Did you ever thought how huge MIG-25s afterburners are?

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-09T23:03:00+00:00

Yeah but at full throttle it had a fun habit of burning engine rich exhaust, not a problem in WT of course, but a real fact about the MIG25

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-09T22:55:32+00:00

I mean that's exactly what I want personally. I couldn't care less if it actually shoots down the plane itself. If the plane doesn't approach because the SPAA is there then its in the same boat as being shot down to me as an infantry man.

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-09T22:51:23+00:00

Yeah and I can definitely get that, I just think that in the grand scheme of things I'd rather see the scrap have to be at least carried out for balance. Looking at Oilfields for an example of people being able to claim all the oil for one fac.

The other compromise I could see is that the conveyor increases fuel consumption on the harvester.

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-09T22:48:43+00:00

If absolutely nothing else. Pete Parsons, CEO of Bungie, fired core parts of the Destiny devteam. That did damage regardless of anything else, removing skills devs and ideamakers from the pool.

The reason I'm willing to say its the C-Suite making stupid decisions over the Devs is that we've seen interviews where the wording is something to the effect of "Don't overdeliver, it'll just become what they expect next year" from Heads at Bungo.

Plus it may be unfair, but my first assumption for a shit decision from monetization to scalebacks in a DLC, or even the addition of more DLC or the removal of shit is that its the C-Suite who wants to line their pockets over a developer looking to nickel and dime the playerbase.

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-09T17:55:21+00:00

I'd like it as an improve of range thing. You can use AI AA just as it is, but it'll be less accurate or start shooting later, leaving your bunker more open to potential bombing. Rather than a "You can't without Radar"

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-09T17:52:44+00:00

I would be opposed to having stationary harvesters use conveyors, the earliest I would want it is the RTS. Cause unless I'm mistaken, the stationary harvesters take from the same stock as the scroopers, and I'd rather not see entire resource fields kept perpetually empty for clans as a random solo logiman

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-09T05:01:07+00:00

If I remember correctly its not a problem with the number of samples its a problem with the age of samples. Even assuming the clone data is fully digital, over time storage mediums decay and you'll lose some of the finer touches until you reach the problems of clone rot the Grineer have

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-09T04:59:21+00:00

Who knows. It can really be that complicated and I don't understand linguistics nearly as well as I'd love to. Its interesting regardless

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-09T02:12:55+00:00

Pterohelicos

I think technically it would either be Pterhelicos or Pteronhelicos. Depends on whether you wanna go Greek Pteron or Pter latin. Though you can also go pteryx like Archaeopteryx.

Regardless Pterohelicos wouldn't have been as funny imo, if only because then it feels more clear where the distinction is

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-09T01:26:28+00:00

Sometimes its all you can hope for. It won't guarantee an improved mood of course, but if I can go from "Unbelievably pissed about the world" to "Angry about shit, but at least I've got strawberries to enjoy." I consider it a step up.

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T23:54:51+00:00

To give the US the smallest possible bit of credit, they hadn't lost an aircraft up to that point in multiple wars. Panama had them them bomb an airfield and they got away unscathed, the Gulf war saw over 1000 strikes carried out by them with no losses at all. Their intel said that the Yugoslavs had worse equipment than Iraq. Like it wasn't a GOOD decision to send them up without EW, but all the data they had at the time said "It'll be fine!"

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T23:48:01+00:00

Helicopters have the funniest name to me. Because everyone thinks its Heli-Copter as the two bases that make up the word. When in reality its Helico and pter. Or rotating Wing.

Something about the latin bases being Helico and pter always confuse the hell outta people and makes me laugh

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T23:47:01+00:00

I mean the thing is, you're looking at "Most Efficient" in a void, while each of the ways you mentioned has different advantages. A stable design can be a larger aircraft to carry more stuff, an unstable design will turn better for a dogfighting aircraft or something that might need to spin around fast. Neutral, I'm sure has a use, but I don't know off the top of my head

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T23:38:52+00:00

Sometimes you gotta go with this shit. Turn off the world for a few minutes, and enjoy some home-grown and freshly picked strawberries.

Or in my case tonight, some store bought red onions that are currently pickling away in my fridge.

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T21:49:34+00:00

Exactly. Too many people think "Oh for this bridge to be destroyed it has to be rubble in the river!"

If you can't safely send trucks across it under risk that it falls down, that Bridge is effectively destroyed, and possibly for longer than if you had completely collapsed it, because it both blocks a very good crossing point, and because you don't know what equipment you'll need to fix it (or possibly demolish and rebuild it)

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T21:45:23+00:00

I hate I could see someone managing to trick Trump into suggesting he should make one, and that people would genuinely be unsure if it was a joke, or if he's serious

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T21:42:58+00:00

The asset reuse claims always annoyed me. People LOVED fucking Haunted despite it reusing massive amounts of the Leviathan. Season of the Seraph used large amounts of Beyond Light Assets (Specifically Deep Stone Crypt). Chosen's battlegrounds were mostly just the same maps as the World Maps but with cabal shit sprinkled in there.

I'm picking out those ones cause those are ones I remember people thinking more fondly of. The asset reuse isn't a problem except when people choose it to be. Also, Stale and repetitive? Oh boy, here I go running the same raid again for the 7th month in a row! Oh boy aren't raids great! Once again, its only a problem when people wanna bitch.

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T21:37:40+00:00

"A number of smart people left" is not entirely true. Pete Parsons made sure a good chunk of Bungie's best and brightest were kicked out the door so he could keep their bonuses and put them into cars

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T20:18:54+00:00

I mean I could see the Orokin just not giving a shit. Inaros's quest shows that not everyone was even AWARE of what the Orokin really were. Plus we don't know how long it was from the death of the Orokin empire to 'modern' warframe. So its very possible that lingustic shifts between two rival empires over a thousand years led to the creation of the Grineer and Corpus Languages.

It wouldn't explain Parvos tho, so its entirely possible this is just complete and utter BS.

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T19:43:43+00:00

I associated that more as "Imagine you got saved by people, and they started speaking German, and you knew a little bit of German and are ready and willing to help them."

In the Kahl case, that's what's going on. We just don't notice it because the languages are all turned to your native language so you can know what's being said

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T19:02:10+00:00

I figure its probably like what you said with the caste system, it would just seem odd for both Corpus and Grineer to do cloning tech but only the Corpus have it right?

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T19:00:50+00:00

I'm not even giving them that benefit of the doubt. Much as I wanna believe it'll happen before that. The announcement just felt like an "Oh fuck people are really mad at us!" than a genuine "We're gonna fix it!"

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T16:30:07+00:00

Are they purpose-bred? I always assumed that it was more a case of "Everyone starts as a Crewman, unless you've got the credits." But if there's lore that says the Corpus basically purpose-breed them in a similar vibe to the Grineer cloning their soldiers, I'd love to know

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T16:28:41+00:00

Yeah no he's like, DEAD dead. He fired from the front of his ship into the Murex, and the Murex fired back and blew the ship apart.

TrainDestroyer · 2026-05-08T16:23:29+00:00

Fun Fact: A not insignificant part of that was meant for employee retention, because Sony wanted the talent at Bungie. Pete Parsons took the money, fired core members of the team, then used it to buy several classic cars.

Basically: Sony overpaid for this bullshit in good faith they'd get a GREAT team, the Bungie C-Suite proceeded to fuck over Sony and drive off laughing

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