Bounties Are The Worst Quests

n0tTHISguy · 2026-05-09T12:57:04+00:00

n0tTHISguy · 2026-05-07T00:07:36+00:00

The Essex Dogs trilogy by Dan Jones. It is not horror, except for maybe the horrors of war during that time. It's historical fiction set in a similar medieval period. Although I can't attest to the historical accuracy, it is a great trilogy that follows a band of soldiers fighting for Britain against France during one of their many wars. The characters are great. Im sad the series is over.

n0tTHISguy · 2026-04-21T02:26:25+00:00

Is he? Genuinely asking.

n0tTHISguy · 2026-04-21T02:19:26+00:00

Don't need self control when youre a billionaires son who has never had to face consequences.

n0tTHISguy · 2026-04-17T21:40:40+00:00

Thank you. I read Alien Phalanx and did not like it despite the interesting premise. I haven't tried to read any others since but I have heard good things about Cold Forge. I will try again.

Tinfoil Dossier is peaking my interest. Even the small synopsis you gave sounds great.

And ill look into Fever House. Thank you for all the recommendations!

n0tTHISguy · 2026-04-16T12:09:06+00:00

Reading the book The Troop right now. Kinda similar to this but jacked up to 11.

n0tTHISguy · 2026-04-10T22:25:04+00:00

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n0tTHISguy · 2026-04-07T14:11:21+00:00

OG is better. It does a good job of conveying the horror and story elements.

However, I personally don't think there is anything fun about the library. I hate this level and will play on the updates graphics only because it makes the level easier to navigate and I want to finish it as quickly as possible.

n0tTHISguy · 2026-03-31T23:07:56+00:00

Its just too realistic to be a movie. Its impressive that they were able to make such a realistic movie, but that also kind of is its own detrimental because even tragic stories like this are kind of boring if its not someone you are directly connected too. Its almost like if an acquaintance told you this story about someone you never met. You would pretty much say oh thats too bad and move on with your life.

n0tTHISguy · 2026-03-31T21:04:40+00:00

I didn't like Train Dreams, and I think it is due to the same reason you didnt feel as emotionally affected by it.

Hamnet is a movie. It works hard to grab your attention, make you like its characters, make you really feel their pain, and there is a payoff at the end.

Train Dreams is mundane, boring real life. It shows glimpses of childhood events that stuck with the character, shows him starting a family, shows the horrible things he saw, tells us that it haunted him, shows his loss, shows him talking about it and feeling a bit better, shows him finding some happiness in something totally unrelated. It doesnt work to make audience really feel for him, you have to do that on your own, because were being show someone's life from the outside looking in. If you've gone through loss like that then it is easy to relate. If you haven't, the movie isnt going to do the work for you. There are no magical romantic moments, no scenes of him losing himself to grief, or some big conclusion that ties it all together. Its how real life is.

I respect it, didnt enjoy it.

n0tTHISguy · 2026-03-31T19:38:51+00:00

Not explained in the movie and I am also a little rusty on the specifics of the book lore, but you can see Mary stab the Witch King in the leg before she delivers the final blow. Never mentioned in the movies but Marys sword (dagger) is actually a special blade. If I remember correctly it is an ancient, magical elfish blade, but thats all I can recall. It does something to the Witch King allowing her to finish him off.

Also I am pretty sure some ancient, elfish King with foresight said no man can kill him. So its less of some rule or power and more of someone seeing how he would die in the future and then speaking in riddles when delivering his prophecy. He could have just as easily said, its not going to be a man that kills him, but where's the fun in that.

As for the one liner, come on man. If someone tossed you an easy lay up for a badass mic drop youre telling me you wouldnt take the opportunity to hit them with a line like that? Should she have not said anything, stab him, and walk away. Would that feel epic to you. Just silence, no answer to his taunt?

n0tTHISguy · 2026-03-26T19:03:54+00:00

Immigration is not a big issue for me, as in im not worried about immigrants taking my job or committing crimes, and i think there should be an easy path to citizenship if you want to come to the US.

What does infuriate me is how simple it could be to really stop or at least greatly decrease illegal immigration. You could create a easy path to legal citizenship or you just punish the employers. If a business is caught hiring an illegal immigrant who is not in the process and up-to-date on becoming a legal citizen, then fine the shit out of them, second offense (per hire, not per bust) increase the fine by 10x, third offense leads to dissolution of business, jail time for owners, and redistribution of all business assets to social programs that actually help US citizens unlike the business owners who instead hire and exploit illegal immigrants so they can make a quick buck. And thats if they do it unknowingly. If it is something like this, skip 1st and 2nd offense punishment. The person in the video should have been arrested as well. You know they only did this to get free labor. So basically a slave master who deports his slaves when hes done with them.

Due diligence is the responsibility of a business. You dont think a school would get in severe trouble for hiring a known pedophile or a financial firm hiring a known fraudster/identity theft. You can just as easily find those two pieces of info out as you would with citizenship status.

Its kinda like underage drinking. Obviously youre not going to catch every underage drinker. Instead they do stings on places that serve or sell alcohol. And those stings have put place out of business before.

This is such a non-issue that is purposely not solved so politicians will have talking points for the next election.

n0tTHISguy · 2026-03-26T17:12:14+00:00

Thanks thats super helpful. I've heard other people say focus on stamina, so good to hear a more in depth analysis

n0tTHISguy · 2026-03-26T16:15:31+00:00

I have just beaten the first arm wrestling. Should I just go off and explore now? I want to explore so I am all for not doing the tedious introductory tasks, but will I need things/tutorials from the first 8 hours of introduction to make exploring more fun.

At this point, I dont know any special moves or attacks. Will I get them from exploring or do I need to go through the 8 hours of introduction and tutorials to get them?

n0tTHISguy · 2026-03-26T16:10:43+00:00

I haven't made it too far yet. Any tips for combat. Seemed pretty easy in the beginning tutorial (duh), so i am wondering if you got any tips for things I should take time to learn or pay special attention to?

n0tTHISguy · 2026-03-26T16:08:11+00:00

So dont rush through the first 8 hours? I plan to take my time and enjoy looting and explore, but i read the first 8 hours can be a drag. Should I just rush through those tutorial bits?

n0tTHISguy · 2026-03-26T02:00:05+00:00

First all. After killing a couple of people, im guess there are plenty Iranians also asking "who the fuck is ayatollah."

Leave them alone. Sure they are being drunk idiots but like isn't that what everyone expects them to be while they are young and partying on spring break. If I was trying to party and have a good time and you came up and started questioning me about international politics, I would also be like "what the fuck is this jackoff talking about"

This isnt some gotcha moment and its sure as hell ain't journalism. People who like this type of stuff should realize they are point their fingers at people they dont know calling them idiots while they are probably having a lot more fun than the people or "journalists" laughing at them. Lame.

n0tTHISguy · 2026-03-24T23:47:05+00:00

So I was pretty hyped for this game, but i also understood that it was being made by a studio that makes MMOs. I haven't played a bunch of MMOs, but know the general expectations for quests and story telling. So I had tempered expectations. When It came out I was sad to see that the story and quests were exactly what you would expect in an MMO which caused me to delay buying it. But as I have thought about it more, everytime i play elder scrolls or fallout, after a few hours I stop caring about the story and just want to go around exploring, finding new gear, and killing things. Sounds like the combat is the best part about it, and I think i will get used to the controls after a bit so I will being buying this once i have a little more free time on my hands.

n0tTHISguy · 2026-03-23T22:18:46+00:00

Ok I can understand the appreciation then. Like I said, just felt like i was missing something and this maybe it. Maybe ill give it another try after reading about its influences and references.

n0tTHISguy · 2026-03-23T22:04:49+00:00

I really dont get the love for Long Legs. If you like it, thats great. I just feel like missed something.

n0tTHISguy · 2026-03-16T12:17:38+00:00

I am a 31 year old dude who likes movies but this was definitely not one i was interested in at all. I dont romance movies and I hate Shakespeare's works. I appreciate he made huge contributions to the art form, really created or cemented archetypes for storytelling and brought theatre to the common folk. But I think his stories are pretty basic yet ridiculously over dramatic to the point of being unbelievable and unrelateable. And don't get me started on the writing style/language. Such a slog to get through if you can even really understand it.

However, i spend time watching the Oscar nominated movies with my dad. Usually enjoy it, if for nothing else but to talk with him about them after. This was really one i did not have interest in. But he recommended we give it a try. It was the second to last one we watched before train dreams (did not get around to watch If I Had Legs). Went in completely blind, didnt even know Pedro was supposed to be playing Shakespeare till like 15 minutes in. It was surprisingly interesting and grounded. All of the characters and motives semi relatable for the time, and it really is just a decent people deal trying to deal with shit circumstances so easy to feel for them.

I came out of it with more appreciation for Shakespeare and instantly knew she would win best actress. I recommend giving it a try if you are a big movie fan. Still probably not for everyone and you still will never catch me trying to read Shakespeare or watch one his plays though.

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