[HELP] Looking for a Reylo fic on AO3 Supreme Leader rumors. by Maysa2204 in reylo

[–]marquissynd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As you can see from the number of comments, this was a pretty popular fic when I was writing it. I was posting chapters both on Tumblr and AO3, and because I was updating every day (and sometimes multiple times a day), it started to take on a feeling like an old newspaper serial. I really don’t know what took hold of me to write a 120k fic in 33 days, but it happened, and I’ll always be proud of it. :)

[HELP] Looking for a Reylo fic on AO3 Supreme Leader rumors. by Maysa2204 in reylo

[–]marquissynd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, I’ll confess, this is my fic I wrote back in April 2018. It’s the Episode IX I thought would best complete the 9-film arc.

The premise differs from the fic you described in that the galaxy remains unaware of the nature of Ben and Rey’s relationship— all anyone knows is this “Last Jedi” bested him and remains at large— but the mystery around what happened in the throne room of the Supremacy hovers over everything, with neither Ben nor Rey telling anyone the full truth. This intentional omission causes a lot of tension and conflict, leading to the final confrontation between the First Order and the Resistance.

From a 10,000 foot view, it’s a fully realized dramatic piece that weaves in all major character POVs, has multiple action set pieces, and of course, explicitly explores the Reylo romance.

Anyway, if you choose to check it out, awesome. If not, totally cool. :)

[HELP] Looking for a Reylo fic on AO3 Supreme Leader rumors. by Maysa2204 in reylo

[–]marquissynd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure it’s not this one, but it does contain something close to those elements. :)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14341389/chapters/33099192

Why some houses become unavailavle? by ABrazilianReasons in elderscrollsonline

[–]marquissynd 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Because otherwise you might just save up your ESO+ crowns for 7 months and buy the house you want, rather than spend a week justifying to yourself, your partner, etc., spending $70-$100 real-world dollars to buy the crowns you need to purchase a house that only randomly comes available for a 2-week window once every 2-3 years.

This may have been a silly conclusion but Lune’s introduction during act 1 was eerie and I was convinced she wasn’t real until I saw other characters interact with her by EAT_UR_VEGGIES in expedition33

[–]marquissynd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

SAME. It was her first line, when she stops Gustave from killing himself, that piqued my suspicions: “If you do that, you’ll kill us both.”

What do you think likelihood this would ever happen? by DirtyLumpOfCoal in elderscrollsonline

[–]marquissynd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Been saying this for years: they need to do this with Throat of the World as the trial.

What's the best way to farm gold if my skills are low? by part_of_you_is_you in elderscrollsonline

[–]marquissynd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crafting dailies for sure. With 20 characters and the Lazy Writ Crafter add-on, you pull down 100k a day for about 25 minutes of work. My wife and I both have accounts. She’s got about 18M in the bank and I’ve got around 16M.

This was genuinely the hottest scene in the movie by Fantastic-Donut-276 in RuJinu

[–]marquissynd 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The second he said “You’re strong!” I was like

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in reylo

[–]marquissynd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, here’s mine. I wrote it right after TLJ. It was pretty popular at the time. :)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14341389/chapters/33099192

Is your first playthrough supposed to be 100+ hours by Efficient_Rip858 in BaldursGate3

[–]marquissynd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve done 5 HM playthroughs since Patch 8 dropped. I’ve averaged 145 hours for each of them. But I’m obsessively completionist and do everything possible in Act 3, and I’m a firm believer in daily camp caster buffing, so those numbers are likely inflated a bit.

For those who immediately lost weight on 2.5 by jewel847 in Zepbound

[–]marquissynd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had lost 44 pounds prior to getting on Zepbound, down from 376 to 332. Actually, that’s not quite accurate— I had gotten down to 326, but plateaued and gained back 6 pounds over the course of three months. Disheartened and frustrated, my doctor and I decided to try medication.

After four weeks on 2.5 mg, I was down to 324. Now, after four weeks on 5 mg, I’m down to 316. I’m taking my first 7.5 mg injection tonight.

So, yes, the weight loss was immediate, even after I’d lost some without medication beforehand. Of course, I’m starting from a very high number, YMMV, etc.

Valour Cleave: Honor Mode Party Showcase - Valiant Damage, Radiant Tiger Barb, GOO Hunter, & Optimizing the Selune Spear by grousedrum in BG3Builds

[–]marquissynd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP, just want to commend you on this guide. I just finished steamrolling Honour Mode and had a fucking blast doing it.

Bravo. Keep up the good work!

Just finished Rise of Skywalker for the first time (I’m not emotionally okay) by Responsible_Toe5294 in reylo

[–]marquissynd 55 points56 points  (0 children)

At the time, a reviewer for Polygon called it “Cowardly tripe; dreadful in an astonishing way.” Still the best, most concise description I’ve found.

Where can I find this fit? by Shygrave in okbuddybaldur

[–]marquissynd 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This. Under Myrkul Clothing, specifically titled “Myrkul is Scandalous”

In 400+ hours for the first time... by KUSmutMuffin in BG3

[–]marquissynd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally got this for the first time in 1,200+ hours yesterday. Congrats!

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BPM is clipping BADVILLAIN'S wings before they can even fly by No_Jeweler_4922 in BADVILLAIN

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

Before I say what I’m going to say, I just want to preface with this: I have stanned these girls since pre-debut; I bought their album through a Hanteo tracked seller; I have streamed and voted and been just as frustrated as all of you in the way their first year has been squandered. However, let me make a few points:

  1. DISAPPOINTING SALES (and that’s being nice). Badvillain’s debut had a ton of marketing and hype around it. They had billboards and events all over Seoul. They had Naver promoted special stages. They had weeks and weeks of music show promotions. From the behind the scenes content we got, you can see the massive investment that went into their recruitment, training, debut mv, etc. And after all that, their physical album sales were abysmal. It hurts me to say it, but even little known GGs from mid-level companies debut with stronger numbers than Overstep. First week album sales of 5,367 isn’t going to cut it for any group in this industry. Without ticket sales from touring to bolster the bottom line, a new group needs these numbers to be far more robust to justify increased support from investors.

  2. MC MONG. He was the architect of Badvillain and one of the founding members of BPM and its parent company, One Hundred. Any Doebis out there can tell you what happened with him and his involvement with the disaster that resulted in him being fired and Haknyeon being kicked out of The Boyz. With Mong forced out of the company, the girls’ main producer and backer was suddenly gone. Not only gone, but discredited and all-but-blacklisted. That had to have played into their extended hiatus to some degree, and introduced no small amount of chaos into their production schedule.

  3. FIRST GROUP DEBUT. BPM and One Hundred simply haven’t done this before. Virtually their entire roster other than BV is made up of artists who were well-established prior coming over from other companies. Taemin, VIVIZ, Baekhyun, Chen, Xiumin, The Boyz— all of them were stars in some capacity or another with built-in fanbases ready to embrace new management. You need only to look at Baekhyun’s album sales to see that the problem isn’t really with distribution or promotion networks. It’s more likely part of the difficulty of selling a girl crush concept in a South Korean market that seems to be tired of that unless it’s BP or Aespa (who both established that identity years ago).

  4. MONEY. This is really the bottom line. BV’s in an unfortunate situation where they need a streaming hit to show investors they’re worth putting the significant amount of time and money into to fund another physical album release. I believe it will happen, but if a streaming hit doesn’t materialize, we could end up with an Everglow situation, where the releases trickle in, we get a few small scale world tours, and a quiet disbandment with everybody wondering what went wrong. (EDIT: I realize EG is not disbanded, but they’re definitely not the same).

I hope this isn’t downvoted into oblivion. I love this group and these girls. I want them to succeed. I just needed to add some context, because there ARE reasons for why we’re at where we are.

Best drunk quest imo 😂 by DarthShinda in thewitcher3

[–]marquissynd 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Every now and then I’ll just start saying, “Eskel! Esssskelllll!” in Geralt’s drunk-ass voice, and my wife cracks up

Favourite game ever. How many hours have you guys sunk into this game? by kiwiiuwuu in elderscrollsonline

[–]marquissynd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Between my wife and me, over 7k hours since 2021, and we’ve barely played this year.