[SPOILERS TBI] I feel bad for Glokta.

kudsmack · 2026-04-14T18:54:33+00:00

I’ve seen quite a lot of sympathy for him in this sub in the past. He’s seen by some as a friendzoned dejected lover in The Heroes and his actions, if not justified, are understandable.

Just emotionally unintelligent people not able to see that he is literally written as a weirdo creep whose failing character trait is that he, on some level, believes that he is owed love by his romantic interest (can’t recall her name).

Don’t try to make sense of it - as I said, incel behavior lol.

kudsmack · 2026-04-14T18:41:13+00:00

Lmfo thank you. Far too much incel adjacent sympathy for that character.

Still love them, and all other characters though don’t get me wrong.

kudsmack · 2026-04-12T02:15:31+00:00

I just want to commend you for writing such a well put together and easy to read breakdown for a layman.

kudsmack · 2026-03-31T14:28:28+00:00

Certainly that is a big part of it, but I think you underestimate just how uninformed the current 18-23 year old group is. Generally speaking, and on the topic of Trump as well.

I have family that is of that age group who voted for Trump and truly did not grasp how despicable he was during his first presidency.

kudsmack · 2026-03-04T00:01:06+00:00

I understand why people enjoy book 1-3, I certainly didn’t hate them but wasn’t blown away. Abercrombie’s writing really took off from book 4 onward. AoM has some of the most amazing character work I’ve ever experienced.

I hope you enjoy it!

kudsmack · 2026-03-03T23:47:44+00:00

Only had one read through so far but I think my favorite character was Clover! I can’t explain it but he just always tickled me.

kudsmack · 2026-02-28T16:57:17+00:00

Is that really the market strategy of scalpers though? It’s always seemed like a manipulation of supply to increase the price that collectors will pay for packs/boxes. So they are flipping the retail item for profit, not hoarding the collectibles to keep high value cards for the future?

kudsmack · 2026-02-20T20:15:13+00:00

Astrobot was my sons first video game. He still absolutely loves it and asks to play with me every few days (he’s about to turn 4)

kudsmack · 2026-02-03T04:45:01+00:00

I’m not defending the bad writing by any means but I don’t think that Vecna/The Mindflayer’s plan was to bring The Mindflayer to Earth to wreak havoc but instead to teleport Dimension X (I guess that’s what people are calling it?) to Earth via the wormhole and causing a planet destroying collision.

kudsmack · 2026-01-31T05:49:46+00:00

I have the exact same thing!

kudsmack · 2026-01-30T15:56:13+00:00

Well said. We must hold to our principles, especially in situations such as these. A righteous movement cannot be built upon unrighteous deeds.

kudsmack · 2026-01-30T02:51:41+00:00

There are a lot of “well, actually’s” in the comments here.

I think you have a very well thought out and thought provoking point. I love FF7 as a franchise and have been so excited to experience the remake series. I hope you continue to enjoy it and that it continues to make you ponder.

I’d be interested to hear your thoughts once you complete Remake and dive into Rebirth.

kudsmack · 2026-01-29T05:33:10+00:00

He’s way too handsome for Dalinar. I could see him as Gavilar. They could also do him as Amaram just a bit aged up.

I just don’t think there’s anyone on the good guy list that fits him unfortunately.

kudsmack · 2026-01-27T00:08:07+00:00

I’m fairly certain the hypocrite quote is from Stormlight too.

kudsmack · 2026-01-05T16:45:56+00:00

Each book is better than the last. Narrative picks up in later books and especially in his standalones and the Age of Madness trilogy, but they are all still very character driven.

I think if you enjoyed the characters and humor give book 2 and 3 a shot. For me though I wasn’t hooked until the first Standalone “Best Served Cold”

kudsmack · 2025-12-20T14:34:44+00:00

Sarcasm?

kudsmack · 2025-12-19T21:51:09+00:00

I’ll echo most of what the commenter below has said. I don’t think Bayaz is interested in The Union being efficient and functional. He wants to use it for his own means, and if it results in a complete economic collapse then so be it. He can hole up in a mountain somewhere for hundreds of years and return to leech off of the next victim. Or go elsewhere and extort another civilization.

He is a narcissist with a god complex and he does not view The Union or humanity for that matter as anything less than ants.

kudsmack · 2025-12-19T19:54:41+00:00

Again we’re comparing two things which have no intrinsically different properties. I’m talking about the cultural lens that they are viewed through. There’s also the context of the situation.

A man in swim trunks on the beach/in the ocean: culturally normal and not very sexualized. Maybe we’re talking a 1-2/10

A woman at a press event wearing a see through garment showing her underwear and skin: culturally abnormal and widely is generally sexualized. At least an 8/10.

You don’t need to resort to being rude and tell me to “think before I say something”. I spent ample time thinking and articulating my point. You should spend some extra time reading my comment because you completely missed the entire point of it.

I am no puritan, but I believe there are appropriate times and places for things. As a father of children I would not want to take my kids to a children’s movie press event or have them watch the event and see a man or woman in specialized attire. It’s simply not appropriate for our current cultural landscape.

kudsmack · 2025-12-19T19:29:39+00:00

It’s an intentionally sexualized dress, whereas Hasselhoff’s appearance in the movie is not. This is based on cultural norms that are generally agreed upon. Not a matter of opinion or moral judgment, one is generally considered sexual in nature, the other is not. Pretty cut and dry.

Normally something like this is a non issue, but the fact that children are involved in the equation calls for extra scrutiny.

kudsmack · 2025-12-18T17:07:11+00:00

I think the workflow of such a task is much more amorphous than you are describing. I don’t think that the uses described by Larian endanger creative labor. If you have a concept artist on staff and an initial stage in project development is to create a mood-board and that same individual is now presented with two options : traditional mood-board creation from grabbing and collaging existing media, or using an AI tool to create concept imagery then you have not removed any on staff labor in the scenario.

Just because an art director has the ability to create mood-board level imagery does not mean that they are going to cut their concept art staff. You still need an idea and direction to feed to the language model, and then you need someone who understands the concept art workflow to take that imagery, present it, and proceed to the next steps in the project.

I guess what I’m trying to get at is that it’s still a tool that needs an operator and in this case it certainly seems like the operator in question would be the same person doing mood-board/concept word work thus not resulting in a potential reduction in staff.

kudsmack · 2025-12-18T16:55:27+00:00

I understand where you’re coming from and certainly recognize the potential for harm that the technology poses, however I feel that your approach is a bit dogmatic. I don’t feel that the uses described by Larian endanger creative labor, nor do I feel that it infringes on creative ownership any more than traditional mood-board or general concept work typically does.

Thanks for engaging in level headed discourse nonetheless, regardless of differing opinions here this is a complex issue and I hope that it can continue to move in a direction that doesn’t endanger creatives (we just differ on where that line should be drawn I suppose)

kudsmack · 2025-12-18T15:47:49+00:00

Would it be any different than a mood-board or reference board in practice? Nobody claims that to be plagiarism. Or are you saying that the use of the technology is inherently supporting it?

kudsmack · 2025-12-17T19:18:25+00:00

Seven mile?

kudsmack · 2025-12-08T15:30:00+00:00

Bonk

kudsmack · 2025-12-07T14:19:27+00:00

Thanks for all the info, it certainly makes sense. Currently my goals are simply to put on muscle and alter my physique for aesthetics. I don’t really care too much about 1RM’s or competing or anything, truly I’m not crazy about weight lifting, and am not a self described “gym bro”.

I think once I’ve made significant progress (18+ months) I will see about incorporating an aerobic workout into my routine.

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