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General Off Topic / Re: UFC 217 - GSP/BISPING - GARBRANT/DILLASHAW

« on: September 13, 2017, 10:41:21 pm »

Bisping is such a troll, has been champion for a year now and gets to defend the title against comeback-GSP, in a division with a half a dozen murderers.

Really looking forward to Cody Garbrandt shit-talking, he has a black belt in cringe.

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General Off Topic / Re: GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 7 - SPOILERS INSIDE - 7/16/2017

« on: August 08, 2017, 04:17:12 pm »

Anyone understand the long face walk-off by Sansa after the Arya and Brienne fight?

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General Off Topic / Re: GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 7 - SPOILERS INSIDE - 7/16/2017

« on: August 08, 2017, 01:01:51 pm »

Sansa Stark: Has mastered the resting bitch face.

Considering she began as the cringiest character on the show, current Sansa is quite a step up.

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General Discussion / Re: post urself irl

« on: August 07, 2017, 01:59:23 pm »

I was going to post a pic until I realized there are only weird NA left here who don't know me

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General Off Topic / Re: GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 7 - SPOILERS INSIDE - 7/16/2017

« on: August 07, 2017, 01:51:38 pm »

One of my favourite underrated moments in Game of Thrones was in season 1 when it was alternating between Robert Baratheon/Ned Stark and Daenarys/Dothraki.

In the Daenarys arc the conversations were all about how the Dothraki would probably win a pitched battle out in the field, but if the Westerosi are in any way intelligent they'll just sit their men behind stone walls and the Dothraki won't be able to achieve anything. Then it cuts back to Ned Stark and Baratheon's saying "Of course if they come over we'll have to face them in open battle" (cue *cringe* what a terrible king and strategist) but then Ned questions it and Baratheon explains his position and you suddenly realise that he's right and everyone else was wrong. That moment totally won me over with Robert Baratheon's character, and the writing of the show in general - even smart people in the show can be wrong or not see the big picture.

I could not remember this scene so I tried to find it, it is actually a conversation between Cersei and Robert where he explains the Dothraki problem. These type of scenes make me remember how great the first few books, and in extension, the first few seasons were.

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General Off Topic / Re: GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 7 - SPOILERS INSIDE - 7/16/2017

« on: August 07, 2017, 11:35:51 am »

Damn, what an episode. It is hard to remember anything past the final battle, but what I also really liked is all the Starks coming together. They all have had crazy lengthy and sometimes boring story arcs, but now that they are coming back together, each in their final badass form, I see that the arcs had their purpose. Arya being on point with the fight scene, distracting enough to not notice Miss Sea Cow, much. Fourteen Faceless Men training scenes actually made me accept that she is now a master warrior/assassin.

It's nice that they have so much budget now, they no longer have to skip battles (like they did in season 1 with Tyrion getting knocked out, lol) and can make them look very good. The whole army on the march, the quickly formed battle lines, the Dothraki charge, and the dragon-napalm looked really good, and looked pretty sensible all things considered. Of course the Lannisters knew that the Dothraki army was on Dragonstone, you'd think they'd keep an eye on any armies crossing over, but hey, at least Dragonstone is very close to the battle location. The dragon in battle was not anti-climactic. The ballista situation was cool enough, I mean, it's a pretty goddamn big ballista. No dead dragons, but effectively demonstrating that they are not invincibru.

I am starting to get pretty hyped again, after getting really tired of season 5 with Stannis/Ramsay/Sparrows/Mereen. I am still very curious to see where the Littlefinger situation goes. He gets so much screen-time and he is obviously still working on something, but I don't really see what. Daenerys acts like Dorne does not exist anymore, so apparently those dumb women really were the head and the Dorne army is not going to do shit, classic Dorne army. Also, I have always been hoping to see the Dothraki get rekt by superior Westerosi military tradition and armour, but we probably will not. Three episodes remaining, but at least with the random thrill-ride pace they have set now, I am sure we will get to see some developments.

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General Off Topic / Re: GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 7 - SPOILERS INSIDE - 7/16/2017

« on: August 01, 2017, 04:24:56 pm »

TLDR, I'm glad to see someone being sceptical. Just cos they've accepted one fantasy concept doesn't mean that anything and everything anyone claims to see if automatically real. Even fantasy worlds have insane people.

Yes, I find Dany's skepticism completely understandable. Having to adjust your beliefs due to new evidence does not mean you should reduce your standards of evidence for every other thing. Having to accept one thing beyond our natural-supernatural divide in a fantasy world just makes that divide different for that world. By existing, dragons become natural, that still leaves necromancing blue-eyed ice monsters in the supernatural.

Jon brings forth zero evidence. I recall a moving arm that was cut off a zombie at some point, perhaps he should've kept it in a box. I thought the argument of Tyrion to believe Jon was clever. The sheer stupidity of coming to Dragonstone must mean that Jon considers whatever he has seen to be a serious threat.

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General Off Topic / Re: GAME OF THRONES - SEASON 7 - SPOILERS INSIDE - 7/16/2017

« on: August 01, 2017, 04:08:36 pm »

The realism within the limits of the world was something I appreciated very much about the books and the first few seasons, and it has indeed completely disappeared. I still find the show enjoyable, but probably largely so because I am very much committed at this point. Some of the conversations were pretty cool this time around, and the battles at least looked reasonable.

One thing I find very worrying is the nature of the Night King and White Walkers as antagonists. It appears GoT is just moving towards a classic good & evil struggle. What are the motivations of the Night King? Death and destruction for their own sake are just boring and old-fashioned to me now.

I am kind off glad that I can always find the exact same frustrations I have with an episode on this forum. From watching with a different group this season, largely composed of women, I am surprised how many people root for completely different characters than I do, and how nobody seems to be bothered by the practical impossibilities surrounding each battle. Apparently there are people who appreciate Sand Snakes, love Brienne, and hate Littlefinger. I guess not all people watching GoT are cunts and military history nerds like people here.

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General Off Topic / Re: 7/16/2017

« on: July 18, 2017, 09:37:51 pm »

HYPE

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I was half convinced this was about some new Avatar related something

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General Off Topic / Re: Conor McGregor vs Lloyd Maypeter

« on: July 18, 2017, 09:04:43 pm »

So many juicy fights in the Lightweight division that could be happening instead, but hey, McGregor is laughing all the way to to the bank, so can't blame him.

I have, and I take it you have no idea about boxing since you ask. Conor already whooped a top 10 boxer in sparring a year ago, Chris Van Heerden.

Did he really? And is he really?

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... and all the other things floating around out there / Re: what to actually play

« on: June 14, 2017, 09:00:05 pm »

I am currently playing Paladins, which is a F2P hero-based shooter very much "inspired" by Overwatch. Granted, if I had bought Overwatch after the open beta I probably would not be playing this at the moment. However, I have some sudden free time and I felt like playing a shooter, and I have been very pleasantly surprised. I expected a poor man's Overwatch, but the gameplay is very smooth and responsive, and some of the differences from Overwatch actually make it a much more enjoyable experience to me. There is no pay to win, only pay to unlock the heroes faster and pay for cosmetic stuff, but so far the in-game currency accrues faster than I can learn new heroes.

Every player spawns with a mount for transportation, so there is less walking time. Killing also takes a bit longer than in Overwatch, so overall there is a lot of combat time. There are roles like tank and support, but they are less specialized so there are no classes that do junk-tier damage. In Overwatch the support classes largely felt like a chore to me, but in Paladins I find all roles very interesting. Also, boring Mercy full team revives. There is no mid-game hero switching, instead there are card load-outs for each champion and within a game there are buyable items. With these you can adjust your playstyle or build reasonably well to account for the composition of the enemy team. These offer quite a lot of depth.

Now I haven't played enough or even with a full stack on voice chat to decisively judge the balance or the game design, but the game seems reasonably competitive, and I am having fun. It's worth a shot if you are too cheap for Overwatch, or are frustrated by it.

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General Off Topic / Re: Being a shitty student in college

« on: May 22, 2017, 11:27:18 am »

Have you tried creating a clearer separation  between study and leisure time? I used to study at home at my pc, but I would always waste lots of time with being distracted. What really helped me is going to the university library at a set time and study over there. Just having other people around studying provides a bit of extra pressure to do other things, and you can go home with a feeling that you are done for the day. It is even better if you have buddies that go there to, creating extra pressure to arrive there on time, and not leave early. My study time became way more efficient, and my leisure time felt less pressured.

Though you might have been gg-ed by your finals by now.

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General Off Topic / Re: Xant's Sex Tips

« on: May 01, 2017, 01:28:31 pm »

Oh boy, I can't wait for #2

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General Off Topic / Re: Y'all feel me?

« on: April 25, 2017, 05:13:26 pm »

Nothing about career prospects, eh? Oh, I guess it is one of those things only people who are not women's and gender studies' majors understand.

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General Off Topic / Re: Thinking of becoming a vegetarian

« on: April 25, 2017, 05:07:50 pm »

I'm thinking of becoming a Leshma. Opinions, advice?

Lots of deficiencies there.