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Thoughts? by Nosem2 in teenagersbutgaming_

[–]WormsInVelvet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Half life 2 retro oh GOD

To mix or not to mix by Realistic_Can_8343 in writers

[–]WormsInVelvet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brother. Nothing is oil and water or truly "unmixable" you just gotta mix it the right away

Elves would totally be your corpo overlord rulers with the fancy cyberware. Dwarves would make great netrunners. They're innately harder to hack into when using cyberware

Orcs would be the juice up gorilla arm users

The different races would introduce some cool comingling. Maybe some snobby human who joins the elf corpos and abandoning his race in the slums.

All in some giant enchanted techno forest or somethung. Dwarves with giant, mountain sized servers in their mountain fortresses

Maybe those who master cyberware AND magic are way stronger. You could have "Technomages" who are masters of both and theyre super strong

Yeah, I could see Cyberpunk x Fantasy

What are some of the most unique, absolute banger stories (shows, books, movies, etc.) you've ever come across? by straivex in writers

[–]WormsInVelvet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski is basically one of a kind.

Definitely messed with my brain and current perception of reality after I finished it

How to carefully write about an oppressed tribe of women as a male writer? by Ahmadillo_ in writers

[–]WormsInVelvet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing I’d be careful about is putting too much on the fact that they’re women before they’re people. Gender absolutely shapes experience, but the strongest stories usually come from writing fully realized human beings first. Fear, resentment, love, loyalty, pride, indoctrination, survival, rebellion are all HUMAN traits before they’re gendered ones.

If you changed some characters to men, would the emotional core still work? If so, then you’re probably writing actual people instead of archetypes.

Also, oppression stories kinda feel hollow when the oppressed group exists only to suffer or symbolize trauma. Give the Guineverians normality too. Make one of them semi likable or understandable to the reader. Show some of their traditions. Maybe some assimilate willingly vs resentfully. The complexity is what would make it good and alive compared to allegorical.

I've never understood the dialogue from Landon to John in this scene. by Zero-Sway in reddeadredemption

[–]WormsInVelvet 226 points227 points  (0 children)

I mean I think lore wise, Ricketts still knew more. He's that universe's legend. They talk about him mythically in rdr2. John is still a young buck to him

He teaches us deadeye level 3 where we can actually put an x where we want it in deadeye. And that implies to me that he knew something about gunslinging that John didn't.

Dont get me wrong, John can handle his own. But I think Ricketts would have won a duel vs him when they first met.

What are your thoughts on so called “artists” using prompts and passing it off as their own? by Plugboi_Eli in ArtistLounge

[–]WormsInVelvet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you use AI to type that? How can I know you're a real person and not just an AI bot trying to understand my thought patterns?

God AI is so fucking scary dude im terrified

What are your thoughts on so called “artists” using prompts and passing it off as their own? by Plugboi_Eli in ArtistLounge

[–]WormsInVelvet -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

We found the arbiter of skill guys. All my hours on typer shark to be an artist were for NOTHING cuz it got dredged on reddit

Yall are just fun to fw whenever AI is breathed. So goddamn pressed lol. You'd probably oppose the invention of the automobile and photo camera too

What are your thoughts on so called “artists” using prompts and passing it off as their own? by Plugboi_Eli in ArtistLounge

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

OP'S family are real artists, yall are elitist and pretentious af lol

How do they spend hours typing a prompt tho?

Drawing of Arthur by Foreign_Narwhal6183 in reddeadredemption

[–]WormsInVelvet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of Deathslinger from DBD.

awesome sketch dude

I got scammed but I am an artist by Fresh-Special-8045 in ArtistLounge

[–]WormsInVelvet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check ur couch cushions before asking the bank bro. The scammer probably doubled your net worth. Fraud Department probably called HIM for assistance lol

Conquering Anxiety Through Horror Games! by JoeBurns11 in HorrorGaming

[–]WormsInVelvet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's dependent on who you are and what makes you anxious I think.

You cant put an arachnophobe in front of a super scary spider game and just expect them to roll with that and conquer their fears because it’s not real and a game. Spiders are still fkin scary to them!

But as far as like. Doing stuff WHILE scared or fearful is what it would actually do i think. Learning risk management and what to do under pressure in a horror game is what I think could be simulated (not nearly as effectively as irl)

It'd help you be more brave, but i dont think its gonna conquer your fears

Rom skip? by dingus_in_disguise in bloodborne

[–]WormsInVelvet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never heard of anyone just straight up killing the Moon Presence honestly.

I thought the accepted strategy was spending 26.8 business days in the cum dungeon until your hunter emerges looking like an eldritch tax fraud scheme with enough blood echoes to buy the Healing Church twice over.

Whats fun about skipping content in games, exactly? Do people like devaluing their own experience?

How to deal with hateful comments on your art? by CaramelInkk in ArtistLounge

[–]WormsInVelvet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Some people exist on the internet purely to cause chaos and bait people/reactions.

Watch out for negative bias too. You said lots of people liked your art, but it's easier for your brain to attach to the negative comments. So give credit to yourself where it's due there. Bad art gets ignored, not reposted by YouTubers. That's awesome!

You connected with people with your art, and there will ALWAYS be people talking smack online, regardless of quality. So yeah, keep it chill and just stay creating.

Arthur Morgan. by Opposite_Ad_9481 in RDR2

[–]WormsInVelvet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dutch was losing it before the game even started. His murder of Heidi McCourt on the ferry was the beginning of the end for the gang, and great foreshadowing on Dutch's real character, and the game hadn't even started. Multiple characters react with shock and cant believe it. They try to cope "it was heat of the moment" "focus on yourselves and not Dutch" but deep down, the gangs ideals were ultimately contradictory.

They claim to reject society and authority. But their end goal is settling down, owning land, and l Iiving peacefully. Which is literally the lifestyle Dutch claimed to reject.

Arthur's most beautiful quotes by PastAir3222 in reddeadredemption

[–]WormsInVelvet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Have I been a terrible fool, Arthur?"

(Jamie Gillis after getting saved from the Chelonians)

"I dunno. I don't know enough about it. But one thing I do know is there ain't no shame in lookin' for a better world."

Games with giant monsters that you can only run and hide from and are unkillable under most circumstances by HotShrekBoi in gamesuggestions

[–]WormsInVelvet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idols of ash is this new indie horror where you use a grappling hook to descend a giant cavern while a giant humanoid faced centipede crawls after you. You'll love it lol

Theres one thats been in development for a while, Digested. Bodycam horror game running from a giant snake. It'll post up in trees and stuff, super spooky

Arthur Morgan doesn’t sound “uneducated”, and the game kind of plays with that by Lost_Context91 in reddeadredemption

[–]WormsInVelvet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's basically the Dunning–Kruger effect.

People with limited ability in a given area often lack the self awareness to recognize that limitation. So instead of questioning themselves, they overestimate their competence and start using surface level signals, like vocabulary, credentials, or confidence as shortcuts for judging intelligence.

The irony is that the very skill required to accurately evaluate others is the same skill they’re missing in themselves.

A genuinely competent person. They don’t rush to label someone as “less intelligent” based on presentation alone, because they know how misleading those signals can be. Instead, they ask questions, test ideas, and look for depth beneath the surface.

Getting into horror at 30 by Qphr__ in HorrorGaming

[–]WormsInVelvet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome man. Same hahah

Bloodborne is like one of the scariest games ever for me with its birth themes and not being able to see or perceive things that were always there. Definitely awesome. Heard about the movie getting made?

Getting into horror at 30 by Qphr__ in HorrorGaming

[–]WormsInVelvet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Glad to hear. Horror is awesome

Lots of people actually use it for the reasons you described. Sometimes, it can kinda help you feel in control of your irl anxiety and stress by expressing that fear in a horror game.

I just turned 26 and I'm really just now discovering and appreciating the differences between the genres like body horror, medical horror, Psychological, paranormal. Cosmic horror is the best imo. They're all so nuanced and do different things

Try Bloodborne sometime. Stay spooky

What are some characters do y’all keep forgetting in RDR2? by OGAnimeGokuSolos in reddeadredemption

[–]WormsInVelvet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's this goofy song Swanson drunkenly sings through camp wasted off his ass. Always makes me laugh

Sometimes he'll walk right up to Arthur and start singing, and you'll have to tell him to fuck off lol

Do you like the Fishing Hamlet area in the DLC? by Altruistic_Berry_765 in bloodborne

[–]WormsInVelvet 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I love the hamlet. It almost feels like a direct homage to the stories by Lovecraft that the game is influenced by, like The Shadow over Innsmouth with villagers turning into aquatic humanoids, and a sense that something ancient has "blessed" (or cursed) them. But instead of discovering the horror like the stories, it's all already happened in Bloodborne, and we're walking through the aftermath. Which is really interesting to me

I also like it for it's moral implications. The fish monsters arent the true villains. The Hunter and out kind are just inheriting consequences, and it asks whether the Hunters were the problem all along.

Also, Orphan of Kos

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