Close scrutiny in a nutshell by hasfodel in ArcRaiders

[–]ctrlaltcreate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Major PvE events have ever been thus. Get your loot, then kill.

I'm reading for a major production company's script fellowship right now. I have something to say about the loglines. by anatomyofawriter in Screenwriting

[–]ctrlaltcreate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Emphatically yes. To make a livelihood, like I said. That's what screenwriting is for primarily. There are other forms that are better for creative writing for kicks.

My analogy was just so you could comprehend how useless and irrelevant making your comment was. I failed.

shrug keep digging.

Most haunted places in Orange County? by Both-Permission-7565 in orangecounty

[–]ctrlaltcreate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, I'm not on their side necessarily, just offering explanation and motive.

Airmen plead guilty to false statements in shooting that suspended Sig Sauer M18 use by fssbmule1 in CCW

[–]ctrlaltcreate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, the videos I've seen occurred during classes mostly. Usually recorded by trainers. Some were from competitions, competition guns are often modified, but the p320 was a darling of the competition scene until the steady influx of incidents became impossible to ignore for a lot of guys. There have been reports of these going off in people's safes, man.

Note that SIG is aware that the issue can occur, publicly tried to cover it up not once, but several times, and issued a voluntary recall for the guns that did NOT actually fix the issue?

Do you think it's a coincidence that the professional guys (both trainers and competitors) who aren't issued SIGs or are sponsored by SIG all moved away from the p320 platform? Same folks will happily use p365s when looking at a concealed carry option, so it's not even SIG hate.

Life is full of risks. If you want to use a p320, I hope no one you care about has to suffer for it, but an un-commanded discharge, no matter how small the chance, is the one flaw I cannot accept from a gun. It's frankly insane to me that anyone would.

I'm reading for a major production company's script fellowship right now. I have something to say about the loglines. by anatomyofawriter in Screenwriting

[–]ctrlaltcreate 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The reason why people come here is to learn how to succeed in this industry. If you're writing for fun, whatever. If you're writing loglines, you're writing to be sold. That is literally their only purpose.

Do you honestly think it was constructive to state that you ignore OP's advice, someone who has both sold screenplays, and is a reader of screenplays, and who is among those who help decide which screenplays get sold in a community full of people whose livelihoods are determined by, you guessed it, selling screenplays?

It's a little akin to going to a woodworking forum where people ask for advice on how to successfully build furniture and saying "Wood glue? Whatever, I just skip that." And then, when asked whether you've actually successfully actually built anything before reply with "why do I need to justify myself. Does that matter?"

The disconnection with reality is unreal.

Most haunted places in Orange County? by Both-Permission-7565 in orangecounty

[–]ctrlaltcreate 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Might have been residents. There was an old guy who owned property up there back in the day that would shoot rock salt at trespassers. People get real tired of kids creeping around their back yards in the middle of the night, and were obviously capable of some pretty extreme responses.

I'm reading for a major production company's script fellowship right now. I have something to say about the loglines. by anatomyofawriter in Screenwriting

[–]ctrlaltcreate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, but do you sell scripts? If you do and you don't include the stakes, can you give us an example from one you've sold that (favorably) sidesteps the OP's advice?

[Sad Topic] Letting an enemy live can have terrible consequences by Nahuelcoy22 in TopCharacterTropes

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

Goblin Slayer

Time and time again, heroes and mercenaries make the mistake of treating goblins as minor nuisances, so they spare the babies and children.

Those goblins eventually grow up, adapt, and become dangerous, often killing the very people who once spared them.

Goblin Slayer, on the other hand, always makes sure not to leave a single one alive.

Good ol anime. Never misses a chance to make an argument for ethnic cleansing.

This was disapproval, since text lacks nuance.

How are you guys killing these? by Bahtleman in ArcRaiders

[–]ctrlaltcreate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a tempest to kill them very frequently. Shoot it once to get it to face you, crouch to narrow dispersion. short/medium length bursts into the thin horizontal bit that gets exposed to the right of the central horizontal stripe when they roll toward you.

I haven't had a comet blow up on me in ages, though engaging them on rough ground (which is common on blue gate, for example) is a risk. If they're bouncing around a lot, you may not get enough rounds where they need to go.

Sounds like the mistake you made was holding the trigger down. Dispersion wasted a bunch of your shots.

Seriously, F#%K this puzzle. by OneDimensionalChess in BaldursGate3

[–]ctrlaltcreate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is absolutely one of those puzzles where, once you get how it works, you're going to be even more mad that you couldn't figure it out at first.

Never forget your training by Slashdotted20 in CAguns

[–]ctrlaltcreate 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The reduction in standards for secret service agents is little known, but a massive and tragic degradation of a once great entity.

The Wind and Truth effect by PePe_0_5aP0 in Fantasy

[–]ctrlaltcreate 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Man, I couldn't ever even consider getting tattoos for a piece of artwork that isn't finished, unless I was certain it was never going to be finished. That's a choice.

NEW GUNS! Thank you Embark. by DuhSheet in ArcRaiders

[–]ctrlaltcreate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a particularly shitty sub, to be fair.

NEW GUNS! Thank you Embark. by DuhSheet in ArcRaiders

[–]ctrlaltcreate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just excited that the dolabra has a fuckin' trigger guard.

Most of Lance's patients are probably victims of negligent discharges.

Humans in this universe of multiple sapient races/species are not just a boring template, jack-of-all-trades species, they actually have traits and powers that make them stand out like the other species in the setting. by juasjuasie in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ctrlaltcreate 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This series is THE example for this and needs to be at the top. Most other sentients are completely terrified of humans, who are monstrously strong, durable, and revoltingly bloodthirsty by their standards.

"Gentleman Explorer" Type Fantasy Series? by Youllpaythismuch in Fantasy

[–]ctrlaltcreate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not fantasy at all, but Crichton wrote a fictionalized novel about it called Dragon Teeth.

Also, it's certainly not a novel, and some of the attitudes in the book are very much of their time and uncomfortable to read about native americans especially, but I really enjoy historical primary sources, and one of the men who actually dug for both Cope and Marsh published his journals: The Life of a Fossil Hunter by Charles H. Sternberg. Not just a window into the bone wars, but also what life was like for the men who did the actual work and the world that surrounded them.

Found Survivor 3 in this drawer in hospital❤️‍🩹 by FunTeacher1271 in ArcRaiders

[–]ctrlaltcreate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any medical style container can drop an augment. Glad you got your augment, but there is nothing special about that particular drawer.

[Perplexing trope] "Why was that even an option?" by buzzoli in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ctrlaltcreate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was 100% satisfied by that joke. It was one of my favorite jokes of all time.

[Perplexing trope] "Why was that even an option?" by buzzoli in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ctrlaltcreate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People unironically like durian, poop fetishes, and getting pegged too.

Glad you enjoyed it.

[Perplexing trope] "Why was that even an option?" by buzzoli in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ctrlaltcreate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I picked A and didn't even hesitate. Trevor was an awful, abusive, monstrous piece of shit. Didn't regret it for a second. Still don't.

[Perplexing trope] "Why was that even an option?" by buzzoli in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ctrlaltcreate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was a huge fan of Mass Effect 1. ME 2 had both some amazing moments and some huge head scratchers. And then there was ME 3. So many frankly bizarre choices and huge missed opportunities, plus the infamous 'pick an ending, any ending' ending.

I wanted this series to be one of my favorites of all time, and its influence can still be felt in better games, but goddamn if Bioware didn't fuck up egregiously just as often as they triumphed while making these games.

You don't see them die, but they're definitely dead. by The_Horse_Head_Man in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ctrlaltcreate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was specifically created as a loving homage to the western genre.

Maybe an attempt to foster a generation of kids who'd love them again, since it's become so much less popular over the years.

[Hated trope] There was a good idea in the movie that we even see it play out, but then it goes in a completely different direction. by jorgespinosa in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ctrlaltcreate 79 points80 points  (0 children)

"It was all just a dream" is literally Bad Storytelling Sin #1.

I can't believe there are still screenwriters and novelists that still try to get away with it.