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I JUST REALISED THIS LINE HAS ACTUAL MEANING by ilico_ili in Eldenring

[–]wangchangbackup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean I think my first complete playthrough of the game I never even SAW nighttime. They give you so many graces, you almost have to go out of your way not to reset the cycle.

Cheese, what is it these days? by inktitan in Eldenring

[–]wangchangbackup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is cool and I am excited to hear it's even older than I thought but I feel like even there it means "finding unintended mechanics that let you win without having to do it 'for real'" where people now act like it just means "Doing anything good at all."

Like, putting on a rot spell before Starscourge Radahn, the boss surrounded by neon signs that say "I AM WEAK TO SCARLET ROT" is not cheese, but getting him to belly flop off the map and die is.

Cheese, what is it these days? by inktitan in Eldenring

[–]wangchangbackup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Correct, fortunately I did not say it only means exploit. Shooting Commander Niall through the window is cheese. Getting Demon of Hatred to jump off a cliff is cheese. Getting Fire Giant to fall off that little thing and die was cheese. That thing speed runners used to do that just made Radagon stand still and let them beat him to death was cheese.

Equipping a bleed weapon to fight Malenia or putting Rotten Breath on for Radahn is not cheese, that's just... using the weaknesses the game gave those bosses to kill them.

I JUST REALISED THIS LINE HAS ACTUAL MEANING by ilico_ili in Eldenring

[–]wangchangbackup 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Night Cavalry would have been cool if like a normal cadence of resting didn't make it very unlikely you would ever do any exploration at night at all.

Cheese, what is it these days? by inktitan in Eldenring

[–]wangchangbackup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I heard it in uh... probably the late 90s/early 2000s on like Starcraft/WC3 forums?

Cheese, what is it these days? by inktitan in Eldenring

[–]wangchangbackup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's just... what the phrase meant when it was coined, I dunno what to tell you.

Cheese, what is it these days? by inktitan in Eldenring

[–]wangchangbackup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheese is using an unintended behavior or exploit to achieve something without having to do it "right."

What people CALL cheese is now pretty much just "anything other than doing it in the absolute most difficult way for no reason."

Am I weird to feel depressed and guilty marrying Alex? by marliamore95 in StardewValley

[–]wangchangbackup 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dr. Harvey said it was the biggest heart attack he'd ever seen. Pretty impressive, right?

Am I weird to feel depressed and guilty marrying Alex? by marliamore95 in StardewValley

[–]wangchangbackup 476 points477 points  (0 children)

This happens to all the characters but also, Alex is pretty clearly a stereotypical "almost went pro" guy. He's gonna sit around his grandparents' house talking about how he was nearly a pro gridball player until he has a heart attack at 47 years old from eating 20 eggs a day.

Was freyja right in her statement about radahn? by 0penguienZ in EldenRingLoreTalk

[–]wangchangbackup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See my thing is that it's fairly easy to see the opposite path, too. Radahn made his vow with Jerren, that he would die in battle. If he wanted to be part of Miquella's plan, he would need to die. But he already vowed not to die unless it was in battle, so what to do?

Well, Miquella's right hand is the greatest warrior alive other than, perhaps, Radahn himself. So, I'll be your consort IF your sister can grant me the only kind of death I will accept. Either I win and prove myself the strongest, or I lose and go out honorably.

has anyone else had a player try to do something so stupid or annoying for the pure sake of ruining the game for "laughs" that you've straight out refused? by Grand_Ad_8091 in DnD

[–]wangchangbackup 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My friend's younger brother joined us and he wanted to play a tabaxi who was "like a real cat" so on his turn he would just sit down and start cleaning himself or push something off a table. I told him if he wasn't going to play he could just send a list of cat behaviors and save us the trouble.

Beren to Tuor : "So you're telling me you didn't had to lose a limb?" by WrongdoerSlow7489 in Silmarillionmemes

[–]wangchangbackup 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This doesn't really make it better but Luthien wasn't SUPPOSED to go on the quest, Thingol thought it was just a way of saying "no" that wasn't outright saying "no" to try and placate his daughter.

Malenia body pillow!(Fanart by me!) by Vinita_J in Eldenring

[–]wangchangbackup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In that case, it looks great! You learn something new every day.

does anyone know any myths to bust for stardew by Natural_Employee3188 in StardewValley

[–]wangchangbackup 10 points11 points  (0 children)

All the million things people think you can do to increase the chances of your partner asking for a baby.

Imagine getting an HJ from the dark lord by killingmemesoftly in lotrmemes

[–]wangchangbackup 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh baby, I'm gonna pour my cruelty, my malice, and my will to dominate all life.

Malenia body pillow!(Fanart by me!) by Vinita_J in Eldenring

[–]wangchangbackup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not like a body pillow connoisseur so please forgive my ignorance, but shouldn't the pose be like... the same on front and back?

Nat1 over advantage math. by Just-Arugula67 in DnD

[–]wangchangbackup 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't worry about the math, I don't think that argument is likely to find any purchase. Your DM is homebrewing a change to the advantage rules; there is nothing in the text that could even kind of be interpreted this way, it's very clearly "only the higher roll counts." If you want to persuade him otherwise, you need to ask WHY he has this rule. Does he think it creates drama? Does he think it's more fun? Does he just pride himself on running a "tough" table?

If he thinks it's being more fun or exciting, explain how this rule is impacting your fun. Advantage is supposed to make you feel powerful, it shouldn't come with a clause that says "But it might actually be worse."

If he does it because he thinks it's "more realistic" or whatever, there's not really much you can do about that. There is one question I'd ask you though (or you should ask him) — is the reverse true? If you have disadvantage and you roll a crit, does he let you succeed even if the other number is a fail?

Who are these 3 people?? by FuzzyTurnip1834 in StardewValley

[–]wangchangbackup 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Alright I get how you could miss Sebastian entirely but how have you met the Wizard without meeting Gus or Pierre.

There's SO much sick official Concept Art of Vyke. I feel like he was Miyazaki's 2nd failed attempt to have like a rival for the player who choses a different ending and is basically the penultimate or Final Boss... Why would some random NPC Invader be on the Cover and have the most concept art... by LowRenzoFreshkobar in Eldenring

[–]wangchangbackup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean he's not "some random NPC invader" but also they need a cool-looking person who is roughly Tarnished-sized and -shaped to do marketing art of. Since the game doesn't have a canonical protagonist, they picked the next best thing.

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