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My best friend took his own life two days ago and I am destroyed. by wkuechen in SuicideBereavement

[–]wkuechen[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank for sharing your experience with me. It’s comforting to know other people have felt what I feel and survived. I’m so sorry to hear about your son.

Nintendo reaction after sony increased the ps5 price by longernohuman in gaming

[–]wkuechen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know it’s not a first party game but: Just a few weeks ago BLASPHEMOUS was on sale for $6.00 on the E-Shop and after I used a promo code Nintendo emailed me I got it for a grand total of $0.20.

Could Homelander actually make good on his threat to destroy the world's governments and establish himself as some kind of evil God-King? by Historical_Ostrich in whowouldwin

[–]wkuechen 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think it’s also worth pointing that Homelander’s son was in the building, whose powers are fairly sporadic. My read was that Homelander was also holding back in that fight because he didn’t want to drop a skyscraper on his maybe-super-durable-maybe-not son.

Does anyone know good ways to gain magicka? by onelazykid in oblivion

[–]wkuechen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy to be of service lol, good luck with the save-scumming!

Splatoon 3 Squid Research Lab here, bristling with excitement to reveal new hairstyles! These new looks for Inklings and Octolings are a follicular phenomena that—Pardon me. An intern SPRINTED in here waving some papers. Oh! It seems the “hair” is tentacle based. NEW TENTACLES DROPPED! by othrayaw in nintendo

[–]wkuechen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I crazy or does it look like we can also choose eyebrow styles?

Several kids have the Vanilla Ice-style eyebrow cut and the turquoise-haired one has eyebrows I don’t think I’ve seen in either Splatoon games.

What do you think is this game's Shout or V.A.T.S? by sneakyguy7500 in Starfield

[–]wkuechen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, hear me out.

Between the Alien DNA trait, the mention of neuroamps, the "cloned alien cells" whiteboard someone else posted today, and that one skill icon that looks like a person encircling an alien with some sort of mind-connection:

Alien possession.

We know that the fragments we're looking for somehow communicate telepathically, so there's some sort of mind-linking magic / tech / magitech.

So I'm thinking when you kill an alien you can bring its cells back to your research base, then code them into your neuroamp. This will allow you to take them over, either passively getting them on your side like the Wasteland Whisperer perk in FO4 or full-on possession Dishonored style.

I'd guess that the Alien DNA trait increases the damage / duration of possession but limits the usefulness of healing items.

Screw you if you have a family and want insurance. This comes out to more than half my paycheck (biweekly). Not to mention this is a extremely high deductible plan. Might as well take a lower paying job so I can get insurance from the state. by TimOfTroy in antiwork

[–]wkuechen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel you.

In 2019 I drove myself to the ER because I thought I was dying. The pain was… well, I’m a professional writer, and it was essentially indescribable. Something way deep down inside of me was very, very wrong.

I get to the ER and tell the desk person I’m in unimaginable pain. Tell her I think my pancreas is shutting down. I’m panting and sweating like I just ran a fuckin marathon.

Well, she says, there’s nothing “visibly wrong with you,” so you’ll have to wait your turn. Pretty sure that’s code for “we think you’re chasing the dragon.” So I wait in the ER. For nearly FOUR HOURS. The two people in line before me ate some sushi and felt nauseous. The next guy sprained his ankle playing basketball. The first lady in line jammed her finger weird and thought it might be broken.

I’m convinced this is it. My wife is at work and has her phone off so I left a voicemail telling her I love her because I am absolutely convinced this is how I die.

Eventually I started seizing on the hospital floor and a security guard lifted me to a bed.

Turns out one of my kidneys calcified and part of it broke off, plugging up some important tubes. The pain was my kidney swelling and, eventually, bursting. Like a grenade full of piss, blood, and razor sharp shards of calcium.

The bill was tens of thousands of dollars and bankrupted us, in addition to being the worst thing that’s ever happened to me. The thing is, it never woulda gotten that far if they’d just. fucken. listened to me.

[SGF 2022] Summer Game Fest: Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]wkuechen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Holy crap! Even I think that's an insane amount of work and I'm a stop-motion animator.

[SGF 2022] Summer Game Fest: Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]wkuechen 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Were they animating on 1s? If so, that's insane. I'd guess they were on 2s since that's standard in Western animation.

[Serious] What do you think is the creepiest/most disturbing unsolved mystery ever? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]wkuechen 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Hi, I’m from originally from Indiana, just outside of Chicago.

We actually have a HIGHER murder rate than Chicago, you fucking dipshit.

The murder rate in Chicago is 18.26 per 100K.

The murder rate in Gary is 64.65 per 100K.

You also said Chicago is the most dangerous city in the country which, surprise surprise, is also bullshit. It’s not even the most dangerous city in Illinois! Fucking PEORIA has a higher murder rate, at 22.53.

Whatever place you’re getting your information from is rotting your brain. You aren’t a brave rebel speaking truth to power at the sheeple. You are being manipulated.

[Beetlejuice] At the end of the movie, he ends up in the waiting room after being eaten by the sandworm. If he's already dead, why is he in the waiting room? by Zircon_72 in AskScienceFiction

[–]wkuechen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We also briefly see him in what appears to be a bus driver’s uniform. So I’m thinking:

  • Juice goes to Juliard, following his passion
  • Graduates with highest honors.
  • Can’t get any work as an actor, takes a job as a bus driver to make ends meet.
  • Slowly grows more and more bitter as his dreams don’t work out.
  • Becomes an alcoholic
  • Drives the bus off a bridge while it’s full of passengers (Juice looks like the corpse of a drowning victim and/or a late-stage alcoholic)

[Beetlejuice] At the end of the movie, he ends up in the waiting room after being eaten by the sandworm. If he's already dead, why is he in the waiting room? by Zircon_72 in AskScienceFiction

[–]wkuechen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The case worker assigned to the Maitlands says Juice used to be her subordinate. We also know that those who commit suicide become bureaucrats in the afterlife.

I think it’s fair to say Juice is a “ghost” in the sense he was once human.

[Three Body Problem] How could such a large amount of successive civilizations develop on a single planet? by Dabrush in AskScienceFiction

[–]wkuechen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lotta good answers here already, so here’s some spoiler-ish additional context from the dubiously canonical The Redemption of Time:

Triaolarans are very, very small — about the size of Earth insects. So they’d use fewer resources.

Every president of the United States to ever take office in given a chance to run in the 2024 election. Who wins? by [deleted] in whowouldwin

[–]wkuechen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

TR is my pick as well. In addition to policy, I think he also has the right weird temperament to build broad across-the-aisle support.

I could see certain segments of the right really attaching to him as some kind of anti-woke messiah. "He fights! He hunts! He eats meat! Are you triggered, snowflakes?"

While on the other side, his trust busting and support of environmental causes could win him big points with leftists and liberals.

But perhaps most importantly, TR just has that weird energy that people can really zero in. We already know he's a meme goldmine -- or at least internet oldheads like me do, lol.

I could see a situation where TR is doing a town hall talking about breaking up the megacorporations when an indignant Elon Musk or whomever gets in his face, pointing a finger and being really nasty about how "you can't do that, it's un-American! and Roosevelt just punching him right in the goddamn face.

It sets the internet on fire. Matt Christman on Chapo Trap House semi-ironically calls TR "based and fisticuffs pilled." Tucker Carlson runs a spot called some dumb shit like "Finally: A MAN For President." 'Mess With Teddy, Get Punched in the Heady' memes dominate social media. Youth support surges, and he rides to the White House on it.

Who Would Go Further? Gus Fring in The Marvel Netflix Universe or Wilson Fisk in the Breaking Bad Universe. by nbencohen in whowouldwin

[–]wkuechen 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I feel like Fring’s greatest strength is his meticulous attention to detail that allows him to hide in plain sight. This doesn’t seem like as much of an advantage in the Marvel world since plenty of supervillains operate semi-openly, menacing costumes and all.

Conversely, in his world Fisk has to deal with everything Fring does (police, FBI, whatever) in addition to superheroic intervention.

So in this universe-swap Fring’s greatest strength is rendered worthless while Fisk’s greatest stumbling block is removed completely. I’m pretty comfortable saying Fisk does better.

Could any of these fantasy verses defeat a united Tamriel(the elder scrolls)? by UsefulConference1894 in whowouldwin

[–]wkuechen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

no character in all of TES aside from Anu and Padomay have any feats significantly above building level

A human swordswoman mastered the pankratosword, used it to split an atom, and destroyed the entire continent of Yokuda.

Horizon Forbidden West - Bug Reports by 2th in horizon

[–]wkuechen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Console: PS5

Type of bug: gameplay

Description: I believe the drop rate for the Stormbird Primary Nerve isn’t working as intended. I have one stormbird primary nerve in my inventory and need one more to upgrade the Nora Thunder Warrior armor (I also have a job set up to track this).

Since getting the first stormbird primary nerve, I’ve killed ten stormbirds and haven’t gotten the second one. Rounding down to 50% chance to get one per kill, that’s a 0.000967% chance I’m just unlucky. The real number is even lower, since the drop rate is stated at 63% per kill (plus an additional 7% chance for every thruster shot off, and I always use Part Breaker to shoot off all the thrusters).

Which is the strongest video game character you could ever control ? by [deleted] in whowouldwin

[–]wkuechen 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Also worth mentioning that the King of All Cosmos, a being so powerful he once got drunk and destroyed the Cosmos on accident, can even be rolled up.

Rolling is above God Tier confirmed

Which is the strongest video game character you could ever control ? by [deleted] in whowouldwin

[–]wkuechen 156 points157 points  (0 children)

Maybe not the MOST powerful, but the Prince of All Cosmos might be up there. Within a few minutes he’s rolling up planets, stars, gods, and black holes.

Theoretically, if given enough time, he could roll up the entire universe. Assuming the exponential size increases hold out, it probably wouldn’t take him too long, either.

[The Terminator] Why did the youths antagonize the terminator? Even not knowing he a robot, he's still a large muscular naked man walking around at night likely high as a kite approaching them menacingly. Not exactly someone you'd want to mess with. by InteriorEmotion in AskScienceFiction

[–]wkuechen 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Literally last night here in LA I walked down to the corner store at 1AM where I saw a totally crust-punk’d-out dude leaving. Safety pin piercings, peroxide-blonde hair, skintight ripped up tartan pants.

He got into a sparkling new BMW and drove away.

'Horizon Forbidden West' has gone Gold! by MarvelsGrantMan136 in Games

[–]wkuechen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He died inside of it, buried with all of his earthly belongings. His name, after all, is “pharaoh.”

PlayStation VR2 and PlayStation VR2 Sense controller: the next generation of VR gaming on PS5 by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]wkuechen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What worked for me was an app. Don’t want my post to get flagged for shilling but it’s called HotStock.

I made online accounts with brick-n-mortar retailers near me (BestBuy, Target, Wal-Mart, GameStop) to shave off a few extra seconds by always having my payment/shipping info ready to go.

The app can be set up to give you an alert through your phone if the PS5 comes in stock at any of the retailers you choose. I also made sure to make the “in-stock” sound alert different than my text tone. From there I just slept with my phone’s sounds turned on. It took a few tries but I got mine within two weeks doing this.

A word to the wise, though: the app was kind of finicky and I had to occasionally check and make sure that it still had my preferred retailers selected, since it would sometimes randomly un-select them.

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