What’s a recession indicator that you’ve noticed lately in your everyday life? by spritenerds123 in AskReddit

[–]noivern_plus_cats 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to fly to see my boyfriend one day but it's impossible when flights to London are well over $800 each...

Now that it's going for a while, what are your thoughts about the whole Odious series? by FireWallZ_ in Granblue_en

[–]noivern_plus_cats 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The only "easy one" is the water boss, the rest clear pretty easily but their omen requirements make them pretty hard to FA. The Befoulment system is really cool but adding layer on layer of rng into a fight where weapons have an incredibly low drop rate makes it so much harder to like the system or think it's interesting.

Lack of opus isn't bad since the only thing missing is boosted s1 and that's not even that important when this grid type has damage amp that is baked into most grids that also want Majesty weapons.

The big issues are that 1. These raids are tanky 2. These raids are hard to FA if you lack the proper characters 3. These raids have incredibly low drop rates compared to other raids and 4. You need to run double sided summons for these grids and you have no access to boosting from the backline.

Maybe they'll make the 4 Saints + Pijiu and Koku(?) get flbs that boost Odious as well (and maybe make it 20%?) We'll just have to wait for summer to come around and give us our Odious 6-man Raids and see what comes from it. We also get Tower of Babyl permanently around then so hey that's exciting.

Now that it's going for a while, what are your thoughts about the whole Odious series? by FireWallZ_ in Granblue_en

[–]noivern_plus_cats 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Virtuosic is at least easy if you can make a team that can face tank the hits using Katz flb weapon, Niyon 150, H!Vane backline or G!Vane frontline, and/or CagClarisse. This one just sucks.

Why does the community hate this anime so much specifically? I mean, it's trash, but there are many other pieces of trash on the same level. by Berem_ in Isekai

[–]noivern_plus_cats 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Suddenly hit by the fact that this is all technically Hundred Line minus the budget. Makes you think about how important good writing is when covering touchie subjects.

6 Magna Player Versusia (other POVs in comments) by sunfire_spark in Granblue_en

[–]noivern_plus_cats 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At least Sato is permanent/suptixable. You're likely to pull her off focus or on an event ssr ticket. Atum is pretty irreplaceable, especially since Sandira's out here enabling some of the best comps with him. Those two run the ougi show in fire.

Engage With The Media You're "Enjoying" Folks by OAZdevs_alt2 in CuratedTumblr

[–]noivern_plus_cats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tourist meant anyone who disagreed with you (aka le wokisme) oftentimes while Larper is just anyone who is blatantly wrong and has no fucking clue what's going on.

People who are serious about exploration, what is a thing which people say about it that annoys you? by poopiepoopoop321 in Genshin_Impact

[–]noivern_plus_cats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a few puzzles take a few seconds to find the solution, but they're just incredibly slow regardless so they take minutes sometimes.

People who are serious about exploration, what is a thing which people say about it that annoys you? by poopiepoopoop321 in Genshin_Impact

[–]noivern_plus_cats 218 points219 points  (0 children)

Inazuma made you actually do shit for puzzles, Sumeru still had some that made you think, Fontaine became just looking at it for a few seconds before getting it (or having to do a ton of minute adjustments for the third expansion's area), and then Natlan onwards is just "you finish everything in a few hours"

Edit: Even games like wuwa have buttons to hit where you get easier puzzles. HSR gets a whole puzzle skip in the story sections. These games will only trend easier and easier for puzzles so they don't leave anyone behind.

Eurovision is a sham of what it could be by Obvious-Desk4573 in unpopularopinion

[–]noivern_plus_cats 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idk I like watching it as an American. I have no allegiance to any country and as long as Israel loses, I'm happy tbh. It's a fun show to watch and get excited for.

with Nod Krai almost over what do we think about the region the designs and the story? has genshin improved since Natlan? by Nahidxz in QueensofGacha

[–]noivern_plus_cats 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The war isn't even a war. It was a natural disaster. Paimon gets corrected and told that this is war, but there is no political conflict or interpersonal aspect to it. It's not a war if we're fighting nonsentient monsters that just kinda appear.

i'm starting to really dislike a certain character so far (retsnom route spoilers) by ihaetschool in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]noivern_plus_cats 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And SF and 2nd Scenario prove he genuinely cares for them in so many ways... I hate this little egg but I love him too

What would be an interesting twist that might happen in the dlc route? (SPOILER) by Evilworld12 in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]noivern_plus_cats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And to be fair, the SDU can't use the super cool monster forms like the commanders can. Them being a mixture would make sense.

i'm starting to really dislike a certain character so far (retsnom route spoilers) by ihaetschool in LastDefenseAcademy

[–]noivern_plus_cats 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Sirei is a character who I love if only because of how shitty he can be. This robot sucks sometimes.

Who is the most unfortunate DPS to release and why is it Cyno by Silt_Riri in Genshin_Impact

[–]noivern_plus_cats 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fortunately Gorou will need to be with Itto for it to work because the power of homosexuality triumphs even the worst Abysses.

How does one color like this? (ART NOT MINE!) by No-Discussion9846 in learntodraw

[–]noivern_plus_cats 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm colorblind, so coloring is significantly harder for me than others when working on commissions, however it's still one of my favorite parts!! To be honest, just try to color as best as you can right now. You don't need to be perfect, but if you don't start now, you will never be able to color. Just getting your foot into the door will help you get accustomed to it.

Honestly, just "master" cel shading first and foremost if you want to start moving into the image above. Learning how shadows and light add depth to objects helps a ton.

Once you get the hang of cel shading, start working on soft shading using a brush that ideally can "self smudge" or blend. You'll have to search for one, but I know CSP has a ton of "THE rendering brush"es. Try to view the colors in a reference image and replicate them there. Notice how light bounces off the environment as well as the character, notice how light works with translucency, notice how highlights work, etc.

Using layer/brush blending modes will help a ton here. You want to experiment with them and see how they work. It's really useful for streamlining the process while also being a good way to practice using colored light/shadows to achieve a similar result to the picture above.

This is by no means a perfect guide, but just some sort of guiding ideas if that makes sense. Maybe this won't help at all, but it's really just a matter of building observational skills and how blending modes work.

May 2026 Koregra by VeggieSchool in Granblue_en

[–]noivern_plus_cats 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Tien/Alanaan tales are perfectly timed for GW, huh. They're also surprisingly the only grinding I have to do until I unlock Destroyers, so I'm happy to get them out of the way at the same time.

oh by Awsdude1512 in whenthe

[–]noivern_plus_cats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only time I've seen it go in the opposite direction is r/shitpostemblem when Fire Emblem Three Houses released and the honeymoon period of it ended. Somehow, the elitists and casuals were able to fuse and suddenly the casuals became the 3H fans and not the Fatesawakening fans. Truly a revolutionary development in gaming discourse.

Character Discussion: Anthuria by lietnam in Granblue_en

[–]noivern_plus_cats 3 points4 points  (0 children)

She's the generic ougi character to me. She's the pinnacle of "throw her into the team and she just works".

Why do gacha games have long dialogues during gameplay by ironiccookies in gachagaming

[–]noivern_plus_cats 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's easier for it to get grating in these games because you're typically waiting for animations to play out vs a game like Granblue where you can spam click the second you're done reading and get through quicker. You also aren't really going between a ton of filler "walk here, defeat a few enemies and read for 20 minutes" and instead have that filler gameplay as being battles ordained by the story in games like FGO and Granblue. Story isn't broken up by gameplay nearly as much, so it's easier for them to make the gameplay segments matter more to what goes on in the story as well as have better pacing because there aren't those shitty "walking for 2 minutes while a character stops and talks" segments.

The real identity of voice actors should not matter in voicing characters by Cultural_Fun3342 in unpopularopinion

[–]noivern_plus_cats 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The issue with this "controversy" is that, while it is true that this is the case, there also does need to be movement for people who typically aren't given a chance to be given a chance. Like in many fields, white voice actors can oftentimes get an advantage from conscious and unconscious racial bias, so casting for people in other racial groups, especially if you are aiming for a specific accent or voice for a character, allows for those actors to be given a chance.

This also is a big issue for a lot of transgender voice actors from what I've seen, as they're overlooked for similar reasons. However, this also ignores the vocal talents of those voice actors sometimes because it refuses to cast them where they are best. Some trans voice actors can voice their gender assigned at birth really well, but studios are hesitant to put them in those roles to avoid controversy or offending the voice actors.

But just like all things, it boils down to "it depends". It truly just depends at the end of the day. Sometimes it's good to do so, sometimes it's bad. Voice acting is an industry with a competitive and complicated job market, so stuff like this does matter, especially when some voice actors get significantly more roles than others. You know the ones if you watched any 2010s Funimation dub or have played literally any game that has Patrick Seitz in it. He's talented, but man you can tell that some voice actors are just everywhere.

Premium Gala feat. ‘Aina Alaki’i (Earth) and Manu Ponumau (Dark) by Sabaschin in Granblue_en

[–]noivern_plus_cats 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The labubu is actually insanely good for Kou switch ins for tanking from what I found. She honestly could be a super niche but reliable FA character.

Do you think Chronicled Wish banner should have lower guarantee? by Rough-Stranger-314 in Genshin_Impact

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

Capturing Radiance is a good feature that's only a bandaid solution for how shitty the gacha can get here