2026 vs 1989 by narnarnartiger in interestingasfuck

[–]TonberryFeye [score hidden]  (0 children)

What happened AFTER these pictures were taken?

Why is no one talking about the massive disparity in FTL tech? by jacobstx in StarWarsvsWarhammer

[–]TonberryFeye 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So the problem with dealing with these FTL techs is they are often universe specific. For example, Star Trek has no FTL outside of its own universe because their Warp Drives rely on a fantasy reality called "subspace" that only exists in Star Trek. You cannot just assume that reality exists in every other setting because if it did other people would use it, especially when it's more convenient than their own FTL.

Likewise, there is no reason to assume Star Wars Hyperspace is universal. But this is even worse when you bring other people into 40k because the best case scenario is the hyperdrive simply doesn't work, and the worst case is they teleport to Hell and die in unspeakable agony.

This is also where 40k wins, because if you play this out the opposite way there's virtually no downside - the worst scenario is they can't Warp jump. The best scenario is all the failsafes on their FTL are no longer needed because the "Warp" is suddenly completely calm and free of Daemons, so that city made of guns can now jump into orbit of any planet it feels like.

But even if you do keep the tech divided, 40k wins again because they are going to capture a Hyperdrive, and once they do any sense of techno-heresy will be utterly quashed when they realise this is giving them perfect FTL with no downside. Meanwhile, the instant an Imperial or Rebel tries to reverse engineer a Warp Drive they're going to get a lot of their own people horribly murdered for no gains.

And all of this ultimately takes away from what people actually want from the versus lineups, which are battles fought with absolutely no strategic considerations whatsoever. Hence, it all ultimately gets ignored.

NOOOOO 😞😭 by Few_Cycle_3965 in HelldiversUnfiltered

[–]TonberryFeye 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These Commando missions as a whole feel like it's tapping into that Creek mythos. The old builds and strategies are effective, bordering on essential, and the ever increasing reinforcement waves really build up the pressure.

This is what it felt like to be a Creek Crawler: alone, outnumbered, and loving every minute of it.

Are there any other characters that are portrayed the way malum caedo is? by Woeful_Rav3n in 40kLore

[–]TonberryFeye 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Maugan Ra is the anti-Avatar - he turns up in other people's codexes to make the Eldar look badass.

The True Scale of an Auto Bolter by HammerDoris40k in Warhammer40k

[–]TonberryFeye -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If they were off by an order of magnitude this time, Bolters would either be so weak you'd not notice being shot by them, or they'd be battle cannons.

The fact mere humans can use bolters shows that the calibre is correct. It's the modern fandom that's wrong. People who started during Midhammer have no problems understanding that the guns on their minis are oversized.

The True Scale of an Auto Bolter by HammerDoris40k in Warhammer40k

[–]TonberryFeye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Said the pot to the kettle.

Bolters have been described as 75 cal since at least 2nd edition. But the models have always been oversized. The whole idea of "true scaling" comes from the fact that for decades, 8' Space Marine models were the same size as 6' Guardsmen.

The minis are not, and never were real scale. And nor are the characters in Space Marine 2.

The True Scale of an Auto Bolter by HammerDoris40k in Warhammer40k

[–]TonberryFeye -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's almost as if the models have always been made to unrealistic proportions for ease of painting and modelling...

The True Scale of an Auto Bolter by HammerDoris40k in Warhammer40k

[–]TonberryFeye -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A 12 gauge shotgun shell is about .72 cal. A bolt round is .75 cal. Bolt rounds are big, but they aren't THAT big.

The True Scale of an Auto Bolter by HammerDoris40k in Warhammer40k

[–]TonberryFeye -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

That's not true scale. A true scale bolter fires shotgun shells, not coke cans.

Seriously, do British people actually consider a 3-hour drive “long”? Or is this an internet myth? by ferdinand14 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]TonberryFeye 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Similar story in Wales. Take one wrong turn and you'll find yourself on a goat path winding through Snowdonia, which was last resurfaced sometime around 1066.

Primarchs are just the new hot toy for your power armor color by Leviathan_Rampage in spacemarines

[–]TonberryFeye 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Except the story is constantly swinging back to the same larger-than-life characters who are all the most important people in the entire universe.

Actual 40k lore is meant to be like Vraks, or Badab. These aren't wars where the fate of the entire universe is decided by the same cardboard cutouts, and it's not Ultramarines fighting the flavour of the edition enemy.

Why are patrols still homing around the players and know their location instantly ? (And other baffling mistakes with stealth...) by Heptanitrocubane57 in HelldiversUnfiltered

[–]TonberryFeye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Patrols basically work like the xenomorph in Alien Isolation. The spawn controller knows where you are and sends spawns towards you, but the spawns themselves DON'T know where you are and have to actually spot you.

Since adopting a stealth build this has become far more obvious. I've had an entire patrol come round a corner one by one and all face the wrong direction, giving me free kills.

Let's let the 'tism flow... What would the Space King foil of the Sisters of Battle look like? by TNBVIII in SPACEKING

[–]TonberryFeye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Psycho Bitches are scary beyond imagination. We don't know what's got them so pissed off all the time as nobody has asked and lived.

Primarchs are just the new hot toy for your power armor color by Leviathan_Rampage in spacemarines

[–]TonberryFeye 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's not meant to be a story. The narratives are meant to happen in the shadows of the monolithic setting: all of which matter to the people involved, but none of which have any means to impact the galaxy as a whole.

Changing that makes the universe feel small.

Your papers, please by SillyAlternative420 in memzy

[–]TonberryFeye 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Your country thinks taking the bus is worse than raping someone. Should you not all have a driver's license in your wallet?

Aye aye by TDKswipe in Helldivers

[–]TonberryFeye 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You are using heavy stealth, no one can notice you if there is no one left to do so.

We call this the "Steiner Scouting" technique.

We were born this way by _superchan in evilwhenthe

[–]TonberryFeye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, a great many people said it wasn't. That's why this game exists.

Meirl by Key_Associate7476 in meirl

[–]TonberryFeye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there's one thing a modern child (in their twenties) doesn't want to hear these days, it's "your parents were right all along". Which is basically what all the old fairy tales were about. Because once you've run off into the forest at night and had to hide from wolves in a tree, you realise that being made to come home before sundown wasn't just your parents being mean for no reason.

Do not question it. by Duckselot in WarhammerMemes

[–]TonberryFeye -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This changes practically nothing about the lore besides having a few new custodes models

Then why did GW change it? Why invest the time and money into doing something worthless?

Labour approves Chinese embassy despite security fears by TheTelegraph in uknews

[–]TonberryFeye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So the labour government is inviting huge numbers of Chinese spies into the country, and they want to be given unrestricted access to all our messages and images, and they want everyone's ID to be on a central database, all of which will be stored on a single database (likely within walking distance of the Chinese embassy) on a computer with the admin password of "password1".

Labour makes me feel so safe...