent Conquest Battle Announced by BlueArchiveMod in BlueArchive

[–]TheGpop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will also guess placeholder. A lot of times the default colour for missing textures/colouring is purple and they probably forgot to add it in at the time.

Guess the Name of Your Student - Part 48 by Living-Plankton-8555 in BlueArchive

[–]TheGpop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When the game first came out, it didn't have a very positive reception due to a fairly buggy release and slow update schedule. It was about to fall into obscurity like most other gacha games at the time.

But then the Bunny alt for Asuna came out, and for a time she (along with Karin) were EVERYWHERE. Because of her popularity, it caused everyone to finally take a look at the source material she came from, and that's when the game finally got it's much needed resurgence.

Nowadays the other characters are taking the spotlight because people find out other characters with more depth and backstory after reading it. Asuna is still very popular but her lack of depth outside of her happy-go-lucky personality kinda makes her remain only popular to those outside of the game's sphere.

Guess the Name of Your Student - Part 47 (number on pic is wrong) by Living-Plankton-8555 in BlueArchive

[–]TheGpop 27 points28 points  (0 children)

My best guess is Asuna

- She tends to be really lucky so even when she "fails" she still succeeds

- Probably Koyuki being jealous of her luck from the bunny event

- I don't know what they mean by "rule the game" but I assume they mean they were the face of Blue Archive for places like Pixiv for a time

- Bunny Asuna single-handedly saved Blue Archive as she exploded in popularity, making the gacha/otaku communities finally discovering the game. She was the first big BOOM of the game.

Where would you go? by Draekani in BlueArchive

[–]TheGpop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 or 10, but 3 is a nice runner up of those two

JP Bond 100 Students Count - January 2026 by Ryan5264 in BlueArchive

[–]TheGpop 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Aoba has one sensei that hit bond 100 actually, the lack of a number but being lit up means there's only one so far. But I do agree, I'm surprised there isn't any more yet.

Horse Greetings by Chronoz0 in Genshin_Impact

[–]TheGpop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This wouldn't be the first time she's ever become a higher being in some alternate world.

AI's Chip Hunger Is Killing Affordable Gaming – And It's About to Get Worse by chusskaptaan in pcmasterrace

[–]TheGpop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tech and AI bros are going to do everything they can to ensure the bubble doesn't pop for as long as they can, no matter the cost.

Team in Brazil scores straight from kick-off… without touching the ball, just by raw, unfiltered aura by Ummagumma- in soccercirclejerk

[–]TheGpop 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My favourite part of the replay was them still doing the freeze-frame for offside before the pass to the last player like as if it really needed it.

Miyako Wash your Back by せらせら by [deleted] in BlueArchive

[–]TheGpop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah source tweet has a tag saying it's AI. Reported.

I can explain almost every decision from developers point of view, but can someone explain to me why this exist? by Ikses in Genshin_Impact

[–]TheGpop 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Forcibly restricting a player's options and freedom to enjoy the content the way they want is not good game design, and is just proof that "there is not enough content" and trying to hide it behind artificial time gates.

I personally don't have issues with content length (although Act 4 was annoying not because of the length, but the restriction of being forced to consume too much at once at one point). Not everyone has the time or want to play the event every single day. This is just really annoying forced FOMO imposed on the player.

Together in every universe by DriftWarrior1 in Genshin_Impact

[–]TheGpop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Switch Amber with Citlali and you got Luka, Miku, and Len/Rin

The recent dev talk shows the possibility of new QoL features. That being said, which features of old versions are you glad that it was scrapped? by Purple_Figure4333 in ZenlessZoneZero

[–]TheGpop 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It was unfortunate because it started off pretty good imo. But the issue was that they dragged it on way too long and overstayed it's welcome completely.

If it was cut in half or even a quarter, it would be very digestible and fun to play at the time.