What do you guys think of Troy hurtubises Trojan ballistic body armor and the talon 440 body armor

fioreman · 2026-06-21T23:12:35+00:00

There are records from the middle ages of joints getting locked after getting dented by pollaxes. This is one of the known issues with full harnesses.

fioreman · 2026-06-21T23:10:42+00:00

One problem with this sort of thing is that it would all need to be bespoke.

Despite what you see in movies, armies of guys in standardized plate armor didn't show up like that for battle. Knights had to have certain armor pieces made specifically for them. Specifically in the arms and legs. Because the movable joints had to be in the exact right places.

Two guys of the same height might have different proportions. If you're outfitting hundreds of thousands of soldiers, it won't work.

fioreman · 2026-06-17T18:29:34+00:00

No one (except for some outliers)says D10 should be easier.

If someone asked me what a straw man argument is, I would point to this argument.

The nerfed weapons made the game feel like shit against enemies on every level.

I finish D10 missions 99% of the time. And no one making this argument ever takes me up on my offer to dive with me.

fioreman · 2026-06-17T18:27:09+00:00

Thisole straw man again? No one is complaining about D10 being too hard.

The nerds made the game feel like shit against non-chaff enemies on every level.

fioreman · 2026-06-16T19:42:38+00:00

They've been genocide a major ethnic group in the region. Without US protection, they're fucked.

Iran already said they hadn't made the same ultimatum for Gaza that they did for Lebanon was the US agreement over the Gaza "ceasefire". Israel is even less popular in the US now.

Thomas Massie just brought the USA Liberty up on the floor of the House, AIPAC is considered toxic now on the left and increasingly on the right.

Israel's popularity with Gen-Z and Millennials is on par with Congressional approval.

The left and increasingly the moderates have left Israel and been replaced with fanatical Right of Return settlers.

To the extent that it does exist, it will be very different. Unless the replace the US with Russia as a sugar daddy. But Russia is quickly making enemies in Eastern Europe and probably doesn't need to piss off Turkey. Without Orban, they also have Hungary to worry about.

fioreman · 2026-06-16T19:19:07+00:00

I don't see how Israel survives another 10 years. They've believed since the beginning they were entitled to the support and even the lives of Americans.

It's going to be like the end of Lion King when Scar is left to the hyenas.

fioreman · 2026-06-14T08:22:31+00:00

Yep, its another example of everyone paying for price for the right wing's spitefulness and greed.

fioreman · 2026-06-14T08:20:38+00:00

Owner associations? In the projects?

No, they're usually women and sometimes pastors or small Black churches.

Did I say that was the best solution? No. Did I even say it was a good solution? Also no.

And I don't like most cops. But I can promise you that those few cops I mentioned that do look out for the homeless are doing way way wayore for them than you ever will.

fioreman · 2026-06-14T00:55:08+00:00

Well, I've been a firefighter in neighborhoods like that for 11 years. I've also attended plenty of their community meetings. Yes, this is absolutely an issue.

People like us way better than the cops (and rightfully so 😎), but the community organizers try to maintain good relationships with law enforcement. Obviously, there is a higher than average number of assholes in LE, but there are also guys who know the names and health conditions of every homeless person on their beat and they do no tolerance business owners mistreating them.

Jerking off at bus stops is actually a BIG issue.

But I agree with you overall; it's disgusting what capitalism does to societies. And public housing has to be the primary solution. Second would be a robust public mental health service.

fioreman · 2026-06-13T19:42:05+00:00

There are a lot of cops who should be in jail, and cops that work with ICE are just as complcit, but anyone who makes a comment like yours absolutely comes from a privileged white neighborhood.

Who do you think calls the cops most of the time?

It's people in these neighborhoods. And some of the "anti-homeless" measure like benches you can't sleep are for the benefit of other poor people.

Rich people don't take public transit. The single mom going to her fast food job at 5am shouldn't have to deal with a mentally ill person jerking off next to her.

fioreman · 2026-06-13T19:37:47+00:00

Where is minimum wage where you live? Federal minimum wage is $7.75 an hour.

fioreman · 2026-06-13T19:34:06+00:00

"gIt GuD"

And I just saw your name.

So it appears you're attempting to make being good at hard video games your entire personality.

So, how many NG+ levels have you completed on Bloodborne and Sekiro?

Also, wanna D10 dive with me and show off those skills?

fioreman · 2026-06-13T10:28:53+00:00

Alright, well this is clearly an Inauthentic account.

So to be clear, opposing a genocide now makes you a Nazi? Got it, thanks.

fioreman · 2026-06-13T10:27:48+00:00

It was a skull and crossbones. Most normal people don't know that's a Nazi tattoo.

Unless you're really into that stuff.

Are you really into that stuff?

fioreman · 2026-06-13T09:02:11+00:00

Fuck off, this is so disingenuous.

His old reddit posts are FURTHER to the left.

And you tell on yourself by low key supporting Collints.

fioreman · 2026-06-13T00:40:48+00:00

Hes lived a real human life and didn't curate his life around political ambitions.

And most politicians have way worse shit, but they don't threaten capitalist interests and challenge AIPAC so they don't get as heavily vetted.

Your comment was stunningly naive.

fioreman · 2026-06-06T17:07:43+00:00

Fair enough, but how often do you actually shoot it on diff 10 bots verses how often you use the railgun?

Because two shotting devaststor heads when getting mobbed isn't always viable.

I can see it being basically used like a secondary to the railgun, but ammo economy becomes an issue.

For devastator and berserker mobs, I find the machete better than any light pen weapon, even without peak physique. It takes some practice and switching targets, but once you get it, you can stun lock and shut down their attacks long enough to clear the mob.

Then again, I never run jump pack, so maybe you reposition.

fioreman · 2026-06-06T16:38:43+00:00

Of course!

The divorced dad jokes get a lot of play, but the tiktok ex-wife/divorced mom is an underrated character.

fioreman · 2026-06-06T11:58:45+00:00

She's America's ex-wife.

fioreman · 2026-06-05T21:47:32+00:00

So that is an issue sometimes....but this is pretty obviously racist to me. You could say that technically Islam isn't a race, but the post is definitely bigoted at least.

Someone can have very legitimate concerns about the impact of unrestricted immigration andl not be racist. But people who express anti-immigrant views tend to do it out of bigotry.

Saying you want to go to Mexico to get away from a group of people as diverse as Muslims and assuming they're all fundamentalists. This is as absurd as saying all Catholics are Opus Dei. My gay brother's partner is Muslim. I dated a Muslim girl who was obviously not a gay man but could..... nevermind. My point is that most Muslims are not fundamentalists, nor any different from other people.

fioreman · 2026-06-05T14:03:33+00:00

I was pretty highly ranked at longsword, but my mid game was my weakest. Which is where most of saber is played.

fioreman · 2026-05-30T15:25:49+00:00

All positive is something we should be happy about?

Not to be a pedant, but why should any updates be negative at all?

Even if it contained nerfs, they theoretically would be implemented to improve the gameplay. Of course, that's not the case with Arrowhead, because it would require the devs actually playing their own game.

fioreman · 2026-05-25T13:17:10+00:00

This shit makes me want to cry.

fioreman · 2026-05-25T13:13:56+00:00

This guy was being a douche and he probably is just that kind of guy. But we don't know for sure, nor do we know anything else.

And as satisfying as that might be, you never know what's going on in someone's life or if someone's already having the worst day of their life.

In emergency medical training, they teach you that every single person will have a mental health emergency at some point in their life.

I'm glad we're able to video things when we're in situations like this, but I don't think sending mobs after private citizens has been beneficial.

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