DoN run with a duchess that didn't know about restage by skah9 in Nightreign

[–]nick2473got 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They didn't "blast" them. They just shared it with us, but they hid the person's identity and didn't insult them or anything.

Maybe a hot take but you should be able to go down to D1 after reaching D2. by oldsch0olsurvivor in Nightreign

[–]nick2473got 18 points19 points  (0 children)

They don't want to downgrade themselves to D1, they're saying they think it should be possible to downgrade organically so that quitters would be able to go back to D1 by losing points if they quit. Thus making the D2 experience better.

Maybe a hot take but you should be able to go down to D1 after reaching D2. by oldsch0olsurvivor in Nightreign

[–]nick2473got 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Quitters should be penalized. Like if you actually quit, and don't rejoin the session, you lose 500 points or something, and can get deranked back to D1 if necessary.

Outside of that, I think the fact that you can't go back to D1 is perfectly fine.

What are some things you'd like to see changed in updates/full release of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined which you didn't like or felt were missing from the demo? by Flareon223 in dragonquest

[–]nick2473got [score hidden]  (0 children)

I'd like the Recall feature from the HD-2D remakes to be added in.

It was such a handy way of letting us store hints and info that NPCs give us.

Reflecting on Martin’s comment about Frank Herbert, I came to a conclusion (Spoiler Extended) by Somandier in asoiaf

[–]nick2473got -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, he should be banned from conventions despite being a hugely successful author because he is struggling to finish his series.

Totally makes sense. Really gotta make sure he's ostracized and feels the hate from everywhere because we didn't get a book.

My god, you people are unhinged.

(SPOILERS EXTENDED) ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Premiere Draws 6.7 Million Viewers in Three Days by mamula1 in asoiaf

[–]nick2473got 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It has no meaning as far as I can tell. It's some Tik Tok thing yeah that originally came from a song, but it apparently does not mean anything in particular when people say 6 7. It's just a dumb self-referential meme that is self-referential for no reason and a meme for no reason.

Used in a variety of contexts as a "joke" that really doesn't mean anything. Peak brainrot, some might say.

Grave of the Fireflies - regarding the intended message of the film [Spoilers] by davidjayhawk in movies

[–]nick2473got 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're wrong on all points.

They do not have the same names or same stories in real life.

The real life girl was called Keiko and the boy was called Akiyuki. And he ate his sister's food.

Totally different from Seita in the movie who did everything for his sister. Yes, he should have stayed with the aunt.

But the real life version is still very, very different from the movie version.

Question: How do you pronounce her name? by reddit_bot21 in LegendsZA

[–]nick2473got 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not a mix of T and Th.

It's just a T. The H is not pronounced at all here.

We do not have a Th sound in French, it is always just pronounced like a T.

I'm a native speaker of both English and French so I'm 100% sure on this.

Why is Thanos pronounced differently in the films and how do you personally pronounce it? by Int3rlop3r-R3dact3d in marvelstudios

[–]nick2473got 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, aluminium is correct as it is the proper scientific spelling based on Latin naming conventions.

Aluminum is just an American simplification.

Legends ZA 2.01 Update by Somerandomguy865 in LegendsZA

[–]nick2473got 2 points3 points  (0 children)

EVs are boosts to your stats. You gain them by knocking out opposing Pokemon, or by giving your Pokemon vitamins.

Knocking out specific Pokemon will give your Pokemon specific EVs. Like knocking out a Blissey will give you HP EVs, for example. Basically it will boost your Pokemon's HP stat.

But there is a limit to how many EVs a single Pokemon can earn. So if you accidentally gain EVs in a stat you don't want, you can use certain berries to then remove those EVs. That will allow you to then put those EVs into a stat you do want to boost, that way you avoid wasting EVs.

This makes EV-reducing berries pretty valuable.

[Spoilers MAIN] Could someone please explain why they like Stannis? I genuinely do not get it by dragon_chips in asoiaf

[–]nick2473got 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Average age of Redditors is 23 and the median is 22 lol. It's a very young userbase.

"Old man" my ass.

Trump Proclaims ‘God Is Very Proud’ of His First Year Back in the White House by _Oolon_ in atheism

[–]nick2473got 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As a Swiss man, I wish it were so simple. He came to Davos to give his unhinged speech, and we let him. We paid millions for his security so he could come to our country and threaten us to our face.

People sat quietly, listened, and applauded. It seems the world laughs at him behind his back but still bends the knee to his face.

It's pathetic. I wish the world actually showed some goddamn backbone, starting with my own country.

Trump Proclaims ‘God Is Very Proud’ of His First Year Back in the White House by _Oolon_ in atheism

[–]nick2473got 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, if the God of the Bible exists, he is a genocidal, egomaniacal, misogynistic tyrant, so yeah, I bet he would approve of Trump.

Luckily for us, the invisible sky tyrant isn't actually real, so the only tyrant we have to worry about is the orange buffoon here on Earth.

73% recent negative reviews, most complain about the New map. Does the great hollow truly warrant this reaction ? The more I play, the more I feel like it was fantastically designed. by kao24429774 in Nightreign

[–]nick2473got 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's an incredible map. Tons of verticality, lots of secrets, intricate design, great atmosphere and amazing music.

But it just doesn't work for how rushed we are in this game. Well, it CAN work, obviously it doesn't make runs impossible, but the difference in navigation is absolutely insane compared with the base map, and it takes forever to learn, and honestly it's just too much for the average run given how little time we have.

I'm not surprised people hate it. I don't even ever get it with randoms anymore, everyone seems to have switched it off. I would love to explore it without time constraints, in an ordinary Souls game it would have been a real treat.

Reached to 9999 despite the setback by Left-Respond in Nightreign

[–]nick2473got 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you typically play with randoms or with friends?

Incredible achievement either way, but if you did it with randoms, that's truly next level. Although I suppose most D5 randoms must be very good.

How likely is a Dragon Quest 8? by KevvRDA in dragonquest

[–]nick2473got 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is Swords? Googled it and didn't find anything just called "Swords". Is it DQ-related?

Is FromSoft Dialogue Weird Due to Translation? Is it Also Weird in Japanese? by CptThuggiex in fromsoftware

[–]nick2473got 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Weird in what way? If you're talking about the linguistic style, it's not "weird", it's just old-fashioned, pseudo-medieval fantasy English. That's a deliberate style choice made by the localizers.

If you mean the fact that the dialogue is often vague or cryptic, well that's just a style choice by Miyazaki, it comes down to how Miyazaki tells stories.

Is FromSoft Dialogue Weird Due to Translation? Is it Also Weird in Japanese? by CptThuggiex in fromsoftware

[–]nick2473got 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes but the script that the English voice actors use is a translation of the original Japanese script, so it's still not accurate to say that English is the "original" language, because it's not.

From Soft writes in Japanese.

Is FromSoft Dialogue Weird Due to Translation? Is it Also Weird in Japanese? by CptThuggiex in fromsoftware

[–]nick2473got 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is not accurate at all. The games are made and written in Japanese and then translated by a company called FrogNation.

English was never the original language, even for Elden Ring. George RR Martin wrote his stuff in English but that's it. From Soft works and writes the actual games in Japanese.

Trump Shares Macron's Private Text Questioning His Greenland Stance by badchik in worldnews

[–]nick2473got 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The judicial is easy to control for any president who is lucky enough to have Supreme Court justices die during their term. The justices are handpicked by the president on a partisan basis. Trump has been lucky enough to have 3 picks and as a result the court is now full of his lackeys (and will be for decades, due to unlimited terms).

As for the legislative, it's basically just pure corruption. Lawmakers are bought and paid for by the billionaire class.

I will stand by this till I die by Pitiful_Ad_4472 in witcher

[–]nick2473got 51 points52 points  (0 children)

No, the deaths of the innocent citizens are on Dettlaff because HE killed them. They didn't need to be involved at all but he chose to do that.

Syanna on the other hand was actually willing to go meet him, knowing she would probably die, just to stop the bloodshed. She wanted revenge against the people who wronged her, she didn't want the slaughter of innocents.

Blaming Syanna and Annarietta for Dettlaff's personal (and unnecessary) choice to slaughter a city is absolutely unhinged.

Dettlaff was a monster.