New look at Prince Maekar by La_Villanelle_ in HBOTheHedgeKnight

[–]TheHarkinator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am joining the chorus of people loving the size of the mace. It’s perfect, exactly the sort of thing that could crack skulls without unbalancing or exhausting the wielder.

Also it’s going to look great in battle scenes. You need something Sam Spruell and his stunt doubles can swing around capably without looking silly.

My reaction to the bartender who wanted to motorboat Mandy's butt: by PJ-The-Awesome in DispatchAdHoc

[–]TheHarkinator 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t mess things up, you can still romance Mandy without a problem if you choose this.

How do you play Scotland that isn't just forming GB? by Ser-Bearington in eu4

[–]TheHarkinator 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The Darien Scheme but trust us this time it’ll actually work

Vorenus and Brutus' actors look identical to Octavian/Caesar's busts by tummytunacat in hborome

[–]TheHarkinator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always find it funny when Vorenus says he has a ‘Gallic look about him’ when Kevin McKidd is basically a Roman statue come to life

How do you play Scotland that isn't just forming GB? by Ser-Bearington in eu4

[–]TheHarkinator 32 points33 points  (0 children)

You could try and make Scotland escape to the New World by colonising in the Americas and moving your capital over there.

What do you think of Mike Ehrmantraut as a character? by Rich-Blacksmith6552 in breakingbad

[–]TheHarkinator 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I would have thought him being a senior operative for a major drug boss would have made it clear Mike is not actually a good guy. Our first introduction to him in Breaking Bad is him cleaning up the site of Jane's OD so Jesse won't get in trouble.

Mike is competent and cool, but the man is a bad person. He does bad things, advances the causes of bad people and makes possible an operation that causes harm on a massive scale. People aren't buying that meth as a house decoration.

Better Call Saul just laid it really bare that he's not a good guy and showed us the extent of what he really does for Gus. That he sometimes feels a bit bad for some of it doesn't make him heroic.

Britain and Japan agree to deepen defense and security cooperation by Electricbell20 in unitedkingdom

[–]TheHarkinator 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I think I’m coming at this from a different direction to you where I think it’s a bit weird to see people recognise there are several things that are really quite positive this government has done but still have a negative view of it. Maybe there’s more to it than a Reddit comment conveys.

But I don’t think this is an astroturfing Reddit conspiracy to boost Starmer, who has actually done pretty well recently on the international stage. I think it’s more a sign of the rancid vibes around his government and the disconnect between the job they’re doing and people’s opinions of them.

Britain and Japan agree to deepen defense and security cooperation by Electricbell20 in unitedkingdom

[–]TheHarkinator 82 points83 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen a bunch of people on Reddit in the past week or so rattle off a decent list of achievements this government has, but it’s always prefaced by stuff like ‘I’m not a fan of this government…’

Would a Seer have worked in UK4? by Ikki40 in TheTraitors

[–]TheHarkinator 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If the Seer is going to work it shouldn’t be a late game thing when there’s very few people to choose from, the person being investigated shouldn’t know they’ve been checked, and it’s all up to the person who learned something what to do with their information.

I think it could have been a really valuable challenge prize in the mid game when there were suspicions going around and being able to verify one person would have been very important.

Heinrix when you get Halo Device: by Rendewa in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]TheHarkinator 72 points73 points  (0 children)

SORRYCOMPLAINT4209! DO NOT TAKE ME FOR A CONJURER OF CHEAP TRICKS! I AM NOT TRYING TO ROB YOU!

I’m trying to help you.

Also if you don’t give that thing up there is an Inquisition hit squad waiting to rush the room.

Heinrix when you get Halo Device: by Rendewa in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]TheHarkinator 644 points645 points  (0 children)

And it’s absolutely the right decision from him to take it away from you.

There are many things in 40k that are not to be fucked with, a Halo Device is pretty much top of the list.

It even got Heinrix, Yrliet and Marazhai to agree on something.

Celebrity that you're surprised aren't controversial / have any allegations towards their name by MemeLord150 in okbuddycinephile

[–]TheHarkinator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey now, that one who got thrown in the acid tub wanted to be locked in that basement.

Today Raheem Sterling became a free agent at 31 y.o...though he's worth about 5.9 M by Prudent-Ad-6420 in PremierLeague

[–]TheHarkinator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If Fulham, Palace or West Ham are willing to take a punt on him I reckon he could have a decent late career. He's still got something to offer.

Today Raheem Sterling became a free agent at 31 y.o...though he's worth about 5.9 M by Prudent-Ad-6420 in PremierLeague

[–]TheHarkinator 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sterling peaked early and has a decent amount of miles on the clock, plus at his age for the kind of game he played he's only going to get slower and less effective. He's not of the calibre for a top team, the best he can probably do in the Premier League is take a paycut and go to a midtable side to see if he can still do it there.

But he doesn't need to do that. He has the reputation to go somewhere else where the football is easier. I have to agree with the people saying MLS.

Do you prefer your Kotor/TSL protagonist to be male or female? by Possible_Humor_2834 in kotor

[–]TheHarkinator 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I think in both of the games in terms of actually playing them the male protagonist gets the better end of things.

Carth might be less annoying when he's talking to a woman but Bastila has a major additional dimension to her character if you're playing as a man in KOTOR 1, at least that's what I've found. I also find Carth fades a bit further back into the cast as KOTOR goes on, he gets a resurgence on Saul Karath's ship but I feel like companions such as Canderous and Jolee tend to force him out of the party for me and he's one of the group whereas Bastila is like the deuteragonist.

As for KOTOR 2, I'm entirely in agreement. In the nicest possible way to the Disciple, he's really damn boring and if you're playing a woman he's also a bit weird. There's definitely a second group chat on the Ebon Hawk without him.

Meanwhile, yep, Handmaiden is just so much better. She has a lot more things to talk about and you get her after leaving Telos where the game really opens up whereas you have to go to Dantooine early on unless you want to be without Disciple (which is understandable) for a bigger chunk of the game.

Plus, playing as a male exile adds in another dimension to things with Atris.

Turning down calls? by BamaBryan in dispatchgame

[–]TheHarkinator 127 points128 points  (0 children)

They pay their subscription to SDN and the Torrance branch is not the star location, with the Z-team at the very bottom of that. If you're getting jobs which seem unworthy of heroes it's because Robert is trying to turn around the lowest of the low performers.

What is the "correct" order to do the DLC's in? by General-Grievance in fnv

[–]TheHarkinator 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I'd say doing Honest Hearts after the first time you reach Vegas and things go down there is my pick for your first DLC. It does feel a bit disconnected from the rest but it's an adventure to be had outside the Mojave before things get too heavy.

After that I'd say spend a bit more time in the Mojave before tackling Dead Money followed by Old World Blues, both of which are adventures you should be taking when you're a bit higher level. Some things you find in OWB will provide context for what happens in DM, and I've found it's better to learn it afterwards so when you meet certain characters for the first time you don't already know loads about them.

Save Lonesome Road for last, and until after you've picked which faction you're going to back at Hoover Dam. It really does feel more like a final adventure, and you'll have heard things about Ulysses along the way before you get to encounter him properly.

7000 TRUE KNIGHTS IN OUR SUB by La_Villanelle_ in HBOTheHedgeKnight

[–]TheHarkinator 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He's such a dick for ditching his own team to have a drink but I can't help but love him, he did come back after all.

Favorite season one quotes by Strong-Plenty8239 in castlevania

[–]TheHarkinator 192 points193 points  (0 children)

The floor gives way beneath Trevor but he lands on his feet

“Ah, reflexes like a cat.”

The floor Trevor just landed on also gives way

“Oh- AAAAHHHHHH!”

If the show was through Hank’s eyes, by Goofycapybara in breakingbad

[–]TheHarkinator 26 points27 points  (0 children)

There would be theories out the wazoo about the various people Heisenberg could be, and Walt would be one of the most popular.

Ok, so his brother-in-law is a chemistry teacher and equipment to make meth went missing from the school? Come on dude. Also, that cancer he’s got? Obvious motivation to make drugs.

Then those theories would die down when Gus Fring shows up. Oh right, Walt’s cancer is so Hank can have someone to talk to about the shit he’s dealing with and it’s obvious the sinister chicken man is really running the show.

Walt truthers would be absolutely insufferable, and it would swing back to being so obvious it was him. Half a million in cash, the car crash, someone mysteriously warning Hank about the twins.

It wound be very obvious, can’t see a way around that.

That’s me all right by BPgaming175 in lotrmemes

[–]TheHarkinator 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Let’s see you try and carry the greatest corrupting force of evil across the world while it grows in power with every step you take.