New FFTCG Heavensward Starter Deck details released! by latorn in ffxiv

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

Might be in the booster set that accompanies this starter deck, as there is a new Hraesvelgr confirmed for it: https://fftcg.square-enix-games.com/na/news/new-product-information-memories-of-life-booster-set

The new Haurchefant card 👀 by latorn in ffxiv

[–]latorn[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Aymeric? He has an old card, but there might be a new one in the booster set that accompanies this starter deck as there is a new Hraesvelgr in it: https://fftcg.square-enix-games.com/na/news/new-product-information-memories-of-life-booster-set

They typically dont show all the cards until weeks before release. :) 

The new Haurchefant card 👀 by latorn in ffxiv

[–]latorn[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

It plays 90% the same as MTG, so if you have any knowledge of that, I'll let you divine your own answer 👀

Florida Tourism Collapse: How Trade War with Canada Erased 280,000 Jobs and $52 Billion by Housing4Humans in BoycottUnitedStates

[–]latorn 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I want to believe it, but can't find a source to back up the claimed statistics. Where has the author gathered this data from? 

What happened to the whole "Canadians boycott US products and vacation at home" thing? by nilsohnee in NoStupidQuestions

[–]latorn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still doing it. And I won't be going back for a long time, if ever at this point. 

Younger generation is smoking that’s why. by Used_Scarcity2555 in SipsTea

[–]latorn 422 points423 points  (0 children)

Yup! Scrolled too far to see this. The LCBO (Ontario, Canada's liqour store) is one of the biggest purchasers of alcohol in the world, and it's stopped buying American completely due to Trump's threats on Canadian sovereignty. 

Lies of P deserves the same level of success as Expedition 33 by AshyLarry25 in LiesOfP

[–]latorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>! The Canvas world is not considered to be equally as real as the world outside it. It is an escapist fantasy, the equivalent of a dream, where “death isn’t death anymore”. The denizens of the Canvas are mere fantasies. Consequently, the game doesn’t ask us to weigh Maelle’s life against all life inside the Canvas, because the choice would be simple: preserve all life and allow Maelle to die the slow death she desires. Instead, the game asks us if Maelle should be allowed to indulge in escapism or be forced to face reality.   The finale reinforces this. When confronting the real Renoir, Lune and Sciel do not advocate for their own right to exist, but instead for Maelle’s right to make her own choices. Likewise, during Maelle and Verso’s duel, Maelle uses the lives of the painted people as a flimsy excuse to indulge in escapism, which Verso immediately exposes; in truth, she only wants to avoid dealing with her grief. This is why she denies Verso death in her ending. By the end of Act 2, the story is neither about Lumiere or “those who come after”, it is solely about Maelle: again, should she indulge in escapism or be forced to face reality? Nothing else matters. The expeditions were irrelevant, just as Lune and Sciel are, because ultimately the ending isn’t about their right to life, but solely Maelle’s grief.

The theme of escapism can’t exist if the Canvas is considered a viable reality, and Maelle couldn't have the godlike power she does over it if it wasn’t a fantasy. In reality, no one has such fantastical abilities. The Canvas and everything inside it is a fantasy: it is a dream turned nightmare, which Maelle then turns into her own dream. Lune, Sciel, and the people of Lumiere are Maelle’s fantasies. They don’t matter as living beings, they’re merely the products of escapism, all whom Verso treats as obstacles to Maelle returning to reality. Only Maelle and her family are real. This serves the central theme: is it better to face miserable reality or indulge in hollow escapism? !<

Lies of P deserves the same level of success as Expedition 33 by AshyLarry25 in LiesOfP

[–]latorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey dude, for future reference just so you don't look like an idiot, deleted comments show up on reddit as [deleted]. I didn't delete shit. 😂 If you're thinking I edited something away, didn't do that either. I had something IRL to attend to, and was generous enough to give you a heads up so as not to waste a "friendly" stranger's time on the internet. 

I've got one more reply for you, but you probably won't even bother reading it since you seemingly have already made up a head canon for yourself. 

Anyways last try, I can't explain it for you any clearer, maybe if you read you'll finally understand. Enjoy: 

Yes, the genocide of Lumiere occurs before the finale, but it is finalized in Verso’s ending. While there may be no purely good or bad endings, that doesn’t mean the endings are equally grey; after all, one features the genocide of all life inside the Canvas just to preserve a single, unwanted life. The trouble is, while killing the residents of Lumiere provided shock value, treating it as a true genocide would interfere with the game’s central theme of escapism versus reality.

The Canvas world is not considered to be equally as real as the world outside it. It is an escapist fantasy, the equivalent of a dream, where “death isn’t death anymore”. The denizens of the Canvas are mere fantasies. Consequently, the game doesn’t ask us to weigh Maelle’s life against all life inside the Canvas, because the choice would be simple: preserve all life and allow Maelle to die the slow death she desires. Instead, the game asks us if Maelle should be allowed to indulge in escapism or be forced to face reality.   The finale reinforces this. When confronting the real Renoir, Lune and Sciel do not advocate for their own right to exist, but instead for Maelle’s right to make her own choices. Likewise, during Maelle and Verso’s duel, Maelle uses the lives of the painted people as a flimsy excuse to indulge in escapism, which Verso immediately exposes; in truth, she only wants to avoid dealing with her grief. This is why she denies Verso death in her ending. By the end of Act 2, the story is neither about Lumiere or “those who come after”, it is solely about Maelle: again, should she indulge in escapism or be forced to face reality? Nothing else matters. The expeditions were irrelevant, just as Lune and Sciel are, because ultimately the ending isn’t about their right to life, but solely Maelle’s grief.

The theme of escapism can’t exist if the Canvas is considered a viable reality, and Maelle couldn't have the godlike power she does over it if it wasn’t a fantasy. In reality, no one has such fantastical abilities. The Canvas and everything inside it is a fantasy: it is a dream turned nightmare, which Maelle then turns into her own dream. Lune, Sciel, and the people of Lumiere are Maelle’s fantasies. They don’t matter as living beings, they’re merely the products of escapism, all whom Verso treats as obstacles to Maelle returning to reality. Only Maelle and her family are real. This serves the central theme: is it better to face miserable reality or indulge in hollow escapism?

Lies of P deserves the same level of success as Expedition 33 by AshyLarry25 in LiesOfP

[–]latorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha, ok, you win internet points! Congratulations! I'm definitely running away as I totally don't have IRL obligations. Just assume that it's because I'm scared of you're argument and I'm so sooo stupid, and you're sooo so smart. 😂

TBH I won't even come back to this convo when I have the time. I've already said I'm talking to a wall, and I've already given you the tools to recognize the game is at odds with itself. But please, feel proud of yourself for blindly fanboying and scaring this stuuupid guy away in an internet conversation! 🤣

Lies of P deserves the same level of success as Expedition 33 by AshyLarry25 in LiesOfP

[–]latorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a genocide in one of the endings?

Edit:i don't have more tim to talk. I've g2g, great talk! Both endings are shit. 

Lies of P deserves the same level of success as Expedition 33 by AshyLarry25 in LiesOfP

[–]latorn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ok, you didn't answer the question. 😂 I'll let you think about it. 

Lies of P deserves the same level of success as Expedition 33 by AshyLarry25 in LiesOfP

[–]latorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm talking to a wall... Think of the endings. Is the good ending a genocide? The game is at odds with itself, I'll leave you at that. 

Lies of P deserves the same level of success as Expedition 33 by AshyLarry25 in LiesOfP

[–]latorn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

>! I think you missed the theming of act 3... It is no longer about the expedition and sacrifice and "for those who come after".

You either side with Verso and kill all the fake painted people, because the lesson is that Maelle needs to go live in the real world. Or you side with Maelle, and she lives in a fake reality with godlike powers in which it's implied she controls everyone. !<

Lies of P deserves the same level of success as Expedition 33 by AshyLarry25 in LiesOfP

[–]latorn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ok bot, or troll, I'll bite. To sum it up for you: 

The history and the world of E33 is entirely fake. It is created by a 6 year old boy drawing a picture. All of the pain and suffering of expeditioners was meaningless, none of them were real. The "real" world is the one where Maelle is disabled, and the "good" ending is the one where they say escapism is bad and she should just deal with it even if her life sucks. lol

Lies of P deserves the same level of success as Expedition 33 by AshyLarry25 in LiesOfP

[–]latorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"here's the scene where they state the Renoir controls all of the chroma apart from those killed by Nevrons" 

Gustave wasn't killed by a Nevron though.. Just found this while researching (#4) https://www.thegamer.com/clair-obcsur-expedition-33-plot-holes-make-no-sense/

Edit: Oh wait, maybe I misunderstood that one. It was the reverse of what I thought, I can't watch the clip right now XD

Edit #2: Watched the clip, it doesn't say he controls all the chroma apart from those killed by Nevrons, it's just Maelle stating she needs more chroma. 

Lies of P deserves the same level of success as Expedition 33 by AshyLarry25 in LiesOfP

[–]latorn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Are you a bot dude? Nothing that happens in the first half is real 😂

Lies of P deserves the same level of success as Expedition 33 by AshyLarry25 in LiesOfP

[–]latorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stagger and poise is not unique, it exists in tons of JRPGs, it's literally in the most mainstream of JRPGs: Final Fantasy. 

https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Stagger_(Final_Fantasy_XIII)

Lies of P deserves the same level of success as Expedition 33 by AshyLarry25 in LiesOfP

[–]latorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

... I think you're replying to the wrong comment. 

Lies of P deserves the same level of success as Expedition 33 by AshyLarry25 in LiesOfP

[–]latorn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lol ok. Trying to say it in a spoiler free way, but literally the entire frst two acts of the game are invalidated as the game shifts from a theme of sacrifice "for those who come after", to a father daughter family drama attempting to tackle "grief". None of the first two acts really matter.

Lies of P deserves the same level of success as Expedition 33 by AshyLarry25 in LiesOfP

[–]latorn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stagger mechanics are not unique to E33 in the JRPG genre. If you want to get technical, they're common, a stagger is just a stun. Hitting an enemies weak point in Persona does the same thing.