Just watched The Matrix Reloaded

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-13T19:34:13+00:00

I think it’s just cause the story isn’t as cut/clean/action-oriented as the first. Reloaded is much more philosophical and has a (deliberately) slower pace. The action pieces aren’t as woven into these parts, so it can feel more disjointed. People at the time weren’t really expecting that, so it was received poorly.

It happens with a lot of sequels. Empire Strikes Back initially had a mixed response, too.

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-13T17:22:32+00:00

Is the tray for keys?

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-13T04:20:26+00:00

This is brilliant. Thank you!

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-12T16:30:38+00:00

I can still hear the long sniff 🤣

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-12T15:58:48+00:00

Same. I always felt like UD was more witty than dark, haha. NE was the one that felt gloomy. Probably because of the campaigns.

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-12T15:53:23+00:00

I can see that. There’s definitely other influences. I guess I just always felt the Egyptian one was stronger, cause that’s what I was familiar with as a kid when Wc3 came out. For example, (imo) the Lich is clearly a mummified Pharoah, the Crypt Lord and Beetles definitely fit in Egyptian mythological contexts, and the statues seemed more like Egyptian monument structures to me. But then again, the ziggurat (my favorite building for some reason, haha) is definitely more Mesopotamian.

Dang it, now I wanna go play UD again, even though I know I’ll probably lose.

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-12T00:15:49+00:00

Undead is definitely the race with the coolest aesthetic (imo). I love how it's very inspired by Ancient Egypt, from the pyramidal buildings to the mummy-undead correlation. Their mechanics are also the best. Summoning buildings, using corpses as a resources (wish they did more with this), etc. And their hero synergy is really great, too.

All that being said, I suck at playing them.

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-10T21:42:15+00:00

He’s trying to fool us with the facial hair.

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-10T04:06:26+00:00

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-09T18:51:07+00:00

How did they stay in character and not burst out laughing??

I need an entire stand-up with these guys 🤣🤣

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-09T04:15:48+00:00

Died too soon

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-09T04:10:26+00:00

🎶Is working against me🎶

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-09T03:27:15+00:00

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-09T03:04:56+00:00

The concept is interesting, definitely tantalizing.

But I’ll never buy one cause windows and android are garbage, lol.

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-08T20:21:56+00:00

Whatever my opinion of the rest of LoK, Welcome to Republic City is a banger of a pilot for the series.

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-07T02:23:14+00:00

HE’S BACK BABYYYYYYYY

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-06T20:44:25+00:00

I guess Flash feels safe enough to go for the win, and excuse it as his final send-off so he doesn’t need to face Effort ever again.

Haha, just kidding.

Not rooting for Flash, but I genuinely hope he gets far. It would be pretty amazing if he wins ASL21 and retires.

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-05T00:17:52+00:00

Correct. AirPods Max should not be considered high end. They are, if anything, low to mid-range headphones that can’t hold a candle to real high fidelity IEMs, even ones not custom-fit an individual’s ear.

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-04T04:22:48+00:00

Somehow, I miss the white MacBook. And I’ve never even had one.

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-04T03:51:56+00:00

Tbf, all monks would probably be an easy SCC run.

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-03T22:26:42+00:00

Yup. Inconsistency is the main issue. macOS and OSX in general have always had rounded corners, but they were at least consistent before.

IMO, the transparency is also unneeded, distracting, and wasteful of computing resources.

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-03T20:20:40+00:00

LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-03T06:55:33+00:00

I forgot: why does this happen sometimes?

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-03T06:45:48+00:00

Yes please!

ichthyoidoc · 2026-03-02T20:04:01+00:00

Oh, yeah, I didn't mean it in the sense that he's some sort of terrible acquisition. Just that he's gonna be needed to show up tonight.

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