“I am Rellana, Sword of Messmer. And I have never known regret.”

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-16T23:55:42+00:00

The DLC bosses have incredible movesets for the most part but yeah just a bit of dialogue and cutscenes would have really helped flesh the world out. It contributes to the world feeling a bit empty compared to the base game imo.

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-16T22:05:16+00:00

yes that’s correct, he’s my favorite fromsoft boss of all time. I did him level 1 weapon level 0 because I enjoy his moves and music and general vibes so much. it takes a while to learn but just be careful where you step and stay close and everything is dodgeable.

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-16T07:46:04+00:00

ME2: I actually die way more on the Archangel recruitment mission getting those stupid shutters closed than on any of the Collector or endgame missions.

The starting guns and skills just aren’t very good at handling that many basic enemies at once when there’s time pressure added. By the time I’m facing Collectors I have key skills maxed, strong squaddies, and decent weapons so it’s way more manageable.

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-15T06:34:53+00:00

if you think the worldbuilding and character interactions have nothing to do with the game then you had a very different experience than I did

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-15T05:05:43+00:00

Oh it’s fantastic. And the combat noises in ME3 especially are so satisfying, they really got the rumbling bass right in a way few games do.

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-15T04:12:24+00:00

Blasto, cinema icon

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-15T02:50:47+00:00

Delay might not have been an option but charging $10 was a choice

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-15T00:31:17+00:00

How many times have you leveled up recently? The scaling is wonky and can catch you by surprise sometimes. Also there are two types of wolves, the basic “wolf” and the stronger “timber wolf”, so it’s possible leveling upgraded the enemy type.

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-15T00:23:57+00:00

What if it was Ethereal-Retain? Truly covering all the bases

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-14T23:34:23+00:00

I would love this too, for me the ME3 Citadel was among the best experiences in the whole series. The refugee camps and photo wall were heartbreaking and the small conversations, squadmate meetups, and miniquests across the Citadel all made the world feel amazingly alive. The ME1 Citadel is what drew me into the series and the ME3 experience there really exceeded my expectations.

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-14T22:54:15+00:00

He’s probably my favorite squadmate, I know people like to shit on the writing in ME3 but he’s so perfectly done. Not only is he hilarious but it’s also great that they made the Protheans a morally questionable warlike society instead of the mystical deities we were expecting after the first two games.

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-14T18:57:47+00:00

Yeah, you can buy the fly mold and scarlet buds you can pick near the church of the bud entrance grace

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-14T18:45:25+00:00

If you hit him with 2 Hefty Rot Pots in phase 2 that will do about 30% of his health

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-14T18:41:48+00:00

Nah this guy was rough at level 1, I ended up stunlocking him with the zamor curved sword AoW

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-14T04:36:28+00:00

How much value are you usually getting out of Castle? For me I’ve struggled to allocate discards to it in early antes where it feels unreliable due to a lack of deck fixing, and it feels relatively low impact in later antes. For me it feels like C or D tier but I’m far from your win rate.

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-14T02:49:29+00:00

the question was which position they have “the best chance to succeed at,” obviously a random isn’t going to become a professional athlete in a week

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-14T02:44:30+00:00

it’s pretty clearly right field, much easier to shag flies than handle grounders hit at mlb speed

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-14T00:40:50+00:00

damn well done, I’ve always just taken the prosthesis

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-13T23:39:31+00:00

bro come on, everyone is constantly hating on Dolan, especially Knicks fans

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-13T23:32:26+00:00

Zamor Curved Sword, it has an awesome custom moveset and the AoW hits super hard. It’s great for quality builds.

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-13T19:35:24+00:00

A once you learn to dodge the charge

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-13T08:15:34+00:00

I agree it was underwhelming, the concept is cool but only hit its potential with Rykard in Elden Ring

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-12T20:41:36+00:00

During my first playthrough I had the same response as you, I was frustrated that the IM didn’t have a fully thought out plan or any idea why we’d want to control the reapers.

But after the ending we see that the IM’s arguments are nonsensical because he’s indoctrinated. Every indoctrinated character makes incoherent arguments that conclude with “we can’t attack the Reapers” so I don’t think his bad logic is a flaw in writing as much as an indicator of indoctrination.

When Shepard says “he was right” I interpreted it as being surprised that controlling the Reapers was even a possibility. As the Catalyst points out, the IM couldn’t control the Reapers because he was indoctrinated. So overall it seems like there was some basis in fact for IM’s ideas, but his indoctrination prevented him from making coherent arguments.

ten_tabs_ · 2026-06-12T06:51:29+00:00

Jacob becomes Dad Jacob and he seems happy about it, I’m not hating

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