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  1. Phazael

    Losing Interest

    When was the last time you guys took a real vacation?
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    Losing Interest

    Ok who is the young coworker piece of ass you are thinking about fucking behind your wife's back? Sort of kidding, but usually when a friend starts talking about being bored of life in their 30s its because there is some young thing they want to bang and its fucking with their heads. Rub a few...
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    Dragon Age: Why We Can't Have Nice Things

    Yeah and the video game industry is so incestuous that the same pack of gay locusts move on from one company to the next until they lose a round of shotgun kazoo or get promoted into positions like that chopper was to keep them away from the productive developers. See also Last of Us 2.
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    The Orville

    Pretty solid episode, not sure I would use it for a season opener, but I enjoyed it. I liked the perspectives on AI "emotion" and different views on suicide. Its jarring how much more enjoyable this show is than any Nu-Trek.
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    Dragon Age: Why We Can't Have Nice Things

    Biggest issue with DA2 was it felt like a fucking video game, with the mobs warping in in waves. There was zero room for positioning strategy in that game like the first one had. DA:I had the same action emphasis issues, but at least the mobs didn't spawn in in waves like you were playing a...
  6. Phazael

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    The FP on crit item is good if you are clearing caves where you know you can land a lot of backstabs or are a stud with the buckler. Otherwise, not so much. I am a pretty big fan of the turtle charm as having any amount of passive stamina regen boost can save your ass with a last second roll.
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    Obi-Wan Kenobi

    I think this is the last project the Kathleen Kenedy Klan had major control over, and it shows in certain areas. I would bet money the Grand Inq getting merced was a specific fuck you to Filoni's continuity from that bitch. The more ridiculous Leia shit is definitely her influence (She is...
  8. Phazael

    The Boys

    Starr is killing it. And him shitting on the Deep is enough to justify anything else the show does. Also, LOL at the over the top diversity park. But the best scene was Homelander and Butcher talking about how they could both essentially retire, but how they both wanted to fight it out to the...
  9. Phazael

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    The buffs are actually really good, once you get to the higher ones. Frenzied Flame spells are very strong, though not comparable to sorceries. The two biggest issues with Incantations is that they often require specific seals to shine and several of them require a secondary stat to be decent...
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    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    If you have the cannon spell, the birdfarm is twice as fast if you just mortor the little goobers down the hill a couple times and reset. But yeah, I basically stopped rune farming myself. A good way to kill two birds with one stone is to backtrace stuff you missed or passed on in the snow...
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    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    If you are an 80 int build, its one of the hardest hitting weapons in the game, bar none. And if you talisman up to boost sorceries, especially the Godrick one that pumps charged sorcs, you are doing really hard damage with the shot. Its not the best weapon, moveset wise, but the shot is...
  12. Phazael

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    Also as someone going full frontal male nudity mage play, the difference between taking on those dogs as a sorcery caster and a melee is night and day. My wizard is naked except the cloth smock from Patches and a spellsword hat for the glintstone buff and spamming swift glintstone shard (night...
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    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    Don't forget the Morne Castle area. I would broom that area and most of the Academy areas before tackling Caelid propper.
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    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    Same, I basically have one finished run and two side runs going (my wife's melee coop bro and a wizard run) and I still run into shit I never knew existed.
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    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    Bleed is pretty prevalent on early daggers, especially the one that drops from the invasion in the river valley in the first area. The good PvPers I have been ganked by often use some combination of quick step and bleed. I know from expirimenting that dual weilding daggers is pretty damn...
  16. Phazael

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    PS Rapiers are solid because they dont take much Dex investment and in the hands of an expert can do great damage without using lots of stamina. My current mage play I am using bucker plus rogiers rapier as my mele option, trying to git gud at parrying, but you could take any generic thrusting...
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    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    Not sure how deep you are in, but Horned Bow is pretty easy to get early, but is more spread between Dex and Int. The Pully Bow is kind of tough to grab early, but scales very well with Dex and is the longest range non-greatbow in the game I believe. I used the Horn Bow with good results on my...
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    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    Two shots at the Chicken Farm and you fan literally fill up on every type of arrow available to you. If you are heavily invested into Dex, Godskin Peeler, Rapier, and just about any Spear are good choices as a lighter backup mele weapon. Maybe whip, if you want to get fancy.
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    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    Finally wrapped up my main playthrough (MLGS generalist build) and that last fight was bullshit, mostly due to the fucking first phase being such a twitch fest. Elden Beast was a total pussy, comparatively, and hit the deck pretty easily from MLGS shot spam. Basically powered through Godskin...
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    SLC Punk (1998)

    The core theme is mainly of the main character realizing he has to grow up and join the real world, after trying to be this counter culture person the entire time. If you lived during the Mods and Punks era, it resonates much better. The main point of the ending is that the guy realizes he is...
  21. Phazael

    RIP Ray Liotta dead at age 67

    Dude was in several of my favorite movies and loved him in all the obscure shit he did. Observe and Report is one that sticks out in my memory, as does Revolver. But Goodfellas was obviously his masterpiece.
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    Obi-Wan Kenobi

    Pretty sure that she is supposed to be the ex inquisition member from the game Fallen Order (which is apparently part of new cannon), which is probably how we are going to see her get the inevitable redemption arc in this series. The Inquisition guys have been around the EU for forever. If...
  23. Phazael

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    If you went in as soon as possible with nothing but the pebble and starting staff as a newb (not a good grasp of dodging), rape will ensue. My first run I did with a halberd I bought and got my dick kicked in repeatedly. Second (Solo) game I started as a prisoner and cleared out the south...
  24. Phazael

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    It can be strong, but you need to be at a point where you have cleared all of the initial area and the entire Morn Castle area (plus side dungeons) before tackling Margitt as a newb. Or you can just youtube the guide on getting the Meteroite staff to make your spells hit harder. You won't be...
  25. Phazael

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    You should have Darkness and Flame by now, which rivals DMGS as a PVE weapon for a really long time. If you cheesed your way to the bird farm, cloud of flies is still worth using in certain situations to cheese fights like the one you desrcibed.
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    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    The sword summon spell the prisoner starts with is good, but pebble works too. You can be sneaking and get the meterorite staff and boulder toss for this fight, but I did not need it on my newly minted sorcerer play. I was able to beat it at around L20 with the prisoner startup, using wolf...
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    Best Covers

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    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    The laser beam from the sword of Dark and Flame is much better than Moonviel for that fight, but ultimately if you are not gimping them a fast weapon with reach is probably ideal. I am a big fan of the Tree Spear for this fight.
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    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    Maybe, but all of his attacks are blockable or dodgeable, with huge tells, except for the point blank fire AE thing and maybe his snow shovel attack. The shovel attack is still blockable and he does not do it if you stick close. The fire AE has to be avoided, but its a slow windup. I just...
  30. Phazael

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    The Gargs are fuckers mainly because they have stacked defenses, all immunities, and are chock full of moves that just plain shit on mele. The easy way to kill them is to work them towards the edge and get them to back jump suicide off the cliff. First time I beat them legit, I was packing a...
  31. Phazael

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    Mimic tear with planning is very powerful, especially on certain mele builds. But Tiche is still the best, no question.
  32. Phazael

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

    No. Did you triple mask at yours?
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    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

    Above average movie, hindered by several things. Personal annoyances- 1) Shitty villian. Wanda was just completely batshit and illogical, basically a giant rubber monster. This is similar to what happened between IW and Endgame with Thanos. Olsen acted well with what she was given, but its...
  34. Phazael

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    You are not wrong and the thought has crossed my mind, but I am full remote, no one fucks with me, and I live in Texas with zero debt at all (wife or me) so even with inflation right now I am making bank. As for your other post, I put this in our slack channel a lot: Its astounding how much...
  35. Phazael

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    All that video tells me is that Rivers of Blood is probably long overdue for a nerf.
  36. Phazael

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    If her getting plowed by the poolboy frees up more time for him to play Elden Ring, I would say he may have come out ahead on the deal.
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    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    I doubt it would affect the gankers, because they don't want fair fights. Thats a product of how big this game is, because in DS1 the arena area was a lot of fun and in DS2 and DS3 most invaders were fairly sporting about things, aside from Ardo Lando shield wall guy and a few others like him...
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    DC Universe (Batman vs Superman thread).

    DC had the largest cannon storyline for multiple universes with the entire Earth 2 Justice Society books that ran concurrently and crossed over frequently with the JLA books of the time. They tried to reset it at various points, because it got out of hand, with the Crisis event, then again with...
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    DC Universe (Batman vs Superman thread).

    Not to mention John Wesley-Ship as various alternate Flashes and Barry's dad. Before that you had Reeve in Smallville and even Adam West in Batman TAS. Theres a long history of it in comic series/cartoons over the years.
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    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    Yeah its definitely about patience and positioning, as are nearly all the dragons in this game. I prefer that kind of fight because if you die its completely due to a mental error and not twitch/feint/RNG fuckery. I felt the Fire Giant was much the same way. The later Magma Wurms remind me a...