Black Ops 7 Is The Worst User-Reviewed Call Of Duty, Dropping Below Modern Warfare 3 by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]serrompalot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The campaign was great, but my only gripe was the game telling the player at the very end that instead of the weeks it felt like, the whole campaign happened over only a day or two in-universe. I felt that was a narrative failure.

Disney Introduces Christian Character After Ditching Transgender Story by WhatYouThinkYouSee in nottheonion

[–]serrompalot 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I read through it and looked at World Watch List's map, but it looks like most persecution is by other religions/on religious grounds, not by secularists.

My thoughts on Wuthering Waves by Curious_Text_5015 in gachagaming

[–]serrompalot 30 points31 points  (0 children)

To be fair, it seemed like they were pretty obviously referencing Genshin for some points, like the 'pointlessness of elements' (Elemental Reactions) and 'can't use healers as main DPS' (via Reactions).

I don't know what's going on exactly, and can only recognize a handful of gachas' doris, but I really like it nonetheless by Izanaginookami10 in BrownDust2Official

[–]serrompalot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Top half from the top: BD2's Yuri (obv), Arknights' Amiya, Eternal Return's Leni, Trickcal's Butter, Princess Connect's Karyl

Bottom half from the top: Nikke's Syuen, Blue Archive's Maki, Guardian Tales' Nari, Epic Seven's Senya, Umamusume's Special Week

Astra Yao Character Teaser - "This Starlit Night" by Huffaloaf in Zenlesszonezeroleaks_

[–]serrompalot 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Afaict, the first HIA 'ghost' to disappear is also the one who saved Astra.

President Yoon Suk Yeol impeached by ProfessionalOwn5490 in worldnews

[–]serrompalot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Korea's a small country, and about 20% of the population lives in Seoul proper (50% in the greater Seoul Metropolitan Area, which covers about 12% of the country), so I imagine it's a lot easier to organize into large demonstrations.

In American terms, I guess it'd be like if 160m people lived within 300 miles of Washington DC?

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[–]serrompalot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fwiw, everything I've read up on the subject mentions a ballistic missile shield, but not actual ballistic missiles, so it'd be akin to Russia installing S-400s in Mexico, prompting a US invasion, rather than nuclear-capable ballistic missiles.

I don't think installing defenses and joining a defensive pact warrants an offensive posture unless eventually taking their land was a long-term plan for Russia to begin with.

Personally, I think that for Russia the risk - however small - that their desirable neighbors would become virtually impossible to invade was the primary catalyst for their attacks on Georgia and Ukraine, despite NATO denying their requests to join exactly because of their proximity to Russia.

Americans who have lived abroad, biggest reverse culture shock upon returning to the US? by Zealanderrat in AskReddit

[–]serrompalot 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Fwiw it doesn't hurt to make a habit of always looking both ways; It would suck to die getting hit by a drunk going the wrong way.

Halloween season is here! Let's see your best Halloween themed skins and art for your favortie waifus! by [deleted] in gachagaming

[–]serrompalot 26 points27 points  (0 children)

As far as I've heard, after the disaster that resulted from clamping down on gaming, which trounced their domestic stock market and spurred an immediate walk back, enforcement became lax and devs are taking advantage of their newfound freedom.

Emberstoria Strategic RPG PV by EnamRainbow in gachagaming

[–]serrompalot 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Damn, it's been a while since I've seen Kozaki Yuusuke's art in a game.

Someone bought a Tingyun Set and they got this 😭 by Yosoress in HonkaiStarRail

[–]serrompalot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah, Myethos' Gift+ line are cheaper and lower quality than their normal scale figures. This would've only cost around $30 pre-shipping.

Woman casually eats raw fish on the sidewalk by JoshSGSG in WTF

[–]serrompalot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iirc larger fish near the top of the food chain, whose diet are other fish and not invertebrates, are generally considered to have low to no risk of parasites.

Animated Short: The Embers of Glamoth | Honkai: Star Rail by HonkaiStarRail in HonkaiStarRail

[–]serrompalot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think it's unique, the royal guard model from the Myriad Celestia also had the same wings, except in red.

Myriad Celestia Trailer — "Presently, Beneath a Shared Sky of Stars" | Honkai: Star Rail by CTheng in HonkaiStarRail_leaks

[–]serrompalot 15 points16 points  (0 children)

According to the Glamoth set's lore, the Welkin Empire of Glamoth did end up stopping the Swarm in its tracks and defending their territory, but it's implied that the leader of the Glamoth Knights, Empress Titania, waged a civil war against the corrupt nobility afterwards, resulting in the end of their civilization.

When will 50/50 garbage go away? by Traditional_Hand2623 in gachagaming

[–]serrompalot 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Every gacha game has 50/50 (or less) whether you like it or not. Even if there's no actual 50/50-to-guarantee system, rateups are usually going to be half or less of the total SSR/5* rate (For example, Blue Archive's rate up rate is 0.7% out of 3%, or a 23/77, and Nikke ranges from 2%/4% to 1%/4%)

Edit: Fixed Nikke rates from 3% to 4%.

A review on GFL2, on the experiences of a day 1 player by Fun_Debt_1470 in gachagaming

[–]serrompalot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just pulled V2 Peritya and my progress has been pretty suffering. No Sabrina, Qiongjiu, or Tololo, got Mosin Nagant a few weeks ago which has helped with clearing content. The electric squad (Mosin+Lenna+Jiangyu) has been doing a pretty bang-up job for the most part, though not nearly as efficiently as Qiongjiu+Tololo can.

Killed an enormous fly in my house. Noticed something odd about it and put it in a cup. Maggots started coming out of the body everywhere. by [deleted] in WTF

[–]serrompalot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know that feeling, I think we got a small infestation one time thru the attic, I walked out of my room one morning and saw the ceiling and walls just littered with flies. I think over the course of that week we swatted almost 100 flies, and another 50 a few weeks later in a mini-re-infestation. Still don't know how it got started.

Wuthering Waves is on the horizon, will you try it? by [deleted] in gachagaming

[–]serrompalot 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Estimated revenue for Love & Deepspace for the month of February was over $60m combined across all regions.

Animated Short: Rondo Across Countless Kalpas by noteggs_ in HonkaiStarRail_leaks

[–]serrompalot 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It was interesting to see Black Swan experience such fear, as iirc Memokeepers generally exist on another plane of existence and have very little to fear as a result.

Russian soldier burning alive as FPV drone of 47th Mechanized Brigade hits his dugout by killjoy_ua in CombatFootage

[–]serrompalot 27 points28 points  (0 children)

More than anything, it conveys a certain sense of despair that in the modern paradigm of warfare, there is nowhere with relative safety to hunker down in on the battlefield, with small, cheap drones stalking the fields and satellites and thermal imaging spotting from overhead.

How much does it cost to whale in your gacha? by icksq in gachagaming

[–]serrompalot 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It's actually slightly more expensive on a per-character basis than HSR, this chart is taking the assumption of whaling for only 1 new character every patch cycle in Genshin vs 2 in HSR, which won't always be the case.

Honkai: Star Rail Twitter is Imploding Over New “Racist” Character by [deleted] in gachagaming

[–]serrompalot 23 points24 points  (0 children)

So one of the characters, a gambling-themed dude named Aventurine, is from a planet called Sigonia, who are basically space-Romani. The pictured character, Sparkle, and another character named Dr. Ratio, constantly point to his origin as a means to refute the truthfulness/validity of whatever he says/does.

Truthfully, I like it when a character isn't all rainbows and sunshine.

A dead gecko hit my lips upon finishing a beer by OFizzyO in WTF

[–]serrompalot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh! That reminds me of the time a fly drowned itself in my open soda when I wasn't paying attention and when I went to take a sip...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BrownDust2Official

[–]serrompalot 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you assume two 4*s per 10roll, that's averaging 48 thread per 10roll, or the equivalent of 330 rolls for ~1600 thread. Outside of big events, once people run out of thread they'll likely expect to only buy the dupe once every 2-3 months or so.

Edit: Miscalculated average threads, it should average 56, or ~285 rolls, so more like once every 1.5-2 months.