Useless Thread MDCCXCVII: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

[Sega Dreamcast]

it was basically spawn die spawn die spawn die spawn die spawn die in giants of karelia in rush

that being said if you look at the numbers other people still played the objective and got like 70 30 or something like that

Pretty much why I don't like rush, there's not much in the way of strategy or tactics.

One side camps while the other side pushes the objective

 

[John Price]

Pretty much why I don't like rush, there's not much in the way of strategy or tactics.

One side camps while the other side pushes the objective

The area is also lower so you don't have to run 300m by foot to the nearest conquest point because all your teammates are dead

 

[John Price]

still waiting for someone to defend WWE firing 75% of their staff last week

 

[John Price]

"the people fired were not getting airtime"

dude royce was on air all the time

samoa joe didn't wrestle as much but he was a commentator

 

[John Price]

@Agent Benis weight in on RAW's massive budget cuts

 

[John Price]

Like I know we're in a pandemic

I get that

but RAW is also a multi billion dollar enterprise

do you mean to tell me you cannot afford 3 or 4 wrestling men

Then again Vince is notoriously shitty with RAW talent in terms of stiffing them on pay Andrew Yang Continues To Call Out WWE Over Third-Party Edict

 

[John Price]

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has been very vocal in his contempt for WWE’s controversial business practices, most notably its classification of talent as independent contractors. This classification allows WWE to save millions of dollars in employment taxes while still enjoying the control of an employer who can dictate where talent can appear.
This polarizing dynamic most recently reared its ugly head when the promotion issued an edict banning talent from making third-party deals.
“Much like Disney and Warner Bros., WWE creates, promotes and invests in its intellectual property, i.e. the stage names of performers like The Fiend Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, Big E and Braun Strowman,” read an official statement from WWE.
“It is the control and exploitation of these characters that allows WWE to drive revenue, which in turn enables the company to compensate performers at the highest levels in the sports entertainment industry. Notwithstanding the contractual language, it is imperative for the success of our company to protect our greatest assets and establish partnerships with third parties on a companywide basis, rather than at the individual level, which as a result will provide more value for all involved.”

 

[Siamese Dream]

Cancelling my Netflix at the end of the month, run out of things to watch

Will re-subscribe when new season of The Witcher is out, and hopefully by then there will be a new season of Better Call Saul also

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

The area is also lower so you don't have to run 300m by foot to the nearest conquest point because all your teammates are dead

That's why conquest has vehicles

 

[Siamese Dream]

On Battlefield 1 I just just used to camp with mortars on the operations game mode lmao

Would end every match like 30-1

 

[John Price]

That's why conquest has vehicles

I get your point but most of them are taken by the team

In a 64 player server with no vehicles (most taken already) and all your teammates dead or "in combat" you have no choice but to spawn at the spawn point and run like 300m to the nearest flag

it's stupid

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

Mortars and drones are lame

 

[John Price]

In comparison in rush when most of your teammates are dead you can spawn at the original point and run 100m to the nearest flag. It's still stupid but less of a journey.

The Altali Peak Rush map is so bad lol. The objectives are like 200m away from spawn.

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

I get your point but most of them are taken by the team

In a 64 player server with no vehicles (most taken already) and all your teammates dead or "in combat" you have no choice but to spawn at the spawn point and run like 300m to the nearest flag

it's stupid

Weird that I never have that problem when playing conquest.

You realize conquest requires both offense and defense, right? Defending a base can be more important than capturing another base, especially if there are commanders. Exercise a little bit of patience to pick a good time and place to spawn.

Even then, the uncaps always have the tiny vehicles available, such as motorcycles or ATVs

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

The player base is too good to play like this now, but I remember when I would play Conquest like Rambo, constantly on the move and pushing to capture more bases and always engaging vehicles.

Nowadays, you need to be really skilled to play like that, because people will light your ass up so quick

 

[John Price]

Weird that I never have that problem when playing conquest.

You realize conquest requires both offense and defense, right? Defending a base can be more important than capturing another base, especially if there are commanders. Exercise a little bit of patience to pick a good time and place to spawn.

Even then, the uncaps always have the tiny vehicles available, such as motorcycles or ATVs

Yes but it's pubs. Teams are largely focused on offense

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

Yes but it's pubs. Teams are largely focused on offense

And if everyone just sat around using mortars and drones, would you mindlessly copy them too?

My point is still "pick a good time and place to spawn". A player waiting to spawn is more useful than someone running to an objective and not engaging any enemies

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

There are so many ways to play conquest that it blows my mind when people say "All you do is run between bases".

Those are the same kind of people that would play Chel and only skate straight up-ice and take a weak perimeter shot whenever they get the puck. They never establish an organized breakout or any kind of zone presence, then wonder why the game is so hard

 

[Siamese Dream]

Does anyone else find it unsettling when you're reading/listening to a book and there are references to modern celebrities (Connor McGregor the example which has made me notice this)

I know it's normal for films and TV but in a book it just seems... wrong

Because books are usually old

 

[Siamese Dream]

I feel like it takes you out of the universe, like Ed Sheeran turning up in Game of Thrones

Even if the story is set in the real world

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

I didn't mind Ed Sheeran showing up, but the scene itself was pretty stupid.

Like, you can have a celebrity cameo without making them showcase their talent.

Then again, shitty showrunners, so they probably felt like they had to draw attention to him, otherwise why have him there, which is a stupid way to do a cameo

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

Now I'm imaging a Lebron cameo, where, through a set of contrived circumstances, they have him dunk on Hodor

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

So they're trying to put Hodor in a suit of armor, but no one is tall enough to put his helm on.

After someone comically fails, they drop the helm and it falls to the feet of this previously unseen character.

This character, wearing a Kings' Landing Cavaliers jersey, picks up the helm, starts running at Hodor, then does a windmill slam to put the helm on Hodor.

We later find out he's the long-lost Stark child, Bron Stark

 

[Siamese Dream]

I didn't mind Ed Sheeran showing up, but the scene itself was pretty stupid.

Like, you can have a celebrity cameo without making them showcase their talent.

Then again, shitty showrunners, so they probably felt like they had to draw attention to him, otherwise why have him there, which is a stupid way to do a cameo

It was one of the worst scenes in the show

I agree not just because he was in it though, those other Lannister soldiers around him were also terrible characters and not at all realistic in the Game of Thrones universe. They were like the nicest people in the world and it was such a forced scene, when the rest of the time any group of male strangers Arya meets want to stick things up her bung hole and say things like "how much for your little clam"

The established character of Arya should have been scared of them and known to avoid them, because of her past experience of Lannister soldiers. Not sit down and have supper with them and listen to stories.

If it was a scene true to the Game of Thrones universe, that group of men would've gang raped her

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

It was one of the worst scenes in the show

I agree not just because he was in it though, those other Lannister soldiers around him were also terrible characters and not at all realistic in the Game of Thrones universe. They were like the nicest people in the world and it was such a forced scene, when the rest of the time any group of male strangers Arya meets want to stick things up her bung hole and say things like "how much for your little clam"

The established character of Arya should have been scared of them and known to avoid them, because of her past experience of Lannister soldiers. Not sit down and have supper with them and listen to stories.

If it was a scene true to the Game of Thrones universe, that group of men would've gang raped her

Imagine the reaction if Arya killed Ed Sheeran, rather than befriending him.

Well, add it to the ever-growing list of "Character doing something that goes against their character" instances

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

Arya goes all Jeff Jarrett and smashes a guitar over Ed Sheeran's head