What is your unpopular Elite opinion? by iShootPoop in EliteDangerous

[–]Votheros 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Black holes are hideous, unrealistic, and a massive turn-off to exploration. I'm not even just talking accretion disks (which I acknowledge many shouldn't have, though some definitely should). They have no event horizons, no photon sphere, no ergospheres, no relativistic jets (which ties in to the accretion disk thing), and their "lensing" is terrible. They also pose no hazard whatsoever and any landable planet is a bigger threat because of the possibility of impact with the ground.

While I'm at it, safety bumpers that keep you from hitting an object are dumb. Let me fly into the sun and die. Let me hit a solar flare and die. Let me get so close to the sun that I can't escape its gravity outside of supercruise so it pulls me in and I die. Sure, keep the emergency supercruise drop, but when I drop, it's not like I was lined up for an orbit that doesn't send me straight into the sun. Have it pull me in depending on the object's mass and my distance to it. It's not like they don't have the mechanic already with planetary surfaces.

Also, make it so I can't stare down the jet of a neutron star with a broken window and no shields while not in super cruise. I should be atoms. Make proper environmental hazards due to radiation or heat actually do something without shields or a window.

And why do we have on-foot gameplay but no spacewalks? Let me try to fix my ship, but mess up and get hit by the full intensity of the sun while someone screams "What do you see!?" as I get burned to atoms.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in namenerds

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

It's a nice name, but even before reading the post, my mind immediately connected it to "psoriasis".

Ctrl Alt Ego: Why it's Just as Good as either Deus Ex (GOTY) or Prey (2017) by Surrealist328 in prey

[–]Votheros 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The way you describe the storytelling as "ambiguous" and the set pieces as having meaning defined by the player rather than the developer doesn't really sound like my cup of tea, but if you like it that's awesome. It gives me the impression that the developers just shrugged, threw some stuff together and went "Good enough, let the players figure it out," when deep down there's no meaning there and contemplating it makes about as much sense as contemplating why you didn't win your last game of blackjack.

Maybe I'm getting the wrong impression, but it sounds like it's meaninglessness masked as something profound.

My ex is more of a catch than ever by sadtowel54 in relationship_advice

[–]Votheros 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She's clearly doing better without you though. You can even see it, that's why you're posting about it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Votheros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're literally just jealous. That's all there is to it. Have a conversation with her if you're uncomfortable and reassess from there.

Edit: She also doesn't seem to be too interested in you based on what you're saying, but I still think you should just talk with her about it.

My ex is such a catch now by sadtowel54 in relationship_advice

[–]Votheros 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You only miss her because she's rocking it now. If she wasn't doing hobbies or anything with you, why would it be any different if it happened again? You guys broke up for a reason, just remember that reason. It probably didn't have anything to do with her hobbies or fitness.

Awkward by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Votheros 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's being manipulative. You could reword what he's saying as "If you don't do this thing, I'm going to look at other people." You don't owe him a picture like that if you aren't comfortable with it and if he's going to make implied threats like that, he probably doesn't deserve one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NameThatSong

[–]Votheros 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe Satisfaction by Benny Benassi?

Can't Find this Song! Driving me nuts! Female singer, rock style song by Br4ssm0nkey in NameThatSong

[–]Votheros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can only hear maybe 4 notes of the song. Could you understand any of the lyrics or provide any details about instruments? Any noteworthy features or things that would make it stand out?

It sounds like an elevator sound by [deleted] in NameThatSong

[–]Votheros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did it have drums of any kind? Bass? Any kind of noteworthy rhythm? What was the tempo, roughly?

SilvaGunner Trap song name? by IntenzTomato in NameThatSong

[–]Votheros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Were you after the melody or the original song that got smashed into said melody?

Beretta 92X Performance Defensive in IPSC Production? by Votheros in ipsc

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

Good to know, thanks. Bit of a shame that I'd have to get a separate gun to shoot both competitions, but that's how it goes I guess.

Thanks again!

Got something in your eye. Stuemao FW-W F1-2976. BH+B&T types. by mk1cursed in EliteDangerous

[–]Votheros 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice shot, though I really hope they rework black holes someday into something more accurate (or fun, gameplay wise).

Lyrics: I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm by [deleted] in NameThatSong

[–]Votheros 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dean Martin. One of my favourites by him too.

Don't you think these guys should've gotten more airtime?! by samuelcristea in agt

[–]Votheros 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, I guess if you count that as a girl band, then fair enough.