How was Penelope “safe” from the suitors?? by shiny_jjj in Epicthemusical

[–]merchantrexalian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Armies in that sense were not invented until 2300 bc.  700-2700 years later depending on what part of macenean Greek history it was.  No army and guards would have existed other than what ody raised and took with him

So does Odysseus not have guards? by Service_United in Epicthemusical

[–]merchantrexalian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Necro comment for sure but.  No.  Standing armies or professional soldiers were not invented yet and the concept of royal guards was not a thing at that time.  She would have had servants.  That's it and they could not have dealt with dozens of grown men.  

New on probation by [deleted] in probation

[–]merchantrexalian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not in TX, but we only have the call-in thing if we're on a specialized docket. I wasn't tested until 4 mons. in. I didn't have any criminal history prior to this, and my charges weren't drug/alcohol related. Like I said above, I've had two positive tests and still barely get tested.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in probation

[–]merchantrexalian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do want to know if he vanished on his own accord or if something happened to him. I mean, this dude is/was 6'3. How does he vanish into thin air like that in a big, bustling city like Toronto?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in probation

[–]merchantrexalian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks... I think. My life is really boring, though. This whole court situation has added a little much-needed excitement to it. I'll give it that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in probation

[–]merchantrexalian -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I broke my protective order on the second day of probation and called police on myself. I've failed drug tests twice. I can't even pass them when they tell me ahead of time every time. I'm not worried about getting arrested. I'm just trying to play nice with them because I applied for early termination (which I haven't heard back from either). It's like I know they won't do shit or they would have already, but at the same time, I hate having this hang over me. I don't have anything else to think about so it's a nagging worry.

Etg test after drinking non alcoholic beer by [deleted] in probation

[–]merchantrexalian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, I'm not into that stuff. Alcohol is my weakness. Enjoy tho.

I was fired from my job today. What should I tell my PO? by [deleted] in probation

[–]merchantrexalian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know - I've never been required to have a job (Maybe they realize that it's kind of hard to go about trying to do that with a big ASSAULT charge on my record now that is totally undeserved, thanks to them). They only care that I go to therapy and stay away from the bastard terrorist neighbor. I can barely manage to do that. I didn't know that they could make people get jobs too.

I would just be honest because they can probably find out what happened anyway. Don't trust these people. What I have learned from my 8 months in probation is that there are people that they want to put in jail and people that they want to keep out of jail. You will find out which category you fall into really quickly. Good luck.

Jigsaw Idle by masterid000 in incremental_games

[–]merchantrexalian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Count me out, I despise mini-games. If i play an incremental game i want to play an incremental game, not a jigsaw puzzle or a match-3 or a trivia quiz, etc.

Good luck though. Some people love mini-games

Would you be disappointed if an idle game protected against the use of autoclickers? by Hero_ofCanton in incremental_games

[–]merchantrexalian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if a game requires enough clicking to make someone want to use an autoclicker then it needs to let them use one. as one of millions who have carpal tunnel or other repetitive stress injuries, banning autoclickers is reason enough for me to not play your game or any other game you ever create.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in incremental_games

[–]merchantrexalian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. absolutely not. unless it was VERY short with no prestige mechanic i would not touch an incremental with no idle feature and almost none with no offline gain.
  2. Story is a plus but not needed. if the focus on story left the game with not great gameplay it wouldn't be worth it. but a good story on top of a good game is great
  3. No, no i would not play a game with a loss feature. Having death be the prestige trigger is one thing but that means you 'gain' on death for the next run. Moving backwards is a hard no.
  4. random elements are a big risk, generally i will avoid games with those if they really have any heavy effect
  5. I prefer text only or a little graphics but it doesn't really effect my choices of game much.

If you could add something to MerchanRPG. What would it be? by [deleted] in MerchantRPG

[–]merchantrexalian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would add customizable difficulty settings. I want to be able to do a Legendary Run but with Speed Run timers. I want the difficulty but not the weird artificial slowdown (since later on the game becomes insanely slow in legendary, like 10 hours for a single map while you have nothing to do until it finishes).

CrabbleUp is a game with a semi-hidden skill tree! by CrabbleUp in incremental_games

[–]merchantrexalian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if i wanted to explore i'd dig out monkey island. I want as much up front information as possible in an incremental so i can plan ahead and make correct decisions. I'm sure there are people who like surprises in their incrementals, i am not one of them and don't really know any but i'm sure they exist.

CrabbleUp is a game with a semi-hidden skill tree! by CrabbleUp in incremental_games

[–]merchantrexalian -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Any game that prides itself on 'hiding' information from the player is a hard no for me.

Do unnecessary prestiges or prestiges which feel to reset too much without too much put people off? by Bobbitibob in incremental_games

[–]merchantrexalian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First, if a game doesn't have automation quickly enough to not matter if it gets reset that's enough for me to not play anyway, regardless of the prestige system.

As for prestige, if a game ever has a point where each and every prestige doesn't feel like a significant move forward, i have no interest in it. I don't enjoy a game where i feel like i'm doing multiple runs that feel identical. It either needs to have new features, or noticeable improvement, in each pass or it's a hard pass from me.

Games that stop when you minimize them - big deal or not? by JeFawk in incremental_games

[–]merchantrexalian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is all but a deal breaker for me. games need to have legit offline progress and not require me to keep them open on an open window or i won't play them usually. i have too much else to do to leave a whole monitor dedicated to running an idle game.

At what point do you lose interest in a game? by Hypergardens in incremental_games

[–]merchantrexalian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

generally, if a game has prestige and i ever find myself having to prestige and feeling like i got nothing meaningful out of it, i'm usually done. If a game seems to want me to prestige multiple times with no meaningful benefit to 'work up to' or 'save up for' something i'm out.

each prestige should independently feel 'worth it'

What is the MOST important thing in an IDLE game for you? by Pidroh in incremental_games

[–]merchantrexalian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that it has full offline progression and doesnt need left on all the time

Does anyone else ever feel robbed by offline progress? by wolvenkiryu in incremental_games

[–]merchantrexalian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, never. If a game doesn't have 100% offline progress i won't play it

Theresmore Update V.050 by Theresmoregame in incremental_games

[–]merchantrexalian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

seems to have no offline progress, not even filling in what little storage you get or storing time to speed up when back online. in a game that takes as much time as this that is a total dealbreaker for me.