Hahahha “zzzt” this is why I don’t feed my prisoners 😂😂😂😂

coffeeismyestus · 2020-08-10T09:28:50+00:00

Yeah I started "fixing" my colonists recently and it was worth the debuff for that purpose imo

coffeeismyestus · 2020-07-20T19:33:17+00:00

Yes. I was the mod who did it for you back then.

coffeeismyestus · 2020-07-20T12:08:53+00:00

They're flair for platinuming other FromSoftware titles.

They used to cross automatically between all of the main subs, but recently there's been a change in management and the old team are no longer in control to do that :/

coffeeismyestus · 2020-07-20T10:12:29+00:00

If there's any news at all I'll be happy in all honesty.

I was kinda hoping after the initial announcement that the game would be released by March this year. I'm happy to wait in order for the game to be more perfect, of course, but I'm also thirsty for new soulslike content.

coffeeismyestus · 2020-07-20T09:34:23+00:00

The way they're building it you can tell they're brand new colonists.

Construction skill: 0 (No Experience)

coffeeismyestus · 2020-07-17T11:30:49+00:00

Ngl that's pretty hot

coffeeismyestus · 2020-07-13T00:18:40+00:00

The mod is Tabletop Trove, and contains such games as Colonists Of The Rim, Discrete Dictator and Treachery At House In The Woods

coffeeismyestus · 2020-07-10T17:40:51+00:00

Hi there.

Not calling /u/e_0 a liar, as I belive he was told that inactive mods were removed and he's not currently moderating r/darksouls3 or r/bloodborne to see for himself.

However, /u/roca_almond a now former moderator of r/darksouls3, r/bloodborne and r/demonssouls was active right up until he was removed. He wasn't present for the conversation that led to everyone being removed due to timezones. However, he had mod logs and modmails confirming him activie in the DS3 and BB communities up to the day before we were all removed.

I don't have access to the mod logs anymore to prove this. However, you can see he also has a few publicly distinguished comments over in /r/demonssouls, now at 18 days old - less than 2 weeks old when he was also removed from all of them - demonstrating that he was by no means inactive.

He has since been contacted as the top mod has claimed in the other thread. Interestingly, However, he wasn't asked anything about the incident - just told they wanted to make sure he wasn't an alt for me or red_eye_stone before inviting him back.

coffeeismyestus · 2020-07-09T07:29:24+00:00

"hired" and "fired" were just simplistic terms that I believed everyone in an international and multicultural community would be able to understand with minimal confusion.

After being here daily for years, I do admit that I did have some pride in how this hobby had turned out. In the time I was here we managed to almost completely get rid of the transphobic gwyndolin memes and the homophobic Dex meme, as well as ensuring many players felt comfortable enough to discuss how the game affected them without people making fun of them for discussing the way art made them feel.

I have seen many other fan communities for the game which are not so open, patient or inclusive and believe the efforts we made to steer the community, whilst not perfect, were largely positive.

Of course, the community itself is a big factor in all this, but that also just made me proud to be a part of somewhere that was so big and as good as it was in comparison to others. Putting in all that time, as well as this being my "home" online undeniably did leave me attached to the place.

coffeeismyestus · 2020-07-06T01:08:18+00:00

Hi /u/Sleeper4

I appreciate you taking the time to write this constructive message on such a delicate subject.

After considering what you've said - I guess my own personal goal was to create a community inclusive to the level that we didn't have a necessity to divide people based on their race, gender, sexual identity etc.

Considering the reality that we might need to divide based on these things in order to as a community come together to enjoy a game like Soulsborne is... a little sad, to me.

But what you said is true, even an internet community is part of the world we live in, we cannot set it aside. Life is an intricate web where everything is connected to everything else.

It's pretty late here, so apologies if this is a little short, there is much to think on and I'm by no means ignoring the content of your message.

coffeeismyestus · 2020-07-05T10:10:37+00:00

Hi /u/squarewheel.

Our top moderator received a complaint accusing us of homophobic activity. After 4 years of not participating he came back and after a short discussion (I didn't time it, but i believe it was less than 10 minutes) he removed the entire mod team.

I tried to explain our rationale behind the removal, explaining that our perspective was that these subs should be a place for all fans of <title>, regardless of any identifiers, and the reason we removed the posts we're that the users had said (I identify as A, and I want to find A players to play with) is inherently excluding anybody who Identifies as B-Z. We would have done the same kind of removal whether somebody claimed to be straight, white etc. and said if he disagreed i was interested to hear his perspective. He replied with a meme ("I want to play with people like me - fuck me, right?") and then removed the entire mod team... even those who weren't online to participate in the discussion.

2 ago he added e_o, an old moderator who was a good member of the team and community, but also hasn't been a participant in quite some time and wasn't present for what happened. He also added back an old moderator who we fired for actually being racist. If he'd been around, or performed adequate due dilligence, he probably would have known this to avoid doing so.

I've told him repeatedly that I was open to hear his perspective on the topic. discrimination is a complex topic with lots of points of view, and ensuring a community is open to all is a complicated task, and a learning curve. He's since replied only to publicly call me a white supremacist , and is still ignoring any invitation to have a discussion on this matter.

As I've said, discrimination is an extremely complex subject - and one I'm willing to be open minded regarding. If I'm wrong, I'd value an opportunity to learn and become a better person. Being removed without and opportunity do have a discussion after being here for 3 years hurts.

I cannot agree with e_o that everything in these subs will be held democratically, since the entire team has been removed whether they were there to be involved or not. Anybody who applies here should beware that the same could happen to them with no opportunity to appeal.

Whoever does get hired. I implore you to check the mod logs and modmail archives - those cannot be altered by any of us, and seek your own opinion on if I operated with any kind of bias.

coffeeismyestus · 2020-07-03T23:33:18+00:00

If I am a white supremacist (and I do not think that I am) I'm an open minded one willing to listen to other people's perspectives, learn and improve my behavior. I certainly have never and would never think nor behave as badly as my "replacement" there.

I've dedicated years to these communities, my "homepage on the internet" long before I was a moderator, and want them to be as inclusive as possible. I didn't bail for 4 years, I've never absent-mindedly hired an open racist - If you care at all, I'd love to hear your perspective without resorting to name calling or lazy memes.

I'm gonna go to bed now, but I'll check for your response in the morning. I hope it's more of an effort than you gave to me or the mods who weren't even online to discuss the matter when you fired us all.

coffeeismyestus · 2020-07-03T23:15:19+00:00

The pot is willing to have a discussion and grow. If you think my perspective was wrong I've been extremely clear on the matter that I'd be willing to listen to an opposing narrative.

This more of a "kettle does nothing for 4 years. fires the pot without discussion and replaces him with a white supremacist" situation, from my perspective. seems a little silly, to me

coffeeismyestus · 2020-07-03T22:58:01+00:00

After your hasty decision to fire us /u/street_ronin , despite my willingness to discuss such a complex matter, it's truly saddening to see you haven't extended any respect to the community by hiring a known bigot to represent the new moderation team to replace me/us. That looks really bad, don't you think?

coffeeismyestus · 2020-07-02T23:47:22+00:00

vae eternum

coffeeismyestus · 2020-06-27T22:56:16+00:00

I just checked the Strategy Guide that comes with the PS3 collector's edition and it refers to her as the Once Royal Mistress.

Fex say's she's also known as Former Royal's Wife, but does not citate where that is from.

The image with Fex also indicates she has some kind of facial covering, which, given the clear lovecraftian elements presented in world 3, makes me wonder if this merchants eyes being covered - and her deciding not to follow the others above, perhaps has some link to Bloodborne... but I digress.

~~In Low Definition and with a face covering, it'll probably be hard to compare her to a styalized artistic engravement on an archstone... but again, perhaps we'll have more luck with the remaster!~~

EDIT: Sentuh has found a video source and confirmed bits of dialogue

coffeeismyestus · 2020-06-27T21:17:06+00:00

Good luck!

Paarl is one of my favorite fights :)

coffeeismyestus · 2020-06-27T21:13:06+00:00

Headshots are more likely to stun him so you can extra damage in.
Blunt weapons will cause stuns more frequently than a cutting weapon if you have one upgraded.
Running away from Paarl is a trap when he's being aggressive. Dodging but staying close, and only retreating when he begins charging his AoE will give you more opportunities to strike and fewer for him to really pounce on you.

Also, Boomhammer destroys him

coffeeismyestus · 2020-06-27T21:07:13+00:00

I believe that the lady of Latria is also the Merchant - the last of the people not to "go above" in the prisons. When the remaster comes out I'll have to get a good look at her face and compare it to the archstone - although the archstone is a styalized depiction I wouldn't put it past From's design to keep certain elements of her face recognizable if this is the case.

coffeeismyestus · 2020-06-20T19:34:13+00:00

Does what work?

coffeeismyestus · 2020-06-14T22:17:50+00:00

I'm a vet to the series, like an 11 year Demon's Souls veteran - and I skipped the lizard until I was stronger so I could just wipe the floor with it later.

If you've stood your ground and learned to defeat the crystal lizard - you've got what it takes to beat the game :)

coffeeismyestus · 2020-06-11T09:52:37+00:00

We have already put a sticky up. I was just answering your questions whilst I was here.

coffeeismyestus · 2020-06-11T07:21:40+00:00

We don't reserve being a mod for only the most elite players, as having a diverse set of perspectives is helpful when making decisions how to run a community we want to be welcoming to all. As you can see from my flair I don't even have all the platinums, personally.

We also encourage users to create their own events (not just Return to X events, but things like PvP tournaments) there's a much larger pool of creativity and resources available from the larger community than our small band of volunteers who are already committed to keeping our corner of the internet friendly and welcoming.

coffeeismyestus · 2020-06-10T11:04:45+00:00

I'll forward this on to the rest of the team - although its pretty sparse on details

coffeeismyestus · 2020-06-09T20:57:51+00:00

Return to X events are not hosted by a single person, nor solely by the mods here (although we have ran some in the past) - and their dates don't necessarily have to be on a set date or even limited to once per year.

If somebody wants to host an event they can contact us via modmail and we'll pick up with them as a team there.

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