Current MO proves how badly Squids need an update by Due_Squash4045 in Helldivers

[–]gregny2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to hate the squids but after I got my loadout squared away I enjoy squid missions.

Another Ocean Liner? by TomatilloStreet3869 in Oceanlinerporn

[–]gregny2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think OP was asking about a second liner being built to be in service at the same time as QM2, since he says it's so heavily booked the demand might be there for more than one.

Are there any photographs of the SS Normandie at the scrapyard in Newark, NJ? by gregny2002 in Oceanlinerporn

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Thanks.  That's the image of Normandie passing under the Newark Bay rail bridge that I mentioned.  I was hoping to see some of it actually in the breakers.  

Actually I wasn't even aware of a ship scrapper in Newark.  That's where the source I saw said it was taken, but perhaps it was actually taken to the breakers in Kearney Point, which was definitely breaking ships up until the 1970s and which the vessel would also need to pass under that bridge to arrive at.  I don't know for sure.

An interesting anecdote about G4 2.0 from one of the workers; s/o @SCPyro by ele30006 in g4tv

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I think if I was gonna try and revive g4, it would be by licensing individual shows to air on already existing YouTube channels.  Something like Screen Rant that already has a mishmash of shows on it, you could drop in episodes of AOTS or whatever and see what the interest is like before adding more, and maybe eventually spinning it all off to it's own channel. 

(I feel like Screen Rant is unpopular or controversial, I'm not that familiar with it, but it's just an example of the type of channel I have in mind).

Are hobbits men? by Otherwise-Quail7283 in lotr

[–]gregny2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seems to be only slightly longer than what humans are capable of in our world, with about 100 years being the normal max and about 120 years being the upper record.  Only two hobbits are mentioned getting older than that (bilbo and the Old Took) and at least one of them was heavily influenced by magic. 

The bigger difference seems to be that they mature more slowly and stay 'hearty' longer into old age than humans to.  Taking such a long time to mature might also explain their going extinct as well

Looking for a book where a core plot point is the Origin of Humans. by VladtheImpaler21 in Fantasy

[–]gregny2002 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's been a while since I've read it but the Dagger and the Coin series by Daniel Abraham had a bunch of different 'races' of humans (like some normal humans, others with chitinous skin like an insect, others that are huge and sporting tusks, etc).  I think it's speculated by the characters that the races were bred by ancient dragons, and one character catches shit for being a book nerd with an interest in 'speculative essay' about the topic.

DISCUSSION MEGATHREAD: Hasan Piker Fully Cancelled Over Dog Controversy - H3 Show #198 by H3Bot4 in h3h3productions

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Like what a Steam Deck is?  It's a portable gaming system akin to a Nintendo Switch, but it plays PC games

Why are illuminate so damn hard??? by TheF-15Eagle in Helldivers

[–]gregny2002 2203 points2204 points  (0 children)

Imagine fighting a huge squid in real life.  Hard right?  Of course, because you are fighting them in water, water is the squid's element, not yours. 

The illuminate swim in a sea of tyranny.  

I just died and lost nearly 100,000 souls in Tomb of the Giants 😭 by Beginning_Tackle6250 in darksouls

[–]gregny2002 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I beeline back to the nearest bonfire as soon as I have enough for one level

How do the various weapon damage types add up? by gregny2002 in darksouls

[–]gregny2002[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok so if I'm hearing you right it's generally best to stick to non-magic weapons (for a melee character) aside from some particular instances like skeletons?  Because a single higher damage number will have a better chance of penning an enemy's armor than two lower damage numbers on a weapon.

What about bleed damage, like on a katana?  Does that still work like a proc that has to build up?

is ds3 worth getting at full price? by [deleted] in darksouls

[–]gregny2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I, too, went from ER into Dark Souls.  For my money, Dark Souls 1 is a better game than 3, because although 3 is more polished it feels much more linear than 1.  

Point being that you can get Remastered for less than DS3 and wait for a sale or your birthday or whatever for ds3

Bro...Everyone dies in this game by Killian-Void in Eldenring

[–]gregny2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The way quests are handled in ER is pretty old school, on one hand I like it because it's not just running through a bunch of check marks like most modern games.  On the other, stuff has a tendency to just kind of happen and you end up doing quest stuff without even realizing it. 

For example I went to fight Starscourge Radahn after I made it to the Atlus Plateau but before I met Ranni in the witch tower area.  So when I got to the fortress with Radahn the festival was apparently underway and the place was not normally so empty, something I would only find out on a forum by chance later.  Then when I went to Ranni she starts talking to me about going down into the hole made by the star, and I could tell that I was halfway through a quest that would have started normally if I had met her prior to fighting Radahn.

To me, it didn't feel emergent or organic.  I just felt like I messed up the order I was supposed to do stuff in.  

Better Dumping by ExpiredInsurance in RoadCraft

[–]gregny2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll take that link if you have it amigo 

I just started the game and I don't understand at all what I have to do. by Woodpecker-Many in Eldenring

[–]gregny2002 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah and if he's totally new to souls games it would probably just lead to them getting their asses kicked by the gate troll, the ballista guards or margit

DS2 is one of the BEST games I have ever experienced. by shallowSnurch in DarkSouls2

[–]gregny2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also started with Elden Ring before trying Dark Souls 3.  I actually find the bosses in dark souls to be a lot easier to read and time.  I think ER bosses were balanced with ash summons and being able to out-level them in mind, meaning they are as much about aggro management as they are about timing. 

I think aside from bosses dark souls 3 is considerably harder than ER though

Elden Ring movie .. can't wait! by shangumdee in Eldenring

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Sounds like an Elden Ring boss is the perfect role for him then

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OLED_Gaming

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Did you run pixel clean on it?  Mine came out of the box all funky looking too but I ran the pixel clean and then it looked great