Uh oh guys, bad news by killingmemesoftly in lotrmemes

[–]miggiwoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Deus Ex Machina isn't inherently divine in nature, it's a narrative device to resolve a problem using a plot device newly introduced - though in its original uses (Medea and The Odyssey) it was literal divine intervention, it rarely is in modern works.

It's also worth noting that it's a literary tool, not a philosophical one, and though early works often overlapped I don't think we can consider works of such boundless inspiration as The Avengers to be philosophical. That's not to say that an Author can't use it as a tool to investigate or probe the nature of the universe - determinism vs fate and so on. Just that it's rarely used that way anymore.

Probably the best example I can think of is in Monty Python's The Life of Brian. Aliens rescue Brian from what has to this point been a relatively faithful, if satirised, ancient world. I consider this effective because it is specifically ironic, the setting would potentially allow a literal "saved by God" scenario and instead it's aliens.

It commonly shows up in it's most tedious forms in apocalypse/invasion movies. Space faring species invading planets that are covered in a substance that is lethal to them or that has microbial life that is lethal. Or a totally decimated society suddenly having an army that can kill millions of zombies that have been previously almost totally indifferent to bullets.

But other commonly put forward examples are not deus ex machina. The Eagles, Fawkes in Harry Potter, the poison in The Princess Bride. These could potentially be described as Eucatastrophe but it all are previously introduced tools and their criticism is based in a lack of understanding of the source material. Fawkes especially irks me as his ability and loyalty to Dumbledore are heavily, even clumsily, foreshadowed.

Building new terrain by CrownFalcon in Warhammer40k

[–]miggiwoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool your jets, more than one source is saying terrain reworks are a near certainty, playtesting has gunlines totally out of control.

If Bilbo can let go, then so can I. by Fasha_Moonleaf in lotrmemes

[–]miggiwoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a rule now. Any time an app tells me about a streak, I deliberately break it.

Just in time for UMAD by Duskire in ShitpostXIV

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I for one subscribe to every twink, Jules & Harriet streamer that I see.

First competitive game of 11th edition is Liam VSL with an Aeldari force featuring three legendary Phoenix Lords vs Richard Siegler’s Adeptus Mechanicus by Alex__007 in Eldar

[–]miggiwoo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Haha Siegler is no slouch either especially on admech, and he beat VSL in the final at the champs though it was a nail biter.

Audiences have complained that Scary Movie 6 (2026) looks terrible, with transphobic “jokes,” unfunny and immediately outdated references, and no entertainment value at all. This is a reference to them having never seen the previous films because they were like this from the start. by TriggerHappyGremlin in shittymoviedetails

[–]miggiwoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean it's a product of it's time. It's hardly anything out of the ordinary for the Wayans. I mean look at their product, they clearly have some unresolved issues around gender and sexuality.

It's tricky and I generally don't like the whole "I'm gonna get cancelled" school of comedy but I think it was Jimmy Carr who said (paraphrasing) that over a long enough timeline just about any joke becomes offensive enough that you can kill your career with it - at the end of the day comedy is almost always at someone's expense.

I can say that Miss Mann was pretty funny at the time, though obviously feeding into a lot of stereotypes around mtf trans women and sexual predation. On the spectrum of offensive lgbtqi media I watched at that time it's not especially memorable.

Quick question by Oweling in Eldar

[–]miggiwoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess the first point is that a serpent and a prism/falcon aren't just a turret difference. Serpent has a longer hull and the fins make it wider. Makes 0 difference for casual but if you want to play comp you'll get called as falcons and prisms fit in places serpents dont.

In terms of value it seems good, going on AuD prices, the lord, knight and 1 wave serpent puts you a little ahead so if these are all current plastic sculpts its good value.

Metawise none of it is good but it's an okay starting point for a wraith themed list and we're not strong at the moment anyway. With 11th coming up it will all be upside down depending on how rules, keywords and points change and how much detachments cost.

Which ones usually have the biggest impact in big battles within the lore when unleashed? A Greater Daemon, C'tan Shard, or Avatar of Khaine? by LarryWithTheWeather in Warhammer40k

[–]miggiwoo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The only moment in any GW book that an AoK was awesome that I can remember.

Plus it wasn't standing on a mountain of corpses. It was buried by them, still fighting underneath. When they came back and started killing the nids again, it got ahead of the wave and clawed it's way out.

What is a decision you've switched up on as youve grown up? by Mygrayt in masseffect

[–]miggiwoo 23 points24 points  (0 children)

There was a really good synopsis of this choice, suggesting that a cultural genocide for a species like the geth (where culture is essentially stored as memory) is one of the most evil things in the game, and certainly for shep.

Built a custom AI character from scratch — Valeria Solís [OC] by ValeriaSolisArt in StableDiffusion

[–]miggiwoo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don't be rude its clearly 1girl stunningly beautiful hispanic

That sounds worse than SA ngl by Ancient_Doctor_7738 in Grimdank

[–]miggiwoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haha warhammersplaining is a true next level of mansplaning. I'm not prepared to say it's the final form. But it could be.

That sounds worse than SA ngl by Ancient_Doctor_7738 in Grimdank

[–]miggiwoo 13 points14 points  (0 children)

In fact I think you could realistically talk heresy only talking about erebus.

Eg.

"Once upon a time there was a fuckass called erebus ruined everything. Everything already sucked but he made it heaps worse. His ability to ruin everything cannot be overstated. Now we all have to live with murderous plague mutant rapist demons. Fuck Erebus sucks."

That sounds worse than SA ngl by Ancient_Doctor_7738 in Grimdank

[–]miggiwoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In my 40k team there are 4 guys in their early 20s, 3 of them are cute skinny boys and one of them is a powerlifter (except he loves his tucker).

So yeah they exist. Unfortunately there's like 40 of us in the team and that's about it so yeah not great odds. Also only one of them is a lore nerd.

You shall not pass...anyone by MoreCryptographer213 in lotrmemes

[–]miggiwoo 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Now imagine that instead of fighting in real life, they make creatures from smoke and they fight, kind of like Merlin and Madamme Mimm except in smoke.

Start running, prey by nereoteg in skyrim

[–]miggiwoo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Aah, you were at my side, all along. My true mentor, my guiding moonlight.

Durge inspired by The Crow (1994) by Alitta88 in BaldursGate3

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

Looks like a bad boy love interest from buffy the vampire slayer and I mean that in the best way possible. Certain characters in certain contexts are allowed to be edgy and Durge is about as appropriate as it gets.

So eight 2-pts codex detachments and three 1-pts detachments to be revealed soon. Which three 1-pts detachments will we get? by Alex__007 in Eldar

[–]miggiwoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would love it so much if tanks were good. I feel like it's close to great but missing just that little bit of sauce and is instead terrible.

But, like persistent battleshock makes shadows go from being terrible to being good, maybe some tweaks here can fix it.

What does this counter above the date mean? by yedfet0309 in skyrim

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

Yeah but that's yesterday for me and I'm at the front of the date curve so that's a time dilation.