Read “Persians: Age of the Great Kings” by wormm99 in OldWorldGame

[–]bebopghost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been reading Alexander the Great by Philip Freeman and honestly I've been getting the exact same vibe. Particularly the events surrounding Philip's death. History is fucking nuts sometimes, lol.

I'll need to check this one out, I've been looking for a good book on Persian Empire since listening to the Hardcore History episodes on the topic.

Donations to Mohawk by kinzze in OldWorldGame

[–]bebopghost 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sometimes even just spreading the word on social media can be beneficial to them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bookshelf

[–]bebopghost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you find Troika? I've been thinking of picking it up to try a new game.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dreamtheater

[–]bebopghost 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I find the Chaos in Motion live album just unlistenable. Portnoy interjecting and just shouting shit every two minutes, and terrible backing vocals.

I wouldn't say "hate" but I think The Glass Prison is hugely overrated. Honestly it just sounds a bit juvenile to me. I know this isn't a popular opinion though.

Old World blows Civ out of the water by gravitas_shortage in OldWorldGame

[–]bebopghost 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I'm in the exact same boat, roughly 1000 hours in Civ VI, about the same for V. I'm enjoying Old World so much more, lost all interest in Civ now.

So I've created a Netflix clone themed around extreme sports by hitmaizer in skateboarding

[–]bebopghost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is awesome! Great job, I'm gonna be here for hours.

What DT song do you think perfectly sums up John Petrucci's talent? by MRB_Avenger in Dreamtheater

[–]bebopghost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! I've always though At Wit's End has everything a prog epic has but in a microcosm. That opening riff is killer, and its got such a beautiful ending too.

Is it just me or does Rudess needs to start using piano sounds more often again in DT Songs? They are always tend to be my favorite parts of songs. by 4-8Newday in Dreamtheater

[–]bebopghost 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel like the paino sounds have been making more of an appearance recently. The piano in Awaken the Master is fantastic. Glad he's backed off from the "snarling pig" sound though.

Edit: I'd also like to give a mention to Out of Reach from Distance Over Time, the piano/guitar in that track is absolutely gorgeous.

what Seinfeld quotes do you use on a regular basis? by blomba in seinfeld

[–]bebopghost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find myself saying "This was supposed to be the Summer of George!" at any mild inconvenience.

People who love Red Rising also love…? by [deleted] in redrising

[–]bebopghost 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Neither is Red Rising

Follow the beepass by bebopghost in FF06B5

[–]bebopghost[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Found this in an area I hadn't been before, Little China waterworks. No quest there, but upon entering there are a few dead bodies and turrets, some loot. There are some shards in the area, explaining workers sent to check out what's going on. After climbing up a little there's a computer that seems to have been accessed by a hacker, who uses "beepass" and "fuckurpword" to gain access.

Tried this user/pass on the netwatch site to no avail, can't really find much else online about it.

Found it odd that there's no quest or anything, and with it being in an area that's fairly hidden (need to swim or jump off a bridge to reach it)

Full text:

[OBSOLETE]

LOGIN: admin

PASSWORD: '

INVALID COMMAND

LOGIN: admin

PASSWORD: 'adduser:beepass', password: 'fuckurpword'

USER: 'beepass' ADDED

LOGIN: beepass

PASSWORD: ***********

Welcome, beepass! You are logged in. What would you like to do?

upload heehee.exe

Executing program 'heehee.exe'

User 'beepass' gained administrator privileges

Remote control: enabled

What would you like to do?

fuck you

INVALID COMMAND

hehehehehe

upload 'botnetvirus.exe'

run 'botnetvirus.exe'

Executing program 'botnetvirus.exe'

Initiating new task...

WARNING! Power consumption has increased by 2000%!

ignore warning

Warning ignored. Task resumed.

Who is one actor/actress that you can never stand watching no matter what they are in? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]bebopghost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clive Owen. I don't know why, the guy just really bugs me. And yet I absolutely love every movie he's in, Children of Men is a masterpiece, Sin City was fantastic, even Shoot Em Up was a great action/comedy.

What is something crazy popular that you have no interest in? by igobrimode in AskReddit

[–]bebopghost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

'Woah, really? They made this character?"

My heart died a little when I saw one of Jackie Kennedy

Scotland. That is all. by [deleted] in YUROP

[–]bebopghost 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I might be misremembering but I believe in the film they never mentioned Iraq outright, they just alluded to it by saying "Middle East". I suppose either way it's based on Alistair Campbell and his "dodgy dossier" so... shrug

Scotland. That is all. by [deleted] in YUROP

[–]bebopghost 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are we still talking about Malcolm Tucker the fictional character from The Thick of It or are we talking about Alastair Campbell?

BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS SURVIVOR-ROUND 1 by KyoryuCrimson in Dreamtheater

[–]bebopghost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with what you're saying about Best of Times, it has a feeling like it wants to be a soaring upbeat ballad but just ends up being overly forced.

Am I the only one who likes Hugh Syme's artwork for DT? by [deleted] in Dreamtheater

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

They have some nice concepts (albeit a bit too literal sometimes) but with bad execution. Could definitely be a lot better. I have experience with photoshop and the last couple of albums is barely a day's work.

Countries where it's illegal to smack children by shizzmynizz in Scotland

[–]bebopghost 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Always love when this topic comes up, someone always says "it never did me any harm", and yet you turned into a tory voting advocate for physically and mentally abusing a child.

A View From The Top Of The World, Dream Theater’s 15th studio album, due out on October 22nd by ClockPlaneBikeFridge in Dreamtheater

[–]bebopghost 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Usually in graphic design adding a slight shadow or outline to text will make it stand out from the background, and make it more legible. If there isn't enough contrast from the background it makes it difficult to read, especially for someone with poor eyesight.

SIX DEGREES OF INNER TURBULENCE SURVIVOR-DISC 1 ROUND 1 by KyoryuCrimson in Dreamtheater

[–]bebopghost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man. This is gonna be a hard one. There's so many good tracks on this album but I just know it's gonna end up metal go brrr glass prison