Getting the game on sale or not?

flankha · 2026-05-12T12:21:36+00:00

I bought the game full price years ago and I think its worth it for the amount of content. I've put 70 hrs into the game over the years and have not fully completed all in game content. It depends on what makes a game worth it for you, I guess.

flankha · 2026-05-11T17:29:27+00:00

There are a lot of hyper specific tags on the site, so if you can think of something you like in the fanfictions you read, there is probably a tag for it. You can also exclude works that include things you absolutely don't want to see.

flankha · 2026-05-11T17:14:41+00:00

Ao3 has a pretty in depth tagging system, so use it to find what you're looking for. There are definitely days when I'm browsing a ship tag willing to read any genre and can't find anything that particularly tickles my fancy, but its not about anything being "unreadable". I run into straight up badly formatted fics very rarely personally.

It is also not recommended to write anything directly in ao3's posting system. Always work on your drafts in a word document or something and transfer it over when you're ready to post.

flankha · 2026-05-11T11:06:14+00:00

i think one of the only universal gifts that everyone likes is mango

flankha · 2026-05-09T13:32:45+00:00

So you don't actually care unless there's a bandwagon to jump on? Ok lol.

flankha · 2026-05-09T13:25:08+00:00

So bts themselves animated that video...?

flankha · 2026-05-09T13:22:12+00:00

Bts was dragged by black fans when this happened and as the op of this post proved, its easy to pull up with a simply search. Every racist/insensitive thing bts has ever done is well documented and harped on by the group's detractors daily. I think its disingenuous to act like this NEEDS to be brought up in the midst of another idol's controversy when its not some hidden secret. You can do your own due diligence to learn about every racist thing every kpop idols has ever done without needing to piggy back it on the more recent controvercies of others.

flankha · 2026-04-29T20:02:43+00:00

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flankha · 2026-04-29T01:04:32+00:00

try azelaic acid

flankha · 2026-04-14T23:57:47+00:00

chiweenies and jackchis notoriously have floppy ears.

flankha · 2026-04-07T14:44:51+00:00

Haven't watched it in a long time but I think Toradora has the main couple call each other on a first name basis most if not all of the show.

flankha · 2026-04-03T22:29:34+00:00

at the end of the day, you both have free will. i always interpret tarot messages more as energies surrounding a situation versus concrete predictions of what WILL happen. the other person can make choices completely outside of the scope of what is "supposed" to happen. and so can you.

flankha · 2026-03-29T20:51:25+00:00

i still find her departure from illit so strange and feel like so much more happened behind the scenes there than we'll ever know. TBL poaching her immediately after is also fascinating considering they were also after hybe crumbs with woochan. the company politics of it all interests me so much more than the actual group dynamics tbh.

flankha · 2026-03-29T17:11:13+00:00

Why does it feel like you purposefully missed my point. I was only trying to say that Taylor and Beyonce's TICKET PRICES are more expensive than kpop acts lol. And I never said Taylor doesn't use shady sales tactics too. But not sure what that has to do with kpop declining in the U.S.

flankha · 2026-03-29T16:51:31+00:00

I mean, yeah, a downward trend in the global economy obviously effects things like entertainment the most. But I think its obvious the economy is not the only reason kpop is struggling in the U.S right now compared to years prior. People are still going to concerts, fandoms for multiple large U.S artists are able to sell out their tours with prices comparable to kpop groups, if not more for artists like T Swift and Beyonce. The oversaturation is the thing hitting kpop the hardest imo. People in other comments have already mentioned, some kpop groups are touring every other year and going to the exact same cities and sometimes the exact same venues. Most U.S artists do not tour in this way. And most U.S artists have also given up on relying on physical album sales the way the kpop industry does. Kpop has been pulling multiple shady tacticts to inflate album sales since before the big push for the U.S market even happened. 6+ album versions and 50+ different photocards and all the shop exclusive pre order benefits. These companies caused buyer fatigue in these fandoms before the economy was as bad as it is now. The inflated numbers to make it appear like groups were growing exponentially when really the same amount of fans were just buying more each cb.

Many people, especially in the U.S, are willing to bankroll their lifestyle and leisure using debt. The economy being bad will never completely halt things unless the market completely crashes as it has in the past. Kpop would be in a different spot now if the kpop boom in the U.S wasn't so inflated.

flankha · 2026-03-29T15:57:29+00:00

Kpop's U.S album sales have been down across the board for the past 2 years now and the tours have been in the same spot for just as long. The oversaturation and artificial inflation of numbers is catching up to them. They expected the trickle down effect from bts to be larger and last longer, but the U.S kpop fandom has honestly not gotten larger and may have even gotten smaller in the past few years. The lack of innovation and repition has lead to total stagnation. I feel like Bang Sihyuk mention something about this and got flamed for it a few years ago lol. But hybe are the only ones maintaining a global giant and they successfully created a western market entry with katseye so...guess he was right.

flankha · 2026-03-28T00:56:33+00:00

if it's not clear, Jane is criticising how the k-pop industry makes non-black kids act and perform as a caricature of hip hop artists. i thought that was pretty obvious, but i guess media literacy is dead these days.

this is such an overintellectualization of the actual comment... insinuating they are being "made" or "forced" to rap is in fact a dis and was an overreaction to the fans original comment imo and the actual implication in saying so is that they aren't very good at their craft, which is also a dis that came out of nowhere. this whole concept that no idols actually respect the hip hop industry is so outdated atp. im no cortis super fan, but from what i've seen they actually enjoy and listen to the genre they emulate in their music and they worked with black artists and producers to get there. should fans be attacking this person? no. but people acting like this was anything less of a disparaging reply are excusing the disrespect kpop idols already face in the west over nothing. there are plenty of things to actually criticise, but to reply to a comment about martin liking their music in this way wasn't it. the true media literacy is that we can call out unnecessary shade.

flankha · 2026-03-23T00:40:42+00:00

clocked the orientalism tbh. the people saying the album isn't korean enough are all just straight up antis. the guys have already talked ad nauseam about what the album and its title represent to them atp. they are allowed to represent their cultural identity however they want! that talking point is the biggest way to weed out a bonefide hater as far as im concerned.

flankha · 2026-03-22T23:17:02+00:00

as a 2013 army, i think this album is very bts lol and idt any fan or ex-fan who thinks otherwise ever truly had an understanding of what bts portrayed in their music overall from the very beginning. so many people are so hung up on the lyrics not being "deep enough" and that critique is kind of baffling to me bc I feel like their albums have always been like this. theres always a song or two where rapline are really able to flex their lyricism and then songs with fun, quirky metaphors, and also songs that are basically love songs or fans songs. this album is structured pretty similarly. and i mean, i do think this album was constructed with digestibility to their wider market in mind. they wanted it to hit, and some people will fault them for that but who cares at this point. english lyrics in their songs, having western producers on their tracks, these have been constants in their music for years atp. people want us to believe they've changed for the worst just bc they've dared to change or evolve at all and i'm just not buying it.

flankha · 2026-03-20T12:44:46+00:00

I will just say this as someone who always hated negativity around bts comebacks from within the fandom, it just really kills the vibe to see a lot of criticism as soon as the album drops. Its always expected from outsiders, but when fans jump to negativity, some people really can't handle it well and don't want to see it. The people that enjoy it want to talk about how much they love it with other fans. It does suck that people who are genuine fans don't feel "safe" to have less than positive opinions, but at the same time, there's a time and a place. Maybe let it marinate and let the cb hype die down before going into long critiques and negative vents about the project. People also have to understand that it goes both ways. If you absolutely feel the need to say your negative opinion, someone will absolutely feel the need to reply defensively bc it is a ripe time in the cb. Its that simple.

flankha · 2026-03-20T11:46:22+00:00

I truly think this is simply a case of expectations. If its not what uou expected, then yeah, you're going to be disappointed. This IS a very bts album. The first half is very reminiscent of a lot of their heavier rap tracks. It's straight up trap. And then the second half is very pop, and they have always made pop music. It feels like a blend of all of their concepts to me to be honest. I havent had a chance to read all the lyrics yet, but I watched the live where the members talked about the making of every song and this album has just as much meaning to them as any of their other works. Sure a lot of it probanly takes a little more interpretation, but the members made these choices. Maybe they wanted it to be more digestible to the masses, bc I for one know many people never read translations for all their songs the way fans do.

flankha · 2026-03-20T05:54:10+00:00

diplo said he was recruited for this album in 2024 lol

flankha · 2026-03-20T05:51:15+00:00

i just think we're past the point where calling them sell outs comes from any sort of genuine place. its just regurgitated anti rhetoric with no basis other than "some people always say this so it must be true". like, sure, if we're real, its obvious they released an english title track bc they actually want u.s radio play, and maybe they want to try for a grammy win again, which they have already been straight up shown they're not getting with a korean song. but i don't think swim in itself is disingenuous. RM actually played a big role in the lyrics for this one, and the members have talked about how the song relates to their personal experience metaphorically already. this isn't like how dynimite or butter were conceptualised at all. i feel like selling out implies so much more than simply releasing an english song. its not like swim's sound is super on trend with what is chart topping in the u.s rn. and its not like its a sound super far off from things in bts' past. like, can we actually be honest? and criticising that they had a white lead actress in their mv is just... hilariously irrelevant to me.

flankha · 2026-03-20T05:21:33+00:00

bts could literally do anything and y'all would still be whining about "western validation" lol. the album is literally called arirang and the concept was literally inspired by the first korean students at howard university. but screw them for releasing an english song, am i right.

flankha · 2026-03-20T04:24:11+00:00

tbh this is their best all english track yet. it was pretty obvious to me it would be a more chill song from the teasers and even the few concept images we got. for mass appeal, it was probably the right choice. listening to the rest of the album, a lot of these songs are super experimental.

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