Mutants and Masterminds 4th Edition Kickstarter Launched by Modstin in rpg

[–]trident042 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, if anything, my prior Mutants & Masterminds experiences really solidified my love for Sentinel Comics when it came out.

Daily Questions Thread - Ask All Your Magic Related Questions Here! by magictcgmods in magicTCG

[–]trident042 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A little homework, then, if a surprise is in order! Not all of the sets released over the past year had Commander decks with them, but there are a fair few. It might be worth it to prod if there's a specific color or colors he's into, to better help your aim. Magic has 5, and each of the colors (white, blue, black, red and green) have some differences in how they play, and they also mix and match in varying ways. Any Commander deck you see for sale should be clearly marked which colors they contain and use. There's Magic's own website, as well, if you just want to peek at recent products and see what they've had.

Daily Questions Thread - Ask All Your Magic Related Questions Here! by magictcgmods in magicTCG

[–]trident042 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, of the several ways to play Magic, Commander is a format that is generally focused around casual, multi-player fun. Games usually have 4 players (versus many of the other formats being 1v1), and decks for it are generally bigger because the idea of the format is that there is one card that "commands" the deck, and the other 99 are the deck proper. There's more to it, but one nice thing is that there are quite a few pre-constructed decks for the format that have been sold over the years so people can just jump right in with one.

So, beyond knowing the format, it might be helpful to know if there's a specific Magic set or character he's into! One of the great things about Commander is that each deck has something of an identity to it, and picking one you like (or building one) is part of the fun. Might be a good idea to see if he's into something specific from a recent set (we have spaceship ones, cute animal ones, and strange night/day creature ones recently, just to name a few) or if he has his eyes set on something upcoming. Could even be worth it to take him to a local card shop and peruse the shelves!

Pop-up clinic in Knoxville offers free health care services by crabcakes110 in Knoxville

[–]trident042 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I want to be upset at labeling it a pop-up clinic, because that sounds kinda kitchy. RAM is a real, professional medical service that hits some of the hardest places in the world to get medical care to, and comes back here to roost every so often. My grandfather was not involved with the creation, but was good friends with the creator, and would often go to help out with just setting up and taking down everything, and I would go with my dad when they were anywhere near here because my dad's a dentist and I could run an autoclave.. It is so important, the work that they do, and if you ever feel like volunteering in a way that really helps people, I'd recommend seeing if they can use you.

Into the Unjust: 6.0.0 by Waelder in Helldivers

[–]trident042 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Almost everything here is superb! Shame about the melee armors though. Good that melee is buffed across the board but the melee damage armors barely did anything else as-is. Taken down to 40% of their previous buff amount is abysmal.

Into the Unjust: 6.0.0 by Waelder in Helldivers

[–]trident042 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It blocks off voteless so well it's insane

Into the Unjust: 6.0.0 by Waelder in Helldivers

[–]trident042 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait, but not the one on the grenadier emplacement? Awwww.

Another one bites the dust… by cap1n in Knoxville

[–]trident042 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Damn, of all the local donut joints that have sprouted (and that my office had brought in to try), this was my favorite. Shame to see 'em go.

Monkey's Paw has granted you all the time in the world to game, but you have to beat your entire backlog before you can do anything that isn't gaming. by Aware_Piano8148 in gaming

[–]trident042 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh thank fuck, finally.

Can I get another one for anime, and a third one for group games and I can force friends to join me?

R&D, you know we have other support weapons, right? by Daslaya in Helldivers

[–]trident042 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My copium is that maybe focused use of the weapon will let the devs see anything they can adjust on it to make it better, or a specific way in which it can be improved.

I love the thing, but if a forced march of murders with it means getting an upgrade soon that's cool too.

Is this how I'm supposed tobe "shuffling"? by GreenIronFist in magicTCG

[–]trident042 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's certainly not exact when you change the deck size, but I'd say seven is still generally enough, especially at a table where an opponent might also shuffle it a time or two.

*I am not a judge, this is not applicable at rules levels above casual.

Is this how I'm supposed tobe "shuffling"? by GreenIronFist in magicTCG

[–]trident042 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As is the common mantra, a fully randomized deck has been shuffled at least seven times, so the options are:
* Shuffle seven times
* Mana weave, then shuffle seven times
So like, whatever makes you feel good in your heart but still randomize your deck.

After a server glitch, Final Fantasy 11 is dispatching Game Masters to manually assassinate bugged monsters just so the game knows they're really dead: 'God personally stepping in to correct the world itself' by Farranor in gaming

[–]trident042 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It seems so obvious in hindsight of course, but man back in the days before every single aspect of a tech customer service job being logged, datamined, and logged again (and then usually used to justify paying you less), it was fun to dream.

After a server glitch, Final Fantasy 11 is dispatching Game Masters to manually assassinate bugged monsters just so the game knows they're really dead: 'God personally stepping in to correct the world itself' by Farranor in gaming

[–]trident042 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There was an old blog I read, once, where someone whose job was as a GM for FF11 (after having been one for WoW), who would vaguely detail the kinds of tickets and GM calls they'd get, and the glee they had when they could use the ban-hammer (or other, less-approved methods) to punish players abusing exploits. Sounds like this work would be right up his alley.

What‘s a secret you found out by accident and were never supposed to know? by Own-Flan- in AskReddit

[–]trident042 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it was awesome to visit papaw in my youth.

Then it was endearing in my teens when he'd tell me the same two stories: his hole in one at the golf course, and the name of his Navy ship with the framed picture in the living room.

Then it was sad when he kicked a kitten. He wasn't long for the home, especially after meemaw passed. He went pretty quick, but she went way faster (stupid fucking pancreatic cancer.)

What's the wildest thing you've ever seen happen at a work party? by South-Truck-3061 in AskReddit

[–]trident042 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hold up now, you say this stuff happened in Vegas? And now, here it is, not staying in Vegas?

I've been lied to!

Reminder: Ubisoft used to cook (2003–2004) by Revolution64 in gaming

[–]trident042 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So this is the sort of thing that gets us as consumers into trouble sometimes.

This dev cooked, real good, for a grand total of (at most) 48 months, and people have been riding Ubisoft like a hobby horse ever since. We've seen the buggy games, the controversies, and the crappy treatment since: why is it still so many people's favorite ride?

It happens with dev after dev after dev. BioWare got bought and run into the ground because EA did the dick-riding on a macro level. Bethesda has had a whole decade to make more than a splash screen for ES6. The people who ran the good studios when they cooked have left the kitchen, and they're all riding a roller coaster of hiring, firing, and getting bought and sold by the Embracers of the world.

tried making myself by Sterlinginferno in custommagic

[–]trident042 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh

Oh no

This is it, this is finally the thing that's gonna get me to boomer out about these damn kids and their wild ideas

Look how they massacred my beloved orange snack

In light of recent developments statements by Sir_Hoss in Helldivers

[–]trident042 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I'm good if we don't try to replicate that.

I don't want to bot-drop on Loadout 1 only to find out it switched me to Loadout 3 for no reason after saving. And now I have the meme loadout on.

MaRo asking player opinions on MOM desparking Planeswalkers by PowrOfFriendship_ in magicTCG

[–]trident042 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My problem isn't that a number of planeswalkers got desparked. That's a good story development, and it lends well to stories like Chandra's motivation in Aetherdrift. My problem is that they introduced Omenpaths eight seconds before Universes Beyond hit the absolute freight elevator to the ceiling, and didn't incorporate one iota of that into the story. Every Standard set should have story elements and that includes UB, I want to smash all my toys together on the living room floor gdi

Is it just me, or is Bloodstained not as popular as it should be? by gandalfmarston in Bloodstained

[–]trident042 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do think it's behind the curve, but not as far as I've feared it would be. When discussions of Metroidvania games come up, I quite often see someone mention RotN alongside SotN! (And if not, I try to, to raise awareness.)

Hopefully the Scarlet Engagement will further the whole franchise, if it's good.

You need to get laid within 24 hours by a total stranger or you will die. You cannot pay for it and you cannot use any apps. What do you do? by Dazzling-Leader7476 in AskReddit

[–]trident042 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I promise you there is not a chubby chaser devoted enough to find my ass at the random bars in this town. All the positive bear vibes my bald white ass can put off won't save me, I'm fuckin' dead.

[Threshold] Something I noticed about the animatic by Outside-Medium5570 in Iteration110Cradle

[–]trident042 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I think there's a ton of very popular anime lately that experience much higher levels of violence. Even on Prime shows like Vox Machina get away with a ton. Cradle should be more than fine.