SamPond @lemmy.blahaj.zone Not a woman // Not an artist
There's porn in this profile. If you scroll past this, its on you.
I had the impression this would happen and backed the NijiCancelled videos. Can't say I expected an outright wipe of the entire archive. After Pomu I think this is pretty much over for NijiSanji to me, they were both my regular watches.
Hexbear is what happens when kids (I hope they're all in their early 20s or teens, because otherwise this gets much sadder) spend years reading on leftist theory but have zero real world experience. They get intense, volatile, argumentative and have no idea how those points reflect on themselves and in reality. This is why they go around prancing those absurd beliefs and fencing anyone who disagrees out, while also dogpilling and swarming communities that don't agree: They only know what its like to be leftists in theory.
The one person who made the """"""peace"""""" thread had an earlier post here in Blahaj saying that since working under capitalism is coercion then everyone who solicits sex workers is a rapist, and that's basically the level of being disconnected from reality that they operate in. Unfortunately for them, their echo chamber is going to go on and be the equivalent of a left wing /pol/. For us - and hopefully all other major instances - its a relief to be rid of such crowd.
Perfect outcome, they get to feel superior despite doing nothing - which is their only goal - and we get to clean their mess.
The comparison to SomethingAwful is extremely on point, as that's the exact way they behave. Frankly, I think that type of volatile internet space should be left behind, and that's as a former goon. They're just ultimately shallow people who argue for the sake of arguing and bring nothing but discomfort to others.
I would not even call Hexbear extremists or allies, they are just plain trolls who use leftist arguments and tone policing to establish themselves as superior. The current thread on the supposed ableism that is being argued is a clear example of that: Tone policing, forcing absolute rules on who can and who can't use their dialects, moral judgement on strangers based on absurd rules, and not to mention the flooding and baiting that has been done so far. They are the equivalent of a SomethingAwful leftism, loud, demanding and pointless.
Voting for defederation, if only to clean up the mess that they've been making.
I agree with the space issue, even considering a possible Dazzler combo she's still not that viable.
Been using Forge on a Destroy deck for the evening in the Proving Grounds, makes for some meaty Deadpool and Nimrod. I wouldn't say its optimal, but its fun.
Aug 17th Balance Update: Its all Crystal clear now
First of all, the official source and quotes from the same
>Forge > >[Old] 2/1 - On Reveal: Give the next card you play +2 Power. > >[Change] …next card you play +2 Power. ->...next card you play +3 Power. > >Many cards make great use of Forge’s effect, but he’s not quite powerful enough to be competitive at the moment. Given how many potential combos he has, we’re hopeful that a buff to Forge will have a really positive effect on meta diversity by enabling many new deck variations to be viable. Even though we’ve only increased his effect by 1 Power, cards like Deadpool, Multiple Man, and Brood can quickly multiply this increase to much greater effect.
>Shanna > >[Old] 4/4 - On Reveal: Add a random 1-Cost card to each location. > >[Change] 4/4 -> 3/2 > >When we originally designed Shanna, we made her a 4-Cost to synergize with her companions Ka-Zar and Zabu. Even after a Power buff a few months ago, she hasn’t really found success so we’re going to try a different approach and push her down to 3-Cost. A Cost reduction should afford her more deckbuilding flexibility, and make her a more viable turn 6 play to add Power to each location.
>Crystal > >[Old] 4/4 - On Reveal: Each player draws a card. > >[Change] 4/4 -> 3/3 > >Crystal has consistently been one of our weakest cards since day 1. We’re very cautious about pushing Crystal’s Power as SNAP’s small deck sizes make each card draw matter a lot more. However, we want to give every card a chance to at least see some play, so we’re giving Crystal a push with a Cost reduction to 3. This should allow her to at least be a consideration in Surfer, and maybe even help a Ronan deck out.
And for my personal thoughts: Huh. This was a short and sweet one. Targetting some very unpopular cards, and hopefully giving them a little boost.
I believe Forge now has some reasonable competition with Hulkbuster, though still obviously not as good as Phoenix Force.
Crystal has always been an interesting card for me since her rework, but also has too little synergy to be viable so a Silver Surfer candidate might get her to get noticed more.
And as for Shanna, well. IMO The power drop is somewhat dire, to me that made up for the randomness of her ability. Playing her earlier doesn't make that much of a sense for me since they explicitly point out her synergy with Zabu. Moreover, the Zoo deck is simply too vulnerable to Destroy cards. Let's see how this all shakes up, even if on my end I don't think I'll change any composition.
I missed the stolen Tribunal detail entirely. That's such a specific card that can go south so quickly, kudos on your for building a deck around it.
That dual Magik is killing me. I've been joking in some spaces how you don't even need to put her in a deck anymore, because the opponent will play her anyway.
Also can't imagine the clutch feeling that was Nebula in that space with X lockdown.
New Season: Big In Japan! Rebuild your Destroy decks
Next week its going to be a new season for Marvel Snap and they've announced which new additions will take place in the game. First of all, it seems the focus will be heavily into Destroy and Discard decks. The new cards not only have intense synergy with each other but also with fan favorites like Killmonger, Colleen Wing, Carnage, and others. While neither of those two types were exactly forgotten, this is the biggest overall addition to both of their particular metas in a long while.
They have also announced new locations and surprise: Neither of them are about stopping you from playing cards!
Once more, the focus is all on destruction, both with the return of cards (an interesting parallel to Hela) and a last minute death.
On a more aesthetic side, new Card Backs have also been revealed:
This is also your occasional reminder that wow, the X-men writing teams would get weirdly japanophile once a while.
Anyway! Thoughts? While I still feel that a well placed MODOK is king in a Discard deck, these are still some interesting flavoring, and the general Destroy cards have been in need of fresh new faces for a while.
There's a fair amount of solo RPGs, no need to be an ass about it.
Hi there, teen. Making friends is complicated, but you're going to get there. As for the RPGs:
Oliver Darkshire frequently makes low stakes one-page RPGs. They're hosted at a Patreon, but they're all free, solo and very light. They're often based on current events, but sometimes are just plain silly. The type of simply sitting down with a dice and rolling to pass the time.
Gwen Katz has also made a similarly goofy adventure, based on a (at the time) current event. Since I'm unsure how well Twitter linking works nowadays, I've also downloaded it and hosted elsewhere for you to browse
On a less silly side, Ronin is a solo-RPG about a wandering warrior. Although there is a suggested price, the pdf is Pay What You Want. Like the others before, it only requires d6 to play (and your imagination)
I hope you can have fun with these, don't be shy about asking questions or wondering about other games just because you are a "noob". Everyone starts somewhere.
[Marvel Snap] August 3rd Update - Its buffs all the way down
The official source has their detailed explanations
> Hawkeye > >[Old] 1/1 - On Reveal: If you play a card here next turn, +2 Power > >[Change] …next turn, +2 Power. ->...next turn, +3 Power.
>Hulkbuster > >[Old] 3/4 - On Reveal: Merge this card with a random friendly card at this location. > >[Change] 3/4 -> 3/5
>Vision > >[Old] 5/7 - You can move this each turn. > >[Change] 5/7 -> 5/8
>Captain Marvel > >[Old] 5/6 - At the end of the game, move to a location that wins you the game. (If possible) > >[Change] 5/6 -> 4/5
>Absorbing Man > >[Old] 4/3 - On Reveal: If the last card you played has an On Reveal, copy its text. (if it's in play) > >[Change] 4/3 -> 4/5
Personal thoughts:
That's a lot of cards that don't get a lot of use, huh? I'm curious about the Vision and Captain Marvel changes. In theory, they're reflections of the current Lockdown meta which got even stronger with Legion. In practice, however, there's still the constant danger of Professor X, which neither of them can help with, and Jeff is still the one counter to that (aside from a lucky play)
Frankly, I think Vision would benefit much more from a Cost drop than a Power buff. A round 5 card that can move is just too much of a late gamble.
Hulkbuster definitely got shafted after Phoenix Force came out, but I'm curious about its re-emergence as a Deadpool or Multiple Man combo. Personally I've felt that one was always a bit too tight, but its a solid play whenever it happened.
Now Absorbing Man and Hawkeye are both interesting changes. Can't say I ever see those, aside from a desperate ditch in a Hazmat deck from AM, while Hawkeye is basically a fodder card for starters until people get literally any other 1-cost. The possibility of being a Bounce addition is there, now let's see if it happens in practice.
This is also a personal curiosity as none of those cards were ever in my rotations, aside from trying Captain Marvel a few times. At least the possibility of the whole thing shaking up the location breakers is interesting.
Thoughts?
A more direct approach to Cable, another addition to a Collector deck. Feels interesting to me, some of the SHIELD cards are a bit too random for my tastes.
Its complicated - and tbh, very counterintuitive for a community - but the basic consequences are:
a) If you use Undetermined, you can only see Undetermined posts b) if you use English, you can see English and Undetermined posts
So the ideal is that everyone should use Undetermined BUT since that’s not mandated or well coordinated, its more practical to pick a language and then make all your posts in Undetermined. That way you’re reaching the most people possible.
The thing that I don’t get is certain communities - such a this for example - only allow posts to be made if they select a specific language, such as English in this case. It most likely has something to do with the settings of the Community itself, but I can’t help on that front.
I was going to mention something like this in another post that was concerned about the server slowing down. I particularly only use imgchest for my posts, as it replaced Imgur after their nsfw ban, and don't see why we can't limit uploads to that or other 3rd party services like catbox, imgpile, and such.
I love the last one but I don't think I can share with any of my friends out of fear of triggering them =/
"Bro Explaining" is a meme format where a guy is enthusiastically preaching about a subject to a clearly uninterested woman, in this case transposed to a Space Marine spreading Codex Astartes lore
