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Comment on A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) in ~books
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Comment on What do you think about Destiny 2’s imminent death and games as a service? in ~games
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentYeah they've mentioned they're looking at experimenting with what they've called a "low pvp" mode this season. Also I think I saw the possibility of pve only but I'm not sure. The new night map...Yeah they've mentioned they're looking at experimenting with what they've called a "low pvp" mode this season. Also I think I saw the possibility of pve only but I'm not sure. The new night map certainly looks like it would be a good spot for a pve horde mode.
I do think that you're right about the advantages of a low ttk, and none of the different dials that they have are simple. It does seem like they're looking at feedback and being pretty responsive so I'm not unhappy.
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Comment on What do you think about Destiny 2’s imminent death and games as a service? in ~games
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentSo the thing is, it's actually a shockingly fun game to play. On paper it sounds kind of awful but it's quite fun. It's got some stuff headwinds to face but I'm expecting it to continue to pick up...I fully expected Marathon to suffer the same fate as Highguard and Concord, but the player numbers are surprisingly healthy.
So the thing is, it's actually a shockingly fun game to play. On paper it sounds kind of awful but it's quite fun. It's got some stuff headwinds to face but I'm expecting it to continue to pick up new players unless bungo does something catastrophically stupid. Which would not be out of character for them as a studio, to be fair.
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Comment on What do you think about Destiny 2’s imminent death and games as a service? in ~games
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentYeah my aversion to playing with crew fill is more of a social anxiety thing for me. I know some people don't mind but I can't stand it. I do wish the game was tuned with pvp conflict in mind a...Yeah my aversion to playing with crew fill is more of a social anxiety thing for me. I know some people don't mind but I can't stand it.
I do wish the game was tuned with pvp conflict in mind a bit less. As it is I rarely encounter other players in ways that are anything but instantly hostile because of how low the ttk is.
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Comment on What do you think about Destiny 2’s imminent death and games as a service? in ~games
TheRtRevKaiser (edited )Link ParentYeah marathon is pretty easy to play casually if you treat it like a rogue-light and don't sweat the gear and unlocks much. I'd recommend coming in with a squad of people you know, I don't like...Yeah marathon is pretty easy to play casually if you treat it like a rogue-light and don't sweat the gear and unlocks much. I'd recommend coming in with a squad of people you know, I don't like playing with randoms and solo play is fairly sweaty although playing as rook can be fun.
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Comment on A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) in ~books
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentOh I definitely mean it fondly when I say garbage.Oh I definitely mean it fondly when I say garbage.
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Comment on A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) in ~books
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentBig Hitchhikers Guide and Discworld fan here. The HHGttG influence on DCC should have been obvious to me but I honestly never thought about it. I've heard of VanDerMeer but never read any of his...Big Hitchhikers Guide and Discworld fan here. The HHGttG influence on DCC should have been obvious to me but I honestly never thought about it.
I've heard of VanDerMeer but never read any of his stuff. How dark would you say he gets?
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Comment on A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) in ~books
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentI've dipped a toe into cultivation stuff a few times - enough to be at least aware of some of the tropes. I've heard of Beware of Chicken but never checked it out. I'll put it on my tbr! Am I...I've dipped a toe into cultivation stuff a few times - enough to be at least aware of some of the tropes. I've heard of Beware of Chicken but never checked it out. I'll put it on my tbr!
Am I right in thinking that your other two recommendations are audio stories? I haven't listened to a good audio series since the Nightvale days but I might check them out. Thanks!
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Comment on A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) in ~books
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentYeah Chasing Sunlight is an easy recommend for me. It's maybe not quite as oblique as the writing in FL got at times, but it's got a similar vibe.Yeah Chasing Sunlight is an easy recommend for me. It's maybe not quite as oblique as the writing in FL got at times, but it's got a similar vibe.
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Comment on A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) in ~books
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentI have! They're a lot of funI have! They're a lot of fun
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Comment on A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) in ~books
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentYeah I'm aware of the genre. There's a lot of trash and not a lot of treasure, although I've found a few...well, I wouldn't say gems but like, cubic zirconia at least.Yeah I'm aware of the genre. There's a lot of trash and not a lot of treasure, although I've found a few...well, I wouldn't say gems but like, cubic zirconia at least.
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Comment on A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) in ~books
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentOh I like garbage. Just straight-up LitRPG/progression fiction trash, lol. My follow list right now is: The Legend of William Oh (recommend - it's solidly written, reasonably paced, and has a...Oh I like garbage. Just straight-up LitRPG/progression fiction trash, lol.
My follow list right now is:
The Legend of William Oh (recommend - it's solidly written, reasonably paced, and has a regular update schedule. Chapters are really short, though)
The Cloudfarers (It's fine.)
The Center for Dungeon Management (Decentish writing, fun plot and setting, crazy frequent update schedule)
Aura Overload (Noir Cyberpunk LitRPG nonsense, but it nails the vibe)
The Hedge Wizard (Honestly not very good, I think I'm reading it because of Stockholm Syndrome at this point)
The Daily Grind (Some of the better prose on Royal Road, very queer, pretty anarchist, but the pacing and plotting is batshit. I don't think the author had any idea where this story was going at any point in the process and it shows. Would recommend, kind of)Honorable Mentions:
12 Miles Below (solid writing, good plotting but I got enough behind on it that the part I was on got stubbed and I'm not subscribing to KU)
Dancer (Pretty solid and actually complete cosmic horror/sci fi. Would recommend)
Shades of Forever (Pretty unique blend of cosmic horror and progression, but it's stubbed on RR)
Chasing Sunlight (This is just Sunless Skies but in RR serial form. It actually has a beginning/middle/end though, and the writing is competent)
Kitty Cat Kill Sat (Strongly recommend, complete story)ETA: This is all just RR stuff, I've read other serial fiction elsewhere but it's been a while and RR is the easiest place to follow non-fanfic stuff. I'd also recommend checking out Wildbow, IMO his prose and worldbuilding is a cut above most RR writers, but his wordcounts are...daunting to say the least, and his stuff tends to get really dark, to the point where I had to stop reading most of the way through Pale.
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Comment on A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) in ~books
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentI'd love to hear about books that do similar things to DCC. I read a good bit, although lately a lot of what I've been reading is serialized trash webfiction, and I'm getting a little tired of...I'd love to hear about books that do similar things to DCC.
I read a good bit, although lately a lot of what I've been reading is serialized trash webfiction, and I'm getting a little tired of struggling to find the decent stuff in the sea of garbage and slop.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 25 in ~society
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentThis one is a bit of a surprise. If you'd asked me to put money on it I would have bet that Bret Michaels was hardcore MAGA. That's based on pretty much zero info except for briefly hatewatching...This one is a bit of a surprise. If you'd asked me to put money on it I would have bet that Bret Michaels was hardcore MAGA. That's based on pretty much zero info except for briefly hatewatching his godawful train wreck of a reality dating show like, 20 years ago.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentI found Parade of Horribles to be a little slow at the start as well but it definitely does pick up.I found Parade of Horribles to be a little slow at the start as well but it definitely does pick up.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentI struggled more with the beginning of Nona than I did with the other two, but I'm really glad I stuck with it because it wound up being a really good read.I struggled more with the beginning of Nona than I did with the other two, but I'm really glad I stuck with it because it wound up being a really good read.
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Comment on US Pentagon puts building blocks in place for Cuba invasion in ~society
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentI broadly agree with you, but the US currently houses ~100 nuclear weapons (that we know of) in bases in five countries around Europe, well within bomber range of Moscow.accepted nuclear weapons from the soviets within our living memory
I broadly agree with you, but the US currently houses ~100 nuclear weapons (that we know of) in bases in five countries around Europe, well within bomber range of Moscow.
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Comment on A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) in ~books
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentI thought the first half or so was a little slow, but I feel like that was even lampshaded a bit by the book itself, and once it took off it was a wild ride to the end. I'd probably still rate it...I thought the first half or so was a little slow, but I feel like that was even lampshaded a bit by the book itself, and once it took off it was a wild ride to the end. I'd probably still rate it below book 7 but it was good. I had just come off a reread of the whole series, though, so I dunno how that affected things.
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Comment on 'The report's so stupid': The DNC 2024 autopsy is roiling US Democrats in ~society
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentThis is how the far right has taken over the republican party. They vote for the republican candidate religiously, but relentlessly push their representatives to the right and primary any that...This is how the far right has taken over the republican party. They vote for the republican candidate religiously, but relentlessly push their representatives to the right and primary any that don't fall in line.
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Comment on Mel Gibson unveils ‘Resurrection of the Christ’ first look, delays release dates for two-part biblical epic in ~movies
TheRtRevKaiser Link ParentHonestly if it weren't being made by Mel Gibson, the Harrowing of Hell could make a pretty kickass movie...Honestly if it weren't being made by Mel Gibson, the Harrowing of Hell could make a pretty kickass movie...
I've never checked out Super Supportive even though it's really highly rated. Not sure why, I probably should give it a try. By the time I dropped HWFWM I actively disliked it but I get why people read it.