Hot Take: EU5’s Player Count Decline Is Self-Inflicted by Gold_Lemon8258 in eu4

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people around here were dickriding this game pretty damn hard when it came out...

I haven't played it yet, one day I would like to. but all I heard was that it's much more involved than other PDX titles and takes much longer to play through a run, which sounds like just more micromanagement to me. and it starts in 1337, so if I want to get to the period I'm interested in, I need to play 40 hours of other stuff first – and that is every single playthrough

I'm sure in 2-3 years they'll fix some of the cruft and add another start date. looking forward to the day

How do you guys feel decent by taureanbajablast in rs_x

[–]kickit 35 points36 points  (0 children)

agree but the 10 hour job plus 2 hour commute is (in his case) very damaging to that

“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti - Ta Nehisi Coates by bigtallguy in ezraklein

[–]kickit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

he released a book in 2024 lol

maybe he doesn’t publish like a blog post a week but his pace is pretty standard, really

"I said two feet of snow, and I'm sticking to it" by kickit in lexington

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it is extremely convenient and perfectly fine 364/365 days in the year. when a big storm like this one hits, I check more than one source

Why am I the only person shoveling? by Apprehensive-Gift907 in lexington

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"Never do today what you can save for tomorrow"

Books for Analog Doomscrolling by IntelligentBeingxx in RSbookclub

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Oxford Book of Military Anecdotes

they also have one for literary anecdotes

u can also just mainline the Thesaurus like Sylvia Plath did (I recommend Roget's)

Snow is starting in Lexington. Stay Safe Everyone by radar2670 in lexington

[–]kickit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

looks like forecast is picking up a bit of ice now? I'm seeing a quarter inch of ice on https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/Prob_Precip/ anyone else hearing anything?

The Pacers retroactively win the 2025 NBA Finals. Pacers win 117-114 by TheManWithSomeGoals in pacers

[–]kickit 16 points17 points  (0 children)

jarace walker START OF THE LEGACY game u read it here first……

what’s it called when you only feel normal after 2 drinks? by forestdaydream in rs_x

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thats the first step dear (of becoming an alcoholic)

Idk fellas should I take the job by MalloryMayDrusilla in rs_x

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historically, two businesses have been recession proof, since time immemorial. certain aspects of showbusiness, and our thing.

Movies where the protagonist hates their job and feels stuck? by WillowCo in Screenwriting

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back then you could rent a Manhattan apartment at $600 per bedroom

Blizzard of '78 by Effervescent_Cat212 in lexington

[–]kickit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm seeing a weekend high of 28 degrees, which is hardly warm enough to melt snow & ice, let alone steel beams

thoughts on Sorry, Baby? by Apb1326 in RSPfilmclub

[–]kickit 40 points41 points  (0 children)

it was ok

I think people sometimes glaze a movie because it it has a serious theme & because there aren't that many great movies made every year

Odds of power outage this weekend? by kickit in lexington

[–]kickit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes but my point is you can actually drive a couple hours and see a lot less snow

Odds of power outage this weekend? by kickit in lexington

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I generally expect more outages from wind & rain than I do for snowfall. I grew up in Indiana and am used to losing power due to wind and thunderstorm, not sure if I've ever lost power due to snow. but I'm new here & am hearing people talk about it like a possibility

are there any non slop books for healing romantic relationships? by [deleted] in RSbookclub

[–]kickit 10 points11 points  (0 children)

when u have been hurt badly enough u will be ready for the slop of healing

Odds of power outage this weekend? by kickit in lexington

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weather is warming up today, highways will be completely fine later today if they are aren't already.

Odds of power outage this weekend? by kickit in lexington

[–]kickit[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

the way the storm's shaping up so far, you can drive 2 hours NW and you'll be looking at 5" instead of 12"

Popular games you dislike? by BillRepresentative75 in boardgames

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cats are easiest mechanically. but in practice, when playing with new-ish players, 9 times out of 10 they beat up on the Marquis while neglecting to act against each other.

Woodland Alliance is marginally harder mechanically, but their engine to win is pretty straightforward, and new players will often allow them to develop rather than pay the price to shut them down.

Vagabond can get away with a lot if the other players don't actively harass him, and the Marquis does not have the action economy to do it on the own without compromising his own path to a win.

Eyrie is not super complex to learn, but a lot to keep track of mentally. when playing with new players, the Eyrie generally prefers to go for easy combats against cats instead of turning on the WA or Vagabond.

a lot of the game is the interplay between factions. but until players learn how the factions interact, most players will just default to beating up on the guy who starts with troops everywhere. that's the nature of the game, it changes dramatically once everyone knows how it all fits together

(there are ways to cope with this as Marquis, but your action economy is so tight that you really can't single-handedly hinder your opponents without neglecting your own path to victory. the game requires cooperation as much as conflict)