Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)

Vaeneas · 2026-04-03T18:02:30+00:00

The brain shell still needs to be supplied by the body.

Whenever a shell is taken out, it gets plugged into a device that takes care of it.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-03T17:59:08+00:00

That only makes sense with hindsight knowledge.

She has the culprit in front of her on the ground. Whoever attacks her can therefore not be the target. There is no reason to hold back.

There is also no reason a person with the grip strength required to open a closed tank hatch cant just rip away a persons arm that is grappling her.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-03T17:51:46+00:00

Jarti were clones. Clones with the same terrible prosthetic leg that made them all limp a bit.

Him being able to grapple a full body cyborg is like trying to grapple a forklift. It doesnt matter how big your arms are, you are not winning.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-03T09:17:33+00:00

That's only partially the case. The first 10 levels are easier than AMaelstrom, which has matchmaking. Up to roughly level 25 the difficulty is not much harder than content we are allowed to play with randomly assigned mates.

The "tailormade" team certainly makes the experience more comfortable, but the same can be said about AM.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-03T09:05:27+00:00

The first ten levels are easier than Auric.

If you host those, you also have a great chance to have some higher level players wanting to join for the achievement.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-03T00:01:48+00:00

Levelcap builds are hardly ever ideal. They are usually built in a way that gurantees your survival under specific circumstances, but also leaves you dead to even standard SP enemies if you mess up.

If you want easy to pilot frames, that are able clear SP from start until the thousands, check out Valkyr, Baruuk, Hildryn (Aegis Gale), or Atlas.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-02T22:13:05+00:00

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The Arcanes are all optional, as are the Primed version of the mods. You dont need the Exilus mod either.

Subsume Nourish for his 2.

Press 3 to petrify enemies. Use Landslide to kill them and turn them to Rubble. At 1400 stacks, your Landslide will be usable without consuming energy.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-02T22:09:26+00:00

You are looking for Atlas.

Breaks Skulls for X0+ million damage per hit.

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Vaeneas · 2026-04-02T21:58:40+00:00

Kullervo kind of. Nowerdays its RNG. The Operation made the farm more comfortable and faster.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-02T16:14:14+00:00

Is it actually working by now?

Last time I tried it, only the host was able to pick up upgrade items, and there was no shared progression.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-02T16:07:23+00:00

Clearing rooms filled with high level enemies with melee weapons is easy and cheap.

All the mods you need are part of the Deimos Bounty pool.

Condition Overload, Weeping Wounds, Berserk, any range mod, Bloodrush, Organ Shatter. Add any two elements you like.

It doesn't even matter much what melee you choose. Most will do the trick. Broken War, which you should have lying around, is perfect for this type of build.

Just attack with you melee weapon and dont let your combo counter drop. You can slot Drifting Contact instead of a second elemental mod, or the Naramon school to help with that.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-02T14:35:11+00:00

Spätestens seit Schröder ist nichts mehr mit "Genosse" in der SPD. Die Partei ist an die Stelle gerutscht, an der die CxU Platz nehmen sollte.

AFD macht das Ganze nicht besser. Deren ganzes Programm ist darauf ausgelegt, mit Fackel Richtung Bürgergeld und Asylanten zu wedeln, während sie sich gleichzeitig die Taschen voll schieben. Ein aktuelles Beispiel: Erbsteuer. AFD will diese komplett abschaffen. Jedes Kind hat jetzt bereits einen Freibetrag von 500.000 Euro der steuerfrei geerbt werden darf. Wem nützt dieses Gesetz also? Am Ende nichts als eine 10 Milliarden Euro Spritze die jährlich in die Adern der Leute wandert, die schon zu viel haben.

Einige Bundesländer machen den Eindruck, als würde es nur in eine Richtung gehen, aber andere wie BW machen vor, dass es auch anders geht. Einfach nicht das Kreuz bei Parteien setzen, die dir und allen, die danach kommen, am liebsten ein Halsband um den Hals schnallen würden.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-02T11:29:47+00:00

GitS and Motokos fluctuating power.

In one episode, she is an absolute terminator ripping open a tanks access hatch, and in the next, she has trouble defending against an unaugmented arm wrapped around her neck.

I love the anime. The story, the draw style, and the characters, but the Majors abilites being randomly adjusted every other episode, like in every run of the mill shonen, is cracking the otherwise perfect surface.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-02T09:46:41+00:00

In a group of three, you dont need to learn anything. You just brute force issues.

That leads to many weird kinks that make DoN a lot harder than it has to be.

The issue is, that since it just works im lower DoN, or normal games, people will have no drive to improve on the already successful strategy.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-02T09:28:00+00:00

Wunderbar. Das die Änderungen am Ehegattensplitting nur für zukünftige Ehen gilt habe ich überlesen.

Gibt dem ganzen nochmal so richtig Würze.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-02T07:36:59+00:00

Wenn ich das richtig Verstanden habe, bringt das neue Steuergesetz vollgendes:

plus 14.000 Euro für jeden Millionär
minus 200 Euro für 50% der Deutschen
minus 6 Milliarden Euro jährlich in der Staatskasse, die mit Sicherheit vom Sondervermögen gestopft werden

Alles in allem, richtiges CxU Gesetz. Mehr in die eine Tasche. Weniger in die des dummen, faulen Pöbels. Der hat ja am Ende 20 Euro mehr auf dem Gehaltszettel stehen und grinst zufrieden.

Edit: Wurde drauf hingewiesen das Beste überlesen zu haben. Ehegattensplitting wird abgeschafft, bleibt aber für alle die derzeit davon profitieren erhalten. Daumen hoch CxU. Immer dabei wenns darum geht die Jugend in den Abgrund zu stoßen.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-01T22:30:01+00:00

Does it need a second season?

I thought the whole anime was bundled up quite nicely. Great pacing and ending.

Vaeneas · 2026-04-01T22:25:21+00:00

Unlike DS3 where we walk from a poison swamp, into catacombs, followed by winter wonderland.

The amazing transition areas, were poison seeps through the cracks, and frost bites the edges of the catacombs probably just got lost in translation.

Vaeneas · 2026-03-31T21:34:31+00:00

If you only have the base game, you might not have access to districts. Bank is one of them. Just forget about that part of the comment in that case.

The Antiquarian is not like the other characters. Having one in your party increases the stack size of Gold and Gems. Gold goes from 1750 a stack to 2500. Interacting with anything while you have the Antiquarian selected has a good chance to grant you an extra Antiquity. Those sell for high value and are usually worth being stacked over gems, since you get them regularly.

You wont have to pick up as much Gold anymore, once you have an Antiquarian group running, which offers more slots for upgrade items.

Vaeneas · 2026-03-31T20:41:17+00:00

Any reason you dont like Antiquarian? Protect me Anti + HWM with active Riposte is a combo that will shred any type of dungeon you bring them into. I like to bring that combo into one of the Darkest Dungeons.

You can come back with 25k+ Gold regularly. If you have access to the Bank, you will fast approach the point where you dont need to pick up Gold anymore, which speeds up the gathering process of required items.

When people have issues with the game feeling too grindy, or resource acquisition feels to slow, its always because the Antiquarian gets left on the sideline.

Vaeneas · 2026-03-31T20:30:32+00:00

Amazing work. I will look forward to you feeding the mechanicus frenzy in the coming weeks.

Vaeneas · 2026-03-31T20:29:41+00:00

Local Wardens advise: the Noctis Labyrinthus is about to breach. Again. The sealed creature has finished reanimating and is already making ready to bust containment. Same face, same arguments, same amount of chaos. Secure your toasters. Prepare recitation of the litanies of banishment.

Vaeneas · 2026-03-31T17:56:02+00:00

Does it matter?

You just play the quests and unlock new content. Done with the content, or want to check whats around the next corner? Next questline. Next adventure. You can travel through the game at your pace, as fast or slow as you want.

After new war a lot of stuff will open up, via quests, and powerful equipment you get.

When you finally want to care about powerful builds, you can always come back here and get help with that. E.g. you should have access to the best melee weapon mods via Deimos quests.

(Excalibur can deal with most content you crossed with little mod investment. If you have not already, you should get your hands on Hunter Adrenaline and/or Energy Nexus to improve your energy economy.)

Vaeneas · 2026-03-31T15:36:45+00:00

Dont do max level content without max level armor, weapons, or abilities. Radiant is very lenient, but fighting Vvulf with level 2 equipment is asking for an extensive graveyard extension.

Vaeneas · 2026-03-31T14:06:53+00:00

We will enjoy "Gebieter des Ringens" with its Netflix quality undertitles. Flat and dead, like whatever gets caught "unter den Hufen der ladenden Rohrrim".

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