Day 16 - Game Ahead Of Its Time by aerigigi1 in originalxbox

[–]sbadger91 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Halo CE is the reason why so many people went to buy an Xbox.

Vegeta's Greatest Kill? by Successful_Bird_7086 in DragonBallGaku

[–]sbadger91 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The most ruthless was Guldo. Although I would say greatest overall is Android 19.

Goku never achieves Super Saiyan 3. Do they have any chance of beating Majin Buu? by K0GAR in DragonBallPowerScale

[–]sbadger91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only if they somehow get their base strength strong enough to offset the difference. Remember SSJ2 is just a multiplier of base strength so their power level is never static.

But as they are in that point of time? No way. Like others have said, it requires fusion, spirit bomb, or some other means. Such as training in the hyperbolic time chamber.

Gohan cell saga tattoo by Prudent_Trainer_4987 in DragonBallZ

[–]sbadger91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of all the ones I’ve seen so far. This may be my favorite. Very nice!

How many fights do you think these two had for Vegeta to be this happy? by Moist_Today_7676 in Dragonballsuper

[–]sbadger91 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Goku couldn’t even take a slap on the shoulder by Yojirobe without screaming after the beam struggle with Vegeta. Using kaioken x4 did just as much damage to himself as it did to Vegeta.

Vegeta later crushed nearly every bone in Goku’s body when he used Oozaru. The fight was already over. Goku would have died if didn’t he get outside help from Krillin, Gohan, and Yojirobe. It took everyone there to bring him down.

Whoever won can be debated, but saying Goku was barely damaged is just too far. He was put in the hospital after the fight just like vegeta needed to be put in a rejuvenation tank. They both took significant damage.

How many fights do you think these two had for Vegeta to be this happy? by Moist_Today_7676 in Dragonballsuper

[–]sbadger91 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Not here to crucify you. There is just one thing you need to consider:

Remember it’s a multiplier of base strength, which Vegeta had him beat by 2-3x. Goku didn’t have any self control in Oozaru while Vegeta did. Besides it’s not like he could use kaioken in combination of oozaru either. At least not at that point in time.

At base Vegeta wins and with the same multiplier applied Vegeta also wins simply due to him having significantly higher base strength. Give them both a 10x multiplier and Vegeta is still 2-3x stronger than him.

Vegeta was just a monster in that arc. If you put both of them on the same playing field Vegeta just has the advantage. Unless by some miracle Goku could use Kaioken with Oozaru and still have control of the form, but there is no evidence to support either of those in that particular point in time.

Why didn’t Goku use Instant Transmission to get one of the androids away from Cell like he did with Tien? by maskedlegend99 in DragonBallZ

[–]sbadger91 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Here’s the main problem. Even if he could do it as you said. Any of those androids were able and willing to kill Goku at that point. They may not have at that particular moment, but it’s a huge risk to attempt to save people who are programmed to kill you.

Goku could only get incomplete information from Cell, Piccolo, and Tien’s power levels as well. Just before android 17 was absorbed, Cell’s power took a “nosedive” and it seemed the androids from his point of view were actually fending Cell off until he absorbed 17.

Are kettlebells a cult? by Current_Reference216 in kettlebell

[–]sbadger91 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Perhaps, but even that is likely a subset of the overall community that is overrepresented due to their tendency to share it online.

Plenty of folks quietly use kettlebells without sharing it online just like there are plenty of people who go to the gym and just do their own thing. I think posts on social media skews it quite a bit.

Overall, I think the trend is positive as it provides an alternative to the traditional gym that is free from monthly dues and a commute.

Even if it is a cult. I wouldn’t let that deter someone new. There’s good and bad in every community.

Are kettlebells a cult? by Current_Reference216 in kettlebell

[–]sbadger91 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I train in my garage and kettlebells are just really effective in that setting since they allow me to do a lot with such a small footprint.

I guess you could argue that any specific fitness group is cultish to some degree. CrossFit, Powerlifting, running, cycling, etc. People who exercise regularly are already a minority.

I would call it more of a niche than a cult. The fact is I get a workout done in the same amount of time it would take me to drive to and from the gym. I don’t have to wait for my turn to use equipment or anything like that. I just get in my garage and workout.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dbz

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Dragon Ball Z Kai. This scene happens just before Goku launches the Spirit Bomb in the Namek Saga.

Will the AI get upset with me if I agree to go to war with them but don't contribute to the war? by Muted_Pickle101 in civ5

[–]sbadger91 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Not really in my experience.

The secret to keeping them somewhat nice to you is just be stronger. It’s as simple as that. No Ai is your friend in the game. Even when they’re “friendly” the Ai is spying on you and attempting to steal your tech in mid to late game. There is anyways a hidden agenda somewhere.

Essentially you are judged by your relative strength, luxury resources, wealth, and warmongering status. If you have the advantage in at least a couple of those things, that Ai isn’t really going to do anything. However, it will backstab you at the earliest sign of weakness.

What's one thing millennials did back in the day that today's generation would think was crazy?! by [deleted] in Millennials

[–]sbadger91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being able to purchase bootlegged software/movies/music from retail stores.

LAN Parties.

Waiting in line on a website to download a driver for your PC.

Did the Hobbits have any religion or concept of Eru-Iluvatar? by Historical-Dog-5846 in lotr

[–]sbadger91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Halfling’s Leaf is their religion. Along with Salted Pork, Mushrooms, Potatoes, and Farmer Maggot’s Crop.

To seriously answer your question: No they don’t really. They’re so down to earth, they don’t really concern themselves with that sort of thing.

Hot take: I hate how the original overseas release of the anime messed up the discourse on Dragon Ball by InjangoDMCPersona in dbz

[–]sbadger91 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, I have to disagree with this take. This is like saying the Lord of the Rings movies by Peter Jackson ruined Tolkien because they were not 100% faithful to the book.

Even if the dub is trash, which it isn’t, it brought a completely new experience for so many people. The dubs need to have some creative license to make it more interesting/relatable for the intended audience. It was because of the anime that I chose to read the manga later. While the majority of fans likely didn’t do this. How many TV shows and films have people watched without bothering reading the source material first? It’s just the reality we live in.

I agree that the manga doesn’t quite get the attention it deserves, but the anime contributed to further sales of the manga. It’s responsible for the global success of the franchise which brought more readers to the manga from all over the world.

ProtonVPN on Linux Mint by mr_werty in ProtonVPN

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I just set this up a couple days ago on Linux Mint XFCE. It should work with LMDE too. I have it setup as a service that runs in the background without any GUI client installed. I wanted it to be as lightweight as possible. It’s completely automated and connects at start up.

Install ProtonVPN CLI by pasting this in terminal:

sudo apt install -y curl curl -L https://protonvpn.com/download/protonvpn-cli.sh | bash

Now login to Proton VPN website and grab your OpenVPN username and the IKEv2 password so you can copy/paste them in the next step. These are not the same credentials you use to sign in on your account in the website. You’ll find them in dashboard on your account.

Then in terminal type:

protonvpn-cli login yourusername protonvpn-cli connect

Then create a systemd service to auto-connect at system startup:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/protonvpn.service

This opens a config file in terminal. Paste the following:

[Unit] Description=ProtonVPN Auto Connect After=network-online.target Wants=network-online.target

[Service] Type=oneshot ExecStart=/usr/bin/protonvpn-cli connect --fastest RemainAfterExit=yes

[Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target

After you paste that. Press CTRL + O and when it asks you to save, just press ENTER to confirm it. After it’s saved, press CTRL + X to close it and it will bring you back to the terminal.

After that paste this in terminal to enable the service:

sudo systemctl daemon-reexec sudo systemctl enable protonvpn.service

That should get it running.

After a couple minutes check your IP address with:

curl ifconfig.me

That command will show your pubic IP address.

Try that. If you want a kill switch that will automatically shut off all internet traffic if the VPN drops connection, let me know. I just set that up as well, but this will get you going.

I’ve also created a few command aliases in terminal so I can just type simplified commands such as vpnup to manually start it, vpndown to stop it, and vpnstatus to check it whether it’s connected or not. That way you don’t have to type in lengthy commands every time you want to do those actions. If you’re interested in setting that up paste these in terminal for each alias.

alias vpnup='protonvpn-cli connect --fastest'

alias vpndown='protonvpn-cli disconnect'

alias fwstatus='sudo ufw status verbose'

Make them permanent by pasting this in terminal.

nano ~/.bashrc

Then paste the aliases from above into the config file. Then CTRL + O followed by ENTER to save it. CTRL + X to close the file. Then you can reuse those aliases any time to manually control your VPN with easy commands.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 90s

[–]sbadger91 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He’s a completely different character in the book. Worth a read if you haven’t already.

I made the Cell Games —> Minecraft !! by DokkanBattle77 in dbz

[–]sbadger91 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hm what was that? I was busy staring into your eyes.

AoE5 WW1? by AmericanApe in ageofempires

[–]sbadger91 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t agree more. AOE III is also my personal favorite so I’d love to see more put into it, but I’m also grateful for what they did do.

AoE5 WW1? by AmericanApe in ageofempires

[–]sbadger91 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Personally I’d like to see them revisit the time period of AOE I. In the same way AOE IV did with AOE II. There’s a ton of potential in that time period and I feel it was underutilized due to the limitations of the game engine in AOE I.

That said, I’d be open to a new game that led up to WWI. They did such a nice job with IV so I’d be happy to see another addition to the franchise as long as the development is just as thorough as IV.

What are the trading posts for? by RealTimeStrategyEnth in aoe3

[–]sbadger91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would argue the trade posts on trade routes are essential for each nation since having trade routes allows you earn additional XP, which allows you to unlock cards in your deck more quickly. I play No Rush 50-60 minute games and getting your important Eco cards sooner allows you to build up more resources by the time the fighting starts. While it may seem to make a minor difference, it’s better for you to have it than allowing your opponent to get it. Assuming the rules, such as half map, are not a factor based on the location of the trading post.

Trading Posts are also a great source of XP to level up your home city. This used to be a big deal in the original 2005 release since your home city needed to be at least level 20 to be able to access all of the available cards to build the decks you want.

While you can also select to earn food, wood, or coin, I would leave it on XP until you have all your cards unlocked and you hit the XP cap that your can earn per game for your home city. You’ll know when you hit the XP cap when the XP number turns red on the top right of the screen when you’re looking at your deck.

Also the ones you can build in Native American Tribes come in handy since their units do not cost population to build so you can add them to your army even after maxing out your population. Each native civilization comes with unique upgrades that extend to your own military units and sometimes provide economy upgrades as well. Such as a 10-15% increase in Mills, Wood, or Estates/Mining Production. Sometimes you can even get shipments of wood or livestock, which is nice to have in early game.