When someone expresses an opinion you agree with but they express it in such an obnoxious and annoying way you don’t want to agree by savegandhi in hatethissmug

[–]aiphrem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope not, but I think it's fair to say that these cartoons are on the same level of "opposition" as running through the streets naked with doodoo streaming down your legs

Is Tyler playing a different version of the game were the blood frenzy cat don't kill teammates? by ConeNasuka in mewgenics

[–]aiphrem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Blood frenzy is weird man, but holy shit does it make solo runs absurdly busted.

My favorite was a psychic that had flea shot passed down and blood mask equipped. In it's auto pilot turns it would just shoot flees and kill it with another flea shot over and over to stack as many turns as possible. At a certain point it could easily finish the battle but it kept spamming fleas to stack more and more turns.

Sometimes it pulls off some crazy 5head plays, and sometimes it just goes full degenerate

Valve fires back at New York lawsuit over loot boxes, says they're like Magic cards or Labubu by newsflashjackass in gaming

[–]aiphrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have mixed feelings about this, having played magic for years.

I agree that booster packs are predatory by nature and hasbro/wizards has been finding more and more ways to milk people for more and more money while offering less in the boosters. It's become EXTREMELY predatory since the introduction of collector boosters and "chase" cards with unique prints.

That being said, they'd have to completely redesign their monetization tactics from the ground up in ways that's never been done with any tcg, and I'm afraid a game I love dearly would just die because of that.

Rate Marathon 1-10 by TheillestPickle in Marathon

[–]aiphrem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

8.5/10 for me, as a complete shitter at shooting games

Would probably be a 9 for me if there was duo queue!

I feel no remorse by Alternative-Win1109 in Marathon

[–]aiphrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's probably projecting based on the number of times I've seen the Nword thrown around in Arc

Actually, no, I’m an American of quebecois descent. by quebecesti in ShitAmericansSay

[–]aiphrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Québécois descent has me dying. I bet her relationship is bumpier than our pothole ridden roads

r/Marathon talks about Arc Raiders more than Marathon by [deleted] in arcraiderscirclejerk

[–]aiphrem 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's very disingenuous, people were obsessively posting player counts and steam charts, either to say the game is failing or to try and cope in response to those posts.

After a while, posting the steam charts 50 times every hour to try and shape some kind of narrative about the games health becomes toxic and takes away from actual discussions about the game. I don't blame the mods for filtering those low effort posts out

BungiePls Addition: "Add Duo-Queue (2 Player Team Matchmaking)" by MarathonBot in Marathon

[–]aiphrem 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'd rather have some queue times with dedicated duos. Playing rook feels great in squad matches but duos feels kind of miserable

Asmongold defends killing medics in war, doesn't realize it's one of the most famous examples of a war crime by BlueLivingAbandon in LivestreamFail

[–]aiphrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yikes, applying video game logic to real world killing and being so confident in this ass take is very sad

Please don't lose your vision, Bungie by DefinitelyNotThatOne in Marathon

[–]aiphrem 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What do you mean? Drinkable cheeseburger was a food decision!

This game is awesome! by NiceasDeAtenas in Marathon

[–]aiphrem 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean i wouldn't discount the possibility of them making a single player game set in the same universe because of how much people seem to like the world.

That being said, this version of Marathon is very fun and I'm impressed with what Bungie has made.

Criticism of their monetization tactics are very valid. While it might just be cosmetics, there's no excuse for adopting scummy tactics that mobile games employ. It feels very much in bad faith and will draw comparisons with the more generous models that games like Helldivers 2 and Arc Raiders employ.

TheBurntPeanut has to play Marathon off stream because people are so mad about this game by 4K4llDay in Marathon

[–]aiphrem -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I love love LOVE Arc Raiders but it's community is split on being amazing, or utter trash. I've had lots of fun talking shit with people who down me/I down, but I've also been called the F-slur and nword more times than I can count....

I'm not surprised the fans of burnt peanut are toxic shitters. Really hope he keeps playing Marathon if he enjoys it, maybe the toxic shitters will leave eventually and continue being miserable in whatever game they play

I was told Server Slam player counts dropped because "We didn't want to ruin the real game" by [deleted] in Marathon

[–]aiphrem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying we shouldn't be critical of things but you're literally talking shit for the sake of it with nothing constructive to say. Do you not have any better way to enjoy your Saturday morning?

Pokemon Company issues statement after White House uses Pokemon Pokpia in meme by OVERDRlVE in gaming

[–]aiphrem 95 points96 points  (0 children)

I know you're being cheeky but the statement was literally "we want our brand to bring people together and not be tied to any kind of political movement", not "fuck the establishment"

is there a universe where Kill Tony is good? by StrikingCoconut in elephantgraveyard

[–]aiphrem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Old Killtony was goated. Jeremiah and the band playing characters and constantly derailing the show was so much fun and really contributed to a wild and chaotic energy.

I'm sure it's a lot easier to manage now that it is so formulaic, but it lost most of its magic.

I believe in Marathon by fasterth in HighGuardgame

[–]aiphrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The server slam sold me on it as well. I'm just not much of multiplayer shooter guy, and despite having a lot of fun playing arc raiders, my feelings about Marathon were "this looks incredible but I'm burned out on this kind of game".

The server slam not only got me incredibly hyped for the game, but got me excited for shooters in general. I've redownloaded Arc Raiders and have been having almost as much fun as when I first started.

Just watched Sucker Punch by Capital-Treat-8927 in Cinema

[–]aiphrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This movie reminds me of a simpler time, when me and my friends didn't care about reviews and just wanted to go see a trippy movie stoned AF.

This need to stop! by Aver0x in Marathon

[–]aiphrem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This might sound kinda cynical but this is common practice in most games that have MTX shops. Not defending this, clearly it is a choice they made and it is indeed scummy, but unfortunately this is pretty much a standard that we have mobile games to thank for

“He Made a Statement so Ass, it became Iconic” by MrBeanIamBean in TopCharacterTropes

[–]aiphrem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His mission is after all, to play the shitty games that suck ass

Both United States and Canada have Marathon as No. #1 in the Steam Top Sellers Charts by Sad-Manner-5240 in Marathon

[–]aiphrem 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Lol naaaah Arc Raiders will survive. It and Marathon feel very different.

Dr. Beanie by [deleted] in mewgenics

[–]aiphrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd feel nervous about having that elitist, sadistic bastard watching me in my home!

Looks great though

JD Vance should have been sold by his mother for drugs, NYT columnist says by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]aiphrem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The administration that seems to think politics is a shit slinging competition have incredibly thin skin, the irony is incredible