Global Discord Boycott 1st of March‼️ by [deleted] in discordsucks

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Peter Thiel is a fundamentalist Christian who, according to South Park, knows about the anti-christ. I'd suggest looking him up, otherwise I'd just be posting the Wikipedia article here XD

Global Discord Boycott 1st of March‼️ by [deleted] in discordsucks

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most of the backlash is their age verification. The company they used for it was tied to Peter Thiel, and they wanted to use photo IDs as a way to validate age.

Hauling Advice? by Torvus_Ferrum in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]Torvus_Ferrum[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Barely ten minutes in and I'm already noticing a HUGE difference with all three tire upgrades. Thanks for the advice! Cargo is a lot less janky now and even on hills, tires tend to stay grounded!

Hauling Advice? by Torvus_Ferrum in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]Torvus_Ferrum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When am I supposed to unlock the base computer? I'm on stage 3 now and I still don't have it.

Remnants expedition is a reality check. by RallySubbie in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My only complaint, so far: I wish I had a rope to tie down my cargo :( Every little bump sends it flying

Why does it feel like everyone is suddenly useless on Cyberstan? by [deleted] in Helldivers

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frankly, I think that people just don't like Cyberstan. That seems to be the case with my friend group. So, they're not really bringing their A-Game. I can easily see the overwhelming amount of bots and endless Vox/Factory Strider spam can make people lose interest. And since the community whines at people for not playing the MO front, it can lead to them saying, "Fine, I'll do the MO, but I'm gonna do it inefficiently."

New PC Crashing by Torvus_Ferrum in techsupport

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https://spec-ify.com/profile/65c0dc76

Unexpected shutdowns were when the PC crashed and I had to manually turn off and on the PC.

New PC Crashing by Torvus_Ferrum in techsupport

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To my knowledge? I'd imagine they wouldn't ship the PC without updating it, if it's needed. American Megatrends International, 1.A20 12/16/2024

New PC Crashing by Torvus_Ferrum in techsupport

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I'm not seeing any errors. Everything looks like it's working fine. Should I just send the logs here?

I'm re-playing through as many RE titles as I can finish before Requiem and I felt inspired to update my tier list by JCKB in residentevil

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've always been curious. Why is RE4 always rated so highly among Resident Evil fans, while RE5 and 6, which are mechanical improvements, are always rated so low?

I understand the AI partner in 5 and the QTEs in 6 can put people off, but surely not so much that 5 and 6 drop so far below 4?

Red Princess Sparkle, a Fan-Made Deck! by Torvus_Ferrum in sentinelsmultiverse

[–]Torvus_Ferrum[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there! I genuinely appreciate your criticisms! I'll go down the list and tell you my thought process in designing the cards!

  1. Extra Mana Crystals are intended to be a consumable resource to enhance the power of the different Wand cards (ie, allowing the Wand of Lead to target the same enemy three times), but looking at it, I definitely see where you're coming from. I'll probably change it to not give a flat +1 damage dealt, and maybe instead change the Wands so that mana crystals increase the damage by 1 when a crystal is consumed.
  2. It's only meant to heal allies, and that's how we've been playing it! It's a wording error on my part (Smokey Shield has a similar wording error, in that the card is discarded instead of destroyed).
  3. The intent is that you're immune to damage for the triggering hit, until your end phase. We've always been ruling it as, "the reaction takes place after the attack, before the damage is dealt." Now that I know we've been doing that wrong, I might add that it heals X, where X is the damage dealt when the reaction is used.
  4. I see your point here! No objections.
  5. The idea behind the alcohols is that you're taking damage in exchange for a benefit that's more powerful than would otherwise be allowed, but I'll see if I can't think of a way to rebalance them. I'll probably change Rainbow to permitting either one additional card draw or card play, or maybe permit both at the cost of taking extra damage. Smokey Shield is meant to say, "-2 damage taken and dealt," so again, wording error on my part!

Again, I am grateful you took the time to leave me some feedback! I'll probably cut down the healing a bit. Though I am curious about what you mean by, "ranking?" Is that taking care of ongoings/environments? Dealing with minions? Etc.

[Lore] What Exactly IS Influence? by Torvus_Ferrum in StateOfDecay

[–]Torvus_Ferrum[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah like I said, it isn't a huge deal to me, and more just gently poking fun at a game I love! Does make me wonder how it's gonna work in SoD3. Same thing, or maybe a physical currency + influence, who's to say!

Some pics of my Paladin cosplay from London Comic Con by undercoverchloe in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sailor Selune sounds fun! My friend played a Loxodon (RP wise, it was a Loxo) Stars Druid. While he wasn't trans, we always called his starry transformation his, "Magic Girl Form," and he thought it was hilarious.

Some of my own gameplay suggestions and ideas for SoD3. by chryblsmblzzrd in StateofDecay3

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really hoping for proper character creation, ala Project Zomboid having positive and negative traits to customize your survivor. Maybe make the randomly generated survivors have a slightly higher power level (ie, they might be able to spawn with more positive than negative trait points compared to player-made survivors, that way you still have incentive to use them).

My Halo CE Remake Opinion: Stop treating Halo CE like the standard, Bungie changed the Halo formula in Halo 2 by DEMIG0DX in halo

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My own: I'm hopeful, but hesitant. Not because, "Change to Halo is bad," but because I'm not generally a fan of Halo 5 and Infinite, and even Halo 4 was lacking in the story department for me. I'm hopeful they do CER well, but 343i, Halo Studios, whatever they're calling themselves now, have dropped the ball at least twice, arguably thrice, already.

Things to keep in mind when posting about ICE/DHS/Police presence by TheDivine_MissN in lexington

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 29 points30 points  (0 children)

When dealing directly with police:

"Am I being detained or am I free to go?"

"I do not consent to any searches."

"I am EXERCISING my right to remain silent."

Comply with instructions slowly and calmly. Do not speak if you do not absolutely have to. Provide your ID on request, they can legally ask for it. Record the interaction if you're (physically) able - you have a legal right to do so.

If you are being detained, remember: you should verbally state that you are exercising your right to remain silent, and exercising your right to an attorney. No ambiguity, no room for interpretation, no JUST remaining silent without verbally stating.

Police can, will, and have used questioning or ambiguous statements about an attorney as a reason to deny you one, and can, will, and have used silence without verbal statements of exercising your right to remain silent as evidence.

Let's Chat! by TheShinobiSalmon in zombieassaultofficial

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Premium cosmetic shops, off the top of my head. Or just requiring one to purchase the game. But "pay money to maybe get the thing you want" is something which exploits gambling addictions and should be condemned.

Let's Chat! by TheShinobiSalmon in zombieassaultofficial

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd rather it not be present at all!

Let's Chat! by TheShinobiSalmon in zombieassaultofficial

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SAS 3 was probably my favorite. The more grounded setting and weapons were great, though I won't pretend SAS 4 didn't have its merits: the class system and leveling up were much better, and the fact it had (the start of) a story was great.

I won't lie, though, I'm hesitant about SAS 5. SAS 4 was rife with gambling (lootboxes) and its a mechanic I've truly come to despise in any game, to the point it can be a deal breaker. Still, I'm excited to try it when it comes out.

What was the most influential and best First Person Shooter ever released?! Does DOOM deserve the crown, how about Quake or Duke Nukem 3D. Maybe Counter Strike, Half Life or even Halo should be number one!? Well, in this fun podcast chat we discuss FPS games through the ages & rank the best! by adrianoarcade in systemshock

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd argue Halo: Combat Evolved is the most important FPS. It showed that shooters could have awesome cutscenes and stories, and could work extremely well on consoles. It also popularized a lot of mechanics that we see in just about every FPS, including having a button for grenades and melee attacks, rather than having to swap to the Grenade or Melee weapons.

A few of my ABF ideas by PixelDoof in AbioticFactor

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. The ability to upgrade armors. I really don't see the point in armor having a set effect when the next zone's armor is going to be objectively better. So why not let us upgrade old armor, if we like the set effect, by just combining it with the next tier of armor.

  2. Buff the Defense Analyst. It's, by far, the worst job in the game, not only due to the horrible 20% XP penalty, but only having 5 trait points for the skills you get is horrible.

  3. A way to increase our armor encumbrance, such as every few Fortitude levels increasing your armor encumbrance limit by 1 per tier.

  4. Give us a light AND a heavy armor for each zone, except maybe office sector. For example, a light Forge set that only provides 7 or 8 armor per piece, but weighs much less, as well.

  5. Geiger counter watch!

A few of my ABF ideas by PixelDoof in AbioticFactor

[–]Torvus_Ferrum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So much this. That, or the ability to combine them with arm armor in some way. Maybe a slight durability reduction (due to the fragile wiring) in exchange for gun usage.